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Photo courtesy of Laurell Brault Dudley McNutt, center, and other members of the Brothers in Arms North Puget Sound chapter lend a hand at the Interfaith Coalition of Whidbey Island’s food drive in January.

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ith a name like “Brothers in Arms,” it comes as no surprise that Dudley McNutt, a four-year member of the motorcycle club, says the group’s motto can be summed up in one word: family.

“The national organization has been in existence about 10 years, and our local chapter, Brothers in Arms North Puget Sound, has been around for nearly six,” said McNutt. Composed of active duty and retired veterans from all branches of the military and

reserves, club members devote their energy and talents to both armed service members and their families, and the community at large.

The founders of Brothers in Arms sought to join two concepts: dedication to the armed forces who protect the United States and a camaraderie born of a shared love of motorcycle riding. So far, it’s proven to be a winning combination.

“Simply put, it combines outreach to veterans with our love for riding,” McNutt said. “Our priority is addressing the needs of veterans, yet quite often in the process of doing that, we’ll find ourselves reaching out to the community right here in Oak Harbor.”

A good example of that is January’s Interfaith Coalition of Whidbey Island-sponsored “Feed the Need” food drive to benefit the North Whidbey Help House.

Several members of Brothers in Arms were on hand to help collect nearly 6,000 pounds of food

donations. It marked the fourth year the organization has participated in the food drive, said McNutt.

“Our members do events for the Oak Harbor Boys and Girls club, which, in turn, does a lot for local military families here,” he said.

“We’re also the only motorcycle club that’s currently involved in Relay for Life,” said McNutt, referring to the Whidbey Island’s largest cancer fundraiser, usually slated for June.

One special type of outreach that gives them probably as much fulfillment as the recipients, are the motorcycle runs they make to Seattle VA, to visit hospitalized veterans.

“Often, these are folks who also share our interest in motorcycles,” said McNutt. “We end up chatting with them about the latest innovations. Before you know it, we’ve all had our moods boosted by talking about a pastime that’s mutually enjoyable to everyone.”

Local parades, such as yearly events, the group is mobile Coupeville’s Memorial Day enough to act quickly, once new parade and Oak Harbor’s opportunities arise.

Holland Happening parade “At times, it’s very impromptu,” have featured said McNutt.

Brothers in “Someone Arms riders for “Our priority is addressing hears about a number of upcoming the needs of veterans, yet an years. Several event, and says, members quite often in the process ‘Hey, let’s try to participate in get in on this,’” of doing that, we’ll find Patriot Guard he said. “In ourselves reaching out to fact, that’s how Rider events as well, said heard about the community right here we McNutt. The a brand new group will also in Oak Harbor.” organization participate in called ‘Pets for Dudley McNutt, on the efforts of the Oak Harbor’s Vets,’ that seeks Brothers in Arms motorcycle group first Veterans to match comDay parade in panion animals November. with veterans.”

Right now, Brothers in Arms McNutt says their June fundNorth Puget Sound doesn’t have raiser “Pets for Vets Poker Run,” a set meeting location, he said. will raise funds for that group.

“We move the times and locaThe effort is similar to one they tions of our meetings around to participated in to raise funds for fit the needs of our members,” service dogs for police officers. said McNutt.

It turns out, he said, “That a And while some of the projects lot of us happen to be pet lovers, they’ve undertaken are becoming too.”

InsIde RAC: providing comfort in dark time The role the Retired Activities Center on NAS Whidbey Island plays following the death of a military retiree can be more than a little helpful to a surviving spouse.

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McCARTHY NAMED NEW VRC DIRECTOR

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r. Fred McCarthy, former South Whidbey school district superintendent and a community leader, will take on the challenge of helping the nonprofit re-establish its presence on Whidbey Island.

The VRC’s mission is to promote efforts within the community to heal the effects of war on veterans, family members and the communities to which they are returning from war and military service.

McCarthy, well known on Whidbey Island for his work in public schools, civic clubs, nonprofit agencies, chambers of commerce and faith communities, is not as well known as a veteran. He served during Vietnam as an Army Warrant Officer and helicopter pilot during the 1968 Tet Offensive in South Vietnam.

“When I was 21 years old I was an aircraft commander in helicopter gunships with the 121st Assault helicopter company, operating out an airfield in the Mekong Delta near the town of Soc Trang,” McCarthy said in the release. “A month and a half after I arrived in country the Tet Offensive of 1968 occurred.

I flew 1,300 hours of combat missions during my year in Vietnam and had my share of adventures during that memorable time in my life.”

Following his experience in Vietnam, McCarthy went on to become a teacher and school administrator, ultimately serving 38 years in four public school districts in Washington state and also at a private school in Seattle. He currently

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teaches graduate courses at Western Washington University.

A veteran himself and the son of two World War II veterans, McCarthy said he has a deep, abiding respect for the men and women who have served our country in the military.

“This is an opportunity for me to give something back,” he said. “My military experience helped me become who I am.”

McCarthy said he looks forward spreading the mission and services of the VRC throughout Whidbey Island communities and to meeting with groups and individuals interested in helping returning veterans.

“We all know how much veterans today are giving,” he said. “I look forward to being able to help them find employment and reintegrate into their communities.”

Those interested may contact McCarthy by calling 360-331-8081 or by email at info@vrcwi.com The next community event being planned by the VRC is a Veterans Stand Down from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5 at American Legion Post 141 in Bayview. There will be agencies and service providers on hand to help veterans register with the VA and access other community services.

COLLEGE’s goal: a vet-friendly campus

By KATHY REED The needs of veterans at the Whidbey Island Campus of Skagit Valley College will be the topic of a special panel at the community college from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1.

“We’re trying to determine what are the needs of veterans and what can we do to better serve those in college,” said Carol Funk, a counselor with Student Support Services at the SVC Whidbey Island Campus. “We’re trying to create a veteran-friendly campus.”

The panel will include several experts: Peter Schmidt, project director of the Veterans Training Support Center, Center for Learning Connections at

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Funk said one of the challenges dealing with students who are also veterans is that they don’t like to come and talk with her, so part of the focus of the panel will be hearing about ways they can break down the communication barrier.

“Vets like to talk to other vets,” Funk said. “They don’t usually come and talk CONTINUED PAGE 24

Cascade Bicycle Club sponsors the commute challenge in May, and several Northwest federal agencies are competing against one another. Anyone who commutes to a Navy facility can take part, so active duty and civilian personnel at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island are eligible.

Those interested may join the challenge at www.commutechallenge.cascade.org and list “U.S. Navy” as the organization to be counted.

Contact Richard Trimble via email at richard. trimble1@navy.mil for more information.

VFW serves Sunday breakfast Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7392 will serve breakfast from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, April 29.

The breakfast features pancakes, eggs, hash browns, breakfast meats and biscuits and gravy.

Cost is $7 for adults, $4 for senior citizens.

VFW members and their guests are invited.

All proceeds benefit the local post, including veterans assistance and community service programs.

