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Teddy went on the 2013 Texas South Plains YOU COULD WIN
Honor Flight with his son Laddie as his
guardian. He particularly liked Arlington PRIZE MONEY
Cemetery and the changing of the guard.

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days. His unit was on its way to Hiroshima, Japan when AWESOME HOBBY, WE WANT TO SEE IT.
the atomic bomb was dropped. “We stayed in combat
until August of 1945; then we were sent to Tinsing,
China to fight.” Pick a Category, Any Category:
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After the war ended, the young soldier returned to San
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Diego, where he was discharged from the Marines in
Crochet, Knitting, Tatting, and Weaving
August 1946. He was able to visit one of his brothers
Culinary
in Los Angeles before a long bus ride to Amarillo and
Youth Department
then Snyder. His parents came to pick him up, and

as he recalled, “We were sure glad to see each other Fine Arts
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– Mom cried a lot.” He picked up where he left off
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with his music career and was in a group called the
Ted Jay Combo. They played all over West Texas, even Entry is Free (and Unbelievably Fun!)
though “some of the places were pretty rough.” Later
on, he played with the Caldwell band in Lubbock. He Enter your project on the following dates and times:

“worked at Snyder Laundry for over 25 years and got Tuesday, September 18th from 9 am - 6 pm

to know everyone in Snyder. In those days, you would Wednesday, September 19th from 9 am - Noon
deliver their clothes right to their house.” He met and Entering Under Culinary or
married Virginia Taylor in Youth Department (Baked Goods):

1947. They had three boys and Your entry time is Thursday
one girl. Later in life, he met September 20th from 9 am - Noon
a girl named Shirley Snyder at
the local Dairy Queen. They
married in May 1982. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT
The WWII hero is modest SOUTHPLAINSFAIR.COM
about his military exploits, and
humble about being called a
hero. “I had my good points
and my bad points, but I always
tried to be a good man.”

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