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“A SALUTE TO THOSE WHO SERVED” Saturday, November 5 at 10:00am Atlantic Ave. & Harding St., Long Beach

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Honoring America’s Strongest, since 1907.

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Welcome...

to the 20th Annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade

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n behalf of the Long Beach Veterans Day Committee, we thank you for attending today and honoring our many veterans who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States. It is because of their service that we enjoy all of our many freedoms.

We want to recognize this year’s co-sponsors – California Resources Corporation and the Port of Long Beach.

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We are pleased to partner with them to bring you the 20th Annual Veterans Day Parade. Through their help, we are again able to produce an event to appropriately honor our veterans.

Planning for this parade is a year-round effort that results in an event that can be enjoyed by the entire family. The Long Beach Veterans Day Committee is a 501c(3) organization made

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up of community volunteers. It is not sponsored by any government entity.

Success of the 20th Annual Parade is due to the efforts of many people. We thank the many parade participants, the parade spectators and the many volunteers who worked so diligently to produce this parade. We want to express our special thanks to the following:

Beth Bettger LB Convention & Visitors Bureau LB Airport Supervisor Don Knabe Dejon Nall David LaCharite

A great deal of research has gone into the information presented in the souvenir program. It is our hope that you will take time to read and learn about the branches of the United States Armed Forces from the facts presented here.

We sincerely hope you will enjoy the 20th Annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade. Please join us as we give our “Salute to Those Who Served.”

Val Lerch

Chair 20th Annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade Long Beach Veterans Day Parade 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Corporation #33-0930989

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Partial list of parade participants UNITED STATES COAST GUARD/ SPECIAL CEREMONIAL DETAIL COLOR GUARD

HONOR COLOR GUARD

LONG BEACH POLY HIGH SCHOOL BAND CITY OF LONG BEACH / NAVAL SHIP FLOAT LONG BEACH MAYOR ROBERT GARCIA

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UNITES STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS , INC CHARLES PARKIN / LONG BEACH CITY ATTORNEY

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A history of the Veterans Day parade

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ow in its 20th year, the Long Beach Veterans Day Parade has grown from humble origins into a family-oriented event that attracts close to 10,000 people. Themed “A Salute to Those Who Served,” the parade is a way we all can honor our veterans, from all branches of the military and from all eras.

“Now, more than ever before, we need to let our troops know that they are supported and that we appreciate they are out there fighting for our freedom. That’s what this whole day of celebration is about,” said Martha Thuente, a member of the Veterans Day Parade committee.

The Long Beach Veterans Day Parade has grown far beyond anything former City Councilmember Jerry Shultz imagined back in 1996. His original goal was to create a patriotic event in Long Beach. He formed a committee of activists in north Long Beach, and they came up with the idea of having a parade.

“One hundred and eight men from Long Beach were killed in Vietnam, and they were never recognized by their own city.

These men came from all five of our local high schools. The Veterans Day parade was created to honor all branches of service from all of the wars,” said Shultz.

“The parade has been going pretty strong for a long time now. I remember the very first parade. We had to pass the hat to get the money we needed to buy incidentals.

And then we just kept growing, and getting bigger and bigger.”

The first two years, the parade was held on Labor Day weekend. In 1998 it was moved to Veterans Day weekend.

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Representatives of the 26th Cavalry Regiment (Philippine Scouts) participate in the 19th Annual Long Beach Veterans Parade on Nov. 7, 2015. The group was part of the United States Army Forces Far East’s Philippine Department during World War II. The 26th engaged in the last cavalry charge in the history of the U.S. cavalry, according to Wikipedia. The Long Beach parade traveled down Atlantic Avenue from Harding Street to 56th Street, with two centenarian grand marshals leading it: Clifford Chaffee and Allan Kobrick.

“The first few years were very low key.

We were really a hometown parade. Then the parade began to grow, not only in terms of size but also in notoriety. About 10 years ago we began working with a professional parade production company. We just keep growing and adding to the event,” said Thuente.

Echoing the sentiment, Jerry Shultz stated, “Today the parade has a military

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I urge everyone to come out, whether or not you were in the military, whether or not you have relatives that served in the military.

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Captain Braden Phillips will be the grand marshal for the 20th Annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 5.

he 20th Annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 5 will honor Captain Braden Phillips as this year’s grand marshal, according to former Long Beach Vice Mayor and the event’s chair, Val Lerch.

Phillips was born and raised in Lockport, New York.

After high school, he accepted a nomination to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.

He graduated with the class of 1968 and was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy.

Following naval flight training, he was designated as a naval aviator.

Over the next 20 years, he served in a number of aviation squadrons and commanded them both ashore and afloat.

As a specialist in antisubmarine warfare, he logged over

5,000 flight hours and 500 aircraft-carrier landings. Phillips subsequently worked in Washington, D.C. on Navy budget matters with the Office of the Navy Comptroller and the House and Senate Appropriations committees on Capitol Hill.

In 1989, Phillips commanded the amphibious ship,U.S.S. Ogden (LPD-5) homeported in Long Beach. Under his command, Ogden, with its crew of 300 and nearly 800 embarked Marines, was deployed to the Persian Gulf for 301 days in support of Operation Desert Storm.

Phillips retired with over 27 years of active-duty service in July 1995. After his retirement, he joined the City of Long Beach as a Navy reuse consultant to help coordinate the City’s planning efforts for the reuse of the closed naval

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active-duty service as grand marshal station and shipyard properties.

In 1997, he became a member of the City’s management staff, for which he worked for four years.

In 2001, he was appointed as administration bureau chief for the Long Beach Police Department. He retired from the City at the end of December 2015.

Phillips is an immediate past board chair for the California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ), a past board chair of ChildNet Youth and Family Services, an executive board member of the Greater Long Beach and Rio Hondo Chapters of the American Red Cross and a member of the boards of directors of For the Child, Community Hospital and St. Mary Medical Center.

He is also a past president of the Downtown Long Beach Lions Club and a member of the CSULB Human Resources Advisory Committee.

He and his wife of 46 years, Susan, are residents of Long Beach, where she works as a personal-fitness trainer. They have an adult daughter, Blake, who lives and works in the Long Beach area.

“As we near the conclusion of a particularly contentious presidential election cycle, I am eternally grateful to all veterans, whose service helped guarantee our right to support and vote for the candidate of our choice,” Phillips said. “Military service is challenging, and we are truly blessed that young men and women continue to meet that challenge and protect our American way of life. I am

especially proud to have been selected to serve as grand marshall of this year’s Veterans Day parade to represent all who have served and sacrificed to keep us free.”

Lerch said the parade committee is constantly looking for a grand marshal who has served the country and, whenever possible, also served Long Beach. “Captain Phillips has done both with honor,” Lerch said.

