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Name
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Clark, Earl E.
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Rank, Company, Regiment
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CPT HQ-1 87th
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Birth date/Death Date
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7/3/1919
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Vermont Location
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South Londonderry
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Awards
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12/7/79 inducted into the Army's Hall of Fame
1999 inducted into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame
Honorary Colonel of 87th at Fort Drum
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Importance of Vermont
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"My father was the Methodist minister and I was born in our home next to the church [South Londonderry]."
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First skiing experience
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"I first skied at the age of 13 in Wisconsin, toe straps and galoshes! As the years went by I got better skis and boots and by 1939 was a good, but certainly not expert, skier. I worked for the summers of 1940 and 41 at Jenny Lake in the Grand Tetons and did considerable skiing in the back country and climbing of the Teton peaks."
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College
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Competitive Skiing
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What was your experience in the 10th like?
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Why did you join the 10th?
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When the creation of the 87th was announced, it was there that I had to go! I have felt or the rest of my life that I served with a fabulous group of men which made the 10th great!"
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Ski Patrol
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"My return to skiing was as head of the patrol at the Arapahoe Basin the year it opened and I have skied ever since."
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Ski School
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Ski Industry
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1985 became Board member of the Over the Hill Gang, International, a ski and adventure club for seniors, President 1988-1992.
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Vermont Ski Area Connection
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Role of Skiing in your Life
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"Skiing after the war was my way of life."
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Other information
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Founder of the National Association of the 10th Mountain Division and its National President for 7 years.
Chairman of the Board of the 10th Mountain Division Foundation and Chairman Emeritus of the National Association.
Founder of the International Federation of Mountain Soldiers.
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