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Paul Henry Nelson was a US Army Colonel during the Cold War. Nelson was a part of the US Liaison Mission during the Cold War.

Biography

Paul was born in Racine Wisconsin on January 7th, 1949. He grew up in a military family, and attended William Horlick High School. Where he lettered 4 times in Football and Wrestling. After graduation Paul attended West Point the US Military Academy, where he wrested for one year. After breaking his neck during a match, Paul stopped wresting. After graduation he joined the US Army, and later down worked for the United States On-Site Inspection Agency. Paul traveled many miles, and worked on multiple nuclear arms, and was a part of the US INF Treaty. After the war, he moved to Fairfax Virginia with his wife Mary and two daughters while he worked out of the pentagon. After retiring from the Army as a US Colonel, Paul moved to Louisville Colorado, where he worked in the Education Department for sun. Shortly after his first grandchild was born Paul fully retired and helped take car of him. But on March 1st, 2006 Paul was skiing off his season pass at Breckenridge Resort. Paul crashed into multiple trees and was pronounced dead on the spot. The cause of the crash is still unknown to this day. It is believed that due to his high cholesterol and family history of strokes, he possibly had a stroke and collapsed while skiing. Paul was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Virginia on March 30th, 2006.

"just rub some dirt on it"