| Donald A. Harris of Milo has been an active member of Joseph P. Chaisson American Legion Post 41 for seven years and is presently the Finance
Officer.
Don shares some memories of his military service during the Vietnam War era.
Coming from Jersey City, New Jersey, he was drafted into the United States
Army in 1968, attending basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and then was assigned to Signal Communications training in Fort Gordon, Georgia. Upon graduation he was assigned to the 16th Signal Battalion in Germany, serving
in Frankfort, Kaiserslautern, and finally was assigned to an active artillery battalion whose mission was to maintain 24/7 alert status during the cold war era. Don worked 24 hours on and 24 hour off for seven months before
returning to the United States for discharge.
Prior to moving to Milo, Don worked 27 years for UPS in New Jersey. He and his wife had vacationed in Maine and decided on retiring in Milo.
Don and Doris became active in the Three Rivers Kiwanis.
In May of this year, Don received a Silver Medal of Merit for his outstanding service to American Legion programs. | |
- DONALD A. HARRIS
