submitted by Dianne Mosher
Family and friends of the Bagnardi/Schnoop family (and friends) of Petersburgh gathered April 9 at the American Legion in Clifton Park to celebrate the retirement of MSgt. Crystal Bagnardi McBride, BCS 1992 , after serving in the United State Air Force for 23 years. [private]
McBride served at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, Wheeler AFB in Hawaii. Fort Mead, Maryland, Buffalo, NY, Korea, Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, and Virginia. Retired MSgt. McBride, married with 3 teen age daughters, has most recently served as a Detachment Superintendent /Intelligence analyst at Feltwell Air Force Base in England. The family returned to England as MSgt McBride’s husband MSgt Tony McBride is still active military. Crystal is pursuing a business degree through Northwestern State University.
TSgt. Nicole Bagnardi Ferry, Crystal’s sister, retired in Dayton, Ohio, a week earlier from the United State Air Force at Wright–Patterson Air Force Base after serving 20 years! Nicole, also a BCS 1995 graduate, is married and mother of one, step mother of two and has been stationed in Korea, Georgia, Hawaii, Arizona, Texas and Ohio. The Ferry family returned to Ohio where Nikki’s husband SSgt Alan Ferry is stationed. Nicole studied at the American Public University System.
Youngest sister, Betty Schnoop was on hand in uniform from her 12 year service to the US Air Force. Betty left the Air Force in 2011 after serving in Italy, Korea and Ohio. She now works in Human Resources at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Betty graduated from BCS in 2000.
The Bagnardi – Schnoop family has shown an impressive record of service to our country![/private]