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Show LefJoy Tohonniey . Havajo Youth-. Loses Leg In Truck Accident; .: ;': ;' lis MyfoD Resident Fcr Six fears;.;.. Loss of his right ' leg below the knee, and a broken right arm, plus injuries to his other leg and arm, has not - reduced the cheerfulness 'and enthusiasm ol Lct.oy Tohonnie, Navajo Indian In-dian youth, who for six years-lived years-lived with Mr. and Mrs. Howard D Roberts at their Myton- home prior to entering military service ser-vice in March 1951. According to information received re-ceived from the U. S. Arrr.v hospital at Fort Campbell. Kentucky, Ken-tucky, LeRoy was involved in a highway . accident ' several weeks ago. According to. a letter let-ter from LeRoy, written by on; of his buddies, the tr.uck he had been riding in had a blowout, blow-out, and while 'the ' crew . was . repairing it, he was ' standing at the tailgate. Another truck was coming1 down on a gravel road towards him, rnd since a lot of dust made visibility poor, the driver of the other1 truck failed to see LeRoy .until was too late, and he was struck1 by the truck. His right, lez was crushed, his right arm broken,' and the muscles of his left leg were badly injured. Surgeon? were forced .to amputate his leg above the knee. He was rushed to the Arm hospital in Fort Campbell. Ky , where he says they are. takmt; care of him in excellent style. In a very cheerful letter to Mr and Mrs. Roberts, LeRoy told, about the various television programs he is enjoying: -.His buddies are helping him to become be-come adjusted to, his situation A second letter was received by Bishop Glen Gilbert 'of the Myton L D S Ward from an army chaplain, Raymond. H. Stephens, who' briefly told of LeRoy's accident, and made a request for a Book of Mormon to be sent him. He had been given a copy before entering military service, but it had been lost, and it was his desire to have it to read and study. Loses Leg V- .: 2-' ' . . - ' V ." 2, .... -a H- - - J T . ' i ' H . .-. " - . "., . . , LE ROY -TOHONNIE. ' Na-V vajo youlh, who suffered -ihe- loss of his right leg in a truck '. accident in Kentucky. . . He lived in Mylon for six years before joining the. U. S. ..Army. ,.; .. A native or Tuba 'City, Ari2:, where his father, -Thomas Tohonnie To-honnie resides, LeRoy attended Roosevelt High School -. before enlisting in the. Army in March 1951. He ' received his1 basic training at 'the Hawaii Scofield Air Base. " |