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CityViewNC.com | 11 e boys were given water before being transported by police to County Emergency Hospital. "ey cut a beer can and gave us a big beer can of water," Harvey said. "It was very good, that water." e boys, according to a United Press International wire service report, were dirty and scraggly, but they otherwise were declared in good condition by medical personnel at the hospital, where about 20 news reporters had heard about the youngsters and their ordeal. "We had this black, gummy stuff on us," Harvey said. "A nurse had to scrub and scrub to get that off of us. I didn't know if it was the effect of the alcohol or just being in the boxcar." 'Hello Mom' Soon enough, David Harvey was calling home. "I said, 'Hello, Mom,'" Harvey said. "She just started crying." Billy Waddell was making a call, too, to his mother. "His mother was crying," Harvey said. "ey were tears of happiness. I remember all of it being very emotional." And soon enough, the boys were heading home, and this trip via the blue skies, with a stop in Washington, D.C. "It was a prop plane," Harvey said, "and Dear Abby was on the plane." And then it was on to Grannis Field. "I looked out that plane window, and I thought half of the town was there," Harvey said. "ere were our classmates, my three sisters, my mother and father." You might think Sgt. David Harvey would be there with some stern words for his son, but that wasn't the case. "I knew our parents were glad to see us," David Harvey said. As for the boys, they never saw much of one another again. "ey didn't want us hanging around each other," Harvey said. Particularly not around any railway boxcars near the old Sullivan Wholesale beer distributing business in north Fayetteville. Aer graduating from Pine Forest High School, Harvey married, had a son in 1984, a daughter in 1992 and worked for a Dallas, Texas publishing house before his marriage Don't Stress. Let Merry Maids of Fayetteville Take Care of the Mess. We offer odorless environmentally friendly cleaning solutions to clean your home with our advanced techniques to deliver exceptional results. Mention code CV2021 10% off any 1 service or 15% off of 2 or more services with S&A Family. Call Merry Maids at (910) 423-7722 www.merrymaids.com/Fayetteville The Surgeon & Associates Family of Businesses www.surgeonandassociates.com Family Values • Superior Service • Career Opportunities When it rains, When it rains, IT DRAINS! IT DRAINS! (910) 433-1613 www.fayettevillenc.gov/stormwater

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