James Heliton:
CLASS OF 1962
Edinburg High SchoolClass of 1962
Edinburg, TX
James's Story
After getting out of school, I continued to work for the Daily Review Newspaper as a telegraph operator. I started college at Pan America in 1963 to 1965. I was going to stay out for a semester and got bad news. The Army wanted me. I had a brother that was already in the army so I volunteered for the Air Force and was inducted in there on the 16th of January 1966. I was an Aircraft Mechanic for 23 years and then I retired. Not being able to sit at home I started back to work 6 months later at Sheppard AFB Texas doing the same job as I did in the military but the pay was much higher. I worked for another 20 years at that job. I had to retire because of an injury to my big toe. The docto...Expand for more
rs tried to save my toe and my leg but was not able to do so because I had blockage in my leg and not letting blood down to my foot. In the long run I lost my leg below the knee. I retired from that job and have been doing nothing but sitting around and living the life I wanted to for a long time. Hope you guys and gals can understand this had a few drinks before I started. Forgive me for any misspell words, my fingers just move too fast for me to correct all of them. Enjoy and I'm getting around like I still have both of my legs. I drive with no special help with the car and tgo on trips. Drove to Edinburg to our 50th class reunion so think I get around pretty good. Enjoy and take care.
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