Robert Windisch:  

College I was born (1953) and raised on Okinawa. I consider Oki my home and have many fond and loving memories. Since I was one of the few kids that stayed, I was always watching my friends leave on another rotation. Unfortunately the last few years are extremely clouded in a beautiful green "Thai Sticks" and Purple Haze”. I left Oki in the summer of 1970 just before beginning my junior year. I was escorted to the plane by 45 cal., toting CID agent who was pretty scared. Sidebar: The rumors (at least the ones I have heard) as to why I was “kicked off” the Rock are greatly exaggerated. I just did stupid things when I was you. I did man, finally got caught and very lucky that I did not kill myself. I did lose some very close friends. Anyways…I was pretty scared myself, but was happy to be alive and happy knowing I was going to be free and not stuck in some jail. It is amazing that God does have a plan! I completed HS at Missouri Military Academy. Graduated high (not loaded) in my class and received a scholarship to college. I went to Whittier College in CA. I worked my way through college as a supervisor at the Campus Inn and as a Campus Security Guard. I met my wife in college and we were married the day after graduation in June of 1977. We moved to Missouri for my wife Linda’s’ job opportunities to be a teacher. I obtained a position working for a construction firm building a nuclear plant. We moved back to California in the spring of 1979 after we determined that the teaching of “sweat hogs” was not Linda life pursuit. Plus being surrounded by a bunch of bigots and hypocrites was not the place we desired to raise children. (Sounds l...Expand for more