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wherever he lived. always my only one. There was never another. She
Many of them call had polio and got over that. Then she had cancer and
regularly. Wayne got over that. She had cancer again, and that didn’t
Linder has heard more get her. It was the Alzheimer’s that took her away
than a few of Skeet’s from me.”
stories. He says his
friend “experienced Skeet also attributes his good life to his faith in Jesus.
more before he was 25 “I always knew I had a heavenly Father.”
than most people do in After the war, he had some symptoms of what would
a lifetime.”
now be labeled PTS. “I would take my sleeping bag

Skeet and Louise were and go lay out under the stars of eastern New Mexico
“married 60 good and just talk to God. Before I knew it, I didn’t have a
years. We never had problem. I had the best mother and dad. I knew they
an argument. We had a rule: ‘Only one of us can be loved me. And from the time I was born, I knew my
mad at a time.’ I give her credit for most of it. She was heavenly Father loved me, too.”

Civil Air Patrol
Wreaths Across America Lubbock Composite Squadron
Sponsoring National
Wreaths Across America Day
The Civil Air Patrol, Lubbock Composite Squadron will once again be December 14, 2019
sponsoring this year’s Wreaths Across America ceremony. Please join us on
December 14, 2019 at the City of Lubbock Memorial Cemetery at 2011 E.
31 Street. Lubbock Composite Squadron has been honoring the memory
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of veterans interred at the City of Lubbock Cemetery since 2008. This will
be the 12 Christmas that Lubbock has helped us to REMEMBER our fallen
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U.S. veterans, HONOR those who currently serve and TEACH our children
the value of FREEDOM. Capt. Tammy Preidis is the Wreaths Across America
Director for Lubbock. This program is very dear to her heart as she and her
husband, Jim, come from families with a long line of military service. The
two of them served in the Air Force during Desert Storm. This year we will
be focusing on Vietnam veterans. It’s been 55 years since the beginning
of the Vietnam War. Capt. Preidis says, “I’ve truly appreciated all who
have helped expand this program. It’s my desire to have wreaths for all EVERY FALLEN HERO DESERVES A WREATH
2,000 + veterans who are laid to rest at the City of Lubbock Cemetery. To
accomplish this, we need to collect $30,000. It’s my aspiration to get more
of Lubbock’s businesses and community organizations to come forward to
sponsor wreaths for this awesome program.”
To sponsor, please contact Capt. Tammy Preidis at 806-429-2033 or send
your check made out to WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA to Civil Air Patrol,
Attention: Capt. Tammy Preidis, PO Box 65026, Lubbock, TX 79464.
Wreaths are $15.00 each. Individuals or small businesses can sponsor 10
wreaths for $150.00. A corporate Sponsorship is 100 wreaths for $1,500. Please help us HONOR Lubbock’s 2,000 +
Our sponsors will be recognized on the program and on our local Civil Air Veterans. Donate $15.00 for a wreath to be
Patrol website. Thank you in advance for your support. placed. Contact Capt Tammy Preidis at
806-429-2033

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