Articles written by Garret Chew

Garret Chew, Guest Columnist|Updated Jun 15, 2004

Gene Garton was born in Toledo, Oregon in 1946, the middle son of a school teacher and fireman. Growing up in a small coastal town, while having its many rewards, also had its many drawbacks. Being a local football hero in high school, he was always in the center of the action in town, but longed for something more in life. The world was a different place in 1963 when he graduated from high school. A little known sliver of land in a far off place called Vietnam was in the early stages of a horrific war which would end the... Full story