Don Hemphill:  

Life Demons! Greetings and best wishes to all. I went into the Air Force in January of 1983, and have been stationed in Las Vegas, Korea, Japan, Louisiana, Georgia, Utah and North Carolina. I'm currently retiring and moving back to the Hill AFB area near Ogden, Utah. I met my wife, Paula, in Las Vegas. We've been married almost 25 years and have 4 children and two grandchildren. I served in Operation DESERT SHIELD/STORM and Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY in Haiti, and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Kyrgyzstan. Most of my family still lives in Georgia. My wife's family is mostly in Indiana. I still love classic rock music and working on cars. I planned to stay Air Force until they pushed me out the gate. Now that I have 28 years in, that date has come. The body is starting to show some wear and tear, and my BS filter is getting clogged. Still a great job, but the pay doesn't make up for the stress and deployment grinder. Not to mention our leaders using us as a social experiment, so on 1 February 2011, I call it quits. School Missed school almost as soon as I graduated. Didn't realize how hard it was to stay in touch afterwards. Had tremendous crushes on several ladies(you guess who!). Had a blast in JROTC with Phil Atkins and Sonja Barnes. Really enjoyed the time our unit marched in the Christmas parade in Disneyland. My best friend at WRHS was Chuck Keesee, we did everything together. I still remember cruising around in that 1963 Chevy Belair of his. Living in base housing across from the school had advantages, like sneaking home for lunch. Used to sneak off campus with friends to fast food places as well. I had 3 different motorcycles while at WRHS, so it kind of limited my dating ability. Not to mention the women I liked were way out of my league. Hope to see more classmates at the next reunion. Workplace Started out as a floor mechanic. Gradually mo...Expand for more