Lonnie Sessoms, Jr. Sessoms:  

I graduated from Booker T. in 1967. Worked some seasonally at the China American Tobacco Factory. I accepted Christ into my life in 1968 and started attending the Rocky Mount Deliverance Evangelistic Center, 122 E. Thomas Street (Douglas Block). On June 30, 1969 I was drafted into the military (Army) and after Basic and AIT I was sent to Vietnam as an Infantryman (11B). I arrived in Long Bihn and later shipped to Quon Loi and was assigned to Alpha Company 1st Bn 5th Calvary. I was later sent to the fields and served until May 1970 when we were deployed to Cambodia. I served in that campaign until my DEROS in November 1970. I was then sent to Ft. Benning, GA where I served until May of 1970 and enlisted for 6 years and went to 91A (Basic Aidman, 91B (Medical Specialist), and 91C (Clinical Specialist). It was on September 30th, 1972 that I married my wife now of 38 years (Dr. Queen E. Sessoms) in Newark, New Jersey. Having served at Brooke General Army Hospital, I was later sent to Walter reed Army Hospital in Washington, DC where I served as a Clinical Specialist at the Andrew Radar Clinic in Arlington National Cemetary. This was a one year tour of duty and I was assigned to Bassett Army Hospital in Fairbanks, Alaska. For 21/2 years I served in the artic with with my wife and at that time 2 children. We were ...Expand for more