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WELCOME TO MY BIOGRAPHY PAGE! I was born in July, 1946 in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri. My parents were Jewel E. and Eva Lourine (Denny) Kitchen. My childhood was spent in Puxico, Stoddard County, Missouri. I graduated from Puxico High School in May of 1964. I attended Southeast Missouri State University from 1964 until June 1968 at which time I joined the United States Marine Corps. I was assigned to the 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, Regimental Landing Team 26 and went to Viet Nam in December of 1968. I spent a year in Viet Nam in the central highlands region near the City of Da Nang. Upon my Return to the United States in December 1969 I was assigned to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California. After being discharged from the Marines as a Sergeant I went to work for a small chain named Wal-Mart, which, at the time consisted of nine stores, only one of which was in Missouri. Wal-Mart grew rapidly and I was promoted to Store Manager after a short time. I managed several stores in Arkansas and Missouri . After many long hours and a divorce I left Wal-Mart and became a Deputy Sheriff in Mexico, Audrain County Missouri in 1978. The Sheriff was ousted in 1980 and I was appointed Sheriff for 60 days until an election could be held. I failed to win the election. It was then that I realized that a person with no more friends than I had really needed to carry a gun! After my dismal showing in the political arena I joined the faculty at the Missouri Military Academy for a year. In 1980 I joined the Missouri National Guard and served for 19 years. I retired with 25 years and 10 months total service. During that time I had several jobs. Infantryman, Clerk, Nuclear/ Biological/Chemical NCO, Combat Engineer, and Military Policeman. Since Retirement. I live in Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri. I am married to the lovely Miss Kathy and have 3 daughters, 3 grand-daughters, a cat named Sylvester, and a bird named Beretta.
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