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Throughout my earlier life, it
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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 (climate-
wise) 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?
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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 flight-
following to Cambodia and back. The
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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 US Army Specialist Daniel Leckel

October 13, 1973 - October 4, 2006 August 13, 1987 - July 25, 2007

No military personnel from Douglas County

lost their lives in the line of duty in 2009. We are blessed.
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Bronze Medal Before 19

In the hearts of my mother Melvie, Nita,
Debra, Glenda, Nikki and Ronnie
We Love You Dad
1950 Article From The Sacramento Bee
“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 con-
nection 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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makeshift hospital for weeks to
keep critically needed troops with
minor ailments in proximity of the
front.”
My Life in the Korean War
Written By Sheril Miner
I began my career in the
Army at age 17 on September
9, 1949. I spent about 6 months
as an ambulance driver in Japan
while stationed at Camp Drake.
After 6 months the Korean War
broke out my outfit was the third
one to go. I was in the First Cal-
vary Division, second BN 5th RGT.
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While serving in the
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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 something
in combat conditions. They were else after
different in many ways. They felt driving an ambulance. I found out
more hostile toward there captured that Korea has a lot of mountains.
prisoners than we were. They did One of the really bad things about
not have the modern equipment a war like this is that it was hard
we had and whenever there was a to tell who the enemy was. They
break, they really did have their all look alike and sometimes the
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I was wounded. I was hit with a
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when the Chinese Army joined the main artery in three places. They
Korean War. had to tie it off which caused
I was transferred to the gangrene for a month and a half.
heavy weapons outfit and served They thought they would have to
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rest of the time I was there. Then of spinal taps, they saved it.
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all over Korea and that was
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COMIN’ DOWN WITH A

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 Veteran’s Day parade is set
brotherly
bond for 11 am Nov. 11 in
that has
continued
Downtown Roseburg.
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 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.
PRAYER, AND A ROCKET
By Richard E. Fischer
As told to Kari A. Clark
The major and I did it;
we went down with the ship
although that was against orders
and I believe we are both in for a
reprimand. Also, that baby’s safe
on the water and not ditched at
sea. I am referring to the plane
which the two of us occupy. The
major’s the pilot, and my job’s
launching the rockets when I
see a target, no easy task as the
river’s down far below. It’s a
river whose name, like most of
the ones here in the South China
Sea area, my Wisconsin tongue
will not allow me to pronounce,
and the targets are the occupants
of those sampans floating in it.
They are not Chinese fishermen,
but Japanese fighters whose rifles
are aimed skyward. When I spy
those tiny specks in that muddy
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strip my duty is to ready a rocket,
then launch it. Today, though, a
rocket has stuck in the launcher,
wouldn’t disengage. As a result
the mission was cancelled;
dangerous to us as that rocket
could go off at any time
After headquarters receives
word of the crisis, we’ve been
given orders to jump. The major,
who treats me as an equal on these
missions--though his education is
much more than my high school
diploma and age probably double
my 19 years, over the mouth
piece asks my feelings on the
jumping order. “Well, I’d rather
take a chance with this aircraft”, I
expressed. The same sentiment
came from the major, and then,
“we are landing on the water”.
And we did. The rocket didn’t
go off; if it had I certainly doubt
I’d be around to provide this
recollection.

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Lost At Sea
Robert Johnson
Winston, OR

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
Red China, enemy waters and no
trough of the waves that when you
way to radio our position and no one
looked out the port holes, the waves
knew where we were. We knew by
looked like mountains. All you
maps how to find our way back to
could see was water up above. We
neutral waters. At that point all we
sustained heavy damage to all our
could do was head back to Subic
radar, sonar, and radio antennas and
Bay, Philippines for repairs. We
much more damage in other parts of
were told that the Navy and Red
the ship. We were completely lost.
Cross had sent out messages to our
When we finally came out of the
families that we were lost at sea.
typhoon the weather was calm and
My wife, Carol, never received
Illistration by: Mark Scott we were off the coast of Communist
anything, Thank God.

