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To Craig McKenzie, heroes come in different forms in every community and their work is always centered around sacrifice and generosity. When a firefighter, a teacher or a naval officer commits his or her life to serving others, McKenzie believes they don’t think in terms of costs.

Rather, the former electronic technician for the Navy views the mindset of a hero as one that sets a goal to serve and aims to always fulfill that commitment.

It is this mindset that McKenzie says he employs when striving to give back to these very heroes through the nationwide Homes For Heroes program.

“In order to do this program, it’s

about $100,000 that should come out of my office’s profit and go back to these heroes,” he said. “Instead of thinking that’s how much it costs me, I think of it as working hard to provide at least that amount.”

According to McKenzie, Homes for Heroes was started after the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 to provide rewards, rebates and discounts to five groups of individuals considered heroes — including military and veterans, law enforcement and firefighters — when they buy, sell or refinance a home. Teachers, as well as emergency medical professionals and healthcare workers can also access the program.

“The program is a vehicle to give back to these individuals,” McKenzie said.

A long-time real estate agent and now managing broker of his team, McKenzie began participating in Home for Heroes in January after starting the Craig McKenzie Team with Keller Williams Real Estate in Oak Harbor.

“When they use the Craig McKenzie Team, I give back 30 percent of what I make on their sale,” he said.

The majority of that donation goes directly to the heroes, McKenzie said, with only 5 percent going toward the program’s national headquarters to cover operation costs.

According to McKenzie, the program works through a rebate or rewards process. When an individual within the five categories of heroes uses McKenzie’s office for buying or selling a house, they receive back part of the closing costs McKenzie charges.

“It’s usually a couple thousand dollars and the way it works now is we basically refund those costs once a sale is closed,” he said. “We have fun with it and give them a giant check.”

McKenzie’s own long history of heroes, including many friends and family who have served in the army, inspired him to give back.

“My family has been in this community now for a long time,” McKenzie said. “This program is an opportunity to really connect with those in that community and give something in return for their sacrifices and work.”

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Museums collecting Pearl Harbor stories They want to hear from ‘other than survivors’

By DEBRA VAUGHN

Do you remember where you were on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor?

If so, local people who care about history want to hear from you.

The Oak Harbor PBY Naval Air Museum, in conjunction with other regional museums, is assembling a collection of “other than survivor” Pearl Harbor stories to help commemorate the 75th anniversary of the attack.

They want to hear from people who weren’t in military service in Hawaii but still recall hearing about the event.

The stories will be assembled into binders and displayed at the PBY museum, the Island County

Historical Society Museum in Coupeville and the Heritage Flight Museum in Burlington.

Wil Shellenberger, president of the PBY Memorial Foundation, saw the idea to gather oral accounts elsewhere and thought it would be useful here.

They’re interested primarily in people’s stories who live now in the north Puget Sound area, but you don’t have to been living here when Pearl Harbor happened.

He’s already heard from two sisters who were 6 and 8 at the time and witnessed the attack in Hawaii from their front porch.

changed the demographics of the community.”

The seaplane base was already being built and the Navy planned to build an airfield an Ault Field when Pearl Harbor happened, but the attack hastened those plans, Shellenberger said.

The goal is to complete the project by the end of September so it can be displayed by the anniversary.

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Wil Shellenberger, president of the PBY Memorial Foundation, at the Oak Harbor PBY Naval Air Museum.

The museums, including the PBY museum, have forms to fill out that include permission for the museum to share them.

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WWII vets ride B-17 bomber at reunion

BY CHRIS WINTERS Herald Writer

SEATTLE — On a hot June day at Boeing Field south of Seattle, 13 men in their 90s gathered together to meet an old friend.

The Aluminum Overcast is one of the few Boeing B-17 bombers still flying.

The old gents were former crewmen who flew B-17s during World War II. “It was a good, tough, tough airplane,” said Arthur Unruh, of Arlington. Unruh flew 50 missions as a waist gunner during the war.

