11 weeks old. With
great-grandfather Elmer Kneeland, who rode for Buffalo Bill's Wild
West show (2nd from L). |
My first family reunion on the
farm, 1941.
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Age 9 months. |
With Uncle Weatherbee, killed on Okinawa. |
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Saturday bath on the farm. |
With Dad and my first bike, age eight. |
Farm chores, 1949. |
Farmer boy. |
With grandparents, about to
depart on a camping trip, 1949. |
Jack (back row, R) with fourth
grade class at the one-room schoolhouse. Mom was my teacher the
first three years. |
A boy's dog.... |
Gramp and cousins, 1949 |
The compleat angler. |
The new house in Waterbury, VT. |
A huge fifth grade at the new
school. I'm next to teacher. |
An early oil painting effort. |
...and an eighth grade
"sculpture" project. |
Junior Choir, 1952 |
High School cross-country
team. I'm co-captain. |
Junior Prom, 1958. |
Entertaining the girls in Mom's
third grade class. |
With Friend Mary, one hour
before entering West Point and a 34-year army career. |
With Mary three months later. |
First leave from West Point,
with best friend Marty, 1960. |
Art Club at West
Point. "Remember, the cork stays in the bottle until
after the painting is finished." I'm club president. |
West Point Ski Club (front row,
3rd from L) I'm club president. |
Apres-ski at the West Point ski lodge. |
Patrolling the East German
border on a summer training trip, 1962. |
A '57 Chevy--what more could a
guy want? |
...except the girl who owns it! |
An excercise in authority. |
Company classmates, 1963.
I'm front row, 2nd from L. |
Cadet Jack Chase. |
Graduation week, 1963. |
My first car. |
With younger brother, Jerry,
about to start a U.S.A. trip. Only 10,000 miles to go.... |
My first Army medal and first
wife. I still have the medal. |
Captured equipment at a
Vietnam fire base, 1968. |
Planning B-52 strikes, 1968. |