 
						
								Rank:
								SSG
							
						
						
							
								Branch:
								Air Force
							
						
						
							
								Conflict:
								Cold War
							
											Fred Welch joined the U.S. Air Force in 1977. In 1981 he switched branches and joined the U.S. Army as a 15 Echo. He served in Turkey, Germany, and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Mr. Welch retired from the Army in 1986.
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