Jim Short U.S. Army| 1975-1995 Murfreesboro Program/ TN Valley Region Jim was born on July 2, 1941 in Lawrenceburg, TN. He graduated from Franklin County High School in 1959. After graduation from high school, he worked in the building trade for two years. In 1961, he attended Southern Academy of Clinical Technology, Nashville, TN, graduating in 1962, passing the registration that same year. He worked at Regional Hospital for a year before taking a civilian position in 1963 with U. S. Airforce as their medical technologist. He left the Air Force after eleven years, joining the U.S. Army in 1975. He served at the Seventh Medical Command, Frankfurt, Germany from 1977-1980. For the next nine and half years, he served at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas as a Cardiac Technologist. Jim was asked to join the staff in San Antonia, TX at the U.S. Army’s Medical School’s Academy of Health Science as an instructor and taught “Human Electrophysiology”. After three year and half years of teaching, he was promoted to Master Sergeant which meant he was out of a job. The Army needed a medical planner at Fort Richardson, Alaska for the Sixth Infantry Division. He filled that position from 1993-1994. In July, 1994, Jim was transferred to Fort Campbell, KY and the 101st Airborne, Air Assault Division. Jim remained at Fort Campbell, KY until his retirement in 1995. Upon retirement, Jim received his Fifth Meritorious Service Award to accompany several other awards. Jim continued his education after retirement obtaining two additional degrees. This paved the way for a position with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture as a part time job teaching Cascade High School in Wartrace, Tn. Jim is now serving his community in two veteran organizations. The Disabled American Veterans and American Legion. He is the adjutant for the DAV and the finance officer for the American Legion. Jim became associated with PHWFF in 2016. This association has been a wonderful way for him to forget pressure and a great healing process for his multiple service connected injuries. Being an avid fly fisherman for sixty-seven years, he enjoys teaching our core activities at the Alvin C. York Va Hospital in Murfreesboro. He teaches twice per month all aspects of our program at the Drug and Rehab program. He is a great assets to the Murfreesboro program.
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