By Dena Wood
The Times
Veteran Dr. Lewis Neace Shares Para-Rescue Experiences
Encourages students to take advantage of a great education at Waitsburg High
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Dr. Lewis Neace
WAITSBURG – "The last time I spoke before this student body was in 1967, when I had to give the valedictorian speech. I'm about as nervous now as I was then," said Dr. Lewis Neace as he addressed students and community members during a Veteran's Day program in the Waitsburg High School gymnasium last Thursday.
The statement is surprising coming from a man who spent a good portion of his career parachuting behind enemy lines to rescue military personnel as commander of the 920th USAF para-rescue wing.
Neace said he retired from the Air Force Reserves regretfully in 2014 when he couldn't fl...
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