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Page 2–The News-Review, A Tribute to our Veterans
Roseburg Oregon, Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Proud to Serve! Written By Dennis Pope
Throughout my earlier life, it was drilled into me that to serve my country was an honor. Just do it when the time comes! Americans enjoy many freedoms because of people serving our country. Upon graduation from college in the late 1960’s I decided to join the U. S. Air Force rather than being drafted. Within one year I became a fully trained and proud air traffic controller. As a 1st Lieutenant I decided to serve my country in the Vietnam war. The jet trip across the Pacific Ocean was long, and the temporary stop in Hawaii was very muggy and humid! I wondered what I was getting myself into (climatewise) since being born and reared in western Oregon. At last our jetliner approached Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City) Airport, and everyone was advised by the pilot to really tighten and secure our seat belts—as we were entering a combat zone and would soon be landing at Saigon. Wow! Our commercial pilot put us into a very steep decent that slammed almost all passengers back into the seats. As the wheels touched down on the runway, smoke from a heavy application of brakes could be seen out the jetliner windows. During our taxiing to the airport the commercial pilot apologized for the rapid decent but there was reported enemy ground fire in the airport area and part of the airport terminal was taking enemy fire. Other than that, “Welcome to Vietnam and thanks for serving our country,” he mentioned on the intercom. Boy, what was I getting into?
The next day I was flown south of Saigon to Binh Thuy Air Force base located about 5 miles northwest of the city of Can Tho near the Mekong River. Upon arrival the temperature was 98 degrees and the humidity was 90 percent. This is not like Oregon! My job for the next year was to train Vietnamese Air Force officers in becoming efficient and effective air traffic controllers. Soon I realized my job wasn’t too bad, but I just needed to get accustomed to daily high temperatures and humidity, as well as daily afternoon monsoon storms. Progress was accomplished each month in training of Vietnamese personnel, and I soon became acclimated to the tropical climate. After all, I was proud to serve my country! Another adjustment I had to make was to the different culture. The food and life styles were different. For instance a walk downtown Can Tho was at first mind-boggling because of all the traffic horn noise. Every vehicle that passed people honked its horn. It was very noisy and hard on anyone’s ears— then I found out from my Vietnamese counterpart that in his country honking horns really mean that the driver sees the pedestrian. Horns are not used as a warning signal as in our country. Daily adjustments to Vietnamese food seemed to occur, except for one occasion. One hot, humid day about half way through my Vietnam tour I joined my Vietnamese counterpart for a shopping trip and lunch at a restaurant. At the restaurant the menu was printed totally in Vietnamese,
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and I couldn’t read most of it. One item was printed in large letters so I asked my Vietnamese counterpart what it said, and his reply was, “Special of the Day Soup.” That’s exactly what I ordered! The “Special of the Day Soup” should be the best according to my thinking. It was good! As I rapidly consumed the soup I proceeded to question my counterpart as to just what kind of soup it happened to be. He smiled but refused to tell me. Finally I demanded to know what kind of soup it was, and he reluctantly and quietly mentioned that it was dog soup. Immediately I headed for the restroom! But—I was proud to serve my country and to learn another culture! The year was going fairly easy (as easy as a war can be) for me; even though our base received many mortar attacks. The days went by quite normally until early one day when I was working the radar scope directing air traffic and teaching a new Vietnamese air traffic controller. We received a high level message from the top Air Force command in Saigon that in minutes the allied air forces would become airborne to invade Cambodia. Believe me, that is when all “hell” broke loose! Suddenly wave after wave of aircraft appeared on my radar scope and started checking in with me, wanting directions and flightfollowing to Cambodia and back. The
radio traffic became extremely cluttered as there were many radio channels. With all of the bombers, fighter jets, medivac helicopters, refueling tankers, aerial reconnaissance planes, gunship helicopters, etc. trying to talk to me all at once the time past rapidly. That day during the invasion I worked 18 straight, grueling, very intense hours on the radar scope. The normal shift is two hours; however, there was not time to brief a relief air traffic controller. If I had been asked to direct air traffic during an invasion again, I would have—as I was proud to serve my country! A few months later my tour in Vietnam ended. I became emotional as I entered the commercial jetliner at Saigon Airport on a hot, humid afternoon to begin my flight home. I wondered if I had accomplished enough training of Vietnamese air traffic controllers during the year. I knew that I did my best. Many hours later we landed in San Francisco and it was almost cold! After all, the temperature was 52 degrees! Nevertheless, I was (and still am) proud to have served my country! God bless America!
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We Won’t Forget Them Today we honor five Douglas County soldiers who gave their lives serving our country. We won’t ever forget their heroic contributions. Their spirits live on.
US Marine Corporal James Lee Moore
US Army Specialist Ricky W. Rockholt, Jr.
February 3, 1980 - January 26, 2005
October 28, 1976 - April 28, 2005
US Army PFC Joshua A.R. Young August 8, 1986 - January 28, 2008
US Army PFC Dean Bright October 13, 1973 - October 4, 2006
US Army Specialist Daniel Leckel August 13, 1987 - July 25, 2007
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wounded. Our troops were spread out so far that they would not order us to go after them, but some of us felt it was our responsibility to go and bring in as many as we could. I also drove ambulance for the British Army for about 3 or 4 weeks. It was quite an experience seeing first hand how they reacted in combat conditions. They were different in many ways. They felt more hostile toward there captured prisoners than we were. They did not have the modern equipment we had and whenever there was a break, they really did have their tea just as we would have coffee. They also had a custom to play bagpipes as they marched into war. I was also with the First Calvary when they made the longest spearhead in the history of the army and were within about 2 or 3 miles from the Manchurian Border when the Chinese Army joined the Korean War. I was transferred to the heavy weapons outfit and served with a machine gun outfit the rest of the time I was there. Then I found out how it was walking all over Korea and that was
something else after driving an ambulance. I found out that Korea has a lot of mountains. One of the really bad things about a war like this is that it was hard to tell who the enemy was. They all look alike and sometimes the innocent were killed while the enemy got away. While I was there, I saw every major city from Pusan to the Manchurian border and then I was wounded. I was hit with a hand grenade in the left leg behind the knee cap, which severed the main artery in three places. They had to tie it off which caused gangrene for a month and a half. They thought they would have to amputate my leg, but after a month of spinal taps, they saved it.
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COMIN’ DOWN WITH A PRAYER, AND A ROCKET By Richard E. Fischer As told to Kari A. Clark
Plaque in lower center came from barracks in Vietnam. Plaque on left bottom was presented by Royal Australian Navy drivers to inshore warfare group one unit two.
Written By: John Boling Several young men were brought together during the Vietnam Conflict on the shores of Cam Rahn Bay. They were known as the Inshore Underwater, group 1 or IUWGI of the U.S. Navy. Working together to keep the Bay clear so U.S. ships could enter safely, this group formed a brotherly bond that has continued for over 30 years. In 2000, some of these men gathered in San Diego at a large gathering of Navy Veterans. These few sought out their brothers of this unit and began gathering on an annual basis to rekindle friendships and to encourage one another through the remainder of their lives. The above picture includes
the 2008 attendees at a reunion held in Days Creek. A group of twelve will be participating in the Roseburg Veterans Parade, which they have supported for the past 5 years. They do this to honor those who have served and those who are currently serving. In the above picture are men who traveled from all points of the United States as well as two Veterans from Royal Australian Navy coming from Tasmania and Australia. They served as brothers to our U.S. Veterans in Cam Rahn Bay. Several gatherings have been held in Days Creek at one of the Veteran’s ranch. Here they can gather to reminisce, remember their lost brothers, but mostly to laugh, share their joys, and support one another.
