Joseph Bode, Jr.:
CLASS OF 1969
Santa Monica High SchoolClass of 1969
Santa monica, CA
Joseph's Story
Well I am 70 now. Up into the Big Time of my life. My wife (Sally) and I are retire. But I wont Our 3 son's are off and running in there lives. Matthew is married with an 8 yr. old boy and a new baby girl, our Grandson Michael and Granddaughter Victoria. He and his wife Janet, Michael and Victoria live in Lancaster. About 380 miles from our home in Visalia. Adam is married to Carla. They live in the Hanford area. About 20 miles from us. She is a teacher and Adam works for the State of Calif. (CALVET) Veteran's Retirement Home in Fresno. Nathan works for the F.A.A. in New Hampshire. Still single. He just got married to a wonderful girl that is a nurse in the ICU. Her name is Zoe.
I was in the Navy and was in Viet Nam at Marble Mtn. It was a Marine Special Forces base. Under Col. Benjamin Mann's command. I was Radioman / Cryptographic Specialist 2nd class. I was also on the USS Chicago for 1 1/2 yrs. Been all over the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. Mombasa...Expand for more
- Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Cairo, India, Pakistan, Singapore, the Philippines, Guam, S. Korea, Vancouver and many other wonderful places. Even got to go to Peking China once for a few days and Moscow U.S.S.R. for a short time. We sure have it great hear in the U.S.A. You just do not understand until you see how others have to live in other countries. Just trying to exist is a struggle for most that I have seen.
I still love sailing, scuba diving, hiking, exploring the great outdoors in general. You got to enjoy the good things in life and leave the bad things behind. Less baggage to carry you know. I miss my old friends in Malibu. Hell, I miss Malibu. We bought an RV this last yr. and plan to do so traveling around the West, Upper mid-West, Oregon, etc. Then travel to New Hampshire to visit our son and his wife. My wife has never done much traveling. So this should be a great time for her. I Hope. Stay well and don't do anything stupid. Jim Bode
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