He added that, through the years, veterans have expressed their gratitude for the parade and the recognition it brings to those who served in the military.

“After one of our earlier parades, a Vietnam vet told me this was the very first time he was honored for his service,” Lerch said. “Vets from that era never really received a

warm welcome home, and he took great pride in being able to participate in this particular parade.”

LA County 4th District Supervisor Don Knabe also praised the event.

“I love this annual parade as a way to recognize the tremendous service and sacrifices of all our veterans,” Knabe said. “It’s important we honor the individuals who gave their time to protect our country.”

The 20th Annual Long Beach Veterans Parade will take place on Nov. 5 with a 10am start time.

It runs down Atlantic Avenue from Harding Avenue to 56th Street and typically takes about two hours.

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Grand Marshal

Paul Del Rosario

Long Beach Police Department Sgt. Paul Del Rosario has been selected as an honoree grand marshal for the Long Beach Veterans Day Parade.

Del Rosario was raised in Long Beach. He graduated from Millikan High School and received a bachelor’s degree in political science from California State University, Long Beach.

In October 2012, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and attended recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego with Hotel Company 2nd Recruit Training Battalion. He graduated recruit training as the series honor graduate.

Upon completion of recruit training, Del Rosario reported to School of the Infantry (West) for Marine Combat Training with India Company.He then reported to the Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center at Dam Neck, Virginia, serving as the class guide and graduating at the top of his class. He was then promoted to lance corporal.

Upon completion of the basic intelligence specialist course, Del Rosario reported to Marine Wing Support Squadron 473 aboard

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Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. He was later promoted to the rank of corporal. As such, he attended the corporals course and graduated at the top of his class.

In October 2015, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant.

He reported to Weapons Training Battalion, Quantico and completed the combat marksmanship coach course at weapons training battalion and earned the secondary military occupation specialty of combat marksmanship coach.

Del Rosario is currently serving as the non-commissioned officer in charge of the intelligence section of MWSS-473 and is a mentor to junior Marines.

In June 2014, the Long Beach Police Department hired Del Rosario. He graduated from the Long Beach Police Academy in December of 2015 as the class president and is currently assigned to afternoon patrol in the north division.

“We are constantly looking for an honoree grand marshal who has served his country and, whenever possible, served this great city of ours,” said parade chair Val Lerch. “Sargent Del Rosario has done both with honor.”

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VA hospital to open “home away from home” for patients’ loved ones Amy Patton Designer/ Production manager

Figuring out where to stay while a loved one is receiving care at the the Long Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center is now one less thing to worry about.

The Fisher House of Long Beach (located on VA hospital grounds) plans to open its doors in early November for families to stay in while their veterans undergo care at the hospital facilities.

“The VA is extremely limited by law for what we can do for the family,” said Richard Beam, the director of Community Relations for the Long Beach VA hospital.

“Having the [Fisher] house is something physical we can do for the families. They pay a significant price but rarely get the benefits or support. They too are a part of the solution and recovery for vets and need to respected and cared for.”

A national organization, the Fisher House Foundation donates “comfort homes” to major military stations and VA medical centers for families and loved ones of veterans to stay in for free while said veterans receives medical care.

Nationally, there are 65 Fisher houses on 24 “major military installations” and 24 houses on VA medical grounds that serve over 25,000 families annually, according to the Fisher House website.

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A custom 16-unit home, the Fisher House will be available for families of veterans to stay in while their loved ones receive care at the Long Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center.

“Less than 7 percent of American citizens are veterans, and so it is our duty as a nation to take care of that small percentage that has already given so much to us as a country,” said Fisher House Southern California, Inc. President Steve Kuykendall.

Fisher House Southern California, Inc. is a nonprofit that works with the national Fisher House Foundation and other organizations to support and fundraise for Fisher houses in the area, and it is responsible for half the funds that were raised for the Long Beach Fisher House– about $3 million.

The national counterpart matched the other half.

“This is a beautiful custom home,” Kuykendall said. “It’s equipped with high-end appliances and furnishings. It’s so different than what people think of government facilities.”

The home can lodge up to 16 families at a time. The VA selects the families with an “as needed” basis, with a “rough guideline,” (particularly, distance traveled for treatment), Kuykendall said.

The Fisher house features a common kitchen, dining room, laundry room and a living room

with a library and toys for the children, according to the Fisher House Foundation website.

Kuykendall also added that Fisher House Southern California, Inc. donated laptops for guests to use while staying there.

Those interested in more information on volunteering or donations can contact Fisher House Southern California, Inc. President Steve Kuykendall at fisherhousesocal.com or Richard Beam, the director of Community Relations for the VA hospital, at richard. beam@va.gov.

Thank you to our veterans and active service men and women for your service to our country. It is with deep gratitude, appreciation, and respect that we acknowledge your brave commitment to protecting our freedom.

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ccording to the national security Act of 1947, the Air Force’s mission is to prepare the air forces necessary for effective prosecution of war unless assigned otherwise and, in accordance with integrated joint mobilization plans, for the expansion of the peacetime components of the Air Force to meet the needs of war. The Air Force is actually one of three military departments within the Department of Defense. It is managed by the civilian secretary of the Air Force and under the control of the Secretary of Defense.

Their jobs include explosive ordnance disposal, combat rescue, pararescue, security forces, combat control, combat weath-

er tactical air control party and agents who disarm bombs, rescue downed or isolated personnel, call in air strikes and set up landing zones in forward locations. However, other jobs range from flight combat operations to working in a dining facility.

These fields include computer specialties, mechanic specialties, communications systems, avionics technicians, medical specialties, civil engineering, public affairs and more.

The U.S. Army Signal Corps began the Aeronautical Division in 1907, in the wake of the Wright brothers’ flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903. The division experimented with aircraft and mostly explored balloons and dirigibles. In 1914, the Army started the Aviation section of the Signal Corps, and soon thereafter World War I began.

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World War II came. The Department of War created the Army Air Forces (AAF) and deemed it equal to the Army Ground Forces. The Air Corps remained a branch of the Army, subordinate to the AAF. The AAF fought in every theater of war and had 80,000

aircraft and 2.4 million personnel at its peak. Again, America demobilized post-war, and the U.S. Air Force finally earned its independence from the Army on September 18, 1947.

The increased power of new aviation technology, the Vietnam War and the Cold War arms race accelerated the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force.

The Air Force also began to explore space with the advent of launch vehicles and orbital satellites. In the 1970s, the Air Force focused on modernizing its fleet and missiles. The Iran Hostage Crisis spurred America to further develop the Air Force. By the 1990s, a collapsed Soviet Union led the U.S. to streamline the Air Force and downsize it overall.

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Song

“The Air Force song” Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun; Here they come zooming to meet our thunder, At ‘em boys, Give ‘er the gun! (Give ‘er the gun now!)

