Robert Algie:  

Life Hello dear friends. After HS I went to Cal Poly for a year and to Citrus for two. In '66 I was drafted (name begins with "A").Rather than go into the Army, I joined the Air Force. I hated the next four years with a passion. In 1967 I was given the "opportunity" to visit southeast Asia where I did "secret stuff" for the CIA and pretended to be in the AF. Totally embittered,depressed and disillusioned I got out of the AF in 1970. I lived for a year in Ventura where I partied a lot and tried to"forget." It didn't work! Totally out of synch with the world, I became a retail manager and lived in Wichita, KS for the next 6-1/2 yrs. In 1978 I came home to California where I became Advertising Mgr.for the NHRA. From there I started my own Ad Agency, got involved with cross-country ski racing and all sorts of athletic activities. I remained in sales for over 20 years. In 1984 I met my wife, Ann. We have two sons, Teague(12) and Corey(9). Unlike most of my classmates I didn't have my first child until I was 43, but I did a lot of other neat stuff. In '92 the riots hit near our home in Inglewood. We left town to raise the boys in a climate more conducive to survival, ending up in Rockford, IL. Several years ago I started having "flashbacks" regarding my military experiences in southeast Asia. I "got help" and today I can laugh about my heroics and the stupidity I enjoyed as a youth. In 2000 I finally got a college degree (Computer Science)and I am presently working on a memoir regarding my Vietnam era experiences and my 33-year bout with PTSD. I have already published one book, and I build Web sites for small companies. I work from home and do the "mom" stuff while my wife is at work. There is a lot more to this story. It hasn't always been fun, but I have to say, "It has been interesting and challenging." I am looking for...Expand for more