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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 2013
Page
4
An Andrews man is reported as the last surviving member of a First Battalion Airborne Raider unit with a wound described as sustained in service. Further details on unit, date, and condition are not provided in the readable text.
Clyde Welch, the last living First Battalion Airborne Raider, reflects on race against time and war memories. Drafted 1943, he jumped into France in 1944 with the 101st, fought across seven countries, and survived 296 days of combat. Now retired in Andrews after Shell work and dune buggy racing, he remains energetic and shares war anecdotes.
Beverly Jones received a free wig from the Look Good Feel Good salon at Medical Center Hospital's West Texas Cancer Center after breast cancer treatment began last year. While supplies remain mostly stocked, demand for wigs has risen and donors cite tighter finances. The salon also offers styling and freebies, helping patients feel normal and reassuring their families.
Readers can donate money or hair for wigs by calling the West Texas Cancer Center at MCH at 335-8275 for information and participation.
Searchers on Sunday located the body of 18 year old Aaron Adams of Schertz near San Antonio after he and a friend were swept into Cibolo Creek while swimming with about six other youths. A friend escaped by grabbing a tree branch as Adams did not, and authorities notified his family.
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