Stationed in Texas as a second lieutenant, he met Mamie Geneva Doud, whom he married in 1916.

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He was commissioned a second lieutenant and served two tours of duty in Vietnam, where he received three Silver Stars.

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Mullins was a Second Lieutenant with the U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Benning, Ga. in 1989 when he self-released his first cassette of original songs.

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