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Ray DeBose reflects on military service, business and four generations of council service in Newman City
Summary
Ray DeBose, a Newman City councilman from District 2, reflected on his life from being born in the Panama Canal Zone to military service in Korea, expanding a family jewelry business, and leading downtown redevelopment, including the Carnegie Library restoration.
Ray DeBose, a longtime Newman City councilman from District 2, reflected on his military service, family business and civic work during recent remarks. He said the experience shaped his approach to public service and community redevelopment.
DeBose said he was born in the Panama Canal Zone and returned to Florida as an infant. He described being drafted despite having a wife and infant son, serving two years and being reassigned from an expected deployment to Vietnam to South Korea. "I was very surprised that I was drafted because I had a wife and a young son at home," DeBose said, recalling a two-year period that included work in the personnel section and daily coordination with the Pentagon on redeployments.
After military service, DeBose…
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