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From Floods to Fate: Stories of Rescue and Romance
By Gary and Shannon
July 8, 2025
We will provide more updates on the Texas flooding and the relief camps. Petty Officer Scott Ruskan has completed his first mission with the U.S. Coast Guard, and he is being hailed as a hero! Andrew McGowan encountered Shallen Yu in Yellowstone and thought to himself, "I'm going to marry that girl." And he did! Shallen was aware that her family might disapprove, and indeed they initially did. However, her mother consulted a Chinese fortune teller, who predicted that they would have their differences but would ultimately work them out. Currently, Andrew and Shallen have two children and are happily married.
This story originally appeared in Gary and Shannon