Career in the Air Force, by David Lewis
November 10th, 2009 at Tue, 10th, 2009 at 1:33 pm by andyhobbs
My name is David Lewis. I am a 20 year Air Force retiree. I have been a resident of Federal Way for the past 16 years. I began my career as all Air Force enlistees do at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, TX. My occupation was that of a fuel specialist. Some of my assignments were Japan, Hawaii, Philippines, Korea, Everett, WA and Portland, OR. I spent eleven years as an Air Force Recruiter. My initial recruiting assignment was at the 65th and Roosevelt Recruiting office near the U District in Seattle. During the peak of the Vietnam anti-war demonstrations and the military draft, my recruiting vehicle was overturned on I-5 near downtown Seattle. That particular anti-war march closed the entire freeway. Following a three-year assignment in Seattle, I transferred to Tacoma and spent eight years recruiting at the Tacoma Mall office. My areas of responsibility were North Tacoma and Federal Way. During the years of 1974 – 1980, I enlisted numerous recruits from Federal Way and Thomas Jefferson and Decatur high schools.
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