Joe, I was stationed at Ft. Huachuca three times. In 1969 I was assigned to the garrison and worked in the communication center in Greely Hall. In 1973 I was assigned to the 11th Signal Group. In 1979 I was assigned to the Quality Assurance Detachment, and was an inspector for communications centers. In 1980 I was transferred to the headquarters for the Signal Corps and worked for the Deputy Chief of Operations until 1983. I was transferred to Korea in '83, and came back in '84 and retired here. Have been here ever since. Sierra Vista sure has grown since we first came here. One of our daughters lives in Surprise, AZ. She and her husband own and operate a commercial cleaning business. Richard, just saw your note come in. When was your son at Fort Huachuca? We now live about three miles from the main gate. Anna, got your note too. I understand what you mean by being brought to Arizona kicking and screaming. The first time we came out here I thought this was the end of the world. I wondered what we were getting into when we saw lots of rocks, desert, and what they dared to call Mesquite "bushes" trees. Of course, the place kind of grows on you. We have beautiful mountains all around us and right now, lots of green weeds. For those of you that are seeing Huachuca for the first time, it is pronounced Huachuka. Don

Don asks, "Richard, just saw your note come in. When was your son at Fort Huachuca? I didn't realize it was so long ago. My son was stationed there in 1957-58. That was a generation before your duty there. He trained in telegraphic and cryptographic equipment repair. He then spent two years in Japan. He says they were the best two years of his life. He remembers Sierra Vista. He used to go there on pass. Richard Emlin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Churchfield" <dctrk@c2i2.com> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 8:46 PM Subject: [PD-LIFE] Arizona > Joe, I was stationed at Ft. Huachuca three times. In 1969 I > was assigned to the garrison and worked in the communication > center in Greely Hall. In 1973 I was assigned to the 11th Signal > Group. In 1979 I was assigned to the Quality Assurance Detachment, > and was an inspector for communications centers. In 1980 I was > transferred to the headquarters for the Signal Corps and worked > for the Deputy Chief of Operations until 1983. I was transferred to > Korea in '83, and came back in '84 and retired here. Have been here > ever since. Sierra Vista sure has grown since we first came here. > > One of our daughters lives in Surprise, AZ. She and her husband own > and operate a commercial cleaning business. > > Richard, just saw your note come in. When was your son at Fort Huachuca? > We now live about three miles from the main gate. > > Anna, got your note too. I understand what you mean by being brought to > Arizona kicking and screaming. The first time we came out here I thought > this was the end of the world. I wondered what we were getting into when > we saw lots of rocks, desert, and what they dared to call Mesquite > "bushes" > trees. Of course, the place kind of grows on you. We have beautiful > mountains > all around us and right now, lots of green weeds. > > For those of you that are seeing Huachuca for the first time, it is > pronounced > Huachuka. > > Don > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message