As historic flooding levels
continue to weigh on the River Valley in Arkansas, those with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers are monitoring levee conditions in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
“In
1990, we had a high-water event through here, and it was only on the levees for
a short period of time. So, this is a much greater event. Right now, we are
passing about 570,000 cubic feet per second. In 1990, it was 360,000. That’s a
lot more water,” said Col. Bob Dixon with the Corps’ Little Rock District.
Pressure
on levees in the River Valley because of flooding is something Corps engineers
said they will be looking into long after the water is gone.
“This event is not over. People need to pay attention to what happens after.
The clean up is not just in the houses, but these levees need to be
revitalized. They will be inspected. Our folks with the Army Corps of Engineers
will help these communities inspect those with some technical assistance,” Dixon
said.
Every book has a story. The story of this book is that the owner
was:
Troy Lamar Raper
Little Rock, AR, 1921 –
2021
Troy Lamar Raper, died February 22, 2021 at age 99. He was born in Little Rock on November 25, 1921 to Albert C. and Ola Prickett Raper.
He graduated from Little Rock Senior High School in 1940 and was employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1941. After a period of active duty in the military service in WWII, he returned to the Corps of Engineers, retiring in 1977 with 36 years of service. At the time of his retirement, he was Chief of the Planning and Control Branch and Assistant Chief of the Real Estate Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Little Rock.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in World War II, graduated from flight training as a pilot in June 1944 and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant. He served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater with the 5th Air Force, 345th Bomb Group. At the end of hostilities, he served in the occupation of Japan with the 3rd Emergency Rescue Squadron. He was discharged from active duty in February 1946, entered the Air Force Reserve and retired in 1981 as a Lieutenant Colonel.
In October 1946, he and the former Margaret E. Watson were married in Little Rock. At the time of his death they had been married 76 years. He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. He was also a member of the 345th Bomb Group Association and the Air Force Association.
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