James E Thode, of Kirtland NM, was born in Show Low, AZ September 27, 1965 and grew up in Tucson, AZ, graduating from Catalina Magnet High School and the University of Arizona.
He enjoyed the outdoors and was a family man.
"As a kid, Jim learned to shoot a BB gun accurately. He shot that until we finally took him to the range, and then he learned how to handle a rifle. He was a big, quiet man at 6-2, and 240 pounds, but he was a warrior. He felt it was his job to straighten out the problems of the world. I told him he could've retired, but he insisted that these young kids needed someone to take them to war and help keep things together. He never wanted to take a lot of credit for what he did." Ernest Thode, father.
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