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James R Thompson 1917 - 2005

James R Thompson of Rocky Ford, Otero County, CO was born on October 5, 1917, and died at age 87 years old on January 29, 2005. James Thompson was buried at Ft. Lyon National Cemetery Section J Row 9 Site H 15700 County Road Hh, in Las Animas.
James R Thompson
Rocky Ford, Otero County, CO 81067
October 5, 1917
January 29, 2005
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  • 10/5
    1917

    Birthday

    October 5, 1917
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: Y2 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 01/29
    2005

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    January 29, 2005
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    Ft. Lyon National Cemetery Section J Row 9 Site H 15700 County Road Hh, in Las Animas, Co 81054
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In 1917, in the year that James R Thompson was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1956, when he was 39 years old, on May 20th, the U.S. tested the first hydrogen bomb dropped from a plane over Bikini Atoll. Previously, hydrogen bombs had only been tested on the ground. The Atomic Age moved forward.
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