The Whitehead-Muzzall post is located at 3037 N. Goldie Road in Oak Harbor. Call 360-675-4048 or go to www.vfwpost7392.org for information.

Country Club appreciates military Whidbey Golf and Country Club will celebrate military appreciation day Saturday, May 5.

All active duty personnel are invited to play a free round of golf, including unlimited range balls. For tee times or more information, call 360-675-5490. Whidbey Golf and Country Club is located at 2430 SW Fairway Lane, Oak Harbor.

Veterans Stand down planned on South Whidbey All Whidbey Island veterans are invited to a Veterans Stand Down from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 5 at the American Legion Post 141 in Bayview.

Sponsored by the Veterans Resource Center and American Legion Post 141, the event will offer free food, live music, free haircuts, giveaways and much more.

Benefits counselors from the Veterans Administration will be on hand to help veterans determine their eligibility. Vets are encouraged to bring along their DD214, discharge papers, VA card or retired military identification.

There will also be VA employment and housing counselors on site as well as information and counseling for mental health and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Representatives from various Island County veterans groups will also be on hand.

Volunteers are always welcome. Those interested in helping may contact Kord Roosen Runge at 206-818-1210. Those with questions can call Gary Nau at 360-914-7567 or Dave Dillman at 360-388-6939 for more information.

Leave breakfast to the men The Men’s Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7392 invites VFW members and guests to enjoy a buffet breakfast at the post from 10 a.m. to noon the Second Sunday of each month.

The menu consists of scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, French toast, bacon, sausage and home fries. Cost is $5 a plate. Proceeds benefit the Men’s Auxiliary. Club liquor is available to members only.

VFW Post 7392 is located at 3037 N. Goldie Road in Oak Harbor. Go to www. vfwpost7392.org or call 360-675-4048 for information.

Free classes offered at the library Wednesday afternoons at the Oak Harbor Library are for online learning.

If you are an adult, there is a new series of classes from 2 to 4 p.m. each Wednesday on a variety of subjects. Each class features an online source of information accessible free to library patrons.

The series began in mid-April and will continue through June 20. Upcoming classes include: Mythbusting Science Information; Be an Informed Consumer; Downloading eBooks at Your Library; Healthy and Happy for Life; Sno-Isle Travel and Language Database; Tracing your Family’s Roots with Ancestry Library Edition; and Family History Research with Heritagequest.

All classes are free and it is not necessary to sign up for the entire series. Library patrons are encouraged to pick and choose what they like, but pre-registration is required. Save a spot by calling 360-675-5115 or by visiting the library.

In addition to the classes, the library offers a free “Book a Librarian” service to any library customer with a specific information need.

Appointments can be made by telephone or in person.

College students make dean’s list The following students at Columbia College-Whidbey Island are on the dean’s list for the October to March sessions: Shelby Bassett, Christopher Beeding, Zackary Delgado, Zachary Doering, Douglas Dupuis, Paul Ellis, Otto Haffner, Samantha Haffner, Gavin Kramer, Joshua Lane, Jesse Magat, Grace Morquecho, Michael Partridge, Robert Remiesiewicz, Talitha Sackey, Chang Son, Michael Valcke and James Weldon.

The Dean’s List is an honor accorded to students who complete 12 semester hours of coursework in two consecutive sessions and have a combined GPA of 3.50 or higher.

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ow. I can’t say enough about how pleased we have been with the reception of our first monthly issue of the Whidbey Crosswind.

We thought we might be on to something by turning our attention strictly to veterans, and it appears we were right. The amount of interest generated since our April issue was published is nothing short of amazing. And the interest hasn’t been confined to just Whidbey Island — proof positive there are simply not enough publications and resources out there for veterans.

I ask that you continue to let us know of events within our veterans community here on Whidbey Island. Tell us about the issues that most concern you. We want to fill the pages of the Crosswind with information that is vital to veterans here on Whidbey.

By focusing on local issues, we will no doubt be focusing on issues important to veterans everywhere.

So often we hear of the bond veterans share, in the service and out of it. Veterans are an elite group and it sets them apart.

They have made sacrifices most of us can never begin to understand. It makes sense that veterans join forces with other veter-

ans and become advocates for one another.

The new director of the Veterans Resource Center in Freeland is a veteran.

He understands better than most the challenges veterans face upon returning to their communities and he wants to make it easier for them. (See the story on page 4.)

Groups like the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars have watched the sacrifices made by veterans within their families. They work every day to make life a little bit easier for those who have served.

Read about their anniversary celebration on page 16.

And there those on Whidbey Island who want to see our communities honor our veterans. They are joining forces to plan the first ever Veterans Day Parade in Oak Harbor. You can read about that on page 8.

Thank you for allowing us to share your stories. If you know of events or activities, or if you know of a veteran whose story we can share, contact us. You can reach me by email at kreed@whidbeycrosswind.com or by calling 360-675-6611. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Don’t vote? Don’t complain Recently, I had a conversation with an individual who was complaining about the state of politics in this great nation. Then this person proceeded to inform me that he has never voted, and never intends to. That is when I have a major problem with complaining.

I personally don’t care what party affiliation people have, as long as they get out and vote. If you have the ability to vote and simply choose not to utilize that option, then you forfeit your right to complain. I am confident and quite optimistic that many people feel the same way.

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On Base PROVIDING HELP IN A DIFFICULT TIME RETIRED ACTIVITIES CENTER URGES VETERANS TO PLAN AHEAD

By KATHY REED

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sign on the door of the Retired Activities Center — tucked away in the corner of Building 13 on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Seaplane Base, next to the Disabled American Veterans office — reads “Take care of your widow while she’s still your wife.”

While that may seem a little strange, it makes sense to anyone who has made use of the services provided by the center — namely, helping the surviving spouse of a military retiree get his or her benefits in order.

“Back in ’81, the Secretary of Defense ordered each branch of the Armed Forces to set up an organization to take care of military widows,” explained Harold Picard, 83, a retired Navy Master Chief Parachute Rigger and longtime volunteer at the Retired Activities Center.

“Since that time, we’ve seen over 1,800 widows come through the door,” he said.

“It’s a very rewarding job.”

The role the RAC plays following the death of a military retiree can be more than a little helpful to a surviving spouse.

Picard and the other volunteers see mostly women, although men are also able to take advantage of the services offered. The trained volunteers start with the basics.

“We get the Social Security office on the line and hand them the phone,” Picard said.

Contacting Social Security, Picard said, is probably the single most important thing a surviving spouse can do. It gets the ball rolling on all the other business-related items a widow or widower must attend to.

“The VA gets a little tangled. There’s

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Above: Harold Picard, left, and Jerry Murphy are two of the volunteers at the Retired Activities Center on the Seaplane Base of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The center concentrates on helping surviving spouses of military retirees make their way through a maze of paperwork necessary to claim any benefits they may have coming.

Inset: A sign on the door of the Retired Activities Center on NAS Whidbey Island urges retirees to take care of their spouses by making preparations early. a lot of ifs, ands and buts involved,” said Picard, describing various programs such as government life insurance, burial benefits and survivor benefits, to name a few.

