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Supporting the Military, Veterans, and their Families across The Liberty Coast

On Base • In Town • Pro-Military

POW/MIA Recognition Day

- The Perseverance of a POW - Origins of a National Emblem - The Chapel of the High-Speed Pass

73 Years of Aiming High

The birth of the Air Force & Air National Guard

The Liberty Coast

Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay

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Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island (BIC)

Naval Station Mayport

Jacksonville Air National Guard Base

Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville

Naval Air Station Jacksonville

National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum

The Liberty Coast (SM) is home to one of the nation’s

largest communities of military Servicemembers, Veterans, DOD personnel, and their families. Serving on seven military installations and numerous commands in Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida that represent six branches of the U. S. military, this estimated population of 350,000 are living the Liberty Life across Camden, Nassau, Duval, Baker, Clay and St. Johns County.

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Camp Blanding Joint Training Center

Florida National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters

LIBERTY VOICES: FROM THE PUBLISHER’S DESK

Our nation has set aside the third Friday of September each year to reflect upon, honor and get an update on the efforts to bring home military Servicemembers who were taken as prisoners of war (POW) and those who remain missing in action (MIA). Many of our nation’s POWs and MIA were naval aviators and pilots stationed at NAS Cecil Field or flew from aircraft carriers stationed at NS Mayport.

I continue to be amazed at the diversity of military operations and missions on The Liberty Coast(SM). After compiling this issue of Liberty Life, I wanted to highlight some of the stories we covered, as well as items we didn’t have room for.

One story you’ll read more of in this issue is about the designer of the POW/MIA flag—Mary Hoff—who was living in Orange Park, Florida when her husband, Lieutenant Commander Michael G. Hoff, was shot down during the Vietnam War. Regrettably, his remains have not yet been recovered.

The POW/MIA flag is the only flag—aside from the U.S. flag—authorized to fly over the White House. It’s also the only other flag that can fly on the same flagstaff as the American flag.

We introduce you to the mission of local Veterans and residents to establish the National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum at Cecil Field for those still not home. There is not currently a national memorial for ALL missing in action, which this group intends to change. The beginnings of their project resulted in the refurbishment and renaming of the base chapel at Cecil to Chapel of the High-Speed Pass. That name often reminds me of the scene from “Top Gun”...do you know the one?

Speaking of Cecil Field—now Cecil Commerce Center and Cecil Airport—there is considerable military operations and defense industry activity happening on the far west side of Jacksonville, or the northside of ever-growing Middleburg, depending on your perspective.

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) operates their only armed-helicopter squadron there, appropriately abbreviated “HITRON.” The Florida National Guard and the Custom and Border Protection Services (CBP) operate aviation missions from Cecil. The HITRON and CBP often deploy as far away as the eastern Pacific to protect and defend us.

Boeing, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) and Pratt and Whitney (aka: jet engine gurus) tag team to repair and maintain military aircraft.

Boeing and FRCSE are also tricking out the F-18 Super Hornet jets that will be debuting at NAS Jacksonville next April as part of the Navy’s Blue Angels.

LSI, Inc. develops cutting edge military aircraft maintenance training courses while the Cecil Airport routinely hosts soon-to-be naval aviators in their aircraft carriers qualifications training.

I love living on The Liberty Coast(SM). The list of military operations and missions is vast and varied. Keep reading, and each issue of Liberty Life will give you a nuanced glimpse of all The Liberty Coast(SM) has to offer.

Send me your feedback at Publisher@LibertyLifeMedia.Com or call me at 904.476.7861.

On Base • In Town • Pro-Military.

Joe Snowberger U. S. Navy Mustang (Ret)

Publisher I Liberty Life Media

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SEPTEMBER 16 2020//VOL.1 ISSUE 6

CONTENTS

Cover Photo Credit: Cecil Field POW/MIA MEMORIAL, INC.

