May 21, 2026

May 21, 2026

Volume 56 - No. 21

by lyle e davis Too often we fail to recognize the enormous danger we subject our military to; too often we sit in our air conditioned living room, casually reading of military adventures far, far away.

Seldom are we able to really “feel” what war is like . . . to experience the fear, the near panic attacks that hit . . . when we are the targets someone is trying to kill.

John Stryker “Tilt” Meyer lets us

in on that world . . . in his brilliantly written and edited “Across the Fence.”

being chased, attacked, shot at, and watching close friends blown to bits.

Vietnamese Army) but sometimes the Viet Cong (the guerilla arm of North Vietnam) as well.

“Tilt” Meyer was a Green Beret, one of those highly trained Special Forces personnel who were regularly put in harm’s way.

Meyer participated in the Secret War in Vietnam . . . a war where our government authorized missions inside Laos and Cambodia privately, but publicly disavowed any knowledge of such missions.

He and his colleagues were part of SOG (Studies and Observation Group), a specially trained and tasked group consisting of both U.S. Special Forces as well as indigenous troops . . . supported by air support units, including the Kingbee pilots of the 219th South Vietnamese Air Forces’s Special Operations Squadron, who worked daily with SOG teams on the ground, both in-country and “across the fence.”

As you read his accounts of various battle actions while he was on “special assignment” in places we weren’t supposed to be, I have a hunch the hairs on your neck will stand on end as you suffer the same visceral fear he experienced while

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These missions were not only behind enemy lines, they were right in the midst of them. Often, these teams would be surrounded by the enemy . . . usually the NVA (North

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Fence from page 1 They were reconnaissance team members who would be infiltrated into enemy territory and left on their own for days, assigned to scout out enemy strength equipment, and troop and supply movement. If and when things got hot they were extracted. During both insertions and extractions, all parties involved were exposed to frequent danger . . . “hot LZ’s,” where the Landing Zones (LZ’s) were already swarming with enemy troops, the extractions where the enemy and its enormous firepower was right on the tails of the withdrawing units.

This then, is the background that sets the scene for stories we’re about to re-tell, taken directly from John Stryker Meyer’s marvelous book, “Across the Fence.”

One Day in the A Shau Valley Wilbur “Pete” Boggs had a problem: he was a man short and the

S-3 (Operations Staff; men who planned the missions) brass had given him a target in the A Shau Valley designated A Shau 2. During the middle of July, Boggs, the One-Zero, (Code name for Special Forces Team Leader; position based on experience, generally; One-Zeroes had final say on teams, including rejecting officers and senior NCOS as team members) had taken ST (Code name for the recon team) Louisiana on a practice mission to give the entire team a chance to prepare for going to the Prairie Fire Area of Operation (AO). Instead of the mission simply being a chance to practice contingency drills, live-fire weapons training and night security while in the field, the team made contact with some Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army troops. The skirmish was quick and deadly, and for the One-Two (Code name for the Recon Team radio operator, usually the latest member to join the team) it was unsettling. Near the end of July, one of the senior NCOs in the FOB 1 (Forward Operating Base) center asked the One-Two if he

Give Us This Day 1. God makes mothers out of clouds angel hair and everything nice Our Daily and in the world and one dab of mean.

They had to get their start from Chuckle 2.men’s bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?

1. We’re related.

2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people’s moms like me.

This week, a compendium of wit, wisdom and neat stuff you can tell at parties. Enjoy!

Why God Made Moms Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions: Why did God make mothers?

1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.

2. Mostly to clean the house.

3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?

1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.

2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.

3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?

would be interested in transferring from the spike team to the commo shack. He accepted the offer.

The next day, 1 August, Boggs flew a VR (visual reconnaissance) over the target area and found a primary and alternate LZ (landing zone).

When he returned to camp, he was introduced to Tom Cunningham, his new One-Two. Tom Cunningham was like every Special Forces soldier at FOB 1; he had volunteered to join Special Forces, volunteered to go to South Vietnam, and after arriving in Southeast Asia, volunteered for C&C (Command & Control, field headquarters in Da Nang for SOG missions into Laos, DMZ and North Vietnam). Cunningham’s route to SF and SOG, however, was unique.

While attending Advanced Infantry Training at Ft. Ord, California, his orders to proceed to Officer Candidate School upon graduation changed. The Army told the OCS candidates that they had to

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What’s the difference between moms & dads?

One day God was looking down at earth and saw all of the rascally behaviour that was going on.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?

What does your mom do in her spare time?

1. His last name.

2. She had to know his background.

Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?

3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

1. Mothers don’t do spare time.

2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.

2. She got too old to do anything else with him.

3. My grandma says that Mom didn’t have her thinking cap on.

Who’s the boss at your house?

During Phase II he met John Walton, an SF medic from Bentonville, Arkansas. Walton shipped out to Vietnam while Cunningham wrapped up his SF training in Phase III.

