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Applebee’s — Applebee’s is again offering a free meal to military veterans and active-duty service members on Veterans Day. There will be seven entrÊes to choose from; beverage and gratuity not included. Military ID or proof of service required.

BJs Restaurant and Brewery — Complimentary lunch entree, up to $9.95 value. Offer valid to all active duty military and veterans, with proof of service.

California Pizza Kitchen — Choose a pizza, full size salad, or pasta from the special Veterans Day Menu. Dine-in only.

Please come in uniform or bring your military I.D. or other proof of service.

Carraba’s — Monday Nov. 9 – Sunday Nov. 15. Free appetizer of your choice for active duty servicemembers and veterans.

Military ID or proof of service required.

Chick-fil-A — Participating locations are offering a free meal to all veterans and those currently serving. ID required.

Chili’s Restaurant — Chili’s is offering all military veterans past and present their choice of any lunch combo, or your choice of a dinner meal from a select menu, including any full-size flatbread; beverages and gratuity not included.

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Einstein Bros Bagels — Free coffee at participating locations. Available to all active duty members and veterans with ID or proof of service.

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may not be enlisted anymore, but I’m still a warrior,� former sergeant turned anti-IS militia member Patrick Maxwell told The New York Times when he returned to Iraq last year to fight the Islamic State. “I figured if I could walk away from here and kill as many of the bad guys as I could, that would be a good thing.�

Maxwell is one of more than 100 Americans — many of them former members of the military — who have volunteered to take up arms against militants in Iraq and Syria, even as the U.S. government has hesitated to put combat troops on the ground.

In September, the U.K.-based citizen investigative journalist organization Bellingcat released a report examining this phenomenon, focusing on Americans who have gone abroad to combat the Islamic State. Using open-source information, including news reports, social media profiles and photographic and video evidence, the study offers insight into who is making this journey and why.

The report finds that an estimated 108 Americans from 31 states have joined militant groups that include the YPG, a Syrian Kurdish militia, and Iraqi peshmerga forces, as well as various Christian militias in Iraq and Syria.

Texas, Ohio and Colorado are the most

represented states relative to their populations.

About two-thirds of the American fighters have some background in the U.S. armed forces. Others, however, are ordinary civilians, and found groups like the YPG that are willing to accept inexperienced volunteers. Of the 108 fighters included in the report, only one is a woman.

By and large, those American volunteers who have fought for the Kurds have been individuals who have made their connections through social media. They have mostly traveled alone on self-funded missions. But several groups have recently sprung up to organize these disparate volunteers more systematically.

Veterans Against Isis is a group made up of U.S. military veterans who intend to travel to Iraq to combat the extremist group. “I was gripped with a passion to go,� said Sean Rowe, one of the group’s leaders. “So I threw up a website so I could find other people who would go with me, because I didn’t want to go by myself.� Soon, he had about two dozen veterans; most had served in Iraq or Afghanistan. “Our mission is just to support locals AMERICANS ARE, continued on Page 15

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DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS DISABLED VETS ‘Debt of Honor’ journeys through U.S. history

“Debt of Honor: Disabled Veterans in American History,� a new documentary film by six-time Emmy Award-winning director Ric Burns, will premiere nationwide on at 9 p.m. Nov 10 as part of PBS’ Stories of Service. In an effort to share the film with the largest audience possible, including military personnel and veterans and their families, the National Endowment of Humanities is partnering with PBS and Washington, DC, public television station WETA to hold a series of screenings in schools and with other organizations to highlight local stories of disabled veterans. “Debt of Honor� examines the way in which the American government and society as a whole have regarded disabled veterans throughout history, beginning in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War and continuing through today’s conflicts in the Middle East. The film combines personal stories, told by distinguished disabled veterans, with deep history narrated by leading scholars in the fields of disability stud-

An American soldier collapses in his hands from the strain of fighting along the Taegu front, South Korea, 1950.

ies, history and psychology to illustrate the human cost of war and the enormous sacrifices of military service. These sacrifices are brought to life through hundreds of carefully curated still images and archival footage from across the country.

“The goal of this film is to try to understand the realities and challenges that disabled veterans have faced throughout history and continue to face today,� says Burns. “There is a real necessity to bridge the gap between civilians and those who

have served in the military. It is our hope that the film will encourage a candid discussion in communities across the country, and create understanding and awareDOCUMENTARY, continued on Page 18

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Chico great on two wheels On a recent trip, I was able to “Bike Chico, Calif., is a cycling enthusiast’s paradise. Bidwell Park, its crown jewel, is Chico� on a Yuba Boda Boda. It’s a wellone of the largest city parks in the United designed cargo bike that handles like a State (3,670 acres), with more than 25 dream. Almost daily, I loaded it with an miles of dirt bike trails. Chico State, the umbrella, chairs, books and a large picnic second oldest school in the California state basket. Within minutes, I was cycling in the heavily wooded system, encourages paths of Bidwell Park, students, staff and cruising toward a perfaculty to leave their fect spot along Big cars behind by proChico Creek. viding cycle paths and ample bike parking.

