Kent Erwin Harbaugh
d 2025
Biography as of May 01, 2025
Born on the 4th of July, 1941 in Manson, Iowa, to Kenneth and Bernice Harbaugh, he was raised in the heartland, the son of educators, where his passion for service and adventure steered him to a 30-year U.S. Air Force career flying fast reconnaissance jets and leading America’s Airmen. Upon his retirement in 1993, he and his wife Kathy continued their service to others by founding Triple H Equitherapy in Pipe Creek, Texas, using horses to help people with special physical and mental needs.
Kent was a 1963 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and a decorated Vietnam veteran awarded the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Bronze Star. He held graduate degrees from George Washington and Auburn Universities in Political Science and Education.