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Sunday, November 21, 2010
Korean War Memorial unveiled Large crowd gathers to remember the ‘forgotten war’ BY BRETT ROLLER
Batavia trustees discuss Christian Cemetery Mt. Holly Christian Church to expand its building
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The 2010 Veteran’s Day ceremony at the Clermont County Courthouse was special this year. It featured the dedication ceremony of the brand new Korean War memorial in front of the courthouse. More than 30 Korean War veterans were given the seats of honor surrounded by a large crowd. The keynote address was given by Korean War veteran Norm Nadow. He gave a history of the Korean War and the events that led up to the fighting from its occupation by China from 1914 to 1945 to the signing of the cease-fire armistice in 1953. He said the American armed forces were ill-prepared for war when the North Koreans crossed the 38th parallel on June 25, 1950 due to defense department budget cuts after World War II but President Harry Truman insisted that communism must not be allowed to spread to South Korea or it would become a template for the spread of communism throughout the world. “Many say we didn’t win that war,” Nadow said. “But we did what Truman said had to be done. We stopped the commies in their tracks.” In addition to halting the spread of communism, Nadow
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ten war. Many of the veterans of that war are now around 80 years old and Derr said he wanted to make sure they were recognized before it was too late. He thanked Judge Jerry McBride for allowing the
The Batavia Township trustees are asking Mt. Holly Christian Church on state Route 125 to consider taking possession of the inactive cemetery, called Christian Cemetery, behind its property. The cemetery once belonged to the Mt. Holly Christian Chapel which was located at the same site when it dissolved in 1976. At that time the township took possession of the cemetery and an easement that would allow the township access to the east side of the church. Batavia Township administrator Rex Parsons said state law requires the township to take possession of a cemetery they know has been abandoned. The current church, Mt. Holly Christian Church, now wants to expand its building to the east over top of the easement and to the north into a portion of the cemetery that is unused and outside of a fence that surrounds the gravestones. Parsons said the township regularly mows the cemetery, though no burials have taken place during his
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Walter McMillin, of Nicholsville, unveils the Clermont County Korean War Memorial at the dedication ceremony on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11 at the Clermont County Courthouse on Main Street in Batavia.
said the Korean War proved to America the importance of maintaining a standing military that is ready to react to any situation. “Never again have we allowed the American military to be unprepared,” Nadow said. “We will never forget their bravery and sacrifice
both in Korea and when they came home.” He concluded his speech by leading the crowd in singing “God Bless America.” Korea and Vietnam Veteran Bob Derr played an instrumental role in getting the project under way and getting the memorial in place at the court-
house. He said Korea was a difficult war because it was fought by young men, many of whom had lost fathers or brothers in World War II or would go on to serve in Vietnam. When they returned home there was no V-K day, there were no parades. Korea became known as the forgot-
Passersby save family as fire destroys home No injuries reported in two alarm blaze in Amelia BY BRETT ROLLER Sun staff
An Amelia family owes their lives to passersby on their way to church Sunday when their home went up in flames. Local media reports have identified one man as Mark Jackson, the other rescuer has not been named. Union Township Fire Chief Stan Deimling said Jackson was walking past the home at 28 East Main Street when he saw the smoke and flames and
began knocking on windows with the help of another individual. Every member of the family of eight made it out of the home without injuries. “The Lord sends out guardian angels. He sent us one yesterday,” Harry Bozett, uncle and next door neighbor to the family said Monday night. The residents included Bozett’s nephew James Stewart, 33, and a five-yearold girl, a five-year-old boy, a four-year-old girl, a three-
year-old girl, a two-day-old baby girl, a 17-year-old girl and a 30-year-old woman. Deimling said the family was very fortunate because the home had no working smoke detectors. “Normally if you’re sleeping without smoke detectors you breathe in a couple breaths of that toxic air and smoke and never wake up,” Deimling said. The Union Township Fire Department was called to the scene of the two alarm fire at about 8:45 a.m. Deimling said when they arrived at the scene there was heavy smoke pouring out and flames were See Fire, Page 2
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This home at 28 East Main Street in Amelia was destroyed by fire Sunday, Nov. 14.
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