Jan 01, 2011

FREE

Cathy Rankin An American Pinup Tribute

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the soldier, not the organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.

It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protesters to burn the flag.

USS Peleliu — Father Dennis Edward O'Brian, USMC

NEWS I SPORTS I ENTERTAINMENT & MORE Volume 35information • Issue 1call: • (858) January 1, 2011 For advertising 537.2280

• Serving Active and Retired Military and DoDTHE Workers for Over 35 Years January 1, 2011 MILITARY PRESS Page 1

NEW LOCATION OPENING SOON - OCEANSIDE - TOWN & COUNTRY SHOPPING CENTER

K i c k O f f T h e Ye a r I n “BOSTON PEBBLES” SECTIONAL

Style

relax in comfort and style with the refreshing pillow back design and soft microfiber fabric of the “boston Pebbles” sectional.

$

44

TWICE MONTHLY*

Up to 75% off Select Electronics, Appliances and Furniture “METRO” BEDROOM SET Contemporary styled 6 piece bedroom which includes dresser, mirror, footboard, headboard, rails and night stand featuring a rich merlot finish and sleigh bed. Chest also available.

36

$

TWICE MONTHLY*

Up to 50% off Select Jewelry (Jewelry shown for illustration only.)

“REAGAN” TV STAND

$

8

TWICE MONTHLY*

55” SAMSUNG LCD HDTV

$

72

50” PLASMA TV

$

34

TWICE MONTHLY*

TWICE MONTHLY*

COMPUTERS

GAME SYSTEMS

Starting At

$

Starting at

13

$

35

TWICE MONTHLY*

SAMSuNg, SONY, PANASONIC, TOSHIbA, MAgNAvOx, Lg, ASuS, APPLE, HP ANd ACEr

TWICE MONTHLY*

PROUDLY SERVING OUR MILITARY SINCE 1991 – STORE LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE NO CREDIT? BaD CREDIT? NO pROBLEM! WHY RENT WHEN YOU CaN OWN? SUpERIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE QUaLITY MERCHaNDISE | IMMEDIaTE DELIVERY | aLLOTMENT EXpERTS | pOWER OF aTTORNEY aCCEpTED M I L I TA R Y A N D G O V E R N M E N T E M P L O Y E E S A LW AY S A P P R O V E D F O R C R E D I T !

Your inCredible Credit store®

Chula Vista, Ca

476 Broadway • (619) 585-4170 Toll Free 1-877-870-7700 STORE HOURS: M-F 10aM-9pM SaT 10aM-8pM • SUN 12pM-5pM Credit approved online or by phone in minutes!

CHECK OUT OUR

openinG soon oCeanside, Ca

Town & counTry shopping cTr. 1767 oceanside Blvd • 760-433-8303

www.usadiscounters.net

IN OUR CHULa VISTa aND OCEaNSIDE STORES

Check out our internet specials

* Payments listed are examples only and are based on zero down payment at 19.99% APR for 24 months with approved credit, taxes and any delivery and installation charges not included. To calculate the total cost of financing simply multiply the payment amount by 48. Other financing rates and terms are available with approved credit and differ depending on the state where purchased. Items shown may not represent items in stock. Limited time offer; no substitutions; limited quantities. Offer expires 1.27.11. See store for details.

You are automatiCallY approVed for Credit at usa disCounters if You are aCtiVe dutY militarY or a GoVernment emploYee. Page 2 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

MP

Volume 36 • Issue 1 • January 1, 2011h

New Naval Hospital on cutting edge of technology for next 50 years

Photo Courtesy: DOD

By Lance Cpl. John Robbart III

CAMP PENDLETON — Marine and Navy leaders broke ground on the 70acre construction site for the new Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital in Deciember.

The four-level, 500,000-square-foot hospital will be located near the main gate and will have an expected staff of more than 1,100. “The new Naval Hospital is keeping on the cutting edge of technology for at least 50 years to come,” said Col. Nicholas F. Marano, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

The guest speaker at the groundbreaking event was Vice Adm.

Adam. M. Robinson Jr., surgeon general of the Navy and Chief of the Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.

“Navy medicine is Marine medicine,” said Robinson. “Wherever Marines go, there will be Navy.”

Robinson explained to the guests how the new hospital would be centered more on patient care.

“Focusing on our warriors that come to our hospitals is the fundamental strength by which Navy medicine is conducted,” said Robinson.

The hospital is scheduled to be completed January 2014, and will be ready for use later that year.

1st MLG Beasts declared “Best of the West”

By Lance Cpl. John Robbart III

The Southern California heat poured down on the football players of 1st Marine Logistics Group’s “Beasts” and Marine Wing Support Squadron 374’s “Rhinos” as the two teams competed for the “Best of the West” title at the 11 Area field, Dec. 11.

Camp Pendleton’s 1st MLG’s Beasts and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 29 Palms’ MWSS-374’s “Rhinos” went head to head during the annual competition. Both teams played strong defense, keeping the score 0 to 0 the entire first half of the game. Eventually, the Beasts’ Jarvis Foster scored the first touchdown that led to their victory of 14 to 12.

“They were playing a really physical game,” said Jarris Mayfield, strong side linebacker, Beasts. “We put up a good fight; by making it hard for them to find gaps in our defense.”

The Beasts team members have been training extra hard for the past two weeks in order to play their best for this championship game, said Mayfield, who is also one of the team captains.

“This win means a lot, not just to us but to the base,” said Coach Marvin Hill, Beasts. “Twenty-nine Palms have been winning against us since 2006. Even

though we lost the last three years, we finally came together as a team.”

Many base residents and staff attended the much anticipated game to cheer on the declared best team on Camp Pendleton, and now of the West.

“It’s great to see the Beasts come out and win this game,” said Tom Fisher, athletic director, Semper Fit, Marine Corps Community Services. “The teams take this league seriously, and it shows when they play.”

The Best of the West concludes the football season for the Marine football athletes of 29 Palms and Camp Pendleton.

For more information about competing in next year’s season, contact Tom Fisher at 760-763-5519.

Interested participants must be activeduty military.

For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 3

approved in 15 minutes!

By PhOne!

auto loans for all military •Credit Problems- OK •Bankrupty- OK •Open BK 13- OK •Foreclosures- OK •First-Time Buyer- OK •Late Payments- OK •Repos- OK •Mexican Lic.- OK •Divorce- OK

AUTOMOTIVE I MP

Please, please Santa Can I have one of these?

Seriously Santa, I’ve been a pretty good guy all year . . . okay, not exactly stellar, hey, but who is! I only took a few days off from work and even came into work a few weekends. Plus, as you know I’ve always secretly had a fantasy about being James Bond.

I’ll leave you some really good brandy and a couple of fresh mince pies . . . whadda ya think

2011 Aston Martin DB9 Carbon Black For Aston Martin, 2010 has been the year of special editions, and what better way to finish it off then by adding a few more to the mix? The first of them is called the DB9 Carbon Black and, as you’ve probably already guessed, the special edition is covered in black inside and out.

From the Carbon Black exterior paint to the Obsidian Black interior, the DB9 is dressed to the nines. The exquisitely formal color even extends itself to the highly polished Piano Black center console and interior door handles. Black grilles, graphite tail pipes, and unique 19” 10 spoke forged gloss black painted diamondturned wheels complete the debonair personality of the Aston Martin.

This special edition also features a six-speed Touchtronic II automatic transmission and a re-mapped sports exhaust to exude just the right sound to match the look of the vehicle. Perforated seat inners, semi-aniline leather roof lining, coarse silver stitching, and real polished glass switchgear complete the sporty specification.

The package is finished by a unique laser etched sill plaque depicting the famous wings insignia along with the “Carbon Black” logo. This special edition is now available at Aston Martin dealers.

100%

financing Down for military

0

auto loan now We’ll pick you up - you’ll drive it home!

888.699.2297

619.589.1000

619.246.5383

*Everything on Approved Credit

www.karzplus.com Sticker Is Quicker Lowest Price Possible

Proudly Serving The San Diego Area Since 1988

Attention All Military! $5,450

2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER one owner kind vin# 20K991

CTGGQ

$8,950

2003 NISSAN FRONTIER auto, flawless, best value vin# 458029

CTHSR

$8,500

$5,950

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS fully loaded, drive home today vin# 141290

CTHSP

$5,950

2001 JEEP CHEROKEE 4X4 4.0L, extremely well kept

CTHSS

$6,950

Karz Plus offers you the very best deal . . . guaranteed!

No matter what your credit situation.

$6,950

2004 FORD ESCAPE one owner kind, hurry wont last vin# B19924

CTHSQ

$4,950

1999 SUBARU LEGACY cleanest in town, come see to believe, vin# 621907 CTHGW

$4,950

VIN# 115351

$6,995

VIN# 178138

2005 Chevrolet Impala, 4 Dr Sdn, V-6, Auto, Onstar, 16” Steel Rims 2006 HONDA ACCORD special edition, low miles vin# 026072

CTHST

$8,450

1998 TOYOTA TACOMA auto, only 88,425 miles, super clean vin# 068531

CTJPC

$6,950

2000 TOYOTA SIENNA our prices will bring you in vin# 246074

CTFPZ

2002 ACURA RSX pristine condition inside and out vin# 032710

CTJPD

$7,995

$6,950

2001 FORD EXPEDITION 89k miles, very well kept, vin# A06646

CTHWT

8760 Campo Rd, La Mesa Spring St. Exit @ Hwy 94 Across From Wendy’s

All prices plus government fees and taxes, finance charges, any dealer document preparation charge, and any emission testing charge. Ad expires 6 days from publication.

$5,495

2002 Kia Sedona EX, 4 Dr Van V-6, Auto, 7 Passenger, Privacy Glass

LICENCIA MEXICANA OK!

Page 4 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

VIN # 197348

2002 Ford Mustang GT Deluxe, V-8, Auto, 2 Dr Coupe, 17” Alloys, Alarm

CTHSV

VVIN# 334168 2005 MAZDA 6 pay less, less stress vin# M24079

$7,795

2007 Ford Focus ZX4 S, 4 Dr Sdn, AM/FM/CD/MP3

CPVFH

VIN# 594761

$6,995

2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring, 4 Dr Wagon, 4 Cyl, Auto, Steel Rims

VIN# 130027

$9,795

2007 Ford Fusion I-4 SEL, 4 Dr., 4 Cyl, 6 Speakers, Alarm, Trip Computer

OFFER EXPIRES JANUARY 14, 2011

READERS I MP

Ring in the New Year

Letters to Military Press

with a new you!

Holiday Lipo & Breast Specials

Hi there, I just got a copy of Volume 34, Issue 24, dated December 15, 2010 of the Military Press.

There is a story on page 4, titled: Improperly handled human remains under investigation at nation’s famous cemetery.

It was a good article and I was interested in it, but the complete story is not there. The story ends with a sentence that states: Both urns were There is no continued on page such and such or anything (at least I couldn’t find it).

Could you tell me if it is continued and on what page?

I enjoy reading the publication. You have some great stories and articles in it.

Thank you.

Larry A. Robert Hello Larry, Oops, the last sentence should have read: Both urns were turned in.

We’re glad you enjoy our humble publication and especially glad that you enjoy the content. – Ed.

Ref. vol. 35. issue 24, Dec.15,2010.

On page 35 is a poster of North American F-82 Twin Mustangs and the middle plane shows the symbol on the tail for the 68th Figther Squadron.

I arrived at Itazuki AB in November 1953 just before we change to Jet Aircraft.

I would like to know where you found that poster and I would love to have one for my own collection.

The F-82 is part of the lost history from the Korean war.

Thank you, Ted Ames, USAF Retired

Get Your Perfect Look For The Holidays Call for a FREE Consultation Today!

Hello Ted, I came across that poster while doing a little research on the Korean War through the Internet. I’m going to see if I can locate the original website and contact person, and will send you an email. I’m sure they would be delighted to provide you a poster. – Ed.

Over 30 Years experience

Hello Military Press, Edmond Gwen was certainly one of the most popular versions of Santa in movies, but I think Tim Allen did a great job too. I think you should have mentioned him.

Wally Re: Santa I grew up believing that Edmund Gwynne was the real Santa Claus and I think he did the best version ever. Nice cover!

Donna

We welcome your comments, critique and opinions.

Send to: trevor@ militarypress.com

Military Press Newspaper Publisher Richard T. Matz Editor / Design Trevor Watson Customer Service Manager Carol Williams Advertising Manager Valerie Swaine Graphic Design / Sports Editor Dayna Gomez Graphic Design / Web Manager Sandie Powers Account Representatives: Michelle Hull, Trina Estes, James Wyatt, Stephanie Martinez, Chelsea Provatas,

9715 carroll centre road, suite 104 san diego, ca 92126 Tel 858.537.2280 www.militarypress.com For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

ALL THE LATEST PLASTIC SURGERY PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT! • AWAKE ANESTHETIC for most procedures. Easy, Quick & Safe.

• LATEST MICROLIPO with 90% fat removal and amazing tightening • MOMMY-MAKEOVERS- Tummy Tuck, Lipo & Breast enhancements.

• BREAST AUGMENTATIONS, TIGHTENING & REDUCTIONS • "AROUND THE WORLD"- Complete torso liposculpture for extreme results & to meet your military standards.

• BREAST & FACIAL FAT TRANSFER- Use your own tissue and stem cells instead of silicone and chemical fillers.

GET YOUR PERFECT LOOK, CALL TODAY!

866-9SCULPT

A Very Special Thank You To Military Men & Women Serving This Holiday Season ~Dr. William Seare and CliniqueLipo Staff Actual Patient . . . Amazing Results!

Hi Dr. Seare, The military decided they wanted to measure me today (monday), so we did that and the measurement was just fine; I was well within what I needed. In fact, I measured in at 35 inches around the waist whereas I was 39-41 depending beforehand. For what it's worth; you've made a very big, and cost-effective change in my life, and I wanted to be sure to say thank you for it again. I've got a body now that will keep me more mobile, motivated, and overall healthier than before, which is priceless. Thank you again.

Respectfully, Daniel PS. My wife sends her thanks as well.

Before

After

CALL 866-972-8578

www.CliniqueLipo.com 6183 Paseo Del Norte Carlsbad, CA

*Bring in actual quote from competing surgeon, we will beat or match the price! Based on percentage of fat removal.

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 5

SPORTS NEWS

sports-central.org I MP

Forgotten Mavericks, Spurs Are Rising

By Vito Curcuru The NBA’s Eastern Conference has been the dominant conference in terms of attention this season. The East has the LeBron-ified Heat loudly and finally establishing a record worthy of its three superstars. The Celtics have grabbed headlines as they have beaten the Heat and just about everyone else this year.

The Orlando Magic are talked about because with Dwight Howard they are not only a constant threat to win it all, they are the team many are waiting for to establish a rivalry with the Heat. Orlando’s recent overhaul is also garnering the headlines.

The Knicks are riding a hot streak and being hailed as the prodigal franchise that will bring the NBA back to American consciousness. The East also has the Bulls, who are lurking with a lot of talent and have what looks to be a possible long playoff run in them.

The headlines in the Western Conference are the Lakers, who are worthy of attention as Kobe Bryant pursues his sixth championship, and Kevin Durant’s Oklahoma City Thunder.

Let us help you meet your measurements!

ng Financi O.A.C

looking good feeling great

320 Santa Fe Dr. Suite 104, Encinitas 92024

800-662-1055 Breast Enhancement Male Breast Reduction Mommy Make Overs Body Contouring + Many Other Procedures Free Consultation Special Military Discounts

www.aestheticare.com Page 6 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

Durant has established himself as one of the best players in the game and last year’s Thunder vs. Lakers series was one to remember.

But two teams flying under the radar are the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks.

The NBA season is past the quarter mark and the Mavericks and Spurs are winning without dominating the headlines. How have they quietly put together their big seasons and will they be able to sustain their high level of play through June? And when will ESPN and others start to pay more attention and give the Spurs and Mavericks their due?

Both Dallas and San Antonio are dominating in terms of their records. The way they are playing and how they are winning games indicates that both teams could make long runs in the playoffs. Each team has veteran leadership and intangibles that could mean a ring in June.

DALLAS MAVERICKS

Dirk Nowitzki is having sensational NBA season. He was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for Dec. 6-12.

It was the second time in three weeks he won the award. Nowitzki led the Mavericks to a 3-0 record during this time, with wins over Golden State, New Jersey, and Utah.

Nowitzki averaged 25.7 points and 9 rebounds per game and shot .700 from the field (18-22 FGs), .667 from three-point range (6-9 3FGs), and .789 from the free throw line (15-19 FTs). Nowitzki received his first Player of the Week for Nov. 22-28. During this time, he led the Mavericks to four wins in five nights.

Dallas has been scoring early and often during the season. With the 103-98 victory over Portland on Dec. 15, Dallas moved to 13-0 on the year when they scored 100+ points in a game. In those 13 wins, Dallas shot .492 from the floor, .360 from threepoint range, and .811 from the line.

The Mavericks’ offense has not been the only story, however. Often a team that scores a lot gives up a lot of points, but during their 14 100+ games, Dallas held opponents to an average of 94.9 points and .440 shooting.

Dallas is proving a team that scores a lot can still play defense.

Dallas has plenty of solid veterans. The Mavericks have three players who rank in the top 10 of active NBA players with the most double-doubles in their careers. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Jason Kidd’s 478 career double-doubles rank fourth among active players, followed by Marion’s 382 career double-doubles (fifth). Nowitzki’s 350 double-doubles rank ninth on the current list.

