Mark DeArman:  

I never did graduate from Flag Hi, even though I attended thru 1965 (including Flag Jr High). I wound up in a military school for my senior year in Melbourne, FL. Quite an experience as I learned to fly a Piper Cub airplane and even got some solo hours in. Developed an inner ear problem which took me out of the pilot's seat. Tried NAU after high school, never seemed to make it to many classes. I've about 16 hours so far, mostly thru Pima Community College in Tucson; still working on getting the required courses out of the way before truly deciding on a major. Since I've turned 60 and retired going to school has moved way down the priority list. It is nice to know my brain cells weren't all destroyed during the 70's and 80's. US Army 1969 and 1970 and after that the years were mostly "lost". I "came to" in 1995 and began to participate in life; became employable and went to work at the VA Hospital in Tucson doing veteran eligibility and enrollment. After the wars began in Afghanistan, Iraq and some of the other 30 places around the world that are considered "hostile fire zones", as part of my job I began assisting the returning vets in plodding thru the red tape of s...Expand for more