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In today's newsletter:

  • How you can welcome 83 Southwest Florida veterans home Saturday
  • Four generations of service lead one Fort Myers vet to DC
  • How one Fort Myers veteran's musical talent changed his fate forever

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Heavy thunderstorms, with a high of 88 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 85, low: 75.
  • Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 83 Southwest Florida veterans to receive Honor Flight homecoming Saturday (winknews.com) — Fort Myers residents can welcome home 83 Southwest Florida veterans this Saturday, Oct. 10, at Southwest Florida International Airport as part of Collier-Lee Honor Flight's Mission 30. The nonprofit will honor Korean, Vietnam, and World War II veterans with a free trip to Washington, D.C., funded entirely by donations and volunteers, with WINK News covering the celebration.
   

• Honor Flight Mission 30 takes Fort Myers veteran and his family's legacy to DC (winknews.com) — A Fort Myers veteran, Louie Grasso, is heading to Washington on Honor Flight Mission 30 this Saturday, representing four generations of family military service. With both daughters now retired from the Army and one serving as his guardian on the trip, the family's long commitment to service will be honored together in the nation's capital.
   

• Fort Myers vet Denny Black traded rifle for instrument during Vietnam era (winknews.com) — A Fort Myers-based Vietnam-era draftee, Denny Black, saw his Army path change completely when his musical training landed him in a band instead of combat. Now, nearly 60 years later, he still performs around Southwest Florida and will join Honor Flight Mission 30 this Saturday, reflecting on how one question reshaped his life and service.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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