Whidbey Crosswind, May 31, 2019

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Invisible wounds The Puget Sound Veterans’ Monthly | June 2019

Soldier’s journal shows a man haunted by war. pg. 2

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Soldier’s words resonate beyond his death Whidbey man’s journal shows how experiences in war led to his suicide

By PATRICIA GUTHRIE pguthrie@whidbeynewsgroup.com

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hen Judith Gorman and Perry McClellan marked the anniversary of the death of their son last month, they had a gift for him — a book titled, “A Soldier’s Journal, Last Supper to No Goodbye.”

At first glance, it appears to be the story of one young man who went off in a U.S. Army uniform to Afghanistan, only to return home where he died from the war that still raged within.

But it’s every soldier’s story, veterans have told the parents of Orrin Gorman McClellan, who killed himself May 18, 2010 in his Langley home.

“He shot himself during a flashback, I’m 100 percent sure of it,” Judith Gorman said at the Freeland Library during a recent reading of

a “A Soldier’s Journal” that was self published last year.

Although her son was receiving treatment for “deep invisible wounds from combat and military training,” a tragic convergence of events led him to get his gun from the safe nine years ago on that fateful May evening, she said.

Fireworks screamed in the distance, strange voices came from passersby. He’d also been drinking and playing violent first-personshooter video games.

“That’s how it can often happen,” Gorman said.

Orrin Gorman McClellan’s complete military experience from the day before he left for boot camp to his struggles following his 20052006 Afghanistan deployment are chronicled in the 100-page book.

Photo submitted He served as a specialist in the Orrin Gorman McClellan served in Afghanistan, an experience that haunted him after he returned home. He U.S. Army with the 503rd Infantry SEE SOLDIER, PAGE 3

eventually took his own life.

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A Soldier’s Journal

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Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, known as “The Chosen.”

During combat missions, he led a mortar team.

Dozens of his stark photographs accompany powerful and poignant prose.

Or rin Gor man McClellan’s parents hope the compilation of their son’s personal writings will benefit veterans and aid families and communities to better understand the hidden emotional toll of war.

“Combat veterans have learned the secrets of war,” Gorman said.

The couple also wants to redirect the conversation about veteran suicide. It’s estimated at least 20 veterans end their own lives every day. But that statistic doesn’t include active duty military members who die by suicide nor does it count the many forms of selfinflicted deaths by veterans, such as crashing a car, confronting a cop, “falling” from a cliff.

“Focusing on suicide is not the most effective approach for decreasing the suicide rate,” Gorman said.

“Suicide is not the problem, it is the result of a problem.”

She advocates raising the enlistment age from 18 to 24 because research has definitively shown that the brain and nervous system don’t fully develop in adults until about age 24.

Orrin Gorman McClellan attended the Waldorf School in South Whidbey, received private tutoring for years to learn Japanese and was home schooled at other times. He graduated from the South Whidbey High School Alternative Program in 2003 and enlisted right after his 18th birthday.

His reasons for signing included both patriotism and pragmatism, his mom said. He looked ahead at being able to attend college

“A Soldier’s Journey: Last Supper to No Goodbye” is a book of poems, journal entries and photographs marking the experiences of Orrin Gorman McClellan, a Whidbey Island native who served in Afghanistan in the Army, returned after a discharge, and committed suicide.

Here are some excerpts:

Photo submitted

Judith Gorman and Perry McClellan hold the book compiled from the personal writings of their son Orrin, who killed himself after struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and other injuries sustained during 2005-2006 Afghanistan combat. The former Langley couple have moved to Soap Lake where they always keep their flag at half-staff in front of their home. with the G.I. Bill and talked about a future teaching children.

Gorman knew many of the veterans and family members of vets attending her library presentation.

She and her husband, Perry McClellan, and their son Orrin, are considered the guiding forces behind the establishment of the Whidbey Island Veterans Resource Center. The couple has since relocated to Soap Lake in Central Washington, where they always fly their flag at half staff.

