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NOVEMBER 7, 2011
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Heading for playoffs By Sandra Clark The Karns High football team (at right) boards a bus for their playoff game Friday at Science Hill. Karns (6-4) faced the 7-3 Hilltoppers. Results were not available at press time, but the game’s winner will face the winner of Friday’s Maryville-Bearden game this week. Karns compiled its best season in 37 years under the leadership of head coach Derek Witt. The last time Karns was 6-4 was 1974. Witt said his team bought into a vision of success that carried them through preseason, summer workouts, speed training and the just ended regular season. Regardless of Friday’s outcome, this team laid a foundation for the future. Karns High School fans look forward to their continued success.
New ‘battle’ for Korean War veteran See Lorraine’s story on page A-6
Photo by Theresa Edwards
Students get glimpse of WWII By Sandra Clark William “Bo” Pierce likes kids. His booming baritone announced three games of Powder Puff football at Hardin Valley Academy last week. And on Tuesday he spoke to two history classes that happen to be taught by his daughter, Rebecca Pierce. It’s a family affair at HVA since Bo’s wife and Becky’s mom is Lavonne Pierce, the office sentry for principals, the keeper of the gate. “My daddy grew up on a farm, but he didn’t want to be a farmer,” said Bo Pierce. “So he joined the Navy and trained as a diesel mechanic. He took care of the ship and worked as a mechanic after his discharge, … raised a few beef cattle. “He still didn’t have his high school diploma, and
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Bo Pierce (right) shows a bolt-action rifle as used in World War II to the history class at Hardin Valley Academy. The Navy jacket displayed was his dad’s who served in World War II on the USS Valencia (AKA81). Students are Megan Camfield, Neidi Carillo and Jordan Cook. Photo by T. Edwards
how soldiers attached a bayonet and described how American and Japanese soldiers fought literally handto-hand when the U.S. troops came on land. Something as simple as
a scope was just a metal attachment to the rifle that flipped up or down. The soldier had to manually adjust for distance. There were no auto-focus devices or infrared. There were no drones or
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During war time, battleweary soldiers are sometimes given the opportunity to “stand down,” or withdraw from combat and refresh themselves with warm food and camaraderie, and receive care for their wounds. The term “stand down” now refers to communitybased intervention programs that serve homeless veterans, many of whom are continuing to fight for survival. The Knox Area Veterans Stand Down was held last week at the Park West Church of God, and 200 veterans preregistered to participate. The all-day event provided three meals, clothing and haircuts for vets, as well as
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when (then state Sen. Tim) Burchett passed legislation to enable World War II veterans to receive real high school diplomas, well, I got the paperwork together and the Giles County school board gave him a diploma on the same steps where he stood when he left for the service.” Bo’s dad’s reaction: “Well, it took them long enough!” Pierce, who works by day as a vice president of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation, said the students were most impressed by the lack of technology available to soldiers and sailors during WWII. He showed them a boltaction rifle. There were no automatics then, encouraging accuracy. (Miss that first shot and it takes a while to get off the next one.) He showed
medical, dental and eye care, including free glasses made on-site. Robert Willis, who served in Germany during the 1970s, was grateful to be able to receive so many services in one day. He was especially thankful for his new glasses, which he says will come in handy at night. He has recently moved into an apartment, but he spent 10 years on the street before finally getting his own place. “If feels good just to have a key. I don’t have any furniture, but I have a key,” he said with a smile. Willis has received help from Clyde Vincent of Volunteers of America, one of several organizations that offered services at the event. Vincent is a program manager for the
Volunteer Judy Moore cleans Robert Willis’ new glasses at the Knox Area Veterans Stand Down, held at the Park West Church of God last week. The event provided free medical, dental and legal care to veterans, many of whom are homeless. Photo by Wendy Smith Knoxville Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project, which helps vets break down barriers to employment. One of those barriers can be unpaid fines, so the Knox County Public Defender’s Office and representatives from Legal Aid were on hand to help veterans clean up minor
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thermal-sensors or satellites. War is more than a video game, and Bo Pierce brought home that message to students at Hardin Valley Academy, just in time for Veterans Day.
(RAM) and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) recruited the doctors who volunteered their time for the event. Recruitment was a little tough, says RAM Foundation Volunteer Coordinator Laura Kirschenmann, because the Stand Down was on a Thursday, when most doctors are working. But a core group of medical providers and volunteers can always be found to staff RAM clinics. The group has provided staff and equipment for 27 clinics this year, she said, but serving veterans is a special opportunity. While many of them receive medical care through the VA, they don’t always get dental and eye care, which is expensive. “These people served us. Hopefully, we’re giving them something they can’t get anywhere else,” she said. “We’re having a good time. These are good people.”
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