by Howard Hian Information “The city of Chico has done a great job Bidwell Park was partnering with regional agencies and ad- established in 1905 and is divided into vocacy groups to develop one of the best Lower, Middle and Upper Park. Lower biking towns in the western U.S.,� said Jeff Park is flat, with mature trees providing Schwein, avid cyclist and owner of Green a shade canopy. Upper Park’s terrain is Dot Transportation Solutions. “They pay much steeper since it’s in the foothills of attention to recreational bikers as well as the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Big Chico commuters and try to provide space for Creek runs through the entire park. Sycaall users. Chico recognizes that the return more Pool, located at the One-Mile Recreon its investment is a quality-of-life issue ation Area, is a local hangout. There is also for its citizens and visitors, unmatched in an information center, observatory, disc northern California. In the last 10 years, golf, hiking, para-gliding and, of course, the city has built many miles of new bike biking trails. routes that provide critical connections Green Dot Transportation Solutions, to schools, commercial/residential areas, www.greendottransportation.com, headand to the many recreational opportuni- quartered in Chico, provides transportaties in and around the city. Statewide, the tion planning for local and regional govpush for more bike use is a critical com- ernmental agencies. ponent to reducing greenhouse gases and Chico Velo sponsors a free monthly bike combating climate change.� adventure. For a calendar of events, logon Nationwide, the Green Lane Project is to www.chicovelor.org. a proponent of protected bike lanes usGreen Lane Project, www.greening physical barriers to separate them laneproject.org, is currently in 24 states from cars and sidewalks. Schwein explains and 53 cities. Another 20 locales are in them as “designed to improve safety and various planning stages. comfort for bicyclists to navigate the wonYuba Bikes, wwwyubabike.com, is derful tree-lined streets of Chico.� changing the urban landscape, manufacJanine Rood, Executive Director of turing bikes featuring high hauling capacChico Velo, leads the local charge for edu- ity and super stability. They also offer an cation, advocacy and bike safety. Janine electric model. The closest dealer to Chico has biked across the country and refers to is in Yuba City; Corner Bikes, www.cornerherself as a “bike tourist.� Her one regret: bikes.com. never mastering the unicycle.

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FRANKLIN AN INSPIRATION FOR TROUBLED YOUTH CHARGERS REPORT

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rowing up in Toronto, Canada, Orlando Franklin found himself running with the wrong crowd.

A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Franklin moved to Canada with his mother and older brother when he was 3-yearsold. Following his mother’s divorce, the family spent time in a homeless shelter and a group home where Orlando found himself in trouble both in school and with the law.

After he spent a couple of months behind bars, his mother moved the family to Delray Beach, Fla., where football became Franklin’s sanctuary. Playing just one year of high school football, he received more than 70 scholarship offers before selecting the University of Miami, where he became the first freshman in school history to start every game and finished his career twice earning All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors. Franklin recently answered a few questions from MP reporter Art Garcia Jr. AG: You were a high commodity on the free agent market. Why did you sign with San Diego?

OF: At the end of the day, San Diego has

Chargers Guard Orlando Franklin overcame a troubled past to find himself a sought-after college prospect and eventually playing in San Diego.

a similar system to what I ran in Denver and I got familiarity with a guy like Mike McCoy as a head coach. He just really assured me that the offense is going to be very similar to what we ran in Denver.

You have a guy like 17 (Philip Rivers) back

there who, in my eyes, is definitely one of the top five quarterbacks in this league, and he’s been doing it at a high level for a long period of time.

We played him twice a year with Denver, and the thing you notice is that

he slings that ball up and down the field and I wanted to come to a team that was going to compete right away and I felt like San Diego had all the right pieces to do FRANKLIN, continued on Page 16

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Luke Guthrie of the U.S. walks on the 8th hole as smoke rises from chimneys of a thermal power plant in the background during the BMW Masters 2013 golf tournament at Lake Malaren Golf Club in Shanghai.

China continues its war on golf, makes joining golf clubs illegal outs, were shut down in March.

Also of note was the firing of 60 state employees for using funds on golf-related China has long held an adversarial rela- activities in September, and earlier this tionship with golf. The latest move by its month, a mayor was kicked out of office ruling Communist party — banning peo- for being caught on a course.

China’s umbrage with golf stems back ple from joining golf clubs — is an act of to the era of Mao Zedong. The communist war against the sport. “Obtaining, holding or using member- leader viewed the game as a “sport for milship cards for gyms, clubs, golf clubs, or lionaires� and believed golf went against various other types of consumer cards, or the ethos of his party. Due to limited waentering private clubs� is now prohibited ter and agricultural initiatives in reference for Communist party members. If caught, to China’s abundant population, golf was members — totaling 88 million out of the also seen as a waste of resources.

This new development puts golf in a country’s 1.3 billion population — will be precarious spot. Just this spring, Tiger punished or kicked out of the party.

This is far from China’s first assault on Woods signed a $16.5 million deal to redesign two courses in China. In the upthe game.

In 2004, it was ruled that no further coming weeks, the PGA Tour heads to golf courses could be constructed. This Shanghai for the WGC-HSBC Champions. edict was largely ignored — according to Additionally, CNN reported in April that, the BBC, no country built more golf es- secretly, the Chinese government is funtates than China in the last decade, with neling an abundant amount of money into the impetus to attract tourists. However, it its national golf team for the Olympics.

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EVICTED VET GETS HIS HOME BACK Community rallies behind 90-year-old

By Lou Michel Buffalo News

World War II veteran Johnnie H. Hodges Sr., 90, will be back in his house for Veterans Day, Nov. 11 — if not sooner.

Donations from across the country for his family to buy back his Buffalo, N.Y., home have more than doubled the goal of $50,000.

As of Oct. 20, more than $107,000 had been collected in the online GoFundMe account established by Williamsville resident Greg Elwood, who felt moved to help Hodges after reading about his plight in The Buffalo News. In fact, in the space of an hour that afternoon, the fund had increased by $2,000.

