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From Normandy to Pilsen: The Story of Clifford Hall and the Battle of Bulge - WWII Veteran Tank Commander (Troop E 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron)

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nce a year in the city of Pilsen, Czech Republic (located about 56 miles west of Prague), citizens of all ages gather by the thousands to celebrate their freedom and pay an overwhelming, tremendous amount of respect to American soldiers and World War II veterans. Come early May, the city honors those that fought for them so long ago as if they had just done it yesterday. A monument in the town square reads as follows: Thank You, America!

On May 6th 1945 The City Of Pilsen Was Liberated

By The U. S. Army Nearly 70 years after the end of World War II, the townspeople

“Thank you, veterans and troops, for your service to our country.”

of Pilsen are joined by thousands of visitors from around the world–all flocking to the city for the annual Pilsen Liberation Festival–united by their appreciation for American and Allied veterans on the days surrounding the anniversary of the liberation of the city by the United States Army on May the 6th, 1945.

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fices of American troops and recalls the days of elation, celebration and appreciation that followed after the arrival of the American soldiers at the closing of the war in 1945.

Over the years, many American and Allied veterans have attended the festival, and each year–whether they are memorialized in spirit or in person–United States veterans are treated, “like rock stars.”

Clifford Hall, a tank commander in the 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron–and a member of those who liberated the town of Pilsen, never had any interest in going back. Nor did he feel the need to venture to Normandy on the northern coast of France, where his long road to Pilsen began.

“He had no interest whatsoever,” says his son, Mike McAllister (adopted by the Hall’s as a young boy), who offered to take him back to France the year President Regan spoke to an audience of veterans and world leaders standing on the very spot where the Allied soldiers stormed ashore to liberate Europe. “I guess I can imagine why. Who would want to go and lookout on that beachhead and remember what he’d seen?”

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According to Mike, his father never spoke much at all about the war, with the exception of just a few anecdotes that he relayed throughout his lifetime, mostly referring to those first days off the coast of France and the eventual liberation of Pilsen after traveling a grueling road throughout Europe.

“Probably the worse thing that he told me was the waiting that had to be done while the troops went ahead and tried to take the beachhead on day one, and the tanks were waiting out in the water and of course saw all the carnage and everything...it must have been horrific.”

Mike explained that after sitting tight amidst the explosions of D-Day on June 6th, 1944, painstakingly and anxiously waiting offshore and watching the carnage that ensued, his father and the other troops of the 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron were eager to put their long months of training in England to use. They finally got the command on June 8th, and from that point on–once they got on shore–the infantry would secure an area: the tanks going in front and clearing out as much of the enemy as they could. This activity went on for 180 days until reaching Pilsen. cont. pg. 6

“One detail he talked about in combat is, once they did get ashore, they were going to go up and secure an area, and his tank was picked to be the first to engage in a direct fire mission.

and received praise and gifts in return.

Cindy, Clifford Hall’s biological daughter, also recalls her father never really mentioning the events that took place during that era of his life, “I get

ple, that they were giving them gifts...and those were the sort of things he would talk about, the more positive, happy things but I know he saw a lot of death, and he lost quite a few friends and fellow comrades.”

This is an iconic picture of the liberation of Paris and the meeting of troops at the Arc de Triumph. This photo caption is from Wikipedia, but explains the connection with C.H. and the 102nd Cavalry:

the war, “He’d discuss happy things, where they liberated cities and towns and how joyous the people were and how gratifying that was for them. They wanted to give the guys meals–– and Pilsen was known for their glasswork...they would give them presents and that type of thing.”

An M-8 “Greyhound” armored scout car of the US Army passes under the Arc de Triomphe after the liberation of Paris in August 1944. The identifying numbers of the vehicle were censored for security reasons, making it difficult to identify the unit. They appear to read “20X 20R-1” or “28X 28R1”, which would indicate a vehicle of the reconnaissance troop of the 20th or 28th Infantry Divisions. However, the image is captioned hereas showing a vehicle of Troop B, 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, which was attached to the French 2nd Armored Division. Both the 102nd Cavalry and 20th Infantry were present at the liberation and in the parade that followed on the 29th.

It was the first one, and he was like, ‘oh boy this is going to be great,’ you know? They’d waited and trained for this, and when they got up there and started shooting and the shells came back–he said he’d never been more scared in his life. He said that was the end of wanting to do it, but he went on for 180 days and did it anyway.”

goosebumps talking about some of this stuff, because he wouldn’t talk about it, he saw to much horror coming on to the beach.”

Mike also recalls that in the last year of his life, his father seemed more prone to want to talk about

Elly and Cliff married in Ft. Riley, KS before he left for WWII.

Although he never opened up much, Cindy’s father did have some possessions related to his time in Europe, which told stories of their own.

From June 1944 to May 1945, the troops of the 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron traveled throughout Europe. At one point, the entire squadron convened at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, where they would join other military groups to succeed in the city’s liberation as see in the photo above.

“He brought my mother back this gorgeous cut-crystal dish– and [mentioned] how he was going through one of the towns and these people wanted cigarettes. My dad never smoked and never drank–but he could get cigarettes I guess from the base–and so he would trade cigarettes for things...I still have this beautiful glass bowl.”