After Gorman’s presentation, people came up to hug her, chat with her and thank her for getting her son’s words out to the world.

“It gets me right there with him,” Kathleen Schofield, a veteran, commented of Orrin’s stark descriptions of desert warfare.

Among his literary images: Carrying the body of one of six fellow soldiers

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war still raged inside him,” his parents write in the book’s introduction. “He knew he was continuing to lose more and more of himself each day.”

Dana Sawyers, volunteer coordinator for the Whidbey Veterans Resource Center, said the book is a profound contribution to the narrative of war in Afghanistan.

“He is one of 100,000 young people who have been in the service since 2001,” said Sawyers, an Air Force veteran. “I think the journal is written in a way that brings the story of that war home. It brings it closer to people who weren’t there more than anything I’ve ever read.

“Then they see that photo in the book of him sitting at China City in Freeland smiling and eating when he’s home at Christmas. Two weeks later, he’s back at war.”

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May 21, 2005 IED injures 4.

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July 26, 2005 so I come back late last night to find out schafer got killed. shot through the head he was going to get promoted next month his birthday was in 2 weeks. there is no ready.

Sept. 20, 2008 i read some entries in my journal from two years ago i love who i was why did I do this to myself? was it war? did I implode from all the sh-t I saw? or was it something else? was it a rebellion does it have something to do with hating myself for not loving myself why did I let myself get so lost?

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who all died during a combat mission, witnessing the carnage caused by IEDs, picking up the broken, burned pieces of a Chinook helicopter and its crew.

Suffering from concussive brain injuries, post traumatic stress disorder, nightmares, nervous system injuries and joint pain from heavy lifting and parachute jumps, Orrin Gorman McClellan began treatment at Seattle’s VA hospital.

But he grew tired of fighting — fighting his flashbacks, fighting to get help.

“Orrin wanted support and help at home, in his own community,” his mother said. “There was none.

‘Start something, Mom. Here,’ he told me.”

Orrin also asked his parents to complete his journalpublishing project when it became evident he couldn’t.

“He knew he was too injured, he had lost too much of who he was, the

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Sailors, vets pitch in to build trail Historical Reserve more than a decade ago,” Powell said in a statement. “By securing conservation and trail easements from private landowners, the Land Trust now is connecting existing trails in Central Whidbey to create a European-like walking experience to and from Coupeville through surrounding forests, farmlands, parks and along beaches.”

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eterans and current service members make some of the best volunteers, according to Roy Zipp, superintendent for National Park Service Operations for Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve.

Volunteer trail builders are finally getting a chance to get their hands dirty as the construction of these trails is starting to ramp up. Prairie Wayside, located off Engle Road, and most of the other land used for the trail is owned by the Park Service. Zipp said the trail system will be a great way to get people outside and disperse use away from the heavily traveled Ebey’s Landing bluff trail.

They don’t complain, Zipp explained with a laugh.

“That’s why the park service loves working with the military guys and the vets,” he said.

In late April, Zipp led a crew of veterans from The Mission Continues, sailors from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Sea Cadets and National Parks Conservation Association

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Naval Air Station Whidbey Island sailors Joshua Freeman, left, and Jamarian Brantley, cut through brambles April 26 during a trail building project from Prairie Wayside to Hill Road. The active-duty service members joined veterans, Sea Cadets, National Park Service Conservation Association volunteers and the National Park Service to create one link in a future Ebey’s Landing trail system. volunteers in a trail-expansion project on the reserve.

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After he heard about the opportunity, he put out the word to other sailors at the base, he said. He also reached out to the leader of the local Sea Cadets, a nonprofit youth organization supported by the Navy and Coast Guard. The resulting work party included a

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About 40 people banded together to complete the approximately 600-foot section to Hill Road. Five veterans from Seattle- and Tacoma-based platoons of The Mission Continues, which partners in many Park Service projects, also journeyed to the island to help build the trail.

The nonprofit organization connects veterans to volunteer opportunities in under-served communities, according to Linh Thai, city impact manager for the group in Seattle.