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Lost At Sea Robert Johnson Winston, OR
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I served in the Navy from 1968 - 1972. During 1970 I was on the USS Agerholm DD826. We had left our battle station in Vietnam waters. We were headed to Australia for R & R when our ship ran into a typhoon. It was called Typhoon Joan. We tried to out run the typhoon but couldn’t. For three days and nights we were caught in the eye of the typhoon. At times our ship would go so far down into the trough of the waves that when you looked out the port holes, the waves looked like mountains. All you could see was water up above. We sustained heavy damage to all our radar, sonar, and radio antennas and much more damage in other parts of the ship. We were completely lost. When we finally came out of the typhoon the weather was calm and we were off the coast of Communist
Red China, enemy waters and no way to radio our position and no one knew where we were. We knew by maps how to find our way back to neutral waters. At that point all we could do was head back to Subic Bay, Philippines for repairs. We were told that the Navy and Red Cross had sent out messages to our families that we were lost at sea. My wife, Carol, never received anything, Thank God.
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On Veterans Day, November 11, 2009 we honor the men and women who have served and those that are serving our Country in the Armed Forces. We Support You and We Thank You!
We Salute You! Michael J. Ardito, Sr. SERVED 1968-1969
US MARINE CORP.
In Memory Of Col. Richard L. Meredith SERVED 1963-1989 US ARMY
Honoring You Brother & Son Chase McVicar SERVED 2009 - PRESENT
US NAVY
We love you, Cheryl, Mike, Christi, Beth, Shelli & Staci
We love you and take care From your family
We Are Proud of
In Memory of
So Proud of
In Memory Of
CPL. Christopher Silva SERVED 2007 - PRESENT
CPL Calvin Coolidge Poncho Our beloved husband, father, g. father & gt. papa SERVED 1943-1947 ARMY RANGER, UTAH BEACH, EUROPE
Lt. Col. Clinton Atherton SERVED 1943 -1970
FLEW THRU 3 WARS WWII, KOREA, & VIETNAM. MEMBER OF DOUG. CO. “WARBIRDS” SILVER STAR
SERVED 1967 - 1969 (VIETNAM) US MARINES
You’re in our Hearts
RECIPIENT
Still Loved, Badly Missed
So Proud of
Bill Tipton Sr. & Betty Lou Tipton SERVED WORLD WAR II, & THE KOREAN WAR
US MARINES
We love you and From your favorite oldest daughter are so proud of you.
Jess Portlock
Honoring So Proud Of E-5 Petty Officer Chris Johnston SERVED 1987-1997 US NAVY I’m so Proud of You! Love, Alsy
We Salute
Lewis Johnston US NAVY We Love You Dad!
Bill Tipton, Jr. SERVED 1967 - 1969
UNITED STATES ARMY WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU AND ALL YOU HAVE SACRIFICED FOR US LOVE, THE TIPTON KIDS
In Memory of SGT. Robert Zuck
UNITED STATES NAVY
SERVED WORLD WAR II
WE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL YOU TWO DID FOR US
41ST FA 3RD DIV.
LOVE, THE TIPTONS
Love, Betty, Bobby, Tim, Ryan, Joe, Glenna, Val, & Jacob
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So Proud of
Honoring
So Proud Of
In Memory of
Richard C. Hansen SERVED 1966 - 1968 (VIETNAM)
Robert “Bob” Pearson SERVED 1966-1970
US ARMY
NAVY
SP4 Michel Robert Kresky SERVED 1969-1971
Sergeant Edgar Loomis SERVED 1942 - MIA
WE
ARE SO PROUD OF YOU
&
ALL
THAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
LOVE KATHY, ANGIE, CHRIS, JEREMY, JOEY, & JACQUIE
Thank You Love, Sherry, Wanda & Bobbi and rest of your loved ones
US ARMY
3/4
CAV
So Proud of
SSG. Nick Marshall SERVING 2000 - PRESENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD WE LOVE OUR SOLDIER
Forever in our Hearts Love, Lore, Daniel, Tania
US ARMY AIR CORP
Never Forgotten
LOVE, ASH, MOM, DAD & FAMILY
We Salute
So Proud Of
In Memory of
We Salute
So Proud Of
Cpt. Natalie Hayes SERVING FROM MAY 2002 - PRESENT
SGT. Stephen D. Guido SERVED 1966 - 1969
Donald E. Kuykendall DIED JANUARY 24, 2009 AT AGE 83
Jeff Chism SERVED 2005 - PRESENT
Grandpa, We love you! Sierra, Arielle, Kennedy, Dylan & Khloe
SERVED 4 YEARS IN THE NAVY PACIFIC THEATER. 10 MAJOR BATTLES AS COX, RUNNING LANDING BARGE LANDING MARINES.
Don Jenkins SERVED 1962-1966 MARINES
US ARMY
WE’RE VERY PROUD OF YOU. WELCOME HOME FROM IRAQ
US NAVY
Thanks to you and USS ‘IKE’ for keeping us safe.
Love, Joell, John and Shellee
In Memory of
Dean R. Bright US ARMY KIA 10-04-06
We miss & love you... Becky, Jarrod and Maddie
So Proud of
So Proud of
We Salute
Lt. Joshua Talcott CURRENTLY SERVING
T5 Neil Talcott
US ARMY
SERVED 1943 - 1946
Curtis Hannevold SERVED 2004-2008
We are so proud of you, Joshua
US ARMY GO COMBAT INFANTRY
MEN!
US NAVY Love, Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, and John
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So Proud of
Sgt. Casey Dawley SERVED 1998 - PRESENT
UNITED STATES ARMY WE LOVE YOU,
We Salute
So Proud of
So Proud of
Honoring
Master Sgt. Ken Barnes SERVED 22 YEARS
Master Sgt. Ken Barnes SERVED 22 YEARS
MSG. William A Miller
Russell Bissonnette SERVED WWII
U.S. MARINES
MOM, DAD, DANA, JASON, ADAM & EMILY
You’ve completed that journey - now onto the next
In Memory of
So Proud of
SFC John L. Armstrong SERVED 1950-1952
Gunnery Sgt. Shawn E. Hughes SERVING 1997 - PRESENT
Once in a lifetime Love, Dottie
UNITED STATES MARINE CORP BE SAFE
US ARMY
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U.S. MARINES WE LOVE YOU
SERVED 1965 - 2003 (RETIRED)
US MARINES, US AIR FORCE, US ARMY WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU! LOVE, MILLER, MINYARDS, & FELKERS
U.S. NAVY WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE LOVE,
FROM THE FAMILY
Honoring
So Proud of
PFC. Harold A. Roady
Spc. Kyle Simmons
So Proud of You SGT. Cory Jones
SERVED 1943 - 1946 WORLD WAR II
SERVED 2006 - PRESENT NATIONAL GUARD
SERVED 2004 - 2007 US ARMY
Hoorah!
