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Disaster Survivor Day COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Local residents are invited to join public safety partners from across the Central Virginia region in Disaster Survivor Day, an event where families can learn how to live safely through natural disasters and other emergencies. Disaster Survivor Day is Saturday, June 13, and takes place in Colonial Heights at the Colonial Heights Technical Center, 3451 Conduit Road, from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Presented by the Central Virginia Emergency Management Alliance, attendees will learn how to survive at home without power for at least 72 hours and what to take with them if they need to leave home in a hurry. Plus, Emergency and Community Response professionals will arm attendees with a free Survivor Starter Kit.

Fourth of July fireworks display COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The City of Colonial Heights will sponsor a fireworks display on Saturday, July 4, in the vicinity of Charles Dimmock Parkway in Colonial Heights. This display is free and open to the public. Fireworks will start at approximately 9:15 p.m. Viewing for the fireworks will be off Interstate 95, Exit 53 or 54 in the Southgate Square/ Wal-Mart Area. Bring blankets and/or lawn chairs. Rain date will be Sunday, July 5. For more information, please contact the Colonial Heights Recreation & Parks Department at (804) 520-9390.

marked with ceremony By Patrick Kane Staff Writer

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Dozens gathered Monday at the War Memorial in Colonial Heights to mark Memorial Day. Fort Lee Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Clarence Richardson served as keynote speaker during a ceremony, highlighting stories of brave service members who never made it home. Mayor Greg Kochuba offered words and a proclamation from the city to hosts, VFW Post 2239 and American Legion Post 284. Soldiers from Delta Co. 832nd Ordnance Battalion of Fort Lee, accompanied by veterans, lined the Boulevard carrying dozens of Fallen Heroes Banners for the crowd. A lunch was held at the legion post following the ceremony.

The Fallen Heroes Banners are presented by soldiers and veterans during the Colonial Heights Memorial Day ceremony at the War Memorial Monday. PATRICK KANE / PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO

Dive-in movie COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Colonial Heights Swim and Yacht Club, 1225 Duke of Gloucester St., will host a dive-in movie on July 18. Gates open at 8:30 p.m.; Movie begins at 8:45 p.m. This event is open to the public. Bring a ﬂoat and relax in the pool while watching “Despicable Me 2” or bring a lawn chair and sit on the pool deck. Lifeguards will be on duty. Admission is free, concessions available on-site. No outside food or drink is allowed. For more information, call (804) 520-9390.

Command Sgt. Maj. Clarence Richardson speaks during the Colonial Heights Memorial Day ceremony at the War Memorial Monday. PATRICK KANE / PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO

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Command Sgt. Maj. Clarence Richardson speaks during the Colonial Heights Memorial Day ceremony at the War Memorial Monday. PATRICK KANE / PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO

The Fallen Heroes Banners are presented by soldiers and veterans during the Colonial Heights Memorial Day ceremony at the War Memorial Monday. PATRICK KANE / PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO

Folks listen during the Colonial Heights Memorial Day ceremony at the War Memorial Monday. PATRICK KANE / PROGRESS-INDEX

Band to play at Benny’s COLONIAL HEIGHTS — 5 Story Drop, a band from Manassas, will play at Benny’s Tavern on Saturday evening. Band members are strong supporters of autism awareness and have played three Music Rocks Autism shows within the past six months.

5K Fun Run/Walk

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Health Advisory Board 5K Fun Run/Walk is being held in conjunction with the 5th Annual Cruise In’ for Cancer Memorial Car Show on Saturday. Rain date is June 6. The run/walk begins at 8 a.m. at Colonial Heights High School, 3600 Conduit Road. All proceeds will go to The Paredes Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. Donations are welcome. Entry Fee is $15 with checks payable to Colonial Heights High School. Registration forms are available at www.colonialheightsva. gov. INDEX Opinion ..............V2 Calendar ............V3

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COMMUNITY CLOSE-UP

Local painter loves modern art By Leah Small Staff Writer

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Scott Smith is an artist that is inﬂuenced by the modern art of Jackson Pollock and others in the abstract expressionist movement. Smith has 30 years of roots in Colonial Heights, Petersburg and Hopewell. He ﬁrst came to the Tri-Cities as a self described military brat

and currently lives in Delaware. But he still comes home to see family, and sold his paintings at the Fort Clifton Festival this month. When did you start painting? I started about seven or eight years ago. I started looking at some of the great artists of the mid-1900s like Jackson Pollock. I just started experimenting to see what I could do. Who is your favorite artist?

It’s between Jackson Pollock and Monet. What do you try to capture in your paintings? I try to evoke some movement and the contrast of color. [Smith points to a painting hanging at his booth at the Fort Clifton Festival. Yellow and other colors drip in the style of Pollock.] This is me looking at the sky at night. What do you like about painting? When I am doing it I don’t think about what is going on around me. I’m just in the moment.

Scott Smith

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OUR VIEW

Remembering a bomber pilot and a hero

n this Memorial Day, it’s hard not to think of one area man who gave much to his country over a long life. He was a bomber pilot during World War II with an extraordinary record - 35 combat missions over Europe without any casualties to his crew. Retired Maj. Everett Worrell Jr. died on May 3, another of the World War II generation that is quickly fading into history. Worrell loved the B-17 Flying Fortress. In his mind, it saved his life and that of his crew. "There's a lot of reasons I prefer the B-17," Worrell said. "It was the best aircraft ever built." As a 22-year-old pilot, Worrell flew 35 combat missions in the B-17 Flying Fortress. "There was no other plane that could take the battle damage and still fly," he said. Considering the high casualty rates among bomber crews during World War II, Worrell was more than fortunate. It's amazing he never had a casualty during heavy aerial combat. Worrell, who was a resident of Disputanta in Prince George County, certainly had close calls during the war. "I was lucky," he said. "I got shot up bad twice." During a combat mission to Cologne, Germany in 1944, Worrell's bomber came back with 300 holes in it from enemy fire. "The good Lord sure was with it," he said of his plane, called "Patches." He could have said the same about those aboard. He flew 286 hours of combat with the 381st Bomb Group, 532nd Bomb Squadron stationed in Ridgewell, England; he flew five separate bombing missions to Cologne and his last combat mission came on Jan. 2, 1945. Worrell retired from the military in 1970 and was the father of four grown daughters, joined the Army as a private in 1942. The Richmond native reported to Camp Lee, now Fort Lee, and while there he took the flight exam. He passed and became a cadet in the Army Air Corps. Congressman Randy Forbes praised the retired major as both a hometown hero and an American hero. "Heroes like Everett Worrell don't just happen. They are forged through faithful acts of courage and integrity over years of service and sacrifice. Everett's service as a B-17 pilot during World War II, when he flew 35 missions over Europe, and later as he served our nation for 27 years in the Air Force, speak to both his character and his commitment to this country, Forbes said. “As we celebrate his life and legacy, I am honored to extend my gratitude and utmost respect to Everett Worrell and the entire Worrell family for all they have given in service to this nation. A grateful nation thanks you." Remember Maj. Everett Worrell Jr. and his family this Memorial Day.

