Gary Hale:
CLASS OF 1979
Andrews High SchoolClass of 1979
Andrews, TX
Wharton Middle SchoolClass of 1973
Nashville, TN
John Early Middle SchoolClass of 1972
Nashville, TN
Brookmeade Elementary SchoolClass of 1970
Nashville, TN
Bowley Elementary SchoolClass of 1968
Ft. bragg, NC
Gary's Story
Life
I joined the Navy after graduating from Andrews in'79. Little did I know that it would become a career. During the first 18 years in the Navy, I flew as a search and rescue aircrewman. These duties took me all over the world. When I was still in High School, I looked at the world as a very vast place. After my travels, the world seemed very small. I have been all over the Far East in the Pacific which has included the Republic of the Philippines (where I met my wife), Austrailia, all around Indonesia and Singapore. I have been to the Persian Gulf during the first Iraq war and visited several places such as Abu Dhabi, Jebel Ali, Dubai and Bahrain.
I had been stationed in San Diego California twice, the Philippines, the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, the Florida panhandle and on a ship homeported in Norfolk Virginia. I finished my Navy...Expand for more
career on the Uss Saipan which is homeported in Virginia. I made 2 Mediterranean cruises where I visited places like France, Spain, Italy, Malta, Greece and Croatia. In May 2001, I retired from the Navy after 22 years of service. I currently reside in Milton Florida with Vilma my wife of 19 years. I have two sons. Greg who is 18 and a sophmore at Florida State University and Garrett who is 6 years old and my little buddy. I currently work for L3 Communications/Vertex Aerospace T-34 contract at NAS Whiting Field just north of Milton Florida. I spend alot of time with my family and also spend time as a Lieutenant with volunteer fire department. After flying search and rescue missions in the Navy...I guess the next best thing was to go into burning structures. Well, thats about it in a nutshell. Got plenty of stories of past adventures!!
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