Vernice Zomalt:  

Hi everyone, where to start. When I graduated from Centennial in 1966 I hung around for that summer. In October when everyone else went to college I knew it just wasn't in my heart to go to College at that time, so I joined the Women's Army Corp. I went to Alabama for basic training and then to Georgia for AIT then to Virginia my 1st duty station as a Communication's Center Specialist (didn't see much daylight), then transferred to Maryland - Working with Top Secret stuff (interesting but still in the dark). I became proficient with rifles and pistols I was one the first women on the Fort Lee Rifle team and I was on the team when we won the 1st Army Championship. I met my X-husband at Fort Richie Maryland, we got there married and moved back to Compton. I worked here and there you know Northrup, all different types of business in LA, then I worked 13 years at Hughes Aircraft and went to school, taking one class at a time. During all this working and going to College I had 2 children my son (40) is the oldest and my daughter (38)is the youngest. Although I don't think they like me calling them my babies sincd they both have children. Yes I'm a very proud grandmother of 2 young men and I spoil them something terrible... back to the story... After 15 years of being together - breaking up - back and forth - years of craziness we decided to try being together one more time. We moved to Vallejo to take care of his parents which, I did until they both passed. My X-husband seriously abused me, I had to be hospitalized for more than 6 months and when I recovered and could travel I left and divorced him for good. Moving back to the Los Angeles Area I moved to Oxnard and went to school full time and didn't stop until I had my masters degree. I moved to Houston Texas to be with my kids because that is where they settled after they went to college. I wanted ...Expand for more