 Now let's bring in Cora Pitts to the program. Cora, where are you from, and when did you join the military? Originally born and raised in a small little town, Rock Hill, South Carolina. I went to college for a year and a half to become a teacher, as my mother wanted me to. That was 1968. Went for a year and a half and decided I wanted to travel, and I wanted to join the Air Force like my older cousins had done. Join the Air Force, see the world.