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Introduction: I was born in a small coal mining village in the heart of Appalachia, Anawalt, West Virginia, on a chilly winter day, February 18, 1935. Growing up in this close-knit community, the son of a hardworking coal miner, I witnessed the struggles and triumphs...

Colonel Vaughan Witten, PhD, was born on February 18, 1935, in Anawalt, West Virginia, in a small coal mining village. His father was a coal miner in their village and was also a Baptist minister. He graduated from Washington High School at the age of 15. He enlisted...