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James Glueck He Says It Was “Nothing Big”
Vietnam Era ~ Army
by Aaron Chaloupka | Grade 7

ames Glueck was born in from troops coming across. However, most of the time
J1945 to Ellis and Laura was spent in fields performing drills and maneuvers.
Glueck. He had five brothers
and five sisters. James attended James always says his service was nothing big, since he
Texas A&M University where did not go to Vietnam. He knew schoolmates and others
he earned his bachelor’s degree who were sent to Vietnam, and some did not come back.
and met the love of his life, Those are not pleasant memories for him.
Judy Beirne, in 1971.
After James returned to Texas, he went back to school.
James was drafted and sent James and Judy moved
to non-commissioned officers to Bryan, Texas, where he
training at Fort Benning, earned master’s and doctoral
Georgia. A month later, degrees. James and Judy
he received orders to go to had four children and now
Vietnam. Fortunately, just as he reside in Canyon. I am proud
was about to ship out, his orders changed, and he was sent to say James Glueck is my
to Alaska instead. It was wintertime, and James’ unit was grandfather. Even though he
assigned to protect the frozen Bering Strait land bridge thinks it was nothing big, his
service inspires me deeply.

Charles Butler Lifelong “Intelligence”
Korean War ~ Air Force
Isabella Butler

Charles Edward Butler was born in 1930 in a small town for many other
in Tennessee and grew up with an intelligent mind and accomplishments.
strong will. He was always well-spoken. In December He has lived in
of 1949, at the age of 19, he joined the military. He many different
served in the U.S. Air Force until May 1956. While in places, such as
the military, he learned many new things that he would Saudi Arabia,
carry with him forever. Austin and
Lubbock. While
Charles served in Korea from 1951-1952 and was in Lubbock, he
involved in intelligence work. I asked him to share became a well-
one of his favorite memories, and he said, “I was with respected and
a group in a small Quonset hut on a hill in Korea. We tenured Economics
had tin cans of k-rations. One night, I heated a tin can professor at Texas
of spaghetti on the stove. I forgot about it and went to Tech University.
sleep. All the lights were out. Sometime in the night, He is now retired and living in Mexico but comes to
the can exploded really loudly. We all thought we were visit the states on occasion. My grandfather always has
being attacked by the Chinese or the North Koreans.” words of wisdom to share and is always interested in
what is going on with his children and grandchildren.
Although Charles says that going to war was like
no other experience in his life, he is well-respected

James Hogan Decorated Air Force Officer
Career ~ Air Force
by Isaiah Hogan | Grade 7

My grandfather, James D. Hogan, served 21 years in Officers Training Course (AFROTC) and was awarded
the U.S. Air Force - most of it in the Strategic Air his wings and assigned to the Advanced Navigation and
Command. His career began in 1959 when he was Radar Bombardment school at Mather AFB, CA, and
commissioned as a second lieutenant after graduating then to the 70th Bomb Wing (SAC) at Clinton Sherman
from Texas Tech. He completed the Air Force Reserve AFB, OK as a B-52 Navigator and was certified as a

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