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FEATURES:
OUR OTHER HALF
This page is dedicated to
the spouses and families of our MTIs. The sacrifice made by our loved
ones is no less significant than our own. Without this support, many of
us would not have, or be able too, complete a successful tour as an
MTI. Don't ever underestimate the power of a supportive home life. Send
your photos to the web
master for
posting. Any family members that served your tour 'with you' at
Lackland. Please include the name(s), year and Squadron, as well as any
comments.
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MSgt (First
Sergeant) Hugo Gamarra and his wife Silvy, at
the First Sergeant Academy Graduation on 13 Feb 09. |
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Ron Cole and his
wife Donna, with their son, Chris, who graduated from USAF OTS, 2 Jun
09. Chris' girlfriend, Stephanie, is to the left of Chris.
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Ron Cole
and his son Josh.
"It is
a photo of my 2-year-old son Josh putting on my campaign hat on my
arrival at home after a 48-hour stint with flight pick-up. Josh
loved coming to all my parades, and always enjoyed visiting me at the
squadron. I tried to hide him from my troops because I didn't
want them to know that I was human enough to be a dad!"
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Michael G.
Harrell and his wife Connie. |
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David L. Isabelle. My
lovely wife Deborah, & my sons, David Jr. & Christopher 2005. |
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Ross George: This photo of
my wife "Babie" and me was taken at my USAF Senior NCO Academy
Graduation Class 91-D, in Montgomery, AL, June 1991.
We arrived in San Antonio, TX in April 1979
from Clark AB, Philippines. We'd had been married for only 2 years at
the time. She had a daughter who was 5, we had one son who was about 20
months old, and she was pregnant with our youngest daughter Catherine,
who was born at Wilford Hall shortly after I graduated ITB in 1979. I
was assigned to the 3701 BMTS.
I was a SSgt-selectee when I arrived in BMTS,
and sewed it on during ITB. We lived in a dinky little 2 bedroom
apartment in Rainbow Hills. We toughed it out there for 4 years, and
left San Antonio in May 1983 for Fort Meade, Maryland. We returned to
Kelly AFB (Security Hill) in 1989 where I served at the Joint
Electronic Warfare Center during the first gulf war/Operation Desert
Shield/Storm.
We stuck together through thick and thin,
including a 2-year tour at Keflavik, Iceland, and overall, had a great
career as an AF family. My wife has been a terrific mother, and the
source of my motivation and inspiration for almost 30 years. She
certainly adds ALL the class to my act! I retired 1 Jan 1997, and we
now live in Orlando, Florida.
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Marjorie (Marge) A. Rowan
My father was a 30 year Army man. He would
not let me join the Army but would let me join the Air Force. He was
very proud of his instructor daughter. Taken June 1958.
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Leslie Jonson: with her
Mother and Father on the ocassion of receiving her Blue Rope. |
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Daniel
R. Varga: Here is a picture of me
and my wife Terri taken at the Air Force Ball in Charleston SC. She was
with me when I was a Marine DI and that experience helped us get
through my tour as an MTI. Without her support I wouldn't have been as
successful. |
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Garry Henry and family,
1982 |
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Donald Dobbs: and wife
Elva. All dressed up for the BMTS Annual Awards Banquet Nov 1984. We
came to Lackland in Dec 1974 from Malmstrom AFB Montanna with our son
James. Elva gave birth to Jason our youngest at Wilford Hall USAFMC.
Don was assigned to the 3700 Personnel Processing Group from Dec 1974
to Oct 1975. He then went to the 3706th BMTS, the 3709th BMTS and then
the 3703rd. Leaving Lackland in 1985 we were assigned to Loring AFB
Maine, Ankara ASN Turkey, and Dyess AFB Texas where we retired in 1995.
Having been together since 1969 and in the Air Force for 24 years, Elva
has and always will be my cornerstone and highlight of my life. |
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Tim Johnson, Deborah, Andy
& Casey - 3704 BMTS 1984 - 1987. We arrived at Lackland after a 3
year tour with the 2187th Comm Group at Aviano, Italy. Andy started 1st
grade, Casey (born in Vicenza, Italy) was two years old and Deborah (a
working mom) was 75% of my success as an MTI. We left Lackland in 1987
and PCSed to Vandenberg in California. I dreamed of my return to BMT
and the MTIA has made that dream come true. |
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