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The Liberty Coast

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Origins of a National Emblem Liberty Coast:

The Chapel of the High-Speed Pass

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Liberty Resources:

Loved Ones and Survivors of Suicide Resources

7 Feature: POW/MIAs - Until they all Come Home 9 Liberty Calendar 11 Feature: The Perseverance of a POW

13 News Briefs 15 U.S. Air Force Birthday

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ORIGINS OF A NATIONAL EMBLEM History of the POW/MIA flag

By Matthew Snowberger

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rom their first formation as civilian-clad recruits until the ink is dry on their DD-214, every Servicemember makes and receives the promise that no one who rallies to their flag—whether it is of their nation, state, branch or unit—will be left behind.

For Navy Lieutenant Commander Michael G. Hoff, that promise is still outstanding.

In 1970, his F-4 Phantom was shot down while flying a combat mission in notoriously dangerous airspace over Laos. Commander Hoff is presumed killed in action (KIA), and his remains have not been recovered.

“I never stopped thinking he wasn’t coming home,” Mary Hoff told the Times-Union in 2004. Mary is Commander Hoff’s wife, a mother of five, and an Orange Park native. “I know he isn’t coming home alive, but I never stopped thinking he wasn’t coming home.”

Mary refused to sit idle while she could take action to bring awareness to the plight of POW/MIA Servicemembers and their families. Despite her anguish and immense responsibilities to her children, which kept her homebound, she reached out to the vice president of Annin & Co. after reading an article about the flagmaker in the newspaper. The company began designing the POW/MIA flag emblem in collaboration with graphic designer Newt Heisley, who served as a pilot in the Pacific during WWII. The initial concept was modeled after the bright Blue Star and Gold Star Banners found in WWII-era military homes, but it did not seem appropriate, considering the sense of dismay Mary and her allies felt.

“I had seen a picture of one of those POWs wearing black-and-white pajamas…We need a stark, black-and-white flag,” Hoff told the Times-Union in 2009. From this vision emerged the white-on-black silhouette of a POW (Jack Heisley, an Army Veteran of Vietnam, served as the model for the POW) in front of a guard tower seen on the flag today.

Initially, the design came on banners Mary distributed from her home. After meeting with a local branch of the National League of Families of Prisoners of War, and state-level involvement of the same group, the design was adopted as the organization’s logo and made into a flag.

As of November 2019, the POW/MIA flag championed by Mary is the only flag, aside from the U.S. flag, authorized to fly over the White House.

It’s also the only other flag that can fly on the same flagstaff as the American flag.

The prominent display of this flag serves as a stark reminder of the sacrifices made by American Servicemembers and ensures that no one—including Commander Hoff and his 1,586 unaccounted for comrades—is left behind.

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The National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum Evolution of the Chapel of the High-Speed Pass

A group of volunteers on The Liberty Coast has embraced National POW/MIA Recognition Day as a call to greater action. The Cecil Field POW/MIA Memorial, Inc.’s mission is to establish the National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum on 26-acres at the former Naval Air Station Cecil Field, currently known as Cecil Commerce Center.

The resulting project will be the center of our nation’s reflection of and education about the more than 140,000 prisoners of war and missing in action since World War II. The group began their efforts by renovating the original Vietnam War Memorial—now called the Heroes Walk—and the former base chapel, named Chapel of the High-Speed Pass. Heroes Walk began on September 11, 1973, after 16 trees were planted and markers were dedicated to remember Cecil Fieldbased naval aviators who were classified as prisoners of war or missing in action during the Vietnam War and first Gulf War. The chapel served thousands of military personnel and their families, to include hosting tearful family members as they remembered fallen pilots, until 1999. After Cecil Field closed as a military base that same year, the chapel became a storage facility. Now refurbished, the historical chapel complex is the centerpiece of the memorial and museum project. The chapel will be the home of the POW/MIA Memorial & Museum while the national facilities are funded and developed.

Phase one is currently under construction and will honor all who were lost while stationed at NAS Cecil Field; Naval Aviators, Air Crewmen and others who lost their lives will be remembered.

Additionally, the history of the USS Saratoga (CV-60), as well as the USS Forrestal (CV-59) incident of 1967 that took the lives of 134 crewmembers, will be showcased.

The focus of this dedicated group of volunteers is to eventually establish a national memorial for ALL branches of the U.S. Armed Forces to honor former prisoners of war and acknowledge those who are still missing in action. There is a bill currently in Congress seeking that this site be designated as the country’s only nationally recognized memorial for ALL missing military personnel.

