I received a direct commission in 1954 as a 2nd Lt. in the U.S.A.F. I was a new registered nurse and while the Korean War had come to an alleged truce, I was still considered a Korean War Veteran. I receive and automatic promotion to 1st Lt. 18 months after I entered the Air Force. I served a year in Texas and during that time became a flight nurse after attending school in Montgomery, Alabama. I then was assigned to France for 2 years, serving as a flight nurse for my second year. It was an interesting experience and I was discharged, used my G.I. Bill to obtain a Master's Degree in Psychology. During this time I was alerted to standby for the Bay of Pigs, then the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The last time was when JFK was assassinated. I had gotten married and was pregnant when my 10 yrs. of reserve status ended, but my husband, sadly, who was a fighter pilot was called to action in Viet Nam and was shot down over the South China Sea.