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Jerry Cave Army Veteran to Veteran

Farmer

by Jayci Cave

carrying on the family in the 1st Cavalry, Company
tradition of cotton E, 2nd Brigade, near Freedom
farming. He knew he Bridge on the Imjim River. While
wanted to raise his in Korea, he served as Company
family the only way Clerk and Mail Clerk, a popular
he knew how – on his position to hold.
family’s farm. Today,
Jerry still resides in “Every day the mail would come,
Flower Grove and and I was the most popular guy
has two children in the outfit because everybody
(Kevin and Kelli),
four grandchildren
(Justin, Jayci, Hope and
Stephen) and two great
grandchildren (Jackson
and Reese). He has
created a legacy that
his family is proud to
carry on.
He knew at a young
usband. Father. age that farming was
Grandfather. Great in his blood, and he wanted to wanted their mail from home,”
HGrandfather. Farmer. continue this family tradition. Cave remarked.
Veteran. However, his plans to farm were

Jerry Cave has held many roles in put on hold in 1959 when he After a year and a half in Korea,
Cave returned home and
his life. He was born and raised was drafted into the Army to immediately returned to work
in the Flower Grove community serve his country in Korea. He on his family’s farm. Throughout
near Ackerly, went through basic the years, he had the honor of
Texas. He was training in Fort working alongside his father, two
one of four sons Carson, Colorado, brothers and a son. Farming truly
and had a large then advanced is a family affair. He said his time
extended family training in Fort in the Army taught him valuable
that helped instill Ord, California, skills that helped him later in life.
into him the before being
strong values stationed at Fort “My time in the Army taught
that have guided Lewis, Washington me that whatever you are doing,
him through life - prior to being try to do your best,” Cave said.
from marrying the deployed to Korea “Because the ones that did their
love of his life to in 1960. He served best are the ones who turned out

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