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Police carry World War II Veteran Johnni Hodges out of his Buffalo, N.Y., home July 9. A GoFundMe campaign raised more than double the amount of money needed for him to return home.

and authorities after a local bank fore- while caring for his wife, Flora, who sufclosed on the house because he had been fered from Alzheimer’s disease and died behind in his mortgage payment for years. last year.

Flora Hodges’ birthday fell on Monday, He said he had lost track of his finances the day donations went through the roof. “I don’t know if I can put into words how amazing it is that the fund nearly tripled starting on Flora’s birthday,� Elwood said.

If she were alive, she would be 87. “The good Lord never lets you down,�

Hodges said. “He’s always there for you through thick and thin. The first thing I’m going to do when I get home is walk through the house and make sure everything is in order. “After that, hopefully, I’m gonna get my chair and sit on my front porch.�

The foreclosed mortgage had been guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and ownership of the 3,200-square-foot residence was reconveyed to the government. HUD officials had the house appraised at $46,000 and gave Hodges’ family first rights of refusal to purchase it by Nov. 5.

Robin Hodges, the Navy vet’s daughter, said she expects to buy back the house by the end of next week. “I’m flabbergasted and can hardly speak. The fund has been growing since last week’s story in the Buffalo News,� said Robin Hodges, adding that it resulted in another national story published Monday by Yahoo Real Estate News, an online publication, which sent donations into overdrive with a flood of generosity.

In addition to the GoFundMe account, Robin Hodges said donations in the form of checks have been pouring in through the mail. “When I got the mail Monday, there must have been at least 50 letters and all of them had donations,� the daughter said.

A single mother, Hodges said she plans to live in the upstairs apartment at the house with her three sons, while her father

Peer support group finds success “Not being able to talk to someone about what’s going on in his or her life.

Feeling helpless, hopeless, out of control and, especially, alone,� is what Michael Silverman says leads military veterans to commit suicide. So he started the San Diego chapter of Vet to Vet, a veteran’s peer support group that meets weekly in Balboa Park and Imperial Beach.

Silverman says he has experienced many of those same thoughts himself.

He served as a Navy corpsman with the Marines for 23 years, including two tours in Vietnam.

After discovering the Vet to Vet program at the Loma Linda V.A. Hospital, he decided to bring it to San Diego.

For two hours each week, veterans have a safe and supportive environment.

What’s said during the meetings is kept confidential and nothing is entered into V.A. or military medical records, Silverman said.

Vet to Vet is a “peer support� program, and while it is not therapy, it is definitely therapeutic, Silverman said. “The group is built on substance, not fluff,� he said. “You won’t hear war stories, but you will see members choose from a list of tipics, such as PTSD, trust/ mistrust, survivors guilt, helplessness, hopelessness, patriotism, isolation, poor judgment, depression, military bonding issues, intrusive memories and more.�

Since it started in San Diego five years ago, about 200 have attended, including veterans from all major service periods — from World War II to now. “Most dramatic has been the number of female veterans attending the groups,� Silverman said.

The group meets from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Veterans’ Museum in Balboa Park and from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. on Thursdays at VFW Post 820 at 1268 Palm Ave. in Imperial Beach. “The program is successful primarily because we truly listen and hear what a fellow veteran has to say,� Silverman said.

For more information, contact Silverman at (949) 842-8276 or Hugo Haynie at (619) 249-6355.

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THE NUMBER 22: Is there a ‘false narrative’ for veteran suicide?

By Jay Price NPR

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single number has shaped the way that Americans think about young military veterans. It’s the number 22, as in, 22 vets take their lives each day.

The number has become a rallying cry for advocates calling attention to suicide among vets, especially those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Twenty-two, not some vague, rounded-off number. Not 30, not 20. Twenty-two.

A number so specific it inspires action.

Speeches, fundraisers, marches and even walks clear across the country.

But 22 doesn’t quite add up.

There were lots of news stories this summer about Toby Flaget, a retired police officer and Marine veteran,

who walked from Oregon to New Jersey wearing a T-shirt that said “22 is 22 too many.� “People don’t want to talk about it. But it’s a real problem,� Flaget says.

There’s actually a different problem.

That number, 22, doesn’t really apply to the veterans everyone thinks it does: those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. “That number, if we talk about it out of context, it’s questionable,� Keith Jennings, Iraq combat veteran and clinical psychologist, says.

He acts as chief science adviser for a North Carolina-based group called StopSoldierSuicide.org. “So when we talk 22 deaths a day, we as Americans think that number? 22? I can hang my hat on it. ’Cause it’s a hard number. But it’s not, there’s a big plus or minus, uncertainty and variability behind that.�

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PREACHING TO THE CHOIR

by Tom Chambers

Right, far right... and DEAD RIGHT A

fter the last issue of the Military Press, I received a voice mail from a gentleman claiming he was a member of the VFW. He said I was so far right that the Military Press was a joke. He went on to mumble a bunch of useless BS, and I listened, but tuned him out after his initial sentence.

The majority of phone calls and letters we receive support the Military Press editorial written by me, the publisher, Richard Matz. I respect everyone’s choice of free speech, but that doesn’t mean I agree or disagree.

My feelings, along with the majority of people in the United States, are that we have been let down by both parties, the Democrats and Republicans, and George W. Bush and Barack Hussein Obama.

It seems that they are all playing games with the future welfare and security of the United States.

They answer to their cronies and lobbyists, and are making a mockery out of our two-party system. There is only one party today and that party should be called THE INCAPABLE PARTY of THE UNITED STATES. Whether the Democrats and Republicans either hate each other or they are in bed together, they have proven to us that during the last 16 years America is no longer seen as the leading country of the world.

