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WEDNESDAY 11.11.15

Middletown WWI
monument needs
help from public
Local veteran seeks help for Belford doughboy

Christie
takes hits
in debate
undercard
Governor spars with
Jindal on funding, more
BOB JORDAN @BOBJORDANAPP
NOAH K. MURRAYCORRESPONDENT

A Republican presidential primary debate opponent

tore into Gov. Chris Christies New Jersey record Tuesday night, arguing Christie hasnt been conservative
enough to warrant the partys 2016 nomination.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal added this putdown of
Christies chances of securing the nomination:
Chris, look, Ill give you a ribbon for participation
and a juice box but in the real world its about results,
its about actually cutting government spending, not
just talking about cutting government spending, Jindal said.
Christie decided not to punch back.
If you go to New Jersey, theyll call me lots of different things, but liberals not one of them, Christie said.
What I want to talk about is whats going to happen to
this country if we have another four years of Barack
Obamas policies. And, by the way, it will be even worse,
because Hillary Clinton is running so far to the left to
try to catch up to her socialist opponent Bernie Sanders.
Jindal also more than once called Christie a big-

Army veteran Robert Latsch is trying to spruce up a deteriorating World War I monument in the Belford section of
Middletown. He wants to make sure World War I is not forgotten.

JERRY CARINO @NJHOOPSHAVEN

MIDDLETOWN - For the better part of a century, he has stood tall in a grassy lot off of Church
Street, a dignified tribute to a war that is fading
from American consciousness.
World War I ended in 1918, but the Belford
doughboy statue is fighting on against Father
Time. The life-sized, concrete rendering of a soldier is hurting as the elements have taken their
toll.
Hes in deplorable condition, said Robert
Latsch, a 76-year-old Army veteran who lives in
the Belford section of town and passes by daily
when he walks the dog. The rifle is in bad shape
and the trigger is gone. He has to be repaired all
the way up and down.
On Veterans Day, homage will be paid to the
Americans who fought in World War II and all the
subsequent conflicts. But the World War I generation is all gone. Only the monuments remain.
The doughboys should not be forgotten, said
Latsch, who retired as staff sergeant in 1995.
This is part of American history. Young people
should appreciate, if they dont already, World
War I, because from World War I came World War
II. These guys were the forerunners of the greatest generation.

See DEBATE, Page 11A

Jindal calls out Republicans for acting like a

second liberal party. STORY, 1B

See DOUGHBOY, Page 17A

Dems: Recount
the close races
in Monmouth

NOAH K. MURRAYCORRESPONDENT

Plaque of heroes from Belford, Port Monmouth and

New Monmouth at the World War I monument on
Church Street.

Missing World War II medals returned to family. 3A

Free lawyer for vets charged on Veterans Day. 17A
Calendar of Veterans Day events. 17A

SUSANNE CERVENKA @SCERVENKA

Monmouth County Democratic Party chairman is

calling for hand recounts of ballots in close election
races because the vote tallies from last weeks election
keep changing.
Party chairman Vin Gopal said the issues are not partisan politics because the changing votes have benefited both Democratic and Republican candidates. A hand
recount would give voters and the candidates themselves confidence in the process, he said.
I dont think this is a Republican conspiracy of any
kind. I think its just incompetence. There is no way the
(Monmouth County) Board of Election and the Clerks
office can be happy about what has happened in the last
48 hours, he said.
How do we have confidence when we already know
there are vendor errors and machine errors?
Monmouth Countys election results were incorrect
online on Election night because the mail-in ballots had
See RACES, Page 7A

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