Military Roots

As you can see from this picture of my mom and dad on their wedding day, I come from a military family.  Dad served in the European Theater during WWII and remained in uniform afterward for 20+ years. 

Mom was a real trooper -- she’d pack up kids, dogs, cats, turtles and parakeets and make every move a grand adventure. An amazing feat considering the fact that we lived in Newfoundland, France, and at least half the 50 states during dad's Air Force career.
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A Family Tradition

All four of us kids followed in our dad's footsteps.  My older sister Pam and brother Den served in the Marines.  My younger sister Mary and I both went Air Force.  

Wedding Bells

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​I joined the AF after attending Ripon College, WI; Middlebury College, VT; and Princeton University, NJ.  As fate would have it, I met this dashing young captain my second day at my very first duty station!

Al and I were married in Taiwan, honeymooned in Hong Kong, and went on to share two very exciting careers! 
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Vietnam

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We'd just been married a year when Al got orders to Vietnam, and I immediately volunteered to go.  He served at DaNang, I was at Tan Son Nhut AB, just outside Saigon - NOT an experience I’d want to repeat, although it did give me great fodder for my book, Duty and Dishonor.
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Would do it All again in a heartbeat!

Many great assignments followed: Maxwell AFB, AL; Kirtland AFB, NM; Randolph AFB, TX; The Pentagon; and the highlight of my career - commander of the 3200 Support Wing at Eglin AFB, FL.  

I'm so grateful Al and I got to share our military careers.  Serving my country was a wonderful experience, one I’d recommend to anyone wants to be part of something crucially important

Life After the Air force

Now I’ve hung up my uniform for good, gone blond, and am having a ball translating some of my grand adventures into sizzling novels. 

When I’m not glued to my keyboard, racing to meet a deadline, Al and I spend our time traveling or chasing little white balls around the fairways of Oklahoma. Life is good!!!