Down we dive, spouting our flame from under, Off with one helluva roar! We live in fame or go down in flame.

Hey! Nothing’ll stop the US Air Force! Minds of men fashioned a crate of thunder, Sent it high into the blue; Hands of men blasted the world asunder; How they lived God only knew! (God only knew then!) Souls of men dreaming of skies to conquer gave us wings, ever to soar! With scouts before and bombers galore. Hey! Nothing’ll stop the US Air Force! Here’s a toast to the host of those who love the vastness of the sky, To a friend we send a message of his brother men who fly.

We drink to those who gave their all of old, Then down we roar to score the rainbow’s pot of gold. A toast to the host of men we boast, the US Air Force! Zoom!

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We Proudly Salute Our Veterans And Their Service For The Benefit Of All Americans From One Veteran To Another, Happy Veterans Day!

It’s been a pleasure to support the Long Beach Veterans Day Committee during my time as Los Angeles County Supervisor.

Thank You for your Service!

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Putting the ‘home’ in ‘Welcome Salvation Army program gives household essentials to veterans.

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From Belize to Argentina, from Vietnam to Cambodia, retired Navy man Gordon Kulju has seen much of the world. But, despite witnessing so much culture, he said a sight he has no complaints about is his apartment in Long Beach.

After serving from 1963 to 1969, Kulju found a roof over his head in Bells Shelter, a Salvation Army-run facility that was his home for some time until he was housed in his current apartment through a program with the organization.

“It’s a good program,” Kulju said.

“They helped me get into the apartment and gave me money for the deposit.”

To make his apartment feel more like a home, Major Judy Hedgren, Salvation Army social service/

community coordinator, introduced To receive aid from the Welcome Kulju to the Welcome Home Kit Home Kit program, a veteran’s case program. worker must get in contact with the The kit supplies military veterans Salvation Army after the client is with dishes, pots, pans, flatware, housed via the government’s Dekitchen towels, utensils, bath tow- partment of Housing and Urban els, bath mats, Development a trash can, (HUD) prosoap, a toothgram called brush holder HUD-Veterand a $40 ans Affairs gift card to Supportive WalMart.

Housing The pro( H U D gram started VASH). in 2013, acS i n c e cording to 2008, HUD Hedgren, and and the VetCourtesy Salvation Army erans Assoevery year since then, Major Judy Hedgren and the Salvation Army ciation (VA) the Salvation assist a veteran and his wife in their new have awarded home by giving them household necessities Army tries HUD-VASH through the Welcome Home kit program. to help apvouchers proximately to veterans 100 veterans. From 2014 to 2015, based on geographic needs and the the number of veterans helped has quality of local public housing agenclimbed from 65 to 135. As of press cies. time, Hedgren said 75 veterans are Once the VA determines which already signed up for the program. areas of the country have the high-

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est number of homeless veterans, it identifies its facilities in the area.

HUD then selects housing agencies nearby to the identified facilities and sends the agencies invitations to apply for the vouchers.

Congress appropriated $50 million in 2011 to serve approximately 7,000 voucher families and $60 million in 2016 to serve approximately 8,000 families, according to HUD. gov.

Hedgren said she enjoys working closely with veterans.

“My husband served with the 82nd Airborne Division during the Vietnam War,” she said. “So, this morning, it was neat to talk to a veteran who served with the 101st Airborne Division during the same war. It was nice to talk about his experience.”

Hedgren said that a struggle veterans face when they get a new home is they don’t always know what they need to purchase for the home. The Salvation Army pre-purchases all the materials for the veterans and includes additional items if

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“At first, the program was just for female veterans and their children,” Hedgren said. “When I took over, I opened it up for the men as well.”

The items are purchased using the organization’s credit card. The money collected for the credit card comes from various donations and charity events.

The Salvation Army recently hosted a golf tournament to raise funds for the kit program.

“The more support we get, the more we can do,” Hedgren said.

With Christmas and other holidays approaching, she said that donors can call the Salvation Army and request to specifically help military families. If people choose to help in that way, all proceeds go toward a veteran and his or her family.

Hedgren said that the support from people helps maintain approximately 70 percent of veterans housed.

“Gosh, I was in shock with all the things they gave me,” Kulju said.

“They gave me really nice stuff for my home. It helped me so much, I couldn’t believe it.”

He still makes visits to the Sal-

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VETERANS HELPED THROUGH WELCOME HOME KIT PROGRAM SINCE 2013

Infographic by Sebastian Echeverry

Since the program’s introduction in 2013, the Salvation Army has aimed to help veterans with household essentials via the Welcome Home Kit program. The numbers above show how many veterans have benefited from the kits. vation Army’s facility, collects food from a food bank and keeps in contact with Hedgren.

Having traveled to different corners of the globe, Kulju said that

the poverty he has seen in various countries is sickening and that even though the area in which his apartment is located isn’t the best, there is no other place like home.

Citizens can contact Hedgren at (562) 247-3524 or by sending an email to judy.hedgren@usw.salvationarmy.org to help with the organization’s program.

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Fun Fact:

The United States Army is the second-highest employer in the country– Walmart is the first.

he Army is the oldest branch of the U.S. military that provides land-based military operations. Their mission is to fight and win wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of commanders.

They accomplish missions assigned by the President, Secretary of Defense and Combatant Commanders.

The Army is divided into major branches: Air Defense Artillery, Infantry, Aviation, Signal Corps, Corps of Engineers and Armor. The Army is made up of three components. The active component is the regular Army. The two reserve components are the Army National Guard and the Army

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THE Motto “This Reserve. These are part-time soldiers who train once a month. These are known as unit-training assemblies. They conduct two to three weeks of annual training each year.

The Army is led by a Civilian Secretary of the Army, who conducts all affairs of the Army under the authority, direction and control of the Secretary of Defense.

The Chief of the Staff is the highest-ranked military officer in the Army. This person is the military advisor and executive agent for the secretary of the Army along with a Joint Chiefs of Staff member, a body of the Service Chiefs from each of the Department of Defense military services who advise the President, Secretary of Defense and National Security Council.

The Army also has both an operational and institutional portion. The operational Army consists of armies, corps, divisions, brigades and battalions that conduct a full

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ARMY We’ll Defend” spectrum of international operations. The institutional Army trains, equips, deploys and ensures readiness to support the operational Army.

It began as the Continental Army in 1775, formed by the second Continental Congress in response to the Revolutionary War. George Washington was its Commanderin-Chief. Prior to this formalized National Army, there were only cobbled-together, local militias without a chain of command.

Washington described his new army as, “A mixed multitude of people under very little discipline, order or government.”

With the Revolutionary War over, the Continental Congress disbanded the Continental Army in 1784. Congress did not wish the United States to have a standing army during peacetime. However, conflicts with Native Americans spurred Congress to allow and create the Legion of the United

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Song

“The Army Goes Rolling Along”

States. Its four sub-legions would go on to become the first four regiments of the U.S. Army.