“We try to keep things light – it’s a bad time. We try to make people comfortable when they come in.”

Harold Picard, retired Navy Master Chief Parachute Rigger and RAC volunteer

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Pre-planning, said Picard, helps make a difficult time a little easier.

If some of the paperwork is done in advance, the process may move a little more smoothly when the time comes. Either way, the volunteers at RAC

“We advise people to get all their ducks in a row, don’t wait,” he said. “Some people come in and they know everything and some people know absolutely nothing.”

While Picard stresses the volunteers in the RAC are not lawyers, he said they all have a good amount of experience dealing with the necessary paperwork to help get widows and widowers the benefits to which they’re entitled. They try to do it all with a smile on their face.

“We try to keep things light — it’s a bad time,” Picard said. “We try to make people comfortable when they come in.”

Picard, who has volunteered at the center

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Phone: 360-257-8054. for 20 years, said they are in need of people to help.

Down to just six “dedicated volunteers,” as he put it, they are unable to provide staffing for some of the center’s posted hours. The lack of help is a bit ironic.

“Most of us (volunteers) are older retirees, but we die,” he said.

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Far left: Bill Struthers holds a copy of the “Prop Wash” from 1947.

Left: This copy of the “Prop Wash,” NAS Whidbey’s first base paper, was found in a box of old family photograhps.

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‘PROP WASH’ WAS NAS WHIDBEY’S ORIGINAL BASE NEWSPAPER

By KATHY REED

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ill Struthers, 83, was never in the military, but he can sure tell you a lot about Whidbey Island history, including some involving Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

“I probably saw one of the first planes ever take off from the base,” Struthers said.

“We used to run outside every time we heard the planes.”

Struthers has lived on Whidbey Island since 1936 and has been in his current home since 1977. He contacted the Whidbey Crosswind after receiving the first monthly issue, saying he had a piece of history he’d like to share.

In fact, he had a copy of NAS Whidbey’s original newspaper, the Prop Wash — Volume five, number 24, dated June 20, 1947. The slightly tattered paper was found

among a box of old family photos, according to Struthers.

It features a handdrawn cartoon of a sailor and a farmer on the cover.

W h i l e probably not politically correct in today’s world, the drawing was an obvious reference to the newness of the Ault Field base and its location in the bucolic farming community.

“My dad probably picked it up on base,” Struthers said. “He was the first or second civilian employee on NAS Whidbey. He used to guard the construction supplies they used to build Ault Field.”

According to Struthers, his father, Ray, moved from a position as a guard to a job in public works, and spent most of his career there.

Trail. He’d load up the horses Friday evening, drive to his starting point, ride for a couple of days, then load up the horses and head home Sunday. He kept repeating the process until he’d covered the whole trail.

“I always said if I had to do it over again, I’d do more of it,” he said with a chuckle.

For his part, Struthers had little hope of being able to enlist in the Armed Forces. He went down to see the recruiter, but a childhood bout with polio, which had affected the left side of his body, prevented him from being eligible. While he couldn’t serve in the Armed Forces, he didn’t let his circumstances interfere with living his life. He did a variety of things professionally on the Island, including raising a family (he has six children) and riding horses.

“I was an original member of the Island County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse,” he said.

For two years, Struthers spent his weekends riding the length of the Pacific Crest

These days, Struthers is confined to a wheelchair. He doesn’t leave his Frostad Road home often, but he has good company in the form of his dog, Rascal, who keeps a close eye on things.

From his living room window, he can see the stands for approach lights for Ault Field, and as we talk, a P-3C Orion flies overhead, making a graceful, arcing turn in the sky.

“Some people complain about the planes,” he said. “I look at the bottom of them as they fly over and I see the insignia (of the U.S. Navy) that’s on ‘em, and I’m glad.

Could you imagine what it would be like if there was some different insignia on those planes? Life would sure be different.”

Regarding his long sojourn on Whidbey Island, Struthers is satisfied.

“This place was a good roost,” he said.

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ak Harbor, to the best anyone can recollect, has never had a Veterans Day parade.

That is about to change.

Terry Lacey, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7392 in Oak Harbor, is spearheading an effort to put together the first Veterans Day parade in Oak Harbor history.

“I was with the VFW Riders in Burlington for the Veterans Day parade last year,” Lacey said. “While we were all waiting we got to

talking and wondered why Oak Harbor doesn’t have a parade.”

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“Veterans die in all kinds of weather,” Lacey said.

“And we can’t do a parade because it might be cold and rainy?”

“It’s always been surprising to me that Oak Harbor has not had a parade like this and I am glad to see that something will happen under Terry’s leadership and direction,” said Jill Johnson, Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce Executive Director.

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Above: Sailors from NAS Whidbey Island carry Fallen Soldier Banners in the 2011 Veterans Day Parade in Burlington. Above left: Parade Organizer Terry Lacey, right, discusses plans for the first Oak Harbor Veterans Day parade during a planning meeting April 9 at the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

Below: Judy Leu, who came from Renton for the planning meeting, offers a suggestion during the planning meeting April 9. Photos by Kathy Reed

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“The Chamber is behind him 100 percent and encouraged to see this initiative rise up from the community.”

Join the Veterans Day parade planning committee.

So at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, rain or shine, Oak Harbor will have its first Veterans Day parade.

Organizational meetings have been underway for a couple of months, setting the groundwork for the first-of-its-kind event.

There are other Veterans Day parades in Western Washington, the closest being the one held each year in Burlington, and the largest being the one held annually in Auburn. That parade is hailed as the biggest Veterans Day parade west of the Mississippi.

“My goal is to see that this is the best parade that’s ever happened,” Lacey told those gathered for a planning committee meeting April 9 at the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

“We don’t want to take anything away from those other parades, but we hope to grow this into something people will really like,” he said.

“This parade will be different from Holland Happening and July Fourth in size and in its purpose,” said Johnson. “It’s not a come-one, come-all, showcase of the community

The group meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Chamber of Commerce building on Highway 20 in Oak Harbor.

Anyone interested in helping should contact Terry Lacey by email at laceytdl@comcast.net. like our other parades. It is designed to be smaller, respectful and its intention is to focus on honoring our veterans, not simply having a parade.

“Not to say it won’t be fun too,” continued Johnson. “If you are a motorcycle fan you won’t want to miss it.”

Preliminary plans call for members of the Marine Corps League to provide the color guard to lead the parade. Other elements already planned are the VFW’s Fallen Soldier banners and the 27 flags of the United States.

“At the last Burlington parade, the Fallen Soldier banners were the hit of the parade,” said Judy Leu, a VFW member and Army veteran who came from

Renton to attend the planning meeting. Each of the banners was carried by an active duty Marine.

Lacey said entrants should be veterans or veterans groups and service organizations. He is hoping to have every branch of the military represented.

“We want to make sure it’s a veterans parade,” he said.

“It’s a time to honor vets and that’s what it should be.”

