After graduating from the University of Iowa, I was commissioned an Ens in the Navy where I spent 26 years. I earned a masters in business. There were very few women officers at that time so it was an adventure serving with the aviators, submariners and then on to the NSA.
As a modern European history major I had never seen Europe and now we go twice a year. Stephen and I have been to most of the former eastern bloc countries several times before they became popular. I wasn't allowed to go to those when on active duty. We are about to go on our 8th Viking River cruise to Fr.
I have a son, darling twin grandsons and a beautiful granddaughter who are in San Diego where we go 4 times a year.