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“ General Mittemeyer remembers, “Brigadier General Gary Harber Rank

immediately impressed me, not only as a great man, but one who
is firmly committed to the veteran population. All of the generals
General
have lived up to exceeding the highest expectations.” “ Brigadier

leaders who may not realize the and is currently serving in Army introduced BRanCH
Army
emotional baggage they still carry. Special Operations.” her dad to
He knows the Lord has released him, her next door
finally, of the burden of not being There’s another side to Gary Harber neighbor,
with his friends who were lost in — an artistic one. He performed Carol. After getting to know the
combat. Gary’s prayer for current guitar with his brother at the Junior southern gentleman whom Carol
soldiers and leaders is for them to Grand Ole Opry in his youth, as describes as a “teddy bear”, the
know that it’s not their fault that they well as absorbed the wit of his couple married 11 years ago.
survived and a friend did not. kindergarten teacher, Minnie Pearl.
Cathleen sums up the heart of her
Lauren, his second- His daughter, dad and all of his accomplishments
born daughter says, Cathleen, loves with, “He has the strength of a
“He has always been the memory of her warrior and the talent of an artist.
a great spiritual delighted classmates That is a rare combination.”
role-model.” She as they rushed out to
also shares, “He see her dad’s UH-1
instilled in me a love “Huey” helicopter. He
of language which was requested by the Written by Katherine McLamore,
has been passed on school to land on the Texas South Plains Honor Flight Veterans
to my eldest son, school grounds when
who speaks German, she was in second Liaison / Committee Co-Chair / Volunteer
Pashto, and French, grade. In 2002 she Author for Senior Link Magazine