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By Lance Corporal James M. Schmidt Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone, In a one bedroom house made of plaster & stone. I had come down the chimney with presents to give And to see just who in this home did live. I looked all about a strange sight I did see, No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree. No stocking by the fire, just boots filled with sand, On the wall hung pictures of far distant lands. With medals and badges, awards of all kind A sober thought came through my mind. For this house was different, so dark and dreary, I knew I had found the home of a soldier, once I could see clearly. I heard stories about them, I had to see more So I walked down the hall and pushed open the door. And there he lay sleeping silent alone, Curled up on the floor in his one bedroom home. His face so gentle, his room in such disorder, Not how I pictured a United States soldier. Was this the hero of whom I’d just read? Curled up in his poncho, a floor for his bed? His head was clean shaven, his weathered face tan, I soon understood this was more than a man. For I realized the families that I saw that night Owed their lives to these men who were willing to fight. Soon ‘round the world, the children would play, And grownups would celebrate on a bright Christmas day. They all enjoyed freedom each month of the year, Because of soldiers like this one lying here. I couldn’t help wonder how many lay alone On a cold Christmas Eve in a land far from home. Just the very thought brought a tear to my eye, I dropped to my knees and started to cry. The soldier awakened and I heard a rough voice, “Santa don’t cry, this life is my choice; I fight for freedom, I don’t ask for more, my life is my God, my country, my Corps.” With that he rolled over and drifted off into sleep, I couldn’t control it, I continued to weep. I watched him for hours, so silent and still, I noticed he shivered from the cold night’s chill. So I took off my jacket, the one made of red, And I covered this Soldier from his toes to his head. And I put on his T-shirt of gray and black, With an eagle and an Army patch embroidered on back. And although it barely fit me, I began to swell with pride, And for a shining moment, I was United States Army deep inside. I didn’t want to leave him on that cold dark night, This guardian of honor so willing to fight. Then the soldier rolled over, whispered with a voice so clean and pure, “Carry on Santa, it’s Christmas Day, all is secure.” One look at my watch, and I knew he was right, Merry Christmas my friend, and to all a good night!
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Officers of Headquarters 79th Division, who served cocoa, sandwiches, cake, orange, nuts, grapes, cigars, and cigarettes to enlisted men of Headquarters at Y.M.C.A. Christmas night. Dugny, Meuse, France. Dec. 25, 1918.
The panzer “Santa”, with well-filled sack of radios, books, cookies, and other gifts dear to soldiers hearts, glides up to the door of the barracks in Camp Lee’s Quartermaster Corps and it isn’t hampered by lack of snow in Virginia. Camp Lee, Vir ginia, Quartermaster Replacement Center. December 1941.
Sitting around a minia ture Christmas tree an d opening a Christmas Sgt. John F. Suchanek; package are (front row and Pfc. Joseph G. Pie , left to right) S/ rro; and (back row) Sg Oben. All are members t. Charles M. Myrich; of F. A. Bn., 3rd Div. Pie and Sgt. Leon L. tramelara, Italy. Decem ber 16, 1943.
All Pennsylvania soldiers in Co. B of the 10th Regiment in Camp Lee’s Quartermaster Replacement Center gather to sing carols around the tree to show how men of the Keystone State demonstrate Christmas spirit. Camp Lee, Virginia. December 1941. 4 December 15, 2014 THE MILITARY PRESS
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The REAL Father of Christmas How Charles Dickens shaped Christmas The great author popularized the festival like no one before - just as the Victorians were reviving Christmas, Dickens picked up a concept he adored and really ran with it.
