Dale Steinhauer:  

Life NOW: I'm an historian by education and profession and have worked for the Center for Army Lessons Learned at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, since 1993. PEACE CORPS: I was in the Peace Corps in Swaziland from November 1974 to September 1978, departing shortly after the nation celebrated its 10th anniversary of independence. I spent most of that time working as a librarian at the University of Swaziland at Kwaluseni. I made friends with a wonderful family who treated me as one of their own. In the summer of 2007, I was delighted to get together with one of my brothers from this family, Muzie, who was then working in the Swaziland Embassy in Wash., D.C. I had not seen him in 29 years. SANTA CLARA: I have written on the seven years that I spent at Santa Clara Elementary School. I contacted all of my living teachers -- Miss Sabin, Mrs. Gwaltney, and Mr. Broyles -- and student teachers -- Mr. Kono and Miss Grant. Of course some of their names have changed. I met Mrs. Gwaltney in person in 2006 (and several times since) and Miss Sabin in 2007. Mr. Broyles died in 2009. COLIN KELLY: I have also written about my three years at Colin Kelly Junior High School. I have seen my 9th grade social living teacher, Dr. Glade Howell, and my 7th grade music teacher, Mr. Estley Schick, in the past few years. Within the past year, I've had telephone conversations with Mr. Bill Walkenshaw, my 8th grade social liv...Expand for more