Bill Schirner:  

To Walnut Ridge Alumni: My profile shows Brown High School because I left Columbus in June, 1960, just after 8th grade at Johnson Park, to live on Nouasseur Air Force Base in Casablanca, Morocco. I spent 9th, 10th, and half of 11th there until returning to Walnut Ridge in January, 1962. Overseas we had an awesome group of kids that I didn't want to leave, but being military brats, we came and went all the time. Fortunately, I still see some of them and stay in contact. I went to Shady Lane Elementary with a lot of you, then spent 7th grade at Johnson Park in classrooms that were in various elementary classrooms around the East End. Eighth grade was our first year there together in the new building. That class split between Eastmoor and Walnut Ridge while I was in Morocco. The Far East side at that time was saturated with military families that are now spread out across the US. Even our class president was an Air Force brat that moved away. Ironically, Nancy Hoon from Johnson Park ended up with me in Morocco. Small world. Following an unsuccessful, but fun two quarters at Ohio State, I joined the Navy just in time to avoid being drafted after leaving school. I had so much fun on active duty that I remained in the reserves and retired in 1986. Good move on my part. I now get a check and have free medical and military benefits for going on two week vacations all those years. Following the Navy, I got out and went to college and worked full time until 1974 when I spent my senior year on campus at O...Expand for more