We recommend a drive through the Cecil Commerce Center/ Airport complex to see the military, aviation and industrial activity on the former naval base. To learn more about Chapel of the High-Speed Pass and the future National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum visit POWMIAMemorial.org.

This is part of an ongoing series about the many military and Veteran organizations that makes up The Liberty Coast.

Story and photos compiled by POWMIAMemorial.org and Liberty Life staff.

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Liberty Resources

Loved Ones and Survivors of Suicide Resources

Suicide is a national public health issue that affects all Americans, including military and Veterans. As September is National Suicide Prevention month, Liberty Life is sharing resources and information to support loved ones and survivors of suicide. The health and well-being of our Servicemembers, Veterans, and their families is our highest priority.

National Alliance on Mental Wellness (NAMI) NAMI provides advocacy, education, support and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives. The NAMI Veterans and Active Duty page focuses on questions that military personnel often ask concerning treatment resources, disclosure and staying healthy during the transition to civilian life.

Nami.org/Find-Support/Veterans-and-Active-Duty A Handbook for Survivors of Suicide An exerpt from page one: “You are a “survivor of suicide,” and as that unwelcome designation implies, your survival—your emotional survival—will depend on how well you learn to cope with your tragedy. The bad news: Surviving this will be the second worst experience of your life. The good news: The worst is already over.”

Suicidology.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SOS_handbook.pdf American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Whether you have struggled with suicide yourself or have lost a loved one, know you are not alone. Hear about personal experiences from people in your local community whose lives have been impacted by suicide.

Local chapters in Georgia and North Florida. If you are in a crisis, call 800-273-8255 or text TALK to 741741. AFSP.org Give An Hour: Campaign to Change Direction Give an Hour has harnessed a network of generous and compassionate providers across the United States who use their expertise to provide free, quality mental health care to at-risk populations, including our troops, our Veterans, their family members, and their communities. You can call for help or join the network of providers and offer your services to those at risk.

ChangeDirection.org/give-an-hour/ The Recovery Village Register for our teletherapy, telepsychiatry and other online addiction treatment programs and we’ll match you with a licensed professional who will meet with you regularly and guide you on the path to recovery. Call us at 855-621-1122, or visit our site at TheRecoveryVillage.com/treatment-program/online-counseling/ telehealth-app/ TAPS - Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Inc. TAPS provides comfort, care and resources to all those grieving the death of a military loved one. Since 1994, TAPS has provided comfort and hope 24/7 through a national peer support network and connection to grief resources, all at no cost to surviving families and loved ones. Call 24/7: 800-959-TAPS(8277), or visit Taps.org.

The Days Ahead: Essential Papers for Families of Fallen Service Members This downloadable file helps surviving family members by providing resources — including listings of support organizations and programs, books and websites on grief and loss, and advice for coping with the loss of their loved one. This resource guide can be found at MilitaryOneSource.mil by searching “The Days Ahead.”

Liberty Feature

(JPAC). This united the Central Identification Laboratories in Thailand (established 1973) and Hawaii (established 1976) and the Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA) under Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM).

From 1973 to 2014, the average rate of MIAs identified per year never broke 70. These numbers put the end date of the mission 1,000 plus years into the future. In the mid-nineties, the DoD indicated there were close to 90,000 MIAs on their list. If you divide that by 70 identifications per year, it will take 1,285.7 years before everyone is accounted for—truly unacceptable.

An internal JPAC report—the Cole Report—used to describe JPACs management practices reached the public domain in 2012 with words such as “inept, mismanaged, wasteful, dysfunctional.” This report caught the interest of both sides of Congress as well as the DoD inspector general (IG).

After several hearings and an investigation by the IG, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel made the decision to close JPAC and the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) and start over with a new agency known today as the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).

The DPAA started its mission in 2015 and was officially chartered in January 2016. The agency has managed close to 200 identifications per year and has brought about many changes to the accounting process. One such change is the disinterment of those buried as UNKNOWNs. We have had the technology for years, but DoD policy did not previously allow exhumation.

