Special Weather Statement issued March 16 at 11:52PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Scattered snow showers occurring across the area will slowly diminish through the overnight hours. These snow showers will continue to cause brief reductions in visibility. In addition, the snow showers could produce a light coating of snow on roadways. This will result in the potential for some slick spots to develop. Motorists should be prepared for changing conditions overnight and exercise extra caution.
17° 17° chance Tue 28° Tue 28° chance 20° 20° Wed 41° Wed 41°
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Saturday, May 23rd, 2015
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Eichler at age 19 stands in front of an Army tank while stationed in Phuoc Vinh, Vietnam, in 1967. Several months later he and another soldier were were shot several times by a Viet Cong sniper while assigned to an observation post in the jungle.

Related online story:
Local veteran's war wounds still linger years later
Vern Eichler's life changed forever when he left his hometown in God's country and landed in the jungles of Vietnam.
He will always bear a reminder of the half dozen sniper bullets that ravaged his body and still cause him pain almost 48 years later, he said. [More]
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