Our streets are no longer paved of gold, they are paved with illegal immigrants, broken promises, loss of jobs, 50 percent of our population on some form of welfare and large companies and corporations moving to foreign countries because of our ridiculous taxation on them and the middle class.

I read a story by Sen. Lindsey Graham about his disbelief that Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson are leading in the Republican polls. That only

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shows how completely out of touch our senators and congressmen are with the entire nation.

They all live in their own private vacuums that give them salaries for life and health insurance that none of us either have or can afford. These people must all have term limits and should no longer enjoy the salaries, health care or benefits that they now receive.

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We must realize that our country needs to be run as a successful business, in fact, the greatest business in the whole world. We need a president that can bring both parties of government together and make the United States the country that it used to be.

We need a president that can negotiate trade deals with foreign countries and bring our industries back to the United States.

I’m sick and tired of seeing our once great cities like Detroit, Pittsburgh, Chicago, New York, and any and all of our other cities in decay and losing what businesses are left to foreign countries.

This next presidency will either mean the success or failure of the United States. Too many of our citizens are either blinded or too busy trying to make a living to support their families to see how important this next election is. It really means whether we become a country sliding into the Third World category.

I’m sick and tired of the politically correct! I’m tired of anyone that tries to eliminate God from our country. That does not mean that I don’t believe in separation of church and state — I do.

But it seems that every tiny bit of minutia turns into an opportunity for the politically correct, which is destroying our country.

We absolutely must get back to the Constitution and not let the president, or Congress, or the judiciary make a mockery out of the interpretation of the finest document ever written. In closing if this editorial makes me RIGHT...

FAR RIGHT... or DEAD RIGHT. Then so be it!

This next presidency will either mean the success or failure of the United States.

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What Arnold can show us about Donald

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It is absolutely no wonder that Trump, Dr. Carson and Carly Fiorina (all non-politicians) are favored in the Republican Party.

In the beginning of Donald Trump’s run for the presidency, I really thought he was a bit of a nut. But after listening to him over the last 100 days or so, I see that he has not been afraid to address all the issues that all the other candidates refused to voice.

The fact that he is using his own money to support his candidacy means a great deal to me and many other people in our country. He is not a paidfor candidate, he has no super pacs or companies or corporations supplying funds for his candidacy.

Dr. Carson is a true gentleman and has my greatest respect, but I have to agree with Trump — he is extremely low keyed.

In addition, both Dr. Carson and Fiorina are receiving funds from the super pacs and corporations. That puts them in the Richard T. Matz is the publisher of the same category as all the other politicians MilitaryPress. Send comments to rmatz@ that are bought and paid for. militarypress.com.

s goes California, so goes the nation,� the old adage says. But, looking at the direction the Republican nomination fight is going, we may want to supplant it with “be careful what you wish for.�

Donald Trump has been at that top of the polls since his announcement more than 100 days ago, and it doesn’t look like he’s going anywhere anytime soon. His brash, tell-it-like-it-is style appeals to an electorate — rightly — fed up with our usual politicians.

It’s also reminiscent of another super star-turned politico: Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Twelve years ago, Californians fired Gov. Gray Davis and picked the movie megastar out of a ballot of 109 names to replace him.

Schwarzenegger vowed to “blow up the boxes,� “cut up the credit cards� and give the Capitol a “clean sweep.� His rhetoric resonated with voters angry about ballooning budget deficits, tripled taxes and the fact that the lights kept shutting off.

Like Arnold, Donald is tapping into that anger — anger over a federal government spending more than the record amount of tax dollars it takes in, the seemingly constant reminders of ineptitude and a foreign policy flailing in the wind.

It should could come as no surprise that NBC is taking a chance on Schwarzenegger to replace Trump on “The Apprentice.�

Of those Schwarzenegger might call “girlie men,� Trump asks, “How stupid are they?�

But should America follow California’s foray into celebrity leadership?

Schwarzenegger arrived in Sacramento and repealed Davis’ tripling of the car tax, took on workers’ compensation reform and began to make inroads on the state’s structural deficit. But then it all came to a screaming halt.

The public employees unions blocked his reform measures in the Capitol and at the ballot box. After the successes of his first year, the former Mr. Universe was a failure.

He couldn’t vanquish the state’s problems like a movie villain. Instead, he threw in the towel and caved to Democrats in the Legislature on green house gas emissions, minimum wage hikes and more state spending.

California’s unemployment rate was at 6.8 percent in 2003. When Schwarzenegger left office it was at 12.2 percent.

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Menchie’s — All veterans and current participating locations.

Sizzler — Free lunch served until 4 servicemembers will receive a free 6 oz. p.m. Choice of 3 entrees, and a free coffee, frozen yogurt on Veterans Day. The Olive Garden — Free entrÊe for tea, or fountain drink. Valid with proof of veterans and active duty military; proof of military service. Dine-in only, not valid for salad bar or gratuity. service required.

Starbucks —Free tall brewed coffee for On the Border — Veterans and current servicemembers will receive a free choose active duty, veterans and their spouses at 2 or choose 3 “Create Your Own Combo.� participating stores.

TGI Fridays — Free lunch for all Dine-in only, proof of service required.

Outback Steakhouse — Free Bloomin’ current military members and veterans Onion and a non-alcoholic beverage for from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Valid ID or proof all active duty and veterans. This offer of service required. Dine-on only at is available to Military Personnel and participating locations.

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Wienerschnitzel — One free Chili Dog and small Pepsi for all Veterans and Active Duty with a valid military ID, or for those wearing their military uniform.

