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Army, 1966 to 1969·Enlisted right out of high school·Fort Dix, Fort Hood, Hawaii, then Vietnam·Injured March 1968 at My Lai, Vietnam·Honorable Discharge 1969
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James H. Emerson enlisted right out of high school in 1966. After Basic Training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, he went on to Fort Hood, Texas, then stationed in Hawaii. Next stop Vietnam. Injured March 1968 at My Lai, Vietnam. Honorable Discharge 1969.
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