When asked if his father ever mentioned that time in Paris and the great monument, Mike recalled that he said he was there; however, “He wouldn’t talk about it – all I remember him saying is that it was a wild time.

The people were going crazy and couldn’t do enough for the troops.” During travels through France, Germany and later Belgium, American soldiers and Allied forces liberated towns

He also brought his wife–whom he married in Fort Riley, Kansas right before going off to war–a hand-painted plate from Pilsen, Czechoslovakia (modern day Czech Republic), which he received as a gift from the townspeople there. Cindy says her father would only really talk about war when referring to the appreciation of the people he helped liberate. “They were just so appreciative, these peo-

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When Clifford Hall returned from war, he got on with his life (seemingly) without looking back. According to Mike, he never joined any veterans groups, “At his final discharge I think he thought, ‘that’s it for me.’”

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Throughout his life Clifford, who worked predominately as a mail carrier, was active in his church and community. He’s described by his children as incredibly good-natured and hard working, “I don’t know if there’s anyone who worked harder than he did,” says Mike, “He always was doing 2 or 3 different jobs at once.”

Although her father was an “always happy, always whistling, positive” person, Cindy says she feels he, “always somewhat questioned why he was one of the few that made it. He was always very grateful, but I believe he felt a bit of guilt because a

lot of his comrades didn’t make it back.” Perhaps that’s why he never had any interest in reliving those days, or any desire to receive honors in Normandy or Pilsen.

Many veterans that have never returned to Pilsen have caught wind of the small town in former Czechoslovakia, still reeling with appreciation for their services. In August of 2010, Mike wrote his father, enclosing an article with pictures and details of that year’s annual festival: “I’m sure the story and pictures will bring back many memories for you. Some will be pleasant and unfortunately some won’t.

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History and Heroism

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s World War II was heating up, everyone in the nation was doing anything and everything in their power in support of the war effort. If they couldn’t enlist themselves, they’d find a way to contribute. For Volusia County, things were no different.

In 1941 the Navy started recruiting soldiers in DeLand, FL, and soon after the city ended up donating their small municipal airport (originally built in 1920) to the war effort. After some renovation and expansion to the property, the DeLand Naval Air Station opened on November 17th, 1942. The first planes to arrive were Venturas, which patrolled the coasts of Florida scouting for German submarines.

In the base’s lifetime of just a few years, scores of Navy pilots and gunner teams were sent to train there before going off to war, and the facility housed over 3,000 students and faculty.

Many were sent to learn to make carrier landings before continuing their assignments in WWII. They flew patrol bombers (like PBO Ventura and PB4Y-2 Privateer patrol bombers), as well as SBD Dauntless dive-bombers–– which were pivotal forces in the battle of Midway.

Today, on the property of what’s now the DeLand Municipal Airport, nearly all of the remnants and buildings of the old Navy base are gone. However, the memories and accomplishments of that time live on, and are packed into one of the original buildings on the base–the

former Master at Arms Residence. The DeLand Naval Air Station Museum serves as tribute to not only the history of the base, but to the services, sacrifices and artifacts left behind by military personnel “from all branches of services, from all U.S. military wars.”

The museum operates with the purpose of educating the public about the benefits and costs of liberty and democracy. It was officially founded in 1995 by WWII vets that actually served on the Navy base in DeLand years ago.

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Jack graduated from Orlando High School in 1942, and says he and other graduates immediately enlisted. “In our senior year, we of course heard about the beginning of WWII and the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and so all of us 18-year-olds knew that it was our duty to serve, and I went and joined the Navy just after graduation.”

After training and boot camp, Jack served on the New Hebrides islands in the South Pacific for a about a year before returning to the states, at which point he was assigned to the DeLand Naval Air Station just 40 miles from his home in Orlando. Jack worked packing para(left to right) Harold Bradeen walks chutes at the starts the museum tour with a map base until after of the former Naval Airbase, Avenger, the war ended, Tuskegee Airmen at DeLand Naval when he was Air Station, Small Museum, Tomcat discharged just visible to visitors just outside the before the base museum, Old Airport Building closed in March 1946. Today he spends his time vo l u n t e e r i n g One of those individuals is Jack his time both at the museum Fortes, a World War II Navy and at a local elementary school, veteran and former parachute reading with second graders. rigger at the DeLand Naval Air Station. cont. pg. 10

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The DeLand Naval Air Station Museum is a non-profit organization run by volunteers (many are veterans, like Jack) and it is a beacon of historical preservation that has been dedicated, “In Memory of Those Who Served.”

The interior of the museum is small, a former 1930’s-era residence which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Inside it houses an impressive collection of historical artifacts, wartime memorabilia, military art, and veterans’ mementos. Just outside the museum, you’ll find an incredible display of large military vehicles and wartime vessels that span the course of military history. Like many of veterans today, they’re retired from combat and each have their own story to tell.

• TBF Avenger - A torpedo bomber last flown in 1943, which crashed on a test run and spent over 50 years submerged at the bottom of Lake Michigan. With restoration it will become a permanent exhibit at the museum and possibly contain a flight simulator.