ooge in 1951 film cr S as im S r tai las A t: ar he Cold By Melissan Thompson A Christmas Carol, which was selfCoca-Cola gave us the red-coated published by Dickens in 1843, tells the Santa and Prince Albert introduced tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold-heartthe Christmas tree. ed and greedy businessman who makes But when it comes to modern Christ- life a living hell for his impoverished mas spirit, there is only one man to clerk Bob Cratchit. thank – Charles Dickens. But on Christmas Eve Scrooge is The great author popularised the visited by three ghosts – of Christmas festival like no one before. Just as the Past, Present and Yet To Come – who Victorians were reviving Christmas, reveal his own failings to him. Dickens picked up a concept he adored They frighten him into realising and really ran with it. the errors of his miserly ways and his Even our perception of the perfect redemption comes when he provides Christmas being a white one is down the Cratchits with the “biggest turkey to Dickens. Throughout his classic money can buy” on Christmas Day. – the most adapted The book was written after Dickens work of literature in the English lan- has read the 1842 Second Report of guage – there are references to snow. the Children’s Employment CommisThat’s because his own childhood in sion, which shockingly revealed the the 1810s included several snowy win- poverty and cruelty faced by children ters in a short period. employed in mines and factories. Professor Les Standiford, author He was also moved by a visit in Ocof The Man Who Invented Christmas, tober 1843 to the Athenaeum in Mansays: “Dickens is responsible for Christ- chester, an institution devoted to carmas as we know it. ing for the poor. He began writing A “He obviously didn’t invent it as an Christmas Carol as soon as he returned idea, but what he did with A Christmas home. Carol began the process that led to Its success – all 6,000 copies printed what we have today.” sold within days of its release on DeChristmas was barely celebrated at cember 19 – ensured it soon became the start of the 1800s and December 25 known on both sides of the Atlantic. was just a normal working day. Dickens wanted to combine his al“The holiday was still suffering the truistic passion with his strong sense effects of Puritan era and seen as a Pa- of social injustice in an enduring tale gan enterprise,” says Professor Standi- – and that combination proved a very ford. powerful one. “The publication of A Christmas Claire Tomalin, author Carol added an emotional component of the acclaimed biography to Christmas and changed it. We will Charles Dickens: A Life, never know what Christmas would be says: “Dickens was a part of like without Charles Dickens, but it how the whole celebration would never have been quite the same of Christmas as we know it as we enjoy today without him.” today emerged during the 6 December 15, 2014 THE MILITARY PRESS
English novelist Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) 19th century. “A Christmas Carol played a huge part in creating this modern idea of Christmas.” She paints a portrait of Dickens that suggests why Christmas was so important to him – and why it provided the perfect setting for his moral tale. On one hand, she says, he “adored parties and gathering his friends together There was a wonderful conjuring trick he did with a top hat. He put into it flour, eggs and sugar, waved the hat about and out came a sizzling Christmas pudding.” Yet on the other hand, he was painfully aware that not everyone could enjoy such frivolity “The part of Dickens that loved celebrating???is celebrated in A??Christ-mas Carol with the parties and dances you see. But at the same time he was passionate about and had an intense sympathy with the have-nots – those who had
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DUI patrols are always out, particularly at night. While some justify drunk driving by figuring they are only going a short distance, or that they are only endangering themselves, this logic is obviously flawed. Aside from the danger of drunk driving, many do not realize the mess a DUI will get you into. Although actual fines vary from state to state, here’s an idea of what it will cost you if you end up getting charged with a DUI and are found or plead guilty.