US MARINES
LOVE, MOM
We love our brave grandfather and are proud he is ours. ~Your grandchildren
Love, Mom, Steve, Amanda, Kipp & Sandy
Love, Mom & Family
We Salute
So Proud of
Honoring
In Memory of
We Salute
Jacob Tobias Notenboom
SGT. William Johnson
SP4. Joe Lamar
SERVING 1989 - PRESENT
SERVED 1967 - 1969
US ARMY Night Hawks 131st AVN Co. From, your family
OREGON NATIONAL GUARD
You’re the best
US ARMY We love you G.I.Joe
SPC4 David Michael Schasre SERVED 1966 - 1968
Captain Dennis Pope
SERVED 1967 & 1968
Love you, Shari, Brett, Brandon, Family & Friends
Love, your wife and family
101ST AIRBORNE DIV. YOUR LOVING MOTHER MARY MOONIER
SERVED 1967 -1971
US AIR FORCE Love, Gloria & Becky
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Wake Up America By David A Geyer
We use to have a nation filled with pride, Which many have fought for and many have died. A price that was high but honorable it seems, To live in a free nation and keep alive our fore fathers dreams. However times they do change, this seems to be a must, And now they want you to be prosecuted, if you believe that in God we trust. This nation was built Christian from day one, To trust in God and Jesus his son. A dictatorship we have not known, And we’ve never wanted to answer to one man on a throne. So instead of remembering why and how America got its birth, We don’t want to offend anyone so we cater to every nation on earth. And even though our motto has always been, that in God we trust, We still gave you the option it was not a must. But because veterans put up a cross, to honor those who fought to give you that right, You have the nerve to box it up because it goes against your religious fight. But before you continue to argue that you are offended by a cross that was erected on Federal land, Maybe you should think about this from where all of us Christians stand. This cross was put up in 1934, To honor those who fought to give you a window to freedom, instead of a closed door. So instead of being grateful that you have a religious choice, You are going to disgrace their memories by abusing your freedom voice. You know what bothers me in this case, That you would not have a problem, if you’re religious symbol was in the same place. Now my intention was not to offend you with my point of view, But as a disabled veteran, there are a few things that offend me too.
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Soldier’s Book Chronicles a Year at War Pashto word for ‘toy?’” he said. a family, which now includes wife He likened the Taliban to the Shelley and teenagers Christian, mafia and talked about how he still Evangeline and Kyrie. Later in life, struggles to understand their reasonhe joined the Navy Reserves and ing and interpretation of Islamic asked to be deployed to help with the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. law. While deployed, he read “War and Peace” and “The Red Badge “The Navy wouldn’t send Courter of Courage.” Since returning, he’s teaches Sun- me,” Courter said, citing his age as devoured religious literature, reading the reason. He was in his late 40s. day school the Koran, and Hindu and Buddhist “So I transferred to the guard. I just at First Presbyterian thought, ‘I can do something good.’” writings. In this photo taken Oct. 16, 2009, Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class “I’m trying to find meaning,” The Illinois National Guard Church of Jeff Courter is seen outside the First Presbyterian Church where he is a member Courter said. “Writing is a distillaschooled him in communications, Chicago and teaches Sunday school in Chicago Heights, Ill. Since his return from abroad in January 2008, Courter has written a book, “Afghan Journal: A Soldier’s Year tion to try to find meaning.” but he ended up training Afghan Heights, in Afghanistan,” that chronicles his experiences serving overseas. (AP Photo/ Courter said he had to recsecurity forces, one of the “ironies” where he SouthtownStar, Joseph P. Meier) **CHICAGO LOCALS OUT** oncile his strong Christian faith with and his fam- of the military, he said. By combat ily have been standards, his days were rather mun- his military mission. It’s something CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. members for almost 20 years. Other dane. He experienced two gunfights he feels he successfully did before (AP)‚ Almost every night in Afghanhe left for Afghanistan, but he conwhile there. church members read his e-mails, istan, after a long, frustrating day tinues to consider. Courter mostly learned about including volunteer Jean Sherrill. training native police at the Paki“You can’t stop evil by Afghanistan and its people. He “It was very exciting to see those stan border, Illinois Army National wishing good. You can try, but you marveled at one pharmacist’s sole e-mails coming in,” Sherrill said. Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Courter sat can’t,” he said. “People will disagree qualification‚ literacy‚ and thought “They were a mix of facts and down at his laptop to write. with this, and that’s OK. I fight for about the cultural differences. emotions. It made you much more Whatever he felt at that their right to disagree.” “Do you know there’s no personally involved in the action gomoment, buoyed by thoughts that ing on there.” collected throughout the day, poured Since his return from abroad out through his fingers into blog in January 2008, Courter has comentries. piled those e-mails into a book, That writing, those dozens of “Afghan Journal: A Soldier’s Year messages home, started as a favor to in Afghanistan.” It chronicles his an online friend. Once every week experiences, but also offers a small or two, his unit returned to a larger window into a man fascinated by base with an Internet connection, We are eternally grateful for their dedication and sacrifice. and Courter shipped his experiences philosophy, committed to country and determined to serve God. He Pete Knox John Stratford Residents: back to America. also has taken on a new role, as a William Smith Robert Bachelder Eileen Kopfler “Before I left, I was a busirecruiter for the Army. Stan Stevens nessman making a living in suburErnie Backshas William Kopfler Courter spent a couple of ban Chicago. I had never been in a Jack Terrel Lynn Larson Harry Bentz years in the Marines in the 1970s. war zone,” he said. “So my intended Steve Toma George Brausam Ben Loverin After that, he focused on starting audience was my congregation. Frank Toon Wayne Miller Ralph Cavens Howard Vines Connie Morgan Imrie Conn Peyton Walmsley William Corder Stan Neiman Ray Wolles John Couch Bob Norton Jim Cox Victor Nunenkamp Byron Worster George Zagelow Ralph Doney Fred Ochs Tom Garrison Ned Peabody Staff John Quiner Bill Gleeson Peter Iovin Miki Rohkar John Gnotta Robert Kaylor Walter Heffner Lynn Sargent Jeff Mason John Hickman Robert Shaddy Herbert Wall I didn’t know what it would be like, just like them.”
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Freedom Comes at a High Price
The Eyes Rob Hazen Vietnam, 1969-1970 The eyes never leave my thoughts…..they accuse, they beg for mercy and they are filled with pain. The “Mamasan” looks briefly at me, then huddles over her baby protectively. The old “Papasan” simply stands and stares at me. He makes no sound as the bullets from my “60” spray the water. He doesn’t move as the lines of tracers move up the sampan and rip into his body. His eyes lock onto mine as if an invisible steel thread has formed between us. His
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body is torn and thrown backward into the water a moment later, but the bond between us has never broken to this day. His eyes still live. They haunt me. They visit me in my dreams, and they walk with me through my life. I look in the mirror and his eyes stare back. They ask only one question: Why? I have no answer. Perhaps if I did they would forgive me. As it is, I have no words to offer. I feel guilt, shame, and remorse. I can still remember each detail of the incident, as if it happened today. I remember the wreckage of the boat, the torn bodies in the water, and the red blood that mixes with the brown water. The drumming of the rotor blades that send waves through the water; it causes
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the bodies to bob gently, almost peacefully. The voices of the other crew members crackle through my flight helmet: “Good Job!”, “Nice shooting gunner!”, “Dead gooks in the water!”, I smile and nod at the pilots who look over their shoulders at me. Inside I feel numb; the images burnt into my mind forever. The eyes never leave me. Never
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War Leaves in its Wake Hurt, Evil, and Destruction little time to remember mom and dad, my family, friends, the things I longed for that no longer exist. The things I took for granted and now missed. To die with a few fond memories was all I was asking for, and of course I would pray for my soul. As I continued through the Jungle on my mission, to hunt man, to kill or be killed, I became aware that I knew more of death than I did of life.