• TV2/T-33 Shooting Star This type of aircraft was the first production jet trainer supplied to the United States armed forces, used by the Navy and Air Force in from late 1940s to early 1960s.

• F-14 Tomcat - Just like the one you’ve seen on the movie Top Gun. It came to the museum in 2005 when the Navy began phasing out that model.

• Marine H05S-1 - A Korean War M.A.S.H. helicopter used to evacuate wounded, flown by Marine Squadron VMO-6. The museum has a recording of one of the helicopter’s former pilots, Captain George Barnett, which describes his war experiences.

• PTF-3 Patrol Torpedo Boat: port of their efforts to keep this history and this museum alive.

An 80 ft., 70-ton Vietnam-era patrol boat––the first of its kind the United States ever entered into service. The PT boat was involved in what’s known as the “Tonkin Gulf Incident,” which is said to have sparked the official entry of the United States into the conflict in Vietnam.

• M38A1 Jeep - A 1954 Jack Fortes (served at DeLand Naval Air U.S. Army Jeep.

Station) first on is age 21 at the base, Amazingly, veterans August 2013: Age 89, at DeLand Naval Air Station; February, 2013, on Artie Shaw (and the family memOrchestra Big Band River Cruise.” bers of veterans) that actually occupied the vehicles above have made the The DeLand Naval Air special trip to DeLand to see Station Museum’s Annual them in person. “What we have Big Band Hangar Dance here are more than just inanimate objects, each tells a person’s November 7th, 2014 marks the history,” says Harold Bradeen, 23rd year of the Big Band Hangar an active volunteer and knowlDance, the fundraiser the museedgeable docent at the museum. um counts on to sustain them Like many non-profits, the DeLand Naval Air Station Museum counts on the community for support. Support can come in all forms: volunteering of time, donations, gifts-in-kind, or gifts of labor and expertise–– recently students from Embry Riddle volunteered to help restore the F-14. The museum encourages visitors, school groups, tourists, and locals to pay a visit, and they’re always in need of volunteers and sponsors to come forward in sup-

throughout the year. Each year the Hangar Dance invites guests to dress up and enjoy a night of dancing to live, big band music popular in the WWII era. Young and old delight in the festivities, and some dress the part in clothing of that time period.

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WWII Veteran Still Serving: New Smyrna Veteran Jim McGee Gives Back to His Community Jim McGee enlisted in the army on June 2nd, 1942, along with 59 other students from the University of Pittsburgh. “I was studying chemical engineering, so I knew I wouldn’t be drafted, but I enlisted anyway,” he says. It was the end of his sophomore year in college, and he was eventually assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment.

In January of 1945, Jim landed in France and went along the road to Germany in the American advance following the Battle of the Bulge. He was hospitalized in Wiesbaden, Germany, and upon release, his company commander told him to grab his duffel bag and make his way to the rest of the men in his outfit–who had been transferred from their previous location. Jim ended up hitchhiking on the autobahn, and a soldier from the 2nd Battalion picked him up, “in a 2-ton vehicle.” He was discharged in March of 1946.

Society, which operates primarily out of the New Smyrna Beach Museum of History, for 20 years and remains highly active at meetings and events for the organization. Jim is another shining example of service-oriented, hardworking veteran, and a testament to the can-do attitude of the people of his generation.

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nce a year in the city of Pilsen, Czech Republic (located about 56 miles west of Prague), citizens of all ages gather by the thousands to celebrate their freedom and pay an overwhelming, tremendous amount of respect to American soldiers. In early May the city honors those that fought for them so long ago as if they had just done it yesterday. A monument in the town square reads as follows: Thanksgiving is the talk of the season, and with good reason. In no time at all, many of us will be fortunate enough to gather around a large topped with tasty, homemade goodness, surrounded by those we love.

What does Thanksgiving mean to you? For Irish Writer and Poet Oscar Wilde, it represented a time of healing. “After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations,” he wrote. For President John F. Kennedy, it was a solemn occasion of thankfulness. He proclaimed on the holiday in 1963, “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

For most of us, fall holidays feel much more special when spent with family and friends.

No matter your age, gathering around a table for a Thanksgiving meal gives a deeper sense of purpose to the holiday. DeLand resident Vickie Pleus can relate.

“Spending time with my 93-year-old grandmother at Thanksgiving reminds me how thankful I am for my relationship with her,” s a i d Pleus.

Sometimes, straying from tradition is what makes a Thanksgiving holiday most memorable. For Elizabeth Cooper, also of DeLand, Mexican was on the menu at one of her favorite Thanksgiving holidays.

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share s t o r i e s about my dad one second, and in the next breath discuss how quickly my son is growing up. The holiday helps us pause the clock, because time seems to pass so quickly.”

adults,” said Cooper.

“They all had significant others and were attending many different Thanksgiving meals at other people’s houses. So, I planned a big Mexican dinner the week after Thanksgiving.

“We sat at a huge table of homemade chimichangas, seven-layer dip and guacamole, and we ate, talked and laughed for hours,” she said. “I realized in that moment that it’s not so important what the meal is, but more important that family comes together to enjoy each other’s company.”