DPAA opened an additional identification laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, and is handling the WWII UNKNOWNs from Pearl Harbor. They even re-energized the US-Russia Joint Commission on POW/MIAs. Despite the slow political start, we are seeing positive results.

So, where are we on the mission to account for those who are MIA or unaccounted for? These are the numbers we need to tackle:

UNTIL THEY ALL COME HOME

National POW/MIA Recognition Day

By Jim “moe” Moyer

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here are only two days we set aside each year to recognize all Americans—civilian and military—who have been or are being held against their will by enemies of the United States.

The first is April 9: National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day. That is the day, in 1942, that the largest number of American military personnel were taken captive by an enemy during combat operations.

Remember the Bataan Death March? After a three-month heroic battle in the Philippines, Major General Edward P. King Jr. surrendered all troops under his command to Colonel Mootoo Nakayama of the 14th Imperial Japanese Army.

The estimated total number varies by source, but it is safe to say that a combined total of more than 60,000 combat troops—American and Filipino—were taken as prisoners of war that day.

The second date—the third Friday of September—is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. It was originally held in July from 1979 to 1985, with the exception of 1983, when it was held in April. In 1986, President Jimmy Carter issued a presidential proclamation, making the third Friday of September the day we recognize all former prisoners of war (POW) as well as those who are still classified as missing in action (MIA).

In 2003, the DoD established the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command

Today’s MIA/Unaccounted For Numbers: WWII 72,579 Korean War 7,578 Cold War 126

Vietnam War 1,586

Gulf War/Middle East 5

El Dorado Canyon 1 DoD Total 81,875

Florida and Georgia MIA/Unaccounted For

WWII Florida 909

WWII Georgia 1,083

Korean War Florida 157

Korean War Georgia 155

Vietnam War Florida 54

Vietnam War Georgia 28

Cold War Florida 4

Cold War Georgia 1

Iraq War Florida 1 Florida/Georgia Total 2,392

On Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, let us ALL pay tribute to those who were held as prisoners of war or are missing in action for their service and their sacrifice on our behalf, and to the families who still wait for their Soldier to come home—we will NOT forget about them or their Servicemember, ever. Fly your POW/MIA flag to let your friends and neighbors know that you support those Americans who have sacrificed their liberties and freedom for us.

We will not stop until they ALL come home.

Jim ‘moe’ Moyer is the national chairman of Honor-Release-Return, Inc., committed to bringing the accounting of the remaining Missing in Action to a close in 20 years or less.

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MWR Jacksonville Information on

REOPENING

NAS Jacksonville is currently in HEALTH CONDITION (HPCON) CHARLIE. This page will be updated accordingly should any changes take effect.

Effective Thursday, Sept. 3 the following facilities will reopen with necessary contingencies mentioned below. At this time, group gatherings remain suspended, including bingo, bowling leagues, sailing lessons, special events, trips, tours, tournaments and any similar activities.

AUTO SKILLS CENTER Face masks required and mandatory temperature checks upon entry.

HOURS OF OPERATION Mechanic Areas - Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Auto Skills Office - Saturday & Sunday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

BASE GYM Active Duty and Reservists only. Face masks required and mandatory temperature checks upon entry. Masks may be removed whenever exercising.

Max 20 personnel. Max 10 personnel in the locker rooms. Entry through the front door only. The gymnasium, sauna, steam room and racquetball courts are closed.All towel services and massage therapies remain cancelled. All outdoor courts, fields & picnic areas are open for individual use. All Group Fitness classes, Command PT, Intramural Sports & CFL courses remain suspended.

HOURS OF OPERATION Monday-Thursday: 5-8 a.m., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-7 p.m.

Friday: 5-8 a.m., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-6 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

INDOOR POOL Active Duty and Reservists lap swim only.

Face masks required and mandatory temperature checks upon entry. Masks may be removed during swim. Max 20 personnel.

HOURS OF OPERATION Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 6-8 a.m., 12-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.• Tuesday&Thursday: 5-7 a.m., 12-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.• Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

OUTDOOR POOL Face masks required and mandatory temperature checks and questionnaire upon entry. Masks may be removed during swim.Max 50 personnel in the Outdoor Pool. Max 6 personnel in the locker rooms. Splash park and slide closed. Limited lounge chairs and tables available. Packaged snacks only for sale in snack bar.

