AMERICAN HEROES BINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL KEEP YOUR HEAD UP! Born and raised in Fort "It was the later part of of Third Class Petty he earned a business a bare back rider. Hall, Buddy Hugues, the Korean War. I was Officer. people," he said. believe in fellowship administration degree (The Idaho Cowboy d the on the USS Agerholmwas good in Hall of Fame was and giving back." sports, so after awhile, After being discharged incorporated into the Hugues and his vwife I went into special from the Navy, he Idaho Rodeo Hall of MarGene, have been U.S. Navy right after 826 Destroyer on the he graduated from Formosa patrol. Blackfoot High School The Formosa patrol services where I was moved back to Fort Fame when it became a married 63 years He is both Shoshone was designed to deter put in charge of balls" Hall and became a n and Bannock. His both the Chinese Hugues said. "I cleaned joumeyman ironworker. in 2013,) non-profit organization "She told me it was either her way or the was Nationalists and the the gym and chased He is a lifetime member Asked if he broke a lot highway so 've been a Shoshone his Chinese communists after the commander's of ronworkers Local of bones, he said, "No, I doing it her way. grandmother a from invading each kids. My commander 732 in Pocatello know the secret." said if ever lost worked on the Wha that? "Keep stupendous woman. "By June of 1953, I On the destroyer, he fight, I would have to pipeline at Kodie Bay, your head up. Once She graduated from was in boot camp in was a machinist mate return to the fleet, but Alaska, for Morrison your head goes down, BYU and taught school San Diego," he said. and earned the rank I wasn't intimidated. I Knudsen, and helped the rest follow for 25-30 years. had it pretty good." build a refinery in "My grandmother taught Asked what he learned the Virgin Islands for me to ride horses when kids four boys and in the service, he said, Hess 0i, he said The couple has six . was 5 or 6," Hugues two girls I learned what the also was the fore world is all about andI for the mini-dome in bike, but I did have met a lot of great people. Pocatello. We built the horse. I raise quarter my man said. "I didn't have a "They all have degrees, a Hugues said. "Oneof granddaughters "l thought about steel structure." staying in the Navy but He was the first Native when I got home to Fort American inducted Hall, I decided to stay. into the Idaho Cowboy My brother was in the Hall of Fame. He was a Air Force for 20 years; saddle bronc rider and horses. I break them works for the governor. myself although my sons help me now and Iplay a lot of golf." "The more you get out, you can meet a lot of She was hired as soon as she passed the She was one of the top students in her class."