The Dead of Vietnam Ron Standiford 196th Light Inf Vietnam 66-69 How can I never be more afraid, more lonely than I was that day in the jungle, knowing everyone else was dead. I lay there with a hole in my belly, a broken hip, blood in my eyes. I laid there for what seemed so long, only minutes, but it seemed like hours. It was just me and the ants. There was a large shiny leaf, silver, green, like the alder trees at home. Lying on the almost white alkaline soil in the middle of the leaf was blood-my blood. Two ants, small black guys, not the big reds, are swimming, struggling to reach
the sides. They’re working so hard. One suddenly makes it. He’s dragging a blood trail up the edge of the leaf. It looks like the beginning of an abstract painting. The other guy is still fighting, then turns and goes back the way he came. Dumb stupid ant deserves to drown. A piece of my fragmented brain starts the recorder, like a paint-by-number picture. The color starts to fill in, then the noises, the smells and then the feelings, the pain. The bullets make the dirt and grass dance around my legs as they continue to fire. It is suddenly quiet, calm. I seem to be leaving my body, my pain, my fear. I’m so tired, so sleepy. God, please, I don’t want to die! I haven’t had time to live. I’ve got so much I want to do, to learn, to experience. God, its not fair, I am only eighteen.
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A Trip To Remember LAWTON, Okla. (AP) ‚ A veteran of both World War II and the Korean conflict is flying high after an all-expense-paid trip to see the Washington, D.C., memorials that commemorate the wars in which he took part. Now L.B. Scott of Lawton wants to encourage other veterans to take advantage of the Veteran Honor Flight program. “Veteran Honor Flight has been in existence since 1995, and their sole mission is to make it possible for World War II and other veterans to go to the memorials in Washington, D.C.,” Scott said. It’s a nonprofit organization supported through donations from big-name companies, he said. More than 30,000 veterans have made the trip already, and the organization is taking more all the time. Scott credits his daughter, Eva Marie Hennessee, with making it possible for him to go. A local nurse, she made sure he had a wheelchair handy when he got tired. Scott’s wife of 61 years, Shirley, who used to enjoy their summers in Alaska and winters in Hawaii, is no longer able to travel. Each veteran must be accompanied by a guardian, so Scott said that if not for his daughter, he wouldn’t have been able to make the trip. “She helped me in every way, and she took all these pictures,” he said. Scott and his daughter got to meet former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole,
a fellow World War II veteran who makes every one of the veteran assemblies, and his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole. To add to their enjoyment, Eva Marie’s sister, Pamela Adams of Peachtree City, Ga., and her daughter, Rebecca, happened to be in D.C. for a horse show and came by to see them while they were visiting the Lincoln Memorial. One of their fellow tour-goers was an ex-prisoner of war from Oklahoma City, Delbert Coulter, who turned out to be friends with Lawton’s own ex-POW, Dr. Jack Spencer. Scott said they flew to Baltimore on Friday, spent Saturday touring the memorials with a tour guide who explained everything, and returned home Sunday. They stayed at the Hilton, and all of it was completely free, for both of them. In addition to the memorials, they got to see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Scott, 89, is originally from Waco, Texas. He entered the Army in 1938, and his first duty station was in Hawaii. There, he was assigned to A Battery, 55th Coast Artillery, right at the entrance to Pearl Harbor. Their mission was harbor defense. Scott was in Louisiana on 90 days’ leave when the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred. All military
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in Japan with the occupation forces until 1949. He married Shirley in Japan on June 27, 1948. He came to Fort Sill in 1949, but in 1950 he was shipped to Korea with the 17th Field Artillery. Eva Marie was three months old when he left in June 1950, and he didn’t get back until December 1951. The 17th Field Artillery was on the other side of the Chosin Reservoir from the famous “Frozen Chosin.” They were cut off by the Chinese near the Yalu River. One or two of their men were badly wounded, and the unit lost one of its 8-inch howitzers and a tractor, said Scott. Scott was first sergeant of his battery, and Capt. Leon Crenshaw was his battery commander. Crenshaw persuaded Scott to take a battlefield commission, promising him he would get a promotion within six months. He did, and he ended up becoming a battery commander before he left Korea, when another captain was taken prisoner. It meant he had to stay a month longer. Scott retired from the Army as a major in 1961. His first job as a civilian was working for Justice of the Peace Marvin Cameron. He served as a deputy under three Comanche County sheriffs and he also worked for a while as a private investigator and as an enforcement officer for the financial responsibility division of the Department of Public Safety. www.honorflight.org
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Korean Conflict WRITTEN BY: Ted Schattenkerk
The Korean War broke out in June 1950 and by September a bunch of us at Roseburg had received our draft notices for the Army. On November 1st we left by train for a week of orientation at Fort Lewis WA. From there we traveled by train to Camp Cook near
Lompoc, CA. We were assigned to the 40th Infantry National Guard Division of Southern CA. We received our basic infantry training there. The guys from Douglas County included Glen Boyer, Fred Oberholzer, Dick Claypool, Don Ollivant, ? Joslyn and myself. Glen Fred, Joslyn and I were assigned to D company, heavy weapons. Glen and I became gunners and forward observers in an 81mm mortar platoon. After basic training the division was sent to Northern Japan near Sendai and Yamagata in the spring of 1951. More training followed in hot humid weather and tons of mosquitoes. We were considered occupation forces following the surrender of Japan, World War 2. In the winter of 1952 we replaced the 24th Division in Korea. We landed at Inchon and moved to the front on an unheated, blacked out train. It was minus 20 F. By then the line between North and South Korea was formed near its present location, the 38th parallel and action had slowed to a somewhat defensive mode. There were some serious skirmishes still occurring like the
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action and 1457 wounded. Light battle of Pork Chop Ridge and others. On one occasion we were hit with a large compared to the 24th Division whom enemy force at night while occupying we replaced. They had 3735 killed and an outpost between the lines. They were 7395 wounded. Overall about 36,000 repelled with a combination of heavy Americans lost their lives. mortar fire, land mines and napalm. Our company had reunions for We were on the line about 5 awhile in Reno and Las Vegas but our to 6 months as I recall before being numbers are dwindling so now we meet pulled back to train South Korean on a more local level. soldiers. By October 1952 we were back in CA and mustered out. The Korean War ended on July 27th, 1953. Fortunately USS Tarawa our company had no CV-40 & LHA-1 casualties or wounded. The USS Tarawa Veterans Association is looking for Our sister company, mates and announcing our I company wasn’t so fortunate. The entire mortar platoon was in Philadelphia, PA wiped out one night when infiltrates or sappers tossed mines into their bunkers while Contacts for Membership & Reunion Info: they slept. Cliff Gardner Walter Tothero Our division President Membership/Treasurer 401-539-1149 765-362-6937 had 376 killed in
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eterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day, was first celebrated in the United States in 1926. The holiday honors all men and women who have served in the U.S. Military during a war or conflict. In the most recent U.S. census, there were 24.5 million military veterans in our country. Included in that total are numbers from many ethnic groups – African American, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, and Pacific Islander. There are 185,000 Native American U.S. Veterans. We honor Native American Veterans as we honor all U.S. Veterans. In WWII, 44,000 American Indians, out of a total Native American population of less than 350,000, served with distinction. American Indians invested $50 million in war bonds during WWII. More than 90% of the 42,000 Native Americans who served in Vietnam volunteered. Native Americans continued volunteering for military service, supporting the U.S. in Grenada, Panama, Somalia, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. American Indians have always volunteered to defend their homeland by serving in the U.S. Military.
