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NBC Honors Dealer

Bob Bush, Bayview Building Materials, Olympia, Wa., was featured on an NBC television special, 'The Greatest Generation," hosted by Tom Brokaw, whose book by the same title is a current best seller.

Bush was an l8-year-old Marine medic whose heroism in combat fighting against the Japanese on Okinawa earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest decoration for bravery above and beyond the call of duty. Okinawa was one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.

Brokaw also interviewed Bush's family, including sons Mick and Rick who also are retail lumber dealers. The special aired January 15.

South Bend, Wa., the county seat, recently erected a full-sized statue of Bush in a park dedicated in his honor. It depicts him kneeling above a wounded comrade, administering blood while simultaneously fighting offthe enemy with a.45-caliber pistol.

The statue is carved out of native cedar.

Expanded Window Standard

After two years of meetings, the American Architectural Manufacturers

Association, the Canadian Window & Door Manufacturers Association, and the Window & Door Manufacturers Association have launched a new window, patio door and skylight standard.

Now, U.S. and Canadian manufacturers can design and test to a common standard, thus reducing expe6es and providing a common basis for product comparisons.

A special forum will be held in Toronto, Canada, March 8 to discuss the new standard's provisions.

Veneer Industry Unites

The Fine Hardwood VeneerAssociation has merged with the Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association.

The combined organization, which keeps HPVA s name and Reston, Va., offices, now solely represents the industry, its 200 manufacturer and distributor members representing over 95Vo of sliced veneer production and 9OVo of hardwood stock panel production in North America.

"Combining these two organizations puts us in a better position to provide unified messages to Congress and the media and develop more aggrcssive marketing sEategies for our industry," says HPVA chair Rick Phillips.