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Well, since putting this site together, I've constructed several web sites.
The others are for a couple of businesses (I've listed the URL (web addresses) below.....take a look, you might like what you see.
I have added a short story I wrote. Actually it consists of a series of short tales about some interesting people and events during my twenty years in the Air Force. Some are funny, some are poignant, all are, I hope, interesting.
Its aptly named "Rememberences and Other Drivel."
Or, if you are into travel, take a look at the travels we've been lucky enough to make in "Fifty Flags and More."

A little about me..in case someone asks....it could happen! I spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, mostly in communications and most of that time in Direct Air Support (for those AF folks). From there I worked for the Postal Service in Washington state as a clerk, letter carrier and supervisor. I finished my Postal Career as Postmaster of Eatonville, Washington, near Tacoma.
My interests remain communications oriented. I've held an active amateur radio license since 1952. My callsign is W7THS and I have held the callsigns DL4AAI, DL4CX and TF2WGB. I also have held several MARS calls, AF7THS, AFA5DT and my current MARS callsign is AFA1HS. In 2003
I was appointed the Voice Net Mananger (AFF1N) for the northeast (MARS Region One) and in January 2004 I accepted an appointment as the Indiana State MARS Director (AFF1IN).
I am a computer nerd now and spend a great deal of my retired days in front of the monitor. I've listed the links to the web sites I maintain below this thumbnail sketch. Check them out! Especially Don Voelker's Photography, lots of pictures. Another site worth looking at, especially if you are into Ham Radio and/or MARS, is the Region One MARS site. Chalk full if information!
Our other love is travel. We have traversed the states serval times since my retirement in 1996. We did all of our traveling in a 24 foot Itasca Spirit Motorhome. Finally decided to retire the Itasca in favor of a Chev Astro Van in February 2004. Motel hoping will be our choice from here on out!