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Honoring our fallen heroes
VRC hosts Memorial Day Tribute in Freeland By Kathy Reed
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It was standing room only Monday as the Veterans Resource Center in Freeland hosted a moving Memorial Day event. Veterans and family members packed the house to pay tribute to fallen men and women of the Armed Forces through music, candles and to observe the 3 p.m. national moment of remembrance.
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The stillness of the morning was echoed by the quietness of the crowd gathered for the annual Memorial Day service at Maple Leaf Cemetery in Oak Harbor Monday. Approximately 100 people attended the traditional service, which was hosted this year by American Legion George Morris Post 129, but featured participants from throughout the community, both military and civilian. Hundreds of American flags dotted the cemetery in honor of veterans, setting the scene for a patriotic remembrance, which began with the presentation of colors by members of Oak Harbor High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, and an invocation by Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Chaplain Philip King. Oak Harbor Mayor Jim Slowik addressed the crowd, making note of why the flag is raised, then lowered to half staff for the first part of the day. “The flag is lowered to half staff in the morning to honor and remember the men and women of the military, members of the police force and firefighters who have given their lives,” he said. “At noon, the flag is raised as a promise to never forget the contributions made by those who fight for our freedom and liberty.” In addition to honoring those who died in military service, Slowik also had praise for their families.. “Service to our country is a family commitment. You, too, have sacrificed for the good of our country,” he said. Master of ceremonies for the day, Lenord Little, post commander of Oak Harbor’s American Legion, said this Memorial Day marked the end of an era in our nation’s history. “Army Cpl. Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last “Doughboy” from World War I, was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery on March 15, 2011,” said Little. “We will assure our departed veterans are not forgotten,” he continued. And while the focus of services at Oak Harbor’s Maple Leaf Cemetery and Sunnyside cemetery in Coupeville on Monday was to honor those who have gone before us, those who carry on the fight for freedom today were also acknowledged. “Courageous heroes have written our history and present day soldiers, sailors and marines continue in their footsteps,” said NAS Whidbey executive officer Cmdr. Chris Phillips. “We honor them, we praise them and we remember them. Today the battlefield is different, the weapons have significantly changed, but the fight is still the same.” Also paying homage to fallen comrades were members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Outgoing commander of WhiteheadMuzzall Post 7392 in Oak Harbor, Pete Sill, opened his remarks by mentioning a new fallen veteran, 21-year-old Adam Patton of Port Orchard, who was one of six members of the Army’s 101st Airborn Division killed by an improvised explosive device in
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THIS EDITION The Pet Doctor asks what you feed your pet..........pg. 2 Local students honored for their achievements .pg. 3 Veteran recalls his time as a naval aviator ..........pg. 6 Coupeville’s Memorial Day celebration ............pg. 9
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ask this question of every owner of a dog or cat I see in my exam room. We are what we eat, and good nutrition is the foundation of good health, whether you walk on two legs or four. Sounds simple, but how does the average pet owner, myself included, go about finding a good food to feed? The pet food market is forecast to be a $56 billion industry by 2015. Worldwide there are hundreds of brands of foods OR ETS manufactured by dozens of companies owned by an AKE even smaller number of corporations. In the U.S. federal regulations, which IEL are enforced by the Food DVM and Drug Administration (FDA), standards include labeling for all animal feeds. Another organization, the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) brings together state and federal agencies with industry representatives. Its stated goal is to ensure consumer protection, to safeguard the health of animals and humans, and to help establish standards of uniformity for the pet food industry. Sounds good, right? Unfortunately, it is important to remember that in the U.S., advertising information, such as websites, TV commercials, etc. are not generally regulated. In comments to the FDA, the Pet Food Institute, the voice of the pet food industry, noted that communication from companies beyond the legal label requirements is protected free speech. In its opinion, some information, even if misleading, is better than no information at all. This means the next time you hear a pet food commercial use the terms “natural” or “organic” you should know there is no actual legal definition for the term natural and there are, as yet, no official rules governing the labeling of organic foods for pets. What’s a well-intentioned pet owner to do? There are adherents of cooking for your pets – it’s not as easy to do as you might think when you have to meet all of the nutritional requirements for your dog or cat. Unfortunately, I don’t have the time to try and be my dogs’ personal chef. They have to rely on what I can buy for them. Over the years I have developed a body of knowledge in animal nutrition based on education and personal interest. Based on that background here are some rules of thumb to help you decide if you want to trust your pet’s health to a food you buy at the grocery or pet store: • Does the manufacturer have veterinary nutritionists on staff? Many companies will consult with a veterinary nutritionist to formulate their diets, but that is the end of their research and development efforts. • Does the manufacturer make their pet food? Many consumers are surprised to learn most manufacturers have their foods made by another company. • Does the manufacturer do feeding trials to see if the diet actually works as intended or do they rely on just meeting the standards required for labeling? • Does the manufacturer make a complete line of products including therapeutic diets for specific medical conditions? Following these guidelines quickly whittles the list of potential brands of food for me down to a small handful. For additional information regarding what a pet food label can tell you I recommend visiting the Animal and Veterinary section of the FDA website www.fda.gov/ani malveterinary/resourcesforyou/ucm047113.htm.
