Russell Gheesling, a graduate of the Gilmer High School Class of 1999, is promoted to the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force by Brigadier General Nathan Owendoff at Hurlburt Field in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., on Aug. 1. Gheesling’s family members stand at right. (Photo by Sid Webb)
A month and a day after graduating Gilmer High School in 1999, Russell Gheesling reported for boot camp. Yet not just any basic training, but a multiweek regimen before the start of college at the ...
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