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Rolla Middle School students share stories of their military heroes for Veterans Day
Anthony Henderson is a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps. The Marine Corps prepared him to command 1,200 Marines in Southern Afghanistan to engage in the battle of his life.
He was awarded the bronze medal with "Valor." He went to Fort Jugroom to fight a battle. He won the battle. After the battle he was in Afghanistan for 6 months. He did a lot to win the battle.
He might not as big as Superman, but he is just as important. He led an army into battle. Superman did not lead an army into battle like Henderson. Henderson had to go to a training camp that was really tough. Superman didn't even work for his powers.
The Marine Corps are a hard group to get into and he was a colonel. This is why Anthony Henderson is a military hero.
– Josh Pritchett
I have many military heroes. Some of them I know by name, but many of them I do not.
My first military hero is my step dad; Lt Col. Eric Goser (retired). Through him, I have learned a lot about the military and have been able to experiences a few happy and sad moments many military families experiences. These experiences have given me some life lessons that will stay with me always. So "Thank You" Eric for this experience and "Thank You" for having served our country in the United States Army for many years.
My other military heroes are the men and women who have previously served in our military. I don't know all of their names and some have now passed away. I see some of the retirees at stores. Some of the men wear black ball caps. My mom often tells me what branch of service they served in. I now can look at their caps and read it too. We often thank these gentlemen for their military service. "Thank You" to both men and women for your prior service. I am grateful you fought for our country before me and my parents were even born. This has assured our country's freedom and us being raised in the land of the free and of the brave. "Thank You!"
My other military heroes are the soldiers who again, I don't know their names. What I do know is this: The soldiers just made it to Fort Leonard Wood and stepped off a big bus. They just returned from being in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their families are hugging them and crying because they are so happy to see them! There are a few soldiers whose family could not be there to greet them. What those few soldiers don't know is, we are about to go welcome them home! I shake these soldiers' hands and welcome them back! This makes me feel good in my heart. These soldiers are home again. I am thankful they are out of harm's way. I am thankful they will soon go home to their families. "Thank You" for serving our country and continuing to keep our country's freedom!
My other military heroes are no longer on earth, but in Heaven. They are our Fallen Heroes. I do not know their names, but know there are many. Twice now, in my 11 years of life, I've stood in honor as I watch the hearse drive by. With on hand I hold our American Flag, while my other hand is placed over my heart. I try to blink the tears away. "Thank You." "God bless you, and I pray for your family."
And finally, I've stood at the grave stone several times quietly thanking an unknown soldier from long ago. He didn't know me and I never knew him. I whisper "Thank You" and say a prayer for him. This solder is somebody pretty special though. He was willing to protect us all and either gave his life in battle or a portion of his life serving in the military for us, not even knowing you or me. This is what a hero is. That is what our soldiers have done and continue to do.
For me, every day is Veteran's Day. From the bottom of my heart, "Thank You!"
– Hannah Cooper
My military hero is my dad. His name is Shawn Wilkes. He is in the Army. He has moved so many times! He has been to Texas, South Carolina, here in Missouri, Georgia, and he's even been to two different countries. He's been to Afghanistan and Iraq. He is an engineer in the Army. He knows how to operate lots of Army equipment. He has been a sergeant for a long time. Three years to be exact. He is staff sergeant promotable. He's been promoted five times and deployed twice. His occupational specialty is operating heavy construction equipment.
That means he gets to work with gigantic vehicles. My favorite that he works with is the crane. It has a really long arm on the front of it. There is a really long cable with a hook on the end of it. This is how the crane works: he has to know how much the object weighs so he can put it into a mathematical formula, so that he can lift the vehicle safely so that it doesn't tip over and crash. I love him so much. It is sad that he is retiring in a couple of weeks. I have seen a lot of his Army equipment. It is all so tough and heavy. I know because I wore a whole suit. He trains other soldiers that do not know as much as he does to work with large vehicles. I love my father and he loves our nation.
– Madison Wilkes
My war hero is my grandpa. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War in 1969-71. He currently lives in Rolla.
When I asked him about his life in the Navy, he said, "It was a great learning experience because I got to travel around the world to places like Japan, Hawaii, Hong Kong, and the Phillipines. It was scary there at the time in Dangog Harbor, Vietnam because there was where the war was for about four years. Most of it was in California on a ship and sometimes on shore. He worked in the finance and payroll center.
It was fun when he went to Japan places I said before. He lived in San Diego, California too. He got to know many different people: friends, family. He finished up his last year on shore duty. Then I asked, "What is the Navy?" He said, "The Navy is part of our national defense like the Army, Air Force, and Marines and stuff like that. The Navy controls the waterways and seas. Some of the ships he's been on were the USS Collette, which is a destroyer; USS Linde Marmick, which was a guided missile destroyer; USS Jouette, which is a guided missile frigit jewit destroyer. My grandpa Joe Kapeller. I am proud that I have my grandpa.
– Hayley Hohner
My military hero is my dad. My dad was born on March 13, 1973. When he was growing up he was a kickboxer, wrestler, and also a football player. He loved to watch people fight and he also loved guns. So decided once he was done with high school, he wanted to join the Army. That was exactly what he did. This year is his 20th year of being in the Army. He tells me that he loves being in the Army because he likes to fight for our country, and also he likes the different places that he has lived since he has been in the Army. I look up to my dad and I thank him for fighting for our country. That's why my dad is my military hero. I love him a lot.
– Alexis Newkirk
I was a baby when my dad was called on the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, to the 131st Fighter Wing in St. Louis. His unit was called up after the Twin Towers fell.
My dad had been in the Air Force, active duty, since he was 18, but now he was a Missouri Air National guardsman and I wouldn't see him for over a year. He would go on to serve in support of Operation Southern Watch while assigned to the 363rd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron in the Middle East. He worked on a joint task force to prevent terrorists from shooting down U.S. soldiers that were coming in C-5s to support the current troops stationed there. There were some close calls, especially when out on night patrols.
My dad has done a lot in his military career and continues to serve with the Air Force Reserve at Whiteman Air Force Base, where he is a crew chief. From stories of survival training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, fire ants at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB) in Texas during basic training, launching an ICBM at Vandenburg AFB in California, missile alerts going off in the fields of North Dakota in 40 below temperatures. I never tire of hearing stories of my Dad and his experiences in the military.
According to my dad, "freedom isn't free." May God bless our veterans and those who continue to keep our homeland free. Thanks for being my military hero Dad.
– Lizzie DeNoon
My military hero is my Uncle Jeff. He is my hero because he fights for my freedom, justice, and liberty.
My Uncle Jeff is in the 82nd Airborne which is in the Army. Right now he is stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. When I grow up I want to be in the Airborne just like him.
I do not get to see him often, but when I do I have lots of fun. The favorite thing I like to do with my uncle is listen to him talk and how to jump out of an airplane.
I think it is very important to respect our veterans and our soldiers who fight for us, or fought for us to live freely.
I don't think we can pay enough respect to our veterans and current soldiers who fight and risk their lives for me, my mom, my dad, my sister, my brother, or anyone so that we can live freely in the home of the brave.
My uncle is one of those soldiers out of many more and I am proud of that.
– Treyton Ruth
My great grandfather, Edwin Mills, was an Army Air Corps B-24 Liberator Bomber Pilot during World War II. He was a Battalion Commander over 40 missions. He ended his military career in 1945 after the war ended. It makes me feel so proud to know he served our country with courage.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he joined the NYC police department, but switched to the NYC fire department after a couple of years. He worked there for 20 years on Engine Company #1. He spent his entire life sacrificing himself to help others. I hope one day to be as brave as him.
He was married to his wife, Muriel, for over 50 years. He had 5 children, one of which was my grandma, Joanne. I met my great-grandfather one time when I was a baby. He fed me eggs and I puked all over his shirt. I wish for him to remember the good times we had together.
– Colton Richards
My military hero is construction mechanic 2nd class petty Curtis L. Cox. He is my uncle. He has been in the Navy since February 4th 2004. He was injured June 26, 2006 when the Humvee he was in hit an I.E.D. due to the injuries he received. He had to have many surgeries and physical therapies. He refused to give up. My uncle Curtis received a purple heart for his wounds. There are only about 80 Navy people who have received the Purple Heart. My uncle Curtis had a choice to leave the Navy but he refused to leave. So now he is a recruiter in Peoria, Illinois. After everything he went through, he remains in the Navy. He is an uncle, dad, husband, son, and my hero.
– Emily Rohrer
My military hero is my great grandpa Randall. He served in the navy in World War II on a personnel transfer, the U.S.S. Comet. He was also in Korea. Grandpa Randall was the hero to the people of Effingham, Ill., and everyone who knew him, not only because he was in the military, but also because he saved someone's life. He was driving down the road on this 80th birthday when there was a car crash. He pulled the people out of a burning car. Grandpa Randall still lives in our hearts, even though he died almost a year ago. My hero is Randall Jones.
– Jessica Kimball
My military hero is my great grandma, Sgt. (Sergeant) Louise Johnson. She was in the Marine Corps. She died about 4 years ago. She was serving during the Korean War. She also was a photographer for a post commander in Hawaii. That is why my great grandma is my military hero.
– Joey Gregory
Thank you veterans for everything you do for our country and for me and for our freedom.