YOUR VIEW

Time Out Day helps nurses, surgeons perform better On June 10, National Time Out Day will be practiced in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers around the country. Taking a "time out" to conﬁrm correct patient, correct procedure, correct surgical site and other important information before every operative and other invasive procedure is a requirement of The Joint Commission Universal Protocol. Despite the requirement, 40-60 wrong-site surgeries likely occur in the U.S. each week. Time Out Day was created by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses in 2004 to raise awareness about the importance of requiring the entire surgical team to pause before all invasive procedures to communicate as a group and conﬁrm key information about the patient and procedure to help prevent errors from occurring. Wrong patient, wrong site, wrong procedures are sentinel events described by The Joint Commission as "an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof." To perioperative nurses, they are tragedies. That is why as a perioperative nurse and AORN member, I commemorate National Time Out Day with this public commitment to my patients, their loved ones and the entire surgical community that I will always take time out for every patient, every time. Bonnie P. Vencill RN, CNO Colonial Heights

Little progress is being made in Colonial Heights road project Does anyone out there, besides me, gets sick and tired of what seems to be little progress being made on the road construction on Boulevard near the new courthouse in Colonial Heights? Little progress over the last several months has created a continual driver's nightmare in that area. Nothing seems to be getting done. Is there a good reason for this? Whatever the reason, this is painting a bad picture of the city. Gary Allen Chesterﬁeld County

Before going on your summer vacation Whether lounging on Virginia's beaches, exploring historic Williamsburg or visiting one of our breathtaking state parks, the Commonwealth is chock full of incredible vacations. Virginia really is for lovers -- whether couples, families or groups of friends and with summer approaching quickly, many of us are planning our own vacations. A lot of work goes into preparing for a vacation. You have to pack your bags, make travel arrangements and clean up around the house. They can be very costly too. As the head of Virginia Energy Sense, I take some extra steps to

help make sure my electric bill reﬂects the time I'm not at home, so that I don't waste money and energy. Before you take off for your destination, think about a few actions you can take before you leave to save energy and money: 1) Raise the temperature of your thermostat. Air conditioning constitutes an enormous share of summer energy costs. So before you take off for your destination, raise the temperature of your thermostat. If you have a programmable thermostat, set it back to a comfortable temperature the day before you return. If not, ask a neighbor to come in and change the setting for you. 2) Unplug unnecessary home appliances. Many appliances use electricity even when they aren't in action. While you're gone, make sure your chargers are unplugged (and double check your bag to make sure you remembered to bring the ones you need). You can unplug your television, computer, fans and other appliances to ensure you're not losing any money on things you aren't using while you're away. 3) Close your curtains and keep your blinds closed. This is an easy one, closing your curtains and blinds will help ensure hot air from sunny windows doesn't heat up your home. That way, when your air conditioning turns back on, it doesn't have to work as hard to make the temperature comfortable. Vacations are needed, but can be expensive. Saving some money back home while you are on vacation can give you peace of mind while you are on the beach, exploring a new city or hiking through a park. For more energy-saving tips, visit VirginiaEnergySense.org. Andy Farmer Manager Virginia Energy Sense Richmond

Memorial Day: Remembering a lost airman I’ve written in the past about how my Pop carried with him a haunting memory from his time aboard the aircraft carrier Essex in World War II. Anti-aircraft fire had killed a turret gunner during a sortie. Pop, whose job it was to repair and prepare planes for the next mission, went up to inspect the plane as soon as it landed and saw the gunner’s body. At Pop’s recommendation, the captain of the Essex gave the order to bury the man in the plane in which he had given his life for his country. This burial at sea was unique. It was the only time during World War II that a valuable plane was ordered to be used as a coffin. The burial itself was filmed and included in the 1950s series, “Victory at Sea.” Pop saw it for the first time when it was rebroadcast 20-25 years ago. Seeing that on the Essex dredged up disturbing memories of what Pop had seen on that long-ago day, and for years afterward he would retell that vivid story many nights after consuming copious quantities of Jim Beam. The story didn’t end for me with Pop’s

passing in 1999, because several years later, I stumbled onto a website about the airman who was buried in his plane. Suddenly, I knew many more details. His name was Loyce Edward Deen of Altus, Oklahoma. The fatal flight took place on Nov. 5, 1944 in the Battle of Manila. The three-crew plane was the Grumman TBM (torpedo bomber) V-15. The website provides interesting and touching details about the young Oklahoman. Loyce was his parents’ seventh child. He was followed four years later by one last sibling, a brother with Down’s Syndrome. Loyce was very close to his kid brother, who sadly died when Loyce was in eighth grade. Three years later, his mom had a stroke. Loyce helped care for her until she passed away about a month later. In 1942, Loyce joined the Navy. On October 24, 1944, his foot was wounded by shrapnel in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Heroically, he simply wrapped his foot and continued to fight on both the 24th and 25th. At the end of the month, Loyce had the option of recuperating on a hospital ship until his foot mended, but he insisted on staying with his two crewmates, pilot Lt. Robert Cosgrove and Radioman Digby Denzek. Character, courage, loyalty and love — Loyce Deen had them in spades. It was people like him who made the USA great. The next week, at the age of 23, Loyce was killed instantly when anti-aircraft fire decapitated him. It was that jarring, gruesome image that haunted my Pop. One memorable detail is the stoicism of Loyce’s crewmates. Denzek reported to Cosgrove over the intercom that “Deen was hit bad.” “Hit bad”—what a compassionate and wise euphemism. Denzek didn’t want to grieve or distract Cosgrove with the 24-year-old pilot already facing the nerve-wracking task of flying a damaged aircraft two anxious hours back to the Essex. I feel like I knew Loyce Deen, even though our lifespans didn’t overlap and I’ve never met anyone who knew him. “Knowing” him has made a significant difference in my life. The most important male relatives in my life all saw combat in either World War II or Vietnam, but (thank you, Lord) none were killed in action, so for me, Memorial Day was always more of a general than a specific remembrance. That all changed when I found the Loyce Deen website. My Memorial Days are now fuller and more meaningful than before because Loyce crossed paths with Pop. I‘m sure the descendants of Loyce’s brothers and sisters know what a good man and great hero their great-uncle was. Through this article, I hope many more people will know about him. On Memorial Day 2015, this solemn, reverential holiday, may all patriotic Americans honor the memory of tens of thousands of America’s best—people like Loyce Deen—who gave their lives that we and countless others might live in liberty. God bless them all. Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson The Center for Vision & Values Grove City College Grove City, Pa.