It’s a sacred moment: The time when those you love are in one place, at one time. And in today’s hustle-bustle world, it’s a true feat. Here are some ideas to help the connection you have on Thanksgiving last throughout the coming year:

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• Share your gratitude.

Take turns sharing what you’re most thankful for.

The meal commences when everyone has shared (what an incentive!).

• Create a thankfulness tree. With some branches from a tree and a vase to hold them steady, ask your guests to write a message of thanks on pre-cut paper leaves. Ask them to attach the leaves, and place the tree in the center of the Thanksgiving table for all to enjoy before the meal commences.

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Open Enrollment -- Open

enrollment is that vital time period when health insurance companies (including HMOs) are required to accept new applicants, and it’s a time for existing policy holders to make changes to their coverage.

Open enrollment periods become available annually for Medicare, job-based health insurance and Affordable Care

Act health insurance exchanges. Medicare open enrollment runs from October 15 - December 7 each year.

Job-based health insurance open enrollment periods are set by employers and can happen at AND any time of the year, though most large employers schedule their open enrollment period in

the fall so new coverage begins on January 1 of the next year.

According to insurance representative Meg Hutson, some special circumstances may allow a person to enroll in Medicare before the age of 65, too, such as disability. Further, explains Hudson, “They must have Medicare Part A and B to enroll in a Medicare Advantage Plan.”

By Vickie Pleus such billing could save you money.

For example, Medicare coverage takes care of the additional hospital charges that many private insurances plans don’t cover. “They simply pay whatever their plan co-payment requires,” says Carmen Duffy, owner of CMD Insurance.

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As for Affordable Care Act coverage, individuals who are eligible to enroll in a Qualified Health

“Medicare Advantage Plan beneficiaries don’t get balanced billing for additional hospital services, for example,” she says. “However, the supplemental Medicare insurance they choose may have balanced billing.”

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Plan can enroll in a plan in the Marketplace for coverage starting in 2015 between Nov. 15, 2014 and Feb. 15, 2015. Visit www.healthcare.gov for details.

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Knowing how Medicare and your private insurance handles

The good news about the Donut Hole, says Independent Insurance Agent Carol Brown, is that Medicare beneficiaries will see a change in the Donut Hole amount each year going forward, and by 2020, beneficiaries will pay only 25 percent for covered brandname and generic drugs during the gap. (To learn more specifics about the Donut Hole, visit www.Medicare.gov.)

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niors want to look for a plan with the highest rating possible. That’s how they know you have a quality health care plan, yet most beneficiaries don’t pay attention to this.”

“I help them look for their prescriptions to be sure they consider that in their choice of companies and plans,” says Duffy. “A prescription could be in the Tier 1 (lowest copay) coverage of one plan, but Tier 3 (highest copay) coverage of another plan.”

Beau Shiflet, broker relations and sales supervisor with Florida Health Care Plans, recommends seniors do their research prior to changing their health insurance coverage, too, and pay special attention a plan’s quality, and if applicable, its Medicare Star Ratings.

Shiflet reminds people seeking new Medicare coverage are wise to investigate Medicare Star ratings. Medicare Star Ratings are Medicare’s report cards: 1 being the lowest, 5 being the highest,” he says. “Se-

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You don’t need to be overwhelmed by your health-insurance options. Talk to a professional who can guide you through the process, and help you decide what’s best for your situation.

Aging Tree will conduct seminars throughout month to help seniors understand their healthcare options better. Visit http://www.agingtree.com/calendar.php for more details.

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“They should really look at provider networks and access,” recommends Shiflet. “Things may seem great from the outside, but they need to really do their research. If they go for the cheapest plan that’s available, at the end of the day that’s what you have, the cheapest plan. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”

more. Call Meg Hutson at 386-663-1425 to learn more.

• Independent Insurance Agent Carol Brown assists with Affordable Care Act health insurance, supplemental health insurance, Medicare, Medicare Sup-

Aging Tree partners up with these health-insurance plans to give seniors the most options possible: • CMD Insurance of Orange City offers insurance solutions for health and Medicare, among many others.

Call Carmen Duffy at 386626-9420.

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The Paintings of John Mellencamp Museum of Art - DeLand Downtown 100 N. Woodland Blvd.

RESERVE YOUR SPECIAL DOCENT TOUR TODAY

Thurs., Nov. 13, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Tues., Nov. 18, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Wed., Dec. 3, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Fri., Dec. 19, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Admission $10 + a single $20 Docent Fee for groups of 10 - 30 Two weeks notice is preferred.

For questions, contact Curator of Education, Pam Coffman at 386.734.4371 Coffman@MoArtDeLand.org A limited number of signed exhibition catalogues are available.

Visit MoArtDeLand.org for information on other fall exhibitions on view.