– Sheena Sprow, Charles Moentman, Kim Jannick, Kady Faulkner, and Tristin Johnson
Thank you veterans for everything you do four our country and for me. We would not be here right now.
Thank you so much for doing this for us. Thank you for everything you do for our country. I love you all for saving us and our country.
– Desiree Franklin
Dear Soldiers, Thank you for fighting for our country and for me.
– Juileon Ries
Thank you for everything you did for our country and for freedom.
– Gaines Johnson
Thank you for everything for our country and bringing peace for the world. Also thank you for what you have done for the entire world. What would we do without you?
Ellie Gebhard
My military hero is my Dad because he fought in the war. I am so proud of my Dad for saving my country.
– Tony Rossy
My granddad, Thomas M. Colvin, is my hero because he fought for his country. From 1966 to 1973 he was in the Air Force. He was stationed at Headquarters Factacal Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia; Namkon Phenon, Thailand; Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas; and Southern Command, Fort Clayton, Panama Canal Zone.
At headquarters he was the public radio announcer for the Air Force Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds fly around the United States. In Thailand he was also a radio announcer. Also in Thailand he got to interview President Lyndon B. Johnson when he stopped by the base, but during the radio shows he had to have a gun by him because the enemy would try to sneak on base. In Texas he was a directive producer for training films. In Panama he was the supervisor of radio and television and was the host of a children's show called Sheriff Tom's Town. The reason he joined the military is because he felt like he needed to do his duty in the Vietnam War. One of his very best friends was a loadmaster and one week before he was to come home, their plane crashed and killed all of them. What he liked about serving was he got to take his family with him. In fact his two children, Tonya and Brad, were born in the Panama Canal Zone. That's why my Grandad is my hero.
– Brenna Heavin
George S. Patton, Jr. was born November 11, 1885, to George S. Patton, Sr. and Ruth Wilson in Gabriel, California. Patton was a distinguished officer in the U. S. Army. Patton began his career at the Virginia Military Institute. After attending there he later attended West Point where he graduated with honor in 1909.
In 1912, Patton participated on the Summer Olympics pentathlon team. Patton had also designed the U. S. Cavalry's last combat sabor, the Patton Sabor. In the year 1912, Patton led an attack during the Mexican Border Campaign.
Patton was in World War I when he was the first office to be assigned the U. S. Tank Corps. During World War II, he commanded armies in North Africa. Two years later, Patton died December 21, 1945.
– Alorah Jones
My dad is my hero because he is in the Army and stayed in the Army for my family. He has traveled all over the world. He even took me with him to live in Germany. I have been able to do many things because he loves me.
My dad went into the Army at the age of 20. Where he went to basic training was in South Carolina. After basic training, he was sent to Fort Belvoir to be trained as a geospatial analyst.
Next he was sent to Korea where we lived in Seoul. There he met a beautiful military police officer. They were married and began a family. Next they moved to Fort Bragg in North Carolina. My daddy was a part of the 82nd Airborne Division and jumped out of perfectly good airplanes. Then he was sent to work in Hawaii. By this time our family has three children. I wasn't there yet. So it was my two brothers and sister. Next he was sent to Fort Belvoir again, this time to be military instructor. This place is my favorite because it is where I was born, Fredericksburg, Virginia, which is where George Washington was born. Next he went to Fort Bragg again! This time unfortunately my dad had to go to war. Twelve months after serving in Iraq, he finally came home to me.
Today when I think of all the places my dad has been, and all the things he has done to help protect my country and me, it always makes me smile. He is just not a hero because he served in the Army, but mostly because he is my daddy.
– Alorah Jones
My military hero is my grandfather. His name is David Otto Copeland. He is married, has three children, and seven grandchildren. He is my hero because he is a United States veteran, and it's because of him and many others that I can enjoy the freedoms I have today. My grandfather has taught me so much about life, is always entertaining my family with stories, and has a very generous heart.
David Otto Copeland served in the U. S. Army for 11.5 years. He started out as an officer after joining the ROTC program in college and earned the rank of Captain before he retired. He served during the Vietnam War for six years. During his time in the military service, he and his family were stationed in many different countries. Some of those countries were the United States, Germany, Holland, Belgium, and Austria.
My grandfather says that his life in the Army was a good one. He served in the Corps of engineers where he was an Intelligence Officer.. He kept all of the secret documents and had reconnaissance teams that were sent out to look for bivouac sites. During one of these missions his team had found a location where they built WWII bombs and had a high reading of radiation. He had a lot of responsibility but he really enjoyed his time with the Corps of Engineers.
One of the most memorable stories for him happened when he was in Germany. It was during the Summer Olympics of 1972 when a group of 11 people from the Israel Olympics team were captured and held hostage by terrorists to trade them for money, ammunition, and weapons. Soon, these 11 people were killed and it was then that the American Army and the German police went into high alert.
I am honored to call David Otto Copeland my grandfather and proud to say he is my military hero.
– Kayla V. Copeland
My military hero is my grandpa, Captain Gary L. Hilding. He was in the Army from 1969-75 and served in the Vietnam War. My grandpa also was stationed in Germany and lived there with his family, which included his wife (my grandma), his son (my uncle), and his daughter (my Mom).
In 1969, there was going to be a draft for the military. My grandpa went early and enlisted. He later became a helicopter pilot for the Army. Some helicopters he flew were the Huey helicopter, which took soldiers into battle and took wounded soldiers out of battle. He also flew a Cobra, which has a pilot flying while a co-pilot shoots out the window. One of the big awards he earned while fighting for our country was the Air Medal. This great award is given to any soldier who showed meritorious achievement in aerial flight.
Some other interesting facts about Captain Hilding are that he had a bullet proof vest called a chicken plate. This protected soldiers' hearts. Also, he enlisted in the Army when he was only 20 years old! These are some facts about my grandpa, Captain Gary L. Hilding, who is my American military hero.
– Emmie Bryant
My military hero is my Great Grandpa Hurley. Luckily he didn't die in the military, but he died about six years ago. He is my hero because he wanted to serve his life to try to save millions of others.
Even though he wanted to be a cook, he didn't get to because you don't get to pick what you are. So he had to be mechanic. The reason he wanted to be a cook is because he loved to cook.
The branch of military he was in was the Army. My grandpa Hurley was 76 years old when he died. Even though he passed away, I will always remember him in my heart.
– Nathaniel Roe
My grandpa was a very brave man. His name is Victor G. Venweren. He was in two wars. One was Vietnam. My grandpa was in the battle 3,828 days.
He was also in some of World War II. My grandpa was in the battle for 4 years and 2 days.
My grandpa is my war hero. I still see him every year when I go up to Michigan. He had several war buddies during the war. Some of them died.
He has many great stories about the wars. Some are sad, some are funny. He is a very great guy. He is also my war hero. I hope he lives a good life. He could die any day. I love my grandpa. He is my war hero.
– Jayden
My military hero is my Grandpa, James Messenger. He began his military career in 1955 with the National Guard at the age of 17. In 1958, he enlisted in the Army as a Private first Class. During his 23 year career with the Army, he served in over 20 countries including Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Austria, and china. He landed on four continents during his service. He survived his service during Vietnam.
Sergeant First Class Messenger, retired, trained many soldiers how to use grenade launchers, claymore mines, M-1, M-14, M-16, M-60, .45 automatic pistol, and .155 Howitzer tanks. He operated heavy equipment, constructed roads and bridges, and blew up bridges. The last bridge he brought down was the last bridge needing demolished prior to the flooding of the valley which is now known as Truman Lake at Warsaw, Mo.
Some of my Grandpa's memories included serving as a guard for General Joe Stillwell and being a member of the color guard for the 13th Engineer Division. James Messenger retired as a Platoon Sergeant in 1978. He currently serves as the Commander of the American Legion, Post 470, and resides in Plato, Missouri with his wife of 54 years, Betty. They have four sons and many grandchildren.
– T J Messenger
Everyone who serves in the Air Force, Marines, Army, Navy, or Coast Guard is a military hero. Every day they risk their lives for our freedom and protection. This is how we are safe and happy today. Although many people are fighting for us, my topic today is my military hero. This is my papa, Gary Smith.
My papa Gary served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was drafted to serve his country on December 7, 1967 at the age of only 19. After training at Fort Bliss, Texas and Fort Polk, Louisiana, he was assigned to be part of a reconnaissance unit in the war. I think that he was very brave to be going through this at such a young age!
Papa left for Vietnam on June 1, 1968. He was assigned to a reconnaissance unit. Their job was to seek out enemy forces and call in American forces. There were about 15 to 20 people in this unit. During his time in this unit he accomplished many things. This makes me so proud.
My papa Gary was a very brave man and made some pretty big accomplishments in his time in the Army. These include awards and medals for his courageous acts of heroism. He earned two bronze stars, one with a "V" device. The bronze star medal is an individual military award for United States. It may be awarded for acts of heroism, acts of merit, or for meritorious service it a combat zone. The "V" device is awarded with acts of heroism.
Grandpa also earned a Soldier's Medal while in Vietnam. This is for saving a life. The life he saved was one of the radioman in his reconnaissance unit. This was the man who carried a lot of weight on his back of the radio system, which was the unit's only way of communication with the headquarters. He had slid into a waterfall's current and the equipment on his back was dragging him down, drowning him. Papa then pulled the radioman out, heavy equipment and all, and saved the man.
