Major Mark Hoggan -- 2007

Oksol Bruce A Col AIA/SG 

From:bruce.oksol@lackland.af.mil

To:mark.hoggan-02@fairchild.af.mil

Cc:oksol@yahoo.com

Tue, Jun 5, 2007 at 4:56 PM

Mark,

Thank you for the update.  I did not get back to Menwith Hill, which is

one of my biggest disappointments this year, but perhaps for the best.

I have great memories, and perhaps going back, the reality would not

have lived up to expectations.

Having said that, I would like to return someday -- to Yorkshire, not

the installation -- as a civilian.

My official retirement day is 1 July 07, having served at that time, 30

years, 7 days (one retires the first day of the following month of the

mandatory 30-year retirement date).

Mike was fortunate to have had such a long time in Yorkshire, but I'm

glad to see he's a volunteer to a northern tier location; it has to be

tough for the USAF to get folks to those locations.  I'm from Williston,

two hours west of Minot, and even though it's my (ancestral) home I

really could not enjoy living there (permanently).

Are you at risk of deploying to the Mideast? Bring me up to date on your

chidren.

Things are quiet here -- my last month in the USAF.  Hard to believe how

fast it went by, and I still feel very young.  I feel blessed to still

be in good health.

I had a nice retirement / family reunion in southern California last

week; it was easier for me to be out there with family, than to have

family (on both sides) try to fly to San Antonio for retirement

ceremony. 

I will copy this to my home e-mail address so I have yours.

Keep in touch.

Bruce

-----Original Message-----

From: Hoggan, Mark E Maj 92 MDOS/SGOPF

Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 3:31 PM

To: Oksol Bruce A Col AIA/SG

Subject: update

Col Oksol,

How are things with you? I wasn't sure if you have already started your

summer events yet.  I just wanted to let you know I heard from Mike

Shipman- apparently he is PCSing to Minot- closer to family. He thought

about retiring, but looks like he's staying in for another tour.  Did

you ever get back to Menwith per chance?

Hope all is well with you and your family.

Mark