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Senior Resource Directory Acupuncture Therapy: ARC Therapy Contact: Sandra Wood Phone: 386-774-6333

Pain Care and Wellness Contact: Eden Pollitz, RN BSN Phone: 386-259-9838

Adult Daycare Centers: Baseline Medical Services Contact: Jolie Parker Phone: 386-­801-­1809 Stay For the Day Contact: Ana Randolph Phone: 386-851-0691 Senders Retreat Contact: Ana Randolph Phone: 386-734-4442

Aids for Daily Living:

Captel Caption Telephone Contact: Sandra Robertson Phone: 407-443-9409 Medical Alert (“Help” Button) Contact: Priscilla Kincaid Phone: 386-774-2446

Assisted Living Communities:

Atria at Lake Forest Contact: Rita Benesch Phone: 407-322-8467

Sterling House of DeLand Contact: Erin McDonald Phone: 386-736-8100

Gary S. Wright Contact: Gary Wright Phone: 386-753-0280

Summerhaven Assisted Living Contact: Greg Hopcraft Phone: 386­-668-­3674

Meeks Law Firm Contact: Coren Meeks Phone: 386-738-3900

Woodland Towers Contact: Dorothy Myers Phone: 386-738-2700

Financial Services:

Bracing:

Senior Medical Supplies Contact: Maria Carvajall Phone: 407-936-3360

Care Management:

Dreggor Rigsby & Teal P.A. Contact: Wendell Jerrard Phone: 386-734-9441

Guardian Care Contact: Theresa Barton Phone: 407-786-6033

Evershore Financial Group Contact: Timothy Haynes Phone: 321-287-9523

Chiropractic Services:

Miller Senior Services Contact: Marge Miller Phone: 386-479-0724

Lechmaier Family Chiropractic Center Contact: Dr. Chris Lechmaier Phone: 386-775-3600 Watts Chiropractic Center Contact: Dr. Terry Watts, A.S., B.S., D.C. Phone: 386-218-4924 Meridian Point Chiropractic Dr. Nguyen Vu, MD & Dr. Ha Vy Van, D.C. Phone: 386-917-0007

Bishops Glen Retirement Community Contact: Linda Dixon Phone: 386-226-9112

Clinical Pharmacies:

Caring Hands Assisted Living Contact: Marie Timogene Phone: 386-259-4435

Continuing Care Retirement Community:

Cloisters of DeLand Contact: Amanda McHugh Phone: 386-822-6900 x 203 Horizon Bay Contact: Mary Sangueldolce Phone: 386-775-3518 Savannah Court Contact: Kathy Burk Phone: 386-775-3030

CNBrown Insurance Contact: Carol N. Brown Phone: 386-848-0543

Atlas Care Management Contact: Doris Haas Phone: 844-226-1537

Americare Assisted Living Inc. Waters Edge Contact: Eleanor Gustavsson Phone: 386-789-8848

Claire Bridge Assisted Living Contact: Betty Worley Phone: 386-672-8800

Capital Choice Financial Group Contact: Jeff Allebach Phone: 386-804-6171

Accardi Pharmacy Contact: Dr. Roger Accardi Phone: 386-774-5800

Alliance Community Contact: Annette Lynch Phone: 386-747-7688

Florida Lutheran Retirement Community Contact: Patrick Forestell Phone: 386-736-5872

Elder Law:

John B. Crowther, Attorney At Law Contact: John Crowther Phone: 386­775­6179

Health Insurance:

Carol Brown CSA Contact: Carol Brown Phone: 386-848-0543 CMD Insurance Agency Contact: Carmen Duffy Phone: 386-315-4846 Florida Health Care Plans Contact: Bissy Holden Phone: 386-676-7110 Humana Contact: Meg Hutson Christine MacDonald Phone: 386-663-1425 386­-479-4000 Independent Insurance Professionals Contact: Carl Thompson Phone: 386-­668-­6203

Hearing Screenings & Accessories:

Hearing Aids Direct Contact: Fred Gilliam, H.A.S Phone: 386-561-9496 Hearing Healthcare Centers Contact: Lisa Jones, L.H.A.S Phone: 386-837-4849

Homemaker Companion Services:

Elder Assistance of America, LLC Contact: Desiree Vitale Phone: 386-774-9090

Home Health Care:

Greystone Healthcare Management Contact: Chris Van Singel Phone: 386-562-4807 Senior Home Care Contact: Rebecca Sandvall Phone: 386-871-1953

Home Medical Equipment: Vienna Medical Contact: Priscilla Kincaid Phone: 386-774-2440

Home Modifications:

Home Modification Design LLC Contact: Sheri Wilson Phone: 407-417-6031 Install Don’t Fall Contact: Ron Wilkerson Glen Barlow Phone: 407-496-6066 386-956-1350 Total Service Contracting Contact: Steve Delacerda Phone: 407-233-9500

Hospice Care:

Hospice of Volusia Flagler Contact: Audrey Bellini Phone: 386-872-1345 Vitas Hospice Contact: Elizabeth Knowlton, LCSW Phone: 386-774-2446 Ext. 308

Imaging Services In-Home and Out Patient: Sona Imaging Contact: Lara Miller Phone: 386-951-6565

Independent Living: Villa Grande on Saxon Contact: Barb Hilton Phone: 386-774-1234

Laboratory Services:

Apex Laboratory Services Contact: Becca Phone: 386­-310­-7702

y of Screened Businesses Long-Term Care Insurance: Capital Choice Financial Group Contact: Jeff Allebach Phone: 386-804-6171 CMD Insurance Agency Contact: Carmen Duffy Phone: 386-315-4846 Evershore Financial Group Contact: Timothy Haynes Phone: 321-304-4017 Independent Insurance Professionals Contact: Carl Thompson Phone: 386-668-6203