“We brought some back so badly butchered up they never flew again. But they got us home,” Unruh said.

Unruh spent two years, seven months and seven days in the U.S. Army Air Corps, which later became the U.S.

Air Force. He kept a daily journal that he later turned into a book about his wartime service, “The Shadow Casters.” First published in 2000, the book is now in its seventh printing.

He was stationed in Foggia, Italy, as part of the 301st Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force.

Another veteran from that group, Ret. Lt. Col. Ken Wheeler, recalled the group’s various missions.

“We dropped on oil refineries, ball bearing plants, marshalling yards,” Wheeler said.

Wheeler, a spry 93-yearold who was wearing his wartime uniform, flew as a navigator on 35 missions. The bombs had to hit a target to be credited as a completed mission, he said.

“In the end result I guess

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B-17 bomber veteran Arthur Unruh stands in front of his waist gunner position next to the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Aluminum Overcast bomber at Boeing Field in Seattle in June. Unruh and 12 other vets, who fought WWII in B-17s, met at the Museum of Flight for a D-Day reunion.

I went over targets 50 times to get 35 mission credits,” Wheeler said.

The B-17 was a workhorse bomber during the war. It supplanted earlier and smaller twin-engine bombers such

as the Boeing B-9, and served as the nation’s first heavy bomber, capable of dropping 8,000 pounds of explosives from up to 35,000 feet in altitude.

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When the plane was first unveiled in 1935 at Boeing’s Plant 2 in Seattle, a local reporter saw the all-metal frame and the bristling gun mounts and nicknamed it the “Flying Fortress.”

Famous B-17s include the Memphis Belle, one of the first to complete a 25-mission tour of duty, and the Chief Seattle, which disappeared Aug. 14, 1942, while on a reconnaissance mission over the Solomon Sea. It was presumed to have been shot down by Japanese “Zero” fighters.

“The idea of flying an airplane behind enemy lines and destroying an enemy’s capability to make war, it was something they tried during World War I, but it didn’t work out the way,” Lombardi said.

All told, 12,726 of the four-engine bombers were made, 6,981 by Boeing in Seattle and the rest under a wartime collaboration contract by Douglas Aircraft

With an all-metal airframe, a massive bomb load and most important, a range of 2,001 miles, the B-17 changed the way war planners thought about air power, said

The B-17 often performed the same role as the Consolidated Aircraft B-24 “Liberator,” another heavy bomber with a higher carrying capacity, but a lower top altitude.

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By the end of the war, the jet age was beginning, and most of the obsolete B-17s were scrapped.

But in the European theater, the B-17s ruled the skies, and were tough enough to return to base even with hundreds of holes from flak shells, destroyed engines or missing nose turrets.

Four of the old soldiers gathering June 6 were veterans of the 398th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force, which flew thousands of missions from the British air base at Nuthampstead against German targets.

Keith Anderson piloted 29 of those missions.

“That was the whole idea of the B-17: precision bombing,” he said. “From 30,000 feet we could hit a target 100 yards wide.”

But flying in an unpressurized, unheated aluminum tube at an altitude higher than Mount Everest was grueling. “It was around 60 below zero,” Anderson said.

it was donated to the EAA. It’s now flown across the country for air shows, giving people a chance to get up close and even ride in a piece of history.

And then there were the other dangers: enemy fighters, flak, mechanical failure.

On Monday, the 72nd anniversary of D-Day, several of the vets went up in Aluminum Overcast for a quick ride over Seattle and Puget Sound.

Lou Stoffer, a flight engineer in the 398th, said he flew 35 missions.

“It should be 36, but they don’t count crashes,” he said. His plane crashed Dec. 24, 1944, on takeoff from Nuthampstead, killing two of his crewmates.

