A VALENTINE’S TALE
An Autobiography By Jeffrey Harold Valentine
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I was born and raised in two small towns next to each other in Northeastern New Jersey in 1943. After an interesting and active childhood, I was accepted by the US Air Force Academy in 1961, and after graduation four years later, I spent the next twenty-two years in various assignments, both flying and non-flying all over the United States and overseas, finally retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1987. I then began a second career as a high school Mathematics teacher at three high schools in Texas, retiring in 2006. The book is divided into six parts, making it easy for the reader to select and read the parts of my life most interesting to him or her. Keep in mind that I include as much history about my units, locations, and schools as I recall.
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Few people have the opportunity to pass on to those that follow what really happened in their lifetime. This is mine. Growing up in post-World War II times, I was raised to go to college, play all kinds of sports well, and become an all-around good citizen. In telling my story, I discovered that most, if not all, of my air force assignments and units no longer exist, meaning my children and grandchildren will have no idea what I went through in my lifetime except for what I have written here. I feel that this is not only my story, it's a history, as I lived it, from 1943 through 2016.