The Army went on to fight the British in the War of 1812, then afterwards was heavily involved in US western expansion, fighting Native Americans and winning the MexicanAmerican War in 1848. The Civil War began in 1861 and split the nation, and the Army. The Army re-combined in its aftermath and won the Spanish-American War in 1898, followed by victory in the Philippine-American War, which lasted from 1899 to 1902.

As America entered the 20th century, it entered both World War I and World War II. Next came the Korean War amid the larger Cold War, followed by the Vietnam War. The 1990s saw the Persian Gulf War in response to the invasion of Kuwait. The 2000s witnessed the military occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq in the wake of 9/11.

Intro: March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to victory. We’re the Army and proud of our name, We’re the Army and proudly proclaim Verse: First to fight for the right, And to build the Nation’s might, And The Army Goes Rolling Along, proud of all we have done, Fighting till the battle’s won, And the Army Goes Rolling Along. Refrain: Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hey! The Army’s on its way. Count off the cadence loud and strong (TWO! THREE!) For where e’er we go, You will always know That The Army Goes Rolling Along.

Verse: Valley Forge, Custer’s ranks, San Juan Hill and Patton’s tanks, And the Army went rolling along Minute men, from the start, Always fighting from the heart, And the Army keeps rolling along.

Verse: Men in rags, men who froze, Still that Army met its foes, And the Army went rolling along.

Faith in God, then we’re right, And we’ll fight with all our might, As the Army keeps rolling along.

On this Veterans Day, I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to all those who have courageously served our country and helped to protect our freedom.

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Honoring vets through art

Rachael Rifkin

Contributing Writer

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very person who’s served our country has a story, but the individual experience often gets lost in the enormity of war. The Long Beach Veterans Mural was created to honor our local veterans and share their stories, one person, one face, at a time.

Located in north Long Beach, the mural faces the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Houghton Park. It has also been the starting and finishing point for the annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade since it was unveiled on Veterans Day in 2006.

Designed by former Long Beach resident and artist Art Mortimer, the mural depicts images of military men and women from all branches of military, from the Civil War to the present. The Long Beach mural program, which is part of the Parks, Recreation & Marine Department, commissioned Mortimer to complete the mural.

“After I got input from the community, I looked for photographs and images that related to the subject,” said Mortimer. “I went to the historical society, got people’s personal photographs and talked to veterans. I always look for pictures that I have some connection to. ”The mural displays all six logos of the armed forces, and a large flag serves as the backdrop for the mural. Starting from the far left, there is an image from 1940 of two Civil War veterans and two army officers saluting. In the center of the mural,

there is a group of Civil War veterans standing with a drum that reads “Long Beach Calif. G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Martial Band.”

To the right of the Civil War veterans, there are three men celebrating the end of WWI. The man in the center holding the flag and the sailor on the right have switched hats. At top center there are two female pilots. The female pilot on the left is Loretta Foy, who served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots in WWII. To the right of Foy is a family picture of Paul Bice, who served in the South Pacific and the Middle East, and his mother.

Next to the female pilots are two armed servicemen on their base in Korea during the Korean War. They are surrounded by the medals that were awarded to servicemen during Vietnam. Below the female pilots there is an image of Cliff Chaffee, a career Navy man, posing with his biplane in 1937. In 2006, 91-year-old Chaffee served as Honorary Grand Marshall of the Veterans Day Parade.

Next to Chaffee is a group of veterans at the dedication of the Long Beach Vietnam Veterans Memorial. To the right of the group of veterans is former city councilmember Jerry Shultz, a Vietnam veteran and the driving force behind the Long Beach Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

“It’s such an honor to have my picture on the mural, especially when you have kids. It’s always nice to be recognized for your service, especially as a Vietnam vet,” said Shultz. “We didn’t exactly have a welcoming party when we returned. I

served my country, I did my time and I was lucky that I returned.”

To the right of Shultz sits the USS Long Beach, a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser that reminds us of Long Beach’s once strong naval base.

Tuskegee Airman Aaron Herrington is next to the USS Long Beach. The Tuskegee Airmen were America’s first black military airmen. Herrington graduated from the U.S. Army Corps as a second Lieutenant. After the war, he and his wife Maycie settled in Long Beach.

The last image is of PFC George Torres, the first Long Beach marine to die in Iraq. He and his parents lived only a block from the mural.

“One of my favorite images was the picture of PFC George Torres,” Mortimer said. “That was really special because he was related to Dora Cortes, one of the ladies from the redevelopment agency. She took me to her cousin George’s house to meet his parents. His parents were from Mexico, and this had been such a blow to them.

The Marines had sent back his belongings, and his parents hadn’t opened the box yet. But they opened it for me. It was very emotional for them.

His Purple Heart medal was in there.”

Cortes was delighted to find out that George was one of the veterans selected to be in the mural.

“It’s an awesome feeling to know that my cousin is in the mural and has affected so many people,” Cortes said. “When I walk by with somebody, I get to say, ‘Hey, that’s my cousin.’ It makes me a proud American and makes me proud of my family and my culture.”

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his mural is a tribute to Long Beach veterans in the U.S. armed services. It is painted on the side of a building facing Houghton Park, in north Long Beach on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Harding Street. It is directly across the street from a Vietnam Veterans memorial in the park. This intersection is the starting and finishing point for Long Beach’s annual Veterans Day Parade and is a fitting location to honor Long Beach veterans.

The mural depicts historical images of Long Beach veterans of many conflicts, from the Civil War through Iraq, as well as medals honoring veterans for bravery and service. These images are arrayed against a patriotic banner flowing the length of the wall.

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his image (above) is of three servicemen on their base in Korea during the Korean War. The soldier in the center is the uncle of one of the veterans who helped with the planning and research of the mural. This image is flanked by two medals awarded to U.S. servicemen for serving in Vietnam.

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his historical image (right) is of a military band of Civil War veterans. The writing on the bass drum reads “Long Beach Calif.

G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Martial band.” It is painted from a historical photo taken some time after the Civil War.

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n the left is the USS Long Beach, a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser. Long Beach has a long history as the site of a large Navy Base, now closed, and the city is home to many Navy veterans. On the right is a portrait of Aaron Herrington, who was a Tuskegee Airman and Long Beach resident. The Tuskegee Airmen were a squadron of AfricanAmerican pilots who performed heroically and very successfully in Europe during WWII, escorting U.S. bombers and in aerial combat with enemy fighters. They never lost a bomber.

Photos courtesy ArtMortimer.com

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Mural created by Art Mortimer, 21 x 108 ft., Nov. 2006 • Long Beach, California

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his painting (below) depicts PFC George Torres, the first Marine from Long Beach killed in Iraq.

