Carsten Posted July 6 Posted July 6 I went through the fixed wing course right out of basic training. FW class 69-23 (1969) Ft Wolters for a month, then on to Ft Stewart (GA) for 4 months, and finally Ft Rucker for the last 4 months. We had no air-conditioning although a giant swamp cooler was installed at the multi-story housing unit at Stewart, it was never turned on, even in August. I purchased a 6000btu 110v industrial air conditioner before heading to Nam. I lined my hooch with Styrofoam from rocket boxes and sealed the walls with purloined plywood. I had air-conditioning in Nam! 4
M2 Posted July 6 Posted July 6 19 hours ago, Carsten said: ...Ft Wolters for a month... We were just in Mineral Wells on Thursday! Not much left of Wolters other than the gate and the abandoned hospital... The Baker Hotel is under renovation, due to be reopened in a few years!
Carsten Posted July 6 Posted July 6 I stopped by "Wolters Industrial Park" in '91 on my way to a teaching job at Meridian NAS. Not much left then either. I went to my old barracks, 10th WOC on the hill by the PX. Only the foundation and memories remained.
M2 Posted July 6 Posted July 6 14 hours ago, Carsten said: That would have been Mineral Wells... Yep, corrected. With the floods, too many place names have been running through my brain. We were just in Dripping Springs on Monday going to Arlington...
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