Aluminum Overcast, now owned and operated by the Experimental Aircraft Association of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is painted with the “Triangle-W” tail code of the 398th, and with the tail number of a B-17 from that group shot down over France. (Its pilot, Harold “Hal” Weekley, survived and later f lew with the EAA until he died in 2010.)

This plane was made at Lockheed’s Vega factory in Burbank, California, one of the last B-17s produced. It never saw combat, but was used in the U.S. for bug spraying and aerial mapping, changing hands until

EAA Pilot Rick Fernalld, a former Alaska Airlines pilot, described the plane’s handling this way: “Cement

truck, two flats, no power steering.”

the bombardier and navigator sat.

“It’s 1935 technology.

Heavy on the ailerons,” Fernalld said.

On a sunny day, the Overcast’s shadow tracked the plane across north Seattle, Shoreline, Edmonds and Puget Sound 2,500 feet below. Mount Rainier and Mount Baker rose on the horizon and the sky was unbroken blue.

The inside of the fuselage was hot in the afternoon sun, and the roar of the engines drowned out almost all other sound.

The interior was cramped, with just a nine-inch catwalk between rows of dummy bombs and a tight crawl into the nose turret, an exposed clear plastic bubble where

When the bomber landed, it bounced gently on the tarmac, the tires squealing and the smell of burning rubber wafting through the plane.

“Those are smoother than silk,” Fred Parker said after stepping off the plane.

Parker was a tail gunner who flew 33 missions with the 398th.

Looking back at the plane, its engines now at a standstill, he added: “We never came back with all four running.”

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Navy vet helps others heal through stained glass art DEANNA DUFF, Herald writer

Ron Lacount is as colorful as his stained glass artwork. The 67-year-old helps teach art therapy at Everett’s Providence Regional Cancer Partnership. A cancer survivor himself, Lacount was diagnosed with stage IV throat cancer in 2013 and underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

On his first hospital day, Lacount wore a flamboyant top hat he decorated with feathers and silverware.

“Art is such a positive outlet for your emotions,” Lacount said. “I’m not happy unless I’m making or doing something. I’m like a gerbil always on the move.”

Lacount completed treatment in 2015 and began attending art therapy to assist in emotional recovery.

Providence launched the program in 2007. An average of 15 participants attend the weekly sessions. It is free to patients, survivors and their families. Ages range from 20

to 80 years old.

“It’s about the process, not the product,” said Dr. Kathryn Johnson, art therapist and medical director of Psychosocial Services, Providence Regional Cancer Partnership. “The work doesn’t have to even be pretty.

Sometimes we need to make a mess — whether it’s on paper or in our tears — and be surrounded by people who accept and understand that.”

Group activities have included watercolor painting, jewelry making, paper tapestries and more. Lacount began teaching stained glass just months after joining the group. He borrowed tools from fellow artists and solicited donated materials. Due to its complexity, stained glass instruction is generally limited to two students per teacher.

Lacount welcomed all comers.

“I love teaching and mentoring. I have a passion for shared expression. Also, it makes me feel really good to see someone else learning,” he said.

He was introduced to the

ON THE COVER: Ron Lacount looks through one of his stained glass pieces at Providence Regional Cancer Partnership. A cancer survivor and Parkinson’s patient, Lacount, creates art from stained glass and old Harley motorcycle parts, leather and more.

He leads some of the art therapy support groups and is known for wearing his artistic top hat to make people smile. He is a 21-year Navy veteran, served five years at Everett Naval Station and worked 14 years in the local shipyards. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

medium in the 1970s and reconnected with it after 21 years of active-duty service in the U.S. Navy and 14 years working in the Everett shipyards.

His home is a personal gallery of his creations. Stained glass work hangs from the trees in his front yard — “my light chimes reflecting the light of the world.” A pane of stained glass hangs in the window and depicts bats fly-

ing from a spiderweb. Entitled “Bat Out of Hell,” it was inspired by the grit and liveliness of his fellow art therapy comrades.

