Bend native came from military family

Greg Fulton has deep roots in Bend.

The 68-year-old owner of an RV remodeling business is a lifelong Bend resident. His father, George Fulton, came to Bend in 1917.

“I’m on the endangered species list,” Fulton said. “I’m a Bend native.”

Fulton grew up in Bend during the baby-boomer era, when families settled down and had children post-World War II. Fulton’s father had returned home after serving as a civilian officer with the British Royal Air Force and then with the U.S. Merchant Marine.

Despite the military service in his family, Fulton described himself as an anti-war hippy in high school during the Vietnam War. While he and his friends criticized the Vietnam War, they always supported the troops and celebrated their return home, Fulton said.