Thomas J Anderson:  

Life I was in the class of 1976, but I graduated from high school in '75 1/2. Then I went to Ohio State University, where I studied Education - Industrial Technology. I was in Air Force R.O.T.C., then the United States Marine Corps, Platoon Leaders Class (I wanted to be a military pilot, since I already had my private pilots license in high school.) Then I dropped out of college and enlisted in the U.S.A.F. I went through boot at Lackland A.F.B.(San Antonio,) Texas, were everybody goes. Then went on to tech school at Chanute A.F.B. (Rantoul,) Il. I was trained to be an aircraft "crew chief," on "431X1e jet - over two engines." Then I went to Charleston A.F.B., Charleston, S.C. and spent the entire rest of my enlistment there. Working on mainly the C-141's, then in Transient Maintenance, where I worked on everything but, the C-141's. My tour of duty was 7 Mar '77 - 6 Mar '81. Then in 1982, I started to work for Rockwell International in Columbus, Ohio. We were building the B-1b "Lancer," the Space Shuttle, and other things (but, if I told you, I would have to kill you.) I had a brain hemorrhage (an A.V.M.) in July of 1984, and I took a disability from Rockwell in Oct of 1986. Now, I live in Woodstock, Ga, were I went back to work, in September of 2004. But, that was short lived. I have been working part time, ever since. My wife filed for divorce in January 2005, and I got the divorce in September of 2006. I moved to an apartment when we sold the house, an...Expand for more