Gail Gunn:  

After High School, I attended Fullerton College and worked as an Excutive Secretary to the Contracts Manager and then as a Buyer in the Aerospace and Defense Industry. In 1976, I married and moved to "then" West Germany. It was a wonderful and exciting adventure. So many different things to do and see. History. The first job available - "unloading trucks and stocking shelves at the commissary". Yes, all 97 lbs. and 5'2" of me. It was a killer. After 2 months I could finally lift a 70 lb. bag a dog food. I made it. Then an opening for a less physically intense job opened up. I was now ordering product and re-supplying the commissary. A few months later I landed a wonderful job working with the Recreation Services Officer in charge of 8 recreation facilities. She was a year older than I, and we worked hard. Yes, she made me work out with her after work too. However, after those workouts we walked down to the German village and had coffee and pastry. Finally, Yea! Then we received our first 100% I.G. on the base. We then set up the first Tours and Travel program for Military Personnel, and Military Personnel with Family. We were able to scout out great places to visit. We traveled all over Germany, then to France, Austria, and Spain. Many times on our own money, which there was little of - but we made it. We learned all about the trains, hired buses, found Museums and Churches, Concerts "like Motzart", Puppet Shows, Operas, quaint Restaurants and I...Expand for more