Eligah Barrett:  

Well i was born in Marshell Texas. When my dad got of the army we moved to Palestine Texas, we stayed there until i was 4 yrs. old, Then we moved to Dallas Texas, i stayed in Dallas until i joined the army at 17 yrs. of age. went in on the delayed intry programm in 1975 December. in June 1976 i went to basic at Ft. Lenard Wood. to about the end of July 1976, then i went to AIT at Ft. Benning Ga., up until they gave me a 10 day leave were as i went home for a while in Dallas. Then i went to the Co. B 1st BN 19th INF 25th INF Div Schofild Barricks HI. From Oct 16 1976 up and until May 16 1979 while i was in HI. i had had a wounderful good time i met a lot of people while i was there made a lot of friends. but i left after i reinlisted for 72G that i sin communications as a computer operator. I then went to Ft.Garden GA. were i went to school to be a computer operator. that was in June 2 1979 up and until Nov. 19 1979. That is were i meet my second wife and she did not know were she was going at that time we just dated that is all until she found out that she was going were i was.but i then found out that i was going to Ft. Detrick Maryland. that Nov. of 1979. she had cam late...Expand for more