Joseph Zarate:  

Entered USAF after graduation, did a year in Vietnam and Thailand - graduated at 5'9" and 115. When I left Vietnam I was 105 when I left Thailand I was 185 and 5'6 1/2" Great food there in Thailand, but I think it was the beer that did it to me. Left the service in late 1972 - spent a few months visiting with relatives here there and everywhere. Went to work in the Hotel Industry in 1973-1979 went back into the Air Guards in 79 and in 1980 became a certified Air Traffic Controller. When the Nations ATC went on Strike I left the field and crossed trained over to communications and did a two week stint in South Korea working underground. That was pretty cool. Got out in 86 as I remembered why I got out in 1972 - ha ha, lol. My romantic encounters went downhill in 1979 and never improved on my return in 1980. So I packed up and moved home to Maui and worked with Travel until 1986, moved home to my family roots in East Maui - Working first for the Famous Hasegawa General Store for less than a year as the then Hotel Hana Maui offered me full time work. So in 1987 I went to work for the Rosewood Corporation until an old calling emerged its head - I took the test for the USPS, and by October 1992 I was hired and retired as Pos...Expand for more