It has been quite a while since papa Gary served in the military. After he came home from the military he has occupied many jobs and lived many places. He married Grandma Donna and had three beautiful kids (one being my mom!). He now is retired and works all day on his large farm in the Ozarks. He wouldn't be able to keep up with without us five grandkids of course!
This is the story of my military hero. I hope you enjoyed it and learned a little too! Today I am happy to say that I am the granddaughter to the fearless, courageous, wonderful Gary Smith!
– Ashley Barth
Major Troy Scott was a true hero. He did so much for the USA. His deployment to eastern Afghanistan was his first. He left his friends and family to join the army. Major Scott earned many medals such as the Purple Heart, bronze star, and the commendation medal. Learning the land and its history was key to Major Scott and his task force. Major Scott was assigned as senior U.S. adviser to the polish military contingent in Afghanistan. I think Major Troy Scott was a hero because if he hadn't done what he would had to send three times the troops to Afghanistan he was the deputy commander to a 200-man task force. Major Scott was also recommended for the Silver Star and the Distinguished Service Cross. It was Major Scott's job to ensure that the American expectations were understandable for the Poles. For whom English was not their second language but their third. Scott who had no previous experience with the polish military or even the polish language, observed the melding of two armies and cultures , fighting alongside each other for a shared goal in an unknown space.
– Billy Webb
Marci Hodge is a brave American woman. She's a role model to many people. Marci never gives up.
Marci is caring. She moved thousands of books for a school moving from Jordan to Iraq. She helped fixed a plant to provide more jobs. Marci once said "People matter. Regardless of where they are."
Marci says great things. "It is your duty to give back." "I can move anything." "I'm not interested in revealing traumatic events, this job creates stability." These quotes show that Marci has a good personality.
Maj. Hodge deserves her bronze star award. She helped many people in Iraq. She is described as a logistician and civil affairs officer.
Marci Hodge is an amazing woman. She helps people in their time of greatest need. She is a hero
– Adrienne Pyeatt
My military heroes are my grandparents, Andrew and Catherine Cassidy. They served in the Army. When I was three years I saw a picture of my grandpa and said "Grandpa, you're a bus driver!" but now I know that it was an Army picture!
My grandpa served from July 8, 1979 to August 31, 2000, for 21 years. He was an Army dentist. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, 3 meritorious medals, and many more. He served in Operation Desert Storm and retired as a Colonel.
My grandma served from 1974 to 1981, for 7 years. She was a Private from 1974 to 1978, during school. From 1976 to 1978 she was at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Nursing in Washington D.C. and from 1978 to 1981 she was an Army nurse, finishing as a Captain. She took care of Cuban refugees, one of whom shot his foot off, and another that had leprosy.
They say that serving God and country are their best memories. I'm proud of my courageous grandparents.
– Sierra R. Cassidy
My grandma is ralph Hutchison and he was in the Army. He is a hero to me because he was willing to sacrifice everything for his family and our country.
His army name was corpil ralph Otto Hutchison he went to the army when he was only nineteen years old. His job was a nurse's aid. He came in as a private and left a corpil. I asked him and he said it was sometimes easy. He was in the army for about four or five years.
Ralph was about 25 or 26 years old when he got out then he got married to my grandma Mary Hutchison. He will always love me and my brother forever and we will always love him.
– Sherlen Hutchison
My dad, Bryan Adams, was in the army from 1989-1993. He was a M1 Abrama turrent mech. The operation was named Desert Shield. When he went in he was 19 and when he came back he was 23. He was in Germany. He is 42 now and he is my military hero.
– Mikey Adams
My name is Mollie Gregory and my military hero is my dad, staff Sargent Christopher Gregory. He is my military hero because he has served for our country and has helped protect all of us. He is in the Army and has been for a long time. Over 20 years!
I also have another hero. My great aunt was in the Marines. Her rank was Sargent Louise Johnson. She served during the Korean War. She wasn't in the Korean War because women weren't allowed to fight during that time. She was one of the first women to join the Marines. Her generation was the reason women were allowed to fight. She was a great soldier but an even better grandmother. That is why these two people are my military heroes.
– Mollie Gregory
My military hero is my dad. In the army my dad was an MP (military police officer). In the army my dad worked with a lot of dogs. The main dog was a German Shepard. He helped it train to go to war. So you have to love dogs to do this. Of course my dad loves dogs.
I think my dad is a hero because he saved lives. Of course the dogs helped him. What my dad and the dogs did was the dog would go find survivors and bring something back to show they did.
Now my dad is a fireman. He gets a lot of calls for fires. My dad is the one that drives fire truck. He works day and night every day.
So even though my dad is not in the army he still saves lives, and with that he's even a more hero to me.
– Makenzie Proffitt
Heroes are blended throughout every community. Maybe they're your neighbor, or that sweet lady at the library. Maybe they're in your house (a family member). Everyone knows a hero, but there is always one or more that is special to you. My mom and dad are my special heroes.
My mom, Suzan Darknell, was a military police officer from 1989-1996. In that time he went to south Korea for a year, New York for 3 years, during the first attempt of the bombing of the world trade center, and lived in Hawaii for 3 years. Within those 7 years she met and married my dad.
My dad (Mitchell Darknell) is also a military police officer, he joined in 1992. He is still in the military, but will soon retire. Between now and then he has been to New York, Hawaii, Missouri, south Korea, Iraq (where he got the Bronze Star), Kentucky, Cuba, and is now back in Missouri where he is a First Sergeant in Alpha 795 MP CO.
I see my heroes every day, some people don't get to, maybe they passed away or live too far to see them regularly, but they still have to be remembered. Veterans Day is a day to celebrate my heroes and your heroes, they are all important!!!
– Sarah Darknell
My military hero is Ronald Komoroski. He served in the navy for 24 years. He is a retired command master chief. Ronald has been to 32 countries. He was in the desert storm war in 1991. Some of his favorite things to do while he served in the military were drilling wells in El Salvador. It was their first time with running water. Ronald also built playgrounds for kids in Africa. He helped with hurricane recovery in North Carolina. I am very proud of Ronald for serving in the military and helping so many people.
– Morgan Bell
My military hero is my friend's dad, Ben Hernandez. I think it's cool that every day he goes to work to fight for our country.
– Kiera Deskin
I have chosen my grandpa Joe Gordon as my military hero. My grandpa quit school at 17 to join the Army.
Being too young to go to war he started training in fort Gordon Georgia as a paratrooper. Paratroopers are soldiers that are trained for parachutes and are part of the airborne force. He was trained to jump out of a plane and into a combat zone. However, when his paratroops were deployed to Vietnam he was still too young to go to war.
He was then transferred to Fort Lewis Washington were he became part of the army's biggest infantry. He was part of the 4th infantry division the 4th infantry is known for training for battle and is were gun fighting is taught. Then that was where my grandpa should be. He became fully combat trained. In the fall of 1967 he shipped out of Fort Lewis Washington and after spending 2 weeks on a ship he arrived in Vietnam.
During Vietnam he was a gunman and used the M60 machine gun. This is one of the Army most popular weapons but it needed someone to feed the ammo while the gunman fired upon enemies, one day they had been ambushed and my grandpa melted the barrel to his gun because his ammo man had been shot and lost his life. My grandpa survived to fight another battle.
Shortly after the 4th infantry was moving locations and his helicopter was hit while landing in what is called hot LZ (landing zone) the heavy began to spin out of control and he was forced to jump out of the helicopter just before it exploded he was injured in the fall and after recovery he signed up for another tour in Vietnam. In route to Vietnam they learned his brother was in Vietnam so they relocated him to Korea. While stationed in he was nominated honor guard where he guarded the president which at the time was Lyndon B. Johnson after pulling president guard he was stationed back to state side in Kentucky. He served 8 years in the Army he moved back to West Virginia where he worked in the coal mines hauling dynamite.
Now the final event that continues to make him my hero was after 34 years after fighting Vietnam my grandfather lost his life to a cancer contracted from a chemical that the United States used in the Vietnam called agent orange. This was used to kill weeds little did they know it claimed the life of millions. My grandpa never really left Vietnam in his mind as many soldiers from Vietnam did and like many others lost his life to Vietnam. He will always be my military hero and I'm honored he gave his life to protect me and everyone else.
– Kate Gordon
My military hero is Larry Daniels. He is my grandfather. He was in the Army during Vietnam. During his tour he was stationed in Germany.
On his 21st birthday he was drafted to be in the military. During his military career he was in for two years of hard work with the Army.
In 1968 he was drafted to be in the military. Being drafted basically means that the government was in need of your service and required you to be in the military Larry did his basic training in Fort Lenardwood and in Texas. Some of the stuff he did during his training was rope swings over water, obstacle courses, and a barbwire wire 2 feet above mud, and he had to belly crawl with weapons with bullets whizzing over his head. So if you didn't stay down, then you would be shot.
One of the hardest things for Larry was leaving home. One of the things that Larry liked was the food. He said the food was really good in Germany. A cool thing for Larry was flying on airplanes.
In the Army Larry worked in shipping and receiving. Another job he had was a mechanic.
The reason I chose my grandpa as my military hero because he didn't chose to be in the military but he worked hard and came through for his country.
– Cole
My military hero is Deborah Sampson. She's my hero because she was the first women soldier in the military. When she enlisted for the war she didn't want anyone to know she was a woman so for her name she put "Robert Shirtlif".