Dallas is poised to make a run at a title with its veterans and deep bench.

SAN ANTONIO The Spurs have a long history of domination in the Western Conference. The team’s success begins and ends with Tim Duncan. Tim Duncan is in his 14th season with the Spurs and with him, they have compiled the best record in the NBA at 740318 and a winning percentage of .699. This

is the best mark of any team in professional sports during this time period. With Duncan, they have won four championships and six division titles.

This year, Duncan is averaging 13 points a game, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks in 29 minutes. He has eight double-doubles and ranks 13th in the NBA in rebounds and eighth in blocks per game.

Manu Ginobli is having the kind of season that is garnering him early MVP mention. He is averaging 20 points, almost 4 rebounds, nearly 5 assists, and almost 2 steals a game in 32 minutes. He is shooting .467 from the field and .374 for the three-point line and .887 from the charity stripe.

Ginobili has scored in double figures in 24 of 25 games, while averaging 5 points higher than his career scoring average. He has tallied 13 20-plus point performances in 25 games this season.

The Spurs are anchored by their coach, Gregg Popovich. He has fourth best winning percentage in NBA history at .675. He ranks seventh in playoffs winning percentage (.606) and is only behind Phil Jackson among active coaches.

Dallas isn’t the only team in Texas with a potent offense. As a team, the Spurs rank first in three-point field goal percentage (.414), third in assists per game (23.7), fifth in points per game (105.8), seventh in field goal percentage (.471), and seventh in free throw percentage (.788). If the Spurs were to continue shooting .414 from the three-point line, it would rank as the second-best in NBA history. From 12/5 through 12/12 this year, the Spurs won four consecutive games by at least 15 points. It tied a team record for consecutive 15-point victories, which had been done three times before.

THE BOTTOM LINE Each team seems poised to make a run to the finals and both have solid coaches, but the Spurs clearly have a Texas-sized advantage in Gregg Popovich. Rick Carlisle is capable of taking a team to the 50-win plateau, but the real test will come in the playoffs. Carlisle’s overall winning percentage is .593 and he is .654 since taking over in Dallas in 2008-09.

His regular season record is excellent and he has taken teams to conference finals, but has yet to make it to the NBA Finals. Greg Popovich has proven he can take a team to the finals and win championships.

This could be the year Mavericks or Spurs take the Western Conference title from the Lakers. As the Spurs and Mavericks continue to win, the real question is will anybody outside of Texas notice? Is the sporting world watching a repeat of the baseball season when the Rangers found themselves in the World Series and only a handful of people predicted their appearance?

The Lakers resemble the Yankees as the favorites, the Thunder look like the redhot Rays, and the Utah Jazz look like the reliable and perennial playoff team that is the Minnesota Twins. In the end, the Rangers found themselves the center of the baseball world with the San Francisco Giants and come June, the Mavericks or the Spurs could force the sporting world to book plane tickets back to Texas.

Your Choice Dining Sets $389

Sofa and Loveseat with Pillows

698

tA 4 S BLe & too LS

Le & tAB AiRS h 6c

$

2 Piece Blended Leather Sectional

Double Reclining Sofa and Double Reclining Loveseat

by Ashley

688

898

$

$

Queen Platform Bed with Storage Drawers

Queen Sleigh Bed

Also in King

cal King Available

$

$

398

288

Mattress Sale! thiCk pillow top

new orthopeDiC

Twin ................ 129 $ Full..................

169 s t e s Queen .............. $199 King ................ $269 $

Twin ................ 189 Full.................. $239 s $ Queen ..............

289 set $ King ................ 359 $

Twin ................ 299 Full.................. $379 $ s Queen ..............

399 set $ King ................ 599

Twin ................ $299 Full.................. $399 s $ Queen ..............

499 set $ King ................ 599

995 Bay Blvd, Ste. 102

52

L. STREET

.

D R A ES

M Y N R EA K

NEW HMon-Sat: ours: Mon-Sat: 9am-8pm, 10am-6pm Hours: 9am-9pm, Sun:Sun:10am-6pm

PALOMAR

760.745.2200

Hours:Mon-Sat: Mon-Sat: 9am-9pm, 9am-8pm, Sun: Sun: 10am-6pm 10am-6pm Hours:

a W. V

lley

Pkw

y

kwy

Hours:Mon-Sat: Mon-Sat: 9am-9pm, 9am-8pm,Sun: Sun:10am-6pm 10am-6pm Hours:

619.426.2727

Escondido, California 92025

ty P

CLAIREMONT MESA BLVD

N

e Ci

Chula Vista, California 91911

78

(Off 15 Fwy Between Olive Garden & Chilis)

entr

(West Of I-5, Just So. of L St.)

NC

163

1109 W. Valley Pkwy NEW LOCATION

BROADWAY

(West Of The 163, Next To Harley Davidson) N

naSa memorY foam

$

BAY BLVD.

5630 Kearny Mesa Rd.

San Diego, California 92111

Soft touCh no flip

20 yeAR wARRAnty

12 yeAR wARRAnty

858.495.3300

ow PiLL P to

d

Gran

N

Main St. Warehouse Hours: 10:30am-6:30pm, Sun: 10am-5pm • Must Present Ad For Discount • Se Habla Español

free laY-awaY we Deliver to tijuana

Must present ad for discount. While supplies last. Photos for illustration purposes only. Call store for availability.

Not valid on previous sold items. Se Habla Español. For the 12 month no interest offer, $2000 minimum purchase required. Valid Offerthrough valid ThJanuary ru 8/1415. /10.

For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

Same Day Delivery!

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 7

FS0111-MilitaryPress:Layout 1 12/19/10 7:22 AM Page 1

Standard Oil Change

Wheel Alignment

Interstate Battery

Standard Brake Service

Kendall Motor Oil with Liquid Titanium.

For the slickest oil change in town.

Driving feel a little off?

We’ll test your battery for free.

Because getting stuck is not an option.

Suring-up stops since 1926.

Precision brake repairs for your ride.

®

$19

99

200RAYA1

t h r u

200REZA1

Helps prevent early tire wear. We’ll inspect steering/suspension and align to vehicle to manufacturers’ specifications.

Most vehicles. Parts and shims extra if required. Subject to in-store equipment availability and employee qualifications to align vehicle. Additional charge may apply to vehicles equipped with Stability Control Systems.

Most vehicles.

Price includes oil filter recycling.

S a v e

$69

99

1 / 3 1

S a v e

t h r u

1 / 3 1

10% Off

200RCWA1

Large selection to choose from. Interstate batteries offer long life and reliable starting power. Installed, savings off in-store regular price. See store for a copy of nationwide written limited warranty.

The #1 replacement brand battery in North America S a v e t h r u 1 / 3 1

$129

99

200RBZA1

We’ll install new brake pads, resurface rotors and inspect brake components. Most vehicles. Price per axle. Grease seals and wheel bearing repack extra if required.

Ask about our Lifetime Brake Service S a v e t h r u 1 / 3 1

See store for complete service description and details. Redeem coupons at your participating Firestone Complete Auto Care store. Not to be combined with another offer on same product or service and not to be used to reduce outstanding debt. No cash value. Offer void where prohibited.

together, we’ll keep your car running newer, longer.

CONVENIENT CREDIT TERMS

SAVINGS

AT ALL LOCATIONS

ON BASE Camp Pendleton Bldg. 1327 Vandegrift (760) 430-7063 Bldg. 51091 51091 Basilone Rd. (949) 492-1143

1-800-LOCATE-US • www.FirestoneCompleteAutoCare.com m a i n LatMesae n a National n cCity e •San Diegos e r vSaniDiego c e • San tDiegoi r e s Santee Carlsbad 2545 El Camino Real (760) 434-8392 El Cajon 435 N 2nd St (619) 440-2626

5577 Lake Murray Blvd (619) 462-3280

2531 E Plaza Blvd (619) 475-6171

1136 C St (619) 233-7121

16646 Bernardo Ctr Dr A (858) 487-3302

6977 Friars Rd Ste 140-A (619) 297-6440

9763 Mission Gorge Rd (619) 449-9440

Chula Vista 830 Broadway (619) 425-1515

National City 943 Highland Ave (619) 477-2109

San Diego 1245 Garnet Ave (858) 272-9232

San Diego 4161 Convoy St (858) 279-7472

San Diego 9690 Reagan Rd (858) 271-0260

Vista 1762 University Dr. (760) 941-4313

Shop supply charges in the amount of 6% of labor charges will be added to invoices greater than $35. These charges will not exceed $25 and represent costs and profits. Shop supply charges not applicable in CA or NY. Non-mandated disposal or recycling charges, if any are disclosed above, may also represent costs and profits. Specific product offerings and tread designs may vary. Prices, warranties, car service, credit plans and other offers available at Firestone Complete Auto Care; see affiliated for their competitive offers and warranties. *If you do not achieve guaranteed mileage, your Firestone retailer will replace your tires on a pro-rated basis. Actual tread life may vary. All warranties apply only to original owner on originally installed vehicle. See retailer for details, restrictions and copy of each limited warranty. †MINIMUM MONTHLY PAYMENTS REQUIRED. Applicable to purchases made June 1st through December 31st, 2010. APR: 22.8%. Minimum Finance Charge $1.00. CFNA reserves the right to change APR, fees and other terms unilaterally.

Page 8 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

SPORTS NEWS I MP

Three Down, Five to Go!

Following Week 15, three teams have clinched playoff berths: Matt Ryan’s Atlanta Falcons, Tom Brady’s New England Patriots and Ben Roethlisberger’s Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Falcons have dominated the NFC, while the Patriots clinched after a surprisingly tough battle against the Aaron Rodgers-less, Matt Flynn-led, Green Bay Packers.

The Steelers snuck in by strength of schedule despite a loss to fellow Super Bowl contenders New York Jets.

The playoff picture was murky heading into Week 15. For the most part, nothing changed. Division and playoff races are still very much alive heading into the final two weeks of the playoffs.

For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 9

COVER STORY I MP

Cathy Rankin An American Pinup Tribute The story behind the calendar...

What are the chances that one girl’s picture would end up in both Afghanistan and Iraq, on two separate occasions three years apart? The answer is, it actually happened... to me. This is my personal story of how I got involved with our troops, and why I was inspired to produce this calendar to help support them.

I’ve always considered myself patriotic. I was raised to believe it is our duty to support our country, regardless of whatever political ideas we might have about war or government politics. But it wasn’t until 2005 that I began to understand just how important the word “patriotic” is and what it really means.

You see, during this time, when the United States was in the heat of battle in Afghanistan and Iraq, my agent booked me for a photo shoot with Dillon Precision Products, Inc./Dillon Aero. This company often featured me on the cover of their calendars and monthly publication, “The Blue Press,” which goes to over 250,000 people worldwide, many whom are military personnel or families. One of my covers became so popular that Dillon decided to produce it as a poster, and it sold out immediately. This is what started everything. For some reason, it struck a chord with Inspired by the original Betty Grable poster, 1944 our service personnel overseas. It ended up in the hands of some troops in Afghanistan, where this wonderful group of brave men flew a flag in my honor at the base and put my poster on their military vehicle and in their office. They designated me an honorary member of their sector, signed the flag and mailed it to me. It was at that moment I knew my heart belonged to these heroes.

I started receiving emails and letters from many of our military personnel and their families, thanking me for keeping them inspired and encouraged. This surprised and humbled me because I’m not convinced I did anything noteworthy. My poster seems so insignificant to what these soldiers do every day. I was flattered and felt a great sense of loyalty, pride and duty to these brave men and women. I know that what I do is meaningless and petty compared to what they sacrifice, risk, and deal with, all in the name of our great Country. So, when I was contacted in 2006 by a retired Marine who asked me to work with his charity, New England Warrior, to help raise money for much needed supplies for the troops, I immediately agreed, and a wonderful partnership was born.

Just when I thought it couldn’t get any more incredible, I received another email in late 2008. Apparently, that June, there was an insurgent attack in Iraq. The terrorists involved blew up a building, causing American casualties. As you can see from the pictures, the building was completely destroyed, burned out and full of rubble. You can even see the fire still burning inside the door. But inside, on a burned and blackened wall, was one item that somehow remained intact — a 2008 Dillon Calendar just hanging there in plain sight, singed corners and all. Most of the pages had melted away, but clear as day, the month of October, which happened to feature my photo, Inspired by the original Marilyn Monroe was still there, photo, 1954 and completely recognizable.

Someone at the scene, I have no idea who, took pictures of the incident and sent them to Dillon because it was such a chilling sight. I don’t know who hung the calendar there in the first place, but once again, here were these brave heroes, fighting in the most horrible situations, and this simple Page 10 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

for showing her arms, legs or face, that a red-blooded, all-American picture of a girl in a mini-dress is hanging in one of their buildings — there is something somewhat satisfying about that)!

So, the purpose of this calendar is to pay tribute to all the branches of our Armed Forces. I wanted it to be a symbol of gratitude, pride, courage and honor for our military, and all patriotic Americans.

When the concept of war-time pin-ups was at its height of popularity during World War II, Americans had such a great sense of togetherness and pride in their country above anything else. It was a simpler time.

We now live in a different world, and some

Inspired by the original Marilyn Monroe photo, 1953 calendar picture somehow represented something so American to them. I can’t begin to understand how and why this comforts them, but somehow it does, and I am so honored to think I contribute to that in any small way. I began to realize my insignificant little pictures

of those ideals have suffered. My ultimate goal with this calendar is to recapture that feeling, to remind people of that tradition, and to just brighten the battlefield a little for those who long for home. I also donate the calendar profits to New England Warrior for the wonderful work they are doing. They are now involved in Wreaths Across America for Veterans and raising scholarship money for the children/families of our military personnel, particularly those who had a parent KIA. Visit www.cathyrankin.com for more information.

Inspired by the original Elizabeth Taylor poster, 1948

Pousti Plastic Surgery Center Locations 8851 Center Drive, Suite 300 La Mesa, California 91942 Phone: (619) 466-8851 29995 Technology Drive, Suite 103 Temecula / Murrieta, CA 92563 Phone: (951) 501-9822

Inspired by the original Jayne Mansfield photo, 1957 were becoming something much more meaningful than I ever imagined.

No matter where you stand politically, or what you agree or disagree with regarding war, we are still Americans, ABOVE ALL, and our troops fighting overseas deserve our gratitude. They see things we don’t. They tell the real stories, not the ones we get from our mainstream media. I have been very enlightened by things I’ve learned from the men and women I’ve come to know.

They know what they are fighting for and they believe in it and sacrifice for it without hesitation. When you vote in an election, debate issues with a friend, or even when you get frustrated and criticize or blame the government or a particular politician, remember, there’s a reason why we are able to enjoy that freedom. We can all learn from our service men and women.

It is the simple American things we send overseas that keep our troops motivated, comforted and reminded of home. It means more than we can comprehend. (And how ironic to think that in Iraq, a country that can severely and physically punish a woman just

2011 is going to be a fabulous new you!

Dr. Tom Pousti is a Double board certified Plastic Surgeon who specializes in: - Breast Enhancement - Mommy Make overs www.PoustiPlasticSurgery.com - Body contouring - Facial rejuvenation and more!

You’ll simply love what he can do for you!

For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

HUGE MILITARY DISCOUNTS

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 11

HEARD THE ONE ABOUT THE . . . I MP

Impossible to Please A group of girlfriends is on vacation when they see a five-story hotel with a sign that reads: “For Women Only.”

Since they are without their boyfriends and husbands, they decide to go in.

The bouncer, a very attractive guy, explains to them how it works. “We have five floors. Go up floor by floor, and once you find what you are looking for, you can stay there. It’s easy to decide since each floor has a sign telling you what’s inside.”

So they start going up and on the first floor the sign reads: “All the men on this floor are short and plain.” The friends laugh and without hesitation move on to the next floor.

The sign on the second floor reads: “All the men here are short and handsome.”

Still, this isn’t good enough, so the friends continue on up.

They reach the third floor and the sign reads: “All the men here are tall and plain.”

They still want to do better, and so, knowing there are still two floors left, they continued on up.

On the fourth floor, the sign is perfect: “All the men here are tall and handsome.” The women get all excited and are going in when they realize that there is still one floor left. Wondering what they are missing, they head on up to the fifth floor.

There they find a sign that reads: “There are no men here. This floor was built only to prove that there is no way to please a woman.”

Redneck Logic Two rednecks decided that they weren’t going anywhere in life and thought they should go to college to get ahead.

The first went in to see the counselor, who told him to take math, history, and logic.

“What’s logic?” the first redneck asked.

The professor answered, “Let me give you an example. Do you own a weed eater?”

“I sure do.”

“Then I can assume, using logic, that you have a yard,” replied the professor.

“That’s real good!” said the redneck.

The professor continued, “Logic will also tell me that since you have a yard, you also own a house.”

Impressed, the redneck said, “Amazing!”

“And since you own a house, logic dictates that you have a wife.”

“That’s Betty Mae! This is incredible!”

The redneck was catching on.

“Finally, since you have a wife, logically I can assume that you are heterosexual,” said the professor.

“You’re absolutely right! Why that’s the most fascinatin’ thing I ever heard! I cain’t wait to take that logic class!”

The redneck, proud of the new world opening up to him, walked back into the hallway where his friend was still waiting.

“So what classes are ya takin’?” asked the friend.

“Math, history, and logic!” replied the first redneck.

“What in tarnation is logic?” asked his friend.