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On Veterans Day, November 11, 2009

In Memory Of Honoring You
we honor the men and women who have Col. Richard L. Brother & Son
Meredith
served and those that are serving our SERVED 1963-1989
Chase McVicar
SERVED 2009 - PRESENT
Country in the Armed Forces. US ARMY
We love you,
US NAVY
Cheryl, Mike, Christi, Beth,
We love you
We Support You and We Thank You! Shelli & Staci
and take care
From your family

We Salute You! So Proud of In Memory Of We Are Proud of In Memory of

Michael J. Ardito, Sr. CPL. Christopher Silva CPL Calvin Coolidge Lt. Col. Jess Portlock
SERVED Poncho Clinton Atherton SERVED 1967 - 1969 (VIETNAM)
SERVED 2007 - PRESENT SERVED 1943 -1970
1968-1969 Our beloved husband, US MARINES
FLEW THRU 3 WARS
US MARINE CORP.
US MARINES father, g. father & gt. papa
We love you and SERVED 1943-1947
WWII, KOREA, & VIETNAM. Still Loved,
From your favorite MEMBER OF DOUG. CO.
oldest daughter are so proud of you.
ARMY RANGER, UTAH BEACH, EUROPE
You’re in our Hearts
“WARBIRDS” SILVER STAR
RECIPIENT
Badly Missed

Honoring
Bill Tipton Sr.
& Betty Lou Tipton
So Proud Of We Salute So Proud of SERVED WORLD WAR II, In Memory of
E-5 Petty Officer Bill Tipton, Jr. & THE KOREAN WAR SGT. Robert Zuck
Chris Johnston Lewis SERVED 1967 - 1969 SERVED WORLD WAR II
UNITED STATES ARMY UNITED STATES NAVY
SERVED 1987-1997
Johnston WE ARE SO PROUD OF WE ARE SO PROUD 41ST FA 3RD DIV.
US NAVY YOU AND ALL YOU HAVE OF ALL YOU TWO DID Love,
I’m so Proud of You! US NAVY Betty, Bobby, Tim, Ryan,
Love, Alsy
SACRIFICED FOR US FOR US Joe, Glenna, Val, & Jacob
We Love You Dad! LOVE, THE TIPTON KIDS LOVE, THE TIPTONS
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So Proud of Honoring So Proud Of In Memory of So Proud of

Richard C. Hansen Robert “Bob” Pearson SP4 Michel SSG. Nick Marshall
Sergeant SERVING 2000 - PRESENT
SERVED 1966 - 1968 (VIETNAM) SERVED 1966-1970 Robert Kresky
SERVED 1969-1971
Edgar Loomis ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
US ARMY NAVY
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU & ALL Thank You US ARMY 3/4 CAV SERVED 1942 - MIA WE LOVE OUR
THAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED Love, Sherry, Wanda Forever in our Hearts
LOVE KATHY, ANGIE, CHRIS, & Bobbi and rest of Love, Lore, Daniel, Tania
US ARMY AIR CORP SOLDIER
JEREMY, JOEY, & JACQUIE your loved ones Never Forgotten LOVE, ASH, MOM, DAD & FAMILY

We Salute So Proud Of In Memory of We Salute So Proud Of

Cpt. Natalie Hayes SGT. Stephen D. Guido Donald E. Kuykendall Jeff Chism Don Jenkins
SERVING FROM SERVED DIED JANUARY 24, 2009 SERVED 2005 - PRESENT SERVED
MAY 2002 - PRESENT 1966 - 1969 AT AGE 83 US NAVY 1962-1966
US ARMY SERVED 4 YEARS IN THE NAVY - Thanks to you MARINES
WE’RE VERY PROUD OF YOU. Grandpa, We love you! PACIFIC THEATER. 10 MAJOR BAT- Love, Joell,
WELCOME HOME Sierra, Arielle, Kennedy, TLES AS COX, RUNNING LANDING and USS ‘IKE’ for John and Shellee
FROM IRAQ Dylan & Khloe BARGE LANDING MARINES.
keeping us safe.

