It all began with a draft notice for the Korean War.
Born and raised in Edgar, Jack Cox had been working for two years at the Hastings Naval Ammunition Depot since his 1950 graduation from Edgar High School. His shift supervisor was a Navy man and had warned Cox that the draft would put him on the frontlines unless he enlisted on his own volition.
To avoid the draft, Cox and a friend opted to join the Navy. The only problem was that the Navy recruiter was not in the office that day, so they went with the branch of military whose recruiter was represented—the U.S. Air Force.
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