Gaylon Barrow:
CLASS OF 1956
Mt. Pleasant High SchoolClass of 1956
Mt. pleasant, TX
Gaylon's Story
Graduate 1956 of MPHS; worked at the US Post Office Mt. P. For 81/2 years. 1965 enlisted into the Army National Guard until 1967 then enlisted into the Nike Hercules Missile Program NORAD. Worked with them for a little over a year until the Missile was declared obsolete. I then joined the 25th Infantry Division as a filler for a trip to Cu Chi Vietnam. I spent two tours plus 5 months having fun in the jungle. I returned home to Austin Texas at Camp Mabry. From there I was stationed at several bases. I became a full time National Guardsman and finished my service with 33 years and 10 months when I retired. I moved back to MP and became the Maintenance Superv...Expand for more
isor at Harts Bluff Elementary school for 12 years. I retired and have been writing novels every since. I have two sons both military men with one retired and served in Desert Storm. The other as a Bird Colonel and still active who had three tours in Iraq where he earned and was awarded two bronze stars. One tour in Afghanistan and earlier spent 13 months in Bosnia. Both sons attended SHSU and graduated with Criminal Justice degrees. One daughter who worked in the Medical field and is now retired living at Daingerfield. Between the three they have given me twelve grandchildren, 9 Grand daughters, three grandsons and two great grandsons. ISN'T LIFE GRAND.
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