Freedom isn’t free. All U.S. Veterans know this. Remember them. Attend one of the commemorative programs in Douglas County this Veterans Day. Canyonville
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Nov. 11 • 7 to 9 a.m. A pancake breakfast will be served at American Legion Post 45, located at 406 S.E. Oak Avenue Contact: Mary Newman, 541-440-4219
Nov. 10 • 1 p.m. Elkton High School will honor Veterans in the school’s gymnasium. Contact: Melissa Whitley 541-584-2228 ext. 2
Nov. 11 • 11 a.m. Douglas County Veterans Day Parade —one of the largest in Oregon. This year’s parade theme is “Service and Sacrifice, Not Only in Uniform”. Contact: Mary Newman, 541-440-4219
Nov. 10 Glide High School ‘Bring a Veteran to School Day’ Contact: Mary Newman 541-440-4219
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Proud to Serve! Written By Dennis Pope
Throughout my earlier life, it was drilled into me that to serve my country was an honor. Just do it when the time comes! Americans enjoy many freedoms because of people serving our country. Upon graduation from college in the late 1960’s I decided to join the U. S. Air Force rather than being drafted. Within one year I became a fully trained and proud air traffic controller. As a 1st Lieutenant I decided to serve my country in the Vietnam war. The jet trip across the Pacific Ocean was long, and the temporary stop in Hawaii was very muggy and humid! I wondered what I was getting myself into (climatewise) since being born and reared in western Oregon. At last our jetliner approached Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City) Airport, and everyone was advised by the pilot to really tighten and secure our seat belts—as we were entering a combat zone and would soon be landing at Saigon. Wow! Our commercial pilot put us into a very steep decent that slammed almost all passengers back into the seats. As the wheels touched down on the runway, smoke from a heavy application of brakes could be seen out the jetliner windows. During our taxiing to the airport the commercial pilot apologized for the rapid decent but there was reported enemy ground fire in the airport area and part of the airport terminal was taking enemy fire. Other than that, “Welcome to Vietnam and thanks for serving our country,” he mentioned on the intercom. Boy, what was I getting into?
The next day I was flown south of Saigon to Binh Thuy Air Force base located about 5 miles northwest of the city of Can Tho near the Mekong River. Upon arrival the temperature was 98 degrees and the humidity was 90 percent. This is not like Oregon! My job for the next year was to train Vietnamese Air Force officers in becoming efficient and effective air traffic controllers. Soon I realized my job wasn’t too bad, but I just needed to get accustomed to daily high temperatures and humidity, as well as daily afternoon monsoon storms. Progress was accomplished each month in training of Vietnamese personnel, and I soon became acclimated to the tropical climate. After all, I was proud to serve my country! Another adjustment I had to make was to the different culture. The food and life styles were different. For instance a walk downtown Can Tho was at first mind-boggling because of all the traffic horn noise. Every vehicle that passed people honked its horn. It was very noisy and hard on anyone’s ears— then I found out from my Vietnamese counterpart that in his country honking horns really mean that the driver sees the pedestrian. Horns are not used as a warning signal as in our country. Daily adjustments to Vietnamese food seemed to occur, except for one occasion. One hot, humid day about half way through my Vietnam tour I joined my Vietnamese counterpart for a shopping trip and lunch at a restaurant. At the restaurant the menu was printed totally in Vietnamese,
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radio traffic became extremely cluttered as there were many radio channels. With all of the bombers, fighter jets, medivac helicopters, refueling tankers, aerial reconnaissance planes, gunship helicopters, etc. trying to talk to me all at once the time past rapidly. That day during the invasion I worked 18 straight, grueling, very intense hours on the radar scope. The normal shift is two hours; however, there was not time to brief a relief air traffic controller. If I had been asked to direct air traffic during an invasion again, I would have—as I was proud to serve my country! A few months later my tour in Vietnam ended. I became emotional as I entered the commercial jetliner at Saigon Airport on a hot, humid afternoon to begin my flight home. I wondered if I had accomplished enough training of Vietnamese air traffic controllers during the year. I knew that I did my best. Many hours later we landed in San Francisco and it was almost cold! After all, the temperature was 52 degrees! Nevertheless, I was (and still am) proud to have served my country! God bless America!
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We Won’t Forget Them Today we honor five Douglas County soldiers who gave their lives serving our country. We won’t ever forget their heroic contributions. Their spirits live on.
US Marine Corporal James Lee Moore
US Army Specialist Ricky W. Rockholt, Jr.
February 3, 1980 - January 26, 2005
October 28, 1976 - April 28, 2005
US Army PFC Joshua A.R. Young August 8, 1986 - January 28, 2008
US Army PFC Dean Bright October 13, 1973 - October 4, 2006
US Army Specialist Daniel Leckel August 13, 1987 - July 25, 2007
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“PFC Sheril R. Miner, son of Mrs. Juanita B. Novotny of Courtland, has been awarded the bronze star medal in Korea. He received the decoration for meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy from July 18 to November 2, 1950, while serving with the First Cavalry division. According to the announcement, during this period Miner’s Unit performed a series of combat zone operations unparalleled in army medical service history. Geared only to operate clearing stations for the wounded, Miner and his fellow medics operated a
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COMIN’ DOWN WITH A PRAYER, AND A ROCKET By Richard E. Fischer As told to Kari A. Clark
Plaque in lower center came from barracks in Vietnam. Plaque on left bottom was presented by Royal Australian Navy drivers to inshore warfare group one unit two.
Written By: John Boling Several young men were brought together during the Vietnam Conflict on the shores of Cam Rahn Bay. They were known as the Inshore Underwater, group 1 or IUWGI of the U.S. Navy. Working together to keep the Bay clear so U.S. ships could enter safely, this group formed a brotherly bond that has continued for over 30 years. In 2000, some of these men gathered in San Diego at a large gathering of Navy Veterans. These few sought out their brothers of this unit and began gathering on an annual basis to rekindle friendships and to encourage one another through the remainder of their lives. The above picture includes
the 2008 attendees at a reunion held in Days Creek. A group of twelve will be participating in the Roseburg Veterans Parade, which they have supported for the past 5 years. They do this to honor those who have served and those who are currently serving. In the above picture are men who traveled from all points of the United States as well as two Veterans from Royal Australian Navy coming from Tasmania and Australia. They served as brothers to our U.S. Veterans in Cam Rahn Bay. Several gatherings have been held in Days Creek at one of the Veteran’s ranch. Here they can gather to reminisce, remember their lost brothers, but mostly to laugh, share their joys, and support one another.
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Lost At Sea Robert Johnson Winston, OR
Illistration by: Mark Scott
I served in the Navy from 1968 - 1972. During 1970 I was on the USS Agerholm DD826. We had left our battle station in Vietnam waters. We were headed to Australia for R & R when our ship ran into a typhoon. It was called Typhoon Joan. We tried to out run the typhoon but couldn’t. For three days and nights we were caught in the eye of the typhoon. At times our ship would go so far down into the trough of the waves that when you looked out the port holes, the waves looked like mountains. All you could see was water up above. We sustained heavy damage to all our radar, sonar, and radio antennas and much more damage in other parts of the ship. We were completely lost. When we finally came out of the typhoon the weather was calm and we were off the coast of Communist
Red China, enemy waters and no way to radio our position and no one knew where we were. We knew by maps how to find our way back to neutral waters. At that point all we could do was head back to Subic Bay, Philippines for repairs. We were told that the Navy and Red Cross had sent out messages to our families that we were lost at sea. My wife, Carol, never received anything, Thank God.
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On Veterans Day, November 11, 2009 we honor the men and women who have served and those that are serving our Country in the Armed Forces. We Support You and We Thank You!
We Salute You! Michael J. Ardito, Sr. SERVED 1968-1969
US MARINE CORP.