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WEEKEND SATURDAY ■ Check out the Health

Advisory Board’s 5K Fun Run/Walk and the 5th Annual Cruise In’ for Cancer Memorial Car Show happening on Saturday in Colonial Heights. The run/walk begins at 8 a.m. at Colonial Heights High School, 3600 Conduit Road. Rain date is June 6. The car show will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Colonial Heights High School Technical Center, located at 3451 Conduit Road. All proceeds from both these events will go to the Paredes Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. Donations are welcome. Entry Fee for the run/walk is $15 with checks payable to Colonial Heights High School. Registration forms are available at www.colonialheightsva.gov. For the car show, many local car clubs are lined up ready to join other car enthusiasts participating in this annual fundraiser. The show draws car enthusiasts from as far as Maryland to ﬁll the lot at the Colonial Heights High School Technical Center. It has grown from just 31 participants to over 115 last year. Rain date for the car show is also June 6.

George Drive, in Disputanta. This is a canine event with all proceeds going to Relay for Life/ American Cancer Society. For more information, call 804-586-1388 or email pgrelay4life@yahoo.com. ■ A community car

wash & fish fry is being sponsored in Petersburg on Saturday by the Mentoring and Housing Committee of the Petersburg-Dinwiddie Reentry Council. The car wash & fish fry fundraiser will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The car wash will be held in the parking lot of Auto Zone and Walnut Hill Market, 2131 S. Crater Road. The fish fry will take place in the parking lot of Butterworth’s Furniture, located behind Auto Zone, and Walnut Hill Market, 2059 S. Crater Road. This is a kid/family friendly event. The public is invited to attend and connect with community leaders and resources in the reentry/rights restoration areas. All event proceeds will benefit the opening of a transitional home for released ex-offenders and other re-entry initiatives in the Petersburg area. ■ The Prince George

Parks and Recreation Department and the ■ If you like cruising on a GFWC James River Junior motorcycle and helping Woman’s Club invites the a good cause, a “Relay public to attend the first of Love Cancer Charity of three “2015 Rockin’ Poker Run” will be held Family Summer Concerts” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the JEJ Moore Athletic Saturday in Prince George Complex,11455 Prince County. The ride begins George Drive, Prince and ends at Colonial George County. Brittany Harley-Davidson, 1701 Marie, the 2014 NCMA Temple Parkway. Registra- New Artist of the Year tion begins at 9 a.m.; first will headline the evening bike rolls out at 10 a.m. from 7– 9 p.m. Tickets are The cost is $20 donation $5/person, under 4 free. per bike. There will also be Gates open 5:30 p.m. with door prizes, a 50/50 raffle pre-show at 6 p.m./show and a $100 cash prize at 7. for the best hand. Food will be offered for sale by the Colonial Hog Chapter SUNDAY 1388. All proceeds will ■ On Sunday, Demolition benefit the American Coffee will host “Coffee Cancer Society’s Relay with the Superintendent”. for Life of Dinwiddie. For The public is invited to more information about have a cup of coffee and this event, call Kerry Shell meet Petersburg National at 804-469-4073. Battlefield’s Superintendent Lewis Rogers. He will be on hand from 3-5 p.m. dogs Saturday when the to listen to comments Prince George Relay for and to address questions Life will host its Bark for people may have about Life of Prince George the park. Demolition from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Coffee is located at 215 E. Temple Park, 14307 Prince Bank Street, Petersburg.

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FORT LEE

Community shows support of the military by running for the fallen By Amy Perry Fort Lee Public Affairs

FORT LEE — More than 5,200 Fort Lee community members and visiting friends showed their support of the military by running more than 16,000 miles during the fifth annual Run for the Fallen earlier this month. The yearly tribute started when a group of runners traveled from Fort Erwin, Calif., to Arlington National Cemetery – running a mile for each soldier, sailor, airman and Marine killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom, said Col. Paul K. Brooks, Fort Lee garrison commander. “For 10 weeks as they ran, team members marked each and every mile with an American flag and a sign in memory of each service member that had fallen,” he said in his welcoming remarks. “Every year since that first trek across America, runners from around the world have joined in on Run for the Fallen to honor our lost loved ones – America’s fallen heroes.” Fort Lee’s first event in 2010 included about 200 participants, said Brooks. “This event has been growing ever since,” he added. “I’m not sure how many thousands of people are here today, but to see this many of us united in this single purpose is truly amazing and special. I hope it helps warm the hearts for the more than 100 Gold Star Family members we have here today.” Since 2008, Run for the Fallen has expanded

Airman Terrell Small, a student in the Air Force Traffic Management Office course at Fort Lee, runs past a formation of soldiers from Charlie Company, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion, 23rd QM Brigade, May 2, during Fort Lee’s fifth annual Run for the Fallen event at Williams Stadium. More than 2,000 soldiers from the 23rd QM Brigade, took part in the run. Thousands of community members showed their support for the nation’s fallen heroes by running or walking 1-5 miles. PHOTO COURTESY OF AMY PERRY, FORT LEE PUBLIC AFFAIRS

across the country, with more than 50,000 participants running more than 200,000 miles to remember the fallen from Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn, said Brooks. “We’re here to honor the more than 6,800 service members who have given their lives in the conﬂicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the more than 50,000 wounded warriors and Gold Star Families,” he said. “Each step you take today – whether you run or walk – is part of a collective tribute to our fallen heroes, to their wives, to their husbands, to their children and to their mothers and fathers. “Though we still mourn their loss, we also celebrate their lives by remembering

them and the impact they had on us,” continued Brooks. “Your participation in this event helps provide encouragement to families left behind. It promotes an understanding in our community, and more importantly, properly remembers our fallen.” The guest speaker for the event was Meghan Speicher-Harris from Jacksonville Beach, Fla., who lost her father, Navy C a p t . Mi c h a e l S c o tt Speicher. Speicher was the ﬁrst American combat casualty in Operation Desert Storm. SpeicherHarris currently works for the Wounded Warrior Project. “The first night of the Gulf War – January 17, 1991 – his plane was shot down over Iraq,” she said. “His body was not

recovered and he was declared killed in action.” For nearly 20 years, her family didn’t have closure as Speicher’s body was not recovered until 2009. That time was difficult for them, she said. “Other than our immediate family, there wasn’t much support,” SpeicherHarris said. “There weren’t many survivor groups or education campaigns about Gold Star Families. “To the survivor families – the G old Star Families – remember that you are not alone,” she continued. “Reach out to one another. Support one another. There are resources – families, counselors, organizations, service members and communities – that have not forgotten about you or the fallen.”

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2239, 14705 Jefferson Davis Highway, holds bingo each Saturday. Doors open at 5 p.m. and games begin at 7. There are six to eight chances to win $500 or more. Food is available. For directions or questions about this event, call 748-4896 and ask for Tom Gore. For information about VFW membership or other activities, call Tom Ferguson, 748-4896.

in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp). Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959.

PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held each Monday at 10 a.m at Second Presbyterian Church, 419 W. Washington St. (round the back come upstairs). Meetings are also held at 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp). Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

FRIDAY, May 29 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — American Legion Post 284, 505 Springdale Road, holds bingo every Friday. Doors open at 5 p.m., and games start at 7. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions, or information about membership requirements or activities of the American Legion, visit the Post 284 website, http://mysite.verizon. net/legion284 or call 526-5656. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The National Alliance on Mental Illness Connection Recovery Support program meets 1 to 2:30 p.m. each Friday in the conference room at the Colonial Heights Library, 1000 Yacht Basin Drive. Groups meet for 90 minutes and offer a structured group process designed to encourage, support and empower. All diagnosis welcome. For more information, contact Gina at 804-605-5010 or towritegina@yahoo.com. COLONIAL HEIGHTS

— Oldies But Goodies Classic Cruizers Car Club is hosting its weekly "Cruise-In" from 6 to 9 p.m. each Friday through September, in the Lonestar Steakhouse parking lot, next to Southpark Mall in Colonial Heights. This event is free and is open to all car and truck enthusiasts that enjoy reminiscing about their antiques, muscle and custom cars, classics, and hot rods. Music is included: Oldies and Rock & Roll. For more information visit the website at www.obgcc.com. PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held each Friday at 10 a.m. at: Second Presbyterian Church, 419 W. Washington St. (round the back come upstairs). Meetings are also also held at 5:30 p.m. each Monday-Friday at the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the

ramp). Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959. DINWIDDIE — Al-Anon Family Groups for family and friends of alcoholics meets from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Friday at Kenwood United Methodist Church, 25200 Ritchie Ave., Petersburg. For more information, call 733-7395.

SATURDAY, May 30 CHESTER — The Southern Knights Cruisers Inc. car club is hosting its weekly "Cruise-In" now through Oct. 31, from 5 to 9 p.m., weather permitting, at Hardee’s on Route 10 and Old Stage Road. Over 100 antique cars, street rods, classics, muscle cars, and custom cars can be seen. Music from the 1950s and ‘60s from Wolfman John can be heard. Fun for the entire family and it is free to see. For more information, call Ricky Williams at 804526-8865 or visit www. southernknightscruisers. com.

SUNDAY, May 31 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Colonial Heights Moose Lodge 1783, 170 Moose Ave., holds bingo every Sunday. Doors open at 4 p.m. Bingo starts at 6 p.m. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions, visit the website at www.chmoose.com or call 526-1537. PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

MONDAY, June 1 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The "Colonial Square Dancers," a nonproﬁt organization, meets from 7-9 p.m. each Monday at the Colonial Heights High School cafeteria on Conduit Road. Square dancers and visitors are welcome. For more information, call 804-720-2340. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — American Legion Post 284, 505 Springdale Road, holds bingo every Monday. Doors open at 5 p.m., and games start at 7. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions, or information about membership requirements or activities of the American Legion, visit http://mysite.verizon. net/legion284 or call 526-5656.

TUESDAY, June 2 COLONIAL HEIGHTS - The Colonial Heights Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Council Chambers, which is located on the ﬁrst ﬂoor of City Hall, 201 James Ave. These meetings are open to the public. For more information, call 804-520-9275.

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Friday, May 29, 2015 | The Colonial Voice, Petersburg, Va.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS

Members of Colonial Heights High School’s DECA club and the Southern Knight’s Cruisers Inc., pose in front of cars participating in the Cruise in for Cancer Memorial Car Show. The show will take place on May 30, at the CHHS Technical Center. LEAH SMALL / PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO

Colonial Heights High School teacher and cancer survivor Lesly McBride shows off a poster and t-shirt for the Cruise In for Cancer Memorial Car Show. LEAH SMALL / PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO

Local teacher raises money to cure cancer Fifth annual Cruise In for Cancer Car Show will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. By Leah Small Staff Writer

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — A local teacher’s annual efforts to raise funding to fight breast cancer have taken on new meaning after the doctor, friend and mentor who detected her cancer, recently died of another cancer fatal to women. Lesly McBride, who teaches marketing at Colonial Heights High School, has organized the Cruise In for Cancer Car Show with her students for the past ﬁve years. All proceeds from the show go to the Ellen Shaw de Paredes Foundation for Breast Cancer Research in Richmond, started by and named for, the radiologist who detected McBride’s cancer. Paredes died of a heart attack and complications related to endometrial cancer in August, at the age of 62. The show, which draws car enthusiasts from as far as Maryland to ﬁll the lot at the Colonial Heights High School Technical Center, at 3451 Conduit Road, has grown from just 31 participants to over 115 last year. It's coming back

Ricky Williams, president of the Southern Knights Cruisers Inc., stands in front of his 1964 Corvette Coupe. The Southern Knights regularly participate in the Cruise In for Cancer car show. LEAH SMALL / PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO

this year on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with a rain date of June 6. Paredes was known as a teacher with top faculty positions at the University of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University, and a physician in the ﬁeld of diagnostic radiology. In April of 2005, Paredes founded her own practice, The Ellen Shaw de Paredes Institute for Women’s Imaging in Glen Allen, and started the foundation. The missions of the foundation are to give economically disadvantaged women access

to mammography and to support research and education in breast imaging. Pa r e d e s d i a g n o s e d McBride with cancer in 2009. The then 44-yearold mother said that she was grateful for Paredes' practice of offering her patients the opportunity to receive their mammogram results the same day. But McBride knew to expect bad news. “I guess I kind of knew when she called me back and told me she was going to give me the results in the office,” she said. “I felt sorry for myself but not for

very long. I had it in my mind that I was going to beat it no matter what it took.” The mammogram revealed just what she had been dreading. “It was the size of a grain of sand,” McBride said about the .03 centimeter tumor in her right breast. But small didn't mean not deadly. “She saved me because it was invasive. If she had not have seen that and I had gone a year later, I would have been dealing with radical treatment,” she said. After consulting a team of doctors, McBride opted to have a double mastectomy to avoid future complications, chemotherapy and radiation. She went into surgery on April 16, 2009, the day before her birthday. Since the initial procedure, McBride has had multiple reconstructive surgeries, the most recent in October 2014. The diagnosis left McBride with a passion for outreach and the students in her advanced marketing class and DECA Club, which focuses on business, had a desire to help.

