Lawrence Smith:  

WENT IN THE AIR FORCE RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL-STAYED 20 YEARS,WAS STATIONED IN ENGLAND FOR 13 YEARS,VIET-NAM FOR 1 YEAR,KOREA FOR 1 YEAR AND HOLLOMAN AFB HERE IN NEW MEXICO THE REST OF THE TIME. RETIRED HERE IN 1983 THEN WENT TO LA CAL AND WORKED FOR ROCKWELL INT AS THE WEAPONS INSTRUCTER AND CORDINATER BETWEEN THE ROCKWELL AND THE AIR FORCE ON THE B-1B BOMER. WHEN THAT CONTRACT WAS FINISHED I ELECTED TO RETURN TO ALAMOGORDO,NM AND WENT TO WORK FOR WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE AS A HELICOPTER MECHANIC ON UH-1H AND OH-58 HELICOPTERS FOR 17 YEARS. LEARNED HOW TO FLY THE DARNED THINGS AND HELPED FERRY SOME 58`S FROM FORT RUCKER,ALABAMA BACK TO NEW MEXICO FLYING AT 600FT ACROSS COUNTRY. WHAT A SPECTACULAR SITE THAT WAS. TOOK 3 DAYS OF FLYING TO MAKE THE TRIP. HAD SOME MAJOR HEART PROBLEMS AND HAD TO RETIRE IN 2004. HAVE 2 CHILDREN-A BOY AND GIRL;DAUGHTER IS A BANK VICE PRESIDENT HERE IN ALAMOGORDO AND SON IS IN THE COAST GAURD STATIONED IN DC AT THE PENTAGON. HE HAS 16 YEARS UNDER HIS BELT AND WILL STAY FOR 20. HAVE 1 GRANDSON WHO IS ON 2ND TOUR IN IRAQ RIGHT NOW AS A NAVY COMBAT MEDIC WITH THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION. OTHER GRANDSON IS A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL I HAVE HAD A COLORFULL LIFE AND HAVE TRAVELED AROUND THE WORLD WHILE IN THE AIR FORCE,MY S...Expand for more