A fond farewell to Korean War hero Joe Annello By Cody Begaye Sun Correspondent
J
ust before Vetera ns Day, the nation suffered a substantial loss with the death of Joe Annello, who passed away Nov. 7 at the age of 85 in Colorado. Annello, born May 4, 1933, was perhaps best known in the region as a good friend and close ally of Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, Korean War veteran and Gallup native. The two reportedly served as prisoners of war together, and that is when their bond first emerged. The stor y of Miyamura and Annello is chronicled in Miyamura’s book, Forged in Fire: The Saga of Hershey and Joe. “He was a really nice guy, I met him several times,” Dave Cuellar, head of Gallup Veterans Helping Veterans, said during a
LUJAN GRISHAM | FROM PAGE 9 Lujan Grisham’s transition director Dominic Gabello, said the governor-elect will need to
Korean War Veteran and Silver Star Medal recipient Joe Annello passed away Nov. 7. He was 85. Photo Credit: Courtesy Nov. 14 phone interview. “When they were leaving their prison camp [in the Korean War], a wounded Annello told Hershey, ‘Go on, I’ll be OK.’”
Cuellar said after returning home and unaware that Miyamura was alive, Annello saw a photo of his friend in a local a paper. It turned out,
Miyamura didn’t know Annello was alive, either, and the two reunited in Gallup. “They would have a little reception at Comfort Suites
wait on that process. “Gover nor- elec t Lu ja n Grisham will wait for recommendations from the Judicial Nominating Commission to make a decision regarding the
two Supreme Court seats, and the expectation is that the commission will meet in January,” Gabello said. The state’s high cour t a lready ha s a 3 -2 fema le
majority, and Lujan Grisham’s t wo a ppoi nt ment s cou ld change that to 4-1.
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STATE SENATE State Sen. Howie Morales was Lujan Grisham’s running mate, and the next lieutenant governor of New Mexico. Morales currently serves Senate District 28, which encompases Catron, Grant and most of Socorro counties. According to state law, state Senate vacancies for districts that cover more than one county, like Morales’, are filled through a county nominating process with the final choice going to the governor. Each county will put forward a choice for a replacement and Lujan Grisham will choose one of those nominations. But it is still unclear when that process might happen. “Regarding the lieutenant governor-elect’s Senate seat, the county commissions in the district will meet individually and recommend a name to the Governor-elect, but we do not have information regarding the timing as of yet,” Gabello said.
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Hershey Miyamura chronicles his friendship with Silver Star recipient Joe Annello, who passed away Nov. 7 at the age of 85, in the book “Forged in Fire: The Saga of Hershey and Joe.” whenever he came to town,” Cuellar said. “[Annello] was just a really nice guy.”
REGENTS Lujan Grisham will also have to pick new regents for the University of New Mexico as five of those terms expire at the end of the year. Much of this is because the state Senate did not complete the confirmation process for a number of regents put forward by Martinez. Last month, Lujan Grisham told the Santa Fe Reporter that she wants all new regents, although two regents have terms that don’t end until 2020. “Gover nor- elec t Lu ja n Grisham will appoint new regents for seats with expired terms and will ask to meet with sitting regents to determine if their priorities are in line with her vision for higher education,” Gabello told NM Political Report. Regardless of who Lujan Grisham picks to govern UNM, all five will have to be confirmed by the state Senate, a process that was anything but easy for many of Martinez’s appointees. Visit: nmpoliticalreport. com
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