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hanging around, and Deborah and her friends wondered the Mentors Who Impacted America
why. At the evening’s end, Leroy offered to take them Their Lives Submit Your Veteran
home, but even though he persisted, they told him, “No.” Stories Now!
However, the next day Leroy and Deborah ran across Do you have a story or know of a story that
each other again –– and Deborah stated with a smile, needs to be told...
“We’ve been together ever since.” They celebrated their
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Leroy was sent back to England for a time before
Deborah joined him. They were eventually able to get Erin Agee 806-441-3955
their schedules synchronized by re-enlisting together. eagee7@outlook.com

When they were assigned to Reese AFB, Deborah tried www.lubbockseniorlink.com
unsuccessfully to find Lubbock on a map. One of her
co-workers knew where it was and showed her this “little
bitty dot.” She was emphatic. “I’m not going there!” But
she did, and so did Leroy. The day they arrived, they put
in for a transfer.

They say, “God prevailed,” and they stayed. They raised
their children here (Demeca Hobbs now in Austin and
Senior Master Sergeant Christopher Hobbs stationed
at Hurlburt Field, FL) –– and they stayed. They each
completed their military enlistments –– and they stayed.
After all these years, they stayed in Lubbock.

Leroy’s military career ended with 22 ½ years of service,
and he retired as a Master Sergeant. He continued
at Reese for several years as a civilian employee of We are a Certified
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Deborah finished her 7 ½ years of enlistment and reached Start the journey to better hearing today.
the rank of Sergeant.

Leroy is grateful for his military career. “I got to travel (806) 412-4931
and see things I never would have gotten to see –– a
young guy from Mobile, Alabama –– a kid who’d never Eligible Veterans can use VA health care services nationwide. Please note you need to be
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been out of the city.” Livingston Audiologists are certified in-network VA providers and may provide services to
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And they both agree and are grateful that God, through
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