The parade is scheduled for 2 p.m. to accommodate the traditional Veterans Day program put on by the Oak Harbor Area Council of the Navy League.

Preliminary plans call for the route to be the same as the Holland Happening parade, which starts on

Pioneer Way and then turns down Bayshore Drive before winding back to Pioneer.

Lacey said he hopes the timing will work for people who want to make a day of it on Whidbey Island.

“Maybe we can bring a little tourism to town,” he said. “We need to let people know now we’re doing it. If we can get the word out now we can draw them here in November.”

As for concerns about the weather … “We’ll ask for perfect weather and we’ll get what we get,” Lacey said.

“Rain or shine, the event will go on.

“If 15 people show up, we’ll have a nice parade,” he continued. “If 500 show up, we’ll have a great parade.”

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By KATHY REED

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he Veterans Resource Center on South Whidbey Island is in need of volunteers, money and publicity.

That was the message VRC board member John McFarland recently brought before the Oak Harbor Area Council of the Navy League. McFarland, along with Island County Commissioner Angie Homola, addressed council members at the group’s April 3 meeting at the Officers’ Club on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

McFarland used the opportunity to introduce the Veterans Resource Center to Navy League members who may not be familiar with the organization, which is a relative newcomer in veterans services on Whidbey Island, having formed just a few years ago.

“The VRC is a private, nonprofit organization funded through donations,” said McFarland. “We provide information and referral services to anyone who comes through our door.”

Trying to help returning veterans is one of the VRC’s primary missions, but McFarland said there are a surprising number of older vets who don’t know what kind of benefits they could be eligible for through the Veterans Administration.

“There is a huge number of veterans who have no idea what level of benefits they qualify for,” he said.

“Perhaps they haven’t seen a uniform in 60 years, but they may still qualify for some level of assistance.” lem on s into lemonade While the VRC was forced to close its community activity center in Freeland late last year, the organization has still been able to provide veterans with much-needed information and referral, which has allowed the center to re-focus its efforts.

“We’ve discovered that we

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Veterans Resource Center board member John McFarland addresses members of the Oak Harbor Area Council of the Navy League at the group’s April meeting. McFarland said the VRC is in need of volunteers, money and publicity.

“There is a huge number of veterans who have no idea what level of benefits they qualify for.

Perhaps they haven’t seen a uniform in 60 years, but they may still qualify for some level of assistance.”

John McFarland, to members of the Navy League

can be most effective working as an information clearing house,” said McFarland.

“And we are the only active, community-based veterans agency on South Whidbey.”

McFarland said the organization has also teamed up with American Legion Post 141 on South Whidbey, which hosts the VRC’s weekly veterans support group meetings, which have been well attended and successful.

The Legion and the VRC are also teaming up for the VRC’s second annual Veterans Stand Down,

which will be held at the American Legion Hall in Langley on May 5.

McFarland said there will be a dental clinic, doctors will be there to provide some health screenings, representatives of the VA will be on hand to help vets with any questions they may have about benefits and there will be several social services agencies on hand.

“We need volunteers, we need funds and we need to get the word out,” McFarland concluded. county budget and veterans As far as Island County Commissioner Angie Homola is concerned, she wants to help people understand how the county budget works and how it pertains to veterans on Whidbey Island.

Specifically, she addressed the Veterans Assistance Fund, which is used to help indigent veterans in Island County with items like rent, utilities, food and fuel assistance and other needs.

According to Homola, Island County residents pay about 58 cents for every $1,000 of assessed property value. Those taxes net approximately $21 million

for current county expenses, which include law and justice, general services, health, administration and operations and finance.

The VAF comes from the general services fund and averages about $115,000 per year.

Under the current system, the VAF budget could be raised by as much as 1 percent, but the money would come out of the same slice of the general services fund, essentially taking money from other county services.

“What I’d like to do is to get this slice of the pie out of the general services fun and be a separate levy,” Homola said. “So if we help veterans, it won’t be at the expense of other things, like public health.”

Homola referenced Senate Bill 6452, that went before the state legislature earlier this year. The proposal, which failed by a narrow margin, would create a separate levy to be used specifically for the Veterans Assistance Fund.

Homola said creating a separate levy for the VAF would help take some of the pressure off already tight purse strings and ensure future funds would be available to Island County vet-

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Tricare Healthcare Alliance recently donated $1,000 to support the Oak Harbor Area Council of the Navy League of the United States. The money will be used to support a variety of programs such as sailor awards, NJROTC programs at Oak Harbor and Burlington-Edison high schools. Presenting the check are Richard Becker, left, service area director for TriWest; Jim Slowik, Oak Harbor Navy League president; and Naval Hospital Oak Harbor TriWest employees Tracy Quinten and Vanessa Ferguson. erans.

“We’ve tightened the belt, but there’s no where else to go,” she said, adding that she expects the proposal for a separate levy will come before the legislature again, and that it will eventually be passed.

While most of the veterans coming forward for help these days are from the

Vietnam era, Homola said we will start seeing an influx of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan in the future.

The best thing Island County residents can do, she said, is to know where to send veterans in need.

“When you run across veterans, direct them to the proper channels,” she said.

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he events that took place in the Philippines during World War II are like a jigsaw puzzle.

Each piece tells a different part of the story, but without all the connecting pieces, the overall picture is impossible to see.

In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Bataan Death March, Stanwood resident Scott Slater, a former officer in the U.S. Air Force, shared a presentation with the Association of Naval Aviation April 10 at the Officers’ Club on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

The 30-minute documentary was created both as a tribute to his father-in-law and as a tutorial.

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By Kathy Reed

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Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his staff land at Palo Beach, Leyte, on October 20, 1944, returning to the Philippines more than two years after being ordered to leave Corregidor Island.

“I wanted to create something that was easy to follow,” Slater said.

He fears the story will be lost over time, or worse, changed somehow, so the atrocities that were suffered

by American and Filipino soldiers will be forgotten.

“I don’t want it to be lost to history and I don’t want the story to become a victim of revisionist history,” he said.

“Typhoid, malaria, malnutrition and dysentery are exacting a heavy toll.”

Back to the beginning Even before the U.S. was drawn into World War II, there was concern Japan would try to take control of the Philippines. American Forces, under the command of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, were stationed there to prevent a Japanese invasion.

However, the Philippines were attacked just hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

“The Japanese have attacked throughout the Philippine Islands,” reads

Photo courtesy of Scott Slater

Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters on Corregidor Island, like most of the other World War II ruins, remain untouched, a tribute to the American and Filipino troops who fought.

Slater’s presentation. “Gen. Douglas MacArthur … is faced with overwhelming Japanese forces. MacArthur orders the evacuation of Manila and declares it an ’Open City’ to halt further bombing by Japanese war planes. MacArthur moves his headquarters to Corregidor [Island].”

Troops evacuating Manila are sent to Bataan, according to Slater. But supplies are low and President Roosevelt’s joint ArmyNavy Board adopts a plan to concentrate on the Allied offensive in Europe, dooming the men of Bataan.

