I got out about 1 month before the official decom in order to attend college. I went to Nicholls State Univ. for a semester and since I had my new found freedom, didn't do too well with the grades. I went work construction at the nuke plant and there I met up with LtCdr Pellegrin. He is some sort of Nuke Engineer over there. After a year, I decided to go back to college. I did much better and ended up with a degree in Chemistry. I worked for Dow Chemical for a few years and now I work for Valero in the lab. I got married about 4 years ago and my wife and I had have a one year old son. We live in Gramercy, LA. So, if any of you ever pass through on I-10, give me a hollar because I am about 8 miles away.