“You can’t replace memories”: Volunteers seek to return personal items after Texas floods

Michael Guyer holds patches from the Heart O' the Hills camp and photos that he has found while volunteering to help search efforts in the aftermath of the July 4 flood in Kerr County. (Credit: Brenda Bazán for The Texas Tribune)

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Crystal Smith was sifting through the debris on her property after the July 4 flooding in Kerrville when she came across a handmade Christmas ornament in the shape of a wooden house. On the back, it said “To: Paul and Trey. From: Bill and Rose. Dec. 1996.”