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off. I often thought about what Air Force Base in
my dad said, ‘Just suck it up and Civil Engineering and
keep going’. My dad had been computers for a time.
very strict. I only had about three Back in the Army as
dates in high school, and those a full-time reservist,
were to go to the prom. I didn’t I was a recruiter
learn to drive a car until after from November 1977
high school. My younger brother, until March 1983 and
Billy, showed up in Vietnam in traveled all over West
1969. I told him, ‘You can’t be Texas. I wore out
here. We’re the only sons in the three cars. In March
family and only one of us should 1983, I was sent to the
be in a war zone.’ Billy was only 974th Transportation
in Nam for 45 days, but he died Company near
of Agent Orange in 2007 at the Orlando, Florida
age of 58.” to help them get
straightened out to be
Arriving back home from able to pass an AGI
Vietnam on September 11, 1970, inspection (Annual
Mike married Theresa Mason General Inspection). If as a substitute teacher. Even
from Tahoka whom he had they failed, they would disband though he didn’t apply for it,
met at a club in Lubbock. They the unit. From 1986 to June 1990, Mike said, “The administrator
married on September 19, 1970, I was assigned to the Army for the Texas Boys Ranch called
and eventually had two boys and Reserve Center near Guymon, me and asked me to go to
two girls. Oklahoma lunch. He offered me a job as
in late “ You could really tell you to help Office Manager. I wound up
Mike said,
“I was sent
a drill
working there for 5 1/2 years.
to Ft. Hood
sergeant
I really enjoyed working with
September were in a combat zone at unit pass the kids.” Theresa passed away
the AGI.
in October 2006. They had been
1970 and My last married for 38 years. Mike then
spent four night with all the rockets stop was married Carolyn Quisenberry
years there. going off. in Wichita in April 2012. Mike still loves
Not long Falls at an working with kids. Today, he is
after that, I artillery a teacher’s assistant in charge of
got orders training in-school suspensions at Tahoka
to bring an ” unit. I was High School. About his time in
Automated Personnel System to there from June 1990 until 1993, the Army, Mike simply says, “I
Germany and was promoted to when I retired from the Army enjoyed my time in the military.”
an E-6 (Staff Sergeant). We had after 23 years of active duty.” He still lives by his dad’s words
a new baby, and the wife didn’t to just “Suck it up and keep
want to go, so I left the Army in Out of the service for good, Mike going.”
October 1974. I worked at Reese worked for Tahoka High School

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