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Bob Papadakis, right, Boeing’s Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Integration Lead for the EA-18G Growler, sits next to Major Svend Raun CD, the secretary-treasurer of the Military Ball Committee before Papadakis speaks about the Growler, or Grizzly, as it is known on aircraft carriers. The men attended the PBY Memorial Foundation luncheon at the Chief’s Club on Ault Field Road in Oak Harbor May 24. DENNIS CONNOLLY/WHIDBEY CROSSWIND
PBY Memorial luncheon offers Growler education The delivery of Growlers critical to the Navy’s transition plan By DENNIS CONNOLLY
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The PBY Memorial Foundation met May 24 at the CPO Club, for a luncheon, announcements and a speech by Bob Papadakis, Boeing’s Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Integration Lead for the EA-18G Growler. President Win Stites introduced the day’s speaker, Bob Papadakis, Naval Academy graduate and Navy veteran of 23 years. Papadakis was a bombardier/navigator in the A-6 Intruder and an electronic countermeasures officer in the EA-6B and commanded VAQ-133. He completed his career as requirements officer for the EA-6B and the EA-18G on the Chief of Operations staff in the Pentagon. Papadakis was engaged in the EA-18G program in St. Louis, then transferred to Washington to establish the Growler Support Center at NAS Whidbey. He said the delivery of Growlers, or Grizzly, as the plane is called on aircraft carriers, is critical to the
Navy’s transition plan. “They are transitioning two to three squadrons a year and we have delivered every EA-18G early, or on time,” Papadakis said, “Reducing their risk in transition and providing them operational flexibility.” Derived from the combat proven F/A-18F, the Growler has more than 90 percent in common with the standard Super Hornet. It is an electronic attack version with flight performance similar to that of the F/A-18E/F. This allows the Growler to perform escort jamming as well as the traditional standoff jamming mission. The Growler will be able to accompany F/A-18s during all phases of an attack mission. Papadakis said the plane can continually do updates on a target, have a data link capability and can pass information between aircraft for tactical updates. He also said the unrefueled combat radius with two fuel tanks and a pod load is approximately 500 miles but the EA-18G is capable of air-to-air
refueling as well. PBY Memorial Foundation member Will Stein said later that it was a good education. “It was very informative, very hightech but he made it understandable visually through his slides,” Stein said. “It’s more capable, newer systems — more capable than the Prowler. If the Navy’s current plan stays in place, the Growler will eventually replace the Prowler. “The Prowler was a good airplane and brought us home safe,” Papadakis said. “But it was time for a new aircraft.” More than 30 people were in attendance and enjoyed lunch, laughter and memories of past shipmates like Russ Jacabson. He ferried troops to distant island beaches during World War II and retired as a full commander after 28 years. In regular PBY Memorial Foundation business, Stites said the table and tent the organization had at Holland Happening was more profitable this year than last, dirt streets and all.
Dr. Kiel is the U.S. Army veterinarian currently supporting NAS Whidbey Island and Naval Station Everett. His columns appear the first and third Friday of each month. Please send questions or comments to Dr. Kiel at joseph.kiel@navy.mil.
OHHS students earn appointments, scholarships
Columbia College students soar The Whidbey Island campus of Columbia College, located at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, recently held a ceremony honoring the scholastic achievements of some of its students. At a ceremony last week, the newest members of the business honor society Sigma Beta Delta were inducted. Scott Kubale, retired Navy, Pamela Velez from Fleet Readiness Center Northwest and Donald Redman of Carrier Air Wing shared in the honor. Timothy Scribner of the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit was awarded the $500 Frank S. Westling scholarship. Westling was a highly decorated infantry officer and former dean of the college’s extended studies division, now called adult higher eduction. Information on Columbia College-Whidbey Island is available by calling 279-9030.
(Top) Scott Kubale, Pamela Velez and Donald Redman are the newest inductees into Sigma Beta Delta at Columbia College. (Bottom) Timothy Scribner stands with campus director MarJean Knokey after being awarded the Frank S. Westling Scholarship
Six students at Oak Harbor High School have received either an appointment to a military academy or a Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship and all six will be making different study plans when school starts next fall. Kaleb McConaghy is going to Oregon State University; Trixie Santos, Seattle University; Abigail Leete, Point Loma Nazarene University; Brandy Allain, Norwich University; and Laura Jean Lauzen, Oregon State University. Judd Ford received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Brandy Allain was a member of Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps for her four years at Oak Harbor High School. Judd Ford has a brother at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and his father flew A-6’s. Principal Dwight Lundstrom knows many of the students. “Abigail Leete was very active in track,” he said, “Laura Jean Lauzen was an outstanding student and musician.” Many of them took so many academic classes they had little time for other pursuits. Some 50 percent of the students at OHHS are connected to the Navy through their parents.
