Best Moment A truly painful but rewarding command! Owned 1/3rd of US landmass plus Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and South Korea. Can you say Frequent Flyer Miles! Mention locations of Company HQs and traveling to open new recruiting stations in Alaska and Hawaii. Consequently, got to attend Larry Hallstrom's Aviation Change of Command in Alaska and walked the EFMB 12-mile road march there in Alaska with one of my company commanders to make sure he made the finish line. My job required me to travel every week to all the companies and stations in my command. We had a company HQ in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Denver and many other stations under these companies. Purchased our first house together. It overlooked a beautiful park and we had incredible mountain views. We had lot of visitors because we lived in Los Vegas. Hildegard and Marlesa came from Germany to visit. During this assignment my dad died at Bothwell Hospital at the age of 70. He spent the pervious 16 years working in that same hospital as a custodian. He and my mom are buried together in Sedalia Missouri.
