Class of: 1958
\nDeceased: 2017-04-12<\/p>\n
Col. Jerry T. Bailey, USAF, Ret. Jerry graduated from Vero Beach High School, received a B.S. degree from Stetson University, and earned an M.A. degree from Auburn University. After teaching Biology immediately following college, he quickly decided to pursue a different career path. He joined the United States Air Force as a navigator in 1960 and served in various capacities for 29 years. He was a Vietnam War veteran. During his military service, he and his family were stationed in California, Texas, Virginia, Alabama, and Germany. Jerry traveled extensively and visited over 25 countries.<\/p>\n
After retiring from the military, he worked for the State of Texas and Air Force Village. He was an avid musician and actually attended college on a music scholarship. He played the piano and clarinet, sang in the church choir, and played in the bell choir. All his life he had a deep appreciation for classical music and was a strong supporter of the arts. His caustic wit and stubborn exterior veiled a tremendous heart of gold. As a community volunteer, he worked with Therapy Animals, an organization that brings people and animals together for healing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3449,"template":"","vietnam_era_alum":[25],"class_list":["post-3235","vietnam_alumni","type-vietnam_alumni","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","vietnam_era_alum-alumni"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/vietnam-memorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vietnam_alumni\/3235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/vietnam-memorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vietnam_alumni"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/vietnam-memorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/vietnam_alumni"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/vietnam-memorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/vietnam-memorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"vietnam_era_alum","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/vietnam-memorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vietnam_era_alum?post=3235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}