“We just love to serve,” he said. “(It’s) veterans who have taken their uniforms off but still want to find meaning and purpose after their service.”

Members from the national National Parks Conservation Association, a group that works in a number of ways to preserve national parks, came from all over the U.S. to contribute to the trail— including one member who came from the organization’s headquarters in Washington D.C. “Like everything in the Reserve,” Zipp said, “it’s partnerships that make it happen.”

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The past year was hectic for the Black Ravens of Electronic Attack Squadron 135, or VAQ-135. The year consisted of multiple detachments, a change of command, and the command’s earning of the VAQ community’s Tactical Excellence Squadron of the Year Award for the second year in a row.

VAQ-135 finished 2018 with a deployment to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, where they brought advanced airborne electronic attack into the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations and the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of operations (AOR). One of four expeditionary EA-18G squadrons, VAQ-135 supported Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel. As the military’s only dedicated airborne electronic attack asset, the EA-18G Growler’s

able EA-6B, the Black Ravens deployed onboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) with CVW-15, USS America (CV 66) with CVW-1, and on the USS Enterprise (CVN 65), USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) with CVW-11.

capabilities were crucial to maintaining coalition battlefield dominance.

Long flights were the norm, with some lasting seven to eight hours. The Black Raven’s sailors kept the jets ready to fight, despite the active flight schedule. Along with performing aircraft maintenance, providing intelligence briefs and completing continuous administrative requirements, almost all Black Ravens earned multiple new qualifications.

VAQ-135’s deployment to such a strategically important theater drew attention from some of the highest levels of naval leadership.

Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet, Vice Adm. Jim Malloy visited VAQ-135 in January, speaking to the sailors and aircrew about their role in the fight and the importance of VAQ-135’s readiness to employ electronic attack against a wide variety of threats around the world.

The Black Ravens look forward to coming home to NAS Whidbey Island. The members of VAQ-135 can

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Vice Adm. Jim Malloy visited VAQ-135 in January. celebrate the accomplishments of their hard work during deployment by sharing stories with loved ones and members of the community, while enjoying summer in the Pacific Northwest.

VAQ-135 celebrates a milestone shortly after return from deployment. Fifty years ago, VAQ-135 was founded as a VAQ-130 detachment.

Originally established on May 15, 1969, to provide electronic warfare in support of carrier air wings, VAQ-135 flew the Douglas EKA-3B Skywarrior out of NAS Alameda, Calif.

In 1973, the squadron relocated to its current homeport of NAS Whidbey Island and transitioned to the Grumman EA-6B Prowler shortly thereafter.

January to September 1976 encompassed VAQ135’s first deployment with the EA-6B, performing operations in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean.

Following that deployment, VAQ-135 transitioned to the Improved Capability Prowler (ICAP), becoming the first fleet EA-6B ICAP squadron. While flying the vener-

Designated safe for flight in the EA-18G Growler in June 2011, VAQ-135 transitioned to the role of an expeditionary VAQ squadron. The Black Ravens made their first Growler expeditionary deployment to the CENTCOM and U.S. European Command AORs in summer 2012. Their recent deployment to CENTCOM is their second time in the region as an expeditionary squadron.

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Former manager of base cultural resources office recognized as ‘preservation hero’

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The former manager of NAS Whidbey Island Cultural Resources, a department at the base, was recently named a “preservation hero” by the state Department of Archaeology and Historic

It’s not the first recognition for Kendall Campbell, who was head of the department last year when it received the Chief of Naval Operations environmental award for cultural resources management at a large installation. After

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The result was the camouflaging of the blocks with a hedgerow of Oregon grape, Nootka rose and snowberries.

In addition, Campbell agreed to create a report on the historical legacy of OLF Coupeville.

In the award last year, the Navy also noted Campbell’s work in preserving historic buildings and farmhouses on base property. Some were updated in a manner that preserved their historical integrity while eight farmhouses in Clover Valley were offered to the community for free.

She also worked with 50 different tribes for the Northwest Training and Testing Environmental Impact Statement process.