Deborah was born December 17, 1760 in plympton, Massachusetts. Her parents were Jonathan and Deborah Bradford. Her five other siblings were John, Sylvia, Hanna, Elisha, Nenemiah. Deborah's husband was Benjamin Gannet. She died April 29, 1827.
Deborah had one son, two daughters, and an adopted child. Their names were Earl, Mary, Patience, and Sussana. They adopted Sussana from an orphanage nearby where they lived. They adopted her while the American revolutionary war was going on.
Deborah served for three years in the American revolutionary war and was wounded twice. To keep her secret that she was a women she cut a musket ball out of her thigh. A few weeks after that she got shot in the, she cut the bullets out with a knife used in war. Later, she got shot twice in the leg and once in the chest.
– Casey Simpson
My military hero's name is Robert Arnold. He is my grandfather. My grandfather fought in the Vietnam War as a Navy Seal. Becoming a Navy Seal is no easy feat as you will find out later on.
Robert Arnold was born on May 16, 1944 in Georgia. He grew up mostly living in Farmington, New Hampshire [my dad also grew up there]. When he was younger he enjoyed flirting with pretty girls. My grandfather's first job was at ANT, which lasted about three weeks. He also worked for several consecutive summers at an apple orchard.
Robert went to the Navy straight out of high school. He did not want to be on the farm or be drafted into the Army or Air Force so he volunteered to be drafted in the Navy. After passing a series of hard tests, Grandfather qualified to be a Navy Seal. The transition from high school to the Navy was difficult because Robert missed his middle brother and his mother. Being a Navy Seal means doing exactly what you are told, precisely when you are told to do it. Grandfather could have gone to the Navy yard where he could have fixed ships with dad and brother but chose not to.
My grandfather served on two submarines, the USS Albacore AGSS569 [1964-1968] and the USS Bang [two months in 1962]. The USS albacore is special because it broke the underwater speed record. Grandfather was in charge of the fresh water, fuel, and hydraulics [steering]. The USS Albacore was a test submarine. This meant that the crew on board would install unproven parts and equipment and observe how it affects the submarine in general.
After retiring from the Navy, Grandfather returned to New Hampshire and got a bachelor's degree in Forest Engineering at New Hampshire University. He currently lives in Tennessee where he loves to travel, fly his airplane, and go hunting. Grandfather also enjoys to go fishing and of course, devours every opportunity to occasionally visit his grandchildren. An estimated 5,550,000 people died during the Vietnam War. Any one of them could have been my grandfather, but we were blessed, and he is alive and happy.
– Carson Arnold
My big brother DaVon graduated from Rolla High School. He joined the Army National Guard after high school because he wanted to further his education, have a good career, and earn his own money. He believes in freedom for all of us and says that the past men and woman who served in the different branches of the military helped in defending our country and protecting our rights as Americans. My brother believes he should do his part do his part to protect us and defend our freedoms. That is why7 he joined the Army National Guard. I am so proud of my brother and he is my military hero.
– Danielle Jansen
My military hero is Mr. Daryol Butcher, but everyone calls him Mr. B. and he has worked in the Air Force and here are some of his own words:
I enlisted in the U. S. Air Force in 1949 and retired in 1969 in the grade of Master Sergeant or E7. I worked as Communication Specialist, as Ground Operator, and an Airborne Operator. My last eight years I worked as a Missile System Analyst Technician and retired after working in Space Interceptor Systems using the THOR missile with a warhead designed to destroy orbiting and suborbiting objects in space.
And that is one of Mr. B's wonderful Air Force stories.
– Jenna Sloan
There are many true heroes in the word, but none as brave and caring as Jared Monti. Monti was a hero by sacrificing his life to save his team and all of the U.S.
There were many things that Monti did before joining the military. He was born on September 20, 1975 in Raynham, Massa., to parents Paul and Janet Monti. He had a very adventurous attitude that he would keep for battle in the military. He lived in Raynham, was educated there, and graduated from Bridgewater-Raynham High School in 1994. His military life had already started. He enlisted in the Army in 1993.
Before he applied for the military, he was interested in body building. Monti had wrestled, becoming the New England Wresting champion. In 2006 though, he was sent to fight in Afghanistan. The hero in him was about to show.
He had fought with a light group of 16. They set up a fort in Northern Afghanistan. This was kept secret until an ally supply helicopter showed their position. They were attacked by about 6 enemies. The group was outnumbered 4:1. One man was then injured under heavy fire. Monti attempted three times to save his fallen soldier. The first two times were halted by RPGs and heavy fire. The third time he attempted, he was killed by an RPG. Before his death, he had called for reinforcements. Monti's action had saved his team from the terrorists.
At his funeral, he was rewarded with a Medal of Honor, which is the highest honor of all, for his services in Afghanistan. Jared Monti was a selfless, brave, and caring soldier, sacrificing his own life to save his team and was a hero to me.
– Mingway Wang


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Howe teams sweep Panama, while Spiro does likewise to Acorn, Ark., on Day 1 of Panama Holiday Festival
PANAMA — The 2011 Holiday Festival hosted by the Panama High School basketball teams kicked off Tuesday with four games of action. The Spiro and Howe teams swept the Day 1 contests of the festival in both girls and boys action.In a close in-county battle, the Lions beat the homestanding Hogs by a final score of 48-46, while the Lady Lions handed the Lady 'Backs a defeat of 56-35.The Spiro squads won over the Acorn Lady Tigers and Tigers with the Lady Bulldogs posting a final score of 49-45, and the 'Dogs running the floor in a game that ended with them winning 69-33.The Pamana Holiday Festival will conclude its two-day event today, with four more games. Day 2's in-county battles will have the Lady Lions meeting the Lady Bulldogs at 4 p.m., followed by the Lions and the 'Dogs at 5:30 p.m. Then, the hosts will face Acorn, with the girls' game at 7 p.m. and the boys' contest at 8:30 p.m.

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Part II: What is Reiki, Chakras, Tantric Sex, Gemstone Healing & all that Alternative Healing Jazz!?
March 4, 2008
Originally posted at evansnf (dot)wordpress(dot) com under Meta-Physical Info & continued from Part I
(in alphabetical order – use CTRL-F to quickly find topics)
Thumb Rule:
a. Anything that helps de-stress and soothe the mind is considered therapeutic.
b. There is a fine line between therapeutic use and addiction. Addiction issues when recognized can be resolved using these forms of therapy as well.
Same as Chakra Therapy in a nutshell. Its also known as Harmonics Energy Balance. Therapists use a concepts in Chakra therapy to heal. The basic principles are the same but with a different name. Read on Chakra Therapy in this post.
In the first part I mentioned that our astral / emotional body is attached to our physical body at various points along its length. These points have various names as chakras, pressure points, vortexes, psychic centers, meridians, energy centers, etc. Acupressure is associated with applying physical pressure to these points and transferring emotional energy, chi or prana through fingers unblocking the blocked chakra. Hands are considered healing agents in every form of physical contact therapy. Pressure points are gateways that channel healing energies to the main chakras. You would need to understand the concept of chakras before this entirely makes sense. Try this link healing.about.com for some basic clarity on chakras.
This is very similar to acupressure; the only difference being the use of pricks via pins or needles at the same points. This is also called Meridian Healing. Medicine.net has a great FAQ on this subject.
Its the therapy where the use of scents from essential oils are used to heal certain common ailments. This educational site offers some great information on some more basics and is worth a quick glance.
Astral Projection:
Healing through Astral Projection or Astral Travel usually works by just understanding the experience of the non physical universe. The other term for it is 'Out of body experience' or soul travel. This is the phenomenon of your soul or mind leaving your body. Some use Astral Projection to perform a Past Life Memory investigation which can be very healing. It helps to understand how one may suffer certain trying disorders in spite of medication. For the most part, it helps with building confidence in the greater purpose of life and karma.
Auric Healing (Aura Healing):
Auras are created by the energies from each chakra. The strength of an aura reflects the emotional IQ of the person. Better the Aura, better the E-IQ. The basic principles for healing are the same as Chakra Therapy. Read on Chakra Therapy in this post.
Chakra Therapy (Chakra Balancing):
If you have read about chakras from part 1 of this post, you would understand that the mental or astral body has 7 chakras along the length of a person's physical body. Each of these 7 points are associated with emotional and physiological illness that represents a physical organ or gland. Before a physical illness appears, an emotional illness is considered to be the cause of the fall in bodily defenses. Chakra therapy is the foundation of every other therapy. Further information can be found from the combination of both these sites Astral Mate & The School of Tantra. On a another note, there is a correlation between Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and The Chakra System (highlighted by Norwick Gray).
Cognitive Therapy:
Also called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the focal point is tuning emotions and hence the outcome of thoughts. The targeted outcome is to change the way we think. Most therapists use this method to help clients empower themselves to solve their emotional issues. It goes by many names: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Rational Behavior Therapy, Rational Living Therapy, Cognitive Therapy and Dialectic Behavior Therapy. The National Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists have a quick read on this subject. This form of therapy does not specifically aim at resolving physical illness.