Retail

Home Depot — All active duty personnel, reservists, retired military, veterans and their families get a 10 percent discount off their purchases. The offer is valid on purchases of up to $2,000 for a maximum of $200. The 10 percent military discount is available everyday for active duty and retirees, but not all veterans.

Lowe’s — All active, reserve, honorably discharged, retired military personnel and their immediate family members a 10 percent discount on in-store purchases made during the Veterans Day holiday. The discount is available on in-stock and special order purchases up to $5,000. To qualify, individuals must present a valid military ID or other proof of service.

Attractions

Knotts Berry Farm — Free admission Nov. 1 – Dec. 20 to all U.S. veterans, retired and active military personnel and one guest. Up to six additional discount

tickets may be purchased at Knott’s ticket booths for $25 each Nov. 1 – Nov. 20 and for $30 each Nov. 21 – Dec. 20. Military personnel may also purchase additional tickets at a participating local Military ticket office.

Legoland — Active duty, veterans and their families receive discounts between 25 percent and 37 percent through Dec. 31, including a second day’s admission free. To redeem, go to https://goo.gl/ RdH80T. National Parks — Free for everyone on Veterans Day. Old Town Trolley Tours — Complimentary admission to all veterans with ID on Nov. 11.

SeaWorld — Men and women who have previously served as members of the U.S. Armed Forces get one complimentary single day admission to SeaWorld San Diego plus as many as three additional guests (limit 4 complimentary admissions per one time-only visit) through Dec. 31. Not available at the front gate, go to http://goo.gl/lbmZlj. USS Midway — Free admission to veterans and their families for Veterans Day on the USS Midway, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Features food, live entertainment, KidzZone, activities, prizes, Veterans Day Parade and more.

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Jesse Owens wins Gold at the Berlin Olympics.

Spanish Republic, beginning the Spanish Civil War. t The 1936 Summer Olympics open Aug. 1 in Berlin, Germany, and mark the first live television coverage of a sports event in world history. t Hitler mandates that all German boys aged 10 to 18 join the Hitler Youth paramilitary organization Dec. 1. t King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom signs an instrument of abdication Dec. 10 at Fort Belvedere, Surrey.

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t “The Green Hornet� radio show debutes Jan. 31. t The first superhero to wear a skin-tight costume and mask, “The Phantom,� makes his first appearance Feb. 17 in U.S. newspapers. t Pittsburgh suffers the worst flooding in its

history March 17–18. t A tornado hits Tupelo, Miss., on April 5 killing 216 and injuring more than 700 (the 4th deadliest tornado in U.S. history). t The Santa Fe railroad in the United States inaugurates the all-Pullman Super Chief passenger train May 12 between Chicago and Los Angeles. t Margaret Mitchell’s epic historical romance “Gone with the Wind� is first published June 10 in the United States. t The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic July 11 — the bridge was renamed Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in 2008. t African-American athlete Jesse Owens wins the 100-meter dash Aug. 3 at the Berlin Olympics. t H.R. Ekins, reporter for the New York World-Telegram, wins a race to travel around the world on commercial airline flights Oct. 19, beating Dorothy Kilgallen of the New York Journal and Leo Kieran of the New York Times. The flight takes 18 and a half days. t Franklin D. Roosevelt wins reelection to a second term Nov. 3 in a landslide victory over Kansas Gov. Alf Landon. t The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic Nov. 12. t Life magazine publishes its first issue Nov. 23.

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News Briefs Fallbrook hosts Veterans Day parade VFW Post 1924 will host Fallbrook’s Veterans Day Parade at 10:15 a.m. Nov. 11.

The parade route begins on Main Avenue at Fallrbook Street and continues northbound on Main to the Vince Ross Village Square, where a ceremony will take place.

Military and fire department vehicles will take part in the parade, along with Marines from Camp Pendleton. Service flags will be carried by the VFW Post, the Fallbrook Warrior’s Marching Band and local dignitaries.

The ceremony in the square will feature patriotic music by the Fallbrook Chorale and a special speaker, Brad Pitz.

Following the ceremony, active duty military and military vehicles will remain along Main Avenue for a viewing. Activities will also continue at the VFW Post, 1175 Old Stage Rd.

Pentagon blocks Univ. of Phoenix from recruiting

The Pentagon temporarily has barred the University of Phoenix from recruiting students at U.S. military bases and will not let new active-duty troops receive tuition assistance for the for-profit giant’s courses.

The move is another blow to the University of Phoenix, which said it is under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission and California Attorney General Kamala Harris related to recruitment of members of the U.S. military and the California National Guard.

Apollo Education Group, the university’s parent, said the Defense Department notified it of the move in October.

The university’s participation in the department’s tuition-assistance program has been placed on probation in part because of the FTC and California investigations, the filing said.

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The Naval Academy is bringing back classes in celestial navigation in response to cyber attacks.

university courses can continue to receive tuition assistance, but new enrollees or transfers will not be allowed, the filing said.

In the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, there were 9,282 U.S. service members attending the university through the tuition-assistance program.

Military benefits are an important source of revenue to for-profit colleges, which historically have struggled to comply with a federal student-aid regulation known as the 90/10 rule. The rule — which requires for-profit schools to derive at least 10 percent of revenue from non-federal sources — is a cost and quality-control measure. It ensures that schools do not operate solely on federal financial aid.

But military benefits such as the Defense Department’s tuition-assistance program and the GI Bill are not counted as federal funding.

