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A day of honor and remembrance DON THOMASON The Sentinel-Record
Rain didn’t dampen the spirit of the community’s annual Veterans Day service, which drew an overflow crowd Wednesday. The ceremony, normally held at the Garland County Veterans Memorial and Military Park, was moved to a nearby venue, The Warehouse, due to the threat of inclement weather. “We are here to honor all our servicemen and women who served our nation and vowed to protect the national interest. We are here to honor and give respect, and remember each and everyone’s sacrifice, and the courage, honor and duty it takes to defend our county,” said Larry Brown, of Hot Springs, who gave the keynote address during the ceremony. Brown, a U.S. Navy veteran, is the father of Chief Petty Officer Adam Brown, a U.S. Navy SEAL who was killed in action on March 17, 2010, in Afghanistan. Brown told the crowd that The Sentinel-Record/Richard Rasmussen Veterans Day is a public holiday dedicated to honoring those VETERAN SALUTE: Veteran Howard Steen salutes the flag Wednesday during the annual Veterans Day service at The Warehouse. Steen served in the U.S. Air Force as a B-52 pilot during Vietnam. VETERANS, PAGE 4A
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wrote a book about his experiences in the war. Many of the visitors in attendance were also veterans. Beed was accompanied by other members of VFW Post 10483 in Hot Springs Village. “I am not sure why I am here, because each veteran has their own story,” Beed said. “So why is it that I am here? We each could be up here telling the story about our time in the service.” Beed said the story of every veteran includes how their time in the military shaped them and changed them. He said he was different because he was a “reluctant participant” in the armed services. His father passed away when Beed was a junior in high school. He was required to maintain a full course load as a college student or he would be drafted. Research for his book led him to learn about the Tet Offensive, a coordinated military campaign against U.S. forces in 1968. Beed’s student deferment expired Jan. 31, the same time as the Tet Offensive began. Beed described it as a harrowing and hectic time for the military. He attempted to enlist in a two-year program, but end-
Veteran and author Doug Beed spoke to local veterans, as well as National Park College students and staff, Wednesday during a Veterans Day ceremony in the Gerald Fisher Campus Center. Veterans, students and veterans on campus were encouraged to attend the program Wednesday at noon. The Student Government Association worked with Dunkin’ Donuts to provide coffee and doughnuts for all visitors. Cards with the names of veterans were displayed on the second floor of the Fisher building. The SGA partnered with the Veteran Services Center, located on the second floor, to hold the program. Students added their signatures and messages to a “thank you” mat to be placed outside of the Veteran Services Center. The NPC Foundation planned for all proceeds on Wednesday to be donated to the NPC Military Scholarship Fund. Beed, a former sergeant in the United States Army, was drafted during the Vietnam War and later received a Bronze Star. He taught for 25 years at two community colleges in Iowa and recently
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DAVID SHOWERS The Sentinel-Record
From indifferent enlistee to commanding an iconic warship, the arc of retired U.S. Navy captain and Hot Springs resident Al Carney’s 27 years of service traced a path few would expect from someone who had never seen the ocean before joining the Navy “to see the world.” The plot points of a narrative that began on the Hendrix College campus and concluded with a change-of-command ceremony on the USS Missouri were too numerous
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Fountain Lake salutes veterans
Every vet has story, author tells college The Sentinel-Record
‘Mighty Mo’ captain recounts Navy career
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COLORS: Amy Benzi Powell, a seventh-grade math teacher at Fountain Lake
Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy, presents the American flag during the school’s annual Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday.
FOUNTAIN LAKE — Fountain Lake students paid tribute to veterans Wednesday during the annual Veterans Day ceremony in the Fountain Lake Auditorium. The program was led by the Builders Club, a Kiwanis International Middle School Program, in association with the Kiwanis Club of Hot Springs Village. Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy student Jackson Keese serves as the club president. Rick Martin and Dave Yard explained and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Keese performed the national anthem with Isabel Butler. Keese was among five students highlighted for their essays about the meaning of Veterans Day. Each read their essays aloud on stage for the assembly. Other students who read their essays were Autumn Beckman, Karlie Craver, Savannah Edwards and Angel James. Students recognized dozens of veterans in attendance. Most of the audience stood when students were asked to stand if they were related to a member of the armed services. Hot Springs Village VFW Post 10483 Ladies Auxiliary member Monica Martin explained the meaning of the Missing Man Table set up at the front of the auditorium. Martin detailed the elements of the table, including its round design, setting for one, a Bible, red rose, red ribbon, a lemon
Students say ‘thank you’ with cards
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Fed works to grow healthy communities DON THOMASON
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Showing their patriotism through cards drawn for veterans, three Hot Springs High School students won a Veterans Day card contest sponsored by Thaddeus H. Caraway VFW Post 2278 of Hot Springs. Melanie Austin, president of Post 2278 Auxiliary, who served as a U.S. Army Signal Corps officer at Fort Gordon, Ga., from 1978-82, and later in the Arkansas Army National Guard, presented the students with monetary awards of $30, $20 and $10. Winners were first place, Melissa Martinez, junior; second place, Ca’Mirra Thompson, freshman; and third place, Marcie Trahan, junior.
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CARD WINNERS: From left, Melanie Austin, president of the Thaddeus H. Caraway VFW Post 2278
Auxiliary, talks with Hot Springs High School students Melissa Martinez and Ca’Mirra Thompson on Wednesday before a presentation where they received awards for winning the veterans card contest. Martinez won the contest and Thompson finished second. We a t h e r
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Drew Pack, community affairs specialist for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Little Rock branch, said earlier this week that the Fed strives to grow healthy communities through research, financial education, workforce development and affordable housing. Speaking to the Sunrise Rotary Club at Embassy Suites Hot Springs — Hotel & Spa, Pack said Community Development at the 8th Pack District Fed in St. Louis promotes community economic development in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods,
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