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ROTC and USMC
commissioned service got me aboard the battleship USS Wisconsin, back and forth
through the Panama Canal twice, the second time for the Cuban Missile Crisis in
a troop ship, and aboard an aircraft carrier (USS Hancock) into the Western
Pacific, pre Viet Nam. Marine Corps
for 6 years, but before being consumed in Viet Nam, the FBI recruited me, where
I spent the next 22 years, mostly here in New Orleans.
I worked and supervised civil rights violations, among others. I retired in 1988, but have been just as busy since then,
doing legal investigation for attorneys and suitability inquiries for federal
agencies (somewhat like Mike Jordan indicates in his bio).
(Lots of Bureau stories about Hoover, etc., which Iíll save for future
encounters and bull sessions.)
My wife, Nancy, and I
have two children, a labor union attorney in Boston and a psychology professor
in San Antonio.
As grandparents,
weíre learning what we never knew as parents.
And like all of us in this generation, weíre coping with health and
death issues of friends and family members.
Current obsessions and
interests include bimetallic coins, the Great White Fleet, Confederate Marine
Corps, Admiral Horatio Nelson, artist Alfred Bierstadt, Robert Frost, New
England muralist and inventor Rufus Porter, and Spike Jones.
We travel when we can
and our best experiences have been in Innsbruck, Austria, where Nancy has been
periodically teaching summer school through a local university here.
Weíve found that area to be at least the geographic center of Europe,
so close to Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany, and the irresistible charms of
the Alps, Munich, Vienna, Florence and Venice.
So of course I have become my wifeís tax deductible ìacademic and
research assistantî.
I was able to catch
the Class of 56ís 25th reunion in 1981, but not any since then.
So I welcome any notes from old classmates. But, since New Orleans is the original ìpartyî town (the
city likes to think we invented tourism ñ like Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest),
consider coming here for vacation (or whatever) and calling me for at least a
drink.
Best regards to all.
Cliff Anderson
PS.
Itís a kick to read the bios of classmates on this website.
Good work Eddie and Neal!
Cliff can be reached at: cliff38@earthlink.net
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