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Posted: 8:27 AM Jun 2, 2008
La Crosse Trucker Finds Veterans's Therapy Chair Along Iowa Highway
Finds Owner After Seeing Story In Mason City, Iowa
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A recliner found along an Iowa highway by a La Crosse truck driver was more than abandoned debris.
It was pain relief for a disabled Operation Desert Storm veteran. And, it's back with its rightful owner, thanks to the trucker.
Raymond Lee found the boxed chair last week along Highway 9 near Grafton, Iowa. The recliner fell off the back of a pickup truck while Jim Erickson's wife was taking it to St. Ansgar, Iowa.
The chair's heating and vibrating features relieve Erickson's pain as a result of injuries sustained during his military service.
Lee searched for the owner, then saw a story about the missing chair in a Mason City, Iowa newspaper. Lee contacted the Worth County, Iowa Sheriff's Department and the chair eventually was returned to Erickson.
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