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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 2013
Page
6
James Winters, a Navy veteran and later an Army officer who served in Korea, recalls Memorial Day events where honored guests remind him of both the good and the bad times. He urges people to remember WWII and Korea and the sacrifice of many men who gave their lives.
A roster of veterans recognized for service spans World War II through Korea, detailing individuals such as Wise, Meek, Winters, Cobra, Dean, Calloway, Calvert, Lewis, Wright, Barnes, Henson, Sprawls, Johnson, Patton, Glasman, Starnes, Rea, and Geitz. Geitz is noted as a prisoner of war from ages eleven to fifteen.
Odessa City Manager Richard Morton and Midland Mayor Wes Perry warned that police cannot cover every driver as wrecks rise. Beauchamp cited Odessa District fatal crash rates jumping from 3.45 to 4.47 per 100 million miles from 2011 to 2012. Law enforcement joined a Click It or Ticket drive through June 2 and Odessa patrols were increased for holiday traffic.
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