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89 year-old volunteer "re-ups" to serve country, family readiness.

Publication: Army Reserve Magazine
Publication Date: 22-MAR-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: 89 year-old volunteer "re-ups" to serve country, family readiness.(People)

Article Excerpt
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Joe Hudgins, 89, a former full-time Family readiness volunteer for the 81st Regional Readiness Command (RRC), has been an Army Reserve volunteer from 2002 to 2006.

At first glance, he could be mistaken for a mild-mannered school teacher or crossing guard. Don't be fooled. Hudgins has been stepping up to the plate for a long time when the country is in need.

Flashback to 1937. The American economy had yet to begin any upswing and was still in the midst of the Great Depression. But rumors of a European war were circulating so American industry began planning for the possibility of needing to supply war materials to our allies.

At the time Hudgins had already graduated from high...

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