Steven Pestana:  

Hi ! ! ! I love to hear from my old (and most of them are very old) friends, classmates and colleagues. Being a history buff, I really like to hear how folks have weathered the trials and tribulations of time. So... to return the favor in advance, I'll use this space to briefly relate the major chapters of my life. Each one is filled with tons of memories that I cherish. Here goes; EARLY YEARS: Dad was career Air Force NCO, so we moved a few times in my early years, but I grew up mainly in Atwater, CA (Grades 1-6) and Port Hueneme, CA (Grades 6-12). At Hueneme High School I was sort of a second tier scholar (3.2 GPA) and a third tier athlete (Frosh football, H2O Polo and Swim Team). I loved those Friday night parties at "the Shack" -on the beach near the power plant. Too bad we got too lazy to collect driftwood, so during one party we burned the shack for warmth. Had great fun making movies with Wes Ponder for Mr. Penhallow's film class. (Good ol'8mm). 1973-77 - College at L.M.U. in Los Angeles. Graduated with Film & TV Production degree, so as one might predict, I sought work in the U.S. Air Force. (Makes perfect sense, right?) During the summer after graduation, before I went active, I met my wife, Carol. We married in 1978, halfway through my first year as a military officer . Over the next 15 years we had some great adventures, AND we had three children -boy-girl-girl. (They are all grown and doing great -but that's another story.) Some of the things I did in the military (back when I was a true "peace activist") were; 1978-82 -ICBM (Titan II) Missile Launch Officer / Crew Commander - Did 205 tours of duty under the Arizona desert. Luckily we never got "the order" :). 1982-84 -Missile Crew Instructor at Vandenberg AFB, CA. 1984-87 -Assistant Professor, L.M.U., Los Angeles. (Back where I'd gone to college. Cool!) 1987-88 -Commander, Tomahawk Ground-Launched Cruise Missile, United Kingdom. I ...Expand for more