In Memory Of Col. Richard L. Meredith SERVED 1963-1989 US ARMY
Honoring You Brother & Son Chase McVicar SERVED 2009 - PRESENT
US NAVY
We love you, Cheryl, Mike, Christi, Beth, Shelli & Staci
We love you and take care From your family
We Are Proud of
In Memory of
So Proud of
In Memory Of
CPL. Christopher Silva SERVED 2007 - PRESENT
CPL Calvin Coolidge Poncho Our beloved husband, father, g. father & gt. papa SERVED 1943-1947 ARMY RANGER, UTAH BEACH, EUROPE
Lt. Col. Clinton Atherton SERVED 1943 -1970
FLEW THRU 3 WARS WWII, KOREA, & VIETNAM. MEMBER OF DOUG. CO. “WARBIRDS” SILVER STAR
SERVED 1967 - 1969 (VIETNAM) US MARINES
You’re in our Hearts
RECIPIENT
Still Loved, Badly Missed
So Proud of
Bill Tipton Sr. & Betty Lou Tipton SERVED WORLD WAR II, & THE KOREAN WAR
US MARINES
We love you and From your favorite oldest daughter are so proud of you.
Jess Portlock
Honoring So Proud Of E-5 Petty Officer Chris Johnston SERVED 1987-1997 US NAVY I’m so Proud of You! Love, Alsy
We Salute
Lewis Johnston US NAVY We Love You Dad!
Bill Tipton, Jr. SERVED 1967 - 1969
UNITED STATES ARMY WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU AND ALL YOU HAVE SACRIFICED FOR US LOVE, THE TIPTON KIDS
In Memory of SGT. Robert Zuck
UNITED STATES NAVY
SERVED WORLD WAR II
WE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL YOU TWO DID FOR US
41ST FA 3RD DIV.
LOVE, THE TIPTONS
Love, Betty, Bobby, Tim, Ryan, Joe, Glenna, Val, & Jacob
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So Proud of
Honoring
So Proud Of
In Memory of
Richard C. Hansen SERVED 1966 - 1968 (VIETNAM)
Robert “Bob” Pearson SERVED 1966-1970
US ARMY
NAVY
SP4 Michel Robert Kresky SERVED 1969-1971
Sergeant Edgar Loomis SERVED 1942 - MIA
WE
ARE SO PROUD OF YOU
&
ALL
THAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
LOVE KATHY, ANGIE, CHRIS, JEREMY, JOEY, & JACQUIE
Thank You Love, Sherry, Wanda & Bobbi and rest of your loved ones
US ARMY
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SSG. Nick Marshall SERVING 2000 - PRESENT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD WE LOVE OUR SOLDIER
Forever in our Hearts Love, Lore, Daniel, Tania
US ARMY AIR CORP
Never Forgotten
LOVE, ASH, MOM, DAD & FAMILY
We Salute
So Proud Of
In Memory of
We Salute
So Proud Of
Cpt. Natalie Hayes SERVING FROM MAY 2002 - PRESENT
SGT. Stephen D. Guido SERVED 1966 - 1969
Donald E. Kuykendall DIED JANUARY 24, 2009 AT AGE 83
Jeff Chism SERVED 2005 - PRESENT
Grandpa, We love you! Sierra, Arielle, Kennedy, Dylan & Khloe
SERVED 4 YEARS IN THE NAVY PACIFIC THEATER. 10 MAJOR BATTLES AS COX, RUNNING LANDING BARGE LANDING MARINES.
Don Jenkins SERVED 1962-1966 MARINES
US ARMY
WE’RE VERY PROUD OF YOU. WELCOME HOME FROM IRAQ
US NAVY
Thanks to you and USS ‘IKE’ for keeping us safe.
Love, Joell, John and Shellee
In Memory of
Dean R. Bright US ARMY KIA 10-04-06
We miss & love you... Becky, Jarrod and Maddie
So Proud of
So Proud of
We Salute
Lt. Joshua Talcott CURRENTLY SERVING
T5 Neil Talcott
US ARMY
SERVED 1943 - 1946
Curtis Hannevold SERVED 2004-2008
We are so proud of you, Joshua
US ARMY GO COMBAT INFANTRY
MEN!
US NAVY Love, Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, and John
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So Proud of
Sgt. Casey Dawley SERVED 1998 - PRESENT
UNITED STATES ARMY WE LOVE YOU,
We Salute
So Proud of
So Proud of
Honoring
Master Sgt. Ken Barnes SERVED 22 YEARS
Master Sgt. Ken Barnes SERVED 22 YEARS
MSG. William A Miller
Russell Bissonnette SERVED WWII
U.S. MARINES
MOM, DAD, DANA, JASON, ADAM & EMILY
You’ve completed that journey - now onto the next
In Memory of
So Proud of
SFC John L. Armstrong SERVED 1950-1952
Gunnery Sgt. Shawn E. Hughes SERVING 1997 - PRESENT
Once in a lifetime Love, Dottie
UNITED STATES MARINE CORP BE SAFE
US ARMY
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U.S. MARINES WE LOVE YOU
SERVED 1965 - 2003 (RETIRED)
US MARINES, US AIR FORCE, US ARMY WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU! LOVE, MILLER, MINYARDS, & FELKERS
U.S. NAVY WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE LOVE,
FROM THE FAMILY
Honoring
So Proud of
PFC. Harold A. Roady
Spc. Kyle Simmons
So Proud of You SGT. Cory Jones
SERVED 1943 - 1946 WORLD WAR II
SERVED 2006 - PRESENT NATIONAL GUARD
SERVED 2004 - 2007 US ARMY
Hoorah!
US MARINES
LOVE, MOM
We love our brave grandfather and are proud he is ours. ~Your grandchildren
Love, Mom, Steve, Amanda, Kipp & Sandy
Love, Mom & Family
We Salute
So Proud of
Honoring
In Memory of
We Salute
Jacob Tobias Notenboom
SGT. William Johnson
SP4. Joe Lamar
SERVING 1989 - PRESENT
SERVED 1967 - 1969
US ARMY Night Hawks 131st AVN Co. From, your family
OREGON NATIONAL GUARD
You’re the best
US ARMY We love you G.I.Joe
SPC4 David Michael Schasre SERVED 1966 - 1968
Captain Dennis Pope
SERVED 1967 & 1968
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Love, your wife and family
101ST AIRBORNE DIV. YOUR LOVING MOTHER MARY MOONIER
SERVED 1967 -1971
US AIR FORCE Love, Gloria & Becky
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We use to have a nation filled with pride, Which many have fought for and many have died. A price that was high but honorable it seems, To live in a free nation and keep alive our fore fathers dreams. However times they do change, this seems to be a must, And now they want you to be prosecuted, if you believe that in God we trust. This nation was built Christian from day one, To trust in God and Jesus his son. A dictatorship we have not known, And we’ve never wanted to answer to one man on a throne. So instead of remembering why and how America got its birth, We don’t want to offend anyone so we cater to every nation on earth. And even though our motto has always been, that in God we trust, We still gave you the option it was not a must. But because veterans put up a cross, to honor those who fought to give you that right, You have the nerve to box it up because it goes against your religious fight. But before you continue to argue that you are offended by a cross that was erected on Federal land, Maybe you should think about this from where all of us Christians stand. This cross was put up in 1934, To honor those who fought to give you a window to freedom, instead of a closed door. So instead of being grateful that you have a religious choice, You are going to disgrace their memories by abusing your freedom voice. You know what bothers me in this case, That you would not have a problem, if you’re religious symbol was in the same place. Now my intention was not to offend you with my point of view, But as a disabled veteran, there are a few things that offend me too.