Medical Services:

Mid Florida Cancer Center Contact: Jill Jordan Phone: 386-774-1223

Non-Profit Organizations: ElderSource Phone: 888-242-4464

DeLand Lions Foundation Contact: Wendy Wilson Phone: 386-738-1020 Division of The Blind Contact: Mike Watson Phone: 386-254-3810 Mainstreet DeLand Association Contact: Wayne Carter Phone: 386-738-0649

Non-Medical Transportation Services: Little Red Wagon Contact: Jay Berry Phone: 386-574-4371

Outpatient Therapy ARC Therapy Contact: Sandra Wood Phone: 386-774-6333

Baseline Medical Services Contact: Jolie Parker Phone: 386-8011809

Personal Care:

Simply Nails at Avalon Salon Contact: Thorunn Fawcett-Taylor Phone: 407-782-8739

Pet Services:

Bewaggle Pet Services Contact: Marianne Carlson Phone: 386-956-0256

Pre-Arrangement Services: Deltona Memorial Contact: Gabrielle Turner Phone: 386-775-4260 386-774-2446 Ext 310 Lohman Funeral Home Contact: Terry Chandler Phone: 386-860-5900

Private Duty In Home Nursing:

Arcadia Homecare Contact: Christie Bielenda Phone: 386-366-0892

Senior Real-Estate Specialists:

Century 21 Arm Strong Team Realty Contact: Ray Armstrong Phone: 386-789-2100 Keller Williams Contact: Terri Misek Phone: 407-862-9700 River City Realty Contact: Linda Dill Phone: 386-804-0848 Total Realty Corp.

Contact: Terry Bailey, CRS, GRI Phone: 386-801-9300

Skilled Nursing Facilities: Center for Health Care of the Alliance Community Contact: Annette Lynch Phone 386-747-7688 Orange City Nursing and Rehabilitation Contact: Staci Cooper Phone: 386-668-8818 Parkside Health and Rehab Contact: Heather Jackson Phone: 386-734-8614

What is Aging Tree?

The Aging Tree is an all-encompassing resource for the transition into senior life. Whether you are giving some forethought to your journey into aging, or you want to get educated and find some help for yourself, mom, dad, grandma or grandpa, Aging Tree will provide informative and educational guidance—with various options for the most qualified Florida elder services along the way.

How Can Aging Tree Help Me? The initial senior care discovery process can be a little daunting and stressful for anyone considering elder care services or products for themselves or a loved one.

Often times an event occurs that accelerates the need for comprehensive senior care guidance, such as a slip and fall, hospital visit or new diagnosis. Understandably, our clients find themselves frustrated trying to navigate the senior health care system, while having to make important decisions about health and wellbeing rather quickly. This is where mistakes can occur–and this is where Aging Tree can be of great assistance, saving you time, money and ensuring peace-of-mind.

Aging Tree is a unique company that provides one-stop shop solutions. Our resource center gives seniors and their families a place to start as they begin to confront the many aspects of senior living and elder care, sharing unbiased information on senior options in an extremely helpful and effective format.

Our Senior Care Advisors can provide a quick solution or a comprehensive, proactive plan–even for families attempting to help mom or dad from a distance. The best part is: our Senior Care Advisor Services are FREE! Experts in Florida senior services and senior living options support our organization, and the foundation of Aging Tree is reinforced by a variety of professional companies and associations that have passed rigorous standards for quality, ethics and reliability.

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ade Serenity Spa is proud to be a results-driven treatment center and an authentic retreat for those who want to indulge in satisfying body treatments. While a day at the spa can do wonders for one’s appearance––more importantly, it can be of great benefit to the health and wellbeing of individuals of all ages.

The scope of the offerings at Jade Serenity Spa goes above and beyond the focus of beauty and relaxation (although you’ll certainly find those elements there, too) to offer a whole-body approach to health and wellness, with therapeutic elements like massage and even yoga classes.

The facilities of the spa are impeccably clean with soft robes, calming background music, soothing waterfalls, private treatment rooms with fresh, clean linens, and a garden

• Massage • Reflexology • Acupuncture

lounge where complimentary refreshments are available for guests.

Consider Senior-Focused Spa Treatments for Optimal Health A day at the spa is a blissful indulgence enjoyed by young and old alike.

However, senior citizens have different needs and limitations than their younger spa-goers. The spa treatments Jade Serenity Spa offers seniors focus on pain relief, stress management and relaxation.

Studies by the Touch Research Institute show that massage facilitates communication and relaxation, and is therefore an effective therapy in the treatment of Alzheimer’s patients.

• Body Wraps • Manicures • Pedicures • Waxing • Acrylics, Gel & Shellac

At Jade Serenity Spa, massage therapy sessions are always adjusted to take into consideration any physical limitations or ailments a client may have.

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Enjoy relaxing and rejuvenating treatments at one of Jade Serenity Spa’s two upscale, Asian-themed day spas in Orange City, Florida.

