Page 57 - The History of Veterans at Highland Springs

JOHN BARRY GLENN JR.MD
HIGHLAND SPRINGS RESIDENT, NAVY
EDUCATION: Undergraduate: BS in Pharmacy
1963; Graduate: Doctor of Medicine Univ. of MS 1968, Ophthalmology Residency, Univ of TX Med School at Houston 1976.
MILITARY: 1970: Aerospace Medicine Pensacola, FL, 1970 Jan-June, July: 2nd Marine Air Wing, Cherry Point, NC as a Flight Surgeon. 1971: Squadron deployed to USS Coral Sea, Southeast Asia, Vietnam War.
MILITARY ED & TRAINING: Naval Flight Surgeon, A-6 Tactical Weapons Delivery, Land/Sea Survival, Basic Shipboard Fire-Fighting 1971.
MEDALS: National Defense Service, Vietnam Campaign, Vietnam Service.
RANK AT TIME OF SEPARATION June 1972: Lt Commander. Honorable Discharge UNSR 1978.
In 1973 Nancy G. Parker and I were wed. In 1976 we moved to Bryan-College Station TX after completion of Ophthalmology Residency. We were blessed to rear two wonderful daughters there. I practiced Ophthalmology, Board Certified, in “Aggie Land” until my retirement in 2008 after a total of 40 years in medicine.
ACADEMIC: Clinical Asst. Prof. in Dept. of Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology, Scott & White Hospital. Nancy and I were involved in many of the organizations and activities of A&M and our community. With my support, Nancy authored and published a Fine Arts Photographic and Historical book, Texas A&M University: A Legacy of Tradition.
In 2008 after retirement, Nancy and I served The Order of St. John Eye Hospital of Jerusalem for 3 months in a voluntary capacity. This time of service was a tremendous blessing to us both.
We moved to Highland Springs in May 2016. To leave our home and city after 40 years was very difficult. Now we are happy to be at Highland Springs and close to one of our daughters, son-in-law, and grandchildren.
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