“I was in the Army National Guard for Eight Years.  I was too young for Korea, and too old for Vietnam.  Never felt like I even served. I never got sent anywhere.

“My grandad was a steamboat engineer. He worked on the Ohio and the Mississippi . At 80 he became a merchant marine  so he could run the diesel engines. He loved it. He said, ‘We’ll be the first to go if there’s a war.’ You could just see the Indian in him. Chewed Red Man every day of his life. He worked until the day he died. He was  83 and his hair was still jet black.

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James Tharp
Age: 81
Past Jobs: Soldier