2. I’d make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.

3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.

2. I don’t know because I wasn’t there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.

3. They say she used to be nice.

Why did your mom marry your dad?

After completing the first phase of training he went on to Phase II, as he was preparing to become a communications specialist. It was there Cunningham found that commo drove him nuts so he switched to demolitions.

1. Mom doesn’t want to be boss, but she has to because dad’s such a goofball.

2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.

3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.

2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.

3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power cause that’s who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend’s.

4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What kind of little girl was your mom?

re-qualify for OCS based on new criteria. To Cunningham, it appeared as though the Army had changed those rules in order to get more men to go to South Vietnam.

When the rule changes were announced, Cunningham was among approximately 200 men who went to the SF recruiter, volunteering to join the Green Berets. He was one of seven men selected from that group.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?

1. On the inside, she’s already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.

2. Diet. You know, her hair. I’d diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?

1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I’d get rid of that.

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So He called His angels and sent one to earth for a time.

When the angel returned, he told God, ‘Yes, it is bad on earth; 95% are misbehaving and only 5% are not.

God thought for a moment and said, ‘Maybe I had better send down a second angel to get another opinion.’

So God called another angel and sent her to earth for a time.

When the angel returned she went to God and said, ‘Yes, it’s true. The earth is in decline; 95% are misbehaving, but 5% are being good...’

God was not pleased.

So He decided to e-mail the 5% who were good, because he wanted to encourage them, and give them a little something to help them keep going.

Do you know what the e-mail said?

Okay, I was just wondering, because I didn’t get one either.

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Senior Service Council of Escondido Volunteer receptionist needed who can work 3 hours per week answering phones, scheduling appointments and helping seniors. Since 1972, the council has provided various services, support groups, and care counseling for seniors in the community.

Call 760-480-0611, email to info@ sscescondido.org or visit escondido-senior-services.org.

The Young Warrior, John Stryker “Tilt” Meyer in Vietnam, ready for combat.

When he landed at Cam Ranh Bay, Cunningham learned there were orders shipping him to a conventional Army unit. He wasn’t impressed. The SF liaison told him the only other option open for SF troops at the time was C&C. Cunningham went through the MACV (Miliary Assistance Command, Vietnam) Recondo School at Nha Trang. The training was invaluable.

It helped new arrivals adjust to being in-country and got them out into the bush. When the training cadre at Recondo School learned that Cunningham and a few other SF troops were heading to Phu Bai, they gave them extra instruction in immediate action drills and escape and evasion tactics. Cunningham flew to Da Nang, where he and his fellow new arrivals boarded an H-34 Sikorsky. The trip to Phu Bai was unforgettable. The pilots, knowing that Cunningham and his peers were new in-country, flew a few feet above the road, popping up over trucks, dikes and hills along the way to FOB 1. That got everybody’s attention. But it wasn’t over yet.

After flying past the Phu Bai Airport and the Second ARVN training compound, which were locat-

ed to the east of Highway 1, the H-34 suddenly surged upwards and abruptly rolled to its right in a hard turn, which left the right door of the helicopter facing straight down toward the ground. Before the startled newbies could recover, the Kingbees swooped toward FOB 1, sometimes hitting trees in camp with the front struts of the piston-driven choppers. The Kingbees pulled one more hard right turn and flared dramatically onto the helicopter pad for FOB 1.

Boggs gave Cunningham a tour of the camp and introduced him to the team as the new radio operator. Cunningham talked to the interpreter and met the rest of the indigenous personnel. Phu Bai was everything he had imagined.

Boggs took him to S-4 (supply staff) to get his weapon and equipment and announced that the team would be going on a mission soon – very soon. Cunningham was surprised. He hadn’t had a lot of time, but then again, he figured that was the way things operated at FOB 1. That afternoon he was reunited with his friend John Walton, team Fence continued on page 4

*** Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting June 1st • 10am to Noon Parkinson’s Support Group. Free monthly meetings for people with Parkinson’s and their care partners are held from 10 am until Noon at San Rafael Church, 17252 Bernardo Center Drive, Rancho Bernardo, in the Parish Hall. Our featured speaker for Monday, June 1st is Dr. Salima Brillman, MD, who will be presenting “New System for Duopa”. Separate breakout sessions for People with Parkinson’s and care partners will follow the presentation to discuss successes and challenges. Come learn, share, meet, and enjoy the free refreshments with other involved Parkinson’s persons. Please call (760) 749-8234 or (760) 518-1963 if you have any questions.

North County Melody Makers Cruisin & Groovin & Movin May 31st • 3-5pm On Sunday afternoon May 31 from 3-5 pm, join the North County Melody Makers as they take you on a tour of classic hit songs from the 1950’s, 60’s, and 70’s. From romantic ballads and rock-n-roll tunes through the British Invasion / Woodstock era to the folk-rock and dance songs, the Melody Makers are sure to strike a chord within you through their love of singing.