McBride and her class brainstormed until they came up with the idea of the car show to raise funding for breast cancer research. McBride said that her students choose the Ellen Shaw de Paredes Foundation because of its mission of helping low income women. Since then, the project has become an annual event for her students, who appoint their own committees to get the job done. He r c l a s s r e c e n t l y placed ninth in a statewide DECA competition with a 30-page business plan on organizing the event. The Southern Knights Cruisers Inc., a local car club and nonprofit that holds events benefiting veterans, also helped McBride to get the show up and running the ﬁrst year and continues to participate. Taylor Banty, who was a lead organizer for the car show with fellow senior Erin Page, said that the task helped her to gain vital organizational and communication skills. The show will also feature DJ Wolf Man John of the Southern Knights

Cruisers Inc., and food vendors. Those who are interested in showing their cars must pay $20 for same-day registration. For a registration form and more information, call Lesly McBride at 524-3405 ext. 131 or email Lesly_McBride@colonialhts.net. Spectators will be admitted free. Prizes will be given for Best of Class, Class Top 10, Best of Show, People's Choice, Principal's Award, Best Truck, Best Paint, Best Interior, Best Engine, Best Most Radical Engine, Best Rattiest Rat Rod, Best Import, Best Unﬁnished, Best Club Participation and more. The Colonial Heights Health Advisory Board is also holding a 5k Fun Run/Walk in conjunction with the show, starting at 8 a.m. at Colonial Heights High School, located at 3600 Conduit Road. The entry fee is $15. The form is available on the city's website at www.colonialheights.va.gov. —Leah Small may be reached at 722-5172 or lsmall@progress-index. com

PADDLE RACES

Registration open for 2nd annual James River Rundown Paddlers of all skill levels are invited to register From Contributed Report

RICHMOND — Registration is now open for the James River Rundown, a series of paddle races on the James River that takes

place June 27-28, in the heart of central Virginia. A grueling 100-mile endurance race begins the morning of June 27 at James River State Park in Gladstone. It is one of the longest races of its kind on the East Coast and will test the grit of even the most seasoned paddlers. The James River Association has added two

shorter races to the event this year and invites paddlers of all skill levels to register. On June 28, a 40-mile race starts in Cartersville, and later that morning a 20-mile race starts at Powhatan State Park. All of the races will culminate just past Robious Landing in Richmond at American Legion Post 354 for a post-race

celebration. Competitors will traverse the river in kayaks, canoes, rafts and paddleboards, either as solo paddlers or in teams. There are no restrictions on what they paddle, just as long as there is no motor, sail, or anchored oar conﬁguration and participants reach the ﬁnish line within the 40 hour

cutoff. Designated safety checkpoints will be set up along the way, offering paddlers a chance to rest or camp. “ T h e Ja m e s R i v e r Rundown showcases the beauty of the James and promotes river recreation,” said Justin Doyle, Community Conservation manager for the James River Association. “It

gives us an opportunity to connect folks to the river.” The family-friendly after party at the finish line should cure paddler’s weariness by offering food, beverages and live music. For more information on the James River Rundown, or to sign up to race or volunteer, visit www. jamesriverrundown.org.

Historical Park, visit www.Henricus.org.

The buffet dinner includes a chicken entrée with sides, dessert, coffee or tea. A cash bar will be available. Tickets are $40 for the dinner/concert. Reservations will be taken in advance not later than May 31. Please call 804-8623706 for additional information and to make reservations.

re-created Powhatan settlement of Arrohateck, the Camp Pocahontas experience will offer hands-on activities including cooking, farming, hunting, and canoe building. Campers will participate in activities such as ﬁsh net weaving, pottery making,

and arrow ﬂetching. All make-and-take crafts are included in admission. Camp hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Space is limited! Registration required by June 17. Please call 804-3188797 to register. Cost: $200/Patrons $180 Visit www.Henricus.

org to learn more about the outstanding educational programs offered by Henricus Historical Park.

BRIEFLY ITEMS

Henricus participates in Blue Stars Museums

CHESTER — Henricus Historical Park announced the launch of the Blue Stars Museums, a collaboration among the National endowment of the Arts, Blue Star Families the Department of Defense, and more than 2000 museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel including the National Guard and Reserve and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2015. The complete list of participating museums is available at arts.gov/ bluestarmuseums. For more information about educational programs and special events offered by Henricus

Petersburg Festival Chorus celebrates 25th anniversary PETERSBURG — The Petersburg Festival Chorus will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a dinner/concert on June 6. The event will be held at Maria’s Old Town 21, located at 21 West Old St. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the concert will begin at 8 p.m. The chorus will perform selections from the “Sound of Music” and “Porgy & Bess” which are celebrating 50 and 70 anniversary years respectively. Numbers from previous concerts will be performed as well. The Festival Belles (a ladies a cappella group) will also perform.

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COLONIAL HEIGHTS

State House Majority leader Cox discusses economy By Leah Small Staff Writer

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Republican House Majority Leader Kirk Cox stressed economic growth and improved quality of life for veterans during his 19th Annual Legislative Breakfast on Monday at Swift Creek Mill Theatre. Over 250 state and local officials attended the event, which featured Pete Snyder, entrepreneur and former 2013 Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, as keynote speaker. Cox recapped gains made during the most recent state legislative session. He gave his colleagues in the General Assembly a pat on the back for finishing the budget two days ahead of schedule. The 25-year legislator said that as a Republican, he was satisfied with the fact that the upcoming fiscal year doesn’t include tax increases and eliminates fees. He said that the state’s General Fund has continued to grow since 2007 and has since risen by 3.4 percent. More money was added to the Virginia Retirement System, which he applauded as a

House Majority Leader Kirk Cox speaks to over 250 state and local officials during his 19th Annual Legislative Breakfast at Swift Creek Mill Theatre on Monday. LEAH SMALL / PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO

former teacher. Virginia State Troopers will also receive raises. Cox said that the ﬁscal soundness of Virginia is improving, with a Rainy Day Fund of $138 million. Cox also said that veterans' issues were tackled with bipartisan support during the session, including the push for two additional veteran health care centers in Virginia - one in Hampton Roads and another in Nor thern Virginia. Snyder echoed Cox’s emphasis on the economy from an entrepreneur's perspective. He wants legislators to remember that Virginia

started with a group of enterprising businessmen, and must continue to welcome industry in order to continue moving forward. Snyder is the CEO of Disruptor Capital, which focuses on technology, ideas and entrepreneurs. Before starting Disruptor, he was the founder and CEO of New Media Strategies for 12 years. T h e c o m p a ny i s t h e world’s first and one of the largest social media marketing agencies. The entrepreneur spoke of the Virginia company, the group of investors who ventured to Virginia's coast in search of wealth, as early pioneers of the business

packages air delivered by drones, the future possibility of ﬂying cars, and Facebook’s moves to embrace Occulus Rift’s virtual reality technology were hailed by Snyder as changes that many businesses could be moving toward, and that governments must be open to. Snyder asked legislators to consider the benefits of Virginia’s regulations being welcome to the innovation of drone delivered packages and attracting industry through embracing other changes. Snyder asked legislators just how many times they had been to ribbon cuttings for large office parks and other facilities designed to attract business, that largely became empty. He said that these and similar projects were the wrong focus for legislators, who should Pete Snyder, entrepreneur and former 2013 Repubinstead focus on deregulican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, talks about lation and favorable tax growing business in Virginia during House Majority policies. Leader Kirk Cox’s 19th Annual Legislative Breakfast. “Government alone LEAH SMALL / PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO can’t be enough of a conSnyder said that com- vening power to bring world. “I would argue that panies and governments companies or entreprethey became the most m u s t b e m i n d f u l o f neurs together,” he said. successful entrepreneurs innovations that drive in history, with the most business, and make Vir- —Leah Small may be successful start up.” ginia a welcome place for reached at 722-5172 or To continue that drive these changes. lsmall@progress-index. cemented in histor y, A m a z o n’s p l a n s o f com