“Let me give you an example. Do ya own a weed eater?” asked the first redneck.

“No,” his friend replied.

“You’re queer, ain’t ya?”

A-1

Generous lawyer A local United Way office realized that the organization had never received a donation from the town’s most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute.

“Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $500,000, you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn’t you like to give back to the community in some way?”

The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, “First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?”

Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, “Um ... no.”

The lawyer interrupts, “Or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?”

The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology, but was interrupted again.

“Or that my sister’s husband died in a traffic accident,” the lawyer’s voice rising in indignation, “leaving her penniless with three children?!”

The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, “I had no idea...”

On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again, “So if I don’t give any money to them, why should I give any to you?”

When gotta hyou more s ave pace!

Self Storage

www.a1storage.com

A lita abo sk u ry ut o s Dis ur co un

Mi

ts!

Proudly Serving the Needs of Our Military Personnel Since 1959!

SAVE MONEY 16 Convenient • All sizes of storage units to fit your San Diego needs and budget • No deposit required County • Month-to-month rentals Locations to CONVENIENCE • Car storage also available* Serve You! • Free use of push carts and dollies for easy loading and unloading • Rental/Payment kiosk open 24/7 at select locations • Easy payment options: major credit cards and debit cards accepted, automatic payment by credit card and online payments • Commercial deliveries accepted • Boxes and moving supplies

PEACE OF MIND • Individual door alarms on select units • Electronic gate access* • Security lighting and fencing • Monthly pest control

Call 877-217-3537 or visit us at

www.a1storage.com today!

Office Hours: 9am - 6pm Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm Sat-Sun Longest access hours in the area!

Call and reserve your space today!

7:30am - 7pm Mon-Fri 8am - 6pm Sat 9am - 5pm Sun *Hours and amenities vary by location.

Visit our website at www.a1storage.com Page 12 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

SPORTS NEWS I MP

Michael Vick: Has he repented enough to be called a hero again?

Michael Vick is getting a ton of praise from the most important man in football. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that he is proud of the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback for turning his life around.

Of course we all remember that Vick served 18 months in prison for his role in a dog fighting ring, costing him not only his freedom, but his record contract with the Atlanta Falcons.

Now, it seems that Vick has gotten back on the right path since being released.

He seems to have made amends for what he’s done and gained back much of the respect he had lost prior to his prison term.

But is that adequate? Has Vick repented enough to be called a hero again?

Yes! Yes! Yes! According to the fans in Philadelphia he is seen as the savior of their beloved team. And he may well be. This season he set an NFL record with 300+ yds passing, 50+ yds rushing and six TDs in a single game. Currently he is the leading vote getter for the Pro-Bowl.

* !

S T E K 0% ON TIC

SAVE 2

adult and Level and all ld Circle, Clubt. No double discounts.

Go , ss Pa ss supplies las P, Total Acce *Excludes VI rvalue seats. Valid while fees may apply. kid $10 Supeges, facility and handling Service char

HEIM A N A M U I d angel& s29t-a7PM • FEB. 12 - 7PM JAN. 15 EGO I D N A S M STADIU M M O C L A U Q M JAN. 22 - 7P ELES G N A S O L DIUM A T S R E G D O 11 D - 7PM with code USA tmaster.com FEB. 19

m or Ticke amOnline.co rJ e st n o M able at Offer redeem

Competitors shown are subject to change.

For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

© 2010 Feld Motor Sports, Inc.

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 13

COMMENTARY By Erik Rush I MP

Al Sharpton: Societal parasite As covered in the press recently, civil-rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton planned to consult with officials at the Federal Communications Commission to discuss methods by which radio talk-show host and conservative icon Rush Limbaugh and others like him might be removed from the airwaves. That this societal parasite who has contributed nothing but racial divisiveness to our society would be granted audience by an FCC mailroom clerk is an obscenity in itself; the idea that he might gain a scintilla of ground in his totalitarian quest is nothing less than horrific.

It is a sad joke that Sharpton has gleaned any credibility whatsoever among those who wish to be taken seriously. It is also testimony to the role of the establishment press in promoting liberal orthodoxy, since it is the press who essentially anointed him as a spokesperson for black Americans.

The media dynamic in play here, as well as most of Sharpton’s more public sins, are detailed in my recent book “Negrophilia: From Slave Block to Pedestal - America’s Racial Obsession.”

For years, the political left and career black activists have doggedly driven the cant that Limbaugh is racist; he was one of the first prominent media commentators to enjoy the appellation, since he was the first and most successful in the new generation of talkradio celebrities. Inasmuch as the left and aforementioned activists perceive a threat in the mere existence of such individuals, they must somehow qualify as racists, and thus Limbaugh is the worst of the lot.

Erik Rush’s new book is bold, daring and needed: “Negrophilia: From Slave Block to Pedestal - America’s Racial Obsession” The fact that Limbaugh hasn’t evidenced a bigoted bone in his body counts for nothing – less than nothing really; there isn’t anything he’s said over the course of his entire on-air career that has even approached the level of actor Michael Richards’ 2006 comments, or those of TV bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman in 2007. Both men were recorded on video and audio, respectively, using the word “nigger” – and not in an acceptable context.

We’ve been treated to Al’s tedious, overweening self-promotion for nearly 30 years now. Like a flesh-eating movie zombie, he arises again and again to feast – and, like in

the zombie films, always predictably.

Only this time, he seeks to devour our liberty.

Given Sharpton’s gutter roots, his diatribe remains at cretinous levels, but this is what passes for legitimate discourse these days. If someone derides entitlements, government dependency or the concept of reparations for blacks as amoral government money grabs, Sharpton calls it racism. Limbaugh is routinely accused of employing racist oratory (by Sharpton and others) when he hasn’t even addressed the subject of race.

“So we’re not telling Rush don’t say what he wants to say. Say it at home. Don’t get on publicly regulated radio and television that are selectively given licenses and do that to offend people because of their race or their gender.”

– Al Sharpton A better instance of the pot calling the kettle black I’ve never heard. Pun intended.

In the wake of public outrage over political agendas being advanced by public broadcasting entities (which were inflamed over the firing of a black man, I might add), Sharpton is not even savvy enough to make the distinction between public access and market forces.

Nobody compels anyone to watch Limbaugh, or Black Entertainment Television for that matter, whose agenda most certainly includes advancing far-left racial dogma, which is racism, res ipsa loquitur.

So will Sharpton, like so many blacks of questionable character (including our president), be given latitude in his loathsome efforts simply because he is black? Well, that largely depends on the outlook of the Obama appointees running the FCC. Given this administration’s proclivity for circumventing the legislative process via the executive branch and cooperation with activists, the outcome is anyone’s guess.

“We are never gonna get over it, and we are never gonna let you forget it!”

– Al Sharpton That quote demonstrates what all this is really about: keeping the lie alive – whether the lie is that Limbaugh is a racist or that America is an institutionally racist nation. That and, as always, keeping the Rev. in the public eye and the green stuff. There’s little doubt that Sharpton finds Limbaugh offensive, but I doubt he cares one way or another whether Rush stays on the air or not. Indeed, having such a target presents infinite opportunities for Sharpton, the quintessential opportunist. He has learned – if only via the Pavlovian modality – that while one ought not be able to say “anything you want” (his words), his own brand of racist invective is socially acceptable, while the type of which he is accusing Rush Limbaugh – however slanderously – is not.

Erik Rush is a columnist and author of sociopolitical fare. His latest book is “Negrophilia: From Slave Block to Pedestal - America’s Racial Obsession.” In 2007, he was the first to give national attention to the story of Sen. Barack Obama’s ties to militant Chicago preacher Rev. Jeremiah Wright, initiating a media feeding frenzy. Erik has appeared on Fox News’ “Hannity and Colmes,” CNN, and is a veteran of numerous radio appearances. He is the author of several books; his “Annexing Mexico: Solving the Border Problem Through Annexation and Assimilation” was a 2007 New York Book Festival winner in the “Best Nonfiction” category.

The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the various authors and forum participants in this publication do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of the Military Press. We invite you into a discourse, and would like to hear your thoughts.

Page 14 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

COMMENTARY I MP

WHO WAS NAUGHTY, WHO WAS NICE in 2010?

Contributor: Brent Regan, “The Pulseter”... Bringing Constituents and Government Representatives together! http://voxverus.com/ The rapid pulse of the country in 2010 afforded very few slow news days. Body scans, tax cuts, deficits, immigration and elections kept the country on edge. In the holiday spirit, we comprised a Naughty and Nice list of this year’s newsmakers. “Lumps of coal” were awarded to the naughty for their contribution to the growing anxiety of voters.

Naughty:

3. Big Sis Janet Napolitano: In addition to being subjected to porn scans and molestations at airports, American citizens are now treated to Big Sis videos at checkout counters in stores such as Wal-Mart encouraging shoppers “If you see something, say something.”

Lumps of coal: 4: the constitutional amendment that prohibits illegal search and seizure.

4. Senator John Cornyn: Cornyn was for earmarks before he was against them. He recently slammed the omnibus bill Sen. Reid was attempting to ram through Congress, the very bill in which Senator Cornyn himself had requested $16 million in earmarks.

Lumps of coal: 228 (million): Senator Cornyn’s total earmarks in 2009.

5. Rep. Charles Rangel: After being censured in the House for a “pattern” of rule breaking, tax dodging, hiding assets and abusing his position to secure funds for a city college center named after him, the Congressman who writes U.S tax laws cited his service in the Korean War as part of his defense.

1. Senator Harry Reid: The Nevada Senator attempted to ram a wildly unpopular, pork-laden $1.1 trillion omnibus bill through the lame duck Congress.

Lumps of coal: 14.3: the percentage of unemployed in his home state of Nevada

Lumps of coal: 11: the number of convictions Rangel received out of the 12 charges against him.

6. Former Speaker Credited for losing November, the former to step down and

Nancy Pelosi: the House in Speaker refused allow a fresh

Democrat face fill the position of Minority Leader.

Lumps of coal: 63: the number of Democrat seats lost in the House in November.

7.

National Public Radio: NPR abruptly fired Juan Williams for not towing the party line when he expressed nervousness about flying with Muslim passengers.

Lumps of coal: 2 (million): Williams received a $2 million contract with Fox News shortly after the termination.

Nice: 1. Governor Jan Brewer: Brewer signed the Arizona immigration law that enforces existing federal law and stood firm despite personal attacks, boycotts and a suit by the federal government.

2. Governor Chris Christie: A frequent target of unions, Christie unapologetically instructed lawmakers in the state of New Jersey to do what most Americans are doing during these difficult times: tighten their belts.

3. John Tyner: An everyday American

citizen turned John the Flyer, Tyner refused a full body scan before boarding a flight in San Diego and told a TSA agent “If you touch my junk, I’ll have you arrested.”

4. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick: The Arizona Democrat introduced the Taking Responsibility for Congressional Pay Act which called for a 5 percent pay cut for members of Congress, the first cut since 1933.

7. The Los Angeles Times: Inquisitive LA Times writers exposed the egregious salaries of Bell, CA city employees, such as a city manager who earned $787,637.

Special Awards: Fruit Cake: Congressman Anthony Wiener: Wiener’s rants on both the House floor and television have made out-going Rep. Alan Grayson look like Charles Dickens’ Tiny Tim. Ghost of Christmas Past: Former President George W. Bush: President Bush’s policies on taxes, Afghanistan and Iraq, Guantanamo Bay and wiretapping have all been kept in place by President Obama.

Go here http://voxverus.com/ to learn who won the Scrooge of the Year Award for 2010 and let us know if you agree!

2. Senator John McCain: After years of dithering on border security and even proposing an amnesty bill, Senator McCain is now turning tough on illegal immigration out of political expediency.

Meanwhile a massive crime wave has swept through his state of Arizona and made Phoenix the kidnapping capitol of the country.

Lumps of coal: 267: the number of kidnappings in Arizona last year

Brewery Tours Public & Private Tours Available for Any Size Group

Day and Evening Tours 7 Days a Week Visiting & Sampling at

Award-Winning Breweries

619-961-7999

www.brewerytoursofsandiego.com es

at ertific Gift C ilable a v A

For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 15

SPORTS NEWS I MP SEMPER FI By Chaplain Ringo www.yourchappy.com I MP

A NEW YEAR TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO OTHERS Today, I hear people often say they feel like the world is in such a state of confusion.

I hear them say that it seems harder and harder to discern right from wrong.

During this special holiday time and beginning of a new year (2011, Wow!), just might be a good time to reflect on this dilemma. We may want to listen to the counsel given centuries ago by the one whose birth we are celebrating. “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

For my yoke is easy and my burdens light.” (Matt 11: 28-30) Poet Henry Van Dyke said it this way. “Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world—stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death, and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem years ago is the image and brightness of Eternal Love? Then you can keep Christmas. And if you keep it for a day, why not always? But you can never keep it alone.”

During this time of year in which we reflect on the things we are thankful for and the season of giving that just past, now with the start of a New Year, it would be also a great time for us to think about how we want to impact the lives of those important to us or in our part of the world. The fact is we all affect those around us more than we may realize.

I want to share what I mean by an exercise used in weekend retreats I provide, which is called the “Banana Activity.” The banana is representative of us, i.e., the thick skin, which protects the soft parts inside from serious injury and which makes it difficult to see what is inside beneath this protective layer. The concept of self-image is introduced, (how one sees him/herself), how it is formed, (by experiences, comments made to you or about you, your own accomplishments or perceived failures, etc.), and that often we are not aware of or accept that an event has influenced how we have come to see ourselves. Then others share experiences and give the banana a little squeeze to simulate the impact that experience has had on their

others, to experience the joy of seeing the light of hope come into the eyes and faces of others is one of the greatest gifts they or we could realize. Christmas and this time of year reassure us that our spirits can be rejuvenated through faith, hope and charity. “When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.”

In a book I was reading recently, I came across this quote from Mother Teresa that expresses this concept. “There is light in this world… a healing spirit much stronger than any darkness we may encounter.

We sometimes lose sight of this force…where there is suffering, too much pain. And suddenly the spirit will emerge . . . through lives of ordinary people, and answer in extraordinary ways. God speaks in the silence of the heart and we listen.”

life. After several people do this, the banana was opened to the impressions left by their experiences on the meat of the banana. It is explained that even though we may not look any different on the outside, we often have implanted that memory on the inside.

However, unlike like the banana, we have the ability to heal and regenerate. Self-image is fluid; it can be molded and shaped both positively and negatively.

I think we all want to be a positive influence for others, but as each year rolls by we often miss some of our desired goals. We may have continued to be careless in the things we say, or gossip, or criticize too much, forget others in need, or even neglect our prayers. So this holiday season and time of making new resolutions, let us seek for opportunities to bless

Down

KDC-138

$

69

79

Church Services Directory Friday, December 24, Christmas Eve

Leader in Price & Workmanship

$

Chaplain Ringo, is the Command Chaplain at MCRD H&S BN, holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Counseling, and is a Certified Trauma Specialist. www.yourchappy.com www.lifetraumasolutions.com www.serviceforhumanityfoundation.org

Military Financing*

Car Audio Heaven AM/FM/CD Player 180 watts

You may never really know, but perhaps something we consider unremarkable—like lending a helping hand to someone, a kind word or other simple considerate act of kindness and charity, may make an ordinary day extraordinary for someone else. Look for simple opportunities to do so, maybe even beyond just this holiday and New Year season.

To reference the beginning of this article, today we do live in a world of confusion and stress. Standards of morality and character have been lowered all too often.

In general it appears that society almost accepts any kind of behavior as normal. The attitude seems to be “live and let live.” We are therefore often confused and unsure of which path leads to real happiness, inner peace and true contentment. Let the message of this season help us focus on what is truly most important.

Let us make right choices for right reasons and touch others positively in the process.

In closing, when Daniel Webster was asked what was the greatest thought that had ever entered his mind, he replied saying, “My accountability to Almighty God.” Let that accountability be for the extraordinary ways we let our spirit shine, is my hope for you this time of year and the year ahead.

As always, it is my hope that this message will help you this week to, “mount up as on eagle’s wings,” and renew a little of your strength to keep moving forward and find joy…(Isaiah 40:31) Until next time, may God bless you and may God continue to bless our great nation… SEMPER FI.

Wired directly to your stereo while you wait.

Bluetooth & iPods Integrated

Super Sale on Remote Car Alarm Two (4) Button Remotes

ation Install ed Includ

El Cajon, 1225 Broadway • 619.444.2021 San Diego, 4951 El Cajon Blvd • 619.287.4422 Sports Arena, 3713 Rosecrans • 619.574.0770 Kearny Mesa, 8199 Clairemont Mesa Blvd • 858.505.9099 *See Store for Details.

Page 16 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

$

99

-Carols for the City, 5:00 pm -Family Service with the Cathedral Choristers & the St. Cecilia Choir.

-The Holy Eucharist (in English & Spanish) with Carol singing.

Saturday, December 25, Christmas Day -Sung Holy Eucharist in the Cathedral, 10:00 am.

The Rt. Rev. James Mathes Celebrant; The Very Rev. Scott Richardson, Preacher.

St. Paul’s Cathedral is located at

2728 Sixth Ave., San Diego, CA 92103 (at the corner of 5th and Nutmeg)

VETERANS NEWS I MP

National Veterans Cemetery At Miramar Opens San Diego’s National Veterans Cemetery at Miramar accepted the cremated remains of four veterans and the spouse of a veteran for the first time.