This show is at the Grand / Ritz Theater, 301 E. Grand Avenue, Escondido. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at https:// checkout.square.site/merchant/ M L 3 Y RV S 0 K H M 7 2 / c h e c k o u t / RW F 2 Q 3 3 X T S 5 X L L 4 5 RXRAQZ5M The North County Melody Makers are an adult chorale (18 years and older) based in North San Diego County. Their mission to enrich, educate, and entertain the community by providing opportunities to individuals who enjoy singing in an adult group setting. As a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, the chorale’s purpose is to support music education in the greater communities.

More information about the Melody Makers is available at northcountymelodymakers.com.

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Play Chess !!

San Marcos Senior Center

The Good LIFE at MiraCosta College Oceanside Campus

111 Richmar Ave, San Marcos (760) 744-5535 www.sanmarcosca.gov/seniors Mondays 12:30 to 3:30 Adults of all skill levels are welcome. ***

Meetings will be held in person at the MiraCosta College, Oceanside Campus, at 1:00 pm in the Board Oodles continued on page 14

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Fence from page 3 medic and One-One for ST Louisiana. Boggs told them that he wanted to insert into the target that night at last light. Boggs said the target was a rough mission and he told them to load up on ammo and to carry extra hand grenades. For the next two days the last-light insertions were unsuccessful, due to the weather. On the morning of 3 August, there was a briefing at S-3 for an early morning insertion.

The briefing officer provided a lot of details and history of the target.

Cunningham’s impression was that previous missions hadn’t been too successful. Boggs felt they’d be lucky if they got into the target, and if they did, he predicted they’d probably make contact not long after getting on the ground.

Because the mountains were so high and the morning air was clear and heating up, the Kingbee pilots said they would insert ST Louisiana with three helicopters, two men per Kingbee. As the third H-34 was spiraling down to the LZ, the door gunner told Walton that the first Sikorsky had taken some

small arms fire. Walton wondered why they were going in if they had already been compromised. The question resurfaced a few seconds later when a few NVA opened fire on his chopper as it flared into the LZ. As far as Cunningham, in the second Kingbee, was concerned, the insert went fine. He assumed Boggs kept the air resources on station a little longer than usual because it was an A Shau target.

The H-34s dropped ST Louisiana on a ridge with a wooded knoll on one end, an open area around it, and jungle on the other side.

Boggs headed the team toward the wooded knoll. Walton was next to the tail gunner for the team while Cunningham was behind Boggs in the formation. Because Walton was still pretty green, having only two or three missions under his belt, he kept his questions to himself. But he did wonder why they went to the knoll instead of the jungle.

Shortly after the team reached the wooded knoll, Boggs told Cunningham to give a team okay, which released all of the air assets assigned to that target. At that point, they hadn’t heard anything. When ST Louisiana moved farther up the knoll Cunningham was amazed at

what he saw. There were numerous booby-traps and punji pits set up, he assumed, for spike teams.

Fortunately, the traps were old and the team could see each and every one. The team continued to move for a few more minutes before settling into a thickly wooded area on the knoll. Cunningham had difficulty making radio contact with the Covey that was flying several miles away from the area of operation. He finally made contact with an aircraft that had the call sign “Alexander” just as an NVA unit moved past on a trail that cut through the middle of the wooded knoll.

“You’re whispering. Why are you whispering?” Alexander asked.

While Cunningham whispered into his PRC-25, Walton checked out the wooded knoll. It was covered with dense jungle foliage. He observed the point man give a hand sign that there were NVA soldiers in the jungle at the opposite end of the short ridge near the team’s LZ. Walton was sitting at the end of the formation in the thick jungle vegetation with the tail gunner; they both were surprised to hear numerous NVA soldiers moving along the trail.

The noise got the tail gunner’s attention. He focused on the area to his right. Walton was sitting in front of the him, with the remaining four team members spread out in front of the two of them. As the tail gunner continued to concentrate on the woods to the right, Walton looked past him and saw the bushes shake about ten feet away. One of the NVA soldiers was crawling up their back trail.

As Walton swung his CAR-15 toward the enemy soldier, the NVA popped up, AK-47 tucked under his arm. He had a big Cheshire cat grin on his face, knowing he had ST Louisiana dead to rights. The grinning soldier opened fire on full automatic while Walton was still turning.

Four of the NVA’s rounds struck the tail gunner, wounding him severely. Walton’s CAR-15 rounds hit the NVA soldier and drove his body backward into the jungle.

With the threat temporarily at bay, he began to patch up the tail gunner. Walton dragged him six feet up the hill towards Boggs, got him

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Regular readers of this column know I dine out a lot and have several favorite eateries. Charlies, 210 N. Ivy, in Escondido, is my “home away from home” and I also enjoy dining at Mikki’s, in Escondido, corner of Rose and E. Valley Parkway.