The Apollo Group was by far the largest recipient of GI Bill funding, taking in more than $1.2 billion since 2009.

ture from celestial navigation (CELNAV) comes to an end. The Naval Academy class of 2017 will be the first in several years to graduate with an understanding and mastery of navigation by the sky. “It is a core competency of a mariner,�

Director of Professional Development Cmdr. Adan Cruz said. “If we can navigate using celestial navigation, then we can always get safely from point A to point B.�

There are numerous examples of the importance of being able to navigate without technology, including astronaut Gordon Cooper, who studied the topic at the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. After navigation controls failed, Cooper was able to safely reenter the atmosphere after reorienting himself using the stars. “Everyone is reliant on technology, but celestial navigation is very self-sufficient,�

Midshipman 1st Class Jared Valeske said. “There’s not a more basic way than to use the sails and the stars.�

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Naval cadets will once again look to the Syphilis cases are on the rise in the U.S. stars for answers after a decade long depar- military, where a 53 percent hike in infections constitutes a growing public health concern.

The increase, which coincides with similar trends in the civilian population, suggests troops are engaging in riskier sexual behavior, such as casual encounters fueled by the rise of Internet dating, the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center said in a monthly report on communicable diseases. “The increasing incidence of syphilis in military members is of significant public health concern because this finding suggests that some service members have been engaging in unsafe sexual practices that increase the likelihood of acquisition of other sexually transmitted infections,� including HIV, the report said.

Between January 2010 and August 2015, 2,976 cases of syphilis were diagnosed in the armed forces, according to the report. Rates increased from 30.9 cases per 100,000 troops in 2010 to 47.4 cases per 100,000 in 2015. Men accounted for 88.7 percent of the cases. Rates of syphilis were highest among black, non-Hispanic est. 2001 servicemembers or those ages 20-29.

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Nominations open for Military Child of the Year Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit organization, is accepting nominations for the 2016 Military Child of the Year awards.

Operation Homefront leads more than 2,500 volunteers with nationwide presence who provide emergency and other financial assistance to the families of service members and wounded warriors.

The eighth annual awards will recognize six outstanding young people ages 8 to 18 to represent the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Guard for their scholarship, volunteerism, leadership, extracurricular involvement, and other criteria while facing the challenges of military family life, officials said.

On average, they added, previous recipients have had at least one parent deploy for 18 months or longer and have relocated at least five times due to a parent’s military assignments.

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donated gifts, and they will be flown with a parent or guardian to Washington for an April 14 gala, during which senior leaders of each branch of service will present the awards. “It’s our honor to celebrate military children through the Military Child of the Year for the eighth consecutive year,� said Operation Homefront President and CEO John I. Pray, Jr. “Whether it’s in schools or honor societies, civic associations and clubs, sports or volunteerism, you never have to look far to find an exemplary military child who thrives in the face of challenges inherent to military life. “As we open up the nomination window, please join us in celebrating the resilience, achievement and strength of character embodied by our youngest patriots and submit a nomination to recognize them today.�

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The $38 billion deficit Davis left us was at $25.4 billion, lower, but defintely not gone. And the state’s debt obligations surged from $27.6 billion to $76.5 billion.

At the end of his term, Schwarzenegger’s approval rating was just 1 percentage point higher than that of the fired governor before him. Despite the tough talk and bravado, Schwarzenegger’s act as governor was worse than his performance in “Last Action Hero.�

What’s more, the California Republican Party has since been eviscerated — all but swept from Sacramento. Schwarzenegger left no legacy for it to stand on. “California got what we deserved — he was not heavyweight, that’s for sure,�

Christopher Thornberg, a California expert at Beacon Economics, said 10 years after the recall. “He didn’t accomplish very much. He didn’t really understand politics, though I think his heart was in the right place.�

Which is why we should be wary of Trump.

Trump has sucked all the air out of the room, attracting so much attention that more qualified candidates cannot be heard. Schwarzenegger did the same thing, beating out then-state Sen. Tom McClintock — possibly the smartest and well-versed candidate running.

Perhaps most worrisome is that both men crave approval. Trump says he only attacks those who attack him, and praises

the likes of Kanye West simply because he’s “wonderful� and “has always been nice to me.�

Schwarzenegger “loved to be loved, and that’s a dangerous thing in public office,�

McClintock said. “He had no particular point of view. I found him to be largely disinterested in the details of policy, and he ended up dramatically breaking every major promise that he made to reduce the tax and regulatory burdens that were crushing the state.�

Some point to Ronald Reagan, also a Hollywood star who became the most successful and admired Republican politician of the last 100 years.

But Trump — and Schwarzenegger, for that matter — is no Ronald Reagan.

Reagan spent years traveling the country for General Electric, delivering speeches on policy and honing his conservative message — he did not jump into politics simply because the timing was right to win, or to satisfy a fragile ego.

Trump has no such record. In fact, like Arnold, Donald’s conservative bona fides are murky — if they can be found.

Trump may end up being the answer the G.O.P. is looking for. But looking at what happened in California, the Republicans should be wary of leaving the party — and the country — in his hands.

Tom Chambers is the editor of the MilitaryPress.

Send comments to tom@militarypress.com.

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The first man exclaims, “What?!? Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the last game of the World Series and not use it?� “Well the seat is mine,� the neighbor responds. “But my wife passed away and this is the first game we haven’t been together.�

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third wolfed down his apple pie. The truck driver didn’t say a word as he paid the waitress and left.

As the waitress walked up, one of the motorcyclists growled, “He ain’t much of a man, is he?� “He’s not much of a driver, either,� the waitress replied. “He just backed his 18-wheeler over three motorcycles.�

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Mr. Johnson’s wife of 50 years suggested they take a cruise: “We could go somewhere for a week, and make wild love like we did when we were young.� He thought it over and agreed.