Next to PFC Torres is his Purple Heart medal, awarded to those injured in battle. PFC Torres’s parents live about one block from the mural site.

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n the top left is a historical image of men celebrating the end of WWI. The Army man in the center (holding the flag) and the sailor on the right have switched hats. The gentleman on the left is not in uniform but is wearing an Army hat; perhaps he is the father of one or both of the two young men. Top center is an image of two female pilots. Pictured left is Loretta Foy, who was active in aviation for many years in Long Beach and served in the WASPs in WWII. The image on the right is from a family photo of Long Beach native Paul Bice and his mother. Paul served in the South Pacific and the Middle East, including Iraq. This image emphasizes that all veterans have families who are affected by their service as well.

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he picture on the left is of Cliff Chaffee, a career Navy man, posing with his biplane in 1937. In 2006, Cliff was 91 years old and was honorary grand marshal of that year’s Veterans Day parade. The center image is from a snapshot of a group

of veterans taken at the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial directly across the street from the mural site. The wall behind the flags in the painting is the wall on which the mural is now painted. On the right is an image of Jerry Shultz, painted from the last photo taken of

him in uniform. Shultz is a highly decorated Vietnam veteran who later became a Long Beach Councilmember for the district the mural is in. He was one of the first organizers of the Veterans Day parade and a major force in the creation of the Vietnam Veterans memorial.

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A symbol of the American spirit Battleship Iowa is home to veterans who can connect their stories with others.

Denny Cristales Contributing Writer

As he made his way to the battleship he served on as a young man, an 83-year-old US war veteran found himself not in the presence of a naval structure in modern times, but the same vessel from his youth.

The USS Iowa, a ship with a historic past filled with times of war– World War II, the Korean War and the Cold War– and tragedies– a 1989 turret explosion that killed 47 sailors– serves as an example of the type of life many veterans have had.

Such is true for the 83-year-old– for a moment, he felt like he was 18 again.

That man’s fateful visit was 16 years ago, and his story is like many others. Veterans revisiting the USS Iowa, a retired battleship turned museum that once served as a home for them during times of service, is common– some cry and some laugh, but it remains true that it’s something that changes lives, said Jonathan Williams, president and CEO of the USS Iowa board of directors.

A steel ship is nothing without her crew, Williams said, and their military stories provide a connection between veteran and citizen.

“We can give Americans the capability to connect with those veterans and be proud of a country that

The USS Iowa during its commission ceremony in 1943 we live in and the freedoms that we live under every single day,” he said.

“That's what this is. It’s a symbol of all that. It's a connection point for all that.”

The USS Iowa Museum allows tourists nationwide to visit the historic battleship at the LA Waterfront.

It also allows for what Williams calls “veteran socialization”– veterans connecting with veterans and being able to just talk.

Vets get to share their military stories with each other and the public every day on the ship– a simple gesture, but for people who risk their lives in the name of freedom, re-as-

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similating back to civilian life after years of military service serves as a challenge, Williams said.

The turret explosion in 1989 that claimed the lives of many sailors profoundly affected the 1,900 other seamen on-board, and now they live with the struggle of PTSD as a result of losing their fellow comrades.

For veterans to be able to share that experience is a “healing process,” Williams said.

“Sometimes, it’s just talking to someone who understands,” he said.

“I don't understand. I never will understand. But, I do see it first-hand, and I do understand what other vet-

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erans do for veterans, and I see what this place does for it... We’re here to tell the story of American spirit to the population, to the world. So, a lot of people that come on have never been on a ship, have never been exposed to American service. This is a very touching experience for someone to talk to a veteran for the first time in their life and hear a story.”

The Battleship USS Iowa Museum, 250 S. Harbor Blvd., is open daily from 10am to 5pm– except Thanksgiving and Christmas. For more information about the USS Iowa and tickets, visit pacificbattleship.com.

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eorge Washington authorized and began the Coast Guard, then known as the “cutters,” on Aug. 4, 1790 as part of the Tariff Act. Ten vessels would enforce federal and tariff laws and stop smuggling. As the infant nation grew, the scope of the “Revenue Cutter Service” grew.

The US Coast Guard was founded then, but it was established on Jan. 28, 1915 to be an official military branch. There are 11 missions dealing with ports,waterways and coastal security, drug interdiction, aids navigation, search and rescue, living marine services, marine safety, defense readiness, migrant interdiction, marine environmental protection, ice operations and other law enforcements. There are 38,000 active-duty men and women, 8,000 reservists, and 35,000

Auxiliary personnel who serve in a variety of job fields ranging from operation specialists and small-boat operators and maintenance specialists to electronic technicians and aviation mechanics.

The Coast Guard was created after five separate federal services were combined: the U.S. Lighthouse Service, the Revenue Cutter Service, the Steamboat Inspection Service, Bureau of Navigation and the U.S. Lifesaving service. In 1915, a congressional act combined the Life-Saving Service and Revenue Cutter service to form the Coast Guard. The service was placed under the control of the Treasury Department until 1967, when an executive order transferred the Coast Guard to the newly formed Department of Transportation.

Currently, the Coast Guard operates under the Department of Homeland Security during peacetime and under the Navy

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GUARD Paratus (Always ready) during wartime, or by special presidential order. In addition to protecting our nation’s waterways, the 43,327 active-duty members of the Coast Guard perform search and rescue, law enforcement and environmental cleanup operations.

The US Coast Guard Academy is a fouryear service academy located in New London, Conn. Around 225 cadets graduate each year.

They receive a bachelor of science degree and a commission as an ensign in the Coast Guard.

These graduates must serve a minimum of five years on active duty. Some become desk watch officers or engineer officers in training.

Others can be assigned directly to the Naval Air Station Pensacola for flight training.

The Coast Guard’s research development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) program works on more than 80 projects that support Coast Guard requirements at any given time. This program is made up of the office of RTD&E at

Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, DC and the Research and Development Center (RDC) at New London, Connecticut.

In 1915, a Congressional act merged the Revenue Cutter Service with the US LifeSaving Service, another government agency devoted to saving the shipwrecked, and thus made the Coast Guard. The Lighthouse Service joined the Coast Guard in 1939, and Congress moved the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation to the Coast Guard in 1946.

The Coast Guard has been involved in wars such as the War of 1812, the MexicanAmerican War and the American Civil War. The last time the Coast Guard operated as a whole within the Navy was during World War II. Usually, military and combat units within the Coast Guard will operate under Navy or joint control while others remain under the Department of Homeland Security.

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“Semper Paratus” (c. 1943) From North and South and East and West, The Coast Guard's in the fight. Destroying subs and landing troops, The Axis feels our might. For we're the first invaders, On every fighting field. Afloat, ashore, on men and Spars, You'll find the Coast Guard shield.

[CHORUS] We're always ready for the call, We place our trust in Thee. Through howling gale and shot and shell, To win our victory.

