61st year, No. 44
Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy
Friday, November 18, 2016
World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters Thrill Fans at Naples High School Obama: Veterans Day Highest Honor Americans Can Bestow On Those Who Served By Terri Moon Cronk DoD News
Alex ‘Moose’ Weekes of the Harlem Globetrotters scores against the World All Stars during a performance at the Naples American High School on November 16, 2016. Sponsored by MWR, Navy Entertainment and Armed Forces Entertainment, the basketball performance team has been traveling and putting on shows for 91 years. Photo by PO1 Daniel Barker
Strong Win for Tiger Sharks First Home Meet Lyndsey Hale Naples Tiger Sharks
Naples Tiger Sharks first home meet of the season was a great success. Seventy-four swimmers participating from our home team and visiting swimmers from throughout the region including Vicenza, Aviano, Sigonella, Rota, Kaiserslautern, and Brussels. As the defending European Forces Swim League (EFSL) championship team, the
Naples Tiger Sharks were determined to show their guests that they are still a force to be reckoned with. “Our swimmers had a 96 percent improvement rate on swim times throughout the meet and with that we had 33 qualify for championships,” Head Coach Jane Higgins said. “I am so excited for the growth and determination I am seeing in these young swimmers, I am just so proud of them all.” TIGER SHARKS
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Right: Senior Max Milton breaks a team record swimming the freestyle at the first home meet of the 2016 season. Photo courtesy of Naples Tiger Sharks
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CAPTAIN’S CORNER. . . . . . . . . 2 BASE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NAVY HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FFSC CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SOUND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MOVIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 JOBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 USO TOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 WORD SEARCH / COLOR ME 14
Veterans Day honors Americans who gave their country the nation’s highest form of service, President Barack Obama said November 11, 2016, at Arlington National Cemetery following a wreathlaying a ceremony at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, D.C. The president addressed veterans, families and senior military and government officials at the cemetery’s Memorial Amphitheater, where draped American flags encircled the arena and fluttered in the morning breeze. “You who once wore the uniform of our Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard,” Obama said. “We owe you our thanks, we owe you our respect and we owe you our freedom.” A Day to Express Gratitude On Veterans Day, Americans come together to express profound gratitude for the sacrifices and contributions veterans and their families made on the battlefield, at home and at outposts around the world, he noted. “But America’s gratitude to our veterans is something always grounded in something greater than what you did on duty,” the president emphasized. “It’s also an appreciation of the example that you continue to set after your service has ended: your example as citizens.”
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