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One of the biggest costs associated with a DUI is the need for legal representation. In most states, an attorney will charge $1,500 to represent you in a DUI. It all depends on what state you’re in and the attorney’s usual and customary charge. It will depend on the firm, but many lawyers want that money up front.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Veterans Day should be elevated to national holiday
Dear Editor: I draw your attention to a Letter to the Editor of the S.D. Union-Tribune’s Friday, Nov. 14 edition. In it, the writer conveys her thoughts about Veterans Day becoming a day veterans shouldn’t have to work. The best way to make this happen is to make Veterans Day a national holiday, a day off for all Americans to our nation’s “Defenders of Freedom.” This it the letter sent to the U-T: “Veterans Day should be made extra special I still remember the day I told my husband not to wake up the kids in the morning. There was no school because it was Veterans Day. Then I told him don’t wake me either because I don’t have to go to work. My husband replied with a smile and a touch of irony in his voice: “How come I have to go to work? I’m the only veteran in this house.” Ever since then I have thought there ought to be a law that vets don’t have to work on Veterans Day. Signed Fran Zimmerman” In American we have holidays for all things we hold dear in our hearts. That said, today America has approximately 25 million living veterans. We do have a day set aside commemorating the service of those who have served to protect and defend these United States of America. That day, Veterans Day, falls on Nov. 11 each year. Of all things that are near and dear to the hearts of “We The People,” why not have Veterans Day be an official LETTERS, cont’d. on Page 20
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Shelter to Soldier provides psychiatric service dogs to U.S. veterans For U.S. veteran Vic Martin, this past Veteran’s Day commemorated more than service to his country; it was also the day that his new companion graduated from service training. “Kira,” the precocious rescue dog, received training that will help Vic alleviate stress, anxiety, sleepless nights, hypervigilence, panic attacks and other symptoms related to his medical diagnoses. Kira will guide him through the challenging days ahead. Shelter to Soldier (STS) is a non-profit organization that rescues shelter dogs and trains them to become certified psychiatric service companions for post-9/11 U.S. combat vets suffering from PTSD and/or TBI. According to Vic, STS provides a service that is desperately needed by U.S. veterans. “When I retired from the Navy after multiple deployments and subsequently diagnosed with severe medical disabilities (brought on by a brain injury due to impact-
ful frontal lobe hypoxia), I was prescribed seven different prescription drugs by the VA to alleviate my condition after spending 14 days in the VA ICU. The drugs I was prescribed to ingest
on a daily basis had negative side effects, including loss of memory, anxiety and extreme depression. Fortunately, my wife discovered the services provided by STS and I have since been able to reduce the number of prescription drugs that I am on, which I attribute directly to the services provided from STS.”
Every day on average, twentytwo (22) U.S. veterans commit suicide (Department of Veteran Affairs). In the past year alone, the number of diagnosed cases of PTSD in the military jumped 50% and this represents cases that have been diagnosed. Studies estimate that one in every five military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan is suffering from PTSD. To learn more about veteran-support services provided by STS, call 855-CUSTMK9 (855287-8659) for a confidential interview regarding eligibility.
Public welcome to visit VFW Post 1924 in Fallbrook for food and fun This post, located at 1175 Old Stagecoach Road, invites the public to visit them Monday from 4:45 to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Friday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for dinner, and every 3rd and 5th Sundays for Champagne Breakfast from 8:30 to 11 a.m. In addition, they also have an air
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U.S. veteran Vic Martin with STS psychiatric service dog “Kira.”
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Navy vets won’t leave the sea behind them By Heather Siegel The Siegel Sidebar When international cargo ships arrive at the Port of San Diego, the crew on board is anxious to start their shore leave, using their limited time for shopping at Wal-Mart, or, making a call home. Rather than spending a few hours of freedom away from the monotony and isolation of the job, however, they find themselves marooned on deck, unable to leave. Not necessarily because they don’t speak English, but because they lack proper identification to wander freely on American soil. The stranded men and women turn for emotional and physical support to the San Diego Stella Maris Seafarers Center, located about two miles to the south of the USS Midway Museum. That’s where Fathers Crafts and Boyd come to the rescue. Along with enthusiastic volunteers, the two priests operate a van escort service. But the Center offers more than just a taxi. Sacraments are performed for all who request them. “If the mariners seek recreation, we provide computer terminals, phone cards, and ping-pong, a home away from home,” said Fr. Boyd. Both of these men of the cloth have had previous extensive careers in the U.S. Navy, having been stationed in the Western Pacific, Camp Pendleton and Balboa Naval Hospital. Despite earning their right to quiet retirement now, Bob Crafts, of Poway, and Jim Boyd, of Linda Vista, continue to serve the
