I left the Rhein on 12Oct86 after spending a wonderful 3½ years. It was simply the best time of my life! Upon out-processing at Charleston, I enlisted in the Air Force Reserve and was assigned to the 94th Security Police Squadron, Dobbins ARB (Marietta, GA). I came back to my hometown of Cordele, GA and was hired by the Postal Service in Americus, GA(30 Miles away). The Post Office kept me gainfully employed until the mobilization of September 2001. While I was assigned the 94th SPS, we did two annual tours to Rhein-Main. The last one was in 1992 and the memories from that trip were really depressing. Our old Bldg 343 had deteriorated significantly during the draw down. i.e. peeling paint, ruined carpets, blown out lights etc. The Squadron photos and trophies from the late 70’s early 80’s had disappeared or been thrown away. Ingo Rautenkrantz and a few of the old timers were still there and they seemed quite downcast. It was quite a shock from the “good old days”. I left the 94th SFS as a SMSgt (Flight Sergeant) and moved over to the 22nd Air Force (Dobbins ARB) and served there on the Security Forces staff until 2005. When my September 11th tour was completed, I transferred from the Post Office to a Air Reserve Technician (ART) position at the 22nd AF. In 2005, I was asked to take a Active Guard Reserve (AGR) billet at the Air Force Reserve Command HQ at Robins AFB GA. I retired from Civil Service and will finish out my active duty time here at Robins in 2017.

I’ve been lucky enough to have managed to live in Cordele throughout my career. I married my wife Carol in 1990. Along with her came a stepson. Troy Hanford flew down from Washington state and served as my best man. That’s another story on its own!

-Danny Ross

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