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in Iraq and eventually Syria against ISIS,� he said. “Most of us are Iraq war veterans.

It is our intent to go and liberate Iraq and then to push into Syria.�

Rowe is from Jacksonville, Fla. He did two tours in Iraq while in the Army. “This is something I feel compelled to do,�

Rowe told his hometown newspaper. “Women and children are being slaughtered over there. They need our help. I know we can make a difference.�

Bruce Windorski is a 40-year-old former Army Ranger from Wisconsin. He is fighting in Syria with Jamie Lane, a decorated Marine veteran from California. Windorski’s brother was killed when his helicopter was shot down in Kirkuk.

He originally ventured to Kirkuk to make peace with that, but found himself fighting in Syria. Lane saw footage of ISIS capturing Anbar province, where he served during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007. “My friends were killed on these very streets,� Lane told the Wall Street Journal. “I felt a big part of my PTSD is trying to find a reason for that mayhem and bloodshed, and I thought maybe if I go back I can fill that hole.�

Lane joined through the Lions of Rojava Facebook Page, which advertises: “Welcome to our Family Brothers and Sisters.

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pect of being captured by ISIS. Jordan Matson, from Wisconsin, was among the first to volunteer. He didn’t spend a long time in the Army, but he’s ready to stay with the Kurds for the long haul. “I couldn’t just sit and watch Christians being slaughtered anymore,� Matson said in an interview with USA TODAY. “I got sick of giving online sympathy. Five minutes of lip service does nothing. These people are fighting for their homes, for everything they have.� — Kurt Taylor “It wasn’t until an American was beheaded The fight against the Islamic State is not did we do anything,� he said of the executhe first time Americans have joined wars tion of journalist James Foley in August of independent of their military. Pilots flew 2014. “We just let the monster grow and for the Allies in World War I and II long grow. “For the U.S. government, it’s not about before the United States officially declared war. In the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s, human life. It’s about how they look in Americans formed a contingent of more the opinion polls,� added Matson, who than 2,500 troops.

Running off to join the Kurdish fighters is easy, but not without its risks, of course. In June, Keith Broomfield of Massachusetts died during the battle for Kobani, a town on the Syrian-Turkish border.

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was wearing a military uniform and a traditional Kurdish black and white scarf across his shoulders.

Matson, who now goes by the name Sadar, served in the U.S. Army as an infantryman from May 2006 until November 2007, attaining the rank of private first class, according to Army Human Resources Command. “There’s evil in this world that needs to be dealt with,� Kurt Taylor, a former soldier from Texas told Fox News. “They’re no joke. They’re very disciplined, highly effective fighters. If we’re not careful, they’ll win.�

Roberto Pena joined the Marines in 2001 and deployed to Iraq in 2003. He fought as a Rifleman in the Battle of Fallujah in 2004 and fully understands the risks of going back to fight ISIS today. “It’s about humanity itself,� he told NBC San Diego. “We cannot let atrocities continue to happen and history keep repeating itself, where we just turn a blind eye.�

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AG: Speaking of Rivers, have you ever had a quarterback who talks and taunts opposing players during a game as much as he does?

OF: Peyton (Manning) would get after it every once-in-awhile and (Tim) Tebow was a competitor also. During my rookie year, Tebow would get after it as well. When I first had the offensive line over they told me how Phil gets after it during the games because you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really see it during the preseason, so I was excited about it (getting to see Rivers first-hand).

AG: You started at right tackle during your first three years in the league before becoming a starter at left guard last year.

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AG: You had a troubled childhood and were actually incarcerated as a teenager, but you turned your life around by earning a college scholarship and being drafted into the NFL. What would you say to kids out there who are having the same kind of struggles you experienced?

OF: Basically, you can be anything you want to be and accomplish anything you want to do. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just how hard are you willing to work and how much you are willing to sacrifice.

The Endzone: Having â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Orlando Franlin missed the previous three games because of an ankle asked you for advice because he seems injury, he suffered in the second quarter uncomfortable moving inside from tackle against the Minnesota Vikings in week three. Franklinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return to the starting to right guard?

OF: Yeah, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a young player and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lineup last Sunday against the Oakland little more mental on his side, but I told Raiders was short-lived as he was carted him once he gets it down heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to love off the field with a knee injury.

Entering the game ranked 29th in it because at the end of the day the center or tackle tells you what to do basically rushing offense (3.6 yard average), the every play and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always working with hope was the return of both Franklin and somebody. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very rare that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re soloed- left tackle King Dunlap would solidify an offensive line that, until the Green Bay up when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing guard.

AG: You have been in the playoffs and game the previous week, had not played played in a Super Bowl since being drafted an entire game together this season. by the Broncos in 2011. How close do After missing just one game in four years you feel this Chargers team is to being playing with the Broncos, Franklinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s status is day-to-day after the results of the MRI consistent playoff contenders?

OF: I think this team has always been tests revealed a slight MCL strain.

OF: Well I played left guard for two and a half years in college, so it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too hard moving back inside, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely â&#x20AC;Ś the terminology is different so you have to get that down especially after playing tackle that long where you just know the calls between you and the tight end and stuff like that. In Denver, it was a complex offense and you had to know what everyone else is doing out there and we used to get tested by our offensive line coach, so it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that hard to make that transition.