“We have been waiting for Miramar to open for three years,” said Margrit Yacapin, the wife of Army veteran Lomi Yacapin, whose cremated remains were laid to rest with full military honors. “He just wanted to be part of a new tradition and wanted to be buried in the ground to have a soldier’s grave.”

Full casket burials at Miramar are not expected to take place until February as different phases of the 313acre facility are completed. Each phase will accommodate 12,000 full casket burials.

“We were originally looking to open this in 2005, but we ran into some environmental issues and after that some contracting issues,” said Kirk Leopard, the director for Miramar and Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.

The work to get Miramar open began in 1999 when it became apparent Fort Rosecrans was running out of room. The National Cemetery in Point Loma had been closed to casket burials since 1966 and space for cremated remains was also goMiramar POW statue Photo courtesy DOD ing into short supply.

For the Yacapin family, the cemetery was the only place their former Army Airborne soldier wanted to be buried, especially with the takeoff of jets from nearby MCAS Miramar.

“Daily flyovers... that’s what we were hoping for,” said Magrit Yacapin. “I’m sure that was in the back of his mind so he’d be thrilled.”

Flag presentation Photo courtesy DOD

Additional information about the Miramar National Cemetery is available by calling the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery at 619553-2084. To make burial arrangements at the time of need at any VA national cemetery, call the national cemetery scheduling office at 800-535-1117.

Full casket burial Photo courtesy DOD

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery Photo courtesy DOD

‘02 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

value cars inc.

“ALL WORK GUARANTEED”

YEAR-END CLEARANCE sALE $

279/mo*

‘10 Ford Mustang Convertible

FREE ESTIMATES •

‘07 Ford F-150 XLT

VIN 118514

BRAKE SERVICE SPECIAL

RARE! Convertible, V8, Auto, PREm. SouNd, Leather, Prem. Wheels, ABS

from

$99.95

Per Axle. Parts & Labor included. Most Cars Standard Brake Package

‘03 Nissan 350Z

$

265/mo*

VIN 122455

V6, 5spd, Am/Fm/Cd 17” Alloys, ABS 4-Wheel

$

279/mo*

$

265/mo*

4dr, V8, Auto, Am/Fm/Cd, Steel Rims

3 Locations Over 300 Vehicles VIN 352837

Touring Coupe, V6, auto, Bose Prem.

Sound, Leather, Prem. Wheels

13 National City Blvd. (619) 474-4636 1807 National City Blvd. (619) 474-6271 NEW ➥ 2401 National City Blvd. (619) 477-9700 www.valuecarsinc.com

For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

Don’t Wait Until You Have a Problem!

VIN D64741

TIMING BELT SPECIAL

from

$129.95

Most Cars. Parts & Labor included

Since 2002

Serving Military For Over 23 Yrs

A/C Service & Repair

CV JOINT AXLE

from

$119.95

Most Cars. Parts & Labor included

CLUTCH $219.95

Most Cars - Parts & Labor included Includes: Pressure plate and disc.

Adjustment. New throw out bearing, Pilot bearing. Inspect flywheel

FUEL INJECTION SERVICE

from

$39.95

Most Cars. Parts & Labor included

3714 Main Street, San Diego • 619-238-4385 (across from 32nd St. Naval Base) • Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm • Sat: 8am-1pm

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 17

I’m tired OPINION By Robert A. Hall I MP

I’m 63. Except for one semester in college when jobs were scarce and a six-month period when I was between jobs but job-hunting every day, I’ve worked hard since I was 18. Despite some health challenges, I still put in 50-hour weeks, and haven’t called in sick in seven or eight years. I make a good salary, but I didn’t inherit my job or my income, and I worked to get where I am. Given the economy, there’s no retirement in sight, and I’m tired. Very tired.

I’m tired of being told that I have to “spread the wealth” to people who don’t have my work ethic. I’m tired of being told the government will take the money I earned, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy to earn it.

daughters for their family “honor”; of Muslims rioting over some slight offense; of Muslims murdering Christian and Jews because they aren’t “believers”; of Muslims burning schools for girls; of Muslims stoning teenage rape victims to death for “adultery”; of Muslims mutilating the genitals of little girls; all in the name of Allah, because the Qur’an and Shari’a law tells them to.

I’m tired of being told that “race doesn’t matter” in the post-racial world of Obama, when it’s all that matters in affirmative action jobs, lower college admission and graduation standards for minorities (harming them the most), government contract set-asides, tolerance for the ghetto culture of violence and fatherless children that hurts minorities more than anyone, and in the appointment of U.S. Senators from Illinois.

left-wing Congress-critters who passed Fannie and Freddie and the Community Reinvestment Act that created the bubble help them with their own money.

I’m tired of being told how bad America is by left-wing millionaires like Michael Moore, George Soros and Hollywood Entertainers who live in luxury because of the opportunities America offers.

In thirty years, if they get their way, the United States will have the economy of Zimbabwe , the freedom of the press of China , the crime and violence of Mexico , the tolerance for Christian people of Iran , and the freedom of speech of Venezuela .

I’m tired of being told that Islam is a “Religion of Peace.”

I’m tired of being told that I have to pay more taxes to “keep people in their homes.” Sure, if they lost their jobs or got sick, I’m willing to help. But if they bought McMansions at three times the price of our paid-off, $250,000 condo, on one-third of my salary, then let the

I’m tired of being told that Islam is a “Religion of Peace,” when every day I can read dozens of stories of Muslim men killing their sisters, wives and

I’m tired of a news media that

thinks Bush’s fundraising and inaugural MEDICAL BUSINESS • INVESTIGATIVE MEDICAL• •COMPUTERIZED COMPUTERIZED BUSINESS • INVESTIGATIVE

expenses were obscene, but that u Clinical Medical Assistant think Obama’s, at triple the cost, were I trainedfor formy my Clinical "I trained Medical Assistant u Clinical trained for my Clinical I trained for my Medical Assistant "I"Itrained for my wonderful; that thinks Bush exercising Medical Assistant Clinical Medical Assistant "I "I trained for my u Clinical Medical Assistant new career and u new career and I trained for my “I trained for my Clinical Medical Assistantdaily was a waste of presidential Clinical Medical Assistant trained for my new career and new career and Clinical Medical Assistant new career and Certified Phlebotomy Technician u "I trained for my Certified Phlabotomy Technician new career and time, but Obama exercising is a great Certified Phlebotomy Technician uCertified Certified Phlabotomy Technician Clinical Medical Assistant Phlebotomy Technician saved thousands saved thousands new career and Certified Phlebotomy Technician new career and new career and saved thousands saved thousands example for the public to control weight u Certified Phlebotomy Tech saved thousands saved thousands new career and saved Certified Phlebotomy Technician u Certified Phlabotomy Technician Medical Secretary Medical Secretary and stress; that picked over every line on my tuition! on my tuition! u on my tuition!

Certified Phlebotomy Technician on my tuition! u Medical Secretary Medical Secretary Medical Secretary Medical Secretary saved thousands saved thousands thousands of dollars on mymy tuition! of Bush’s military records, but never on tuition! saved thousands Medical Biller/Coder uMedical Medical Secretary Medical Secretary Biller/Coder Thank you, Thank you, demanded that Kerry release his; that Thank you, Thank you, Medical Biller/Coder on my tuition! on my tuition! u Medical Secretary Thank you, Secretary Medical uMedical Medical Biller/Coder on my tuition! Computerized Thank you, u Biller/Coder Medical Biller/Coder slammed Palin, with two years as on my tuition!

U.S. Colleges."

U.S. Colleges.”

Office U.S. Colleges."

U.S. Colleges.”

Computerized OfficeTech Medical Biller/Coder U.S. Colleges." governor, for being too inexperienced Office u Sports Medical Thank you, Thank you, U.S. Colleges."

Accounting Computerized OfficeOffice Medical Biller/Coder Thank you, &&Computerized uAccounting Thank you, Computerized for VP, but touted Obama with three uSpecialist Accounting Specialist & Specialist Medical Biller/Coder u Computerized Office &&Accounting Specialist U.S. Colleges." years as senator as potentially the best Colleges.”

Computerized Office Accounting Specialist u Medical Biller/Coder U.S. Colleges” Private U.S.U.S. Colleges."

Computerized Office Specialist president ever. Wonder why people are Investigator &uAccounting & Accounting Specialist Private Investigator Computerized Office dropping their subscriptions or switching Private Investigator & Accounting Specialist Sports Medicine Technician Private Investigator u Private Investigator u Computerized to Fox News? Get a clue. I didn’t vote for FINANCING Sports Medicine Technician Office

0% 0%

&uAccounting Specialist Sports Medicine Technician &Medicine Accounting Specialist Private Investigator Private Investigator 0% 0%FINANCING FINANCING Sports Technician u Private Investigator Sports Medical Technician available for available for most classes

Text $250 Off your Enrollment Approved TextWIC USCMED to 74700 for www.karzplus.com 11463024V035.EPS 11463024V035.EPS

Enrollment Text USCMED to 74700 for uscmed.com $250 Off your Enrollment MONTCLAIR • ANAHEIM RIVERSIDE 5 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS 5 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS SAN DIEGO • SAN MARCOS

5 CONVENIENTMONTCLAIR LOCATIONS SAN DIEGO SAN MARCOS • ANAHEIM RIVERSIDE SMALL CLASSES • FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES 619-858-3480 760-918-8198 SAN DIEGO • SAN MARCOS 800-405-4872 MONTCLAIR • ANAHEIM RIVERSIDE ANAHEIM • MONTCLAIR •DIEGO RIVERSIDE • SAN MARCOS 800-405-4872 SMALL CLASSES • SAN FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES

US Colleges.indd 1

SMALL CLASSES • FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES

CREDIT UNION DIRECT LENDING

YOU’RE APPROVED AT CREDIT UNION RATES

$5,995 $9,995

SMALL CLASSES • FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES

‘01 Chrysler 300 Series 300M

4Dr, V6, Auto, Premium Wheels, Alarm, Leather. Vin#654091 Vin#102683

MILITARY

Good Selection of Late Model Motorcycles

0 Down E-1 and Up

$4995 & up

Ask About

Yamaha/Kawasaki

100% APPROVED RATE Our Special Military Program IS OUR GOAL

9/9/10 9:31 PM

✓ ✓ ✓

‘03 Dodge Durango Sport

4Dr SUV, V8, Auto, Alloys, Tinted Glass Vin#538092

4.9% O.A.C. 0 Down Repo’s Open Bankruptcy No Credit Bad Credit

BUY HERE! PAY HERE! ✓ ✓ To view entire inventory go to ✓ www.karzplus.com ✓ ✓ 4 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU!

Oceanside Location • 888-864-1730 • 1555 S. Coast Hwy.

Page 18 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS US Colleges.indd 1

I’m tired of illegal aliens being called “undocumented workers,” especially the ones who aren’t working, but are living on welfare or crime. What’s next?

Calling drug dealers, “Undocumented Pharmacists”? And, no, I’m not against Hispanics. Most of them are Catholic,

$6,215

‘08 Honda Orange/Black, CBR 600RR, 599CCcc

9/9/10 9:31 PM

US Colleges.indd 1

I’m tired of being told that drug addicts have a disease, and I must help support and treat them, and pay for the damage they do. Did a giant germ rush out of a dark alley, grab them and stuff white powder up their noses while they tried to fight it off? And I’m tired of harassment from cool people treating me like a freak when I tell them I never tried marijuana.

Super Clean ‘04 Harley Softail FLSTF ee! Vin#026090 1450cc, 16k mi. Must see!

11463024V035.EPS 11463024V035.EPS 11463024V035.EPS 11463024V035.EPS

800-405-4872

granddaughter live. Our carbon footprint is about 5% of Al Gore’s, and if you’re greener than Gore, you’re green enough.

1ST TIME BUYERS * 18 years & older * Minimum 3 months on job * Drivers License

u Sports Medical Technician USCMED to 74700 for

Off your 5 CONVENIENT$250 LOCATIONS

I’m tired of being told I must lower my living standard to fight global warming, which no one is allowed to debate.

My wife and I live in a two-bedroom apartment and carpool together five miles to our jobs. We also own a threebedroom condo where our daughter and

OVER 350 VEHICLES IN STOCK

available for classes most classes Sports Medicine Technician u Private u Private Investigator Investigator most Sports Medical FINANCING SportsuMedicine Technician Technician available for most classes

I’m tired of being told that out of “tolerance for other cultures” we must let Saudi Arabia use our oil money to fund mosques and mandrassa Islamic schools to preach hate in America , while no American group is allowed to fund a church, synagogue or religious school in Saudi Arabia to teach love and tolerance.

I’m tired of latte liberals and journalists, who would never wear the uniform of the Republic themselves.

I think it’s very cool that we have a black president and that a black child is doing her homework at the desk where Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. I just wish the black president was Condi Rice, or someone who believes more in freedom and the individual and less arrogantly of an all-knowing government.

GET A BETTER JOB… GET A BETTER JOB… FIND NEW CAREER GETYOUR A BETTER JOB… MAKE A BETTER INCOME. IN LESS TIME FOR LESS $$$ MAKE A BETTER INCOME. MAKE A BETTER INCOME. MEDICAL • COMPUTERIZED BUSINESS • INVESTIGATIVE

Bush in 2000, but the media and Kerry drove me to his camp in 2004.

9/9/10 9:31 PM

TOP SPEED check ‘em out topspeed.com I MP and it’s been a few hundred years since Catholics wanted to kill me for my religion.

I’m willing to fast track for citizenship any Hispanic person, who can speak English, doesn’t have a criminal record and who is self-supporting without family on welfare, or who serves honorably for three years in our military. Those are the citizens we need.

I’m tired of latte liberals and journalists, who would never wear the uniform of the Republic themselves, or let their entitlement-handicapped kids near a recruiting station, trashing our military. They and their kids can sit at home, never having to make splitsecond decisions under life and death circumstances, and bad mouth better people than themselves. Do bad things happen in war? You bet. Do our troops sometimes misbehave? Sure. Does this compare with the atrocities that were the policy of our enemies for the last fifty years and still are? Not even close. So here’s the deal. I’ll let myself be subjected to all the humiliation and abuse that was heaped on terrorists at Abu Ghraib or Gitmo, and the critics can let themselves be subject to captivity by the Muslims, who tortured and beheaded Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, or the Muslims who tortured and murdered Marine Lt. Col. William Higgins in Lebanon, or the Muslims who ran the blood-spattered Al Qaeda torture rooms our troops found in Iraq, or the Muslims who cut off the heads of schoolgirls in Indonesia, because the girls were Christian. Then we’ll compare notes. British and American soldiers are the only troops in history that civilians came to for help and handouts, instead of hiding from in fear.

Kim’s Cars!

Kim Kardashian is a celebrity that needs no introduction, from her scandalous home video with rapper Ray J to her hit reality cable show on TV, Ms. Kardashian is becoming a piece of contemporary pop culture. The superstar’s lineup consists of a white Range Rover complete with obligatory Strut grill and what look to be 24-inch rims. Kim K owns a pair of Bentleys, a white four-door Flying Spur and a blacked out drop top Continental GTC. She also enjoys taking some time out of her day to pose for a few quick snapshots in front of her Lamborghini Gallrdo Spyder. The latest addition to the Kardashian garage is a smooth silver Ferrari F430.

I’m tired of people telling me that their party has a corner on virtue and the other party has a corner on corruption. Read the papers; bums are bipartisan. And I’m tired of people telling me we need bipartisanship. I live in Illinois, where the “Illinois Combine” of Democrats has worked to loot the public for years. Not to mention the tax cheats in Obama’s cabinet.

I’m tired of hearing wealthy athletes, entertainers and politicians of both parties talking about innocent mistakes, stupid mistakes or youthful mistakes, when we all know they think their only mistake was getting caught. I’m tired of people with a sense of entitlement, rich or poor.

Speaking of poor, I’m tired of hearing people with air-conditioned homes, color TVs and two cars called poor. The majority of Americans didn’t have that in 1970, but we didn’t know we were “poor.” The poverty pimps have to keep changing the definition of poor to keep the dollars flowing.

I’m real tired of people who don’t take responsibility for their lives and actions.

I’m tired of hearing them blame the government, or discrimination or bigwhatever for their problems.

Yes, I’m damn tired. But I’m also glad to be 63. Because, mostly, I’m not going to have to see the world these people are making. I’m just sorry for my granddaughter.

Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts State Senate. Robert A. Hall is the actor who plays the coroner on CSI if you watch that show.

The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the various authors and forum participants in this publication do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of the Military Press. We invite you into a discourse, and would like to hear your thoughts.

For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 19

“A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there’s no question about it.” – George W. Bush George Walker Bush born July 6, 1946) was the 43rd President of the United States, serving from 2001 to 2009, and the 46th Governor of Texas, serving from 1995 to 2000.

Bush is the eldest son of President George H. W. Bush, who served as the 41st President, and Barbara Bush, making him one of only two American presidents to be the son of a preceding president. After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, Bush worked in oil businesses. He married Laura Welch in 1977 and unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election. In a close and controversial election, Bush was elected President in 2000 as the Republican candidate, defeating then-Vice President Al Gore in the Electoral College.

Cost Of Living How Much things cost in 2000 Average cost of new house $134,150.00 Average income per year $40,343.00 Average monthly rent $675.00 Cost of a gallon of gas $1.26 Average cost of new car $24,750.00 U.S. postage stamp 33 cents 1 lb. of bacon $2.97 Ground coffee per lb. $3.44 Loaf of bread $1.72 Dozen eggs 89 cents Barrel of oil tops $30.00

Events The State of Vermont passes HB847, legalizing Civil Unions for same-sex couples.

