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El Monte Veterans and 49 Others Flew to New Orleans WWII Museum
by Francis Neilson and Gary Sinise Foundation.org El Monte/ National
The Gary Sinise Foundation with American Airlines and the New Orleans WWII Museum hosted 50 WWII veterans during a four day junket, including Chuck Neilson of El Monte.
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The city rolled out the “Red Carpet” for them. A trio of professional singers who play the Andrews Sisters from the WW II era greeted many of the vets with kisses. Everywhere we went from airport to buses , to hotels, back to the museum, and back to hotels and finally to the airport on the 4th day the group was greeted by hundreds of well wishers and greeters, also had a police escort each trip. This museum is extensive, rated # 1 of it’s type in the U.S. and 11th world wide. In addition, all vets were wined , dined, and accompanied by a Guardian person who took personal care of them, most in their 90’s , many in wheelchairs, the last of “The Greatest Generation”.
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The experiences of war leave an indelible impact on
our servicemen and women. As they return
to civilian life, the physical,
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Kranz Students Participate in Small Engine Rebuilding Class by Michele Earle El Monte
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As part of the Project Lead The Way program at Kranz Intermediate School, students had the opportunity to participate in a Small Engine Rebuilding class. Led by teacher, Tim Otters, the students learned how to use precision tools to rebuild a Kohler Courage XT engine. The engines were donated to the class by Rio Hondo College, which offers a degree in Small Engine Rebuild. The curriculum for the class was developed by Otters and enabled the students to get a real world perspective of the intricacies of engines. “As they worked to rebuild the engines, the students realized that being precise with their tools and measurements is essential,” said Otters. “Even being just 1/1000 of an inch off makes a difference of whether the engine will work or not. The students did a great job handling the tools and learn-
ing the vast vocabulary that comes with engine rebuilding.” Learning about and assembling the muffler, crank shaft, carburetor, coil magnets and sparks plugs, the
students took their jobs very seriously. “I liked learning how to build an engine,” said Joseph a 7th grader. “We got to use a lot of different tools which was cool.”
“Working on the engine was fun,” said 7th grader, Izabella as she attached the muffler to the engine. “It’s a really good skill to have.” Mr. Otters was instrumental in bringing the class to
Engine Rebuilding Class continued on page 7