Nancy Burch:  

Life Graduated from USM in '77 and worked in Pasadena, TX as a Therapeutic Recreation Leader. Transfered to Am. Red Cross as a Field Director at FT. Riley, KS verifying emergency leave requests for soldiers/teaching safety courses/blood drives, etc. Switched to their national disaster action team going to hurricane ravaged areas to set up shelters and verify damages. Loved the work but wanted to see the world so I enlisted in the Army. Boot camp at FT. Dix, NJ, military intelligence training at FT. Devens, MA and first duty assignment at FT. Stewart, GA after being PROMISED Augsberg, Germany. Never trust the recruiter! Hated enlisted life so I signed up for Officer Candidate School at FT. Benning, GA and survived 14+ weeks of hell. Learned "I can't" is in your head; I could go without makeup and still make friends; and having more hair under my arms and on my legs than on my head was okay. Was sent to FT. Huachuca, AZ (LOVE Arizona!) for more training and then to Korea - ...Expand for more