Color Therapy:
The same as chakra therapy but using colors to heal. Certain colors tend to magnify certain emotions or the lack of it. By understanding the need for certain colors you understand personal issues that one faces and its physical consequence. Gemstones therapy is a subset of color therapy and color therapy is a subset of chakra therapy. For example, if your favorite color is blue, it indicates that you might have issues speaking up or being open and frank with people. Here's a link to a chart in Chakra Therapy; each color representing physical ailments and emotional symptoms. Please refer to Chakra Therapy in this post for additional info.
Crystal Healing:
Read on Gemstone Therapy in this post.
Energy Balancing:
Read up on Chakra Therapy. Its the same base concept.
Please read up on Spirit Releasement Therapy in this post.
Expressive Therapy:
A form of therapy that is targeted to clear blockages in the 5th or throat chakra. The 5th chakra represents innermost creative expression. Expression can occur in any creative form; through writing, dance, vocals, music, painting, craft, sculpting, architecting, etc. The Wikipedia has great examples on this subject.
Food Therapy:
A process using healing properties of various natural foods to cure ailments. I dug out this site (natali.co.uk) that has an illness to food matches.
Gemstone Therapy:
The concept of gemstone therapy arises from the theory of color therapy. Color therapy in turn associates its roots from Chakra therapy. This article clearly describes the roots of Gemstone Therapy. However, these forms of therapy creates dependencies on external objects; its best to resolve emotional issues associated with each unbalanced chakra to completely balance self.
Gestalt Therapy:
The concepts in Gestalt Therapy served to evolve into NLP. See NLP in this post. More history here @ wikipedia.
Guided Imagery
Have you heard of a therapist who asks you to imagine lying on a beach. And from there on, he or she tells you to imagine a further sequence of steps as narrated by him/her? This is guided imagery. Visualizations that use the imagination to heal both mind and body. It boils down to restoring balance in every chakra using the third eye or 6th chakra (ajna). Since the obvious form of modality here is using the mind to heal, it brings focus to Chakra therapy as the base foundation for identifying symptoms, emotional causes and implementing fixes. Eupsychia has some good information on definitions and how-to.
Harmonics Energy Balancing:
Read up on Chakra Therapy. Its the same base concept.
Hecatean Projection
A type of astral projection where one gets projected into a negative emotional area made of fear, hate, jealousy, anger and other remaining deadly sins. It is definitely not therapeutic. Read up on astral projection for more information on how projections can be therapeutic.
Energy Healing with Chi, Ruah, Prana:
Chi, Ruah or Prana refer to the same energy: 'emotions'. Since Chakra therapy is about healing using emotions, please refer to chakra therapy for details.
Herbal Therapy:
The use of twigs, leaves, flowers or the entire plant to create healing teas, soups, powders or just skin patches. Ancient Ayurvedic Medicine from India and Herbology in witchcraft are such forms of herbal therapy. Herb to disease matching can be found here (herbsandcures.com).
Just like the other forms of therapy, this form of therapy is targeted at the same emotional energy system in the body. The National Center for Complimentary Medicine has explained this concept pretty well. Homeopaths use the concept of 'like attracts like', which is the 'Law of Attraction'.
Using hypnosis to heal mental and physical conditions. While most sites explain it as using alternate states of your consciousness to heal, these consciousness could be your own, or your Higher Self (spirit guides / guardian angels), or vampiric consciousness that linger from a previous incarnation. New age movements see this as your past consciousness (egos) or other vampiric consciousness creating blockages against self healing. By engaging these consciousnesses and walking through causations of their own emotional blockages, the emotional block in the client clears. As per chakra therapy, these forms of emotional blockages cause physical illnesses; and by clearing these, physical balance is eventually restored.
Landscape Therapy:
Watching natural serenity in pictures, photo slides or in person can have a very soothing effect on your mind. A combination of the sounds of nature, its panaromic views and the natural smell of the earth does relax one's mind. This is achieved through slide shows as well. That's all that this form of therapy is – a relaxation technique engaging the visual senses through color combinations and visualizations.
Light Body Activation:
Same as Chakra Therapy in a nutshell. For more details on how this therapy is practiced, read up on an article by Laughing Life coach and Merkaba.
Massage Therapy:
Any form of physical contact therapy aimed at relaxation through overall body massage falls under this category. The names & techniques are aplenty. A consolidated list can be obtained here at Wikipedia.
NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming):
Mostly used in Professional and Self success management, this self empowerment technique is a very high level and neutral form of therapy used to perform self analysis and self rectification. This is best for skeptics who do not wish to engage in understanding spiritual therapy as the core of every alternative therapy. This form of therapy is not designed to heal physical illnesses either. The best source for NLP info is NLP.com. However, if you have faced a road block after using NLP, I suggest investigating the spiritual aspects that form the core of this training.
Past Life Regression Healing (PLR):
This is hypnosis on 'steroids' (without the use of any steroids of course). If you haven't familiarized yourself with the concepts of hypnotherapy in this post, please do before moving forward. PLR is consciously knowing that you have lived in previous lives hence using hypnosis or trance to go back into those lifetimes. The healing effect comes into play when one understands his or her karmic debts from a past life. Past life negative karma's can cause emotional blockages in any or many of the 7 chakras. By understanding and overcoming these emotional blockages, one can heal the physical and mental self. A clear and simple read can be found here. The site HealPastlives.com is considered to be one of the best sites detailing Past Life Regression Healing.
Pranic Healing:
Read up on Chakra Therapy. Its the same base concept.
Physical Fitness Form of Therapy:
A therapy involving Endorphin release through cardiovascular exercises. It may be assisted with weight training. I personally use the site exrx.net to learn and plan my routine.
This falls under Massage / Touch therapy and attempts chakra balancing by applying pressure only at end points – hands, feet or ears. Wikipedia hosts a great article on this subject.
Shamanic Healing (Shamans):
Healing through the knowledge of the village medicine men or tribal witch doctors. They use a variety of healing methods that include herbal therapy, soul retrieval (past life regression healing), gemstone therapy (color therapy using gemstones), exorcism (using hypnotherapy) and spirit assistance (assisting consciousness in the afterlife). In the true meaning of the word 'shamans', alternative therapists are shamans as well. Its just a broad term encompassing various forms of therapy.
Sound Therapy (Mantra Therapy):
This form of therapy is closely tied to Chakra Therapy where the 7 musical notes (or mantras or chanting) assist in healing various ailments. Try this site (elivia.com) for detailed information and downloadable music notes. On another note, any sound or music that puts your mind at ease comes under this form of therapy. Most musical tunes have all 7 notes. You don't really need to buy any expensive relaxation CD that claims wonders. Other forms of sound therapy are listed here (biowaves.com). It also include binaural beats from Monroe's Institute of Hemisync Research.
Soul Retrieval:
It is healing using Past Life Regression. Please read on PLR in this post. A great note on soul retrieval by another author can be found here.
Spirit Releasement Therapy (Spirit Intrusion):
Also known as exorcism, this therapy involves identifying spirit consciousnesses that affect your current life. Known mental illnesses associated with these are schizophrenia, personality or identity disorders. The intruding spirits are identified and confronted through hypnotherapy aided with concepts in past life regression. Shamanic healers or past life regressionists are known for healing this. I've had fairly good success with the help of psychics as well; although the information was a bit obscure and left for interpretation. With two schizophrenics in my family, I took my wife's psychic help to identify the intruding spirits causing them pain.
The spirits that linger around are dissatisfied emotional remains of physical people from your previous lives or in some extreme cases 'wandering spirits' that may not be related directly to you. Wandering spirits are easier to release and this can be termed as spirit assistance ( I wrote about spirit assistance in one of my posts here.) However, releasing spirits from your past lives require a little more work; work mostly on your part. These spirits are normally upset with you for a reason unknown to you in this lifetime; past life regression gives great insight on this reason. In most cases, these spirits are past life egos of your own consciousness itself; i.e. unsatisfied version(s) of your previous life. Schizophrenics are one example of this. Their unsatisfied spirit of a previous life constantly intrude and try to quickly resolve what has remained as unfinished business before they had physically died then. In all cases they use negative ways to achieve this; these include hate, anger, pride, self denial, greed, jealousy or any form of an insecure belief. Then there are those affected with personality disorders like MPD or DID. These folks are usually involuntary spirit mediums who host other consciousness in their physical body without control or knowledge. The only way to release these spirits in these cases requires complete the karmic debt payback. The time frame can be as long as paying back house loan payments. Hang in there and seek help from past life regression hypnotherapists on what you may have done in your last life to undergo this pain.
Talk Therapy:
It is just talking about your emotional issues. Please read up on Cognitive Therapy in this post. The definitions vary at various sites but if you look at all of it closely, you will find the commonality.
Taste Therapy:
Therapy through taste has not yet been researched to a great extent. As stated, there are 6 tastes: sweet, bitter, sour, astringent, spicy hot & salty; this page talks about taste therapy and its association with healing.
Tantric Sex:
Sex in general is the most commonly played sport among humans. I hope we all agree that in the mammal world alone, it is the common form of 'physical' evolution (excluding artificial means). Fortunately, sex assists in mental evolution as well. Tantric sex is exactly what this is all about; mental / spiritual evolution through sex (i.e. maturity through sex). During a tantric orgasm, emotional energy or chi / prana flows up your spine inducing a fulfilling effect; which is why some have chills right after or during orgasms. As the chi rises, it clears blockages in all chakras having a healing effect. It is a self transforming process with the aim to finally achieve the art of making love in its purest form. The sole intent evolves into pleasing the other by attending to their every sexual and emotional desire. At every age, tantric sex heals, vitalizes and rejuvenates mind and body. Discovery Health has a good 5 page article on techniques and effects. I highly recommend this read.
