Leslie R. Lofthus was born August 27th, 1942 in Bagley to parents Elmer and Josie Wedwick Lofthus. He grew up on the family farm in Eddy Township along with his brother Dennis. His father Elmer was a WWII vet with a Purple Heart.

After graduating from Bagley High School Leslie entered the U.S. Air Force On March 20, 1964. He attended basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas then went on to further training at Shepard Air Force Base in Texas. His military speciality was HVAC. He was stationed at Travis Air Force Base in California. He received an honorable discharge.

He entered the Air Force a second time on May 24, 1971 and was honorably discharged September 23, 1980.

He currently lives in Puhrump, Nevada.

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