Both locations are designed to ensure comfort and peace of mind and the setting is designed to optimize the many benefits of treatments. Come for an hour, or stay for the day.

The menu of services at Jade Serenity Spa offers an extensive list of spa and salon treatments, including massage, acupuncture, body treatments, skin care, manicures, pedicures, acrylic and gel nails, Shellac, nail art, waxing and sugaring, facials, microdermabrasion, mineral makeup, and hair styling and color, which are all (of course) performed by professional and highly-trained therapists and technicians.

More Than Just Massage:

• Hair Salon

• Dermalogica Skin Care Center • Jane Iredale Mineral Cosmetics

Sessions incorporating massage can improve muscle stiffness and soreness, joint stiffness from arthritis and flexibility in seniors. In addition to helping obtain higher quality rest, massage therapy can also help manage painful, age-related ailments, like degenerative disc disorder.

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Many of the spa’s customized facials are designed to address a multitude of skin conditions that may affect the elderly face, including rosacea, eczema, hyperpigmentation and anti-aging. Older skin is more delicate and dry, and a soothing facial can help lessen the appearance of wrinkles and age spots, while providing much needed hydration.

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The Many Benefits of Massage

We all know that massage can be a decadent, relaxing experience, but did you know that it actually does wonders for your overall health and wellness?

Jade Serenity Spa is pleased to offer four free yoga classes to war or conflict veterans that served, or are currently serving, in the United States military.

Yoga For Vets’ mission is straightforward: allow veterans to see the benefits of yoga with four free classes.

Find out first hand the healing effects of yoga for many current and former troops. It reduces their PTSD symptoms, stress and injuries and helps them deal, during and after deployment, with mental and physical challenges.

Massage is proven to help: • Increase circulation of the blood and lymphatic system, stimulating energy flow and heightening the immune system • Aid metabolism and overall system functioning • Reduce anxiety and promote a sound, restful sleep

Call 386-775-0860 for class information.

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I seek out people who would otherwise eat alone; especially, seniors. I love to see how many generations we can gather. Then, as we linger over dessert, the conversation usually includes memories of past holidays and funny events. Our senior family members seem to really enjoy this part and we encouraged them to share the wisdom they have gained over the years.

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We usually ask our elders to share stories from their past.

But that is different than asking them to share the wisdom they gained from their past experiences. Their wisdom is what we want them to share with our younger generation.

Encourage your young people to ask your seniors questions that are relevant to them. For example, bullying is a hot topic today—but is as old as time. A

child may ask an elder how they handled being “picked-on” as a child. A college student may ask a great-grandparent how they found a job during the Great Depression. This is the type of wisdom that should be shared.

This is the type of wisdom that elevates the role of elders to true life-coaches to our less experienced youth. Both age groups benefit from this interaction.

This Thanksgiving, gather your elders and ask them to share their wisdom and let me know how it went!

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ome of you may remember the story about a highly decorated veteran of the Iraq war shot and killed his wife before fatally shooting himself at their home in February of 2012. He had won three Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. The man was only 28 years old, and he was suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder following his service in the Middle East.

An Orlando women has a panic attack on the job and has to take a medical leave of absence. A few years prior she had been on a peace keeping mission in Haiti, where she saw atrocities in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake. A Vietnam veteran in Lake County suffers from sleep deprivation, due to fear of experiencing nightmare flashbacks of seeing his buddies killed by a grenade, just a few feet away.

And a young women in Tampa had to give up her driving privileges because of panic attacks behind the wheel, after returning a tour of duty in Iraq where her platoon experienced a series of roadside bombs.

History

The symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in association with military service have been around for thousands of years.

Moses, a military leader for the Egyptian armies, and then the

leader of the freed Israelite nation penned this in Deuteronomy 20:1-9, around the year 1400 BC: “When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou... the officers shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted?

Let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.”

The first major epic in history (2700 BC), the tale of Gilgamesh, gives us explicit descriptions of both love and posttraumatic symptoms.

Old Icelandic literature gives us an example of recurring nightmares after battle: the Gisli Súrsson Saga (set in late 900s AD) tells us that the hero dreams so frequently of battle scenes that he…..cannot stay alone at night.

Froissart, chronicled the Hundred Years’ War between En-

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By Loren Fish, LCSW posttraumatic stupors - which he coined, “cardiorespiratory neurosis” and “idiotism.”

The Russian-Japanese war (1904-5) was marked by the siege of Port Arthur and the naval battle of Tsushima. A German physician, Honigman who served the Russian soldiers was the first to coin the term “war neurosis” which was previously referred to as “combat hysteria”.

During WWI, the British military, began to diagThe first case nose patients presentof chronic ing with various mental mental sympdisorders resulting from toms caused by sudden fright in gland and France, and in 1388 combat stress as cases of “shell the battlefield is reported in the while at the court of Gaston shock”.