Troops on Corregidor Island, meanwhile, are

embroiled in heavy fighting. (Today the bombed-out remains of the barracks and Gen. MacArthur’s headquarters are evidence of the battle.) Having little choice, personnel retreat to Malinta Tunnel, an eastwest passage 836-feet long and 24-feet wide.

On March 11, 1942,

MacArthur is ordered to leave Corregidor, but he vows Japan launches its final to return. Gen. Jonathan battle for Wa i nw r i g ht Bataan is put in comon April mand of the “I don’t want it to be 3, 1942.

Ph i l ippi ne s . lost to history and I Headlines The final batdon’t want it to be a on newspatle for Bataan pers in the draws nearer. victim of revisionist U.S. scream “The troops history.”

36,0 0 0 have been surmen are viving on little Scott Slater, on why he made feared lost the Bataan documentary more than in the Fall a half cup of of Bataan. rations a day,” On April 9, 1942, Maj. Gen. Slater’s presentation reads. Edward King, the senior

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BATAAN FROM PAGE 12 U.S. commander on Bataan, surrendered to Maj. Gen. Kameichiro Nagano, forcing more than 75,000 Filipino and American troops to become prisoners of war.

“Japan never expected that many prisoners,” Slater said.

“They weren’t equipped to handle them.”

Death March begins

“Most of the men on the death march were nearly dead when they surrendered,” said Slater. “It is atrocious what they went through.”

Following the death march, prisoners were loaded into train box cars and shipped like cattle to Camp O’Donnell, a former Philippine Army training center converted into a POW camp by the Japanese.

Many of the prisoners fell victim to heat stroke or suffocation, dying before arrival.

Because the Japanese were unprepared for the number of prisoners, there was no While there are no exact organized plan for how to casualty figures for the handle them. death march Even though — thousands Japanese offi- “Most of the men of captives cers had assured on the death were able to Gen. King his escape, and men would be march were the number of well treated, nearly dead when troops killed many were they surrendered. in the fighting beaten at best is unknown — and executed at It is atrocious estimates are worst. Prisoners what they went than 5,000 to were given no 10,000 Filipino food for days at through.” and as many as a time.

Scott Slater, on the Bataan 650 American prisoners of Because the death march war died before Japanese milithey reached tary had no Camp O’Donnell. means of transporting their prisoners, they were forced After arriving at Camp to march approximately 80 O’Donnell, a number of miles, from Mariveles and prisoners were shipped to Bagac to Balanga, Bataan’s other prison camps. Many capital. ended up at Cabanatuan prison camp, one of the CONTINUED PAGE 14

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In October, 1944, U.S. and Filipino guerilla forces, under the command of Gen. MacArthur, began an assault to win back control of the Philippines. The Battle of Leyte, which lasted until Dec. 31, 1944, was the first and most decisive win in the reconquest of the Philippines.

Less than a month after the Battle of Leyte, a group of U.S. Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts and Filipino guerrillas liberated the Cabanatuan POW camp, traveling 30 miles behind Japanese lines to reach the camp. The nighttime raid took the Japanese troops by surprise; hundreds of Japanese were killed during a 30-minute attack.

“It was the greatest rescue of all time,” said Slater, whose program is featured at the prison.

“My documentary plays on a loop at the Cabanatuan POW camp so visitors can see the history,” he said.

Top: This courtesy photo from Mount Samat shows the Memorial Cross, part of the Shrine of Valor, which sits at the summit of Mount Samat in Bataan Province, Philippines. The memorial pays tribute to Filipino and American soldiers killed during World War II. Bottom: Scott Slater stands next to a sign marking the beginning of the death march. Photo courtesy of Scott Slater.

The liberation of Cabanatuan was the first in a series of prison camp rescues. As the tide of the war turned, the island of Corrigedor was liberated and the U.S. and Filipino stronghold was regained.

The Philippines were liberated on July 5, 1945.

The Japanese surrendered on Sept. 5, 1945. Japanese General Masaharu Homma was indicted for war crimes and arrested. During his trial, he claimed he didn’t know about the excessive casualties until two months after the death march. He was found guilty and sentenced to death by firing squad.

For his part, Slater is

happy to get this bit of history recorded. The documentary, just 30 minutes in length, is a powerful collection of facts, photographs and interviews containing a great deal of detail. The greatest pleasure of working on the presentation, said Slater, was the opportunity to talk to people who lived it. He is also planning more projects in the future.

“I want to tell the story of the Filipino guerrillas,” said Slater. “And the Vietnam POW experience — there isn’t much in the way of individual accounts.”

Those interested in acquiring a copy of Slater’s presentation may contact him via email at scottslater93@yahoo.com.

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But those interested had better hurry and make reservations, because even though the park will hold three “The idea of cabins times more recreat iona l was brought up. vehicles than But we decided it used to, the to go with yurts. spots are going They’ve been used fast.

“We have gone from 20 RV sites and seven tent sites to 60 RV sites and 10 tent sites,” said Dave Meyers, Dave Meyers, on the new Outdoor campsite accommodations Recreation Program Manager for NAS Whidbey’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation department.

a lot in the West and they’ve stood the test of time and hold up to the elements well.”

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The north end of the park has 26 RV spots, two smaller pavilions, a mirror-image bath house and the yurts. That side will

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Even on a cloudy, rainy day, the view from any spot in the newly remodeled Cliffside RV Park is sure to please. The park reopens May 1 after more than a year and a half renovation project. This view from the south loop of the RV park shows off the beauty of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. open a couple of weeks later. Tent sites are located on the extreme south end of the park. They feature a separate parking area and are within easy walking distance of the south side bath house.

“The tent sites were worked into the existing landscape,” explained Lt. Eric Hower, construction manager and representative for the public works contracting officer.

“The new parking lot for the 10 tent sites can be accessed from what is known as the beach access road.”

Folks with recreational vehicles will find 40-foot concrete pads with power pedestals featuring 30 and 50 amp power hookups, plus water and sewer. WiFi access is in the development stage.

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VFW Ladies Auxiliary celebrates 65 years in style

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n 1947, the number one song played on local radio stations was “Golden Earrings,” by Peggy Lee; admission to a movie at the Old Town Cinema was 10 cents; and local grocery stores advertised Porterhouse steak for 69 cents a pound.

Howard Hughes completed the one and only flight of the H-4 Hercules seaplane in 1947; England’s Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten in Westminster Abbey; and Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl set out to prove a point in a balsa wood raft named “Kon-Tiki.”

Those were some of the headlines in the “Liberty News,” a year-in-review paper put together for the 65th anniversary celebration of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, held March 31 at the VFW post in Oak Harbor.

“It was marvelous,” Ladies Auxiliary president Joanne McDaniel said of the night.

“There were faces there I hadn’t seen in years.”

McDaniel estimated there were nearly 90 people who attended the anniversary,

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A member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary is awarded a gift basket, one of several that were given away during the Auxiliary’s 65th Anniversary celebration March 31. which featured a prime rib dinner and the song stylings of Ed Clifford. VFW Post members and members of the Men’s Auxiliary helped prepare and serve the food.

