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Reminiscences of a Life Well Spent by an Old Redleg (Artilleryman): Building a Foundation for Success

Reminiscences of a Life Well Spent by an Old Redleg (Artilleryman): Building a Foundation for Success

Sharpe, Gerald W.

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Publisher Price: $59.95

ISBN10: 1961505169
ISBN13: 9781961505162
Publisher: Deeds Publishing
Published: Jul 9 2024
Pages: 378
Weight: 2.59
Height: 1.03 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English

Col(Ret) Gerald W. Jerry Sharpe covers his life from birth in November 1941 to the current day. In this first of three volumes, he describes his childhood, living in five states by age four, then Chicago, IL for five years, and Oakland CA for four. before his parents were reassigned to their church's western headquarters in Westminster, CO. He graduated from Belleview Christian High School and attended two years of college. He relates many memorable events from this period. He explains how life changed when his father reneged on a promise to buy him a car. He joined the Army to get as far away from home as possible He served as an enlisted man in Friedburg, Germany, earning awards and rising to the rank of sergeant in two years. Jerry was accepted into OCS at Fort Sill, graduating as an Artillery 2nd lieutenant in April 1964. He served in two assignments before returning to OCS to produce lieutenants for the Vietnam War. He was sent to Turkey, back to his advanced course, and then to Vietnam where he served with distinction. He concludes this volume with civil schooling at Oklahoma University with his wife and four children.

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