Willis Fraley Jr:  

Life I graduated HIGH SCHOOL IN 1973 AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE 1973 ALL-STATE CHORUS--BARATONE. In 1972-EARNED MY EAGLE SCOUT AWARD--BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA-(Presidentual Award)-ORDER OF THE ARROW-BROTHERHOOD-SEPT 73 JOINED THE US ARMY-BOOT CAMP AT FT KNOX KY-TO AIT AT FT SAM HOUSTON TEXAS--SAN-ANTONIO--(BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER) FOR COMBAT MEDIC TRAINING-PT SCHOOL AND TO FT ORD CALIFORNIA ASSIGNED TO THE 629th MEDICAL COMPANY CLEARING FROM 1974 TO 1976 WITH A SMALL STINT TO VIETNAM (DURONG THRE) DURING FALL OF SIAGON 1975 TDY. 1976 -HONERABLE DISCHARGE WITH MERTORIOUS SERVICE THEN IN 1977 WENT TO LPN SCHOOL IN 1978 WORKED AT CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL AS A CARDIAC CARE NURSE FROM 1978 TO 1985 THEN TO HILLVIEW NURSING HOME AS A CHARGE NURSE SKILLED UNIT UNTIL 1991--VA(part time from 1980 to 91) WHERE I WORKED AT THE VA MEDICAL CENTER AS A PHYSICAL THERAPIST UNTIL I MEDICALLY RETIRED(RARE DISORDER THAT ALMOST KILLED ME) IN 1997-- 1986 I MARRIED A TEACHER WITH A MASTERS+30 HOURS ABOVE AND RAISED 4 CHILDREN --2 BOYS AND 2 GIRLS AND WILL HAVE 6 GRANDCHILDREN TO CHASE AROUND- I AM NOW TOTALLY DISABLED DUE TO REFLEX-SYMPATHETIC-DYSTROPHY-SYSTEMIC(RARE DISORDER) -INSULIN DEPENDANT DIABETES--PROBLEMS WALKING AND SEEING- JUST HAVE TO KEEP ON KEEPING ON-- WITH GODS HELP I WILL- Thank you John Schumann, Oran Roberts, Robert Johnson,SFC Darrell Reynolds and Judy Jack, Gorchesky, Harvey, SGT James Buckley and LT Steve Chapmamn, Capt Gary Brink and all of you who made my stay at Ft Ord, California so memorable. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU// Just to add I am a 4TH Degree Black Belt in Okinawa Shoran-Ryu Karate and a San-kyu 3rd kyu Brown Belt in JUDO and a Brown Belt in NINJA TECH. TO end also an ORDAINED MINISTER OF GOD. I am still singing and playing music but now for GOD and HIS GLORY!! School I graduated from Huntington High School in 1973 and then to the US Army and Attended the US ARMY Academy of Health Sciences in San-Antonio Texas for PT school Then to LPN school in 1977 to 1978 then I got an Associates degree in Medical Administration from Huntington Jr college and a second associates degree in Management then I went Marshall U for post grad classes 1996 1-AA National Champions in Football--Go Herd College After the military I went to LPN school and graduated in the top 5%of my class, and then I worked as a Physical Therapist at the Huntington WV VA Medical Center until I retired in 1997 DUE TO A MEDICAL DISABILITY Workplace I worked for The VA Medical Center in Huntington, WV as a Physical Therapist -LPN_ UNTIL I retired in October,17,1997 of a very rare disease-REFLEX SYMPHATHETIC DYSTROPHY. Which is slowing killing my body until GOD Healed me of this disease. Military 1973 basics --Ft Knox,Ky--Ait Ft Sam Houston,Texas--91A school-91J PT school-- 1973 to 1976 FT ORD,CA-629 Medical Co-Clearing I always wanted to be a Doctor-Neuro -Surgeon when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a Good idea. As it turns out, they were Almost right.Just didnt have the bucks!! I use Tae Chi and music to relax and most of all prayer to my GOD I always want...Expand for more