If you’re a veteran in the Lyon County area, there’s a good chance that you’ve met Dave Welch. It could be from his work at the front desk of Newman Regional Health, where he greets and assists people, or from his work with various community organizations. Or maybe he handed you an Honor Flight and Quilt of Valor application, of which he’s distributed over 300.

No matter how you’ve come across Welch, there’s a great chance that he greeted you with a smile and a story, of which he has many.

Welch’s time serving in the military from 1965 to 1969 contains enough stories to fill the pages of a book.

One of his most proud stories comes from being involved in chasing a Russian submarine for four months in international waters before the enemy was forced to surface. Welch recalls the interacti

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