HOURS OF OPERATION (THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2020) Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

FITNESS CENTER & OUTDOOR PAVILION Active Duty and Reservists only. Face masks required and mandatory temperature checks upon entry. Masks may be removed whenever exercising. Max 50 personnel in the Fitness Center. Max 15 personnel in the Outdoor Pavilion area. Max 10 personnel in the locker rooms. All towel services and massage therapies remain cancelled. The HPT Room remains closed and all group fitness and intramural sports are suspended.

HOURS OF OPERATION Monday-Thursday: 5-8 a.m., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-7 p.m.

Friday: 5-8 a.m., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-6 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday: 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

MULBERRY COVE MARINA Face masks required and mandatory temperature checks upon entry. Rentals permitted for kayaks, canoes, stand up paddleboards, surfboards, charcoal cookers and ice chests only. Max 8 personnel in retail area.

HOURS OF OPERATION Monday: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.• Thursday-Sunday: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

GOLF / MULLIGAN’S Face masks required and mandatory temperature checks upon entry. Masks may be removed when dining.Mulligan’s is open daily for dine in or take out, 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m. The Golf Pro Shop is open daily, 6:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Max 5 personnel inside Golf Pro Shop.

Max 72 personnel inside Mulligan’s dining room. Max 17 personnel in Bar Area.Tables cannot be joined together. Entry through the front door only. Dine on the Go online ordering available (here). Mulligan’s has introduced a limited menu, click (here) to view. Use of golf carts has been reactivated but is limited to one person per cart. Cashless transactions will be maintained and only credit cards may be used for purchases.

HOURS OF OPERATION Mulligan’s - Daily: 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Golf Pro Shop - Daily: 6:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

LIBERTY CENTER Face masks required and mandatory temperature checks upon entry. Max 19 personnel. Max 3 personnel in each program area at a time. Use of massage chairs and board games suspended. No collateral required to check out items. Patrons must provide name and command information.

HOURS OF OPERATION Daily: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

COMMUNITY RECREATION Face masks required and mandatory temperature checks upon entry. Max 4 personnel in the office. All equipment available to rent with the exception of corn hole sets.

HOURS OF OPERATION Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

TICKETS & TRAVEL OFFICE Face masks required and mandatory temperature checks upon entry. Max 10 personnel in the ticket office. Group size limited to 2 whenever possible. Entry through the front door only. Exit facility via the door on north side of building.Drinking fountain closed.

HOURS OF OPERATION Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.• Saturday: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

SKEET RANGE Face masks required and mandatory temperature checks upon entry. Masks may be removed whenever outside of the office. Max 1 person in office at any time with Range Master. Max 4 personnel in Lanai.

Max 1 person in the Cleaning Area in the Lanai.

Max 4 personnel per picnic table while waiting to shoot. Max 5 personnel on skeet field. 1 puller and 4 shooters. Only the puller may touch/handle clay delay handheld remote. Max 1 person in Trap House to reload skeet machines. Max 2 personnel in Trap House to reload the trap machine. Members must request all supplies from Range Master. Multiple members may not use the same gun. No shooting instruction permitted.

HOURS OF OPERATION Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.• Saturday: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

DEWEY’S - WILL REOPEN WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9 Face masks required and mandatory temperature checks upon entry. Masks may be removed when dining. Open for dine in or take out: Monday-Friday, 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Max 64 personnel in the dining area. Max 16 personnel on deck of Dewey’s. Group size limited to 6 per table. Max 12 personnel in Semi Private dining area. Max 25 personnel in CPO lounge.

Max 8 personnel on deck of CPO lounge.Max 110 personnel in main hall. Soda fountain machine removed from main hall. Bingo program closed. Dine on the Go online ordering available (here). Dewey’s has introduced a limited menu, click (here) to view.

