Michael Spears (Swift):  

Life While at Andrew Hill I was known by my stepfathers last name of Swift, though Spears was always my legal Name in my records. Some of you may recall my sister Kathy, she is doing well. I left Hill in late 1974 to enlist in the Army, got off active duty the first time and returned to California to attend college, graduating from U.C. Davis with a BS in Biochem and later from CSU Sacramento with a Masters of Public Policy and Admin. Even after leaving active duty, I continued to serve in both Active and Reserve roles. After working for the state for 17 years doing environmental work, I was asked to returned to Active Duty in June 2001. I accepted and left my assignment at the California Air Resources Board. I reported in to Austin, Texas in July of 2001 and on Sept 11 we all know what happened. As the Executive Officer of a Intelligence Unit, I was soon at work and I reported to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to stand up the Interrogation Facility there in January of 2002 as the deputy commander. In 20...Expand for more