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Pictured from left are Oak Harbor High School graduating seniors Kaleb McConaghy, Trixie Santos, Abigail Leete, Brandy Allain and Laura Jean Lauzen. All were awarded ROTC scholarships. Not pictured is Judd Ford, who received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OAK HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
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A moving Memorial Day It’s hard not to be moved by what you see and hear while covering a story. It was my pleasure the past few days to attend several different Memorial Day observances, and each managed to tug at my heart, and yes, I even had to surreptitiously wipe a tear or two from my eye. But we journalists don’t have feelings, right? Forgive me, but how can you not be moved when a room full of people call out name after name of people they’ve known KATHY and loved who have died while serving their country? I couldn’t REED do it. It’s hard not to be moved when you watch today’s youth — tomorrow’s leaders — walking among the graves looking for the names of veterans who deserve to have a flag next to their tombstone. The tolling of the bell has very a somber ring when you think of what it symbolizes during the two-bell ceremony in a Memorial Day service of remembrance. The three-shot volley fired by the Navy’s Honor Guard conjures up images of the many funeral services that have come before, and the many that are still to come. And the sound of a bugler playing “Taps” on a still, quiet morning can only be described as mournful, but utterly, beautifully moving. Those are the first images that come to mind as I think back over the past few days. While you can acquire a thick skin in this business, it’s good to know there are still things that can pierce it. It’s always good to remember what really matters.
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Sun comes out tonight for “Annie” Performances of the musical “Annie” begin today at the Whidbey Playhouse in Oak Harbor. Shows will be held at 7:30 p.m. each Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening through June 25. Matinee performances will be held each Sunday in June at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $16. Go to www.whidbeyplayhouse. com or call 679-2237 for details.
Relay for Life begins today The 2011 Relay for Life of North Whidbey gets underway at 6 p.m. Friday, and runs through 2 p.m. Saturday at North Whidbey Middle School in Oak Harbor. There is still time for those interested in making a donation to receive luminaria bags. Bags are available in several categories and donations will be accepted until 9:30 p.m. tonight at the NWMS. The luminaria ceremony begins at 10 p.m. Go to www.relayforlife. org/northwhidbeywa for information.
Blood drive coming to NASWI There will be a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 14 at the base gym on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Organizers say the need for blood is constant, and activities such as holiday travel, visits from out of town guests, deployments and other factors can prohibit regular volunteer donors from contributing. People who have never before donated are asked to join this effort. Donating blood takes about an hour of your time, and each gift can potentially save three lives. Donations help troops and also those who have suffered trauma, those battling cancer, premature babies and others. Appointments are available by going to Military Life Force and using the sponsor code NASWI. Those who show up at their scheduled time will be allowed to go to the front of the line.
Donors should be well hydrated and should have eaten within four hours. Those with questions may contact the laboratory officer at Naval Hospital Oak Harbor at 257-9683 or go to Military Life Force.
Project Linus opens Chapter on Whidbey Island Project Linus, a volunteer organization that provides comfort and security to seriously ill and traumatized children through handmade blankets, has created a new chapter on Whidbey Island. Cindi Zimmerman will serve as the chapter coordinator for the area. Her volunteer duties will include recruiting “blanketeers” to make new, handmade, washable blankets and afghans, as well as arranging distribution with organizations such as hospitals, shelters, social service agencies, etc. “I first heard about Project Linus from one of my clients. She has a daughter that was bitten by the family dog while her husband was deployed and they were visiting family in Oregon,” said Zimmerman. “The hospital had given her a blanket made by the local chapter there. The little girl continued to carry the blanket everywhere for weeks after that. It dawned on me that we could use a chapter here. Our goal is to serve all of Whidbey Island and to eventually expand to service the San Juan Islands.” Since its inception, Project Linus has grown tremendously and has delivered more than 3.8 million blankets. There are many opportunities to participate in the success of this project on Whidbey Island. In addition to individuals, churches, social groups and senior centers, clubs such as 4-H, Boy and Girl Scouts and schools can coordinate projects to make blankets. For more information contact Zimmerman by phone at 672-0511, via email at projectlinuswhid bey@gmail.com or go to www.projectlinuswhidbey. org.
Farewell, Building 49 The Navy Wives Club of America, Whidbey Island No. 150, will say goodbye to its longtime meeting room at a formal reception Saturday at 2 p.m. The group invites all past and present members and family to come bid farewell to Building 49 on the Seaplane Base of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The Navy Wives Club has held its meetings in Building 49 for more than 30 years. The structure is to be remodeled, so the NWCOA has moved its meeting room to Building 22 on the Seaplane Base. The group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Wives of all enlisted Navy personnel are encouraged to attend.
Ballet Slipper to perform “The Wizard of Oz” Mark your calendars for two upcoming performances of “The Wizard of Oz” by The Ballet Slipper. Performances will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 18 and at 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, June 19. All shows will take place at Oak Harbor High School’s student union building. Tickets are $10 each and are available at Bayview Embroidery on Pioneer Way in downtown Oak Harbor. Information is available by contacting Diane at 929-5828.
