Community supports wounded airman.(THE GOODNESS OF AMERICA)(Brandon Byers )(Brief article)

Air Force Airman First Class Brandon Byers was wounded in Iraq on October 16 when his patrol unit was hit with an improvised explosive device. Byers was immediately airlifted to a military trauma center in Kuwait, where he underwent emergency surgery. On October 28, he was transferred to Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

Brandon's wife, Meg, their daughter, Cameron, and his parents, Gary and Diana Byers, all traveled to San Antonio to be there when he arrived. And that was just the start of a show of support for the wounded airman that turned a stroke of misfortune into an inspiring reflection on human goodness.

In a letter sent "To all the folks back home," published in the Daily Light, Airman First Class Byers said, in part:

 
   I wanted to thank you and express 
   my appreciation for all of the support 
   from the Waxahachie Daily Light and 
   the community.... I read all of the articles 
   and the ...