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November 10, 2022
Jimmy M. Shropshire
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Jimmy left Sallisaw a few days after high school graduation and a few days before his birthday headed to Fort Polk, LA, where he received basic training int eh U.S. Army Reserve. He became a Drill Sergeant for recruits bound for Vietnam. He served from June 1964 until November 1970, gaining the rank of E6 Staff Sergeant. Jimmy had a brother Billy who served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam conflict, and he had a nephew, Eric, who served in the U.S. Marines. He has a grandson and a granddaughter-in-law that presently serve in the U.S. Air Force.