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Maj. Bill Terwilliger was only a 17-year-old boy from Colton, South Dakota when he joined the Army in 1950.

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    Maj. Bill Terwilliger was only a 17-year-old boy from Colton, South Dakota when he joined the Army in 1950.

    It all started when he and a friend decided to drive 30 minutes to Sioux Falls and connect with military recruiters after school. Terwilliger spoke with an Army recruiter, who visited his family's farm house the very next day so his mother could sign papers allowing him to join the service since he was under 18.

    Before he knew it, he was back at the recruiter's office in Sioux Falls, was sworn into the Army, and put on a train to Fort Riley in Kansas for basic training.

    "So I didn't miss a day of school, I just changed schools...in one day," Terwilliger told Military Times.

    ...

    Read the full article HERE on Military Times.
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