Sgt. Horton (1919-2009) grew up in a small southern town during the Great Depression. WWII interrupted his football scholarship and he ended up in the Navy. He later re-enlisted in the Army Air Force serving in the Korean Conflict and a later police action. After retirement, he taught Air Force ROTC in Tennessee during the Vietnam era. While in Korea he and a group of sergeants built two orphanages with their own hands and money and hired a missionary couple to raise them. What they did was typical of the kindnesses American troops have shown in the lands we've occupies. Though compassionate Sgt. Horton was not a "touchy-feely" sort of guy. But he began mellowing after a Pat Boone "Come Together" concert in Memphis, TN. That night he asked Jesus into his heart. He raised two preachers, went home to heaven, and was buried with full military honors. He modeled many of the "Old South" courtesies'. He especially taught me to honor women, to be friendly and helpful toward them, and to "politely not notice" if they expose themselves in any way. In this day of evil being called good and good being called evil I have often been misunderstood, mocked, gossiped about, and even falsely accused for following his biblical example. May God raise up sanctified manliness again! "Holy Ghost" Sergeant Hortons.

Sgt. Horton's Story

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