PEORIA, Ariz. —
Walter Trammell spent more than nine years in the Navy as a linguist. After a stretch in the private sector, he wound up at the post office in 1993 and has been there ever since.
He clocks in at 4:30 a.m. for each shift. More often than not, he stays longer than eight hours.
Day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year.
At 59 years old, Walter Trammell is eligible for early retirement later this year and nothing would please his youngest son more than to finally see his father fish whenever he likes.