Winona Spinks:  

Life John (Class of '68) & I married in July '69 after he finished his Air Force technical training. Our first home was in Orlando, FL where he was stationed at McCoy AFB. Less than two years later, he was transferred to U-Tapao Air Base, Thailand (I lived at home for that year). We were then stationed at Kincheloe AFB, Sault Ste. Marie, MI (BRRRR!) for six months. Our next home was in Austin, TX (Bergstrom AFB) where our son was born in 1972. We then moved to Phoenix, AZ (Luke AFB) where our daughter was born (1974). Two short years later we were back in Austin (Bergstrom). From there, we were transferred to Ramstein Air Base, Kaiserslautern, West Germany--3 great years seeing Europe was quite an experience! Our next stateside home was in Hampton, VA (Langley AFB). Last, John was transferred to Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, NV. Some might think this was a glamorous assignment, but since he was assigned to a "highly classified unit" he was actually gone most of the time. When his unit (4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron) was deactivated in '89, he retired with 20 years Air Force service. After moving around for years durin...Expand for more