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will return home to the first-floor apartment, where he had lived for more than five decades before being evicted. Since then, he has been living in a senior citizen complex in Cheektowaga. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m moving to the upstairs apartment so that I can be close to my father and take care of him,â&#x20AC;? said Robin Hodges, who currently lives in an Elmwood Village apartment.

The extra money that has been donated, she said, will go to â&#x20AC;&#x153;much neededâ&#x20AC;? exterior and interior repairs of the house. In addition, money will be set aside for property taxes and utilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want my dad to have to worry about anything,â&#x20AC;? the daughter said.

For weeks, the fund had stalled at about $32,000. A promise from an Ohio man to cover the balance needed for the purchase turned out to be a hoax.

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The study looked at vets of all ages, and found that most who killed themselves were too old to have served in Iraq or Afghanistan. The authors were clear about that, and other caveats, but their cautions are often ignored when people talk about it.

Plus, suicide is notoriously tricky to study. One reason is that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relatively rare. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It takes so long to put together good data on suicide research because we need enough time to lapse to allow enough cases to accrue for us to start making meaningful sense of the data,â&#x20AC;? says Derek Smolenski, a Defense Department epidemiologist and statistician.

So Smolenski and a team, in a study released this year, dug deeper. They found that vets who had served during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars commit suicide at a rate of about one a day â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not 22.

Of course, even one a day is a lot. And younger military vets are committing suicide much more often than civilians.

Doctors want researchers to identify which groups of vets are most at risk, like troops who saw heavy combat or soldiers who were pushed out of the service early. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That helps us focus what should our efforts be as far as outreach, education, prevention and treatment,â&#x20AC;? says Dr. Bruce Capehart, who heads the mental health program for Afghanistan and Iraq veterans at the VA Medical Center in Durham, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we have to know who the people

are that need those treatments before we can offer it to them,â&#x20AC;? Capehart says.

Helping vets: thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the number 22 motivated a lot of people to try to do.

Jennings, the clinical psychologist, agrees it has raised awareness. But he worries that the big, inaccurate, number contributes to a corrosive stereotype about Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That narrative goes something like, American enlists, American goes to war,

American comes back and is diagnosed with a mental health condition or is broken â&#x20AC;&#x201D; somehow thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this connotation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and because they have PTSD, they ultimately kill themselves. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a false narrative.â&#x20AC;?

Jennings is the son of a Vietnam vet and grew up surrounded by successful, well-adjusted veterans. But he admits that when he thinks about Vietnam vets, his mind conjures up the Hollywood stereotype of a vet, begging from a wheelchair

with a POW-MIA flag.

This kind of narrative is powerful stuff, but Jennings says it shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t define young veterans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What gets lost in the conversation is the majority â&#x20AC;&#x201D; actually you can say the vast majority â&#x20AC;&#x201D; do OK,â&#x20AC;? Jennings says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The vast majority of our veterans do OK.â&#x20AC;?

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Tax due at sale. Activation fee $15/line. If wireless svc. is cancelled, remaining AT&T NextSM installment agmt balance is due. $300 Credit: Limited-time offers. Each $300 in credits requires a line ported in and an AT&T Next purch. and an elig. trade-in. $100 switcher bill credit + $200 trade-in credit per eligible line. New lines only. Excludes upgrades. May not be combinable w/other discounts/offers/credits. Select locations. AT&T Next: $0 down req’s elig. installment agmt. Down payment may be req’d. Qual. Service: Req’s qual. postpaid voice & data svc. Excludes GoPhone,® Cricket, Lifeline, Residential Wireless & select discounted plans. Restocking: If returned w/in 14 days, up to $35 fee. Deposit: May be req’d. Device Limit: Purch. limit & limit on total no. of financed devices may apply. $100 Switcher Bill Credit: Req’s porting eligible number to AT&T from an eligible carrier (excludes Cricket) and buying a smartphone on AT&T Next in the same transaction. Must be active & in good standing for 45 days. Credit rec’d w/in 90 days. $200 Trade-in Credit: Smartphone trade-in must be in good, working condition, have at minimum a standard $10 buyback value, and meet AT&T Buyback program requirements. If you purchase via att.com, you will be emailed a promo code after eligible purchase ships to complete trade-in and receive $200 trade-in credit. Code expires not less than 30 days after receipt. Trade-in Credit: Provided either as an instant credit or a promotion card. Private label AT&T Promotion Card (“Card”) issued by MetaBank™ or CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A., via a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. In AT&T-owned stores you will be provided an instant credit to spend that day or a Card. If you do not spend entire instant credit, balance may be used to pay wireless bill or get a Card. At att.com you will get a Card. Cards received in ~3 weeks after receipt of eligible trade-in & validation of condition. Credit & Card may be used only toward purchases of AT&T products & svc. in AT&T-owned retail stores, at att.com, or to pay wireless bill. Card is not redeemable for cash & may not be used for withdrawal at cash-dispensing locations. Expiration date will be printed on front of card and will not be less than 90 days from receipt. Participating dealers provide credit for use at time of trade-in. Dealer credit contains add’l terms & conditions & may only be used at specified dealer. Gen. Wireless Svc. Terms: Subject to Wireless Customer Agmt. Other fees, monthly charges, overage charges & restr’s apply. Offer, terms, fees, restr’s & options subject to change and may be modified, discontinued, or terminated at any time without notice. Coverage & svc. not avail. everywhere. See a participating store or visit att.com/summerbuyback for offer details. Monthly Discount: Service discount applies only to the monthly service charge of qualified plans and not to any other charges. See store for details. Special restrictions may apply. Screen images simulated. ©2015 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T and the Globe logo are registered trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.