A friend of mine, from the good ole active duty days, whom I still keep in touch with via a couple of social networking sites, directed my attention to a group on Facebook. The group is dedicated to the base we were stationed at in the early 90s, Iraklion Air Station, Crete, Greece. I spent 18 months there.
Don't get too excited, I didn't see much other than the island itself. It was great and everything,but let's just say I'm thrilled to have had the opportunity to return to Europe for an even longer stay since then and was then able to do some traveling.
I arrived at IAS in September of 1990, as the troops were heading over to the Persian Gulf. There weren't many options for traveling as Desert Storm heated up. Then afterward too much time was spent living the carefree, young, single life (aka partying) that I did. I worked shiftwork as a medic, so I was working three-on-two-off, two-on-three-off, and so on.
That 18 months, at the time, seemed like one of the longest spans of my life. I was homesick. In retrospect I realize it wasn't but a speck of my existence!
The memories are indelible.
There ya have it! I spent a total of three years in the AF. I met my soulmate while being stationed in Greece, and he's taken me on such wonderful dates....to all sorts of exciting places, from Greece, to North Dakota, to a temporary stay in Texas, to Virginia, 4 years in Italy and now back to VA! We have a son who was born in ND, and one who was born in TX. We have pets from all over too! Sandi came back from Italy with us, and DC is from our ND days!
3 comments:
How fun!! You were and still are a beaut, you look exactly the same (save for the era appropriate hair do)!! :)
Have I mentioned you resemble MyBrian's sister? It's not just the red hair either! Next time I'm not on my iPod I'll show you a picture. I mean it as a compliment; she's been one of my best friends and favorite people since I met her!
I Forgot to add that I honor you for your service!! I think I've mentioned that my dad is in the service himself. I'm glad that you got something good, to say the least, from the experience :)
Wow - the good ole days! I agree that I really wish we could have had more opportunities to travel then... we still had fun though! :)
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