THE BEGINNING
Lackland AFB, Texas and Keesler AFB, Mississippi
In June of 1961, I left all that I knew, hopped an Air Force plane and landed in San Antonio Texas--Lackland AFB would be my home for the next few weeks (it only seemed like an eternity)
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As I struggled thru basic, I took some kind of "test" which I didn't understand,and subsequently received a communication indicating I was going to Goodfellow AFB to be a "Non Morse Intercept Operator"--(guess I flunked out on the Morse part). By the time I graduated from basic, I got orders for Keesler AFB Mississippi to go to Morse Intercept School--Go Figure
December '61, Keesler AFB Mississippi
YES Mississippi got cold!
After six or so months of drumming dits and dahs into my head, and trying like crazy to teach me to touch type (Yeah! Right!) somebody decided I was ready to face
THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE SECURITY SERVICE
Graduation day
FIRST ASSIGNMENT -- KIRKNEWTON SCOTLAND