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Kendall Campbell was named as “preservation hero.”

Campbell was responsible for managing NAS Whidbey’s mandate to identify and protect significant archaeological, cultural, and historic properties.

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“This role requires interpreting and implementing complicated regulations and procedures; working closely with the public, Tribal governments, and the State Historic Preservation Officer;

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Our Eternal Gratitude for Their Endless Courage & Sacrifice MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 27, 2019

Though many people are quick to refer to Memorial Day as the unofficial beginning of summer, the day is much more than that. On Memorial Day and every day, we honor the men and women who sacrificed everything to defend and protect the values we as a nation hold so dear. We recognize that freedom is not free, and we thank all those who serve for their valor and dedication.

The men and women who defend the liberties and freedoms of the countries they represent hold a special place in people’s hearts and an eternal spot in their countries’ histories. Any opportunity is a good time to pause and remember fallen veterans, but this holiday is an especially poignant time to thank our military personnel, and to honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

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June 1955 - April 2019 Wayne Young, 63 years old, went on to glory in April 2019.

She was the youngest daughter of Wilbert and

Mary of Norfolk, Va. She was sister to Constance, Pete, Fabra, Keith and Eddie. Wayne was fun-loving, lighthearted, kind and a devoted wife to Westley Young, 1st Sgt. (USMC, Ret). She is also survived by her three children, Westley (Marie), Wynndee and Wryan, to whom she devoted her life, and her grandchild, Samra, whom she loved very much. Also, her love overflowed to a host of family and friends.

As a militar y wife, Wayne settled in Oak Harbor, Wash., where she served as a licensed practical nurse at Naval Hospital Whidbey Island. She was recognized as Civilian of the Year and supported her community as a Girl Scouts leader, loyal Federal Employed Women mem-

ber and a faithful Diabetic Support Group facilitator.

Some may remember her as a grief counselor with the NASWI Mother-Infant Unit support group.

Wayne reminds us to “Be Still and Know God,” Psalm 46:10.

A special thank you to North South Kidney Physicians’, DaVita Kidney Center’s and Providence Medical Center’s staffs for caring for and supporting Wayne.

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VP-1 completes transition to new Poseidon aircraft Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dylan Sharp

VP-1 Screaming Eagles, of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, stand in formation.

As his squadron looked on from the flight line, Patrol Squadron One’s commanding officer Cmdr. J.T. Pianetta congratulated the “fleet’s finest” on a job well done.

the art flight simulators and aircraft, VP-1 successfully transitioned from the P-3C Orion to the Boeing P-8A Poseidon, the Navy’s newest maritime patrol aircraft.

After a rigorous seven months of learning, testing and practice in both state of

“Transitioning a squadron to a new aircraft is a challenging process, but the men and women of VP-1 tackled it with pride and enthusiasm,” Pianetta said in a prepared release. “What the entire team accomplished is truly amazing.”

VP-1 is the first squadron originally based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island to complete the rigorous transition course.

Originally established as Bombing Squadron 128 in 1943, VP-1 has transitioned through seven Maritime Patrol Aircraft, including the PV-1 Ventura, the P-2 Neptune, the P-3 Orion and now the P-8 Poseidon.

The squadron played active roles in both the North Atlantic and Pacific theaters during World War II, and shortly after the end of the war transitioned to the P-2 Neptune. VP-1 relocated to

NAS Whidbey early in 1948, where it continued to fly the P-2 until transitioning to the P-3C in 1969.

After nearly 50 years of service with the Navy, the P-3 brought VP-1 back from its most recent successful deployment in October 2018.

After reuniting with family and friends, VP-1 squadron members detached to Jacksonville, Fla., to begin their transition to the P-8A under the guidance of VP-30, the Navy’s Patrol and Reconnaissance Fleet Replacement Squadron.

Squadron members tackled different aircraft and mission systems before returning to Whidbey to complete the transition.

