Mark Morgan:  

The semi-short version? Here goes: - Born on Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA - Grew up in Strategic Air Command, as a result lived all over the country and attended 11 schools in 12 years (3rd grade in three states; 6th grade in two states; two junior highs; two senior highs) - Had the great fortune of being a member of the Class of '72 at Red River HS, Grand Forks, the first class scheduled to do all three years in the new school - AH, but... - Transferred from Grand Forks AFB to Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, in Jun 70 - Graduated Catalina High School Jun 72 (although I still consider Red River as my "other" class of '72) - Second alternate to the USAF Academy, didn't get selected, didn't get picked for Army or Air Force ROTC at UofA. Literally,"Okay, where's the nearest school that has Navy ROTC?" - Graduated University of New Mexico May 76, commissioned into the US Navy and assigned to an A-6 squadron at NAS Whidbey Island, WA - Oct 76-Dec 77 - Naval Flight Officer training, NAS Pensacola, FL - Dec 77-Apr 79, Attack Squadron 42, NAS OCeana, VA - Apr 79-May 81, USS Nashville (LPD-13); onboard long enough to do one Med/IO cruise, during the Iran Hostage Crisis, oh the stories I could tell about the various ports we visited but I'm not sure the statute of limitations has expired... - May 81-May 84 - Satellite Launch Officer/Asst Operations Officer, Navy Astronautics Group, Point Mugu, CA. Doggoned if I didn't actually get to launch a rocket w/satellite out of Vandenberg AFB... - May 84-Nov 86 - Instructor, Fleet Intelligence Training Center, Pacific, NTC San Diego, CA - Aug 86, married the sister of one o...Expand for more