ON THE EDGE OF TOMORROW---SHEMYA ISLAND

SHEMYA ISLAND

DURING A VERY ENJOYABLE AND REWARDING USAF CAREER I HAD MANY UNBELIEVABLE ASSIGNMENTS AND SERVED WITH SOME OF THE GREATEST PEOPLE EVER ASSEMBLED FOR THE DEFENSE OF THIS WONDERFUL NATION.

I MADE 14 MOVES IN 20 YEARS. FAMILY SEPARATION WAS THE TOUGHEST PART. THE MOST INTERESTING PLACE, NOT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, WAS A 2 X 4 MILE ISLAND AT THE END OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN  IN ALASKA. SHEMYA--A.K.A "THE ROCK"  BY VIRTUE OF ITS STRATEGIC POSITION (SEE A GOOD MAP) PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR NATIONAL SECURITY.

SHEMYA FACTS: DURING WW II 24K TROOPS, WITH THEIR FAMILIES, WERE ON THIS VALUABLE PIECE OF REAL ESTATE. I SERVED WITH AN AIRMAN THAT WAS BORN ON SHEMYA---TALK ABOUT DOUBLE JEOPARDY !!!! DURING MY TOUR THE TROOP TOTAL WAS A BIT OVER 1000.

SHEMYA IS AT THE EXTREME WESTERN END OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE. OFF TOWARD THE WEST WE COULD SEE WHERE THE NEXT DAT BEGIN.

HENCE: WE WERE ON THE EDGE OF TOMORROW!!!

FYI : GOOGLE, BING, ETC CAN SHOW MANY PHOTOS AND SOMETHING ABOUT THE STRATEGIC NATURE OF THE ISLAND.

GLENN <><
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