people of the sea. The commercial seafarers come from many different countries: the Philippines, India, Ukraine, Ecuador, Myanmar (Burma), and Indonesia. This year, Father Boyd, the Roman Catholic, and Father Crafts, the Episcopalian, will be distributing shoeboxes, filled with personal toiletries and knitted caps, to itinerant people, stuck at the Port of San Diego, at Christmastime. Boyd and Crafts, former sailors themselves, attempt to provide that spiritual connection to the faithful. “Christian chaplains working together to serve seafarers from diverse cultures and faith backgrounds is a very good thing,” said Father Freddie Chua, 47, a Roman Catholic priest who serves cruise ship workers at the San Pedro and the Long Beach, California ports. “We don’t care what country the person comes from or what religion they practice or don’t practice. If a mariner is ill, needs comfort, wants to seek confession, or, unfortunately, is hospitalized, it’s a terrible thing to be sick in a foreign language,” noted Rev. Crafts. After Robert Crafts, M.D., 79, completed his term of service in the U.S. Navy, as a physician, he followed his dream and enrolled in seminary. Now an Episcopalian priest, Fr. Crafts serves alongside with Fr. James Boyd, 78, a retired U.S. Navy Roman Catholic chaplain, at the Center. Neither one is
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Jury to face Cerrone in co-main event at UFC 182 By Art Garcia There will be fireworks a-plenty on the opening weekend of the New Year as unbeaten lightweight contender Myles “Fury” Jury battles Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the Co-Main event at UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier on Jan.3. Following impressive wins over Diego Sanchez and former PRIDE Champion Takanori Gomi, Jury (15-0) is regarded as one of the UFC’s hottest fighters and is currently ranked No. 8. Known as one of the toughest fighters in the sport, Cerrone (25-6-1) has won five straight fights and has climbed the ranks to No. 4 in the division. While preparing for the biggest fight of his career, Jury answered a few questions from MP reporter Art Garcia Jr. AG: Last time we talked you were making your debut on a PPV main card and just two fights later you’re now the co-main event on UFC 182 Jones vs Cormier – how does it feel?
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MJ: It’s been a long time coming to get to this point, and it feels good, especially taking the true professional route by my actions (winning) earning this, not trash talk and a political system which seems to be more popular. AG: Coming off impressive wins over Sanchez and Gomi, what did you learn about yourself? MJ: I learn something new each and every day, so the training has a bigger impact on molding me to get better a lot more than a fight. But, each and every fight I do get more experienced mentally for all the fight week stuff and dealing with everything a fighter goes through with a weight cut and fight. So the experience each fight definitely is where I’m getting better, stronger with a sharp mindset that works well each fight.
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John F. Kennedy 35th President of the United States Served from Jan. 20, 1961 to Nov. 22, 1963
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Lyndon B. Johnson 37th Vice President of the U.S. Served from Jan. 20, 1961 to Nov. 22, 1963
World events
• Cuban Missile Crisis. The world was the closest its ever been to nuclear war when Russia is discovered building missile silos on and sends large numbers of bombers and MiGs to Cuba. President Kennedy proposes to remove missiles from Turkey if USSR removes them from Cuba, with the promise the the U.S. would not invade Cuba. Although no formal announcement was ever made, this incident led to a direct communications hotline being established between Moscow and Washington, D.C. • The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa’s racist apartheid policies and calls for its member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation.
• Burundi gains independence from Belgium • East German border guards shoot attempted escapee Peter Fechter and leave him to die on the Berlin Wall
U.S. news
• Marilyn Monroe is found dead on Aug. 5 after apparently overdosing on sleeping pills • Rioting on University of Mississippi campus following black student James Mer-
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edith attempting to enroll ends when federal troops and U.S. marshals take control • The U.S. Navy SEALS are created as the U.S. Navy’s principal special operations force. The special force was in existence prior dating back to WWOOII when the Navy Scouts and Raiders was formed. • The first U.S. rocket, Ranger IV, lands on the moon. • First ever flavored crisps/chips sold (Salt and Vinegar) • The first Kmart department store opens in Garden City, Michigan • John Glenn becomes first American to orbit the earth during Friendship 7 orbit
Popular culture
• Beatles turned down by Decca Records • Andy Warhol paints his now famous can of soup • Johnny Carson begins as presenter for
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Moral of the Story: Bullsh*t might take you to the top, but it won’t keep you there.