Fort Lee Army Band performs for local seniors

Residents of the Dunlop House enjoy a concert by the Fort Lee Army Band Wednesday, May 20. The concert was held ahead of Memorial Day. PATRICK KANE /

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The Fort Lee Army Band performed for residents of the Dunlop House Wednesday, May 20. The concert was held ahead of Memorial Day. PATRICK KANE /

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CHESTERFIELD

Burglars damage property owned by church By Leah Small Staff Writer

CHESTERFIELD — Two properties key to outreach efforts of a local church were damaged during a burglary, according to police reports. Po l i c e a r e s e a r c h ing for suspects after the historic Ivey Memorial United Methodist Church's groundskeeper discovered the damages and missing property on

Monday, May 18. Pastor Nathan Decker said that before May 18, the last time people were at the church was on Sunday, May 17. Windows on the two cottages located adjacent to the Jefferson Davis Highway church were broken and an air conditioning unit was stolen from one cottage. An attempt was made to steal a second unit from the other cottage. Decker said that the

cottages are used by local artisans and other small business owners. Decker said that proceeds from their businesses go toward paying the rent on the properties. “Basically we were trying to give to the community and it’s just sad that someone decided to take. We would have gladly helped them out,” he said. Decker said that the congregation still feels safe after the crime.

“I have a feeling that the perpetrator didn't realize they were impacting church property,” he said. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Crime Solvers at 748-0660. —Leah Small may be reached at 722-5172 or lsmall@progress-index. com

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ModVinTique ﬁnds new home in Old Towne

Mayor Howard Myers joins owner Debbie McCarter to cut the ribbon for ModVinTique during a grand opening for the new location on Old Street in Petersburg Thursday, May 14. The store, offering items for the home and interior decorating services, opened in Colonial Heights in April 2012. PATRICK KANE / PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTOS

ModVinTique held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting for the new location on Old Street in Petersburg Thursday, May 14.

Owner Debbie McCarter gets a hug from Roxzanne Meisner as ModVinTique held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting for the new location on Old Street.

Mayor Howard Myers joins owner Debbie McCarter to cut the ribbon for ModVinTique during a grand opening for the new location on Old Street. CHURCH DIRECTORY

SRMC

School of Nursing moves to new campus New building comes with state-of-the-art labs and access to more multimedia By Leah Small Staff Writer

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — “Timmy” can be a very disagreeable patient with an unbelievable range of symptoms. Despite not being human, he can tell students at Southside Regional Medical Center's School of Nursing that he can't breathe, his head hurts and that he is dizzy. “Timmy” even has a pulse and breathes. He can urinate, simulate vomiting and can answer that he is 'okay' once the worst is over. But the best thing about him, according to Natasha Jones, nursing instructor, is it's not the end of the world if he codes. “[It] provides the students with life-like experiences. If they make a mistake here, there is no harm done,” she said. “Timmy,” is a patient simulator by Laerdal Medical, and is just some of the new technology that is offered to nursing students at the new campus for Southside Regional Medical Center's Professional Schools at 430 Clairmont Court. He is part of a group of other simulators, including a baby, in the Maude A. Titmus Clinical Learning Center on the campus. The hospital held a ribbon cutting for the new location on May 21. The move comes as the SRMC School of Nursing marks its 120th anniversary this year. The school's previous location on South Sycamore Street — which housed schools in diagnostic medical sonography, nursing and radiation science — was over 50 years old. Now, students have the benefit of a newer building, state-of-the-art labs, access to more multimedia in teaching and greater student access to computers. Before the simulators,

Students show off the lifelike dummies in a nursing laboratory during the grand opening for Southside Regional Medical Center Professional Schools’ new location in Colonial Heights. The event was held Thursday, May 21. PATRICK KANE / PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTOS

inanimate manakins were used for practice before clinicals with real patients. Cindy Parsons, vice president of Southside Regional Medical Center's Professional Schools, spoke of the benefits offered by better technology. “Today we celebrate our new facility and the positive impact on the future education of healthcare professionals for the region. Our new facility … allows us the opportunity to be more creative and inventive as we continue our mission to provide a quality educational experience for our students and the communities they will serve,” she said. Laurel Tokelson, a student in the School of Radiation Sciences, is a part of a crop of students who moved to the new campus for their second semester. She told those assembled that the move has made learning easier. “We all agree when I say that the best part of our new classrooms are the new SMART Boards. Prior to the move, many students,

Laurel Torkelson, a radiation sciences students, speaks during a grand opening for Southside Regional Medical Center Professional Schools’ new location in Colonial Heights on Thursday, May 21. PATRICK KANE / PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTOS

including myself, had never worked with or learned from a SMART Board,” she said. “After experiencing the amazing beneﬁts of having these high tech interactive white boards, learning will never be the same.” Before being converted to a school, the building

housed medical offices now relocated to different parts of the building, and was constructed in 2003. Community Health Systems Inc., the corporation that oversees SRMC, paid $4.2 million to establish the new campus.