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Soldier’s Book Chronicles a Year at War Pashto word for ‘toy?’” he said. a family, which now includes wife He likened the Taliban to the Shelley and teenagers Christian, mafia and talked about how he still Evangeline and Kyrie. Later in life, struggles to understand their reasonhe joined the Navy Reserves and ing and interpretation of Islamic asked to be deployed to help with the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. law. While deployed, he read “War and Peace” and “The Red Badge “The Navy wouldn’t send Courter of Courage.” Since returning, he’s teaches Sun- me,” Courter said, citing his age as devoured religious literature, reading the reason. He was in his late 40s. day school the Koran, and Hindu and Buddhist “So I transferred to the guard. I just at First Presbyterian thought, ‘I can do something good.’” writings. In this photo taken Oct. 16, 2009, Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class “I’m trying to find meaning,” The Illinois National Guard Church of Jeff Courter is seen outside the First Presbyterian Church where he is a member Courter said. “Writing is a distillaschooled him in communications, Chicago and teaches Sunday school in Chicago Heights, Ill. Since his return from abroad in January 2008, Courter has written a book, “Afghan Journal: A Soldier’s Year tion to try to find meaning.” but he ended up training Afghan Heights, in Afghanistan,” that chronicles his experiences serving overseas. (AP Photo/ Courter said he had to recsecurity forces, one of the “ironies” where he SouthtownStar, Joseph P. Meier) **CHICAGO LOCALS OUT** oncile his strong Christian faith with and his fam- of the military, he said. By combat ily have been standards, his days were rather mun- his military mission. It’s something CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. members for almost 20 years. Other dane. He experienced two gunfights he feels he successfully did before (AP)‚ Almost every night in Afghanhe left for Afghanistan, but he conwhile there. church members read his e-mails, istan, after a long, frustrating day tinues to consider. Courter mostly learned about including volunteer Jean Sherrill. training native police at the Paki“You can’t stop evil by Afghanistan and its people. He “It was very exciting to see those stan border, Illinois Army National wishing good. You can try, but you marveled at one pharmacist’s sole e-mails coming in,” Sherrill said. Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Courter sat can’t,” he said. “People will disagree qualification‚ literacy‚ and thought “They were a mix of facts and down at his laptop to write. with this, and that’s OK. I fight for about the cultural differences. emotions. It made you much more Whatever he felt at that their right to disagree.” “Do you know there’s no personally involved in the action gomoment, buoyed by thoughts that ing on there.” collected throughout the day, poured Since his return from abroad out through his fingers into blog in January 2008, Courter has comentries. piled those e-mails into a book, That writing, those dozens of “Afghan Journal: A Soldier’s Year messages home, started as a favor to in Afghanistan.” It chronicles his an online friend. Once every week experiences, but also offers a small or two, his unit returned to a larger window into a man fascinated by base with an Internet connection, We are eternally grateful for their dedication and sacrifice. and Courter shipped his experiences philosophy, committed to country and determined to serve God. He Pete Knox John Stratford Residents: back to America. also has taken on a new role, as a William Smith Robert Bachelder Eileen Kopfler “Before I left, I was a busirecruiter for the Army. Stan Stevens nessman making a living in suburErnie Backshas William Kopfler Courter spent a couple of ban Chicago. I had never been in a Jack Terrel Lynn Larson Harry Bentz years in the Marines in the 1970s. war zone,” he said. “So my intended Steve Toma George Brausam Ben Loverin After that, he focused on starting audience was my congregation. Frank Toon Wayne Miller Ralph Cavens Howard Vines Connie Morgan Imrie Conn Peyton Walmsley William Corder Stan Neiman Ray Wolles John Couch Bob Norton Jim Cox Victor Nunenkamp Byron Worster George Zagelow Ralph Doney Fred Ochs Tom Garrison Ned Peabody Staff John Quiner Bill Gleeson Peter Iovin Miki Rohkar John Gnotta Robert Kaylor Walter Heffner Lynn Sargent Jeff Mason John Hickman Robert Shaddy Herbert Wall I didn’t know what it would be like, just like them.”
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Freedom Comes at a High Price
The Eyes Rob Hazen Vietnam, 1969-1970 The eyes never leave my thoughts…..they accuse, they beg for mercy and they are filled with pain. The “Mamasan” looks briefly at me, then huddles over her baby protectively. The old “Papasan” simply stands and stares at me. He makes no sound as the bullets from my “60” spray the water. He doesn’t move as the lines of tracers move up the sampan and rip into his body. His eyes lock onto mine as if an invisible steel thread has formed between us. His
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body is torn and thrown backward into the water a moment later, but the bond between us has never broken to this day. His eyes still live. They haunt me. They visit me in my dreams, and they walk with me through my life. I look in the mirror and his eyes stare back. They ask only one question: Why? I have no answer. Perhaps if I did they would forgive me. As it is, I have no words to offer. I feel guilt, shame, and remorse. I can still remember each detail of the incident, as if it happened today. I remember the wreckage of the boat, the torn bodies in the water, and the red blood that mixes with the brown water. The drumming of the rotor blades that send waves through the water; it causes
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the bodies to bob gently, almost peacefully. The voices of the other crew members crackle through my flight helmet: “Good Job!”, “Nice shooting gunner!”, “Dead gooks in the water!”, I smile and nod at the pilots who look over their shoulders at me. Inside I feel numb; the images burnt into my mind forever. The eyes never leave me. Never
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War Leaves in its Wake Hurt, Evil, and Destruction little time to remember mom and dad, my family, friends, the things I longed for that no longer exist. The things I took for granted and now missed. To die with a few fond memories was all I was asking for, and of course I would pray for my soul. As I continued through the Jungle on my mission, to hunt man, to kill or be killed, I became aware that I knew more of death than I did of life.
The Dead of Vietnam Ron Standiford 196th Light Inf Vietnam 66-69 How can I never be more afraid, more lonely than I was that day in the jungle, knowing everyone else was dead. I lay there with a hole in my belly, a broken hip, blood in my eyes. I laid there for what seemed so long, only minutes, but it seemed like hours. It was just me and the ants. There was a large shiny leaf, silver, green, like the alder trees at home. Lying on the almost white alkaline soil in the middle of the leaf was blood-my blood. Two ants, small black guys, not the big reds, are swimming, struggling to reach
the sides. They’re working so hard. One suddenly makes it. He’s dragging a blood trail up the edge of the leaf. It looks like the beginning of an abstract painting. The other guy is still fighting, then turns and goes back the way he came. Dumb stupid ant deserves to drown. A piece of my fragmented brain starts the recorder, like a paint-by-number picture. The color starts to fill in, then the noises, the smells and then the feelings, the pain. The bullets make the dirt and grass dance around my legs as they continue to fire. It is suddenly quiet, calm. I seem to be leaving my body, my pain, my fear. I’m so tired, so sleepy. God, please, I don’t want to die! I haven’t had time to live. I’ve got so much I want to do, to learn, to experience. God, its not fair, I am only eighteen.
