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COLE'S ARMY SURPLUS store was started in 1959 in San Angelo by Claude Cole and his son Ronnie. The first location was on the comer of Concho Street and Chadbourne. Ronnie Cole bought out his father in 1984 and incorporated the business. When a fire destroyed the building on the comer in 1986, Ronnie moved down the street to its present location at 1 1 8 N. Chadbourne. That same year, Ronnie's son. Taylor, joined the store as the operations manager.