I joined the U.S. Army Reserves when I was 17 and every Monday night for the next six years I traveled to Crissy Field in the Presidio of San Francisco near the Golden Gate Bridge to attend a Reserve meeting. Well, the Army left the Presidio in 1994 and Crissy Field was restored by the National Parks Service and is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
A few years ago I drove across the Bay for a Crissy Field get-together with three of my siblings who still live on the west side of the Bay. In fact, Jim and Joan still live in San Francisco while Betty resides in nearby Millbrae.
Our youngest sister Marie wasn’t available that day because she lives in Alaska. Most years she comes down once or twice but we haven’t seen her in person this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. We all still see each other virtually via monthly Zoom sessions, though.
I’m sure glad the Army left the Presidio. Now we have a beautiful urban National Park!
The Dwyers of San Francisco 