"Semper Paratus" is our guide, Our pledge, our motto, too. We're "Always Ready," do or die! Aye! Coast Guard, we fight for you.

our crews and cheered again, For showing how to fight.

[CHORUS] SURVEYOR and NARCISSUS, The EAGLE and DISPATCH, The HUDSON and the TAMPA The names are hard to match; From Barrow's shores to Paraguay, Great Lakes or ocean's wave, The Coast Guard fought through storms and winds To punish or to save.

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Aye, we've been "Always Ready" To do, to fight, or die Write glory to the shield we wear In letters to the sky.

From Aztec shore to Arctic To sink the foe or save the zone, To Europe and Far maimed Our mission and East. The Flag is carried by our pride We'll carry on 'til our ships, In times of war and Kingdom Come peace. And never have we Ideals for which we've died. struck it yet, In spite of foe[CHORUS] men's might, Who cheered

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he United States Marine Corps (USMC) serves as an expeditionary force in readiness.

Their mission is primarily responsible for: the seizure or defense of advanced naval bases and other land operations to support naval campaigns; the development of tactics, technique and equipment used by amphibious landing forces in coordination with the Army and Air Force; and other duties directed by the President.

A committee of the Continental Congress formed two Marine battalions on Nov. 10, 1775 to combat the British– and so began the Continental Marines. In the peacetime that followed the end of the Revolutionary War, the Continental Marines were dissolved, as were other branches of the US Armed Forces, in 1783.

The US agreed with Britain to remain a neutral trader in Britain’s war with revolutionary France; France, though a former ally,

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Congress mobilized the armed forces, such as the Navy, and in 1798 established the Marine Corps. A treaty ended the Quasi-War in 1800.

The First Barbary War tested the new republic. Pirates from the Barbary Coast (Algiers, Tunis, Morocco, and Tripoli) captured American merchant ships and enslaved their crews. America paid off all the countries to stop the piracy and restitute prisoners save for one country, Tripoli– and the two nations went to war. In 1805, a force combining Marines and mercenaries successfully captured the Tripolitan city of Derna, forcing the ruler to agree to end hostilities and return captured Americans in exchange for ransom.

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Semper Fidelis mented the Marine Corps reputation. The two wars brought the Marines glory, now immortalized in the opening lines of the Marines’ hymn: “From the Halls of Montezuma/To the shores of Tripoli.” The Barbary War also began another Marine Corps tradition, the Mameluke sword. Worn by Marine officers today, the first Mameluke sword was a present from Prince Hamet Bey for the Marines’ victory at Derna; Bey was rightfully restored as ruler of Tripoli from the victory.

The Marines were not strongly involved in the Civil War. In its aftermath, they spent time leading American forces abroad and ashore in the Philippines, Cuba and Puerto Rico. John Philip Sousa joined the Marine Band at age 13 and headed the Marine Corps band in 1880. He would go on to compose the official march of the Marines, “Semper Fidelis,” and the national march of the US, “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” The Marines also quelled the Boxer Rebellion in China.

Marine Corps aviation began in 1912 with the nation’s earliest aviation camp. World War I struck soon after, and the Marines began Parris Island, their

first base dedicated solely to training, which remains today. In 1918, Opha Mae Johnson became the first enlisted female Marine, though she did not serve in a war zone. That same year, Marines legend says they earned the nickname “Devil Dogs” from their German enemies after victory at the Battle of Belleau Wood.

Next came World War II. Between 1942 and 1949, the first wave of black Marines enlisted as America slowly desegregated. Women made further strides with 1943’s formation of the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve– their roles were expanded into manufacturing and assembly. Photographer Joe Rosenthal froze the Marines and the Battle of Iwo Jima in time with his iconic photo featuring five Marines and a Navy corpsman mounting the national flag.

The Marines went on to fight in both the Korean War and the Vietnam War; more Marines were deployed in service during the Vietnam War than World War II. The Marines joined the other branches of the armed services post-9/11 in US operations in the Middle East, especially the Iraq War.

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“Marine’s Hymn”

From the Halls of Montezuma, To the shores of Tripoli; We fight our country’s battles In the air, on land, and sea; First to fight for right and freedom And to keep our honor clean: We are proud to claim the title Of United States Marine.

Our flag’s unfurled to every breeze From dawn to setting sun; We have fought in every clime and place Where we could take a gun; In the snow of far-off Northern lands And in sunny tropic scenes; You will find us always on the job. The United States Marines.

Here’s health to you and to our Corps Which we are proud to serve; In many a strife we’ve fought for life And never lost our nerve; If the Army and the Navy Ever look on Heaven’s scenes; They will find the streets are guarded By United States Marines.

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he United States “Mariners” the Department of Transportation and the are the dedicated men and U.S. Maritime Administration (USMA). women of our nation who In addition, a Mariner’s duty involves the are designated to help move pas- world-wide waterway operation of mainsengers, goods and cargo between taining and controlling a plethora of vessels regions within the United States and including, but not limited to: tugboats, towto outside nations. boats, ferries, dredges, excursion vessels, The Mariners are a part of the United and deep-sea merchant ships. According to States Merchant Marine (USMM), which the USMA, they ensure that their Mariners is the the fleet of U.S. Merchant vessels that also regulate: shipbuilding and repairs, wafacilitate the distribution and transportation ter and land transportation efforts, adequate of imports and exports during peace time ports and appropriate reservations for shipand war time. During peace time, transport- space during a national emergency. ing cargo and passengers is an important According to the USMA, the USMM responsibility; during war time, the USMM have played important roles in national conacts as an auxiliary to the Navy, providing flicts since 1775, including their large impact troops, supplies and a variety of necessities in World War II, contributing to the U.S. Kulger.qxp_Layout 1 10/12/14 1:06 PM Page 1 to the military. This service is also activated victory. The USMM Corps was founded on during national emergencies.

March 15, 1938, overseen by President John Though the Mariners do not partake in F. Kennedy’s father, Joseph P. Kennedy, and combat, they play a large role in protecting were initially trained on government ships, and facilitating vital cargo. These U.S. Mari- before President Franklin D. Roosevelt ners are facilitated by the U.S. Coast Guard, recognized the important role the Mariners

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could play in World War II; Roosevelt then ordered mass amounts of liberty ships and established the U.S. Maritime service in the same year.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt stated: “[Mariners] have written one of its most brilliant chapters. They have delivered the goods when and where needed in every theater of operations and across every ocean in the biggest, the most difficult and dangerous job ever undertaken. As time goes on, there will be greater public understanding of our merchant’s fleet record during this war [World War II].”

Prior to World War II, there were 55,000 trained Mariners, yet after the U.S. Maritime Service began accepting Mariners as young as age 16 (in preparation for war), the numbers skyrocketed to 215,000, including retired sailors and the physically impaired, who were still able to assist with the operations of regulating imports, exports and cargo.