Navy League to be briefed on Pioneer Way Construction Project manager Larry Cort will be the guest speaker Tuesday at the regular meeting of the U.S. Navy League Oak Harbor Council. Cort will discuss the construction project underway on Pioneer Way in downtown Oak Harbor. The Navy League holds it meetings the first Tuesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at the Officer’s Club on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
Hundreds of family caregiver applications processed by VA WASHINGTON – In the first week for open applications, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has assisted more than 625 veterans, servicemembers and their family caregivers in applying for new services under the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 2010. “We are off to a good start having helped hundreds to apply, but we know there are thousands more who will qualify and need to apply today,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “I encourage eligible Veterans and their family caregivers to apply now to receive the benefits they have earned.” New services for primary family caregivers of eligible post-9/11 veterans include a stipend, mental health services, and access to health care insurance, if they are not already entitled to care or services under a health plan. The stipend portion of this service will be backdated to the date of the application. Comprehensive
caregiver training and medical support are other key components of this program. VA began processing applications for eligible post-9/11 veterans and servicemembers to designate a Primary Family Caregiver on May 9. On top of receiving the 625 plus applications, caregiver support coordinators have also assisted nearly 1,200 other caregivers in finding more than two dozen other caregiver benefits VA provides. Applications can be processed by telephone through the Caregiver Support Line at (855) 260-3274, in person at a VA medical center with a Caregiver Support coordinator, by mail or online at www. caregiver.va.gov with the new Caregiver Application (VA Form 1010-CG). The website application also features a chat option that provides the family caregiver with a live representative to assist in completing the application form.
USS George H.W. Bush visits first overseas port By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Walter USS George H.W. Bush Public Affairs
PORTSMOUTH, England (NNS) -- The Norfolk, Va.-based USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) anchored off the coast of Portsmouth, England, May 26, marking the first ever overseas port call for the nation’s newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. Nearly 5,000 sailors of George H.W. Bush and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight will spend several days visiting the historic port and the capital city of London, as well as participating in the various tours offered to the crew through the ship’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) program. “Portsmouth is the first of many port visits for this proud ship,” said George H.W. Bush Command Master Chief (SW) David Colton. “The crew is excited to get immersed in English culture, try the local food, and go to London.” Colton said the expectations are high for the crew as they show the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier to a foreign nation, and he remained confident in their ability to represent their country and their ship. “I expect that every George H.W. Bush sailor will be great ambassadors and their conduct ashore will be exceptional,” he said. The scheduled port call follows George H.W. Bush’s participation in the eight-day, multi-national military exercise Saxon Warrior 11, which was hosted by the U.K.-based Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST). The guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), assigned to the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, also arrived in Portsmouth for its first foreign port call. Both ships departed Norfolk, Va., May 11 on their first combat deployment.
Correction In the May 27 issue of the Whidbey Crosswind, Jim Lotzgesell’s name was misspelled. The Whidbey Crosswind regrets the error.
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The USS Nashville (CL-43) off Mare Island Navy Yard in California in 1942, shortly after escorting the Hornet (CV-8) and Lt. Col. James Doolittle and 16 Army B-25 bombers for their surprise bombing raid on Japan. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LOTZGESELL FAMILY
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Back in World War II, Jim Lotzgesell was an aviator. He flew the OS2U Kingfisher seaplane off the stern catapult of the light cruiser USS Nashville (CL-23), or if the sea was relatively calm, off the water. He survived plane wrecks, mid-air danger, kamikaze attacks and discovered a world of military might he’d never known, as well as a career and comrades he thoroughly enjoyed for more than 21 years. First however, he had to decide which branch to go in.
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Lotzgesell, a native of Sequim, was going to the University of Washington when Japan’s attack on Dec. 7, 1941, catapulted the United States into World War II. Like many young men, Lotzgesell wanted in. He thought about the Marine Corps for a while but after talking with an old Navy chief, he decided on the Navy. “There a war going on and I was afraid I was going to miss it,” Lotzgesell said. Once he was officially in the Navy, it didn’t take long before he was aboard the USS Chester (CA-27), a heavy cruiser. For five months he traveled with Task Force 94 to Adak Island in the Aleutians, bombing Matsuwa and Paramushiru in the Kuril Island chain. Lotzgesell remembers when they bombed Paramushiru in heavy fog. “The fog was so thick that we were in a line of U.S. ships and one almost came up our stern. We bombed their airfields and we could hear the Japanese planes above us but the fog was so thick they couldn’t see to drop their bombs. They never did.” Lotzgesell got sick and went to the hospital in Attu. While he was gone he was replaced on the USS Chester. So he got new orders for the USS Nashville (CL-43). Then he started traveling. From the Aleutian Chain, to Seattle, to San Francisco, staying in the very nice Clift Hotel for two weeks, then on a banana boat where he was bunked five men high. He got outside, though. “I spent the whole trip on the hatch playing poker,” he said. “In 11 days at sea, I won over $500. I sent it home to my folks.” Then he was on a PB2Y-3, a large, four-engine sea plane that ambled across the Pacific to Tarawa, to Manus, Admiralty Islands, north of New Guinea and one degree south of the Equator. Manus had a large bay and a sailor told him to go out on the dock and wait for a liberty boat which would take him to the USS Nashville. It did, but only after Lotzgesell has spent the day waiting on the pier and getting the worst sunburn of his life. Once aboard, He was flying the OS2U Kingfisher and in a large lagoon. “Once I was flying at about 1,500 feet and as far as I could see there were ships at anchor — American and Australian,” he said. “I never saw anything like that.” The USS Nashville was in Task Force 67 and carried Gen. Douglas MacArthur. “We were bombing islands on the way to the Philippines, everyone knew that’s where we were headed,” Lotzgesell said.
