KEARNEY - Bill Shafer doesn't choke on his words very often. A personable retiree, Shafer, 67, likes to tell stories about his family, his three grown sons, his grandchildren and the road trips he ...

SPIRIT WHILE HIGHLIGHTING THIS CRITICAL NEED. IF MY BROTHER WERE HERE TODAY, HE WOULD TELL YOU THAT HE’S NOT A HERO. HE WOULD SAY THAT HE DIED DOING WHAT ANY DAD AND HUSBAND WOULD DO FOR THEIR FAMILY.

The moment she saw him step off the plane Saturday, Bailey O’Connor ran as fast as she could toward Sgt. Corey Shafer through a crowd of hundreds of people that were just as eager to embrace their ...