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James Dehner
Drafted into the U.S. Army on October 22, 1968.Basic & AIT at Fort Polk, Louisiana Served in Viet Nam: March 1969 - May 1970.Unit: Bravo Company, 1st Battalion /52nd Infantry, 198th Light Infantry ...view moreDrafted into the U.S. Army on October 22, 1968.Basic & AIT at Fort Polk, Louisiana Served in Viet Nam: March 1969 - May 1970.Unit: Bravo Company, 1st Battalion /52nd Infantry, 198th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division.Served in I Corp the entire time. Specifically, LZ Stinson [Buff] and LZ Bayonet. Civilian: Kansas City Southern Industries 1973-1996.Last title and position: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Kansas City Southern Railway. Took some time off and then acquired a small manufacturing business producing soft goods for the fly fishing industry.Sold out in 2002. Moved to my farm where I lived alone until 2005. Fall of 2005 I sold my farm and moved back to Overland Park, KS. Began working part-time for a friend to help him build a landscaping business.Fully retired at the end of 2016.James {Jim} lives in Fulshear, Texas with his wife Peggy and Sam, their 85-pound black lab. He enjoys reading, fishing, college basketball, and NFL football. He also likes watching the birds and other wildlife in the woods in his backyard. Spend a lot of time wood carving and building models.view less