Ensign James H. Lotzgesell in May 27, 1943 . PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LOTZGESELL FAMILY
The USS Nashville provided fire support at Hollandia, Tanahmerah Bay and Aitape and Biak, Schouten Islands. They were getting ready for the Philippines. Lotzgesell said Douglas MacArthur was the smartest military mind he has ever met. “He could look at a chart of an island and pick out the areas he was gonna hit, where the troops would come in and he was right,” Lotzgesell said. So they kept mopping up islands on the way to the Philippines, he kept flying reconnaissance and firing
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A formation of OS2-U Kingfishers, the main shipboard observation aircraft used by the United States Navy during World War II. Some 1,519 of the aircraft were built. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LOTZGESELL FAMILY
Jim Lotzgesell last Friday in Oak Harbor, talking about his life in the Navy. DENNIS CONNOLLY/WHIDBEY CROSSWIND
CAREER | FROM PAGE 6 missions, telling the military where to aim their guns and the USS Nashville kept steaming. There were Australians on the ship and Australian ships in the harbor. They also had Australian flight control on USS Nashville’s bridge. One day, Lotzgesell was up in his seaplane and saw two planes up above him, coming in from the right. “I banked it and dove down to 50 feet off the deck, trying to shake them and they followed me down,” Lotzgesell said. “I then realized they were Australians. I called the ship and told them to get those guys off of
me. When I got back to the ship I was pissed off and I was headed to CIC when the Executive Officer caught me by the arm and spun me around and said we don’t want to start another war with the Australians.” Lotzgesell remembers another day, Dec. 13, 1944, as a hot day. They were on their way to Mindoro, south of Luzon, and Lotzgesell was resting on the stern in the shade when he looked up and saw the red of a rising sun on a Japanese plane. It came straight down and hit the USS Nashville between the two stacks. It’s two bombs blew up about 10 feet in the air. The kamikaze killed 133 men and wounded 190 more. “It killed every marine on the ship except for two and most of the chiefs,” Lotzgesell said. “The Marine master sergeant had to match the body parts with the bodies and I offered to help him. “I picked up an arm and put it next to a Marine Corps body but it had a wristwatch on and the master sergeant knew the guy didn’t wear a watch,” Lotzgesell said. The ship went back to the West Coast for repairs. While 50 miles off
Hawaii, Lotzgesell saved his own life by doing everything right, though he didn’t know it at the time. The Navy had just introduced the Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk, a single-seat reconnaissance seaplane that could be launched from cruisers or battleships. The OS2U Kingfisher, with the back seat, had proven very useful in carrier operations. They could land in the water, pick up downed pilots and get them back to the carriers. Someone had decided to put a stretcher in the fuselage behind the pilot in the SC-1 Seahawk. Lotzgesell was to be the pilot. Traditionally, the paymaster arrived in port first to get the men’s pay ready so he was chosen to go into Hawaii with Lotzgesell. They strapped the paymaster in first, then Lotzgesell, and lowered the plane into the water, which was a little rough. Perhaps because the extra weight of the paymaster, or the rough water, the plane started to bounce. And continued to bounce. “I put the nose up and the plane started to come up but turned over on its side and crashed into the
“I put the nose up and the plane started to come up, but turned over on its side and crashed into the ocean. Then it started to sink.” – Jim Lotzgesell ocean,” Lotzgesell said. “Then it started to sink.” Lotzgesell got out of his seat, pulled it forward and down and got the paymaster out of the stretcher, out of the plane and headed for the surface. Then he started to head up. “But my parachute got hung up on the windshield of the plane and we’re sinking. “I put a foot on the dashboard and pulled and pulled and finally I got free, but then as I got out of the plane and headed up I got hooked up on the antennae which is 20 to 25 feet,” he continued. “I couldn’t stay under
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water any longer, so I pulled and pulled and finally I was free. As I went up and up I felt I was at the end of my rope but I broke the surface and got air,” he said. Though he had trouble, he managed to inflate his raft, found the paymaster, who was clinging to the big float that had broken off the plane, and relaxed while waiting for the ship’s boat. When the boat showed up, Lotzgesell directed them to the paymaster, who was behind the float
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and then went back to the ship. “A pilot on board, Bill Haynesworth, later told me when I was bouncing up and down on takeoff my tail horizon stabilizer broke off,” Lotzgesell said. Still, when they compared notes on board, he had done everything right. “Training,” he said. Lotzgesell spent more than 21 years in the Navy. He was sent to Whidbey Island after World War II. Also after the war on March 5, 1946, he married his sweetheart, Shirley, who he’s still married to today. And he’s continued to do right. Every Monday morning, he gets together with other veterans at Artie’s restaurant. They talk about what they went through and how it was worth it.
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(Above) Local American Legion post commander Lenord Little points out an area of Maple Leaf Cemetery where young volunteers can place flags on veterans’ graves. (Left) Members of Oak Harbor High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, from left, Kevin Prevost, 14, Amanda Simpson, 14, and Robert Walter, 16, look for graves upon which to place flags for Memorial Day at Maple Leaf Cemetery. KATHY REED/ WHIDBEY CROSSWIND
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t is a silent tribute that speaks volumes. You have only to look at the flags scattered across the grounds of Maple Leaf Cemetery in Oak Harbor and Sunnyside Cemetery in Coupeville to grasp the true meaning of Memorial Day. Volunteers from the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies and Junior Ladies Auxiliaries, Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and the community came out in force Saturday morning to place hundreds of flags at the graves of veterans. “This is a pretty typical turnout,“ acknowledged Lenord Little, commander of the American Legion George Morris Post 129 in Oak Harbor. In all, about 50 volunteers placed 560 flags at Maple Leaf. As Little handed out stacks of flags, he also handed out advice to the younger volunteers. “I tell them as they go through the cemetery to look at the history that’s out there,” he said. “Young people have an idea what Memorial Day is about, but they don’t really understand it. Somewhere along the line it’s forgotten.” “It saddens me, and I don’t really like cemeteries, but I like to help,” said 14-year-old Amanda Simpson, a member of NJROTC. Kevin Prevost, 14, also a member of NJROTC, said he appreciated the activity and the meaning behind it.