Therapeutic Imagery:
Same a Guided Imagery listed in this post.
Touch Therapy:
This is the same as Massage Therapy listed in this post.
Its the same as Guided Imagery listed on this post.
Yoga (Hatha Yoga exercise):
The ancient Indian forms of physical exercise with poses targeted to heal specific illnesses. This site
(Truthstar.com/yoga) has some great information on specific exercises/poses to heal specific physical problems.
Enjoy your journey!
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says Mitt Romney's recent remark about not having abortion on his agenda is an attempt "to cloud" his rival's position on the issue. Obama says he had a "bad night" in last week's debate with Romney but says the fundamentals of the election did not change.
Obama offered his critique of Romney and his reassurance about the election in an interview with ABC News.
Romney told The Des Moines Register this week that he would not pursue abortion-related legislation if elected president.
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This Week In Island History
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, Dec. 20, 1912
At the special meeting of the Town Council Saturday afternoon, the contract granting the lighting franchise to the Newport & Fall River Street Railroad Company, through the Bay State Company, lessees, was signed by the full board. It gives a 25-year exclusive franchise for the furnishing of electricity for heating, lighting and power within the town.
No contract for the lighting of the streets could be entered into by the council, as a vote of the town is necessary first.
A New England supper was served at the guild hall Thursday evening by those interested in the North Church. There were about 75 present, a number attending from the lower part of the island. A good sum was realized for the Sunday school's Christmas tree.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Dec. 21, 1937
At the Town Council meeting committees reported progress on WPA projects. Councilman Smith reported that Harry R. Horgan will meet with the highway committee in the near future to discuss proposed East Shore improvement plans.
From the Newport Daily News, Dec. 23, 1937
A number of children and parents attended the community Christmas tree party at the fire station Wednesday evening. A group from the churches sang carols and Santa Claus distributed gifts to the children.
50 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Dec. 18, 1962
The Jamestown Bridge Commission last night authorized issue of a historical map of Jamestown, to be added to the regular map, issued by the commission for advertising purposes. The purchase of 12,000 of these historical maps, at a cost of $335.16, and the purchase of 12,000 regular maps at a cost of $1,132.10 was authorized. Special locks, grills and bars have been installed at the Narragansett Avenue office at a cost of $364, to comply with specifications of the bonding company. From the Newport Daily News,
Dec. 20, 1962
Christmas decorations on Narragansett Avenue and at the ferry landing are attracting attention. Laurel roping over the street is illuminated, and a Christmas tree has been placed near the ferry wharf. The project is sponsored annually by the Jamestown Rotary Club.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News,
Dec. 23, 1987
The Jamestown Christmas pageant will be held Christmas Eve at 5:30 p.m. on Shoreby Hill Green. The participants represent various community organizations. Clementine, the donkey from Casey Farm, will be present along with sheep from the Watson Farm.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Dec. 18, 1997
A year after he applied for a permit to base an aquaculture farm off Jamestown's western shores, William Geib received final approval last week from the state Coastal Management Resources Council for his 4.5 acre project.
Sitting as the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, the Town Council Monday voted 4-1 to spend up to $4,500 to drill a fourth municipal well to help increase the town water supply.
The Town Council Monday approved a lease that would allow East Passage Sailmakers and the town Recreation Department to share the second floor of the townowned country club. The sailmakers would pay about $24,000 over a three-year leasing period for the use of the south end of the building, but in reality the company will not have a full three-year lease. The lease will be prorated to coincide with the three-year leasing arrangement Joseph Mistowski, who rents the town golf course, entered into last spring.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Dec. 19, 2002
The Town Council Monday voted 4-1 to build a new highway barn on the wastewater treatment plant campus at Taylor Point. Less than 100 people stayed to hear the decision that came nearly at 11 p.m. and applauded the vote.
The Jamestown Chamber of Commerce feels that downtown businesses need relief from parking restrictions. The Planning Commission has said at its last meeting that it, too, feels that parking in the village needs to be addressed. Even the Town Charter states that the issue of downtown parking should be dealt with over the next few years. All this seems to mean that downtown Jamestown has a parking problem that needs to be rectified.
Residents on the western coast of Conanicut Island will not be burdened by the Russian fish-processing vessel for various two-tothree week intervals this winter. At these intervals the vessel would be anchoring in the East Passage.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, a former aide elected to Congress in his own right less than eight years ago, won election as House majority leader Thursday as fellow Republicans shuffled their leadership in the wake of Rep. Eric Cantor's primary defeat in Virginia.
McCarthy, 49, triumphed over Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho to continue his extraordinarily rapid rise through the ranks. The totals of the secret ballot election were not immediately disclosed.
McCarthy has been serving as his party's whip, or chief vote counter. His ascension set up a three-way election to fill his current spot in the leadership, involving Reps. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, Peter Roskam of Illinois and Marlin Stutzman of Indiana.
The elections followed a brief campaign set in motion little more than a week ago, when Cantor, the current majority leader, lost a primary election to little-known, underfunded tea party-backed challenger David Brat.
In setting quick elections, Speaker John Boehner and other leaders hoped to avoid a drawn-out, divisive struggle that might complicate the party's drive to retain its majority in midterm balloting on Nov. 4.
Yet the timing of the day's events made it unclear whether the winners — or perhaps Boehner, himself — might face fresh challenges when the rank and file gathers in the fall after national elections.
McCarthy, moved quickly to line up the votes for majority leader in the wake of Cantor's defeat at the polls in Virginia, deploying an organization developed since he became whip more than three years ago when Republicans took control of the House.
One potential rival, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, decided against joining the race, while another, Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas, deferred to a second Texan, Rep. Pete Sessions. Sessions quickly dropped out, though, saying it was obvious that a successful campaign would have created painful divisions within the party.
Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho jumped in, but by then, the California front-runner had amassed support from across the rank and file. He was aided not only by personal ties, but by the fundraising prowess he has displayed since joining the leadership.
His Majority Committee PAC gave nearly $1.2 million to Republican House candidates and organizations during the two-year election cycle of 2011-2012, and an additional $480,000 to candidates so far in advance of this fall's balloting.
If McCarthy's ascension seemed a foregone conclusion, the battle to take his whip's spot was anything but — so much so that there was speculation that a second ballot might be required to settle the contest.
Congressional leadership races are traditionally contests that turn on personal relationships, geographical considerations, ideology and more. Inside the current GOP rank-and-file, moderates needed not apply. Instead, the various candidates stressed their conservative credentials.
Roskam, 52, a fourth-termer who is currently chief deputy whip, sought to move up the leadership ladder among a group of politicians that often prefers breaking precedent rather than following it. Additionally, his rivals cited a need to install a red-state Republican in the top tier of leadership that so far lacks one.
Scalise, 48, who won his seat in a special election in 2008, fit the bill, and campaigned as head of the Republican Study Conference, a group of that sometimes serves as a conservative thorn in the side of leadership.
Stutzman, 37, a second-term lawmaker, also reached out to tea party-backed lawmakers. He joined the race at a time it appeared that Scalise was having trouble gaining enough votes to defeat Roskam.
Associated Press writers Erica Werner and Alan Fram contributed to this report.


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When John Lennon and Harry Nilsson Got Tossed From the Troubadour for Heckling
Written by megarock on March 12, 2018
It was part of John Lennon's so called 'lost weekend'. 44 Years Ago: John Lennon, Harry Nilsson Tossed From Troubadour for Heckling.
From Ultimate Classic Rock (they wrote a great article on it):
The evening that drinking buddy Harry Nilsson introduced John Lennon to the brandy Alexander cocktail wouldn't end well. On March 12, 1974, the rock stars would ultimately be escorted out of LA's iconic Troubadour nightclub, ejected for relentlessly heckling the Smothers Brothers and, according to a member of the staff, assaulting a waitress.
"I got drunk and shouted," Lennon later remembered. "It was my first night on Brandy Alexanders — that's brandy and milk, folks. I was with Harry Nilsson, who didn't get as much coverage as me, the bum. He encouraged me. I usually have someone there who says 'Okay, Lennon. Shut up.'"
As things continued to escalate, club security attempted to remove the drunken and enraged Lennon, who lashed out, losing his trademark specs in the scuffle. He then, according to Tommy Smothers, kicked the valet. "My wife ended up with Lennon's glasses because of the punches that were thrown," Smothers said. Actress Pam Grier, who was nearby when the incident happened, got ejected from the club, too.
The Smothers Brothers, for their part, came to Lennon's defense, offering that they'd incited Lennon by engaging with him while on stage. They also charged the media with blowing the incident out of proportion. "The heckling got so bad that our show was going downhill rapidly," Smothers added. "No one cared, because it was just a happening anyway, but there was a scuffle going on and we stopped the show."
Lennon and Nilsson reportedly had flowers delivered to the Smothers Brothers the next day. Lennon also wrote an apology letter to Grier. Meanwhile, the waitress who claimed that Lennon assaulted her had the charges dismissed. Lennon insisted it never happened at all, while Tommy Smothers added that Lennon, without his glasses, couldn't tell that the figure he threw a punch toward was a woman.