The Tate Modern opens in London.

The Euro falls to record low against the U.S. dollar Concorde crashes

Air

France

Flight

4590

The original H1 followed a guaranteed formula for making a cool car; legalizing a military combat vehicle for public use. Its successor, the H2, was only bigger and uglier. Even before the upper crust, rap stars, and innumerable pimp-factories got their hands on it, the H2 was well on its way to becoming the primary target of the “Green Movement” in popular conversation. “Hummer” became synonymous with “The Wastefulness of Stupid, Rich Americans Who Hate the Environment.” And with fuel economy ratings so deplorable they were conveniently omitted from EPA testing (independent testing revealed averages between 8 and 12 mpg), the H2 became an extended middle finger to every person who considered themselves an environmentalist. Though Hummer’s days with GM may be numbered, the pinnacle of the American fetish for fuel-chugging SUVs will not soon be forgotten.

In Aden, Yemen, the USS Cole is badly damaged by two suicide bombers on October 12th Pope John Paul II visits Israel and prayed for forgiveness of the sins of

those involved in the Holocaust California suffers the first of two years of rolling blackouts The use of mobile phones continues to grow as mobile phones move from the percieved “Yuppie Device” to an essential consumer product.

Mad Cow Disease causes alarm in Europe due to it’s growth America Online and Time Warner merge Grand Prix Formula One resumes at

Indianapolis Motor Speedway after a nine year absence Hillary Clinton is elected to the U.S. Senate, representing New York Control of the Panama Canal, which joins the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, is handed over to Panama after 75 years of U.S. control .

Over five million acres destroyed by brush fires in Western U.S. worst in 50 years

The Sportbike reaches the next level of high-performance!

“ Five thousand of my men are out there in the freezing mud. Three thousand of them are bloodied and cleaved. Two thousand will never leave this place. I will not believe they fought and died for nothing.” – Maximus, Gladiator Page 20 December January 1, 2011 1, 2010 THE THE MILITARY MILITARY PRESS PRESS

remember when . . .

2000 Faith Hill, popular and gorgeous!

Technology

The concerns over Y2K pass without the serious, widespread computer failures and malfunctions that had been predicted Microsoft 2000.

Lenny Kravitz

releases

Windows

The DotCom bubble bursts and thousands of them go bust Faulty Bridgestone/Firestone tires on the Ford Explorer blamed for nearly 100 fatalities.

One American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts prepare for 4 month stay on the international space station.

The world’s largest Ferris Wheel or Observation Wheel ( The London Eye ) is opened

Harry Potter explodes!

In the 2000 U.S. presidential election, Republican challenger George W. Bush defeats Democrat Vice President Al Gore, but the final outcome is not known for over a month because of disputed votes in Florida.

According to NASA the hole in the Ozone layer over Antarctica has increased by .62 sq miles to 17 square miles in just 12 months.

Mars Odyssey is launched.

The NASDAQ peaks at 5132.52 just before the dot com bubble bursts.

The last of the original Mini’s rolls off the production lines

Popular Films How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Cast Away Mission: Impossible II Gladiator What Women Want The Perfect Storm

Tiger Woods becomes the youngest player to win a Grand Slam

It is agreed by European Airbus Consortium to go ahead with plans to build the worlds largest passenger plane the Airbus A3xx, it will accommodate up to 656 passengers.

Popular Culture aaaah . . mad cows

The popular show Big Brother is broadcast on German private channel RTLH and captures worldwide media interest.

The Latest Harry Potter Book Is Published “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.”

51 million viewers watch the first season finale of the reality show “Survivor”

“Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.” – Tiger Woods For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

December 1, 2010 THE MILITARY January 1, 2011 PRESS THEPage MILITARY 21 PRESS Page 21

TRAVELS WITH HIAN

www.Travels-with-Hian.com

I MP

CALIFORNIA

ROUNDUP

San Diego

— The 2011 gastronomy season kicks off on January 16. and lasts through the 21. It is the seventh annual San Diego Restaurant Week and is one of my favorite hometown events. This year, over 180 restaurants and their chefs will show off three course, fixed price menus in the $20, $30 and $40 categories. Originally launched to spotlight San Diego as a dining destination, it has grown into a twice a year occurrence for food lovers. It’s a great way to sample signature dishes at bargain prices, try new places or revisit old favorites.

Last September’s Restaurant Week introduced me to three spots. Logon to www. sandiegorestaurantweek.com for a complete list of participants and menus. Note: some of the restaurants will extend the promotion beyond January 21. Advanced reservations are advised.

The Kensington Grill was a real find in the $30 category.

Its pleasant design is the first thing you notice upon entering. The menu for the evening was eclectic and we had a tough time deciding what to order. My wife and I shared two appetizers: charred asparagus and poached egg with pancetta vinaigrette, and the chopped fresh vegetables with champagne dressing. Both were outstanding and a hint of what was to come. Our entrées were the grilled pork chop and the blackened ahi. Each plate featured interesting side dishes including quinoa, Yukon medallions and butternut squash farro. After much thought, we selected our desserts, key lime crème brulee and the house specialty, banana bread pudding. The service was first rate and the food and the presentation excellent. There are daily food

specials, as well as drink promotions, corkage waivers and a happy hour. The Kensington Grill is classy yet comfortable. They also operate the Cucina Urbana and Urban Kitchen Catering. For reservations call 619-281-4014 or go online, www. urbankitchengroup.com, for more information. Put it on your “A” list.

Khan’s Cave Asian Tavern & Grill, a local Kearny Mesa hangout,

was also in the $30 grouping. It features a huge menu ranging from Asian to Italian to comfort food; there is something for all tastes.

For starters we split two dishes, the crispy duck tostada and the smoked salmon walnut salad. Both were perfectly dressed and tasty.

Our main courses consisted of a 16 oz. rib-eye steak and garlic wok baked jumbo prawns. A slab of chocolate cake and a big slice of cheesecake completed the meal. Kahn’s has a sports bar section, an extended happy hour and is kid friendly. Log on to www.kahnscave.com or call 858-279-9799 for reservations.

The Whisknladle, a La Jolla bistro, was on the $40 list. For my starter, I chose the cutting board which included a variety of cured meats and cheeses, freshly made mustards, spreads and pickled veggies. My wife ordered the mussels and fries. They were so good that she didn’t want to share.

Need I say more? For the second course she chose the Alaskan halibut. My pick was their signature dish, the Niman Ranch burger with cheese, bacon, and caramelized onions topped with a fried egg. My turn not to share (turnabout is fair play). All of the dessert choices were irresistible, but we finally ordered the chocolate malted crunch bar and artisan cheese plate. Nice touches included their freshly baked bread and flavored butter. They have a year-round patio as well as indoor dining. As one would expect, the presentation has a sophisticated flair and the staff is well trained and welcoming. This restaurant should be on your “must go” list. For reservations, call 858-551-7575 or go online to www.whisknladle.com. They also operate the Prepkitchen in La Jolla (www.prepkitchen.com).

Palm Springs

A current series of special lectures, films and flight exhibitions at the Palm Springs Air Museum commemorate the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II. Veterans are honored each Saturday and are often featured speakers. The 75,000-square-foot site is home to more than 28 flyable vintage aircraft. The Buddy Rodgers Theater features documentaries about military aviation, with an emphasis on World War II. In addition to planes and historical artifacts, there is an 8500 volume library that focuses on American military history highlighting flying. The exhibit ends February 26, 2011. For more information call 760-778-6262 or visit their website at www.palmspringsairmuseum.org.

Safe travels and enjoy the journey…

Howard Hian Thanks to the various websites for information and photos. Before you go, please check dates, rates and availability. Some restrictions may apply.

Page 22 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

PROFILE I MP

WW II, Korean War Vet: FRCSW Artisan Driven by Dedication, Excellence in Trade

By Leandro Hernandez

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, CA – “I live the job. To me, it’s more like a hobby. I’m doing what I’ve always wanted to do. Being in the aircraft environment, that’s what it’s all about,” said Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) aircraft sheet metal mechanic Robie Meeks.

As a soldier during World War II and the Korean War, to his civil service position supporting the global war on terror today, Meeks has worked on America’s military aircraft for more than 65 years.

Born in Villa Ridge, Ill., in 1925, Meeks said that he always wanted to fly.

“At that day and age, there weren’t that many people flying,” he noted.

At age 18, Meeks joined the federal civil service as a machinist apprentice in Rock Island, Ill. Later that year, he was drafted into the Army Air Forces, and completed basic training in St. Louis, Mo. At the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, he applied to the Tuskegee Airmen.

Comprised of the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group,

“I think it [the election of the President Obama] proves a point that this is every man’s country.

The country belongs to everybody. Everybody has an opportunity. And that’s the point. If you qualify, you can make it. If you qualify to be president, you can be president. That was the main point. In my lifetime, I was able to see that,” Meeks said.

On June 25, 1950, the Korean War began. Meeks was stationed at March Air Force Base in Riverside, Calif., working as a machinist.

“It [the Korean War] was hard to understand because it hit like a surprise. All of the World War II stuff had been laid to rest and we had to pull Meeks (standing, left) poses with his segregated military baseball team at Chanute Air Force the aircraft out of the ‘bone- Base in Illinois in 1947. In 1948 President Truman issued Executive Order 9981 mandating the yards’. We had to redirect desegregation of the Armed Services. Courtesy photo and bring back guys from undercarriage strengthening. the reserves and readjust to Meeks came to FRCSW in 1972 as a sheet metal worker, combat duty,” said Meeks.

His support to the Air Forces helped the 22nd Bomb Wing and has worked in the E-2 surveillance Hawkeye/C-2 transport Greyhound programs for the past six years.

“Sheet metal work is a craftsman type of work. It’s a physical hands-on occupation. When I was a machinist, the machines did all the work. By working with sheet metal, you get physically involved. You get in, around, and on the aircraft.

It has become like physical therapy and that’s important,” said Meeks.

“His [Meeks’] knowledge and expertise is an asset to the E2/C2 community and we are blessed to have the opportunity to draw from his life experiences as they pertain to the product and personal situations,” said FRCSW sheet metal supervisor Joanne Rodgers.

Now 85, Meeks said that he has no plans to retire, and from March Air Force Base to become the first operational advises his co-workers to “keep current with the changes.” bomb wing in the Korean War. After a second tour at Elmendorf Air Force Base in 1954, FRCSW is the Navy’s premier West Coast aviation Meeks returned to Guam in 1966 and worked on the B-52D bomber “Big Belly” modification, which increased the aircraft’s maintenance facility specializing in the overhaul, maintenance, engineering, and logistical support of a wide range of highbomb capacity.

In 1968 Meeks was transferred to Kadena Air Force Base performance aircraft; servicing more than 270 airframes and 50,000 components annually to optimize combat readiness in Okinawa, Japan, where he was a sheet metal supervisor.

While there, he worked on the F-4B through F-4M Phantom and reduce costs. fighter/bomber aircraft during its modernization through the “Bee Line” program in 1970 that modified the airframe, and

“It [the Korean War] was hard to understand because it hit like a surprise. All of the World War II stuff had been laid to rest and we had to pull the aircraft out of the ‘bone-yards’. We had to redirect and bring back guys from the reserves and readjust to combat duty,” said Meeks. the Tuskegee Airmen were America’s first black military squadron; and were a decorated group during a time when the United States Armed Forces were segregated. Meeks passed the written and physical tests; however, on his way to training in Biloxi, Miss., he was diagnosed with a chronic sinus condition which caused doctors to deem him unfit to fly.

“I was disappointed. At that age, everyone wanted to fly. The doctors tried to clear up my condition but they couldn’t,” he said. He would later outgrow the condition.

Meeks continued his career as a machinist in the Army Air Forces, working on many different aircraft through World War II including the B-58 Hustler, the first supersonic bomber, the B-52 strato fortress bomber, and the F-14 Tomcat fighter.

“The Tomcat and Hustler were challenging because they had so many new things. And being in the machine shop, I was always in the middle of it,” Meeks said.

In 1945, he was stationed at the 56th Air Depot Group in the Marina Islands, Guam, until World War II eanded that year. Honorably discharged in 1946, he reenlisted in the Air Forces in 1947.

In 1948, Meeks was stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, as a supervisor and taught precision grinding to apprentices.

On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981, mandating the equality of treatment and opportunity in the Armed Services.

Sixty years later, President Barack Obama would become the first AfricanAmerican president of the United States of America.

For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 23

BIOGRAPHY I MP

JANE FONDA

Jane Fonda toured North Vietnam in 1972, during which she cozied up to the enemy, posing for photo ops with communist troops and broadcasting anti-American propaganda over Radio Hanoi. (See Fonda’s “Radio Hanoi” broadcast at http:// patriotpost.us/reference/hanoi-jane-radio/ Fonda also participated in a staged press conference with American servicemen held captive by the Viet Cong, the purpose of which was to “prove” that the POWs were not being mistreated by their captors. Years later when the released POWs described the very real torture and degradation they suffered at the hands of the North Vietnamese, Fonda called them “hypocrites and liars.”

Fonda’s behavior at that time, considered treasonous by some, earned her the nickname “Hanoi Jane” among the veterans and POWs of the Vietnam War, some of whom hate her to this day.

Since the 1970s Fonda has revamped her image several times over, rededicating herself to her acting career, becoming a fitness guru in the early ‘80s, and marrying billionaire Ted Turner in 1991. In 1988 she delivered a televised apology to Vietnam veterans and their families, a gesture that didn’t mollify everyone, but established some distance between the new Fonda and old Fonda, whose actions, she finally admitted, had been “thoughtless and careless.”

As the ’90s progressed, Jane Fonda’s past was less frequently brought up as an issue and seemed to dwindle in importance – until 1999, that is, when Barbara Walters chose to honor the actress in a TV special called “A Celebration: 100 Years of Great Women.” The announcement of the program – which aired in April of that year and which did, in fact, honor Jane Fonda – prompted an instant outcry from veterans and ex-POWs, many of whom vented their indignation via the Internet. Angry recriminations were posted in newsgroups, published in newsletters and on Web pages, and forwarded by email.

Unfortunately for Fonda many of these email stories are only partial truths, heavily

clue: they all starred in civil war movies

Name the star • Name any movie they were in. 5 winners will be drawn that have correct entries, and will win a pair of movie tickets from UltraStar

Name

Name

Name

Name

Name

Movie

Movie

Movie

Movie

Movie

Name

Phone #

Address

email:

Rank

Mail Entries to: The Military Press (Contest) 9715 Carroll Center Road, Suite 104, San Diego CA 92126 For locations, showtimes & special promotions visit www.UltraStarMovies.com Page 24 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

BIOGRAPHY I MP

She’s a wife, mother, actress and political activist... but some still call her traitor! embellished by their creators. It has recently been pointed out that the two POW’s Larry Carrigan and Jerry Driscoll quoted in that story, have both discounted the story as propaganda stating that they have never met Jane Fonda.

Apparently bits and pieces of these texts, along with a few fabrications, were cobbled together by persons unknown to create the “Hanoi Jane” diatribe which still circulates on the Internet today. Only parts of it are true.

Regrets

In a 1988 interview with Barbara Walters, Fonda expressed regret for

some of her comments and actions, stating: “I would like to say something, not just to Vietnam veterans in New England, but to men who were in Vietnam, who I hurt, or whose pain I caused to deepen because of things that I said or did. I was trying to help end the killing and the war, but there were times when I was thoughtless and careless about it and I’m very sorry that I hurt them.

And I want to apologize to them and their families. [...] I will go to my grave regretting the photograph of me in an anti-aircraft gun, which looks like I was trying to shoot at American planes. It hurt so many soldiers. It galvanized such hostility. It was the most horrible thing

FREE Military Swap Meet This new Military Press feature is for active duty military to advertise private party items FREE!

I could possibly have done. It was just thoughtless...”

However, critics pointed out that her apology came at a time when a group of New England Veterans had launched a campaign to disrupt a film project she was working on, leading to the charge that her apology was motivated at least partially by self-interest.

In a 60 Minutes interview on March 31, 2005, Fonda reiterated that she had no regrets about her trip to North Vietnam in 1972, with the exception of the antiaircraft gun photo. She stated that the incident was a “betrayal” of American forces and of the “country that gave me privilege.” Fonda said, “The image of Jane Fonda, Barbarella, Henry Fonda’s

daughter ... sitting on an enemy aircraft gun was a betrayal ... the largest lapse of judgment that I can even imagine.” She later distinguished between regret over the use of her image as propaganda and pride for her anti-war activism: “There are hundreds of American delegations that had met with the POWs. Both sides were using the POWs for propaganda.

It’s not something that I will apologize for.” Fonda said she had no regrets about the broadcasts she made on Radio Hanoi, something she asked the North Vietnamese to do: “Our government was lying to us and men were dying because of it, and I felt I had to do anything that I could to expose the lies and help end the war.”

ll “Cover Wa” e m of fa

Bring Us In Your Old Covers & Receive $30 Off Purchase

www.audiocar.com 619 422 1449 6670 Miramar Rd. San Diego, CA 92121 858 453 7787

100%

Military Financing *

when you are approved for financing

1149 3rd Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 619 422 1449

Autos • Tools • Furniture • Toys • Clothes • Plants • Etc. Ads are limited to 30 words, three ads per person.

Items must be private party items only.