“They are so captivated by the process. I see how their eyes light up when they accomplish something new. I look for that WOW moment on their faces,” Lacount said.

Everett resident Pat Morris began attending art therapy in 2009. A survivor of stage III rectal cancer, the class helped the former florist tap new creative reservoirs.

“I didn’t realize what I could do until I started this class and found out firsthand,” she said.

“The creativity aspect seems to bond everybody and make them feel better. How can you not feel good if you’re creating something beautiful?”

It was her first foray into stained glass. She was drawn to the mixture of artistic design — choosing colors and patterns — as well as the technical aspects of glass cutting. Her first project was a stained glass jewelry box of marbled pinks for her 14-year-

old granddaughter’s birthday.

The 64-year-old was also inspired by Lacount’s personal perseverance. He has dealt with Parkinson’s disease for more than a decade and suffered near-fatal injuries from a car accident shortly before his cancer diagnosis.

“It amazes me that even with Ron’s physical difficulties, if you put a glass cutter in his hands, he’s like a different person. He can cut a straight line faster than I can. He’s absolutely amazing,” Morris said.

A Harley-Davidson enthusiast, Lacount’s work often incorporates motorcycle parts such as turn indicators and taillights. He donated one of his pieces to Providence to ultimately be auctioned off, with proceeds benefiting patients. The base of the lamp is a Harley-Davidson engine pump and the stained-glass lampshade is emblazoned with a red, anatomical heart.

The base is inscribed with “How’s your heart?”

“These projects provide an outlet for people to process

their feelings around other people who understand what they’re going through. It’s a very therapeutic process,” said Justine Colombo, oncology social worker at Providence Regional Cancer Partnership.

The hope is to eventually display the artwork created by therapy participants for fellow patients and the community to enjoy.

“Sometimes it’s difficult for patients to relate experiences face-to-face, but they can through their artwork. You might see something in the colors, shapes or words they choose that really connects,” Johnson said.

For his part, Lacount aspires to one day open his own stained-glass studio.

Until then, he foresees indefinitely continuing his colorful work at Providence.

“I owe them my life.

That’s why I’m involved with Providence,” Lacount said.

“My biggest goal is to be a cancer survivor who inspires others not to give up.”

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Army beats Navy in annual golf match Army earned rare bragging rights — in golf — over its brothers in the Navy and Air Force by winning the 2016 Rainier Cup June 24-26.

The Joint Base LewisMcCord Army team, which held a two-point lead entering the final round, pulled away to win 90.5-77.5 over the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island squad. Air Force finished third with 72.

This was only the second win for Army in the tournament’s 16 years; Navy and Air Force have each claimed seven titles. Army last won in 2004.

The tournament included rounds at three courses.

It opened Friday at Oak Harbor’s Gallery Golf Course, then moved to two courses outside JBLM, Eagles Pride Saturday and Whispering Firs Sunday.

Each day featured a different format. The teams played a scramble on Friday, a bestball contest Saturday and individual match play Sunday.

The 36-man teams included active service members, retirees and Department of Defense employees.

VAQ-132 holds change of command Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ-132 “Scorpions” held a change of command on July 14 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

During the ceremony, Cmdr. David F. Harris relieved Cmdr. Bob Holmes as the squadron’s commanding officer. Both are Anacortes residents.

Rear Admiral Ross Myers of Carrier Strike Group Fifteen was the guest speaker. Holmes reported to VAQ-132 as the executive officer in February of 2014 and assumed command of the Scorpions in May 2015.

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Regarding the successful turn of the helm, Harris said, “I am humbled at the opportunity to serve the Scorpions of VAQ-132 as their commanding officer.

It is an incredible group of patriotic men and women.”

Holmes said, “It was an awesome privilege to return to the Scorpions as the commanding officer after having previously served as a junior officer between

have had this opportunity to lead the Scorps and will fondly remember our time together.”

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