I want to wish my parents a very Happy 40th Anniversary! On this date, 40 years ago, they were married in Van Wert, OH. My dad had just returned from Vietnam. After the wedding and honeymoon, mom and dad moved to Sumter, SC where dad was to be stationed at Shaw AFB. Mom finished school at USC and began teaching. Actually, mom taught the first year of integration in South Carolina. She said it was quite an experience. Dad got out of the Air Force and they moved to Easley. My dad went back to school at Clemson. Both parents started at Ohio State before moving south. At the time, neither of my parents thought much of graduating from those two particular schools, coming from Ohio they did not know about the big rivalry between Clemson and USC. After graduating from Clemson, dad got a job with Duke Power in Spartanburg so they moved again.
Fast forward to 2009, many years after a couple more moves and a couple of kids. Mom and Dad celebrated their anniversary with an Alaskan cruise. Here is a picture of mom and dad last year at Clemson's Homecoming.
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