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John Schlegel U. S. Army

Mr. Schlegel decided to enlist in the Army right out of high school, along with some of his friends. At first he requested to be an airplane mechanic. He wanted his occupation in the military to be something he could use once he got out of the service. Unfortunately, he did not get to be a mechanic. Instead, he was assigned a guard in a refueling base in Saudi Arabia in the 1950’s.

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Mr. Schlegel’s occupation was to guard the refueling base, and it was risky for this reason. Although he may not have been in the front line in Korea being shot at by enemy fighters, he did have to guard fuel with only a club-no guns, just a club.