Coming Back Home

About the Book

Coming Back Home is one man’s journey through twenty years of his life. A journey of leaving what he loved, doing what he loved, and returning with the one’s he loved. The book is an answer to the question that James has heard hundreds of times: “What did you do in the Air Force?” James enlisted in the Air Force after graduating high school for two reasons: he did not cherish the thought of being a farmer and he wanted to serve his country. When he left, he felt alone. As he made new friends and visited and lived in new places, he became a man. He became an airman. As he progressed through the ranks in the Air Force, he met and married the love of his life, and they started their family. Coming Back Home is James’s story—his life of leaving and returning. It is the fulfillment of his dream.

About the Author

James Richmond is a country boy at heart. He was born in rural Wetumka, Oklahoma in 1957. Growing up he knew that someday he wanted to serve his country, just as his Father and two Brothers had, then return to his hometown, rural life. He served twenty years in the United States Air Force as both a Security Policeman and an Intelligence Operations Technician. James traveled extensively in the Air Force, often away from his wife Debbie, and their two children, Travis and Lynnsey. Throughout his military career James knew that someday he would settle down where his roots were. In rural Oklahoma, with his Family. James enjoys playing guitar, singing, hunting, fishing, and spending time in his vegetable garden. He and Debbie love spending time and playing with their Grandchildren now.