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West Point Class of 1969

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Sallie Wallace

Georgia gal married to Dick Wallace ‘69.  Hats I have worn during my life: military spouse, mother to an extraordinary daughter and son, grandmother to our own fab 5, high school teacher, volunteer coordinator, small group facilitator, cross country storyteller, caregiver to parents, “night nurse” to family newborns, European dweller, 24 time mover and “ghost buster” to grandchildren’s nightmares (and Dick’s).  Other important and useless facts: I love exploring small towns, being a backroad vagabond, eating French food and hearing the language, and reading well-written anything.  I have enviable hair (inherited) and am a 4-and ½ star cook.  You can fact check that with previous guests.  Finally, thank you to thedaysforward.com for making me a “published” writer!

  • The Hanging Man – 1992
    Remember Nancy Drew? The Hardy Boys?  These were series of books about amateur teen-aged detectives and their remarkable ability to help the locals solve crimes.  Those stories filled many rainy winter nights for me with myself (in my imagination) in the… Read more: The Hanging Man – 1992
  • What West Point Means to Me – Sallie Wallace
    After several intense years of “muddy boot” soldiering, our family needed a break.  West Point needed a Director of Institutional Research.  Perfect match, though we did not know for how long.   We were waiting for the next “list” that would… Read more: What West Point Means to Me – Sallie Wallace
  • Stranger Things – 1990
    We have all had those moments: a bump in the night and a search of the house reveals nothing; you look out a window as you travel and you have a revelation——I have seen this place before, only you hadn’t—the deja-vu … Read more: Stranger Things – 1990

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