Steven Pierce:  

i left council bluffs in 1967 , went back into the u.s.army . was in for over seven years, served overseas , also a vietnam veteran . was also a cook while in the service was stationed all corners of the u.s , here at home . served in korea , and the other place . discharged from the service horonable . been living in portland oregon since then , have been home to council bluffs several times . one of my favorite teachers was joyce sadler at edison grade school, one of the young ladies i thought highly was was sandra rowe , both from edison grade school , and jefferson high . but i had many female friends also colleen bach. i still do cooking , and making my own jam, and preserves . i have two grown daughters, both who attended jefferson here in portland. three granddaughters , and two grandsons. still miss many of my old high school friends from jefferson . you never know how much you miss old friends until you move miles away from them best of luck to all of them i posted a photo of my classmates from 1954 at bloomer school . if you reconize any of them , or yourself please contact me . i know i went to other schools with some of them steven e. pierce ONE OF MY POEMS AN ANGEL HAD HEALED A ANGEL WITH A BROKEN WING WAS STRANDED HER ON EARTH HAD LOST HER WILL TO SING WANTS TO RETURN TO HER PLACE OF BIRTH THE ANGEL STOOD NEAR MY BED STOOD LOOKING INTO MY EYES THUS REMOVED ALL PAIN FROM MY HEAD SILKEN FINGERS ALONG MY FACE SOFT LIPS WERE PRESSED TO MINE THE ANGEL LEFT WITHOUT A TRACE HER SINGING VOICE SAID ALL IS FINE steven e. pierce when i was eight years old i went to bloomer grade school. i lived on 703 south sixth street. three things happened that i still remember as a kid. i went into our bathroom to wash my hair for the first time by myself . insdtead of using what i thought was shampoo, it turned to be pine...Expand for more