“I was really not wanting the ladies to have to work, because they work so hard all year,” McDaniel said.

“It’s just been a very productive year. I’m so pleased with the way the different groups have worked together.”

While the anniversary gathering was an evening of celebration, members of the Ladies Auxiliary have several events they work on throughout the year.

Clothing swaps in March and September are growing in popularity and the group’s annual fundraising auction in November provides funding for many of the auxiliary’s ongoing projects.

According to McDaniel, the local Ladies Auxiliary contributes a great deal of money nationally for cancer aid and research, as well as a national patriotic arts competition and the youth and Voice of Democracy essays. Locally, the group donates monthly to the USO at SeaTac International Airport and Island County

Joanne McDaniel

The local Ladies Auxiliary contributes a great deal of money nationally for cancer aid and research, as well as a national patriotic arts competition and the youth and Voice of Democracy essays.

Senior Services. They also prepare and ship boxes to active duty military personnel overseas.

“And of course we have relief funds that are funded by our Buddy Poppy donations,” McDaniel said.

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Members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary got into the spirit of the group’s anniversary celebration, dressing in costumes from the 40s and 50s.

“Those funds are for veterans and their families who have immediate needs, such as a payment they’re unable to make, or food or fuel for their vehicle.”

As members enjoyed the festivities of the evening, which included a costume contest, cake and punch, McDaniel said it is time to start thinking about the years to come. She said the wounded warriors returning home will be a real challenge for the government, for the health care system and for the families who will have to deal with it.

“We’ll be looking to help provide more counseling and proper facilities for rehabilitation,” she said. “It’s going to affect this country for a long time. They’re going to need a lot of help and assistance.”

Membership in the Ladies Auxiliary is open to any woman whose brother, husband, uncle, grandfather, etc. has served in a foreign war and who has received an expeditionary medal. Those interested can get more information at www.vfwpost7392.org or by calling 360-675-4048.

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Get acquainted with the activities and members of the Ladies Golf Association of Whidbey Golf and Country Club on Thursday, May 10.

Join them for a round of golf and/or our Opening Day Luncheon and Pro Shop fashion show.

Please check in with the club Pro

Shop, located at 2430 SW Fairway Lane in Oak Harbor, by 8:30 a.m. for a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start. There will be bargain greens fees available for nonmembers.

Cost for the luncheon is $15 per person, including tax and tip and can be paid when you arrive. Food will be

served at 1:30 p.m., but come early.

Those attending will be seated with established club members who can help answer questions. Share ideas with members on how the group can tailor activities to beginners and others. RSVP to Barb Bland by Monday, May 7. Call her at 360-675-9676.

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Victor Childs, right, is handed the honorary first slice of cake

by Col. Bradley Close at the Marine Corps Ball in Nov., 2011.

Former Oak Harbor Mayor Jim Slowik looks on.

Victor Childs, 1919 — 2012 Members of the U.S. Marine Corps, family and friends are mourning the loss of retired Master Sgt. Victor Childs of Anacortes.

Childs, 93, died March 20 at his winter home in Kingman, Ariz., following a brief illness.

Born in Boscobell, Wisc., in 1919, Childs joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1936.

While serving in the South Pacific, he saw action in the Kwajalein Atoll and Iwo Jima. He went on to have a distinguished career and retired from the Corps in 1966.

He moved to Anacortes in 1970 and was an active member of the Elks, Eagles and the China Marine Association. He was most recently honored as the oldest Marine at the 2011 Marine Corps Ball, receiving the honorary first slice of cake.

There will be a spreading of ashes this summer in Deception Pass State Park.

In lieu of flowers, his family asks donations be made to the VA clinic in Mount Vernon by mailing to: VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 9600 Veterans Drive, Tacoma, WA 98493.

Washington Marine killed A Tacoma Marine has been killed in Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

According to a release from the Department of Defense, Lance Cpl. Ramon

Kaipat, 22, of Tacoma, died April 11 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province.

Kaipat we assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

MIA soldiers identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office has announced the remains of two U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War and an airman missing in action from the Vietnam War have been identified and have been returned to their families for burial with full military honors.

• Army Pfc. Richard E. Clapp, of Seattle, Wash., was buried April 25, at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. On Sept. 2, 1950, Clapp and the C Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment came under fire near Yulchon, South Korea, and Clapp was killed in action. The Army was unable to identify his remains at the time, and the remains were buried as “Unknown” in a military cemetery on the Korean Peninsula. In 1951, the U.S. consolidated cemeteries on the peninsula. The unknown remains were interred in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

THE HOOKUP In 2011, due to advances in identification technology, the remains were exhumed.

Scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used circumstantial evidence and forensic identification tools such as radiograph comparison and dental records to identify Clapp.

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Web: www.va.gov Veterans Crisis Line: (Confidential) 1-800-273-8255, press 1 Veterans Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK

• Army Cpl. Patrick R. Glennon, of Rochester, N.Y., was buried April 11.

VA Puget Sound Health Care System 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108 Phone: 206-762-1010 or 1-800-329-8387

On Nov. 1, 1950, Glennon and the G Company, 8th Calvary Regiment, 1st Calvary Division, were holding a defensive position along Nammyon River near Unsan, North Korea, when they were attacked

by Chinese forces. Glennon was listed as missing in action following the heavy fighting.

In April, 2007, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea provided six boxes of remains of American service members, recovered from areas near Unsan, where Glonnon had been lost.

Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs Phone: 1-800-562-2308 Web: www.dva.wa.gov National Web: www.va.gov

ISLand County Resources Island County Veterans Resource Center 1791 NE 1st Avenue Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Phone: 360-678-7978 Island County Veterans Services Coordinator 402 N. Main Street, Coupeville, WA 98239 Phone: 360-678-7805 Veterans Resource Center, Freeland Phone: 360-331-8081

Web: www.vetsresourcecen ter.org VRC Veterans Support Group: Tuesdays, 6 p.m. at American Legion Post 141, Bayview City of Oak Harbor/ NAS Whidbey Island Resources: Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society Phone: 360-257-2728 Opportunity Council 1791 NE 1st Ave., Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Phone: 360-679-6577 or 800-317-5427 Local Service Organizations: American Legion George Morris Post 129, Oak Harbor Phone: 360-675-2411 Meeting times: Post: Second Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Auxiliary: Third Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Sons: Legion: Third Thursday, 7 p.m.

American Legion Post 141, Bayview/Langley Phone: 360-321-5696 Web: www.southwhidbey post141.org

Email: post141@whidbey. com Meeting times: Post: Third Wednesday, 6 p.m.

Sons: Third Tuesday, 6 p.m.

Auxiliary: Third Wednesday, 4 p.m.

Disabled American Veterans Chapter 47 Phone: 360-257-4801 Meetings: First Thursday, 7 p.m.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7392, Oak Harbor Web: www.vfwpost7392. org Phone: 360-675-4048 Meeting times: Post and Ladies Auxiliary: First Monday, 7 p.m.

