Peter Halferty (NY), Ron Sellers (CO), David Peace (CA), MSgt Jim Crumrine (world class USAF fast-pitch softball pitcher), Lt. Col. Lester Tolbert (CA) and his family.
Best Moment Achieved 1901 Comm Sq - Airman of the Quarter
Nominated 1901 Comm Sq - Airman of the Year
One of six nominated 60th Military Airlift Wing (Base Host) - Travis AFB Airman of the Quarter
Worst Moment Walking past coffins / body-bags of men KIA - Approximately 500 gray metal coffins were stacked on 20 loading pallets 5 x 5 (25) high on the hot, July tarmac at Travis AFB - most (I was told) were "greenie" (young 18-19 yr. old & poorly trained) draftees in the Americal Division - the last division organized in 1968 and shipped to the Vietnam War zone - killed during the Tet of 1968 Offensive. Americal was short-lived and deactivated in the summer of 1971. Americal (mostly at Chu Lai, north of Danang near the embattled Hue Citadel) - suffered the third highest death toll of the war.
Other Memories Travis AFB is between San Francisco Bay
area and Sacramento - with easy access
to the City and beaches up and down the
coast - visited frequently with USAF
friends.