James Sands

Profile Updated: January 4, 2021
James Sands
James Sands

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James Sands

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Residing In: Venice, FL USA
Spouse/Partner: Diane
Occupation: Retired U.S. Army and D.H.S.
Children: Cliff 1978, Trish 1980, Nate 1983, Grandaughter: Arianna 2004, Taylor 2005, Graylin 2017
Military Service: U.S. Army 33 years Master Sergeant (ret)  
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I was drafted into the Army in Dec 1966 and served two tours in VietNam. I was discharged at Fort Sill in Dec 1969 and married my high school sweetheart in 1970. I started a trucking and real estate business in Onset, MA. I remarried a few more times (2) and joined the Massachusetts Army National Guard and retired as a Master Sergeant in 2007. I worked for the U.S. Coast Guard at Air Station Cape Cod for 21 years and retired as the airfield foreman in 2010. We bought a house with a dock on the Manatee River in Bradenton, FL in 2010. We have a Regal 2565 and love the boating and fishing on the Gulf of Mexico.
Update: February 2020.... Diane and I decided that the boat was not getting enough use, so we sold the boat and our home on the Manatee River in Bradenton
and moved to Islandwalk in Venice, Fl. We have old friends in the neighborhood and there are tons of activities and two activity centers with pools and entertainment. We also want to spend more time in Falmouth Heights with our granddaughters. Two are teenagers and will be starting their own journeys soon.. Graylin just turned three and is a fireball.

Grand kids?

Grandaughters: Arianna 2004, Taylor 2005, Graylin 2017

Still have family around Braintree?

No

How often do you get back to Braintree?

I drive through occasionally.

Would you ever move back to Braintree area?

I don't think so, the Braintree I knew is gone.

Do you ever see/talk to/hang out with any classmates?

I've seen a few in Florida and I talk to some on facebook. A few are no longer with us.

What's the farthest you've been from home?

VietNam, Hong Kong, Japan, Europe

Favorite place to go?

Falmouth Heights and boating around Tampa Bay and the Manatee River.

What schools did you attend?

Monatiquot, South Jr. and BHS

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Happy birthday Diane. Have a great day.

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Jan 20, 2022 at 12:20 PM

I am so sad to learn of Paul’s passing. Paul and I knew each other casually in high school and we didn’t really connect until a few years ago when Paul privately contacted me to talk about our experiences in VietNam. Paul was conflicted about his feelings, and all I could tell him was that he saved lives instead of taking them and in war, that is an honorable profession. Rest in peace my brother.

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Happy birthday June. Have a great day.

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Happy birthday Barbara. Have a great day. This is also my granddaughter‘s 16th birthday today.

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Bill and I lived in the same neighborhood off Liberty St. I just knew him to say hi and we never hung around but his passing is a loss to our Braintree childhood memories. Rest peacefully Bill.

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