With the completion of the transition syllabus, VP-1 squadron members will now prepare for future deployments in the P-8. Though the nostalgia for the P-3 will always be present in the hearts of the sailors and officers of VP-1, the P-8 Poseidon will be the backbone of the VP-1 team and the Navy for years to come.

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By MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST ROBERT ZAHN, Navy Office of Community Outreach

Petty Officer 3rd Class Erica Bechard, a native of Coupeville, wanted to join the Navy to travel.

Now, two years later and half a world away, Bechard serves aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, patrolling one of the world’s busiest maritime regions as part of the leadingedge of U.S. 7th Fleet.

“It was a big adjustment from civilian life to come into the Navy and be stationed on a carrier,” Bechard said. “You learn to live a simple, minimalist life on the ship because you don’t have all those freedoms you have back home.”

Bechard, a 2007 graduate of Coupeville High School, is a mass communication specialist aboard the Yokosuka, Japanbased ship, the only forwarddeployed aircraft carrier in the Navy.

“I do mainly video production and a little photography, but mostly video, which I love,” Bechard said.

Bechard credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Coupeville.

“My mom taught me to always put forth your best and work hard, to remember that it will all pay off in the end,” Bechard said.

U.S. 7th Fleet spans more than 124 million square kilometers, stretching from the International Date Line to the India/Pakistan border; and from the Kuril Islands in the North to the Antarctic in the South. U.S. 7th Fleet’s area of operations encompasses 36 maritime countries and 50 percent of the world’s population with between 50-70 U.S. ships and submarines, 140 aircraft, and approximately 20,000 sailors.

“The Navy is forwarddeployed to provide security and strengthen relationships in a free and open Indo-Pacific.

It’s not just the ships and aircraft that have shown up to prevent conflict and promote peace,” said Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet. “It is, and will continue to be, our people who define the role our Navy plays around

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USS Ronald Reagan is longer than three football fields, measuring nearly 1,100 feet.

The ship, a true floating city, weighs more than 100,000 tons and has a flight deck that is 252 feet wide. Two nuclear reactors can push the ship through the water at more than 35 mph.

Sailors’ jobs are highly varied aboard the carrier.

Approximately 3,200 men and women make up the ship’s crew, which keeps all parts of the aircraft carrier running smoothly — this includes everything from handling weapons to operating nuclear reactors. Another 2,500 men and women form the air wing responsible for flying and maintaining more than 70 aircraft aboard the ship.

Though there are many ways for sailors to earn distinction in their command, community and career, Bechard is most proud of completing mass communication specialist school.

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VFW Breakfast Bingo, 10 a.m-12 p.m., weekends, 3037 Goldie Road, Oak Harbor. Eat breakfast and play bingo right after. A $10 buy-in for bingo.

2019 South Whidbey Schools Foundation Gala Dinner, 5-9 p.m., June 1, Freeland Hall, Freeland. Cost is $75. There will be a wine bar featuring local and regional wines, a before-dinner silent auction, the award-winning SWMS Jazz Band, and remarks by students who benefited from last year’s Foundation grants. After dinner, local

MONDAY JUNE 3 Healing Circle for Caregivers, 1-2:30 p.m., June 3, Healing Circles Langley. This healing circle is a nurturing, supportive place where anyone who cares for others, such as a parent, spouse, friend, or child, can have time to care of yourself and share with other caregivers.

Meet the Author: Seawomen of Iceland, 1:30 p.m., June 3, Coupeville Library. Join author Margaret Willson for a discussion of her book, “Seawomen of Iceland,” a glimpse into the lives of vibrant women who have braved the sea for centuries.

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FRIDAY JUNE 7 Dugualla Bay Clean Up, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., June 7, Dugualla Bay Preserve. Cean up and remove invasive species.

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Camp Casey Open House, 12–4 p.m., June 14, Camp Casey Conference Center, Coupeville. Free, open to the public. Includes guided tours and admission to the Sea Lab.

SATURDAY JUNE 15 CPR and First Aid Class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., June 15, South Whidbey Parks & Recreation District, Langley. Advance registration required, cost is $35. www. swparks.org

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