Deadline for 1st of month issue: 24th of the month Deadline for 15th of month issue: 8th of the month E-mail your ad copy to: swapmeet@militarypress.com Include your name, rank and phone number.

For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 25

FAMOUS LAST NOTES I MP

The untimely death of

William Holden Holden was living in Santa Monica, California, on Ocean Avenue. He was partial owner of the building at #535, The Shorecliff Towers. Holden’s apartment was on the fourth floor, number 43. He was notoriously private. Even neighbors of many years only received a quick nod from the grump. He also had the habit of disappearing for many days, without notice. That’s why it took so long for someone to find him.

According to the autopsy report, courtesy of Celebrity Collectables, Holden was last known to be alive about one week beforehand, when he spoke to his girlfriend Stephanie Powers on the telephone. She indicated that he was drinking, but seemed his normal self and was without complaints.

On Monday, November 16, 1981, the building manager, Bill Martin, let curiosity get the best of him. He hadn’t seen Holden in many days, and became very concerned, so he let himself in, via the passkey. As we all know, curiosity killed the cat, and Mr. Martin was sure taught a lesson that day.

From the report: “All the lights were off, except for the television, so they used flashlights to get around. Holden was found in a robe and shirt, on the floor. The robe was folded back and beneath the body, with the right arm placed through the sleeve, and the left arm “wadded up” and beneath the body, suggesting that he may have been attempting to dress himself.

The body was in an advanced state of decomposition with maggots present and a large amount of putrefaction present as evidenced by the tissue separation and blisters with fluid present (nummy.). Examination reveals an apparent laceration on his forehead approximately three inches in length. Holden’s doctor showed up and theorized that he provably started vomiting blood, and possibly lacerated the lower portion of his esophagus.

They called Holden’s dentist, for records, to prove identification.

On the scene they found an empty vodka bottle in the trash can, along with four beer bottles and a partially full bottle of vodka on the kitchen sink. (Just in case.)

There was a large quantity of blood surrounding the body as well as all over the bedding and blankets.”

From the condition of his body, it was decided that he had been dead for at least four days. Needless to say, Mr. Rigor Mortis had come to visit. Yuck. Holden was 63 years old.

Dr. Thomas Noguchi, conducted the autopsy. They found the alcohol level in his bloodstream was .22. Holden was no stranger to tipple, so there was plenty of liver damage.

The opinion of the Medical Examiner goes like this: “On the basis of the autopsy findings and the “at scene” investigation, it became clear that the decedent (Holden) accidentally fell due to tripping over the throw rug on the bedroom floor beside the bed, and fell into the sharp edge of the bedside table causing a deep cut on the right forehead followed by profuse hemorrhage.

There is no evidence of vomiting blood as there is no evidence of hemorrhage in the gastrointestinal tract or gastric contents in the blood pool on the bed or on the floor. There is no evidence of foul play as the room is not disturbed and the room was well secured as well as presence of numerous blood soaked Kleenex (hows that for product placement?) beside the bed.”

In real terms, Holden had tripped on a throw rug (damn things) and hit his head on the nightstand. The really gross part is that he hit it so hard, that it jammed into the wall, and left an indentation of two or three inches into the plaster.

There were eight bloody Kleenex’s found next to his body, and a working telephone just inches away from him. Noguchi reckoned that Holden didn’t comprehend the seriousness of his injury, tried to stop the bleeding himself, and passed out from blood loss. He was probably dead within 15 minutes. The end. Full stop.

His girlfriend Stephanie Powers said of being notified, “I was on my way to work when I heard the news on the radio that Bill had died. I didn’t cope well at all. Robert Wagner was a comfort to me. Tremendous.

But Bills’ death took a lot out of me. I was in mourning for ages afterwards. In any case, RJ could only comfort me for two weeks, because then his wife, Natalie Wood, drowned, and I was like, “Tell me this all isn’t true!”’

Holden was cremated, and scattered at sea. “Neptuned” as the Hollywood underground elite have coined it!

Bill Holden left $250,000 in his will to girlfriend Stephanie Powers. She used the money to start an animal preservation fund, in Holden’s memory, The William Holden Wildlife Foundation. Aptly named, I think.

• Daily Early Bird Special:

First Showtime EVERY DAY only $6*

• Military Discount

EVERY DAY!

Visit www.

UltraStarMovies.com for showtimes and special events

Text ultrastar to 90210

for special discounts and promotions Page 26 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

• The EXCLUSIVE San Diego home of D-BOX Motion Enhanced Seats! *add’l. charge for 3D films & D-BOX seats

• 8 Convenient San Diego County Locations: • River Village/Bonsall • Mission Marketplace/ Oceanside • La Costa • Del Mar Highlands

• Flower Hill • Poway • Mission Valley & Hazard Center • Chula Vista

AT THE MOVIES with Roger Ebert I MP

“The Fighter”

“True Grit” (Western, PG-13, 110 minutes). An entertaining remake of the 1969 film, and more, by Joel and Ethan Coen. Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn easily fills John Wayne’s boots, and Hailee Steinfeld is very special as young Mattie Ross, who hires the old marshal to help her hunt down the varmint that killed her old man. Not a “Coen brothers film,” but a flawlessly executed Western in the grand tradition. Strong support from Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper. Rating: Three and a half stars.

(Drama, R, 115 minutes). Colorful supporting performances help, but a vaguely defined lead diminishes the power you’d expect in this story based on a real fighter. Mark Wahlberg plays Micky Ward, Christian Bale is his goofy crackhead half-brother, Melissa Leo is his possessive mom, and Amy Adams is the barmaid who knows he’ll never get anywhere until he frees himself of his family.

The hero comes across as such a victim of lifelong domination that even when he wins, he feels like a loser. Directed by David O. Russell. Rating: Two and a half stars.

Happy New Year

be safe!!

•Designate a Driver or Take a Taxi Don’t Drink & Drive: •Just Cab It 1-800-TAXICAB •Yellow Cab 1-619-630-4913 •USA Cab Limited 1-619-231-1144

Serious about our food, Crazy about our beer $3 Handcrafted Pints, Well Drinks & House Wine

Happy Hour Happy Hour FRIDAYS- $1 Off Adult Beverages + 1 Ticket for 3 FREE Tacos

Happy Hour specials 3-6pm

10 5 WiNGs for

A lot of fun, a lot of great food, 24 beers on tap!

$

mild, medium, hot or cajun garlic ranch or blue cheese

Hours: Mon - Fri 11am - 2am, Sat & Sun 10am - 2am

401 G Street, San Diego - 619.231.7000 www.rockbottom.com

JP’s Pub Tierrasanta

421 Telegraph Canyon Rd, Chula Vista, CA 91910 Ph: 619.422.1806 • email: info@cynclub.com

• Watch your team here • 3 New 65” Plasma TV’s • Live Band, Fri. 9pm • Karaoke 9pm Mon, Wed, Thurs, Sat • Featuring $2 Tuesdays

Gaslamp District Corner of 10th & K

619-865-2896 Bar & Grill

Happy Hour 2-6pm

PETE’S COCKTAILS

(Well drinks & domestic drafts)

• Daily Specials

• We keep making things better!

10436 Clairemont Mesa Blvd

858-576-2509 For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

8199 Clairemont Mesa Blvd San Diego 92111

858-503-6787

“Navy Family Owned & Operated”

3600 Main St. 619-233-4393

JUST A HOP, SKIP & A JUMP FROM 32ND ST. MAINGATE

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 27

best prices in town 1575

$

from

Most Cars + $8.25 Cert. + $3 Trans Fee

Oil Change 4-cyl. Most cars. Up to 5 qts

AC Service Most cars. Freon extra.

Computer Diagnostic Most vehicles & light trucks

Starters & Alternators

$

military mondays

from

75

$

2 wheel, most 4cyl. cars

30k/60k/90k

95

Head Gasket

+ Labor Most Cars

99 $ 299

$

Plus labor. Most 4cyl cars. 2 wheel.

Most 4cyl. cars

from

6670-C Miramar Rd. 92121 - Jason 858-452-9999 Next to Evan’s Tires •

FREE Rental Car/Service

divorce

-

Come in and let us pour you 112 oz. of cold beer in our Beer Boot

All food w/coupon

w/coupon

karaoke

Not valid during Octoberfest.

wed-fri-sat

come sing your

♥

from

brandon auto

$5 off Beer Boot

10%

Buy 1 Burger + Fries & Get 2nd Burger Free

Most cars.

Clutch

from

from

8595

$

Maintenance Service

from

30

$

from

75

Brake Special

15

$

Timing Belt

Tremont St. Sports Bar & Grill

from

99

4cyl. Most cars.

from

from

$

$

Includes parts & labor. Most cars.

10

$

Axle Special

OFF

Smog Check

Who says you can’t enjoy Octoberfest all year long?

Centifonti’s Bar & Grill

out!!

Hold your Military Promotion & Paddle Parties Here!!! Call for details

Full Bar

Happy Hour Specials 3-7pm

311 N. Tremont St. Oceanside 760.435.9555

In the heart of downtown La Mesa

MP

8365 La Mesa Boulevard • 619-461-4434

in as little as one day.

with or without From court appearance $895 also: Marriage annulments Proxy Marriage

Ask us for a 365 Boston post rd, #241 Sudbury, Ma 01776 Military Press www.divorcefast.com reader discount 978-443-8387

massage

Guy L.

Womack & Associates, P.C. at t o r n e y s at l a w

$

Retired Marine Officer Former Military Judge Worldwide Practice In Courts-Martial Experienced In Defending All Types of Sex Offenses, Narcotics Problems & Assaults

10 OFF

any purchase w/coupon & Military ID

G

Draft Beer & 1 sm. Sake $6

951.723.8161 29950 Haun Rd. Ste 203 Menifee, CA 92584

www.GuyWomack.com • guy.womack@usa.net

n in g ! d Ope n ra

- 3-story building, We are on the 2nd Floor.

Next to Yellow Basket Restaurant (same parking lot)

NOW OPEN

M-F 8am to 7pm Sat 9am to 5pm

• Fast, Easy & No Hassle • convenient Parking • Our Friendly Staff will do the Shopping for you • Bilingual & Courteous

6939 Federal Blvd. Lemon Grove between Weight Watchers & Frazee Paint

619.469.6262

NutritioN ExprEss

Se Hablal Españo

Happy Hour 3-7pm

Healing Touch Therapy

760-681-7262 - Oceanside 800-990-8762 - Toll Free

FREE Gift

7612 Linda Vista Rd. #110, SD, 92111

858.268.7735

Not your ordinary sushi bar

2 locations

4101 30th St., SD, 92104

619.282.8004

Page 28 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

vouchErs accEptEd

Full Bar

CaliforNia Combo - 8pc California roll, Side Edamame & Side House Salad for $650 50 Buy a miso Soup for Xtra $1 roll

get a small Sake or 1 pint -$3

8350 La Mesa Blvd.

619.466.6446

be

Thank you.

in just 1 hour

No matter where or when you served, you’ve always been there for us. It’s your personal sacrifice and patriotism that keeps our country great. And for that, we can never thank you enough.

Tracey Rivera, Agent Insurance Lic. #: 0B89555 1239 Palm Avenue Imperial Beach, CA 91932 Bus: 619-424-3956

$

50

meet your military measurement Avoid p’ requirements at Cam

Fat Burner and discount Mineral Wrap w/FREE Chi

ur Try o uction d e Fat R tment Trea

P097310

State Farm • Home Office, Bloomington, IL

statefarm.com

8-20

inches slimmer

®

‘F

(mando

PT)

*New Customers Only

Not a Temporary Water Loss!

Suddenly Slimmer The Body Wrap

As Seen on Tyra Banks & Ellen shows!

858.551.5196

www.suddenlyslimmer.net

Kebabs & Shawarma San Diego’s Best Doner

Serving Efes h Pilsen Turkis Beer!

Bring Your Family and Friends and Enjoy

50% OFF

20% OFF

Entrée

with the purchase of entrée of equal or greater value and two beverages

Your Entire Order

Mira Mesa 9450 Mira Mesa Blvd., #E San Diego, CA 92126

any purchase of $20 or more

with a minimum purchase of $20

one coupon per customer per visit. exp. 1/31/11

one coupon per customer per visit. exp. 1/31/11

one coupon per customer per visit. exp. 1/31/11

(in the Ralph’s & In-n-Out Shopping Center)

858-586-0499

$5.00 OFF Downtown 630 9th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101

Delivery n this locatio only

(on the corner of 9th & Market)

619-525-0055

Döner Kebabs Shawarma • Fresh Salads Lamb • Chicken • Falafel Order online at www.thekebabshop.com •

Open: Mon-Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 12pm-9pm

Ugly Fungus Toenails?

The Foot Doctor of La Jolla has the answer.

Dr. Ronald D. Worley – Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Free Consultation Fast • Affordable • Comfortable

We offer the new

Fungal Toenail laser

Flex Spending / Healthcare Accounts Credit Plans, Allotments, Credit Unions

(858) 454-6644

Military Press Reader’ s Discount

7825 Fay Ave, Suite 200 La Jolla CA 92037 www.TheFootDoctor.info

Who says you can’t enjoy Octoberfest all year long?

$5 off Beer Boot Come in and let us pour you 112 oz. of cold beer in our Beer Boot Not valid during Octoberfest.

Centifonti’s Bar & Grill Full Bar

Happy Hour Specials 3-7pm

In the heart of downtown La Mesa

MP

8365 La Mesa Boulevard • 619-461-4434 For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

BIG $$$

military discount

save

on New & Used ApplIANCeS

dedicated to giving you top quality products at the very lowest price.

1-877-459-0132

Convenient hrs: Mon-Sat. 10-7:30 p.m. www.megalandd.com

995 Bay Blvd, Chula Vista

same shopping ctr as Furniture Warehouse

California VA Home Loans

Not your ordinary sushi bar

• Borrow up to $437,500 •Live almost for FREE? You Can! •Award Winning Military Loan Expert

Happy Hour 3-7pm Draft Beer & 1 sm. Sake $6

CaliforNia Combo - 8pc California roll, Side Edamame & Side House Salad for $650 50 Buy a miso Soup for Xtra $1

“It doesn’t cost a penny to talk, so call me right now!”

Alex Caragiannides

roll

858.764.7821

get a small Sake or 1 pint -$3

www.valoans-ca.com

divorce

Full Bar

8350 La Mesa Blvd.

619.466.6446

in as little as one day.

with or without From court appearance $895 also: Marriage annulments Proxy Marriage

Ask us for a 365 Boston post rd, #241 Sudbury, Ma 01776 Military Press www.divorcefast.com reader discount 978-443-8387

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 29

INTERVIEW By Sandie Powers I MP

Double Duty

10 News anchor & Army Reservist If you flip on your local news weekends at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., you’ll get your news from Angele Ringo, weekend news anchor. Angele is an Army Reservists and part of the KGTV Channel 10 news department.

Angele is a 17-year veteran who has reported stories for the military from cities around the world, including Seoul, South Korea; Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands; and Grafenwoehr, Germany. Her most recent Reserve assignment was a one year assignment in Baghdad, Iraq, where she worked as a journalist and public affairs specialist.

During her career she has won many awards including the Thomas Jefferson Broadcast Journalist of the year, the highest award given by the Department of Defense for broadcast journalism.

Angele is the daughter of a career Navy man. She spent time in San Diego during one her father’s assignments and is happy to be back and working at 10 News.

MP: What timeframe were you in Iraq?

AR: I was in Basra Iraq from November 1, 2009 to September 5, 2010.

MP: What unit were you with?

AR: I was assigned to the 367th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment MP: What do you consider your most important story reported while on active duty?

AR: I’ve been deployed twice. My role this time around was that of a supervisor. I was in charge of seven broadcasters. As a unit, we did some terrific stories covering everything from the drawdown, to Iraqi security forces, to slice of life stories that illustrated how soldiers passed the time while deployed. In my opinion, the drawdown was the most important thing we covered. It was the largest operation of its kind since the build-up in World War II. We saw troop numbers drop from about 112,000 when we arrived to 50,000 by the time we left… and more than a million pieces of equipment shipped out of country. All of that equipment moved through our area of operation — U.S. Division South. We deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. We left as Operation New Dawn began. It was an historic time to be in

Right, Angele Ringo as 10 News weekend anchor.

Photo courtesy 10News.com.

Below, Angele takes time for a photo while on deployment.

Photo courtesy Angele Ringo

Iraq and I’m proud of the stories — both in broadcast and print — that my unit produced.

MP: In all your travels for the military, what was the most interesting place you visited?

AR: By far the most interesting place I visited was Kwajalein Atoll, located about midway between Hawaii and Australia in the Marshall Islands. It’s a place where some of DoD’s most advanced weapons systems are developed and tested. It’s sometimes called “The Catcher’s Mitt’ because it’s the target and splashdown point for ICBMs fired from Vandenberg AFB in California. While stationed at Soldiers Radio and TV, I worked as a correspondent for two years reporting on the Space and Missile Defense Command. I got the opportunity to travel to Kwajalein in 1999.

MP: Do military reporters get hazardous duty pay when reporting from a war zone?

AR: If you are assigned to a designated cmbat zone, like Iraq, you’re entitled to hazardous duty pay.

Affairs office. In that position, I oversaw operations in the broadcast section which included training other broadcasters, writing, producing and editing our weekly five-minute newscast, editing scripts, assigning stories within our area of operation and coordinating and running live or taped segments through the DVIDS hub in Atlanta.

