Drainage path from rocket exhaust is the access point of contamination from the missiles. Soft soil and unknown effects of chemicals created a large area of contamination that has effected Cheyenne resident water wells. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
The University of Wyoming marching band lines up on Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium before the start of the Cowboys game against San Diego State on Saturday, November 1, 2008. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune.
Pier Paolo Cito, AP An Israeli soldier rests after crossing back from southern Lebanon to Israel after morning operations on Wednesday.
Will Wallace, left, and Allic Robinson practice making the various sound effects for the War of the Worlds production by Stage III during a rehearsal last week at the Casper Planetarium. The effects will be made in the tradition of old time radio. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
Wyoming's Afam Muojeke drives to the basket as Willis Gardner of Colorado State hits the ground during first half action on Saturday. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune.
David Little reads the part of Crazy Stranger during a rehearsal for Stage III's performance of War of the Worlds last week at the Casper Planetarium. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith is seen in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Army. Smith posthumously became the first soldier in the Iraq war awarded the Medal of Honor, America's highest military award, given in recognition of extreme valor in combat. He was killed in action when his outnumbered unit was attacked by Iraqi forces at the Baghdad airport April 4, 2003 and is credited for saving hundreds of lives. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)
Lance Cpl. Jay Thurin sits with his wife Ashley Thurin and their baby McKenna near Cheyenne in this Star-Tribune file photo. Jay Thurin is suffering from tramatic brain Injury after surviving a roadside bomb while serving in Iraq. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune file)
This is what 110 World War II veterans, in white shirts and black hats, and 40 guardians look like together. The members of the first Honor Flight-Wyoming trip to Washington, D.C., posed Wednesday under the Iwo Jima Memorial. Nine veterans in the group served at Iwo Jima. (Kristy Gray/Star-Tribune)
An Israeli soldier on top of an armored vehicle watches as a plume of smoke billows in the Lebanese border village of Aita al-Shaab after is was hit by Israeli artillery, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2006. In a major expansion of its ground offensive, Israel decided to send thousands more troops deeper into Lebanon, as far as the Litani River some 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the Israeli border, to clear out Hezbollah fighters and hold the territory until a multinational force is deployed there, senior officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Yaron Kaminsky)
Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune Jen Silvey, a noxious weed specialist for the City of Casper, sprays chemicals on invasive weeds in the drainage by Yesness Park on Monday morning.
Louis Meeks holds a jar filled with water from a contaminated well on his property near Pavillion. Meeks and other property owners in the area blame oil and gas drilling for contamination of their drinking water. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)
John Fenton and others examine Pavillion neighbor Louis Meeks' water. (Dustin Bleizeffer/Star-Tribune)
Natural gas wellheads and other production facilities are intermingled with farming and ranching operations around the rural community of Pavillion. (Dustin Bleizeffer/Star-Tribune)
EnCana Corp. placed two 2,400-gallon water containers inside this unit on Louis Meeks' property two years ago when water from his well was shown to be contaminated. The containers were removed this month. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)
Guardian Lindsey McFarland and Jayne Clark embrace as Jayne's husband, WWII veteran Ray Clark, at left, is greeted by the crowd after returning from Washington, D.C., on the Honor Flight-Wyoming on Wednesday night at the Natrona County International Airport in Casper. McFarland volunteered as a guardian and helped take care of Ray during the two-day trip. "I didn't want to give him back," said McFarland, who was overcome with emotion as the trip ended. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
Crowds of school children cheer and hand out flags to returning WWII veterans as they arrive from their Honor Flight-Wyoming trip to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
MeLissa Binning stands in the security line with her grandfather, George Rahm, 88, before boarding the Honor Flight-Wyoming on Tuesday morning at the Natrona County International Airport. MeLissa volunteered to be a guardian for the flight to be able to go with her grandfather. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
Wayne Walker and Lyle Aichele, both of Lovell, sit together during a ceremony before boarding the Honor Flight-Wyoming on Tuesday morning. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
This Oct. 29, 2009 photo shows graves at Bolsena War Cemetery near a World War II Italian battlefield. Six hundred British, South African, Australian and New Zealand soldiers are buried here, part of a worldwide patchwork of cemeteries and memorials to the men and women from Britain and its dominions who were killed in the world wars. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
This Oct. 29, 2009 photo shows graves at Bolsena War Cemetery near a World War II Italian battlefield. Six hundred British, South African, Australian and New Zealand soldiers are buried here, part of a worldwide patchwork of cemeteries and memorials to the men and women from Britain and its dominions who were killed in the world wars. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
This Oct. 29, 2009 photo shows graves at Bolsena War Cemetery near a World War II Italian battlefield. Six hundred British, South African, Australian and New Zealand soldiers are buried here, part of a worldwide patchwork of cemeteries and memorials to the men and women from Britain and its dominions who were killed in the world wars. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
This Oct. 29, 2009 photo shows graves at Bolsena War Cemetery near a World War II Italian battlefield. Six hundred British, South African, Australian and New Zealand soldiers are buried here, part of a worldwide patchwork of cemeteries and memorials to the men and women from Britain and its dominions who were killed in the world wars. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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