CHILD & YOUTH PROGRAMS Effective Monday, July 20, the Child Development Center and Youth Activities Center hours of operation will be 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. until further notice. Transitioning to CYP Level 2 or higher NLT March 30. Access of care focused on mission essential/mission critical personnel with registered children and must be validated through submission of Childcare Declaration Form here. Drop in care is suspended. Youth Activities Center will be operating as a full day care program for already registered children. All programs and trips away from the Youth Activities Center are suspended. Recreational Lodging. NGIS remains open to mission essential travelers. Leisure travel reservations through September 30 are suspended.

RV Park will remain open to those currently residing in the park only. Heritage Cottages will remain open to those currently residing in the cottages only.

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Liberty Calendar In Town/Online PROTECT the CONSTITUTION CRASH COURSE Frankie Anderson leads this class on the U.S. Constitution, framers’ intentions, important clauses, and best practice for defending it. Class materials and lunch will be provided. Bring a three-ring binder, pen and highlighter. Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone, or by mail. Visit the event page for more details. 10 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, The Salem Centre, 7235 Bonneval Rd., Southside, WeCanBeHeroesFoundation.org, 904-373-8817, $30.

Veterans and Their Families SUICIDE PREVENTION DURING TIMES of CRISIS Suicide Prevention Coordinator Kimberly Spencer leads this class as part of MidFlorida’s Whole Health Summit. Attendees must register to receive the link to the virtual session and earn 1.0 CE. 10-11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, Eventbrite.com, search “Suicide Prevention During Times of Crisis,” free.

OPERATION NEW UNIFORM GRADUATION Join this Veteran service organization in congratulating Class 37 as they take their next steps towards a successful transition into the business community. 9 a.m.

Friday, Sept. 18, ONUVets.org/Events, free.

WOMAN VETERANS SERIES Join Chairman Cheryl Mason, of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, and National Mental Health Director Susan McCutcheon as they share resources for appeals, mental health, military sexual trauma, and supporting military spouses during this live stream.

1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, Facebook.com/VeteranAffairs, free.

Naval Submarine Base King’s Bay VIRTUAL FAMILY FISHING DERBY Grab your tackle box and hit the water for a weekend of freshwater fishing. Post photos of your guppies, kahunas and lunkers, along with their lengths and weights, to Facebook. com/MWRKingsBay for your chance to win prizes. Must register online

by Wednesday, Sept. 16, to participate. Pick up your goody bag at Tickets & Travel 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Sept. 17-18. The contest runs Friday-Sunday, Sept. 18-20, NavyMWRKingsBay.com/Events, free.

PUMPKIN SPICE SUGAR SCRUB CLASS Get in the fall spirit with this crafty evening led by Bushel and Peck. Register for this virtual event online or at Tickets & Travel before Monday, Sept. 21, to secure your kit, which will be available for pick up on the day of the class. Visit the website for more details. 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, NavyMWRKingsBay.com/Events, $30, must have base access.

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STORYBOOK WALK Pages of the children’s book “Don’t Let the Pidgeon Drive the Bus” will be posted along a designated path starting at noon on Friday, Sept. 18. Nighttime readings are welcome. Friday-Monday, Sept. 18-28, Patriots’ Grove, NAS Jacksonville, NavyMWRJacksonville.com, free, must have base access.

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Liberty Feature THE PERSEVERANCE OF A POW

Preserving the memory of faith and service in unimaginable circumstances

by Bob “BB” Buehn, Captain, USN (Ret)

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Commander James Stockdale

ast year during the “Gathering in the Pines” event at the old Naval

Air Station Cecil Field chapel, I was honored to make a few remarks.

We were just getting started on what is now the National Prisoner of War/Missing In Action (POW/MIA) Memorial and Museum, so naturally that was the topic.

Before the event I wandered through the Memorial Park— Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees—that has been at Cecil for decades. Just south of the chapel, it was familiar to those of us who served and flew at Cecil Field.

The concept for the pathway began with a group of families in 1973 who established the POW/MIA Memorial. Originally the names of 14 Vietnamera Navy pilots—whose status was either POW or MIA—were listed there on individual plaques. The vision of the families was to ensure their loved one’s would NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. Little did the families know this would become the seed of a national memorial, to include all former POWs and the more than 82,000 MIAs still unaccounted for.

