40 Years

 Date of Enlistment: 22 June 1983

How can it be 40 years?

Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas

35 Years

Date of Enlistment: 22 June 1983

Basic Military Training School

Squad 3709, Flight 557

Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas

front: Anderson, Rodick, Nehf, Shartz, Lutz

back: Powell, Mooney, Breuning, Spangler, Johnson, Noel, Nicely

The Alamo 1983

July 25, 1983: Town visit from U.S. Air Force basic training into San Antonio, of course lead all the airmen to the Alamo. The Alamo Mission itself was built in the early 1700's as a Roman Catholic Mission and became the scene of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. The stone building with the bell above the door was actually built in 1937 as a Texas Centennial Museum. The monument is the Alamo Cenotaph. Erected to celebrate the centennial of the battle and includes the names of those who fought here for Texas.