“It’s good to give recognition to those who died in service to our country,” he said. Sherri Marsolek of Oak Harbor, had a more personal reason to lend a hand. “My dad was a veteran,” she said. “I always like to try to help out that way.” One of the challenges to placing the flags, according to Little, is that not all the grave stones are marked. He puts a removable sticker on some of the stones, but he said some veterans get missed inadvertently each year, despite the Legion‘s best efforts. He walks the cemetery grounds after the volunteers leave each year to make sure the all veterans he knows of have a flag. “Our good times come with remembering the price of freedom,” Little said. “Some paid a lot more than others. I make it a point they won’t be forgotten.”
According to Lenord Little, American Legion George Morris Post 129 commander, more than 94,000 flags have been sent overseas as part of the American Legion’s Overseas Graves Decoration Trust Fund. The fund provides U.S. flags, free of charge, to place at the grave sites of U.S. war dead buried in foreign lands, under the American Battle Monuments Commission’s administration.
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Members of the Navy Wives Club of America gather Tuesday evening for a memorial tribute at Babyland, a section of Maple Leaf Cemetery in Oak Harbor. KATHY REED/WHIDBEY CROSSWIND
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They’ve been doing it for so long, they can’t actually remember how long it’s been. Members and guests of the Navy Wives Club of America, Whidbey Island branch 150, gathered briefly Tuesday evening at Maple Leaf Cemetery in Oak Harbor for their annual Babyland dedication and memorial. “Babyland goes back way before I joined, which was in 1974,” said NWCA president Betty Glein. “As I understand it, some military infants passed away and their parents were being transferred out. They asked the Wives Club if they would look after the graves.” And so began a decadeslong tradition. Over the years, members of the club have worked in conjunction with cemetery personnel to help place markers on graves where
there was no stone. The Navy Wives have carefully tended the corner of the cemetery where most of the graves are located. A heart-shaped bed surrounds the granite blocks that mark the area at the corner of NE 16th Street and Regatta Avenue. “We’re not landscapers, but we try to make it look nice,” said Glein. “The Thundercloud plum (trees) along the road there have been planted in memory or in honor of family members and Navy wives,” said NWCA member Barbara Mann. “Each one was planted with a prayer.” Approximately 25 trees line the lane that stretches from the corner nearest Babyland to the center of the cemetery. Because of space, the women stopped planting trees there in the late 1990s. They try to keep the flower bed filled with
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Navy Band Northwest performs in Coupeville’s Town Park following Saturday’s Memorial Day Parade. KATHY REED/WHIDBEY CROSSWIND
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– Capt. Jay Johnston Edie. Of course, good weather helped to make the day more enjoyable all the way around, creating a scenic backdrop at Town Park for Navy Band Northwest, which entertained the crowd toward the end of the celebration, and helped round out the Memorial Day festivities. “I think it’s all a force for good,” said Audrey Samelson of Coupeville. But no Memorial Day celebration would be complete without taking time to honor those who died in service to our country. After welcoming remarks from Coupeville Mayor Nancy Conard, the honor of commemorating the event fell to keynote speaker Capt. Jay Johnston, commanding officer of NAS Whidbey Island. “As we so often hear, freedom has a price and each generation pays its dues,” said Johnston.
“Today is our day to say thank you to those who foot the bill, those who have paid the ultimate price.” Johnston went on to remind the crowd of the importance Naval aviation has played over the course of the last 100 years, asking people to remember the aviators from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard who lost their lives while serving their country. “They gave up entire lives — we owe them more
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(Top) Members of the Oak Harbor Veterans of Foreign Wars march in Saturday’s Memorial Day parade in Coupeville. (Center) NASWI commanding officer, Capt. Jay Johnston, rides in style. (Bottom) 22-month-old Christopher Thornton watches the parade. KATHY REED/WHIDBEY CROSSWIND
The town of Coupeville knows how to throw a celebration. It’s annual Memorial Day parade and remembrance ceremony were well attended last Saturday, as hundreds of people of all ages gathered along the parade route. With 72 entries in this year’s parade, the event didn’t disappoint. Survivors of Pearl Harbor and other World War II veterans rode in classic cars near the front of the procession. Other entries included the Coupeville High School Band, community groups and businesses. “It’s a fun family outing and good for remembering,” said Kristina Thornton, who watched the parade with her husband, Ryan, an Aviation Electronics Technician at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, and their 22-month-old son, Christopher. “It’s interesting to meet all the old timers,” said Dave Nelson. Nelson and his wife, Edie, live just south of Coupeville. “We honor and love our country and the people that have served,” said
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than one day,” he said. “Find ways to ensure their legacy endures. We live in a sound-bite culture where major events are only good for one news cycle and are too soon forgotten or replaced by another breaking story. These men and women are worth more than that. Their history deserves telling and retelling. “We have witnessed again and again the powerful force of freedom and its determination to take root even where there seems to be no hope,” Johnston continued. “It thrives because of the men and women we honor today. It grows because they lived and died knowing that freedom is the most precious gift we have.”
