In the 13 or 14 assignments we've had, we have not been in any community with greater support for the military than Abilene. It's a great place to live. At the Dyess Open House there were 75,000 people - and the population is 110,000. This will be Northington's fifth time at the Pentagon. The winters are more brisk.
Summers are as hot, but more humid.
He plays varsity soccer and is majoring in business. However, Northington said he's leaving Dyess with mixed emotions. After his third tour of duty in Texas, he joked that he wondered how many more he'll have to do before anyone considers him a local. Northington was last at Dyess in 1991-92. I've made a lot of friends.