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 ...

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 ...