Terry McDonnell:  

After High School I joined the Navy and served aboard the USS HOLLAND (AS-32). I was stationed in Orlando, Florida, Rota, Spain, Charleston, South Carolina and in Bremerton, Washington. During this period I worked as a Personnelman aboard ship as well as in the position of administrative assistant to the ship's chaplain. The chaplain happened to be Joan Baez's cousin, which made for interesting discussions and the sharing of personal family letters of the chaplain. After the Navy I attended Penn State University and received my Bachelors Degree in Individual and Family Studies. I also received my commission as an Air Force Officer at this time. While serving in Germany, I earned my Masters Degree in Counseling from Ball State University. In the military I directed Air Force Installation Social Actions programs as the Installation Chief of Social Actions. These programs comprised substance abuse education, prevention, treatment and aftercare programs. The program also encompassed the human relations and equal opportunity and treatment programs for the Air Force. In addition, installation wide staff assistance visits were conducted, (organizational management analysis) for each assigned squadron and agency. I was assigned to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Lajes Field, Portugal and Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine. While serving in Germany, I had the unlikely opportunity to work on committee, for over a year, with General H. Norman Schwartzkoph of Desert Storm fame. A very interesting individual! He was the Transatlantic Chairperson for Scouting and I was appointed as District Commissioner for the Eifel region of Germany. I later served as a Headquarters Staff Officer at the Headquarters of the Military Airlift Command near St. Louis, MO. I also was appointed to and served on the faculty of the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois as an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies and coordinated officer commissioning and educational programs. I married my secretary during this assignment. We have been married for 32 years. We have three boys, all grown and out of the home. I separated from the military before retirement, but almost a decade later, reentered the service and participated in the Army Reserve for about seven years. I am now retired from the military. My retirement rank and pay is for the rank of Captain. I returned to live in Central Illinois for many years ...Expand for more