Jim Valentin served in the Air Force for twenty years, operating in Vietnam, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He flew in various aircraft, such as the C-150 Spectre Gunship and has a great many stories to tell. His resume: Enlisted in Air Force December 1968  Motivation: Vietnam war, draft, older brother was already in AF  AFSC/MOS jet engine/ helicopter mechanic  February 1970 Vietnam, MACV SOG, C-130 Gunships  --Commando Hunt, Cambodian Campaign  1971 Back to US, Dover AFB, DE  -certified as Spanish Interperter  --campaigns in all South and Central America  Operation Fuerte Apoyo (Strong Support) Nicaragua  Stationed in Germany 1978-1981 7th Special Operations Squadron  --operations in middle east and Africia  USMTM (supported United States Military Training Mission)  --Operation Eagles claw (Iran Hostages)  Returned to United States 1981  --Operation Urgent Fury  1983 (Grenada)  --Operation Secure Enhance (Panama)  --Operation Just Cause (Panama) 1989  Retired June 1993  Entered Law School August 1993-Graduated January 1997  EDUCATION  Associate in Applied Science- Aeronautics, Community College of the Air Force  Bachelors in Aeronautical Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University  Masters in Administration, Central Michigan University  Juris Doctorate, Temple School of Law  At 75 years of age, Jim remains a practicing lawyer, focusing on veterans rights and immigration law. In his spare time, Jim is a firearms instructor, teaching coures in handgun and carbine safety and weapons employment to both law enforcement and civilians.