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A Trip To Remember LAWTON, Okla. (AP) ‚ A veteran of both World War II and the Korean conflict is flying high after an all-expense-paid trip to see the Washington, D.C., memorials that commemorate the wars in which he took part. Now L.B. Scott of Lawton wants to encourage other veterans to take advantage of the Veteran Honor Flight program. “Veteran Honor Flight has been in existence since 1995, and their sole mission is to make it possible for World War II and other veterans to go to the memorials in Washington, D.C.,” Scott said. It’s a nonprofit organization supported through donations from big-name companies, he said. More than 30,000 veterans have made the trip already, and the organization is taking more all the time. Scott credits his daughter, Eva Marie Hennessee, with making it possible for him to go. A local nurse, she made sure he had a wheelchair handy when he got tired. Scott’s wife of 61 years, Shirley, who used to enjoy their summers in Alaska and winters in Hawaii, is no longer able to travel. Each veteran must be accompanied by a guardian, so Scott said that if not for his daughter, he wouldn’t have been able to make the trip. “She helped me in every way, and she took all these pictures,” he said. Scott and his daughter got to meet former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole,
a fellow World War II veteran who makes every one of the veteran assemblies, and his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole. To add to their enjoyment, Eva Marie’s sister, Pamela Adams of Peachtree City, Ga., and her daughter, Rebecca, happened to be in D.C. for a horse show and came by to see them while they were visiting the Lincoln Memorial. One of their fellow tour-goers was an ex-prisoner of war from Oklahoma City, Delbert Coulter, who turned out to be friends with Lawton’s own ex-POW, Dr. Jack Spencer. Scott said they flew to Baltimore on Friday, spent Saturday touring the memorials with a tour guide who explained everything, and returned home Sunday. They stayed at the Hilton, and all of it was completely free, for both of them. In addition to the memorials, they got to see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Scott, 89, is originally from Waco, Texas. He entered the Army in 1938, and his first duty station was in Hawaii. There, he was assigned to A Battery, 55th Coast Artillery, right at the entrance to Pearl Harbor. Their mission was harbor defense. Scott was in Louisiana on 90 days’ leave when the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred. All military
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in Japan with the occupation forces until 1949. He married Shirley in Japan on June 27, 1948. He came to Fort Sill in 1949, but in 1950 he was shipped to Korea with the 17th Field Artillery. Eva Marie was three months old when he left in June 1950, and he didn’t get back until December 1951. The 17th Field Artillery was on the other side of the Chosin Reservoir from the famous “Frozen Chosin.” They were cut off by the Chinese near the Yalu River. One or two of their men were badly wounded, and the unit lost one of its 8-inch howitzers and a tractor, said Scott. Scott was first sergeant of his battery, and Capt. Leon Crenshaw was his battery commander. Crenshaw persuaded Scott to take a battlefield commission, promising him he would get a promotion within six months. He did, and he ended up becoming a battery commander before he left Korea, when another captain was taken prisoner. It meant he had to stay a month longer. Scott retired from the Army as a major in 1961. His first job as a civilian was working for Justice of the Peace Marvin Cameron. He served as a deputy under three Comanche County sheriffs and he also worked for a while as a private investigator and as an enforcement officer for the financial responsibility division of the Department of Public Safety. www.honorflight.org
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Korean Conflict WRITTEN BY: Ted Schattenkerk
The Korean War broke out in June 1950 and by September a bunch of us at Roseburg had received our draft notices for the Army. On November 1st we left by train for a week of orientation at Fort Lewis WA. From there we traveled by train to Camp Cook near
Lompoc, CA. We were assigned to the 40th Infantry National Guard Division of Southern CA. We received our basic infantry training there. The guys from Douglas County included Glen Boyer, Fred Oberholzer, Dick Claypool, Don Ollivant, ? Joslyn and myself. Glen Fred, Joslyn and I were assigned to D company, heavy weapons. Glen and I became gunners and forward observers in an 81mm mortar platoon. After basic training the division was sent to Northern Japan near Sendai and Yamagata in the spring of 1951. More training followed in hot humid weather and tons of mosquitoes. We were considered occupation forces following the surrender of Japan, World War 2. In the winter of 1952 we replaced the 24th Division in Korea. We landed at Inchon and moved to the front on an unheated, blacked out train. It was minus 20 F. By then the line between North and South Korea was formed near its present location, the 38th parallel and action had slowed to a somewhat defensive mode. There were some serious skirmishes still occurring like the
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action and 1457 wounded. Light battle of Pork Chop Ridge and others. On one occasion we were hit with a large compared to the 24th Division whom enemy force at night while occupying we replaced. They had 3735 killed and an outpost between the lines. They were 7395 wounded. Overall about 36,000 repelled with a combination of heavy Americans lost their lives. mortar fire, land mines and napalm. Our company had reunions for We were on the line about 5 awhile in Reno and Las Vegas but our to 6 months as I recall before being numbers are dwindling so now we meet pulled back to train South Korean on a more local level. soldiers. By October 1952 we were back in CA and mustered out. The Korean War ended on July 27th, 1953. Fortunately USS Tarawa our company had no CV-40 & LHA-1 casualties or wounded. The USS Tarawa Veterans Association is looking for Our sister company, mates and announcing our I company wasn’t so fortunate. The entire mortar platoon was in Philadelphia, PA wiped out one night when infiltrates or sappers tossed mines into their bunkers while Contacts for Membership & Reunion Info: they slept. Cliff Gardner Walter Tothero Our division President Membership/Treasurer 401-539-1149 765-362-6937 had 376 killed in
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Military Rites For Veterans in Douglas County Many times when a veteran passes away, a request is made
from Winston, Roseburg, Riddle, Canyonville, Myrtle Creek, formed 30 years ago to provide respectful and dignified miliknowledge have never had to turn down a service due to lack
Dr. Christopher Kelly joined Dr. Goodwin and his eyecare team at Advanced Eyecare August 2009. Dr. Kelly served as staff Optometrist at the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in Ft. Hood Texas. During his career in the Army, Dr. Kelly served a 15 month tour in Operation Iraqi Freedom where he received a Bronze Star for meritorious service.
choice of clergy, or with fraternal organizations. Often times they provide the entire service utilizing their own Chaplin.
Dr. Kelly is dedicated to providing quality eyecare and ensuring each patient is educated in their eyecare needs. Dr. Kelly specializes in Ocular Disease diagnosis and management, contact lenses and routine ocular health exams.
on the Veterans of the V.F.W. District 12 Honor Guard when there is a need for military rites at a funeral, and we are in-
425 N. Main Street Myrtle Creek, Oregon (541) 863-5258
Christopher L. Kelly O.D.
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Roseburg Oregon, Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Veterans Day* November 11, 2009
Remember them all…
V
eterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day, was first celebrated in the United States in 1926. The holiday honors all men and women who have served in the U.S. Military during a war or conflict. In the most recent U.S. census, there were 24.5 million military veterans in our country. Included in that total are numbers from many ethnic groups – African American, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, and Pacific Islander. There are 185,000 Native American U.S. Veterans. We honor Native American Veterans as we honor all U.S. Veterans. In WWII, 44,000 American Indians, out of a total Native American population of less than 350,000, served with distinction. American Indians invested $50 million in war bonds during WWII. More than 90% of the 42,000 Native Americans who served in Vietnam volunteered. Native Americans continued volunteering for military service, supporting the U.S. in Grenada, Panama, Somalia, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. American Indians have always volunteered to defend their homeland by serving in the U.S. Military.
Freedom isn’t free. All U.S. Veterans know this. Remember them. Attend one of the commemorative programs in Douglas County this Veterans Day. Canyonville
Roseburg
Elkton
Nov. 11 • 11 a.m. Veterans Remembrance Ceremony at City Hall. Contact: Bob Garcia 541-839-9957
Nov. 11 • 7 to 9 a.m. A pancake breakfast will be served at American Legion Post 45, located at 406 S.E. Oak Avenue Contact: Mary Newman, 541-440-4219
Nov. 10 • 1 p.m. Elkton High School will honor Veterans in the school’s gymnasium. Contact: Melissa Whitley 541-584-2228 ext. 2
Nov. 11 • 11 a.m. Douglas County Veterans Day Parade —one of the largest in Oregon. This year’s parade theme is “Service and Sacrifice, Not Only in Uniform”. Contact: Mary Newman, 541-440-4219
Nov. 10 Glide High School ‘Bring a Veteran to School Day’ Contact: Mary Newman 541-440-4219
Glide
2371 NE Stephens • Roseburg, Oregon 97470 • 541.672.9405 *Specific information regarding numbers of U.S. Veterans who are Native American received from Department of the Navy, Naval Historical Center, 805 Kidder Breese SE, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC 20374.
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