Calvary Baptist Church Address: 17001 Jefferson Davis Highway. For more information, call 526-0981. Christ Community Church Address: Meets at Lakeview Elementary School, 401 Taswell Ave. For more information or directions, call 520-6200, or www. christcommunitychurchva. org. Cameron Avenue Church of Christ Address: 601 Cameron Avenue. For more information, call 526-5286. Celebration of Life Church Celebration of Life Church of God meets at 123 Pickwick Ave. in Colonial Heights. For more information please call 221-2915. Chesterﬁeld Community Church Address: Meets at Greenwood Presbyterian Church, 7110 Woodpecker Road. For more information, call 796-1040 or visitccc4jc2007@aol.com. Colonial Christian Address: 295 Dunlop Farms Blvd. For more information, call 520-4988 or visit www.colonialchristianchurch.com. Colonial Heights Baptist Address: 17201 Jeff Davis Highway. For more information, call 526-0424 or visit www.chbaptist.com. CH Nazarene Church Address: 601 East Ellerslie Avenue. For more information, call 526-6920. Colonial Heights Presbyterian Address: 211 Lynchburg Avenue. For more information, call 526-0929 or visit http://www.colonialheightspres.org. Community Christian Fellowship Address: Meets at Matoaca Middle School, West campus. For more information, call 526-8260 or visit www.ccfnet1.org. Covenant Christian Address: 542 South Park Blvd. For more information, call 526-0634. Faith Baptist Address: 1226 W. Roslyn Road. For more information call 526-8189 or visit mysite.verizon.net/ FBC316/. Faith and Hope Outreach Center Address: 101 Highland Avenue. For more information, call 526-3667. Fellowship Baptist

Church Address: 21000 Chesterfield Avenue, Ettrick. For more information call 5266184 or 590-2277. Highland Methodist Address: 125 E. Westover Avenue. For more information, call 526-3870. Immanuel Baptist Address: 620 Lafayette Avenue. For more information, call 526-3276 or www. ibc4family.com. Ivey Memorial U.M. Church Address: 17120 Jefferson Davis Highway. For more information, call 526-1350. Life Church Address: 16801 Harrowgate Road. For info on Sunday services and other Life changing ministries and activities go to www.visitlifechurch. org, or e-mail wanda@ visitlifechurch.org or call 526-7000. Lifeline Fellowship Church Services are held at Salem Church Elementary School, 9600 Salem Church Road, in Chesterfield. For more information, call 804-839-3136. Lyons Avenue Bible Church Address: 516 Lyons Avenue. For more information, call 520-7813. Lutheran Church of our Redeemer Address: 1769 S. Sycamore St., Petersburg. For more information, call 732-8567 between 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Mount Calvary Baptist Church Address: 19600 Halloway Avenue, Matoaca. For more information, call 590-2094. Mount Pleasant Baptist Address: 3110 Greenwood Avenue. For more information, call 526-0816. Oaklawn Baptist Address: 7925 Hickory Road, Chesterfield. For more information, call 804-526-5649. Prayer Vigil Ministry The Tri-Cities Prayer Vigil Ministry has a prayer line open for prayer requests seven days a week including holidays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The number to call is 804-895-6910. Prince of Peace Outreach Center Address: 107 Pickwick Avenue. For more information or transportation, call Overseer Walter J. Mason at 834-2356.

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MEMORIAL DAY

Local vets recount Battle of the Bulge By Shelby Mertens Staff Writer

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Jack Carver, Lou Cunningham, Walter George and Richard Good did not know each other in 1944, although they were all fighting along the shattered American lines in the pivotal Battle of the Bulge during World War II. Little did they know that one day they’d all be sitting around together telling old war stories. The Battle of the Bulge, which lasted from Dec. 16, 1944 until Jan. 25, 1945, was the largest land battle ever fought by the U.S. Army. The surprise attack from the Germans resulted in the greatest number of Allied casualties up until that point. The Germans had hoped to push the Allies back so they could focus on the Russians creeping in from the east. The battle took place over the Ardennes Forest region in Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as parts of France. “The Ardennes, where the Battle of the Bulge occurred, was a relatively quiet section of the western front,” George said. “Hitler organized his Panzer divisions to make a sudden, unexpected attack.” The Germans also hoped to separate the Americans and the British across the Meuse River, although the Germans never did reach the Meuse River. “The U.S. Army had gotten to the border of Germany and the German Army was being oppressed on the other side by the Russians and Hitler had to do something so he devised this attack at the Ardennes,” Carver said. “The Ardennes is a rough, wooded area, hilly very much like the western part of Virginia with small dirt roads and what not - and he figured if he pulled off a bigger attack there he might get Britain and America to agree to a temporary ceasefire so he could throw all his troops to the Russians.” The battle ended up being a huge victory for the Allies, but Carver said, “It could have been a terrible defeat.” It did amount to 19,000 American deaths and 70,711 were wounded or missing in action, according to George. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower ordered Gen. George Patton’s 3rd Army to counter the German attack. “Luckily, he had three divisions …. fighting all across France,” Carver said. “He brought those three divisions, one of them was mine, the 26th Infantry, to get up there and see what we could do about stopping this thing.” Carver, who was 19 years old at the time, and his fellow soldiers made their way to the town of Bastogne, which served as a critical crossroads. “Bastogne was important because it was a crossroads

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CHESTERFIELD — The Chesterﬁeld County Senior Advocate and Lucy Corr Village invite anyone who is caring for an adult with physical or cognitive deterioration to attend Caregiver Connection, a monthly support group that helps address caregivers’ needs and concerns. It meets on the ﬁrst Tuesday of each month, 4 to 5:15 p.m., in the Friendship Room at Lucy Corr Village Assisted Living, 6800 Lucy Corr Blvd. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 804-768-7878 or 706-5657. PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at 5:30

Jack Carver, Lou Cunningham, Walter George and Richard Good served during the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. SHELBY MERTENS / PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTOS

for all the roads in that area and the whole German Army was there,” he said. The 101st Airborne Division of the American forces had ran out of food, ammunition and medical supplies, Carver said. The mission of the three divisions under Patton was to relieve the unit in Bastogne from German offenses, Carver said. “It was a very tough, tough ﬁght,” he said. George was also in Patton’s 3rd Army, serving as a technician in the 176th Field Artillery Battalion. He was located in Metz, France when the Battle of the Bulge broke out. Because the start of the battle occurred in the heart of winter, the weather conditions were harsh. “It was extremely cold, mostly during the Battle of the Bulge your temperatures hovered around zero degrees,” he said. “When you’re young, you’re tough and you can get conditioned to those things that today if I tried to do that I wouldn’t make it until morning I’m sure,” the 92-year-old said. George’s battalion fired 58,740 rounds of ammunition, and 3,023 rounds of captured German ammunition. He said his battalion captured 371 Germans and lost 54 of their own in the Battle of the Bulge itself. Carver, a New York native, recalled the time Patton spoke to his unit. At 94 years old, Carver is still amazed and in awe that such a high-ranking official would greet soldiers on the front lines. “I remember this, he came into our unit … he looks at some maps and then he turned around and said, ‘You guys are doing a hell of a job, men. Keep it up’ and out he went,” Carver said. “He’s a general, he’s got hundreds of thousands of troops, he was visiting front

