Dennis Cannon:  

Life I was born in Berlin, Germany in 1959. My dad was in the Army and my mother was German. We moved from Berlin to California, then to Kansas and then back to Germany. A small place called Amberg. The military post was Pond Barracks. I attended kindegarten and part of the first grade there. From Amberg we moved to Ft. Devins, Mass. I finished the first grade there and moved to Rancocas Woods, NJ. My father was stationed at Ft. Dix as a drill instructor. I attended 2nd grade through part of the 5th grade at Fleetwood Elementary School. We moved from NJ to my dad's hometown of Neodesha, KS where I finished the 5th grade and did part of the 6th grade. When my dad returned from Viet Nam, we moved to Ft. Leonard Wood (FLW), MO. I lived at 72 Montrose. I attended Pick Elementary to finish the 6th grade. I attended Junior high at Wood Jr. High and High School at Waynesville High. During the Summer before my Senior year we moved from FLW to Waynesville to 211 Summitt Avenue. Upon graduation I joined the Air Force. My first day of basic training was the 16th of August 1977, the day Elvis Presley died. I remember standing at the Reception Center at Lackland AFB and staring at the newspaper stands and reading the news. From Lackland I went to Sheppard AFB to learn my trade. After Sheppard I went to Andersen AFB, Guam. After Guam I was stationed at Altus AFB, OK. At Altus, I ran into Terry Hall who was a...Expand for more