Men’s Auxiliary: Second Tuesday, 6 p.m.

VFW Riders: Second Friday, 6 p.m.

Fleet Reserve Association Branch 97 Phone: 360-675-3414 Meetings: Third Thursday, 7 p.m.

Marine Corps League Meetings: Second Tuesday, 7 p.m. at VFW, 3037 N. Goldie Road, Oak Harbor

Metal identification tags bearing Glennon’s name and other material evidence were included with the remains. Dental records and mitochondrial DNA, which matched Glennon’s cousins, were used to identify him.

• Air Force Tech. Sgt. Allen J. Avery of Arlington, Mass., was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on April 6.

On April 6, 1972, six airmen were flying a combat search and rescue mission in their HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant helicopter over Quang Tri Province in South Vietnam when they were hit by enemy ground fire and crashed.

In 1988, the Social Republic of Vietnam turned over remains they attributed to an American serviceman; however, the name provided by the SRV did not match anyone lost or missing. The remains were held by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command pending improved technology to facilitate an identification.

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VETERANS HEALTH VA can help you kick the habit Need some motivation to help quit smoking? The World Health Organization estimates at least 80 percent of all heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, and more than 40 percent of cancers, are preventable if people stop smoking and get in shape.

About 440,000 Americans die each year from tobacco-related illnesses. But more than 3 million Americans successfully quit smoking each year. The Department of Veterans Affairs has tools in place to help veterans kick the tobacco habit.

“VA Medical Centers across the country have tobacco cessation support programs for our veterans,” said Patrick Smart, a health promotion disease prevention program manager at the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center in Walla Walla. “These programs will guide you through lessons that can be accessed online or in person, including information about preparing to quit, tips on your quit day, overcoming roadblocks, getting used to life as a tobacco-free person and support strategies to help you remain abstinent.”

Smart, who helps teach a tobacco cessation class one day each week at the medical center, said peer support is a major factor in quitting the tobacco habit.

“Your fellow veterans who are also trying to quit can be a source of strength and motivation for you,” Smart said. “You’re all going through the same battle together.”

To learn more about VA’s Tobacco Cessation Program, visit your VA Medical Center, Vet Center or clinic.

Do your part for a healthier America The VA is encouraging veterans to start making healthier choices.

The VA observed public health week in April and will be observing National Hepatitis Awareness Month in May, National HIV Testing Day in June, World hepatitis Day in July and National Immunization Awareness Month in August.

“VA promotes these events because they raise awareness and encourage people to take action to improve their individual health, which ultimately improves the health of the whole community - veterans, veterans’ families, employees and employ-

ees’ families,” said Dr. Victoria Davey, chief officer of VA Public Health.

“The two most important actions people can take are to stop smoking and to keep their vaccinations current,” she said.

Smoking is a leading cause of illness and premature death. Veterans have higher smoking rates than the general U.S. population.

In terms of vaccinations, “Everyone from young adult to senior citizens can benefit from them,” Said Davey. “Vaccines can play an important role in keeping veterans and [VA health care] employees healthy.”

Learn more about TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Those interested in learning more about Traumatic Brain Injury and what the Veterans Health Administration is doing to deliver health care and improve the research and treatment of America’s veterans can go to the VA’s PolyTrauma /TBI website.

Read about the system of care, family and caregiver support, research and advancement, the brain and its functions and much more.

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Go to www.polytrauma.va.gov/under standing-tbi/ for more information.

VA to add therapists and mental health counselors The Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded its mental health services to include professionals from two additional health care fields: marriage and family therapists and licensed professional mental health counselors.

“The addition of these two mental health professions is an important part of VA’s mission to expand access to mental health services,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki.

The two fields will be included in the hiring of an additional 1,900 mental health staff nationwide. Recruitment and hiring will be done at the local level. The new professionals will provide mental health diagnostic and psychosocial treatment services for veterans and their families in coordination with existing mental health professionals at VA’s medical centers, community-based outpatient clinics, and Vet Centers.

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House of Prayer Faith Tabernacle of Praise Monday Prayer Meeting - 6:00 P.M. Tuesday Night Bible Study- 6:30 P.M. Friday High Praise Service- 6:30 P.M. Sunday Celebration/Children’s Ministry – 9:30 A.M. Sunday Morning Worship Service – 11:00 A.M. Church Telephone Number (360)679-1003 Bishop Charles And Pastor Effie Boyles (360)929-3127

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Sunday Services 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am

(“Kids on the Rock” Ministry for Children ages 3mos.-5th grade meets at all services)

“Amped” Jr. High Youth: Sun., 5:00 pm “Legacy” High School Youth: Sun., 7:15 pm Small Groups Women’s Ministry • Men’s Ministry Russ Schlecht ~ Senior Pastor

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United Pentecostal Church Sunday Service - Noon Wednesday Bible Study 7pm Pastor Mark Dillon 404-661-4653 mdillon@oakharborupc.com Mailing Address: 41 NE Midway Blvd Suite 103 Oak Harbor, WA 98277

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Pastor Juan Palm 360-675-2548

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Sunday School .........................9:15 a.m.

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Sunday Worship ........9:00 a.m.

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Sunday Evening ........5:00 p.m.

Wednesday Evening .6:00 p.m.

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FOR PETS’ SAKE

Food allergy in pets

By: J.M. Kiel, DVM In a recent article in Nature Medicine, the author wrote that “Allergic diseases have reached pandemic levels.” I cannot cover the entire spectrum of allergic conditions in this article, but I do want to discuss how foods can contribute, or even be the primary cause, of allergic skin disease in dogs and cats.

Foods can cause many adverse reactions in dogs and cats, but the terms food allergy or food hypersensitivity only refer to those reactions that cause an immune response by the body. Food allergy is thought to make up 10 to 20 percent of allergic skin disease in dogs and cats and is the third most common skin disease after flea sensitivity and inhalant allergies. As with the other cause of allergic skin disease, the signs in dogs are pretty non-specific and

can involve the ears, feet, and intolerance has been identified the body in general. Cats with in the Irish setter, and other food allergies can actually breeds may also be affected. have severe itching without • Any disease that affects any obvious skin lesions, the function of the GI tract: but they can also show signs This can include around the ears parvovirus in Dietary indiscretion and head. puppies, inflamis the term The exact matory bowel mechanisms disease (IBD) of veterinarians use of how foods cats and dogs, cause an allergic to describe the and irritable reaction are still reaction some dogs bowel syndrome poorly underin dogs. will have to eating stood, but we Besides food garbage, compost do know that reactions that there are some and dead animals. are related to the common risk body’s immune factors: system, there can be reactions • Certain foods: In dogs to food that occur due to an these include beef, chicken, individual’s intolerance to dairy products, and wheat. something. The difference In cats they are beef, dairy between food allergy and food products, and fish. Celiac intolerance is that a food allerdisease in people is a chronic gy requires prolonged expoinflammatory disease caused sure to a food for the immune by gluten, a protein found in reaction to develop, whereas wheat, barley and rye. Gluten food intolerance occurs on the

first exposure to a substance.

