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About Me

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My Children

I HAVE 3 SONS AND 5 GRANDCHILDREN AND 4 GREAT GRANDSONS 5 GREAT GRANDAUGHTERS

HELLO MY NAME IS JAMES HARMON I RESIDE 3404 BAXTER VIEW DRIVE MARYVILLE TENN 37804 I AM 80 YRS OLD I HAVE BEEN RETIRED FOR 32 YEARS FROM THE ALUMINUM OF AMERICA WHERE I WAS EMPLOYED FOR 33 YEARS I HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN HAM RADIO FOR 45 YEARS MY CALL SIGN IS (WA4HQP) AND I ATTEND REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE SMOKY MTN AMATEUR RADIO CLUB (S.M.A.R.C). I LOVE ECHOLINK ALSO CQ PHONE.MY HF EQUIP. TEN-TEC CORSAIR II AND SOME 2 METER TRANSEIVERS.I LOVE WORKING ON AND BUILDING COMPUTERS I HAVE A SHOP IN MY BASEMENT AND LOVE WOODWORKING.

ONE STEPSON RONNIE IS RETIRED.AS A BODY REPAIRMAN 28 YRS SERVICE. MELVIN IS RETIRED FROM SOUTH CENTRAL BELL.WITH 33 YRS SERVICE. AND IS NOW A BUILDING CONTRACTOR SON MICHAEL IS RETIRED FROM SOUTH CENTRAL BELL 35YRS SERVICE.

BELOW IS A FEW THINGS ABOUT ME.

WHEN YOU ARE RETIRED YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO EVERYTHING. HA.HA.

I GREW UP ABOUT 5 MILES FROM MAYNARDVILLE TN ON A LITTLE 47 ACRE HILLSIDE FARM OWNED BY MY PARENTS WHO PURCHASED IT IN THE EARLY THIRTYS IN MY EARLY YEARS MY FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED A LITTLE COUNTRY STORE AND I DO MEAN LITTLE APPROX. 16FT BY 24 FT WE PLANTED AND HAVESTED JUST ENOUGH FOR OUR FAMILY OF 10. 8 CHILDREN AND DAD & MOM I WALKED TO SCHOOL 1 MILE EVERYDAY RAIN SLEET OR SNOW. BEFORE BUSSING STARTED. MY FATHER WORKED WITH WPA AND TVA ON NORRIS DAM I AM 80 YRS YOUNG AND BEEN RETIRED FOR 32 YRS WENT TO WORK AT AGE 16 FOR THE ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA IN ALCOA TN. WAS DRAFTED AT AGE 18 AND SPENT 19 MONTHS IN SERVICE. 9 MONTHS OF DUTY WAS IN GREENLAND. ATTACHED TO 1385TH AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND AS 078 ELECTRICIAN.

THE OLD HOMEPLACE IN UNION COUNTY TN.

THIS IS WHERE I WAS RAISED NO ELECTRIC TIL 1948

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MY FAVORITE MOVIES ARE GONE WITH THE WIND .COLOR PURPLE. AND SOME SOAPS ON TV.

MY FAVORITE IS COUNTRY MUSIC WILLIE NELSON BOX CAR WILLIE MEL TILLIS PATSY CLINE GEORGE JONES AND ON AND ON