Things that make you go “Hmmm”
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Two rabbits were being chased by a pack of wolves. The wolves chased the rabbits into a thicket. After a few minutes, one rabbit turned to the other and said, “Well, do you want to make a run for it or stay here a few days and out number them?”
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• Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. • I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car. • I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness. • Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car. • We live in a society where pizza gets to your house before the police. • Women might be able to fake one part of it. But men can fake a whole relationship. • The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on the list. • Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. • If I agreed with you we’d both be wrong. • We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public. • War does not determine who is right — only who is left. • Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
ACROSS 1. Weight to be borne 5. Grouches 10. Creative work 14. Doing nothing 15. Greetings 16. Sheltered spot 17. Wander 18. Radiance 20. Indebtedness 22. Lodger 23. Arrive (abbrev.) 24. Celebrities 25. Slums 32. Contagions 33. Orderly grouping 34. Skirt’s edge 37. Utilized 38. A cook might wear one 39. Achy 40. Crimson 41. Expect 42. Redress 43. Having a mottled appearance 45. Adjust 49. Belief 50. Illness 53. Spray very finely 57. The testing of an idea 59. Biblical garden 60. Jetty 61. Challenger 62. Marsh plant 63. 10 10 10 10 64. Inscribed pillar 65. Back talk
DOWN 1. Former Italian currency 2. Smell 3. Winglike 4. Humiliated 5. Bright red 6. Umpires 7. Alien Life Form 8. Whine with snuffling 9. Alone 10. Blatant 11. Chinese “bear” 12. Canker sore
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• Children: You spend the first 2 years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next 16 years telling them to sit down and shut-up. • Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason. • My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-b---h. • The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. • Evening news is where they begin with “Good evening” and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t. • To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research. • If God is watching us, the least we can do is be entertaining. • If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea... does that mean that one enjoys it? • If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of payments. • Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. • How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire? • A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station. • Some people are like Slinkies ... not really good for anything, but you can’t help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs. • Did you know that dolphins are so
39. Stutters 41. Fragrant oil 42. As well 44. Small 45. Highly skilled 46. Confederate States 47. Type of poplar tree 48. Equals 51. Knights 52. Send forth 53. A Freudian stage 54. Notion 55. Z Z Z Z 56. Terminates 58. Night before
smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish? • A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don’t need it. • I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks. • Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. • Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that asks who to notify in case of emergency, I put “DOCTOR.” What’s my mother going to do? • I didn’t fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian • A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. • I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you. • I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with “Guess” on it...so I said “Implants?” • The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.
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• I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people. • My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He said okay, you’re ugly too. • My wife’s jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who May was. • When I was born I was so ugly the doctor slapped my mother. • I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof. • This morning when I put on my underwear I could hear the fruit-ofthe-loom guys laughing at me. • When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them. • I haven’t spoken to my wife in years. I didn’t want to interrupt her. • I could tell my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio. • I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn’t met me yet. • I met the surgeon general - he offered me a cigarette. • My wife and I were happy for 20 years. Then we met. • I told my dentist my teeth are going yellow. he told me to wear a brown tie. • Yeah, I know I’m ugly... I said to a bartender, “Make me a zombie.” He said “God beat me to it.” • My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet. • My wife is always trying to get rid of me. The other day she told me to put the garbage out. I said to her I already did. She told me to go and keep an eye on it. • On Halloween, the parents sent their kids out looking like me. • A girl phoned me the other day and said... “Come on over, there’s nobody home.” I went over. Nobody was home. • My uncle’s dying wish - he wanted me on his lap. He was in the electric chair. • I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample it had an olive in it.
W.C. Fields • Start every day off with a smile and get it over with. • I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food. • I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it. • The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep.
• If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no point in being a damn fool about it. • Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water. • It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it. • Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake. • I like children - fried. • Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew
and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water. • The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath. • Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. • It’s morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money. • The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart. • A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money. • It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.
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