It Was Twenty Years Ago Today … Tuesday, June 27, 2006 – Longview News-Journal

Published 5:15 am Saturday, June 27, 2026
By Les Hassell
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today … Leon Ishmael, uses a water hose to spray water as over an acre of his land burns during a fire Tuesday, June 27, 2006 in the 900 block of Main Street in East Mountain. East Mountain volunteer fire department responded along with the Texas Forest Service to the fire. (Kevin Green/News-Journal Photo)
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Les Hassell
Photojournalist
Les Hassell is a multimedia journalist who specializes in photography, mostly useless trivia and BBQ. Raised in Reklaw, TX by optimistic parents, he studied Photography and Fine Art at Stephen F. Austin State University.

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