"There was some girl who claimed that I hit her, but I didn't hit her at all, you know," Lennon said. "She just wanted some money and I had to pay her off, because I thought it would harm my immigration. So I was drunk. When it's Errol Flynn, the showbiz writers say: 'Those were the days, when men were men.' When I do it, I'm a bum. So it was a mistake, but hell, I'm human."
It wasn't the first time, however, that Lennon raised a ruckus at the Troubadour. A month earlier, Rolling Stone reported that a similarly inebriated Lennon, at the club to see soul singer Ann Peebles, somehow ended up with a sanitary napkin attached to his forehead. "Do you know who I am?" Lennon said, when a waitress questioned why he wasn't leaving a tip on the way out. "Yes," the waitress reportedly shot back. "You're some —hole with a Kotex on your head."
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When John Lennon and Harry Nilsson Got Tossed From the Troubadour for Heckling
John Lennon and Harry Nilsson were escorted out of a March 12, 1974 show by the Smothers Brothers at the Troubadour in LA.
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Over the last six years CAFA has been fortunate to rely on Seth Hoyt's expertise in sizing up hay market trends and making forecasts that are right on the money. A senior economist for the National Ag Statistics Service field office in Sacramento, Hoyt has more than 30 years of experience and his passion for serving the alfalfa and forage industry is evident in the articles that he writes for CAFA's newsletter.
At the end of this year Hoyt will retire from government service and will then launch the "Hoyt Report" newsletter early next year. The weekly newsletter will update growers in California and other Western states on hay market trends and forecasts. Subscribers will get the benefit of his 30-plus years in the business and the many valuable contacts he has developed. CAFA looks forward to continuing to work with Hoyt as he begins his new venture. Knowing Seth as we do, subscribers to his weekly newsletter will get their money's worth and then some.
In his most recent article for CAFA News, Hoyt had some interesting observations and insight into the 2007 hay market and what to expect in the coming months. One thing that jumped out is the possibility that the 2007 alfalfa acreage, which is forecast below 1 million acres for the first time since 1997, may remain static. Given the strong market and record high prices, it's logical to assume that there will be a significant surge in acreage for 2008.
On the other hand, however, there's the recurring roadblock that always comes to the forefront — water. In an article Hoyt that "an alfalfa hay market like we've had in 2007 would have automatically resulted in 10 percent to 15 percent more acres in California the following year."
One factor that's present now as opposed to prior years is more attractive crop options. Leading the list, of course, is wheat which is also experiencing record high prices. It's a development that will likely cut into acreage of alfalfa and other forages, as well as other crops such as cotton and tomatoes.
Even if alfalfa acreage would take the 10 percent to 15 percent jump that normally follows a sizzling hay market, it won't be enough to satisfy demand. In July, alfalfa hay shipped into California was 52 percent above last year. Record tonnage continued in August when imported alfalfa hay hit 101,269 tons, a 95 percent increase vs. 2006. Even states like Montana, Wyoming and Colorado jumped on the bandwagon and shipped alfalfa into California.
Tight hay supplies were also evident in the different types of forages and by-products fed to dry cows. They ran the gamut from corn stalks to rice straw, bean straw, bermudagrass hay, sudangrass, hay and straw, and wheat straw. As Hoyt put it: "If there was a by-product roughage feed that could be baled it was probably fed."
A Reminder
If you haven't already made plans to attend this year's California Alfalfa and Forage Symposium in Monterey, you can get all the details at the UC Workgroup Web site — http://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu. CAFA will hold its annual breakfast meeting the second day of the symposium on Dec. 19.


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Mass could use the hard dose of reality offered by those recovering from addiction.
I go to church every Sunday with a bunch of addicts.
Well, technically, I've been going to church alongside the addicts. For the past 10 years a Narcotics Anonymous group has been meeting in the church basement during our Sunday evening liturgy. They're also not really "addicts" but in recovery-though the unflinching honesty of their gathering leads me to believe that they wouldn't shy away from such a politically incorrect term.
That truthfulness-their acknowledgment of their powerlessness against addiction and surrender to a higher power-is why I return to them in my prayer at Mass from time to time. It strikes me that their 12-step liturgy cuts more deeply than does our Catholic one; just take a gander at those steps they're trying to work on. I for one am not sure I could survive the "searching and fearless moral inventory" (step four), much less "make direct amends to everyone I've harmed" (step nine).
I often wonder if any of us Mass-goers are as serious about what we're doing upstairs as the 12-steppers are downstairs. When I've at times had to go to the basement during their meeting, I'm always struck by the absolute silence that's observed while a member tells his or her story, as if the very Word of God is being proclaimed. Maybe it is. I always make a quick, quiet exit out of reverence for holy mysteries that do not belong to me.
It's tempting to think that is as it should be. Recovery from addiction is a life-and-death matter after all; some people don't get another chance. And in our common moral imagination, there is far more shame attached to addiction to drugs than to our other, non-chemical dependencies. Keep those "addicts" in the basement, if you please.
But our Sunday Mass is no less a life-and-death matter, making present as it does the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus, a mystery that opens the way to our own exit from the tomb. And let us be honest: Our compulsions are in the final equation no less death-dealing than heroin; they're just more socially acceptable.
The slow poisons of violence, greed, and selfishness are just as surely killing us, and they have brought great harm to the world in the process. The current economic collapse, the world's unrelenting poverty, and constant armed conflict among nations are nothing if not the rock bottom after a long binge, though it seems the gravity of our collective situation has yet to dawn on the world as a whole, nor are we ready to acknowledge the personal choices that have brought us here.
Are any of us ready to admit to God and to others the exact nature of our wrongs (step five)? I fear we're not even willing to take step one and admit that our addictions to consuming and controlling have made the world completely unmanageable.
I sometimes wish the folks downstairs would invade Mass one Sunday and infect us with their knowledge that every "meeting" is a choice of life over death, one that must be made again and again. We gather as if our life depends upon it-because it does.
Indeed, all of us on Sunday night, upstairs and downstairs, are buried in rocky tombs at least partly of our own making. We're all trying to claw our way out, grasping the gift of life we celebrate in this Easter season, whether in the form of another day's sobriety or another week of discipleship.
Jesus' Resurrection occurred in an instant; ours comes one day, one meeting, one Sunday assembly at a time. Maybe that's why Catholics celebrate Easter for 50 days, and why there are 12-step meetings going on pretty much all the time. Staying out of the tomb is not something you can do alone.
I owe those folks downstairs a lot; their recovery has become for me an image of the hard slog of everyday salvation. Because of them I can't just show up at Mass and put in my hour. I have no choice but to let God's Word tell me the truth about myself, the truth that will make me free.
But more than that, because of them I can't let the Eucharist be my little oasis from the world, my shelter from its needs and problems. Just as that NA meeting wouldn't be worth much if its members went right back to abusing drugs after their hour was up, so Mass would be less than it should be if I didn't let the Eucharist become the pattern of my day-by-day life. If sharing simple gifts of bread and wine around one table has left me no less selfish or self-absorbed at 6:15 p.m. than I was at 5 o'clock, then I haven't even taken step one.
This article appears in the May 2009 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 74, No.5, page 8).


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Inva Mula, born in Tirana, Albania in 1963, is one of the leading sopranos of her generation. Famous to filmgoers as the voice featured in the Diva Dance in Luc Besson's Fifth Element, she has performed to great acclaim across the world, and is a regular performer at La Scala in Milan. Her album Il bel sogno is performed with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ivo Lipanović and features famous arias by Puccini, Gounod, Massenet and Verdi.
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The One World Human Rights Festival will take place in Pristina from 12-16 December. Its aim is to promote human rights, freedoms, and democracy, but also to feature meaningful debates on issues like human rights, civil society, foreign policy, environmental policy, etc.
The Tirana International FIlm Festival (TIFF) is the first international cinema festival of its kind in Albania and will be held from 5-10 December
Gibanica is a delicious pastry made with Serbian white cheese and can be made for a festive occasion or as a comforting familiar snack.


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Photos: Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, Teyana Taylor And More Party In Miami For Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day weekend wouldn't be memorable without the turn-up. Young Jeezy and Yo Gotti took over the Hennessy V.S party at Play, making a grand entrance with their hot rods while Gucci Mane and Teyana Taylor poured it up with Hennessy V.S in Miami at club Play on Friday night. Ace Hood kicked off the festivities at club Iguana where he brought his street bangers to the club. Catch some flicks from the weekend above.
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Program Co-ordinator: Dr. J.O. Buffinga, Department of German and Russian Language and Literature
The Minor in Film Studies is an interdisciplinary program. It consists of a complement of core courses that is supported by elective courses in cognate disciplines. The objective of the program is to teach students to think historically, theoretically and analytically about film within the broad context of humanistic studies.
Students who choose the Minor in Film Studies must complete at least 24 credit hours, including:
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Drug watch: Officers from the Rolla Police Department conducted several investigations June 24 into methamphetamine sales and distribution. Officers witnessed a meth transaction taking place on a parking lot and made three arrests for distribution and possession.
Drug watch: Officers from the Rolla Police Department conducted several investigations June 24 into methamphetamine sales and distribution. Officers witnessed a meth transaction taking place on a parking lot and made three arrests for distribution and possession.
Following up on the information obtained, a search warrant for a residence on Southbrook Drive was conducted. At the residence officers seized methamphetamine, marijuana, digital scales and other assorted narcotic-related paraphernalia. An additional arrest came from this location.
