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GOT COURAGE? Volume
XLIX
November
2010
VETERANS DAY
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By Arturo Osorio, Staff Writer
What did we do to earn this past weekend vacation from our regular activities? How many of us have actually thought about the heroes and the events that lead to this holiday? Lets’ go back to what we know about this holiday so we can actually understand what all this is about. Veteran’s day is the result of one of the worst wars in the history of the world. A war where the casualties reached an estimated 37 million. About 16 million people died and 21 million were left wounded. Life for these veterans would never be the same. The war had disrupted, if not destroyed, their lives of their families.
FOR OTHERS VERSUS SAYING ‘THANKS’ By The Spirit of the Dragon Staff
When’s the last time you said, “thank you”? Chances are, it wasn’t that long ago. It doesn’t take too much thought, it’s easy to say, and we’ve been trained to say it in response to a lot of situations. But, so what? We mean, was your “thank you” equal to or greater than whatever it was which was given to you? Think about it. It’s not that the words don’t matter. They do. We should say them often. But words are only the beginning. Action takes thought, planning, time to carry out your thought and the actual act itself. Ruth Benedict said, “A man’s indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.” This holiday season we challenge you to put down your cell phone, get up from the computer, and stay away from the stores. Grow your words and feelings of thanks into ACTS of GRATITUDE and PRACTICE those acts FREQUENTLY!.
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“Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” Marines, Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley (†), Michael Strank (†), John Bradley, Rene Gagnon and Harlon Block (†). reached the top of Mount Suribachi without incident. Using a length of pipe they found among the wreckage atop the mountain, the Marines hoisted the U.S. flag over Mount Suribachi, the first foreign flag to fly on Japanese soil. (†) = Killed on Iwo Jima
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” - John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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8TH GRADE DRAGONS UNDEFEATED By Anthony Garcia, Staff Writer The 8th Grade Del Dios Dragons had a great season and an outstanding final game against the Mission Wildcats. The first play of the game featured running see Undefeated page 12
BLIND CARRIER LANDING EXAMPLE OF EXTREME TRUST AND COURAGE Contributed by Sean and Matt Murphy, in memory of Cpt. FJ “Pat” Murphy
During the Korean War, on March 21, two Panther jets of VF-191 “Satan’s Kittens”, flying from the USS Princeton aircraft carrier, scoured the eastern coast looking for trucks. Ensign Floryan “Frank” Soberski was making a low-level pass, checking out a possible target hidden in a building, when his canopy was suddenly shattered by ground fire, and he was struck in the face by broken glass. Rendered unconscious for a moment, he came to and realized that except for a dim gray light, he couldn’t see. Making his plight known to his wingman, Lieutenant jg (junior grade) Pat Murphy, the see Blind Landing on page 10
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