In Memory of

Dean R.
Bright
US ARMY
KIA 10-04-06
So Proud of So Proud of We Salute
We miss & Lt. Joshua Talcott T5 Neil Talcott
Curtis Hannevold
SERVED
CURRENTLY SERVING
love you... US ARMY SERVED 1943 - 1946 2004-2008
US NAVY
Becky, Jarrod We are so proud US ARMY Love, Grandma, Grandpa,
and Maddie of you, Joshua GO COMBAT INFANTRY MEN! Mom, and John
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So Proud of We Salute So Proud of So Proud of Honoring

Sgt. Casey Dawley Master Sgt. Master Sgt. MSG. William A Miller Russell Bissonnette
SERVED 1998 - PRESENT Ken Barnes Ken Barnes SERVED 1965 - 2003 (RETIRED) SERVED WWII
UNITED STATES ARMY SERVED 22 YEARS SERVED 22 YEARS US MARINES, US AIR FORCE, U.S. NAVY
U.S. MARINES
WE LOVE YOU, You’ve completed
U.S. MARINES US ARMY
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU! WE APPRECIATE
MOM, DAD, DANA, that journey - now WE LOVE YOU LOVE, MILLER, MINYARDS, & YOUR SERVICE
JASON, ADAM & EMILY onto the next FELKERS LOVE, FROM THE FAMILY

In Memory of So Proud of Honoring So Proud of So Proud of You

SFC John L. Gunnery Sgt. PFC. Harold A. Roady Spc. Kyle Simmons SGT. Cory Jones
Armstrong Shawn E. Hughes SERVED 1943 - 1946 SERVED 2006 - PRESENT SERVED 2004 - 2007
SERVED 1950-1952 SERVING 1997 - PRESENT WORLD WAR II NATIONAL GUARD
UNITED STATES US ARMY
US ARMY US MARINES Hoorah!
Once in a lifetime MARINE CORP We love our brave grandfather Love,
Love, Dottie BE SAFE and are proud he is ours. Love, Mom, Steve,
Mom & Family
LOVE, MOM ~Your grandchildren Amanda, Kipp & Sandy

We Salute So Proud of Honoring In Memory of We Salute

Jacob Tobias Notenboom SGT. William Johnson SP4. Joe Lamar SPC4 David Michael Captain Dennis Pope
SERVED 1967 & 1968 SERVING 1989 - PRESENT SERVED 1967 - 1969 Schasre SERVED 1967 -1971
US ARMY OREGON NATIONAL GUARD US ARMY SERVED 1966 - 1968
US AIR FORCE
Night Hawks You’re the best We love you G.I.Joe 101ST AIRBORNE DIV.
YOUR LOVING MOTHER
Love,
131st AVN Co. Love you, Shari, Brett, Love,
From, your family Brandon, Family & Friends your wife and family MARY MOONIER Gloria & Becky
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The USS America Carrier Wake Up America

Veterans Association By David A Geyer

Is Proud To Announce Its We use to have a nation filled with pride,

Seventh Bi-Annual Reunion Which many have fought for and many have died.
A price that was high but honorable it seems,
To Reunite Their Crew 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,
June 22-26, 2010 if you believe that in God we trust.
Holiday Inn This nation was built Christian from day one,
Cincinnati Airport Conference Center To trust in God and Jesus his son.
Covington, Kentucky A dictatorship we have not known,
And we’ve never wanted to answer to one man on a throne.
For more information, please go to 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.
www.ussamerica.org And even though our motto has always been, that in God we trust,
or call 610-585-2155 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,
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Soldier’s Book Chronicles a Year at War

