Thomas McArthur:  

I was an Air Force dependent (Brat), I attended Westhampton Beach HS for my senior year only. I transferred from Kaiserslautern American HS (K-Town Red Raiders, Germany). My father was stationed at Suffolk County Air Force Base for only a year, home to the F101 VooDoo. For those of you that I was fortunate to have meet, in my senior year, thank-you for making the year special for me. My father had orders for Vietnam 69-70. My mother and I drove down to Florida in July of 69 and I began attending St. Petersburg JR College in the fall of 69. As an AF Brat it's hard to lay down roots, and I lost touch with everyone from Westhampton. Tampa is my home as that is where my father retired when he came back from Vietnam. I am an only child, so I stayed with my mother until I went into the Air Force in April of 70. I haven't had any conversations with people from our class, except for one person. I assume most of us are retired at this point in our lives, so this is a quick life bio. Married 35 years, daughter 31, Nurse Practitioner, son 26 working and attending school. BS in Management - University of South Florida, Tampa FL MBA - NOVA Southeastern University, Ft Lauderdale FL Retired from GTE/Verizon Data Services 25 Years, Corporate Accounting Retired from USAF 33 Years, Chief Master Sergeant Retired from HQ USSOCOM as a government civilian (GS) 22 Years. The math doesn't add up does it; however, it has been a wild ride on the Space Mountain Galactic Ride of Life for those of you that ever launched and touched d...Expand for more