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from Hope Mills. "I grew up in Lafay-
ette Village and my wife grew up in
Mill Village which were very humble
upbringings. Neither one of us really
had anything…but we didn't know it.
We thought we had a lot," he said.
Duggins, like the other military
brats, feels there was an advantage to
living in so many different places, in
the states as well as abroad. "Looking
back, living in Germany was a bless-
ing. I've taken all of my children over
there to see the country, each when
they graduated from high school."
He elaborated, "Being an army brat,
was a big advantage for me later. I am
much more accepting of people, less
judgmental and I was never part of the
clique… and I take an issue with that…
being an elitist, that is just so contrary
to my thought pattern. "
Aer a brief stint in Wilmington
in the early 1980s with his wife and
three children, Duggins felt the pull to
come back to Fayetteville. "I love the
people and I love this city. I have no
intention of ever leaving. Fayetteville
is a nice community. I'm a Fayetteville
advocate."
is sentiment is shared by the sons
and daughters of our armed forces right
here in this All-America City. ese so-
called "brats" are building Fayetteville
to be ready for a brighter tomorrow.
CV
James Jr., Murray and their
father, James in post-war
Germany
1SGT
James
Duggins
Murray Duggins
