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Vernon C. Miller
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Early life
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The word “college” was never mentioned in my home as the only academic goal set for us was graduating from high school, which I did in 1941. My GPA placed me 9th in a class of 51. Only one graduate, the local MD’s daughter, went on to college.
World War II started six months later and all the young boys in our town flocked to enlistment offices. However, my parents would not allow me to enlist until I was 18 (March, 1942). Shortly after that day, I enlisted in the Navy and along with 100 other Navy enlistees from Albany, NY, went by train to Great Lakes Naval Training Base on Lack Michigan for basic training. During “boot camp”, we all took general aptitude tests. Shortly after, 20 of us from Albany were notified that we would be sent to a University for training to become Petty Officers. I was selected to become a Morse Code operator and attended the fall semester at nearby Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
The fact that I had been in the top 20% selected for college in the Albany group surprised me, however, I’m sure it provided me with some confidence in what was to become the first big academic test of my young life. There were 250 in our class at Northwestern and we were informed at the outset that only 50, (or 20% again), would be promoted to the rank of P
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Vern Miller: Legendary Kansas Lawman
With more than fifty years in law enforcement, Vern Miller rewrote the book on justice and public service: pursuing criminals with the same gusto he pursued order, social fairness, and public service. Vern Miller: Legendary Kansas Lawman narrates the life of this one-of-a-kind man from his school days at Wichita North High School, to his U.S. Army service in Korea, to his three decades of public service work with two stints as Attorney General, and his twenty-five years practicing law.
Filled with photographs, this is a memorable portrait of a rare American and a true hero of the law. Vern Miller: Legendary Kansas Lawman emphasizes Vern's fascination with the rules and demonstrates the commitment of law enforcement officers everywhere to upholding the law.