“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” – Winston Churchill

Speaking of looking backward, this date in 1985, the “Flood of ’85” struck southwest Virginia and a large part of West Virginia. Over 60 people lost their lives. Check out a 30 minute documentary by WDBJ in Roanoke, Va.

LODD’s:

Nov 04, 2005

Captain suffers pulmonary embolism during response to a medical call and later dies – New York.