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June 1979

PO Box 1980

Among penguins or palm trees

I am truly grateful for the statement that precedes PO Box 1980 in the Grapevine: "I am responsible. . ." I am in the U.S. Air Force, and upon being assigned to Puerto Rico, I contacted the AA intergroup office in Washington, D.C., and got the name and phone number of the local chairman in the town close by my compound. I was very apprehensive about being in a new area with new people and different customs, and nervous about calling a total stranger. But I did call, and was pleasantly surprised. The man I called was not in, but his brother was, and I was welcomed with open arms.

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