Cecil Field and the City of Jacksonville are both linked to the issue of POW/MIA. Mary Hoff—the inspiration and driving force behind the iconic POW/MIA flag—lived in Jacksonville. The late Senator John McCain was based at Cecil Field when he was shot down and started his long imprisonment and torture. More recently, CAPT Scott Speicher was stationed at Cecil when he was lost in the first night of strikes in Desert Storm. Over the many years Speicher was missing, his status changed from Killed In Action (KIA) to MIA to POW, and later back to KIA. His body was finally recovered and came home to rest in Jacksonville in 2009, after an 18 year saga.

Seeing the names of POWs reminded me of Jim Stockdale. He was flying off USS Oriskany (CV 34) when he was shot down Sept. 9, 1965.

He wound up a prisoner at the infamous Hanoi Hilton, where he would stay for the next seven and a half years. Stockdale was the senior Navy officer at Hanoi Hilton. His leadership there was legendary. He was tortured often and his leg was broken twice. Stockdale was finally released with the other POWs in 1973, and continued a distinguished Navy career, attaining the rank of Vice Admiral.

I got to know Jim Stockdale in the late nineties when he was retired in Coronado, CA and I was executive officer of USS Constellation (CV 64), moored at North Island, hardly a mile from Stockdale’s home. He and his wife, Sybil, were “patrons” of our ship, which meant they were often aboard

to visit and share meals. They attended our big events in port, like the huge Christmas party. They were brilliant and inspirational people, and also warm and funny.

Sybil had a fascinating story, especially concerning the years of her husband’s captivity.

After Jim was shot down—and they knew he was a POW— Sybil and the other wives were asked by the military and the government to not make public statements or advocate for their husbands. They were told the North Vietnamese were abiding by the Geneva Conventions and the US government was working to get them released.Over time it became clear this was not true.

Later the Stockdales were able to exchange letters and Jim wrote references Sybil would understand to indicate he was being tortured.

He used the title of a novel he knew Sybil had read—“Darkness at Noon”—to refer to the weather in Hanoi.

The novel was about prison and torture in the Stalinist era, and she got the hidden message.

Working with the CIA, she sent coded letters to Jim, and photographs that, when soaked, revealed a small piece of special carbon paper that allowed him to pass messages in invisible ink in his letters. She always worried these secret messages would be discovered and her husband would suffer for it.

She began to meet informally with the wives of other POWs and MIAs and eventually they formed a group that is known today as the National League of POW/MIA Families. Sybil was the first national coordinator. The wives tired of their forced silence, first going to Congress for help and finally to the press. Around the same time the Nixon administration also changed their approach, making public demands for humane treatment of POWs. Sybil regularly met with the highest Washington officials, including President Nixon.

In 1969 Sybil and a number of other wives went to Paris to meet with North Vietnamese officials. They represented the National League and did not have US government officials with them. Sybil was secretly worried the North Vietnamese knew about her work with the CIA and her clandestine communication with her husband.

Upon introduction to Sybil— according to the New York Times—the North Vietnamese said, “Yes Mrs. Stockdale, we know who you are and we know about your organization.”

But they never mentioned the secret messages.

Even after Jim was released in 1973, Sybil continued her work on behalf of the families of missing Servicemen, writing and speaking in support of the wives and families. It is that spirit of faith, perseverance and service—demonstrated by both Jim and Sybil—that will be preserved at the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum.

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News Briefs New VA Clinic Opening in Middleburg

Stars and Stripes and Military Healthcare Survive Budget Axe

Following orders from President Donald Trump, the The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that area Veterans Pentagon has rescinded its will soon have access to a new Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic. On Tuesday, order to dissolve the 158 year September 15, 2020 the doors will open at the new Middleburg VA Clinic, old military news service, Stars located at 400 College Drive, Suite 200, Middleburg, Florida 32068. and Stripes, and slash $2.2 The new 19,999 square foot clinic will include the following services: primary care, mental health, specimen collection, selected specialty services billion in spending from the military health care system. via Telehealth, and intensive mental health care management services.

At a press conference, “We are excited to open a new facility for Veterans in Clay County and Defense Secretary Mark Esper surrounding communities,” said said the media organization’s Thomas Wisnieski, Director, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans budget was eliminated and he proposed cutting of health care funding Health System. “because we need to invest that money, as we did with many, many other Veterans enrolled in VA Health programs, into higher-priority issues.”