It is not known when the account of the battle of Marathon Phoebus, he observed the case term began to be used, but the by historian Herodotus, written of the Comte’s brother, who first menin 440 BC; and frighttion may ening battle dreams During WWI, the British military, began be a story are also mentioned by published Hippocrates (407-377 to diagnose patients presenting with in the (LonBC), as well as in the don) Times various mental disorders resulting from Lucretius’ poem, De in 1915, Rerum Natura, writ- combat stress as cases of “shell shock”. indicating ten in 50 BC. that the War Offi ce could not sleep near his wife was arranging to send soldiers and children, because of his suffering from “shock” to be habit of getting up at night and treated in special wards at the seizing a sword to fight imagiNational Hospital for the Paranary enemies. lyzed and Epileptic. Also, that same month, the term “shell Army physicians during the shock” was used by Charles MyFrench Revolutionary wars ers in an article in The Lancet to (1792-1800) and the Napodescribe three soldiers suffering leonic wars (1800-1815), obfrom “loss of memory, vision, served that soldiers collapsed smell, and taste”, who had been into a prolonged stupor after shocked by shells exploding in shells brushed past them, even their immediate vicinity. though they emerged physically unharmed. One of these physicians, Pinel wrote the first scientific descriptions of neurosis from combat, and acute

The renown German psychiatrist Robert Gaupp reported in 1917: “The big artillery battles of December 1914...filled our

hospitals with a large number of unscathed soldiers and officers presenting with mental disturbances. And now, psychiatric patients make up by far the largest category in our armed forces ...The main causes are the fright and anxiety brought about by the explosion of enemy shells and mines, and seeing maimed or dead comrades ...The resulting symptoms are states of sudden muteness, deafness ... general tremor, inability to stand or walk, episodes of loss of consciousness, and convulsions.

word was chosen because it was thought to convey the least implication of neuro-psychiatric disturbance.

immediately to prevent consolidation of the neurosis into its chronic and often incurable forms.“ This prescription was termed, “forward treatment”, where they would move the afflicted soldiers to a clinic near the front lines where they could hear the sounds of battle and have interaction with their comrades. The Soviet army physicians termed posttraumatic symptoms as “affective shock reactions” and besides moving them to a frontline clinic, would prescribe these soldiers milk, chocolate and rest.

A dreadful invention of WWII was the concept “total war,” with the systematic targeting of In 1945, the American psychiacivilian populations, as exemtrists Grinker and Spiegel displified by the millions of deaths tinguished acute “reactions caused by the Holocaust, the air to combat” from delayed “reraids on major cities (to break A U.S. Marine exhibits the thousand- actions after combat”, which the morale of civilian popula- yard stare after two days of constant included “war neuroses,” and tions), and the atomic bombs referred to it as, “operational fighting in the Battle of Eniwetok dropped over Hiroshima and fatigue” syndrome.

Nagasaki. These events traumatized both the survivors and In 1941 in the United States, An estimated 700,000 Vietnam military personnel alike.

Abram Kardiner published a veterans (almost a quarter of all book based on his treatment of soldiers sent to Vietnam from During WWII the term “exhausWWI and WWII veterans. He 1964 to 1973) required some tion” was prescribed for the first wrote, ”the real lesson of WWI form of psychological help. time as initial diagnosis for all and the chronic cases was that This post-Vietnam syndrome, combat psychiatric cases. This this syndrome must be treated increasingly diagnosed in veterans in the seventies, ultimately

led to the adoption of PTSD as a diagnostic category in 1980.

The chronic nature of PTSD has been extensively studied in WWII survivors. A study in 1988 of French civilians living in the Alsace-Lorraine region showed that, after over four decades later, 82% still experienced intrusive recollections and nightmares of their wartime captivity.

Diagnosis and Treatment in the 21st Century

There is currently a measure of consensus on the diagnosis and description of PTSD, which is a specific syndrome in individuals who have experienced a major traumatic event. The syndrome involves three groups of symptoms: 1) the recurrent and distressing re-experiencing of the event in dreams, thoughts, or flashbacks; 2) emotional numbing and avoidance of stimuli reminiscent of the trauma; 3) and a permanent state of hyper-arousal.

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personnel has also included electrotherapy and barbiturates, although the effectiveness and ethics of which were later questioned.

Current the best practice choice for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder has been Eye-movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), and/ or trauma focused CBT. This is confirmed by the World Health Organization (2013) in their Guidelines for the Management of Conditions Specifically Related to Stress, where they report that “trauma-focused CBT and EMDR are the only psychotherapies recommended for children, adolescents and adults with PTSD”.

The American Psychiatric Association (2004) in their “Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Acute Stress Disorder and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder” also confirm that EMDR therapy was determined to be an effective treatment of trauma. And as noted in the American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines (2004, p.18), in EMDR therapy “traumatic material need not

be verbalized; instead, patients are directed to think about their traumatic experiences without having to discuss them.” Given the reluctance of many combat veterans to divulge the details of their experience, this factor is relevant to willingness to initiate treatment, retention and therapeutic gains. It may be one of the factors responsible for the lower remission and higher dropout rate noted in this population when CBT techniques are used.

And, last but not least, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense (2004 & 2010) in the VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Post-Traumatic Stress, EMDR therapy was placed in the “A” category as “strongly recommended” for the treatment of trauma.

I hope this brief history and explanation of PTSD and the military has been educational and entertaining. I would like to leave you with a prayer of David, that shows how he dealt with fear and anxiety.

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