Odell Sexton was born and raised in the coal mine camps in Tennessee. He joined the Army after just turning 17 by lying about his age. In WWII he served with the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and survived Anzio and Bastogne. Odell was a steeplejack for 40 years and because of the danger of his job he could only be insured by Lloyd's of London. Now retired, he lives in the mountains in Tennesse.