On September 27, 1942, a large act of heroism took place on the Liberty Ship during the war. The ship came into contact with a German raider ship

and was compromised to fight back. Aboard the Liberty, an engine cadet fired final shots, wrecking and sinking the German vessel. However, 40 other Mariners, including the young cadet, were killed by shrapnel, sinking the casualties and the Liberty.

In relation to the war efforts by the USMM, General Douglas MacArthur said, “I hold no other branch in higher esteem than the Merchant Marine.”

Furthermore, to train Mariners in preparation for the war and further service as a Mariner, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) was born in the 1940s; in 1943, the campus was dedicated to President Roosevelt. Graduation from this academy was, and still is, as honorable as a graduation from the Coast Guard Academy, or West Point.

Currently, the U.S. Maritime service of World War II only exists now through these Maritime Academies. Thousands of Mariners continue to be trained all across the nation, whether employed by the government or the USMMA, to assist in the valiant efforts of transport at sea.

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Song

“Heave Ho, My Lads”

Verse: Give us the oil, give us the gas, Give us the shells, give us the guns. We’ll be the ones to see them through. Give us the tanks, give us the planes. Give us the parts, give us a ship. Give us a hip hoo-ray!

And we’ll be on our way.

Chorus: Heave Ho! My Lads, Heave Ho! It’s a long, long way to go. It’s a long, long pull with our hatches full, Braving the wind, braving the sea, Fighting the treacherous foe; Heave Ho! My lads, Heave Ho! Let the sea roll high or low, We can cross any ocean, sail any river.

Give us the goods and we’ll deliver, Damn the submarine! We’re the men of the Merchant Marine!

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All aboard A look at the USS America and its service members during LA Fleet Week.

Denny Cristales Contributing Writer

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s an amphibious entity made its way to the San Pedro Bay this past August, onlookers cheered and battleship guns blazed as they welcomed the structure to the shore.

The assault ship USS America had arrived at the Los Angeles waterfront in honor of Fleet Week, a free public event that featured active military ships and festivities during Labor Day weekend.

Local residents and tourists explored the various vessels at the waterfront, including the USS Iowa and the USS Wayne E. Meyer.

The USS America, a vessel that has been commissioned since October 2014, is the first ship of its kind to be active in a semi-deployment capacity, according to Michael Karafotis, the CE DIVO of the ship in charge of sailors in the maintenance of all external communication systems and navigational radars.

Karafotis explained that the ship departed without ceremony in transit to various locations, such as its home port of San Diego. The craft also embarked on a humanitarian and public-relations tour during the summer of 2014 known as America Meets the Americas– where crew members networked and met with South American allies, such as Colombia, Peru and Chile, in security, medical and transportation missions.

The USS America was offi-

Photos by Denny Cristales | Signal Tribune

The USS America, a vessel that has been commissioned since October 2014, was on display during LA Fleet week back in August. Local residents and tourists explored the vessel and its features.

cially commissioned on Oct. 11, 2014 in San Francisco as part of the city's own Fleet Week.

Karafotis left his post on the USS America about a month after

LA Fleet Week and entered his next command on the east coast toward the end of September. He said crews typically “come and go,” as he reflected on the signif-

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icant change in the ship's roster since he first entered his position, but he does hold fond memories of the USS America in the two and a half years he served onboard.

“It’s been special,” he said. “I definitely enjoyed my time on board. And I definitely appreciate all the people I met.”

The vessel itself houses all sorts of utilities, vehicles and aircrafts.

A light-armored vehicle, the LAV-25A2, is a tank with a max speed of 62.2 miles per hour, a fuel capacity of 71 gallons and a max capacity of three people, according to a display in the USS America. Its armaments include a M242 25mm chain gun, a M240 7.62 machine gun and a M257 smoke grenade launcher.

The MV-22B Osprey is a MAG-39 aircraft that primarily serves in assault, logistics and transportation roles. It has two turbo-shaft engines, a max speed of 280 knots, a 24-combat-troop capacity and various ramp-mounted and turret-mount-

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Fazio claims it's all part of his Firefighter suits, medical fa- love for his military work. cilities and dining halls are also “There are some times when on-board. you get a little bit of alone time Shawn Fazio, who has been and you're just like, ‘Wow,’” he responsible for aircraft adminis- said. “You do just get that bigtration on the ger picture USS America of you”re on for two years, a Navy ship works with in the midhis team to fix dle of the and repair airocean fixing craft parts. In airplanes.

March, Fazio It just gets will work on you going.

F/A-18 fightIt’s almost ers at Naval A light-armored vehicle, the LAV-25A2, is awe-inspirAir Weapons a tank with a max speed of 62.2 miles per ing. These Station China hour, a fuel capacity of 71 gallons and a are the kind max capacity of three people, according to Lake. of things a display in the USS America. Its armaHe had you see in ments include a M242 25mm chain gun, always taken movies, and a M240 7.62 machine gun and a M257 an interest in I’m actually smoke grenade launcher. electronics doing that and “taking for real. It’s things apart and putting them definitely a cool thing.” back together.” He especially Dan Rheaume, a Navy aircraft takes pride in seeing aircrafts pilot on the vessel, has navigated fly off and knowing he helped his share of MAG-39 aircrafts– assemble the parts to get them claiming to have logged between running.

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participated in search-and-rescue, humanitarian-aid and disaster-relief missions.

A pilot with 14 years’ experience, Rheaume, as a young boy, took interest in aviation by watching movies like Top Gun and researching the topic.

He was a senior in high school during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and enlisted in the Navy with many of his fellow classmates. Rheaume eventually graduated the Naval Academy and got a pilot position “living his dream job.”

“It certainly sounds like a story, you know, but to live it, it just doesn’t seem real sometimes,” he said. “You really just got to remember that you are providing a service, and every time I ever get a big head, I remember that I am just a glorified bus driver...

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NATIONAL GUARD

Motto Always ready, always there

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he National Guard is the designated militia force of the United States and is also the oldest military branch of our nation (and is one of the oldest military units in the world), dating back to 1636.

The Army National Guard and the Air National Guard are two main components of the regiment. Combined, the soldiers and “airmen” of this militia force are vital facets that have helped shape the dramatic history our nation, with valiant efforts.

While the Air National Guard was assembled in the 20th century with increased technological and organizational innovations, the Army National Guard made its debut on Dec. 13, 1636 (the National Guard birthday), when the three-month-old militia was assembled by the general court of the Massachusetts Bay Colo-

ny for their very first drill in Salem, Massachusetts.

Since that December day in 1636, the National Guard has been an active part in any conflict or war of our nation. It wasn’t until post-World War II that the National Guard’s aviation units assembled officially, to become the Air National Guard.