I didn’t a family, which now includes wife Pashto word for ‘toy?’” he said.
know what Shelley and teenagers Christian, He likened the Taliban to the
it would be Evangeline and Kyrie. Later in life, mafia and talked about how he still
like, just like he joined the Navy Reserves and struggles to understand their reason-
them.” asked to be deployed to help with ing and interpretation of Islamic
the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. law. While deployed, he read “War
Courter “The Navy wouldn’t send and Peace” and “The Red Badge
teaches Sun- me,” Courter said, citing his age as of Courage.” Since returning, he’s
day school the reason. He was in his late 40s. devoured religious literature, reading
at First “So I transferred to the guard. I just the Koran, and Hindu and Buddhist
Presbyterian thought, ‘I can do something good.’” writings.
In this photo taken Oct. 16, 2009, Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class
Jeff Courter is seen outside the First Presbyterian Church where he is a member
Church of The Illinois National Guard “I’m trying to find meaning,”
and teaches Sunday school in Chicago Heights, Ill. Since his return from abroad Chicago schooled him in communications, Courter said. “Writing is a distilla-
in January 2008, Courter has written a book, “Afghan Journal: A Soldier’s Year Heights, but he ended up training Afghan tion to try to find meaning.”
in Afghanistan,” that chronicles his experiences serving overseas. (AP Photo/ where he security forces, one of the “ironies” Courter said he had to rec-
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istan, after a long, frustrating day church members read his e-mails, while there. he left for Afghanistan, but he con-
training native police at the Paki- including volunteer Jean Sherrill. Courter mostly learned about tinues to consider.
stan border, Illinois Army National “It was very exciting to see those Afghanistan and its people. He “You can’t stop evil by
Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Courter sat e-mails coming in,” Sherrill said. marveled at one pharmacist’s sole wishing good. You can try, but you
down at his laptop to write. “They were a mix of facts and qualification‚ literacy‚ and thought can’t,” he said. “People will disagree
Whatever he felt at that emotions. It made you much more about the cultural differences. with this, and that’s OK. I fight for
moment, buoyed by thoughts that personally involved in the action go- “Do you know there’s no their right to disagree.”
collected throughout the day, poured ing on there.”
out through his fingers into blog Since his return from abroad
entries.
That writing, those dozens of
in January
piled those
2008, Courter has com-
e-mails into a book,
Linus Oakes would like to take the
messages home, started as a favor to “Afghan Journal: A Soldier’s Year
in Afghanistan.” It chronicles his
opportunity to thank residents and employees
an online friend. Once every week
or two, his unit returned to a larger experiences, but also offers a small who have served our country.
base with an Internet connection, window into a man fascinated by
and Courter shipped his experiences philosophy, committed to country
We are eternally grateful for their dedication and sacrifice.
back to America. and determined to serve God. He Residents: Pete Knox John Stratford
“Before I left, I was a busi- also has taken on a new role, as a Robert Bachelder Eileen Kopfler William Smith
nessman making a living in subur- recruiter for the Army. Ernie Backshas William Kopfler Stan Stevens
ban Chicago. I had never been in a Courter spent a couple of Harry Bentz Lynn Larson Jack Terrel
war zone,” he said. “So my intended years in the Marines in the 1970s. Steve Toma
George Brausam Ben Loverin
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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
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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
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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
The Jungle
Henry M. Luna
CO.A 2/8 Inf., 4th Inf. Div
Plieku ’69-70’
I remember the jungle, so vast,
so green, so beautiful, and so full
Dean Bright
KIA Iraq 10-04-06
“Freedom Isn’t Free”
Mom, Dad, & Sandra
of life. I used to think, “How can
something so magnificent and
overwhelming be so deadly?” I
felt so small in it, so insignificant,
so expendable. The fear of dying
was my constant companion.
Contemplation of the hereafter
was always being played out in
my mind. To die, just black out,
to never know what hit you, to die
without a thought was my worst
fear. Most of my friend died of
head wounds. They never knew
what hit them. I used to pray to
Jesus that if I were to die, to please
let me die slowly, like a gut wound.
Anything would be better than just
blacking out. I guess I just needed a
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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
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Vietnam 66-69
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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,
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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., memori-
als 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 daugh-
ter, 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 ac-
companied 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 pic-
tures,” he said.
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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-go-
ers 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 Bal-
timore 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 memori-
als, they got to see the changing of
the guard at the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier at Arlington Nation-
al 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 as-
signed to A Battery, 55th Coast Ar-
tillery, right at the entrance to Pearl
Harbor. Their mission was harbor
defense.
Scott was in Louisiana on
90 days’ leave when the attack on
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The soldiers hadn’t show-
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and they were shooting at the
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the Japanese might still be on the
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put a stop to that by telling them,
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He spent the war in places
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“We were on Mindanao,
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Finally the war ended, and
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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 Artil-
lery. 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 Cren-
shaw was his battery commander.
Crenshaw persuaded Scott to take
a battlefield commission, promis-
ing him he would get a promotion
within six months. He did, and he
ended up becoming a battery com-
mander before he left Korea, when
another captain was taken prisoner.
It meant he had to stay a month
longer.
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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 responsibil-
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Public Safety.
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Korean Conflict
WRITTEN BY: Ted Schattenkerk 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
battle of Pork Chop Ridge and others. action and 1457 wounded. Light
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

