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Caddo County Oklahoma Military - Vietnam
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STEVENS, MELVIN

STEVENS, MELVIN 'Jody' was born 20 sep 1947 in Lawton, 
Comanche county, Ok. and died 29 apr 2005. He grew up 
in Binger, Caddo county, Ok. and was raised by his 
grandparents, Francis and Margaret Williams. He was 
an enrolled member of the Caddo tribe. He served in 
the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1971, serving in the 
82nd Airborne, Special Forces and 173rd Airborne Brigade. 
He received a National Defense Medal, Vietnam Defense, 
Vietnam Campaign, Good Conduct, Air Medal, 
Army Commendation Bronze Star w/v device, 
Combat Infantry Badge, Parachutists Badge, 
Expert Marksman Badge, Gunner First Class Badge, 
Vietnamese Metros Medal, and was an instructor at 
JFK Special Forces. He was stationed at Ft. Chaffee, 
Ft. Polk, Ft. Leonard Wood, Ft. McClain, Ft. Campbell, 
Ft. Banning, Ft. Bragg, LZ English, Bong-Song An-KHz, 
Plaice and LZ Uplift. After his honorable discharge from 
the Army he worked at the El Reno, Ok. Correctional 
Center for the Dept. of Corrections. He later transferred 
to the Dept. of Defense and worked at Tinker Field Air 
Force base in Oklahoma City, Ok. until his 
retirement in 1997.