Ted Hill:  

It's been a while since I've updated this. I retired from the Navy in 2005 after a great 21 year run. I retired as a Chief Petty Officer and I worked in Supply/Logistics. I served on ships out of San Diego and had the fortune of living in the Phillipines, Japan and London and visited numerous countries in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. This included visits to Vladovostock, Russia (after the breakup of the Soviet Union), Hong Kong (both British and Chinese control) and places you may never have heard of such as Bahrain, Diego Garcia and Borneo. I've also stood in humilty in visiting places such as the Dachau concentration camp outside of Munich and the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. My favorite place was London just because of being surrounded by centuries of history and the amazing culture and parks, a quick trip to the European continent (and a pub crawl here and there). It was there where I grew a true appreciation of history and culture and was challenged in converting Queen's English to American English. It offered the best of both worlds in terms of city life and being able to escape to tranquility in its many parks. The fastest two years of my life were in London. Now I live in Phoenix. Contrary to popular belief, there are four seasons in Phoenix: cold and rainy, pleasant, hot and freakin' unbearable. I'm enjoying the retirement life (by that I mean collecting a monthly pension). I work at the VA Hospital in Phoenix were I bounce around in HR and do mainly ...Expand for more