DVIDS is the Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System. It’s basically a satellite system we had that enabled us to get our products to the Hub for worldwide distribution.

MP: What did your grandfather do in the Army? And your father and brother?

AR: My father was an electronics technician in the Navy. My brother was a Fire Controller and an MP in the Navy. I believe my grandfather was an infantryman in the Army during WWII. He didn’t talk a lot about his service.

MP: What were your duties when in Iraq?

AR: I was the broadcast supervisor for the U.S. Division South Public

MP: What would an average day’s activities consist of?

Get Ready For The Holidays!

Fat Burning Body Wraps:

Lose 1 to 6 % body fat and burn up to 1500 calories with each wrap!

Muscle Toning Treatments:

Lose 1 to 4 inches and feel stronger in your first treatment!

Facial Lifting and Toning Treatments: See a lift in less than 20 minutes!

C hrysalis

(Call to recieve $10.00 off of the first treatment!)

Spa

FOR MEN AND WOMEN

Attention Military Members!

Let us Help You Meet Your Measurements!

IN RECORD TIME! Must have valid military ID. Active duty and spouses only.

$25.00 OFF

your first wrap !

We honor our troops with special pricing!

Call for details.

Join the party!

Zumba Classes Starting Soon!

The latest craze in Aerobic Dance!

Get into shape while having a blast in your workout!

Call For Class Times, Location and Dates

www.chrysalisspa.net Call now to reserve your appointment!

760-434-1308

2956 State Street Carlsbad, CA 92008

Page 30 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

Your First Class is FREE!

AR: We were in Iraq during a time of transition. So, a lot of my time was spent developing contacts within units around the nine provinces we covered so we could get a team to wherever they were for stories. Getting in touch with people on secure lines to coordinate travel was challenging…often frustrating. On most days broadcasters were in some stage of production on a story... either out on a mission getting it, writing it or editing it. Because of the logistics involved, it usually took a couple days to turn a story. We also hosted civilian media and ran live interviews from Basra featuring key Army leaders in our area of operation which was southern Iraq. We did it all from our little doublewide broadcast trailer and DVIDS satellite dish. We also shot and produced more than three hundred holiday and sports greetings.

MP: Did you develop your own ideas for news stories or were you assigned subjects?

AR: Both, but most of the time, soldiers enterprised their own stories.

MP: Did you report mostly on soldiers, sailors and Marines or did you also report Iraqi human interest stories?

AR: The vast majority of the stories we did covered troop operations but some of those stories included troops that worked with Provincial Reconstruction Teams. PRTs work to strengthen local government and empower Iraqis through a variety of programs. We’ve done stories on micro grants that help Iraqi women to start their own businesses and farmers to end their dependency on insurgents for supplies. There were also stories about school supply giveaways and nursing school programs.

MP: Did you have the opportunity to speak with Iraq reporters?

AR: While my unit did do some media training with a group of Iraqi journalists, it happened while I was on leave….so no, I never did get the opportunity to speak with local reporters.

new year

newer you At Laser Cliniqúe, virtually every case of acne, from teenage to adult acne, can be resolved. Dr. P. Alexander Ataii is currently offering complimentary computerized skin analysis that can help determine which Acne Treatment will work best for you and your skin.

P. Alexander Ataii, M.D. Medical Director

Laser Cliniqúe offers the latest technologically advanced FDA approved treatments, that include: • Prescription Skin Care • Vibradermabrasion • Acne Facials • BLU-U Light Therapy • Photodynamic Therapy • Chemical Peels • Laser Resurfacing for scars

HOWARD STERN $$$ Howard Stern has decided to remain with Sirius Satellite Radio.

Shock jock signs new five-year deal and dubs terrestrial radio dead.

Stern: “There was no Limbaugh til I came along” Howard Stern ended months of speculation recently and announced he’s signed a new five-year deal to stay with Sirius Satellite Radio.

“If we’re going to stay in radio, we should stay here,” Stern told listeners and his staff recently. “We’re in an incredible position and suddenly there’s real growth. It’s a real business.”

Stern rocked the radio world in 2005 when he started at Sirius backed with a $500 million contract. His renewal announcement came with just a handful of regular shows left in his current deal.

Laser Hair Removal Specials Upper Lip $69* Bikini $109* Underarms $75* Full Back $299* **Purchase any two areas & get area of equal or lesser price FREE!

Aesthetic Surgical and Medical Spa

Call to inquire about other areas & services or to schedule your appointment at (858) 481-7701

Torrey Hills Shopping Plaza 4765 Carmel Mtn Road, Suite 207 San Diego, CA 92130

Tel. 858.481.7701

www.laser-clinique.com For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 31

SPORTS NEWS HISTORY – Marking I MP the 150th Anniversary I MP

American

Marking the 150th Anniversary The American Civil War (1861–1865), also known as the War Between the States (among other names), was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America, also known as “the Confederacy.” Led by Jefferson Davis, the Confederacy fought against the United States (the Union), which was supported by all the free states (where slavery had been abolished) and by five slave states that became known as the border states.

In the presidential election of 1860, the Republican Party, led by Abraham Lincoln, had campaigned against the expansion of slavery beyond the states in which it already existed. In response to the Republican victory in that election, seven states declared their secession from the Union before Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861. Both the outgoing administration of President James Buchanan and Lincoln’s incoming administration rejected the legality of secession, considering it rebellion. Several other slave states rejected calls for secession at this point.

Hostilities began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces attacked a U.S. military installation at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Lincoln responded by calling for a volunteer army from each state to recapture federal property. This led to declarations of secession by four more slave states. Both sides raised armies as the Union assumed control of the border states early in the war and established a naval blockade.

In September 1862, Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation made ending slavery in the South a war goal, and dissuaded the British from intervening.

Confederate commander Robert E. Lee won battles in the east, but in 1863 his northward advance was turned back with heavy casualties after the Battle of Gettysburg. To the west, the Union gained control of the Mississippi River after their capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, thereby splitting the Confederacy in two. The Union was able to capitalize on its long-term advantages in men and materiel by 1864 when Ulysses S. Grant fought battles of attrition against Lee, while Union general William Tecumseh Sherman captured Atlanta and marched to the sea. Confederate resistance ended after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.

The American Civil War was one of the earliest true industrial wars. Railroads, the telegraph, steamships, and mass-produced weapons were employed extensively. The practices of total war, developed by Sherman in Georgia, and of trench warfare around Petersburg foreshadowed World War I in Europe. It remains the deadliest war in American history, resulting in the deaths of 620,000 soldiers and an undetermined number of civilian casualties. Ten percent of all Northern males 20–45 years of age died, as did 30 percent of all Southern white males aged 18–40. Victory for the North meant the end of the Confederacy and of slavery in the United States, and strengthened the role of the federal government. The social, political, economic and racial issues of the war decisively shaped the reconstruction era that lasted to 1877.

Become a Personal Fitness Trainer •Become a Personal Fitness Trainer & get in shape while going to school!

•Train for a rewarding career as a Personal Fitness Trainer •Job placement assistance for graduates

Call us to find out how you can use your

Veteran’s Benefits to pay for school.

national personal training institute Classes held at:

My CAA is Back For more information Call:

World Gym

1.800.460.0933

2949 Garnet Ave., SD 92109

www.BecomeATrainer.com

Visit us online at:

Page 32 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 1-3 1863 In July of 1863, General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia of 75,000 men and the 97,000 man Union Army of the Potomac, under George G. Meade, concentrated together at Gettysburg and fought the Battle of Gettysburg.

Of the more than 2,000 land engagements of the Civil War, Gettysburg ranks supreme. Although the Battle of Gettysburg did not end the war, it was the great battle of the war, marking the point when the ultimate victory of the North over the South became clear to both sides alike.

Here at Gettysburg, on July 1, 2, and 3, 1863, more men fought and died than in any other battle in American history.

HISTORY I MP

The American Civil War is not generally thought of as a naval war, but Civil War ships of both sides played a significant role in the conflict. The role of the Federal and Confederate Civil War naval ships in the war is all the more remarkable when you consider the scarcity of battle worthy vessels owned by either side at the start of the war. The Confederacy had no navy at all in 1860 and the Union Navy was in dismal shape. In 1861 Gideon Welles was appointed as Secretary of the Navy and was ordered by Lincoln to quell the rebellion with an enormous naval blockade of the Southern coast and both the blockade and gaining control

of the Mississippi would be keys to the Union‘s victory. The Union’s first truly significant victory, Grant’s capture of Fort Donelson and Fort Henry in 1862 was enabled by Civil War ships and Civil War marines.

Steam Frigate, 1863 Lincoln’s order of a naval blockade struck some of his staff as impractical. Most of the Navy’s vessels were on duty in foreign waters and only three or four ships were available for active duty. The North also had available the USS Constitution but this ship was wind powered in an age of steam power so it was regulated to training duty.

Yet an effective blockade of the southern coast would have to cover three thousand miles. Legally, other nations were not bound to honor the blockade unless it was effective. The Union Navy Department hastened to buy commercial vessels and adapt them for warfare and commission the building of other vessels. Because the war had seriously hampered northern shipping business, owners of several large

steamers pressured the government to buy them, but these ships were too large and unwieldy to patrol the shallow coast.

Also available to the Union Navy were several Civil War ships laid up in

The Gettysburg Address

dry dock for repair, but most of these would take from two weeks to a month to repair. Fortunately, the North had both the resources and manpower to quickly build ships. With two exceptions, all of the United States Navy shipyards were in the northern states.

Although many of the navy’s Civil War ships were either on duty in foreign waters or awaiting repairs, the U.S. Navy had been improving its fleet with steam powered vessels for nearly two decades. The steam frigates Colorado, Merrimac, Minnesota, Niagara, Roanoke, and Wabash and the steam sloops-of-war Brooklyn, Dacotah, Hartford, Iroquois, Lancaster, Michigan, Narragansett, Pawnee, Pensacola, Seminole and Wyoming were relatively new ships, having been built since 1855.

Of these ships, the Brooklyn was the only one available for active duty when Lincoln first ordered the blockade. The Niagara was far away, on special duty off the coast of Japan and the Dacotah was also in Asian waters. Despite signs of an impending conflict in the months

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania November 19, 1863 On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called it a “monumental act.” He said Lincoln was mistaken that “the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here.” Rather, the Bostonian remarked, “The world noted at once what he said, and will never cease to remember it. The battle itself was less important than the speech.”

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.

It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can not hallow — this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

before South Carolina seceded, the Naval department had not sufficiently prepared the fleet. Naval officers who were southerners had been resigning in large numbers since South Carolina’s secession in December 1860 and classes at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland were hampered by this shortage. A newly graduated class was called to active duty to make up for the vacancies.

However, there were still 1457 officers and 7600 seamen in the federal navy; by war’s end this number would increase to 7500 officers and 51,500 seamen. These men would man an extraordinary fleet of ships built up by the Union, including the new ironclads, which would change the face of maritime warfare. By repairing available ships, building new ones, and adapting commercial vessels the Union Navy had 212 seaworthy vessels in January 1862.

For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 33

ENTERTAINMENT I MP

IT WAS MURDER! La Toya Jackson — “It was murder” she says!

“The police say it was homicide, but a homicide is murder unintentionally, but this was intentional. There is no verdict but I have all the proof to affirm that my brother was murdered. He was worth more dead than alive.”

So declared La Toya Jackson in Spain recently. La Toya was in Seville to preside over The International Pure Spanish Horse Show. She wore a blazing red flamenco-style dress designed by Cannavaro. (Apparently, the designer had some trouble fitting La Toya, given that her waistline is a teeny 21 inches!)

Truth be told, the residents of Seville were far more interested in the news of La Toya’s Barbie Doll proportions than anything she had to say about her late brother, Michael. Still, that didn’t stop La Toya from going on.

She told our man in Spain, Luis Fernando Romo, that Michael was “very sensitive, kind and generous. He donated $400 million dollars to charity.

Some people didn’t appreciate his charity and wanted to kill him.”

Many have questioned Michael’s

much-vaunted charitable endeavors, even in the years prior to his death.

He might have wanted to donate vast fortunes, but his own finances were always in such an iffy state, perhaps his heart was bigger than his wallet? (The less kind take is that he really wasn’t very charitable at all.)

I am of the opinion that Michael’s death was a horrible accident– one that had been waiting to happ en for many years, because of his various addictions. But Jackson’s most rabid admirers prefer the murder scenario.

As does the Jackson family –“We have no responsibility” they can exclaim.

The Jacksons always prefer to be victims, one way or another. The only member of the Jackson family I take

seriously is Janet, who seems to be the most grounded, despite her obvious vulnerability. It seems to me that Janet is the only one who made her own money, not relying on Michael for a penny.

Though, naturally, her initial attention came from the fact of her brother’s super-stardom.

Anyway, conspiracy theories aside, La Toya enjoyed her stay in Seville because, “It has a lot of cathedrals.”

(Did she pray for an 18-inch waist?)

She also learned to dance sevillanas, Spain’s traditional dance. Michael Jackson’s sister – be the bereft-of-talent La Toya? – was gifted with a colt. She wants to introduce Spanish horses to California. The pony has been baptized with the name “Sicab.”

BLACK SWAN

By Jeri Jacquin / Movie Maven

In theaters now from director Darren Aronofsky with Fox Searchlight Pictures is the dance of the “Black Swan.”

This film tells the story of Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman), a young ballerina who gives her all to the dance to achieve perfection. What she wants more than anything now is to be given the role of ‘The Swan Queen.”

Battling with her overbearing mother (Barbara Hershey) has her on an emotional roller coaster. Nina tries to give the artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) just what he wants in order to get the role.

What she doesn’t see coming is a rival in Lily (Mila Kunis), a wild seductive dancer who is everything Nina is not.

Lily tries to help Nina let loose and be the beautiful dancer everyone believes her to be.

But something else is wrong, something deeper, something darker and Nina must be the one to discover it all.

Final Word: This film stuns me!

Portman is riveting in the lead role of Nina. Everything the viewer needs to know about the character is on Portman’s face. The tragedy, the emotions, the intensity and the beauty of her life as a person and a dancer.

Kunis is just plain wild and sexy as Lily. She takes this character for a ride the audience is not expecting from this actress and she does it extremely well. I can’t wait for Kunis to get her hands on a role like this!

Hershey, as the over bearing and emotionally fragile mother, is well done.

It is good to see her on the screen once again. Cassel is sleazy but in an oh-soelegant way. He uses dancers up faster than their ballet slippers wear out.

Aronofsky has brought about a brilliant piece of film making here. He has allowed the subtle colors and little dialogue to play out to its conclusion.

It seems after his praise for “The Wrestler,” he has found what audiences want to see.

The cast also includes Benjamin Millepied as David, Janet Montgomery as Madeline, Sergio Torrado as Sergio, Sebastian Stan as Andrew and Wynona Rider as dethroned ballerina Beth Macintyre.

There is some nudity and sexy scenes and a few disturbing images so parents might want to keep that in mind.

This is definitely a film for adults.

Tubs of Popcorn: I give “Black Swan” four and a half tubs of popcorn out of five. I had a grand time with all its twists and turns. The acting was superb, the characters well written and the music was lovely. I can’t think of anything about this film I didn’t enjoy.

The cast was intense with a story that is unnerving yet compelling. The costumes are beautiful and the makeup and effects fantastic. The dancing was extreme and even if you might not be a ballet fan – it can at the very least be greatly admired.

*See store for details.

See our wonderful selection of all types and styles of jewelry.

We can also custom design a new piece just for you.

WE HAVE MILITARY FINANCING AVAILABLE

COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESENTS AN ORIGINAL FILM PRODUCTION A FILM BY MICHEL GONDRY “THE GREEN HORNET” EDWARD JAMES OLMOS DAVID HARBOUR EXECUTIVE AND TOM WILKINSON MUSICBY JAMES NEWTON HOWARD PRODUCERS SETH ROGEN EVAN GOLDBERG MICHAEL GRILLO ORI MARMUR GEORGE W. TRENDLE, JR. DIRECTED BASED UPON “THE GREEN HORNET” WRITTEN PRODUCED

BY MICHEL GONDRY RADIO SERIES CREATED BY GEORGE W. TRENDLE

BY SETH ROGEN & EVAN GOLDBERG

BY NEAL H. MORITZ Page 34 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

Jacobs & Spadea Jewelers • Gemologists 2445 Truxtun Road, Suite 108 • San Diego, CA 92106 619-955-5007 • www.jacobsspadeajewelers.com

MOVIES I MP

top 5 Gone With the Wind (1939) Gone With the Wind is the go-to classic Civil War movie here. Set against the backdrop of the war, we get a look at the drama surrounding one spoiled Southern woman – her loves and losses. Sweeping and epic? Yes. Overly dramatic? Sure. But fiddle-dee-dee, we couldn’t dare leave it off the list. And award-winning, you betcha – Gone With the Wind took home Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Leigh) and Best Supporting Actress (McDaniel). Oh, and Clark Gable, you debonair son of a bitch… you’re not too shabby either.

Shenandoah, Jimmy Stewart plays a Virginia farmer who is forced to become a part of the war he wants no part of when his son is mistakenly identified and taken prisoner.

S h e n a n d o a h provides an i n t e r e s t i n g perspective on being a civilian pulled into the war. Warning: have a tissue ready for Shenandoah’s ending.