While executing the search warrant on Southbrook, a mutual aid request from Pulaski County Sheriff's Office was received for Rolla's SWAT Team. Members of the team responded to Pulaski County, where they assisted in searching for a person wanted by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms.
The warrant for the individual was for possessing methamphetamine and fully automatic firearms. The suspect was apprehended that same night.
On June 26, officers conducted several knock and talks in the area of White Columns Drive. Officers located items which are used to package and consume methamphetamine.
While conducting the investigations a stabbing occurred on the 900 block of Lanning Lane and officers were requested to assist the Phelps County Sheriff's Department in locating and detaining the suspect.
When officers arrived on scene the suspect was taken into custody without incident and the victim was provided medical treatment by paramedics.
As you know, the country will be celebrating Independence Day next week, and the Rolla community will follow suit. Traditionally part of the celebration involves the use of fireworks over this period. If you and your family decide to take part in this activity, please use caution and a little bit of common sense.
Parents should monitor all fireworks use and be sure to follow the manufacturer's directions when discharging the product. Section 14-2 of the Rolla city code states that any individual or organization may discharge fireworks, without a permit, from July 1 to July 5 only! The discharge of fireworks during any other day of the year is prohibited.
Please also remember that fireworks may not be discharged between the hours of midnight and 8 a.m., and no fireworks shall be discharged within 50 feet of any stand, booth or other location where fireworks are being sold. It is also unlawful for anyone to discharge fireworks in city parks any day throughout the year (Section 31-1, Rolla city code).
Another Fourth of July tradition is the annual Lions Club Carnival. This carnival has become one of the premiere carnivals in the area and is attended each year by thousands of participants who enjoy the rides, games and, of course, the outstanding fireworks display that seems to get better each year.
This year the 78th annual Rolla Lions Club Carnival will be held Wednesday, July 3, through Saturday, July 6.
The Rolla Police Department and City of Rolla Fire and Rescue will be on site with the Homeland Security Mobile Command Post that will be used to provide dispatch services in the event of an injury or mishap at the park. We will also have officers patrolling the site so if you need assistance or need to report unsafe activity, please contact them.
And please remember that traffic congestion in the area is extremely high during the carnival and motorists need use caution when traveling in or near the Lions Club Park. Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Phelps County Sheriff's Department will be assisting us with traffic control.
This next entry is from the desk of Sgt. Vince Giacolone, who coordinates our VIPS program and also our Law Enforcement Torch Run events.
Vince writes: On Tuesday, July 9, Colton's Steak House & Grill, located at 1675 N. Bishop, Rolla, will feature members of the Rolla Police Department serving as "wait staff" from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. with 100 percent of their tips going to Special Olympics Missouri. Envelopes will be provided for your tips along with information about Special Olympics.
Special Olympics Missouri and the Rolla Police Department invite you to come out to enjoy a hearty meal in a fun, family friendly atmosphere and help our amazing athletes here in south central Missouri through a tip for the fine services provided by these outstanding officers, who are volunteering during their off-duty time.
Special Olympics Missouri's mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for all children and adults with mental disabilities. For more information on the Tip-A-Cop or Special Olympics, contact Sgt. Vince Giacolone at 573-308-1213.
We would also like to wish Vince a happy birthday.
The sobering fact is that impaired driving contributes to nearly 30 percent of all Missouri traffic fatalities. In 2012, 244 people were killed and 885 seriously injured in crashes involving an impaired driver.
That's why the Rolla Police Department will join other Missouri law enforcement agencies to crack down on drunk driving July 3-7.
The Rolla Police Department will participate in statewide sobriety checkpoints and DWI saturation patrols enforcing Missouri's DWI laws and keeping impaired drivers off the road.
Consequences of drunk driving include jail time, loss of driver licenses or being sentenced to use ignition interlocks. Insurance rates go up. Other financial hits include attorney fees, court costs, lost time at work and the potential loss of job or job prospects. When family, friends and co-workers find out, violators can also face tremendous personal embarrassment and humiliation.
"Driving drunk is simply not worth all the consequences," stated Sgt. Tim Mayfield. "Our message is simple and unwavering: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over."
For more information, please visit www.saveMOlives.com.
On June 24, at 9:10 p.m. the Rolla Police Department was dispatched to a public property accident with injuries at the intersection of 10th Street and Forum Drive in Rolla.
Vehicle 1 was a 2004 Hyundai Elantra owned and operated by Megan N. James, 22, of Rolla. Vehicle 2 was a 2006 Chevrolet Impala owned and operated by Marjorie M. Sterling, 83, of Rolla. Vehicle 1 was traveling northbound on Forum Drive toward 10th Street. Vehicle 2 was traveling southbound on Forum Drive toward 10th Street.
The accident occurred when Vehicle 2 was making a left turn from Forum Drive onto 10th Street and was struck by Vehicle 1. Vehicle 1 had major front-end and front driver side damage and both air bags were deployed. Vehicle 2 had major front-end damage and the front air bag was deployed.
Phelps County Ambulance transported two occupants to Phelps County Regional Medical Center due to injuries sustained in the accident. The front seat passenger of Vehicle 1 had a laceration to the right side of her head, was treated and later released.
The driver of Vehicle 2, Marjorie M. Sterling, succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Sterling's next of kin was notified.
The Rolla Police Department was assisted by the City of Rolla Fire and Rescue, Phelps County Ambulance, Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Phelps County Coroner's Office. An accident investigation into this fatality accident is ongoing by the Rolla Police Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol.
In closing, we would like to congratulate Telecommunicator Tom Grisham on his graduation from the academy and successful certification to become a police officer. Great job, Tom!
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On Monday afternoon, the Browns announced a new five-year deal for inside linebacker D'Qwell Jackson, which is worth $42.5M with $19M guaranteed, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
We are two weeks away from the official start of free agency (March 13), and the linebacker market will continue to develop as teams try to re-sign their own players and make decisions on the franchise tag.
The question for the Eagles is: Where can they find a linebacker to solidify the middle of their defense and fill a hole from last season?
The team has three avenues to explore: free agency, a trade and the draft.
The Inquirer's Jeff McLane did a good job on Sunday of breaking down the potential free agent class. One name that's been discussed since the season ended is Falcons linebacker Curtis Lofton. There had been reports that new defensive coordinator Mike Nolan didn't view Lofton as a three-down linebacker, but apparently that's not the case.
"I spoke to the team and they told me it's ridiculous to say Lofton isn't a three-down linebacker," said Lofton's agent, Todd France, in an interview with D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Ledbetter indicates that the Falcons would like to sign Lofton to a long-term deal before he's able to hit the open market.
The tough part for the Eagles is deciding if free agency is really their best option for upgrading the position. Free agency allows them to target players and pursue them aggressively. But with that likely comes a high price tag. Jackson got $8.5M per year with $19M guaranteed. It's reasonable to assume Lofton, who turns 26 in June and finished fifth in the league with 147 tackles last season, will be looking for at least something in that neighborhood.
Stephen Tulloch signed a one-year, $3.25M deal with the Lions last year, and head coach Jim Schwartz sounds like he wants the middle linebacker back in 2012.
"Stephen is a guy that fits our system very well," Schwartz told Anwar S. Richardson of MLive.com. "He's young. He's tremendously durable, he's tremendously productive. I think he can be a big part of what we're doing in Detroit. I think our linebackers were much improved last year."
Tulloch, 27, will likely be looking for some long-term financial security after settling for a one-year deal last summer.
The draft presents another option, and in some ways, a more attractive one. While someone like Lofton might cost around $8M per year, last year's 15th overall pick (Mike Pouncey) reportedly cost the Dolphins about $2.3M per season. Someone like Boston College's Luke Kuechly, who has been linked to the Eagles in many mock drafts, would be a less expensive option and still could potentially offer a major upgrade.
Of course, the problem with waiting for the draft is that it's risky. If Kuechly's gone by the time the Eagles pick at No. 15, there may not be another middle linebacker who the team views as a "plug-and-play" prospect.
The final option would be to trade for a linebacker. The Eagles have Asante Samuel as a potential chip, and DeSean Jackson could be one too if they use the franchise tag and deal him.
Whichever path the Eagles choose, they need to find a three-down player. It doesn't make sense to use a first-round pick or pay a free agent big money if he is going to come off the field in sub packages.
The focus around these parts is on stopping the run behind the wide-nine, and that makes sense, given the issues from a year ago. But don't forget about the athletic tight ends who provide matchup problems on a weekly basis. And remember that the Eagles ranked 29th in covering running backs in the passing game, according to Football Outsiders.
I took a look at Jamar Chaney's splits from Week 3 on last season, after he returned to the middle linebacker position. Here's how the plays were split up, according to Pro Football Focus:
|Stopping the Run
|Pass Coverage
|Jamar Chaney
Half the time he was on the field, Chaney was in coverage. And keep in mind he was replaced in nickel situations during the final month of the season, or the numbers would lean even more towards pass coverage.
The point is the Eagles need a middle linebacker who can shed blocks and get to the ballcarrier against the run, but also someone who has enough athleticism to provide an upgrade in coverage. They could look to upgrade at the SAM or WILL positions too.
As the market plays out in the next two weeks, we'll find out which free agents actually become available and which path the Eagles choose to upgrade at linebacker.
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