Winiford Phillips was only 17 when he decided to join the United States Air Force on Dec. 17, 1952 in Montgomery.
Jon Blissette, here at Camp Roberts in California, was drafted into the Army in 1943 at the end of WWII.
Blissette retired from the Army in 1972 as a lieutenant colonel after 29 years of service.
Blissette now lives in New Brockton with his wife, Reba. He has said that joining the Army was one of the best things that ever happened to him.
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