The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

Shenandoah (1965) Ah, Jimmy Stewart… we must have Stewart on this list, in yet another brilliant role for the talented actor. In

For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

If you had to read the novel in high school, we hope you checked out the film version of The Red Badge of Courage too. The film is an excellent adaptation of the story of a young soldier – with fear, cowardice, courage and

bravery all examined here. Interestingly, Audie Murphy, the most decorated American soldier of World War II, stars as Henry Fleming… no doubt bringing to the film a load of personal experience.

Gettysburg (1993) Gettysburg easily lands near the top of our list of the best Civil War movies… with battle scenes that are among the best of this lot (portions of which were actually filmed in Gettysburg with Civil War reenactors).

Jeff Daniels proves yet again that his dramatic chops are deserving of an Oscar – could someone give him an Academy Award already?

This film about the Battle of Gettysburg (with Little Round Top, Cemetery Ridge and the Devil’s Den battles also seen) is easily the holy grail of war films for Civil War buffs.

Glory (1989) Glory

stands

head and shoulders above as the best Civil War movie of all time, drawing rave reviews for historical accuracy and the dramatic recreation of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, an African-American Union regiment, and their assault at the Battle of Fort Wagner. Besides that, the acting is top-notch, led by the talented Denzel Washington, Matthew Broderick, and Morgan Freeman.

Amazing battle scenes, brilliant actors and truly great storytelling are all at work in Glory. Among other awards, Denzel Washington won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Well deserved.

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 35

attOrneY/leGal

fOr Sale

BANKRUPTCY CH. 7 & 13

FREE Consultation. Honest legal advice from Attorney Jason Jones. We’re a Debt Relief Agency

858-793-9800

DUI & CRIMINAL DEFENSE auto accidents or Personal injury

Former U.S. Marine Aggressive and Affordable Experienced Attorney FRee Consultation.

MaSSaGe

NEW

MassaGE

MATTRESSES

All sizes with factory warranty.

Many styles, pillow top, orthopedic, Queen sets as low as $189

800.464.6420

619-238-1905

mattresscodirect.com

aUtOMOtIVe

Selling a BRAnD nEw pair Headlamp Assemblies that fit models: Mustang- '99-'04 & Focus- '00-'04.

Very Low Price For more info call

619.674.4729

DIVOrCe

CONFIDENTIAL COMFORT -lda- PaRalEGal

divorce $425 Will & trust $425

951-763-1218 Office 714-305-9531 Direct line

www.legalparalegals.com sandra@legalparalegals.com Lic #187 - Bond #Ca744226

eDUCatIOn

AttEND collEgE oNliNE

-From Home. *Medical, *Business, *Paralegal, *Accounting, *Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance.

Computer available.

Financial aid if qualified.

cAll 877.206.7665 www.cENturAoNliNE.com

DirecTV installers

Local Contracting co. hiring Satellite Technician. Top pay for exp., Training is avail.

Make up to $1500/wk. Must have own Truck & Tools. Pass Bkgrd & Drug test.

Call 760.985.9216 or email resume to: ultimateonline.inc@gmail.com

Cable tv/data/telePhone inStallerS Needed for los angeles, Orange County & San Diego.

Excellent wages. Must have your own Truck or Van. Paid training. We provide tools. Paid Mi., Health plan, 401k, Paid vacation.

Apply in person: Pratt Communications Inc. L.A., CA 16683 Del Amo Blvd., Carson, CA 90746 S.D., CA 6156 Mission Gorge Rd., Unit N, 92120 Orange County, 2913 Tech Center Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92705

airlines are hiring

Train for high paying Aviation Career. FAA approved program.

Financial aid if qualified Job placement assistance.

Call aviation institute of Maintenance

50

no nudity • no porn

real eState military financing Special Report: Insider Secrets Mortgage Companies & loan Officers dOn't want you to know about Veteran loans www.valoans-ca.com

1845 Granero Pl. Escondido 92029

College/Talmadge 1BR/1Ba $950 2BR/2Ba $1150/mo.

1st Month FRee $500 off move Gated Community, Patio/ Balcony Dual Master Layout 619.922.6930

1 & 2br's avail. 815sf - 1015sf $999 to $1300/mo.

Call for Move-in Specials

houSE foR REnT Delaport Ct./Coronado Cays 1650 sf, 2-car gar. 2Br/2.5Ba w/office, fplc, private yard Pets considered. 2,800 REnT Brooks- 858.692.6601

Military Special

in El Cajon 1/2 OFF 1st Month! $ 825 1BR & $975 2BR Mention this Ad.

www.peachpalmapts.com Robert: 619.593.7715

3699 Barnard Dr. Oceanside

Condo foR REnT 3861 Basilone St. Pt Loma

mIlItary sPeCIalAdditional $200 off deposit •2BR from $1395 •2BR + lOFt from $1455 •townhome from $1695 Foreclosure Forgiveness Credit Friendly

Granite, W/D & (optional) garages, fplc’s, gated, resort size pool, fitness center, tennis, theatre & more.

Prominence

Large 1Br, w/D in unit.

Indoor cats OK. 1,250 REnT $ 300 off 1st mo. rent.

Brooks- 858.692.6601

601 S. twin Oaks Valley Rd.

PArADisE For rENt:

1 & 2br's Starting from $895

Point Loma living at a price you can afford at Pacific Breeze Apts!

Move In Ready at Reduced Rental Rates and Specials.

Stop Looking and Start Living!

760-798-2794 Millcreek Apts.

$99 dep oac w/this ad Pool/Spa, w/D select units, ac, fplc, patio/balc's D/w, cats ok 2130 S. Santa Fe Ave., Vista

760.727.2907

(619) 523-4325

move in immediately

ESCOnDIDO

to river oaks

military Specials

LuxuRY 1-2 BR’S STARTIng AT $995

ASk ABOuT OuR SPECIAL!

Country Club Villas

760-743-1699

11823 Elkins Cove Mira Mesa 92126

1br/1ba, 2br/2ba Starting at $630 760-723-9791

$474,900 VA Loan. $0 Down Payment. 6 BR / 3 BA, 2,223 sq.ft.

Numerous upgrades.

Move-in ready!

SHaDOW RiDge aPaRtMeNtS

760.231.9477

CaSa loma aPtS

619-218-4593

rentalS

Many Amenities , Pet Friendly. $99 deposit on OAC

$399,900 - $417,900 VA Loan. $0 Down Payment 4 BR / 2 BA, 1,890 sq.ft. 10K+ lot.

Numerous upgrades.

in Fallbrook - Studios,

Beautiful Newly Renovated Homes in Oceanside. Conveniently located near Camp Pendleton.

Call today 760.721.8585

SANTEE

1Br, 1Ba, w/ all Amenities, onsite lndry, pool/spa. Close to major shopping & dining. Close to 52 & 125. Pet friendly. No applic. fee/deps for active duty military.

619-449-5616

Or, Stop by 3891 San Ramon Drive

SANTEE

✮free rent✮ FREE Credit  for Military Large 2BR/2BA Apartments Huge 3BR Townhouses w/att. 2-car Gar.

Fireplace, walk-in closets, 2 pools/ spas, W/D hook-ups, laundry facilities.

Near all Freeways

Call for tour today - 619.284.5285

1Br, 1Ba, 2Br, 1Ba, Gated Comm., Pets OK.

CALL TODAY FOR MILITARY SPECIALS! 866-475-1491

619-218-4593

rentalS

Pacific Legacy

$20 Off

Offers very spacious 2Br townhomes filled/w features you will appreciate, incl. pool & sauna - all in a beautiful landscaped park-like setting.

Open 7 days – 10:00 am - 11:00pm 3134 El Cajon Blvd.

181 E Orange Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91911

1 hr Massage

All rentals available at:

Angelina Terrace

½ mo. OFF an Immed. Move-in

Starting at: $1325 - $1450

8-20

inches slimmer ‘F

(mando

Phone: 619-426-5393

citrus court

3br/2ba luxury Condos

PT)

*New Customers Only

Not a Temporary Water Loss!

Suddenly Slimmer The Body Wrap

As Seen on Tyra Banks & Ellen shows!

858.551.5196

MilitaRy WelCOMe!

Make up to $2500 a day

Oriental Massage Deep Tissue Jacuzzi

Fat Burner and discount Mineral Wrap w/FREE Chi

Trea

Sparks Media is seeking young, attractive men & women for adult videos.

www.pacleg.com 619-423-7500

meet your military measurement Avoid p’ requirements at Cam

ur Try o uction d e Fat R tment

GET PAID TODAY

Oriental 1 Spa

in just 1 hour

$

MODelInG

Offering Rentals Throughout San Diego- military friendly

619.563.7949

be

Call 619-226-2056 SD Bay Spa

rentalS

Property Management

MaSSaGe

HealtH & fItneSS

Ionic Foot Detox, Salt Scrub 3333 Midway Dr. #201 • SD, CA 92110 www.TranquilitySD.com

www.sparksmedia1.com

866.367.2510

So let'S all PitCh in!

Deep Tissue, Swedish, Thai, Sports, Couples

For more information & to be considered for an interview please visit our website

HelP WanteD

For Sale - Headlamp Assembly

SPECIAL $4999 - 1HR

rentalS

www.suddenlyslimmer.net

1500+ per mo. + $750 dep., Full size W/D, 1-car garage move-in Special

$

citruscourtcondos.com office: 760-489-1349

to Place an ad Call:

858.537.2280 College Area/El Cerrito 1Br $885 - Studio $725

1st mONtH Free

Gated Community, Minutes from SDSU. Fridge, Stove, Pool

University terrace apts 619-286-5407

Page 36 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

Why Rent an Apartment When DeLuz has all the convienence of Home Ownership

•No Lawn Care •No Utilities, A/C incl.

•W/D Hook-ups

•Private Garage

•Private Driveway •Pools & Parks •Community Center •Fallbrook School Dist.

•Weekly/Monthly Events Centrally located between the Naval Hospital & Main Exchange Complex.

Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School located on the property

DeLuz Housing LLC, Camp Pendleton Call 1-760-385-4835 for availability.

108 Marine Dr. Oceanside, CA 92058

deluzfamilyhousing.com

rentalS

FALLBROOK Spacious 1 & 2 Bedroom Apts

Country Like Setting, Laundry Facility

Minutes from Pendelton NEW PHASE 1 & 2 BDRM

519 Ammunition Rd

760-728-0122

FALLBROOK $800 & up. Spacious 1Bedroom, private patio/balcony, A/C, refrig., NO PETS! 145 W. Clemmens Ln

760-731-6432

imperial beach New large 3br/2ba

All new appliances, cabinets, blinds, and granite counter tops throughout. Large living room,w/hardwood floors & fireplace. 2-car gar.

Sect 8. No pets/smoking.

619.395.9865

ImperIal Beach Large 1Br/1Ba On quiet cul-de-sac, close to Beach, Bay & Bases

holiday Special, from $825/mo 1042 15th Street

call mgr.

619-429-9338

MILITARY FAMILY WANTED

1,2 & 3 Bedroom apartment homes available in Falbrook, Oceanside, Poway, Lakeside and La Mesa, Dogs welcome at several properties upon approval.

Military Programs available.

Please call 619.956.6341 for more information

rentalS MISSION ARBOR APARTMENTS Now leasing Large 2br apartment homes

rentalS

Welcome to

Solana Vista 3% OFF- military/Student disc.

Rent $1150 ½ OFF 1st Mo Rent

Ideally located in Mission Valley

Spacious 1 & 2Br's available

Open Mon-Fri 9-5 619.281.4006

200 mOVe-IN SpecIal Call us at 619.285.9910

To Place an ad Call:

Shadowridge Park aPtS

858.537.2280 spring valley townhome 2br/1½ba $1195/mo. Move-

$

1st mo. free!

99 dep. Oac w/this ad

$

1br from $1155 • 2br from $1385 Newly remodeled, fplc, W/D, pool, Fitness ctr.

2000 S. melrose Dr. Vista

in Special - 1st mo. rent REEE

760.598.2705

kitchen w/DW, W/D hook-ups, gated comm., pool, fitness ctr.

Make the most of your BAH in a fabulous, local resort community:

FREE Military Swap Meet

(oac & lease), patio, fully equipped

Call 619.247.5027 www.lamargardentownhomes.com

BellA VisTA First Month FRee! 2BR/2BA, W/D in unit.

Pool & Jacuzzi. $1295/mo.

Cats Ok w/Pet Deposit.

1515 Date St., Vista 92083

760.630.1515

Call us for availability at:

619.428.4411

Bring your RV to La Pacifica (we will have room for you)

As little as $595/mo. - space.

Util's incl. Electric extra.

Hook up your RV, Get some roomies, Stay awhile, you’ll love it.

EZ commute to your station in SD. Quiet community already housing some of your colleagues. Beaches are 3 mi. away. Local shops & restaurants on the doorstep.

YouR oFF BAse MiliTARY Housing needs

Albert’s College Apartment Homes

Move-In Today…. MIlITary SpecIalS!

call to See how you can get

10% off

This new Military Press feature is for active duty military to advertise private party items FREE! Autos • Tools • Furniture • Toys • Clothes • Plants • Etc. Ads are limited to 30 words, three ads per person.

Items must be private party items only.

Deadline for 1st of month issue: 24th of the month Deadline for 15th of month issue: 8th of the month E-mail your ad copy to: swapmeet@militarypress.com Include your name, rank and phone number.

your rent

each mo.

866.663.9343 5460 55th St., SD, CA 92115 AlbertsCollege.mgproperties.com • Facebook.com/AlbertsCollege

To Place an Ad Call: 858.537.2280

10141 StaR magnolia lane, San Diego, Ca 92071

$389,900

Row Home in Santee 1,977 Sq. Ft. • 4 bedS • 4 bathS 2-Car GaraGe PluS WorkShoP

brand-new, Canopy Park townhome in walking distance to Santee town Center & YMCa. urban-style, Plan 5 offers designer-selected flooring, beech cabinetry, Sunset Gold granite slab countertops with backsplash and Stainless Steel Whirlpool appliances including cabinet-depth refrigerator. enjoy an ultra-private location, two decks, plus community pool and spa. ask about 1-year paid hoa dues.

(619) 966-9338 • canopyparksales @ stanpac.com www.standardpacifichomes.com For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 37

AT THE MOVIES with Movie Maven I MP

TRON: LEGACY

Opening in theatres is the highly anticipated return to Flynn’s Arcade with director Joseph Kosinski and Disney’s “Tron: Legacy”.

This film tells the story of Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), now grown son of the vanished CEO and game creator Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges). Living the wanderers’ life, Sam continues his fathers’ technology work in unorthodox ways.

One night, his fathers partner Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner) gets a message from Flynn’s Arcade. Sam goes to visit the arcade that’s been abandoned since 1982. Soon he discovers his fathers’ workroom and through a keystroke Sam is inside the grid.

There he meets Clu (Jeff Bridges – sort of) and Sam discovers that Clu has taken over the grid from his father. With the help of Quorra (Olivia Wilde), Sam must find his father and escape the grid before Clu can wreak havoc outside the grid.

FINAL WORD: Hedlund as the Flynn does a fine job of portraying the young computer genius. He has the attitude of his “father” that the original “Tron” watchers will appreciate. There were nice action scenes and he played them out well.

Wilde was equally as energetic as Quorra. There are intense fight scenes where, even in heels, she managed to hold her own. My big thrill was seeing Michael Sheen as the flamboyant, canetwirling master of words Castor/Zuse. He is freakishly delightful in this role.

Now, that all being said, the story is very predictable, there are no surprises, shocks or moment of “I am your father Luke” or anything of the sort. The story is what it is. At the same time it is visually fun to watch. The graphics are very cool and without spoiling anything – a double dose of Jeff took some getting use to.

I have no doubt this will be a blockbuster weekend for the original Tron lovers and a whole slew of newcomers to the franchise. There are bound to be some awards for the special effects and the music by Daft Punk was right in with the action.

Other cast include: James Frain as Jarvis, Beau Garrett as Gem, Anis Cheufra as Rinzler, Owen Best as the young Sam Flynn, Dale Wolfe as Irv Culpepper and Cillian Murphy as Edward Dillinger.

TUBS OF POPCORN: I give “Tron: Legacy” three and a half tubs of popcorn out of five. This film is a visual treat as it will be playing in Real 3-D. It is not necessary to have seen the first film to keep up with the story but it would be a fun way to introduce the family to who and how Tron came to be.

In 1982 when the original “Tron” was released, it instantly became a cult classic with its video game look that was appealing. Who could have foreseen that the world created by writer Steven Lisberger would come full circle with even greater graphics in a still growing video world!

Page 38 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

Tron Premiere!

Olivia Wilde shimmered in Pucci at the premiere of her new movie, Tron: Legacy, on Saturday (December 11) at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles.

The 26-year-old actress, who walked the blue carpet with co-stars Jeff Bridges and Garrett Hedlund, accessorized with a Judith Leiber clutch, Christian Louboutin heels and jewels by Tiffany & Co.

For advertising information call: (858) 537.2280

January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS Page 39

We help your dreams come true!

We help your dreams come true!

www.cdva.ca.gov/CalVetLoans (800) 952- 5626 or (916)503-8362

www.cdva.ca.gov/CalVetLoans (800) 952- 5626 or (916)503-8362

You served now, let us serve you.

You served now, let us serve you.

(877) 741-8532

www.veterans.ca.gov

(877) 741-8532

www.veterans.ca.gov Page 40 January 1, 2011 THE MILITARY PRESS

www.cdva.ca.gov/VetService/reintegrationform.aspx www.cdva.ca.gov/VetService/reintegrationform.aspx