EDITOR’S NOTE — Veteran Voices is an annual week-long series introducing WYDaily readers to some of our local veterans. Each story represents a different person in the Historic Triangle communities and shares their stories of service.

WILLIAMSBURG— Jim Icenhour grew up as a military brat, often moving from place to place while his father was in the service.

“We moved all over. I attended 10 different schools in 12 years. I actually participated in two of his overseas tours. The first, I don’t remember because I was two years old, but we went to Japan in 1949 and Okinawa in 1956-58 when I was 12 years old,” Icenhour recalls.

Icenhour’s father was flying F-86s and F-100s during the Korean War. Living in a house off base, Icenhour would frequently watch the planes practice over the gunnery

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