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mothers and fathers that have had to move on, as part of the Navy lifestyle,” Glein said. “I’ve been so blessed with so many babies in my life that are healthy and strong, it’s just an emotional feeling I have for the area.”
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FRI., JUNE 3
“Annie” begins at the Playhouse: Performances of the musical “Annie” begin Friday at the Whidbey Playhouse in Oak Harbor. Evening performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. each Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening through June 25. Matinee performances will be held each Sunday in June at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $16. Go to www. whidbeyplayhouse.com or call 679-2237 for details. Click Music Acoustic Jam: Join friends and neighbors for a free evening of playing music together Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Click Music, 1130 NE Seventh Ave., Oak Harbor. Jam leader Ed Newkirk welcomes players of all ages and levels. Call 675-5544 for information. Little Strikers: Parents are encouraged to bring children ages 2 to 5 to learn to bowl at the Convergence Zone on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. each Friday. Bowling is followed by a learning- or holiday-themed craft in the Media Zone.
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MON., JUNE 6
VFW general membership meeting: Veterans of Foreign Wars, WhiteheadMuzzall Post 7392 will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday. The VFW is located at 3037 N. Goldie Rd. Call 675-4048 for information. VFW Ladies Auxiliary: The Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary of Whitehead-Muzzall Post 7392 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday. Call 675-4048 for details.
TUES., JUNE 7
Navy League meets: The regular monthly meeting of the Oak Harbor Navy League will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Officer’s Club on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Navy Wives Club of America meeting: Navy Wives Club of America, Whidbey Island #150, meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Building 22 on Seaplane Base. Call 675-0233 for information. To learn more about the organization or membership, go to www. navywivesclubofamerica. org or call toll-free at 1-866-511-NWCA(6922)
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Children must be supervised. Call 257-2432, 257-2702 or 257-2074 or go to www. navylifepnw.com for details.
SAT., JUNE 4
Singing men present “Heart Throb”: The Seattle Men’s Chorus will be performing on Saturday at 7 p.m., at South Whidbey High School. The concert entitled “Heart Throb” will benefit CADA (Citizens Against Domestic & Sexual Abuse). Tickets are available for $25 now by contacting the CADA office a 675-7057. Free movie at the library: The Oak Harbor Library will be showing the film “Secretariat” at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The movie is based on the true story of the 1973 Triple Crown winner and stars Diane Lane. Free popcorn will be provided by Friends of the Oak Harbor Library. Call 675-5115 for details. Free Draft Horse Wagon Rides: Enjoy free draft horse wagon rides each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at A Knot in Thyme Holly Farm and Lavender Gardens on DeGraff Road near Oak Harbor. Rides
are offered every Saturday through Sept. 24. Call 2401216 for information.
SUN., JUNE 5
Annual Chum Run: The 15th annual Chum Run will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday at Community Park in Langley. People of all ages are invited to take part in a 5K run or walk through the forest trails of the park. Proceeds will benefit South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District and the South Whidbey High School Cross Country team. Younger children can take part in the “Fry Run.” Cost is $25 if you register by June 2 or $30 on the day of the race. There is a $5 discount for students 18 and under and a $5 discount for families with three or more registrants. Call 221-5484 for registration information. Sunday Farmers Market: A farmers market will be held each Sunday through Sept. 25 at Greenbank Farm. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local farmers and food producers participate in this weekly event. There will be cooking demonstrations, plant clinics
Proud Military Kids Deployment Activity: There will be an activity for eligible military children from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 11 at the Youth Activity Center on Wake Avenue in Oak Harbor. Call 257NAVY for information. Saturday Morning Adventure Club: Eligible military children in kindergarten through fifth grade can take part in the Saturday Morning Adventure Club at the Youth Activity Center in Oak Harbor on June 11. Kids can enjoy free open recreation, including arts and crafts, games, snakes and more from 9 a.m. to noon. Must have a current registration card on file to attend. Stop by the Youth Center on Wake Avenue to sign up.
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TUES., JUNE 14
Blood Drive: There will be a blood drive on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at the base gym. Navy Region Northwest officials say it takes about an hour to give blood, which is used to help our troops and those who have suffered trauma, those with cancer, surgery patients, premature babies and others. Those interested in scheduling an appointment can go to Military Life Force and use the sponsor code NASWI. Call 257-9683 for information or questions. Association of Naval Aviation to meet: The Association of Naval Aviation, Whidbey Island Squadron 40, will meet for a no-host lunch at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 14 at the Officers’ Club on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. There will be a presentation by retired Capt. Evan Reese, who will describe the events surrounding his flight on Feb. 6, 1970, when his A-6A Intruder was shot down over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Nonmembers are welcome to attend. Anyone who needs access to the base for this event may contact David Weisbrod at 675-7935 or via email at ds.weisbrod@gmail. com before Tuesday, June 7. Local Farms and Farmers Markets: Learn about local farmers markets and how to subscribe to a local farm for fresh produce during this class at Oak Harbor City Hall from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 14. Linda Bartlett presents this class, which is part of the Green Living Series to teach fun ways to save money and have earthfriendly adventures in your kitchen and back yard. Call 675-5115 or go to www. sno-isle.org for information. Whidbey Sounders Toastmasters meet: Improve your ability to articulate ideas and present information to a group.
