George's Background

PERSONAL FAMILY HISTORY
  • Native Hoosier

  • Born in Evansville, Indiana, one of nine children in a working class family.

  • Rush County resident since 1993

  • Married to Janice for 52 years.

  • Two sons and Janice & I are the proud grandparents of six beautiful grandchildren.

COMMUNITY SERVICE    
  • Active in school activities when children were in school.

  • Active in Indian Guides and Boy Scouts.

  • Coached Little League Baseball. Also had a basketball clinic and coached my son's team
    in basketball.

  • Active in Church Activities: Was a Deacon and Chairman of Finance Committee@
    Carrollton Ave. U.C.C., Indianapolis. Was the Vice President and President of the
    Consistory @ St. Peter's U.C.C., Carmel, Indiana.  Was a Deacon @ Main Street
    Christian Church, Rushville, IN.  

EDUCATION
  • Attended Evansville College; Fall of 1955 through Spring Semester of 1958.

  • Attended Indiana University School of Medicine, Sept. 1958 - February 1959.              

  • Graduate; Butler University, 1961; B. S. Chemistry/Zoology.  (Dean's List)

MILITARY SERVICE
  • Enlisted @ age 17 in U.S.A.F., July 31, 1951. Served four years active duty and four
    years of inactive reserve.  Served in NATO three years; January, 1952-December 1954.
    Stationed @ Burtonwood AFB, Warrenton, England and Chateaureaux AFB,
    Chateaureaux, France.  Honorably discharged in 1959.  Was awarded a "Certificate of
    Appreciation" from the State of Indiana in recognition of my services.  (I returned this
    certificate to Governor Daniels' office as my protest against the contrived Iraq and
    Afghanistan Invasions and Occupations which were based on lies, deceit and greed.)

EMPLOYMENT
  • Now Retired.  Was in pharmaceutical sales for nearly 34 years, (1961-1995) for American
    Home Products, which was known as Wyeth Laboratories, now owned by Pfizer
    Laboratories
ORGANIZATIONS
  • Founding Member of American Veterans Against War.

  • Member of Vietnam Veterans Against War

  • Member of Veterans For America

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NOTABLE EVENTS
  • Was a member of Veterans For Peace for several years.  I was one of two veterans who
were instrumental in forming VFP Chapter 49 of  Central Indiana.

  • As a member of VFP, I traveled to Central America twice, at my own expense, in order to
    obtain information about the U.S. Supported "Contra" terrorist war against the peoples of
    Nicaragua.               
George Holland For Congress - 2010
A populist Democrat -- "Putting America First"
Putting American Families, Jobs,
and Seniors First;  Not War Profit$,
Oil Profit$, Israel or Wall Street.
P.O.Box 751
Rushville, IN 46173
georgehollandforcongress@yahoo.com