So how are food allergies diagnosed? This is not a simple question since a food allergy may be only one part of your pet’s overall allergy problem. Several companies advertise diagnostic tests for food allergies, including a recent test discussed in a national dog magazine that claims to diagnose allergies using a saliva sample collected by the owner. Unfortunately, in a study to evaluate that test’s claims, even a sample of tap water was determined as needing a special hypo allergenic diet. Other companies use blood tests, and these also have been shown to be very non-specific. The gold standard for diagnosing food allergy has always been a dietary elimination trial. You feed a specific diet that includes a novel protein and you see if your pet’s skin condition improves. For an elimination trial to be successful, it needs to be fed for at least eight weeks and you need to avoid commercial snacks

Examples of food intolerance include:

or the food preservatives benzoic acid or propylene glycol in cats

• Food poisoning due to microorganism such as Salmonella or E. coli

• Lactose intolerance — similar to the problem some people have, it can also be seen in dogs and cats, especially since cow’s milk contains more lactose than milk from either dogs or cats.

• Excess Vitamin A or D toxicity • Specific foods, such as onions or chocolate in dogs and treats, human foods, and other supplements that may contain allergic proteins.

You can purchase an elimination diet, but you will need to select a product with the guidance of your veterinarian, as many of the diets on the market claiming to be hypo allergenic have not actually been tested in dogs and cats with known adverse food reactions. You can also use a homemade elimination diet, but you have to be very careful and use a recipe that is nutritionally adequate. Nutritional disease can be seen in as little as three weeks in young dogs

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Food allergies, just like allergies in general, can be a very complex issue. In any case of a pet with signs of skin allergies it is always worthwhile to do a formal elimination trial to see what part food may play in the overall problem.

Dr. J.M. Kiel is the U.S. Army veterinarian currently supporting NAS Whidbey Island and Naval Station Everett. Please send questions or comments to Dr. Kiel at joseph.kiel@navy.mil.

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Greenbank

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PARATRANSIT OPERATOR SALARY: $15.25/hr $22.80/hr (plus benefits) [$13.68/HR UP TO FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS TRAINING] The City of Everett is accepting applications to sit for the Paratransit Operator civil service exam. Work involves transportation of senior and/or disabled citizens to pre-arranged appointments utilizing a Paratransit vehicle between residences and other designated areas.

For application materials contact: City of Everett, HR Dept., 2930 Wetmore Ave., Suite 5A, Everett, WA 98201; (425) 257-8768, or www.ci.everett.wa.us.

Applications must be received by 5:00 pm, Thursday, 5/10/12. EOE. Salesperson Needed to work in a fun, fast-paced environment!

Little Nickel, a division of Sound Publishing, Inc. is seeking an experienced Inside Advertising Sales Consultant. Position will be based out of our Eve r e t t o f f i c e. We a r e looking for candidates who are assertive, goaldriven, and who possess strong interpersonal skills—both written and verbal. Ideal candidates will need to have an exceptional sales background; print media exper ience is a definite asset. If you thrive on calling on new, active or inactive accounts; are self-motivated, well organized, and want to join a professional, highly energized and competitive sales team, we want to hear from you. Must be computer-proficient at Word, Excel, and utilizing the Internet. Compensation includes a base wage plus commission and an excellent group benefits program.

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REPORTER Reporter sought for staff opening with the Peninsula Daily News, a sixday newspaper on Washington’s beautiful North Olympic Peninsula that includes the cities of Por t Angeles, Sequim, P o r t To w n s e n d a n d Forks (yes, the “Twilight�

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Puget Sound Energy’s Energy Efficiency Services department is looking for an Energy Advisor to join their team! The Energy Advisors research, analyze, resolve and respond to customer inquiries, issues and requests related to energy efficiency and conservation. They also promote and explain energy efficiency and renewable programs and their advantages. They represent PSE in an effort to promote and cross market products and services by presenting and providing educational materials to employees, organizations and community groups. They will consult with customers to help lower bills and educate them regarding energy efficiency and conservation as well as promote PSE energy efficiency and conservation programs and services at community and corporate outreach events such as trade and home shows, fairs, educational workshops and trainings. Gain the energy to do great things through a career with Puget Sound Energy! PSE offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package.

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Your room is ready To make a reservation at Cliffside RV Park on NAS Whidbey Island, call 1.877.NAVY.BED or go to www.navylifepnw. com for information.

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The six yurts on the north end of the park are set back from the RV sites and are set in amongst the tall trees. For anyone unfamiliar with the term, yurts are round, semi-permanent tents, based loosely on the dwellings used by nomadic tribes in Central Asia.

These yurts are 16 feet in diameter and are con-

Photo by Ken King, courtesy of NAS Whidbey Island Public Affairs

An aerial view of the newly expanded Cliffside RV Park on NAS Whidbey Island shows off the north and south loops of the park and the view of the Strait. structed with lattice-work wooden sides, bent-wood roofs, covered with vinylized canvas.

“The idea of cabins was brought up,” Meyers said.

“But we decided to go with yurts. They’ve been used a lot in the West and they’ve stood the test of time and hold up to the elements well.

These are designed to withstand 100-miles-per-hourplus winds.”

Each yurt will be equipped with electric power and will be able to sleep six. They will be furnished with a queen bed with twin bunk, a futon and a small table.

There will be no cooking allowed inside, but each

yurt will have a fire pit and a picnic table.

Cost for the newly renovated park was $3.9 million.

“The yurts provides an opportunity for people without an RV or a tent to stay here,” said Wayne Short, MWR Installation Program Manager for NAS Whidbey Island. “Eventually one yurt will also be ADA compliant as well.”

“The project was funded through non-appropriated funds through MWR,” said Short. “There were zero tax dollars spent. And 100 percent of the profits from the park will go back into MWR to fund other programs.”

The cost to stay at

Cliffside RV is reasonable.

During peak season, RV sites and yurts cost $25 per night. The cost is $20 during the off season. Tent sites are $15 a night year round.

The park will be open yearround. People are allowed to stay up to 30 days, but must vacate for two weeks before being allowed to return.

Construction crews were busy putting the finishing touches on one of two small pavilions in the north loop of the Cliffside RV Park. The south loop opens May 1, while the north loop will open a couple of weeks later.

CAMPUS FROM PAGE 4 to me because they don’t like to share like that.”

Helping veterans make the transition from the military to a college campus is challenging, according to Funk.

“There is a tremendous amount of difference in perspective in college versus the military,” she said. “It’s a whole different style of thinking. We want to figure out how we can make that style work for veterans in college.”

The presentation is free and open to community members, college faculty, staff and students, as well as veterans or anyone currently in the military thinking about going to college. Those veterans and military personnel who don’t plan on going to college may also contribute.

Funk said having veterans actively involved in the discussion will help, because they will be advocating for themselves.

“There is life after being in the military,” said Funk. “It is an adjustment. But there are people who can assist in that adjustment and make it a positive experience.”