By Thomas J. Morgan
A year ago today:
A military honor guard, family members and politicians stand in freezing rain on the tarmac at T.F. Green Airport to watch over the return of Sgt. Dennis P. Weichel Jr., a Rhode Island National Guardsman who died in Afghanistan.
5 years ago today:
The body of William Kramer, 84, is discovered in a pool on Woodland Trail in South Kingstown. Police theorized that Kramer tried to rescue his dog but drowned.
25 years ago today:
A Westerly High School teacher and about 25 students are being tested for AIDS after a student jabbed them with a medical instrument.