TRADEWINDS
was sent to Northern Japan near Sendai out. The Korean War
and Yamagata in the spring of 1951. ended on July 27th,
More training followed in hot humid 1953. Fortunately USS Tarawa
weather and tons of mosquitoes. We our company had no
were considered occupation forces casualties or wounded. CV-40 & LHA-1
following the surrender of Japan, World Our sister company, The USS Tarawa Veterans Association is looking for
War 2. I company wasn’t so mates and announcing our
In the winter of 1952 we
replaced the 24th Division in Korea. We
fortunate. The entire
mortar platoon was
21st Annual Reunion
landed at Inchon and moved to the front wiped out one night in Philadelphia, PA
The Korean War broke out in
June 1950 and by September a bunch
on an unheated, blacked out train. It was
minus 20 F. By then the line between
when infiltrates or
sappers tossed mines April 15-18, 2010
of us at Roseburg had received our draft North and South Korea was formed into their bunkers while Contacts for Membership & Reunion Info:
notices for the Army. On November 1st near its present location, the 38th parallel they slept. Cliff Gardner Walter Tothero
we left by train for a week of orientation and action had slowed to a somewhat Our division President Membership/Treasurer
at Fort Lewis WA. From there we defensive mode. There were some had 376 killed in 401-539-1149 765-362-6937
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traveled by train to Camp Cook near serious skirmishes still occurring like the

Happy Birthday
Love A.E. Davis Military Rites For Veterans in Douglas County
Many times when a veteran passes away, a request is made
On the Left is Don Frady of the 2/12
Double Dozen-B Company. This is at
the Jackson Fire Support base giving the
Wolf Hounds a break by taking over night
ambushes as well as search and destroy.
Forty years ago at this site Don had his 21st
from Winston, Roseburg, Riddle, Canyonville, Myrtle Creek,
birthday. On the right is Alvin Davis of
H.H.C. 65th Engineers. About a week after
Don’s birthday, Alvin had his 21st birthday formed 30 years ago to provide respectful and dignified mili-
at Cuchi. He and Don are first cousins and
just so happen to have such a story. knowledge 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 choice of clergy, or with fraternal organizations. Often times
in the Army, Dr. Kelly served a 15 month tour in Operation Iraqi Freedom where he
received a Bronze Star for meritorious service. 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 on the Veterans of the V.F.W. District 12 Honor Guard when
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lenses and routine ocular health exams. there is a need for military rites at a funeral, and we are in-

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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. Nov. 11 • 7 to 9 a.m. Nov. 10 • 1 p.m.
Veterans Remembrance Ceremony A pancake breakfast will be served at Elkton High School will honor Veterans
at City Hall. American Legion Post 45, located at in the school’s gymnasium.
Contact: Bob Garcia 406 S.E. Oak Avenue Contact: Melissa Whitley
541-839-9957 Contact: Mary Newman, 541-440-4219 541-584-2228 ext. 2

Nov. 11 • 11 a.m.
Douglas County Veterans Day Parade
Glide
—one of the largest in Oregon. Nov. 10
This year’s parade theme is Glide High School
“Service and Sacrifice, ‘Bring a Veteran to School Day’
Not Only in Uniform”. Contact: Mary Newman
Contact: Mary Newman, 541-440-4219 541-440-4219

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.