James Tannahill:  

I hope everyone is doing alright. I figured it was time to check in on everyone and let you know how I have been especially since I missed the reunion. Well after graduation I attended Texas Tech and ended up breaking my leg pretty bad my first week there playing basketball (imagine that). Spent the first semester in a cast. I guess playing above the rim the way I did it was bound to happen LOL. After the first year at Tech ended up going to school in Vegas. Someone had to keep an eye on Dawn Johnson and Renee Poux. Well guess the had to baby sit me more. I joined a fraternity (Sigma Chi) and began to attend the University of Budweiser. Needless to say parents got tired of that real fast so I moved to Tacoma Washington (parents moved there after dad retired from the Army). While in Washington, I worked odd jobs and wanted something different. I ended up enlisting in the Marine Corps and it was the best thing I ever did. Made me grow up pretty quick and I needed some discipline. While in the Marine Corps served with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Kuwait, and Somalia (Djibouti). While in the Marine Corps, I met my first wife and that is when my pride in joy came into my life my daughter, Amber (she is the bleach blonde in photo album). Things didn't work out with first wife but we remain friends should have known not to marry someone in the Navy. The leadership training I received in the Marine Corps helped tre...Expand for more