Walter Lee:
CLASS OF 1960
Stranahan High SchoolClass of 1960
Ft. lauderdale, FL
McArthur High SchoolClass of 1961
Hollywood, FL
Ft. Lauderdale High SchoolClass of 1960
Ft. lauderdale, FL
Stranahan High SchoolClass of 1959
Ft. lauderdale, FL
Naval Air Junior High SchoolClass of 1954
Ft. lauderdale, FL
Walter's Story
After graduating from S.H.S, I
worked for Winn-Dixie as a manager in the meat dept.I was drafted into the Army
in "65",boot camp in Ft Gordon,Ga, AIT at Ft Jackson SC. Went to O.C.S in Ft Benning Ga.commision a 2nd Lt Inf in Oct 66. Served as a TAC Officer for the OCS program for 14 months promoted to 1st Lt Oct 67. Served a tour in Viet Nam from Jan 68-Jan 69. Made Captain while in Viet Nam. And was decorated for my service there.I served with the 4th/39th Inf 9th Inf Div as an XO,CO, in A Co and as the Bn S-1. Returned to the states and was assigned to Ft Benning at the Infantry School where I was an instructor. Was selected to go to the Infantry Officers Advanced Course and upon graduation my duty assignment was Ft Lewis,WA. I served as commandant of the drill sergeants school and later as the commandant of the NCO school. After this I served as ass't Bde S-3. My last duty assignment was as HHC Commander for the 4/39th and 2/1st Inf 9th Inf Div. I was RIF'd in 1973 as the war in Viet Nam was almost over,and the Army had too many officers on hand,I was working on my degree and hadn't received enough credits to keep me on active duty.
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r my time in the service I worked in retail sales,then went into the food service business,I retired as Director of Food Service with the state of Florida Dept of Corrections,over seven prisons in South Florida,Miami to Big Pine Key. I'm now living in North Florida,Lake City, and really enjoying life.
I'm retired and enjoying life,Michele(Mickey Hanes class 61 S.H.S) and I like to travel in our motor home,and are planning a trip to Alaska after our school reunion ,June 09. I'm into classic cars and have three at the present time.I show my 1948 Chrysler Club Coupe and have won several trophies with it. We attend a lot of cruise ins and car shows. We also love riding on our Honda Gold Wing trike,we plan on taking it to PA this fall for the apple fest,and will be riding it around up there.May take it over to New England after that and ride around that part of the country and watch the changing of the colors,its really pretty up there in the fall.If anyone comes up through Lake City,FL look us up,we are in the phone book,and would love to see any classmates.
2013 Michele and I rode our trike from Lake City,FL to California and back 6200 miles.
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