Gregory Johnson:  

After graduation from Foothill, I received a football scholarship to the University of Hawaii. Classmate Jim Costello followed me there a year later. I graduated from UH in 1971. I had a free agent tryout with NFL, but saw the light in terms of any longevity. I opted, instead, for a commission into the U.S. Marine Corps after finally passing the aviation medical physical. I had a twenty year flying career in the Corps. Got to see the world and do an interesting thing or two. I picked up a masters degree from Pepperdine University along the way. I married in 1985. Three kids followed in rapid succession. Oldest graduated with honors from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (Class of 2008) with a degree in nuclear engineering. He is an infantry officer (and Ranger) in the Army now. He has deployed to Afghanistan and returned with Bronze Star and Combat Infantry Badge. He was married in 2010. My middle son attended Penn State and then transferred to the University of Northern Colorado, where he received a music scholarship as a jazz performance major (saxophone). He is a nationally-rated collegiate musician who was selected as a 2009 Yamaha Young Artist. He graduated with honors in 2010 and is now attending graduate school at USC on a fellowship. My daughter, an All-State Pennsylvania track and field athlete, is in her final year at West Point majoring in environmental engineering. She placed third in the Patriot League in heptathlon and has made the dean's list every semester. She was recently selected team captain of the women's track team. She plans to go into aviation ...Expand for more