Willie Mitchell:  

Update 6/25/2011 On going Life: It has been two years since my right leg amputation and kidney transplant and life is stable. I live each day as if there is no tomorrow and try to enjoy each and every moment. I have 3 daughters, 3 grandsons and 1 grand daughter. I'm trying to connect with friends from my past. I want to connect with those from grade school, high school, college and the Army. I'm trying to see how my old friends are doing. I also want to know who has departed and who is still with me on this journey thru life. I have a life plan to live until I'm 103 but I will only live as long as GOD has faith me in to continue. Life **Update 7/31/2009: Life has been good for me. Hello all and thank you for taking the time to read my short bio. Since high school, I have been fortunate enough to have helped raise three daughters, graduated from college, retire from the Army and earn a Masters Degree. I have lived in Japan, Korea, Okinawa, and Germany. I have visited almost as many countries as I have states in the United States (43). My favorite past time is to travel. As long as I have the health and the means, I will never let too much grass grow beneath my feet. I will have enough time for that when my time has come to leave the space north of the earth. School I loved high school. It was a time for me to learn what it meant to grow up. I made many great friends and learned how to play sports. I didn't, however, learn what I wanted to do with my life. I still don't know but I have no regrets so far. Military** I joined the Army in 1970. I retired in 1993. I met lots of great people and lived in some wonderful places around the world. I learned a lot about being a man, a husband, a father, and a soldier. I am still learning and hope the lessons never end. If I were to start over I would do all again with just a few adjustments. One of my greatest achievements, after the births...Expand for more