The Whidbey Sounders Toastmasters Club meets the second, fourth and fifth Tuesdays of each month at San Remo Mediterranean Grill in Oak Harbor at 6:30 p.m. Information is available online at www. whidbeysounders.org.
THURS., JUNE 16
Book Discussion Group: The book “Pomegranate Soup,” by Marsha Mehran is the book for the discussion group meeting at the Oak Harbor Library at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 16. Organizers say all are welcome to attend. Call 675-5115 or go to www. sno-isle.org for information.
TUES., JUNE 21
Summer Youth Bowling Clinic and League Registration Drive: Eligible military youth ages 5 to 19 can take part in a bowling clinic from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 21 through Thursday, June 23 at the Convergence Zone on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Registration is required for this free event. The focus will be on grip, stance, approach and release. Summer Junior Bowling League begins June 29 and will meet each Wednesday through Aug. 31. Those interested may call 257-2432 for information. Westward Ho: Adventures Unlimited school age care summer camp begins Tuesday, June 21 and runs through Friday, June 24. Camp goes from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Preregistration is required. Call 257-0889 for details.
WED., JUNE 22
Summer Reading Program Kickoff: Get school-age children started on their summer reading with the Oregon Shadow Theatre’s performance of “Puss in Boots” at 3 p.m. at the Oak Harbor Library on Wednesday, June 22. For information, call 675-5115 or go to www.sno-isle.org.
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WASHINGTON (NNS) — In response to increased retention of pilots and naval flight officers (NFOs) at the department head and command levels, the Navy announced May 18 in NAVADMINs 168/11 and 169/11 that it has restructured the Aviation Career Continuation Pay (ACCP) program for fiscal year 2011. Changes were announced in NAVADMIN 168/11 for active duty aviators and in NAVADMIN 169/11 for full-time support (FTS) aviators. “Providing appropriate incentives to retain skilled personnel for critical naval aviation billets is essential to maintaining combat readiness,� said Rear Adm. Tony Kurta, the director of military plans and policy for Chief of Naval Personnel. To ensure an efficient use of funds, the fiscal year 2011 bonus program includes a general reduction in bonus amounts, as well as the alignment of available bonuses for department heads by aircraft type, model and series.
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A three-volley salute by members of the NAS Whidbey Honor Guard, a performance of “Taps,” by American Legion member Donald Blackburn and a benediction by Chaplain King brought the Memorial Day services at both cemeteries to an end. But even with the ceremony at an end, Cmdr. Phillips’ words linger. “Our greatest asset is, and will continue to be, our men and women in uniform,” he said. “This Memorial Day and every day may we never forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice ... May we never fail to live up to their standard and never falter in our fight to preserve freedom at home and abroad.”
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“By observing a full minute of silence, we remember who and what we honor today,” said retired Navy Capt. Sandra DeGroot, master of ceremonies for Monday’s VRC Memorial Day event and a VRC board member. “On this national day of remembrance, we honor all who have served,” DeGroot continued. “It is our tradition to pay tribute.” Four candles were lit during the ceremony. The first candle, a red one, was lit for those who died in service to our country. Audience members were asked to call out names of those lost in the line of duty. Names were spoken aloud from every corner of the room, as people quietly wiped away tears. Three more candles, white this time, were lit, representing those who had served and those still serving; for family and loved ones of those in service, past and present; and in honor of the skills and knowledge veterans bring home with them, as well as those who work to heal the wounds of war. Three more times names were called out from the crowd.
“It is our mission at the VRC to promote community-based efforts to heal the effects of war on our veterans.” – Sandra DeGroot “It is our mission at the VRC to promote community-based efforts to heal the effects of war on our veterans,” said DeGroot. “We are new and we are growing. I would dare say we are the only community center like this in the area.” Veterans and family members at the ceremony represented World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, as indicated by a show of hands. There were also family members of World War I veterans present. “It was heartwarming,” board member John McFarland said of the ceremony. “There was such a mixture of ages, representing an entire strata of military service, which, when you think about it, defines our purpose.” “We are growing stronger and stronger every day,” agreed Bill Hughes, also a board member and a veter-
an of Navy Seal Team Two. “This is great. And our Wednesday night support group is growing too.” Music for the event was provided by the Open Circle Community Choir, based on South Whidbey Island. About half of the choir’s 50 members were present, according to co-director Peggy Taylor. She said the mission of the VRC parallels the mission of the choir. “One of our missions is to bring music into our community, especially healing music,” said Taylor. “We call it vitamin H - harmony.” McFarland said the turnout at Monday’s event was a testimony to how much VRC founders Judith Gorman and her husband Perry McClellan had been able to accomplish since the center moved into the building last September, calling them an inspiration to those who volunteer. He said the center has quickly become a place where veterans of all ages feel at home and come in just to talk and share a story and a smile. “There’s a hidden and unexpressed value of this center,” McFarland said. “People leave here feeling good.”