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Wilson County News

Location

Floresville, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 2003

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Local Marine recalls Iraq tour and life at war

Lance Cpl. Donald W. Meyer Jr. bic home to Floresville after eight months in Iraq with the 1st Battalion 7th Marine Regiment. He describes life under war conditions, poverty, and the impact on civilians, including women, while recalling the 2003 Kuwait deployment and training.

Donald W. Meyer Jr Iraq Lance Cpl. Meyer Imelda DeLeon Rita Garcia Olivia Floresville Jennifer Garcia Twentynine Palms Calif 7Th Marine Regiment Baker Company Wilson County Meyer Bush Marine Expeditionary Force Kuwait Marine Najaf Lance Cpl Donald Meyer Jr 1St Battalion 7Th Marines

Private plane crash after propeller blade breaks in flight

Corpus Christi pilot Mark Bratton 79 and his wife were in critical condition at Brooke Army Medical Center after a Swearingen SX-300 lost a propeller blade en route to San Antonio. Bratton glided to a belly landing in a pasture near Fairview, avoiding a harsher crash by keeping the gear up.

Corpus Christi Fairview Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio Mark Bratton Jesse Cavazos Federal Aviation Administration Cavazos Bratton

Dirty bomb drill tests Wilson Memorial staff regionwide

Wilson Memorial Hospital hosted a regional dirty bomb mock drill with 24 hospitals participating. Medical teams practiced decontamination and radiological screening as NDMS evaluators observed. Local schools provided mock victims while Brooke Army Medical Center and Red Cross supported the exercise.

Floresville Wilson Memorial Hospital Bob Duffield Duffield Brooke Army Medical Center American Red Cross Amateur Radio Service San Antonio Kendra Lee Floresville High School Audrey Garcia Bill O’connell

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