Ruppert Baird:
CLASS OF 1978
Lugoff-Elgin High SchoolClass of 1978
Lugoff, SC
Amory Middle SchoolClass of 1978
Amory, MS
East Amory Elementary SchoolClass of 1978
Amory, MS
Lakeview Elementary SchoolClass of 1978
Council bluffs, IA
Minne Lusa Elementary SchoolClass of 1978
Omaha, NE
Ruppert's Story
Ruppert's schools include Lugoff-Elgin High School
Mississippi State University - 1978-1980. Commercial Art, MSU Rugby;
University of South Carolina - 1980;
Worked at Camden Hardwood Corporation, Elgin - 1980-1982;
Married Darlene - 1981;
US Army aircraft mechanic in Hawaii, Colorado, South Korea, and Washington state - 1983-1992;
Rugby player, referee, coach, administrator - 1983-2017
Father in 1988 and 1990;
Pierce College (AA-Technology) - 1991
WATCO railroad switchman, engineer, conductor, mechanic, safety supervisor in Eastover and in Alabama - 1992-1994;
US Army Reserve helicopter Quality Inspector -1992-1994;
Eagle Aviation aircraft mechanic at Columbia Airport - 1994-1995;
SC Army National Guard aircraft mechanic, Quality Inspector, platoon sergeant, Iraq War veteran - 1994-2011;
Limestone College (BA-Liberal Arts) - 2009
Aviation contractor in Germany, Spain, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, and Uganda - 2010-2018;
Eaton Corporation (Sumter) assembler - 2018-2019;
Life Leadership business owner - 20...Expand for more
18-present;
Air Wisconsin aircraft mechanic - 2019.
RETIRED! 2019
Co-0wner of Different Drummer Enterprises, LLC trucking company
St. David's Episcopal Church, Columbia, SC
National Rifle Association (Life Member)
Abu Dhabi Saracens Rugby Football Club (Life Member)
Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the US (Life Member)
National Guard Association of SC (Life Member)
25th Infantry Division Association (Life Member)
The American Legion - Larry Jeffers Post 195, Lugoff, SC (Paid Up For Life)
Army Aviation Association of America - Jimmy Doolittle Chapter
Music Ruppert likes includes 3 Doors Down, Kansas, CDB, Stuff, The Dregs, and so, so much more. Books Ruppert likes include The Bible, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit. Movies Ruppert likes include The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Official Page). TV shows Ruppert likes include Life In The Carolinas TV Show, Burn Notice.
One of Ruppert's favorite quotes is:""The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke, MP".
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