Soldier's hurt, but he'll be home for Christmas

Soldier's hurt, but he'll be home for Christmas
Jim Memmott
Senior editor
(December 19, 2004) — If he clears one final medical hurdle, Army 1st Lt. William Reynolds III will be coming home to Pittsford today for the holidays.

Seriously injured in Iraq on Nov. 7, the 24-year-old Pittsford Mendon High School graduate has been on a harrowing journey.

But innumerable units of blood and a dozen surgeries later, he is scheduled to arrive at Greater Rochester International Airport at 5:06 p.m. today.

The only thing that could delay his arrival is an indication of any infection on one of his leg wounds.

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