HELEN
RICKEY, 1ST
LT USAF
During
Memories Night last month at the San Antonio Reunion of his World War
II Bombardment Group, Stanton Rickey introduced his granddaughter,
Helen Rickey, who volunteered and was selected for a direct
commission in the US Air Force, Judge Advocate General Department
(JAG). Helen is a graduate of Seattle University Law School and has
been a practicing attorney in Seattle for the past 3 years.
Naturally she applied to the Air Force as both of her grandpas are
Retired USAF and her father served in the Hawaii Air National Guard.
Helen
went on active duty on 5 Oct 2013 and reported to a 5 week
Commissioned Officer Training Program at Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL.
After that her initial duty assignment as a JAG will be at Kirtland
AFB, Albuquerque, NM.
Stanton
Rickey is pleased to report that he apparently now is a Cancer
Survivor. He has had 3 PETSCANS at 90 day intervals that show
no evidence of further metastasizing. His latest checkup at
Banner/MD Anderson Cancer Clinic in Gilbert, AZ was on 7 Oct 2013.
The oncologist told Stanton that his melanoma and colon cancers
evidently had not spread further. His surgeries and radiation
last year at this time apparently were successful. Stanton is
still hanging in there at Age 93.
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