1980 Rusty 2 yrs. old and Dan 6 yrs. old with Grandpa and Grandma Autstin
Rusty with Chicken Pox
Russ 1982 -- 4 years old
Rusty -- 1990 12 years old
Dan, Rusty, Jeremy & Kerry -- 1991
1991 --13 yrs. old
Rusty, his Sophomore year of HS -- 1992
1993--15 years old With Dad after fishing with Grandpa Shouse
1993 -- 15 yrs. old with Cousins Cory, Jacob and Joey.
Russ graduates from KV High School -- 1994. Dan, their Grandma Fox and Aunt Angie
1994--16 years old. Playing in tournament in Indianapolis, IN
KV Basketball team, 1994 -- 16 years old
1996 -- the jump tower at Fort Benning, Georgia. Russell started out jumping this way.
Russ after jump at Fort Benning, Georgia--1996
I was on location at Fort Benning to see Russell take his first jump and his next four jumps. Best I could figure, He was one of
those small dots coming out of the plane.
Can you imagine jumping into a 200 mph wind. He said at times he would feel himself brush up against the side of the plane.These fine soldiers at this point reminded me of cottonwood seeds floating through the air to the ground.
Russell ended up his 4 year term in June, 2001 with the Army at Fort Bragg, NC.
He logged some 35 jumps. Here, he became a Sergeant with the 82nd Airborne.
Russell in front of his barricks at Fort Benning, 1997
Russell in front of his home in Raleigh, NC, Christmas, 2001
Russell in front of his home in Raleigh, NC, Christmas, 2001
Russ as Correctional Officer 2003
Russ became a Jasper County Police Officer early 2004. Here he is with his personal car.
Russ graduates from Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in December, 2004. 4 months of intense training.
He said it was a “snap” compared to the 82nd Airborne.
Her Russ is pictured with his girlfriend, Bridgett and his grandparents Theron and Dorothy Shouse