Care may transfer their care to the Although funded by the DOD, Stars and Stripes is editorially independent Middleburg VA Clinic by contacting and has served as the hometown news source for America’s deployed 904-475-5800, option 0.

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Captain Kirk Beams into Space Force’s Rank Debate As the nation’s newest military branch develops everything from uniforms and logos to missions and staffing structure, Star Trek’s very own Captain James T. Kirk beamed himself into a debate about the U. S. Space Force’s rank designations.

Photo courtesy of the Dept of Defense.

An Air Force “spin-off,” the nation’s sixth military service is exploring ways to establish its own unique identity. When William Shatner, the actor who played Kirk on “Star Trek,” learned about their use of the Air Force ranking system, he wrote to the ArmedForcesMedia.mil service on Twitter. “Is this up for debate? I think I’d like to debate the issue.”

Shatner asserts the service should employ Navy rankings, using “captain” and “admiral” instead of “colonel” and “general.”

The debate has legs as the House of Representatives passed an amendment that directs the use of Navy ranks—appropriately nicknamed the “Starfleet Amendment.” The final decision will have to be reconciled with the U. S. Senate’s version of the Authorization Act.

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Another Navy Warship Now Calls The Liberty Coast Home

Set to be formally commissioned on September 26th, 2020 in Port Canaveral, Florida, the future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) recently arrived at its soon-to-be homeport, Naval Station Mayport. The ship’s namesake is a Pearl Harbor survivor who rose through the ranks to serve as the first master chief petty officer of the entire Navy.

Delbert D. Black is a multimission warship of the Arleigh Burke class using the Aegis combat-radar system. As the mainstay of the Navy’s surface fleet, these warships perform anti-air, anti-surface and antisubmarine operations. They carry Photo by Lance Davis/HII Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles, surface-to-air missiles, torpedos, a naval gun, anti-submarine rockets and a helicopter.

The Navy has over 60 of these multimission destroyers and hopes to have many more. At over 500 feet long and 66 feet wide, the ship can power through the ocean in excess of 30 knots, and it carries a crew of around 300 Sailors and 30 officers.

This particular ship cost a little extra to build. According to the Navy Times, a ship collided with a barge that collided with the future DDG119, causing $31 million in damages. While the crew was not aboard the ship, some ship workers received minor injuries.

Today, she is ready to join the fleet. The Liberty Coast welcomes USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) and her crew!

Coat of Arms provided by The Institute of Heraldry

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Liberty Never Tasted So Good Proudly Offering Military Discounts.

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73 YEARS OF AIMING HIGH

The birth of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Air National Guard

by Stephanie Thompson

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eptember is quite an eventful month, and the 18th is particularly momentous. Our nation celebrates two significant birthdays on that date: that of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Air National Guard.

The Air Force and Air National Guard are represented on The Liberty Coast by the 125th Fighter Wing, which has both federal and state missions, respectively. (Take a look back at August 26’s Liberty Coast column to learn more.)

U.S. AIR FORCE This military branch was founded 73 years ago, on September 18, 1947, as part of the National Security Act of 1947. This landmark legislation both created the Department of Defense (though it wasn’t called that until 1949) and established the Air Force as a separate branch of military service. There were seven iterations of the Air Force before it became an official branch, starting with the Union Army Balloon Corps in 1861.

U.S. AIR NATIONAL GUARD The Air National Guard (ANG) was established as a separate reserve component of the U.S. Air Force on the same day. The 1st Aero Company, New York National Guard, is recognized as the oldest ANG unit— established in November 1915—and is now known as the New York 102nd Rescue Squadron. The distinction for the oldest continuously serving unit is the 109th Airlift Squadron of Minnesota; it was established as the 109th Observation Squadron in 1921.

Both the Air Force and Air National Guard began as units of the U.S. Army. While there was controversy over creating a separate air branch of the military, the Air Force has demonstrated the soundness of this decision over and over again through decades of conflicts.

We look forward to celebrating many more birthdays to come of both our Air Force and Air National Guard!

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