line troops. I contrast that with my own brigadier general. I never saw ours. He never came near the front lines. But Patton was there.” George also remembers meeting Patton during the war. “He spoke directly to me, but I didn’t have sense enough at that age to say ‘Let me shake your hand,’” George said. “I didn’t realize I was talking to history.” George joined the war effort at 19 years old. He was a freshman at Randolph Macon College at the time, having grown up in Petersburg. He dropped out of college to join the military. After the war he said it took him a year to get home because of a hurricane they encountered and were forced to land in the Azores islands. The USS Enterprise aircraft carrier picked them up and brought them to Boston. Dec. 17, 1944 was a fateful day for Staff Sgt. Lou Cunningham. A day after the Battle of the Bulge started, he was captured by the Germans. Cunningham was in the 106th Division of the U.S. Army. He was in the German town of Großlangenfeld at the time. “The Germans opened up a barrage of artillery on our position and we held out for two days and decided to go back, but we ran out of ammunition and supplies,” he recalls. “At the end of the second day of the attack, they overran us and I was taken prisoner.” Cunningham was only 19 years old when he was taken prisoner. He had only been in Europe seven days before the Germans captured him and he had no prior combat experience. He was transported to five different prisoner of war camps across Germany during his ﬁve months captured. Cunningham said the conditions of the camps

were “terrible” because the prisoners were given very little food and no medical attention. Cunningham developed yellow jaundice while in the prison camps. “I had to eat the same food, which was a soup made out of turnips and a bread made out of particles of sawdust, and also, if you got sick they’d treat you with a little Bali soup,” Cunningham said. Since Cunningham was at the sergeant rank, he did not have to perform labor at the camp. He said the Germans respected rank, even if you were the enemy. Cunningham was liberated by the British Army on April 29, 1945. He was located in Stettin, Poland at the time. “When the Russians got close, they moved us west, that’s where we got liberated,” he said. While the Allies advanced, the Germans moved east, but when the Russians started pushing west, the Germans were forced to backtrack. Once the Germans realized their defeat was imminent, they deserted the camps as fast as they could. “We got up one morning and the barracks where all of the officers and German soldiers were had gone, they disappeared,” Cunningham said. “We had the camp all to ourselves until the British came and liberated us.” Cunningham weighed 95 pounds when he left the prisoner of war camp. He was then flown to Brussels, which was the ﬁrst time he had ever been on an airplane. He stayed at a rehabilitation facility in France for a month before being shipped back to New York. Cunningham, who was from Maine, was then assigned to Fort Riley in Kansas where he met up with his wife. Cunningham is now 90 years old.

Sgt. Richard Good, from Colonial Heights, endured the regular hardships of war, but the horrors continued even after the war had ended. At 18 years of age, Good was deployed to Europe after spending two weeks with his new wife. Good was part of the 4th Infantry Division and was in Luxembourg when the Battle of the Bulge broke out. Good served as a driver of the military vehicles. “I drove the Jeep 9,000 miles over there,” Good said. “We were everywhere.” Patton shifted his unit around to wherever needed, he said. “We just went from one battle to the next” in a convoy of over 100 vehicles. But the Battle of the Bulge wasn’t the most horriﬁc Good had seen. At 18 years old he witnessed the gruesome conditions of the Dachau concentration camp and the aftermath of the Holocaust. Good was part of the ﬁrst group of soldiers, about 500 of them, to enter the concentration camp and discover the mass genocide of the Jewish people. “It was terrible,” he said. “There were just ditches as wide as this room and about three times as long full of dead people with no clothes on. We had to take them and bury them.” Good remembers seeing the gas chambers and a gigantic trunk full of gold and silver that was knocked out of people’s teeth before they were executed. Good and his unit managed the camp until more troops arrived to take over operations. Although he saw hundreds of dead women and children, he said there were still thousands of survivors at the camp. “It was something you don’t want to see again and you’ll never forget it,” Good said. “I can see them now,

and I’ve been gone a long while, but it’s nothing you’d ever forget.” Good is now 89 years old. When he arrived back home, he got a job working at Fort Lee and was responsible for ﬁxing up Patton’s Jeep, which is on display at Fort Lee’s Quartermaster Museum. The four men are now members of the local chapter of the national organization, Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge. The organization has formed reunions around the country for over 40 years. The mission of the group is to keep the memory of the battle alive and continue to honor those who served and gave their lives. There are 3,000 members and only half are actual World War II veterans, said Alan Cunningham, president of the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge and son of Lou Cunningham. He said 300 veterans in the organization passed away last year alone. “Unfortunately they are dying off. As you see, the youngest is 89 and they go up from there,” he said. The Battle of the Bulge marks its 70th anniversary this year. George said he hopes the organization will keep going on even after all the veterans have passed. “I’d like the world to remember that we did something to help save this country and just to think that it fades away into nothing,” George said. “We have got to encourage people who did not participate in the war to join this organization to keep it going.” The Virginia chapter will host its annual reunion in Williamsburg this summer in a week-long event that spans August 14 - 18.

p.m. Monday-Friday at: the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp). Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959.

Meridan Ave., holds bingo every Wednesday evening. Doors open at 5 p.m. and early bird games start at 6:45 and regular games start at 7. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions or details, call 526-0689. Money raised supports youth projects in the community. PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held each Wednesday at 10 a.m. at: Second Presbyterian Church, 419 W. Washington St. (round the back come upstairs). Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are also held at 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at: the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors

are at the top of the ramp). Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959.

Thursday of the month at the Colonial Heights Public Library. For information, call Caddie, 526-3909, or Dink, 804-520-8224. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — New caregiver support groups meet the ﬁrst and third Thursdays at 5 p.m. at Colonial Heights Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, 831 Ellerslie Ave. Dinner provided if you RSVP no later than the morning of the group meeting. For more information, call 804-526-2359. PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at: the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top

of the ramp). Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Senior Citizens Club meets each Thursday. On the ﬁrst three Thursdays of the month, and any ﬁfth Thursday, the club meets at 1:15 p.m. at the community building, 157 Roanoke Avenue. The fourth Thursday is a monthly luncheon at area restaurants by reservation with Joan Light at 526-5884. The Colonial Heights Senior Citizens Club is sponsored by the City of Colonial Heights Department of Recreation and Parks. Any resident of Colonial Heights, 50 years of age or older, is invited to join meetings. For more information, call Mildred Morrison at 526-3497.

WEDNESDAY, June 3 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) No. 485 meets each Wednesday morning at Colonial Heights Library, 1000 Yacht Basin Drive. Weighins begin at 8:15 a.m. and the meetings start at 9. For more information, call Evelyn at 748-2607. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Optimist Club of Colonial Heights, 916

THURSDAY, June 4 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Rotary Club of Colonial Heights meets at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpark Boulevard, each Thursday at 7 a.m. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Colonial Heights Moose Lodge 1783, 170 Moose Ave., holds bingo every Thursday. Doors open 4 p.m. Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Food is available for nominal fee. For directions, visit the website at www.chmoose. com or call 804-526-1537. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Intimidators Quilt Club holds their monthly meetings at 7 p.m. on the ﬁrst

—Shelby Mertens may be reached at 804-722-5154 or smertens@progressindex.com