Certain aviation units were active in World War I, however, they were not deemed their actual title until later.

In 1916, these units once referred to as “the militia” earned their title as the National Guard– initiating almost 400 years of service to the nation’s community and state, defending the United States’ every move.

From 1961 to 1962, the National Guard risked their lives for US freedom, battling through the Cold War by sending both soldiers and airmen to fight in Korea, during the Berlin Crisis.

Respectively, throughout the Vietnam War, almost 9,000 militia forces were sent to Vietnam, and about 23,000 forces were called up for active duty.

Though the National Guard has been active in every battle

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pursuit since the 1600s, other significant moments in history include Operation Desert Storm in 1991 (over 75,000 National Guard forces), responses in the 1990s for Haiti and especially Iraq. The National Guard has since been called in for peace-making attempts in various countries– initiating positive responses throughout the nation.

Since the terrorist attacks in New York City on Sept.11, 2001, the National Guard has carried a new meaning for defense of our nation.While rescue and recovery were two vital components of this mission, the National Guard was also there to protect, secure and ease our nation back to being comfortable. The National Guard has been placed in airport security checkpoints and various facilities to ensure a smooth process of security for all. More recent events proved the tenacity and poised heroism of the National Guard, as they continue to defend our country through the war on terrorism, following the tragic acts of 9-11 in 2011.

Not only have Guardmembers been called up for security purposes, they have also been deployed to fight for our nation on these accounts. Since the Korean War, the terrorist movement has engaged and deployed more members of the National Guard than ever.

The National Guard may be called in a variety of instances to protect, serve or secure our nation. Their heroic and consistent efforts have not only helped mold America for what it is today, they have also proved the strength and boldness of our nation as one.

Song

“I Guard America” I was a minuteman at Concord Bridge/ The shot heard ‘round the world/ and I was there on Bunker Hill/ When “Old Glory” was unfurled/ And when my country called me/ From within or from afar I’ll be first to answer/ Proud to be the Guard Defending Freedom protecting dreams/ This is the spirit of what it means to me/ For my God and my home that I love I guard America/ And in the eyes of my enemies/ Or the eye of a storm/ I face the dangers as they come/ In any shape or form I am your sons, your friends, your fathers/ And your daughters working hard/ To be the best and keep us strong/ Proud to be the Guard/ Defending Freedom protecting dreams This is the spirit of what it means to me/ For my God and my home that I love I guard America Defending Freedom protecting dreams/ This is the spirit of what it means to me/ For my God and my home that I love I guard America Guarding America America

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Blue and Gold

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he mission of the Navy is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.

The department of the Navy has three principal components: The Navy Department, consisting of executive offices mostly in Washington, D.C.; the Operating Forces, including the Marine Corps, the reserve components, and, in time of war, the U.S. Coast Guard (in peace, a component of the Department of Homeland Security); and the shore establishment.

There are nine components in the operating forces of the U.S. Navy: the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. Naval Forces in Europe, Naval Network Warfare Command, Navy Reserve, U.S. Naval

Special Warfare Command, Operational Test and Evaluation Force and Military Sealift Command.

The Navy has six active numbered fleets.

These fleets are further grouped under Fleet Forces Command, Pacific Fleet, Naval Forces Europe Africa and Naval Forces Command. The third, fifth, sixth, seventh and tenth fleets are each led by a three-star vice admiral, and the fourth fleet is led by a rear admiral.

Most of the bases are located in the U.S. However, there are a number of facilities maintained abroad. They are under a status of Forces Agreement, an agreement between a host country and a foreign nation stationing military forces in that country. The largest overseas base is in Yokosuka, Japan. The names of commissioned U.S. Navy ships are prefixed with the letters “U.S.S.,” which stands for United States Ship. Each ship also

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self, but for country has a letter-based symbol for classification to indicate the vessel’s type and number.

The Navy began as the Continental Navy.

Soon after the end of the Revolutionary War, the last ship was sold, and the Continental Navy was disbanded. The Continental Navy was founded on Oct.. 13, 1775, which was the day of the passage of the resolution of the Continental Congress at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was also the day Congress authorized the purchase of two vessels to be armed against British merchant ships, the Andrew Doria and Cabot. Eleven years later, conflicts between American merchant shipping and pirates in the Mediterranean Sea led to the Naval Act of 1794, which created the U.S. Navy. The Department of the Navy was established on April 30, 1798.

The first victory for the U.S. Navy was on July 7, 1798, when the U.S.S. Delaware captured Le Croyable, a French Privateer

during the Revolutionary War. The first victory over an enemy warship was when the Frigate Constellation captured the French Frigate l’lnsurgente on Feb. 9, 1799. Over the next 20 years, the Navy fought the French Navy in the Quasi-War, Barbary states in the first and second Barbary Wars and the British in the War of 1812. On Dec. 7, 1941, the Navy fought in World War II after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Soon after, the Navy fought in the battle of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway and Battle of Leyte Gulf.

The U.S. Navy’s Sea, Air and Land teams (SEAL) are that branch’s principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command. They originated sometime during the second World War, when the U.S. Navy found the need for the covert reconnaissance of landing beaches and coastal defenses.

“Welcome Home” Kits for Veterans The Salvation Army in Long Beach assists homeless Veterans and Veteran Families, who are re-housed through HUD-VASH, to set up housekeeping by bridging a gap in basic services. Each veteran is given a “Welcome (to your new) Home” Kit including dishes, pots and pans, glasses, flatware, kitchen towels and utensils, bath towels, bath mats and rugs, trash can, soap $45 gift card. The value and tooth brush holder and a $40 of these kits is $300, and funds are needed to continue this important program that changes the lives of Veterans and Veteran Families in our community.

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Song

“Anchors Aweigh” (c. 1997)

Stand Navy out to sea, Fight our battle cry: We’ll never change our course So vicious foes steer shyy-y-y. Roll out the T. N. T. Anchors Aweigh. Sail on to victory. And sink their bones to Davy Jones, hooray!

Bridge: Yo ho there shipmate, Take the fighting to the far off seas. Yo ho there messmate. Hear the wailing of the wild banshees All hands, fire brands. Let’s Blast them as we go. So, Verse 2 Anchors Aweigh my boys, Anchors Aweigh Farewell to foreign shores (or “Farewell to college joys”), We sail at break of day ‘ay ‘ay ‘ay O’er our last night ashore Drink to the foam Until we meet once more Here’s wishing you a happy voyage home!

Bridge: Heave a ho there sailor Everybody drink up while you may Heave a ho there sailor For your gonna sail at break of day Drink away, Drink away, For you sail at break of day, Hey! Verse 3: Blue of the Mighty Deep Gold of God’s Sun Let these our colors be Till all time be done

By Severn Shore we learn Navy’s stern call Faith, Courage, Service True With Honor Over, Honor Over All.

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