Mitchell Major:  

Life After PVHS, I eventually ended up in Washington DC and worked for 7 years at the NIH in neurosurgical research. I was a CO and did not participate in VN,rather worked for the Public Health Service. Married,divorced,lots of traveling,worked as a photographer in Europe and North Africa,a black coral diver in Hawaii,lived in Mexico for several years,and went to med school in Chicago. I was a surgical resident at UCLA, and then changed to anesthesia and critical care. Married again,worked in S. Cal for a few years,then moved to Modesto. Two boys now (7/2010) 21 and 27, step daughter 38, 2 granddaughters 16 and 3. Divorced, moved to Maui, worked as an anesthesiologist, then gave it all up to dive for a year in Hawaii and the South Pacific. I planed on traveling to all those places I have always wanted to see and photograph.I still dive as often as I can, write, explore with a camera, and enjoy sharing adventures with the boys. In March, 2001 received an offer I couldn't refuse, and am now the Medical Director of Anesthesia Services and Pain Management at a Regional Medical Center in Arizona. Both boys initially were with me and we lived in the White Mountains at 7100 feet, and were about 20 minutes from a great little ski resort. Zach the youngest now (7/10) lives in Portland and is in college and playing in a band. Alex is in the Coast Guard as a Rescue Swimmer in Kodiak Alaska and jumps out of helos. My b...Expand for more