Add a third favorite to that list . . .Pegah’s, 9th & Redwood, Escondido.

Man About Town A couple of bouquets this week: we like to recognize area businesses that go the “extra mile” and provide top notch service to their clients.

We have discovered such a company in Pars Auto, located at 217 East Valley Parkway, Escondido.

We recently had an auto failure and barely made it to Pars Auto.

We were convinced our car was shot and we’d have to scrap it . . . painfully, as it was the best car we’d ever owned. A 2006 Honda Accord . . .a 20 year old car but it drives like a dream.

Mike

John

Pars Auto, head by Mike and John, called their top mechanic over and took a look-see. Water pump had loosened and caused a serpentine belt to break, shutting down power steering and air conditioning. Oil was also low.

they had washed and detailed the car. It looked and drove like it was brand new!

“We can fix it,” they said. I was sure they could, but at what cost? $1500? $2000? Probably more than the car was worth.

I got a call the next morning.

“We’ve looked over the car,” said Mike. “Complete cost, parts and labor, $479.”

I was overjoyed and immediately gave them the green light. The next morning I picked up my car.

Not only did it run perfectly but

I bow down in the general direction of Mike and John . . . the guys who make great things happen at Pars Auto.

Just so you’ll recognize them . . . here’s a photo of Mike and of John.

Check them out. They’re the good guys! *** The other bouquet goes to Pegah’s Restaurant, 9th & Redwood, Escondido:

Totally remodeled and a lovely interior emerges! Lovely upholstered booths, attractive, easy to read menu, generous servings and servers who always greet you with a smile.

Bright, airy, spotlessly clean, well organized and managed - no wonder it’s always packed for breakfast and lunch!

I had the Senior Special at $11.99.

Biscuit and gravy, eggs and sausage. Very tasty and filling. Plenty to eat and prompt, prompt service with coffee and/or soft drink refills.

They are open for breakfast and lunch but close at 3pm, so get there early!

If you have a favorite eatery you’d like us to check out, drop us a note at thepaper@cox.net.

We’ll take a look-see and give you our thoughts.

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Lyle’s Election Picks Governor: Chad Bianco Lt. Governor: Gloria Romero Secretary of State: Don Wagner Attorney General: Michael Gates Controller: Herb Morgan Treasurer: Jennifer Hawks Superintendent of Public Instruction: Sonja Shaw Insurance Commissioner: Stacy Korsgaden Board of Equalization: Denis Bilodeau US Congress: District 48 Jim Desmond District 49 Star Parker District 50 Steve Cohen State Senate 40th District: Ed Musgrove State Assembly:

District 74 Laurie Davies District 76 Carrie Villanueva

County Assessor/Recorder/Clerk: Jordan Marks County Supervisor, 5th District: John Franklin County Treasurer: Shirley Nakawatase Superior Court Judges: Office 18: Tracy Prior Office 31 Adam Noakes Office 32 Nicole D’Ambrogi Board of Education: District 5: Bianca Ragonessi-Lasche

Fence from page 4 stabilized, and started an IV (intravenous) drip of blood expander.

Walton asked Boggs for permission to crawl back to the dead NVA to search for documents and anything of intelligence value. Boggs rightfully declined the offer. Moments later, the first NVA wave attack slammed into ST Louisiana. The six-man team repulsed it without taking any further casualties.

Fortunately for ST Louisiana, a flight of 101st Airborne Division gunships was diverted from a target in South Vietnam toward the A Shau Valley. The arrival of the 101st took the pressure off of the team for a few minutes as Boggs popped a smoke grenade and directed several gun runs around the team’s perimeter. Every time they flew past on a gun run, the NVA on the ridgeline would jump up and fire at them. Cunningham crawled to a knoll to get a better view because it was his first contact with the NVA. The dirt in front of his face exploded several times from enemy rounds. Cunningham suddenly thought maybe this wasn’t such a good idea, so he backed up.

Real fast. After a few more close gun runs, the helicopters had expended all of their ordnance and returned to their base of operations

at Phu Bai. Cunningham jokingly asked the 101st gunners if they could just come on down and pull them out. They declined, saying the extraction choppers were on the way.

A few minutes later, Cunningham was told the A-1E Skyraiders (Spads, also known as Sandy’s) were on station. Boggs had asked for a napalm run. Walton was sitting next to Cunningham, on his right, and had just finished patching up the last of the tail gunner’s wounds. Both men were near a clearing. Boggs directed the napalm run, which struck the ground at the far end of the open area and moved toward ST Louisiana on the knoll. Walton didn’t think anything about it. Off in the distance he could see the Spad making its run, saw the canister come loose from the aircraft and tumble toward the earth. After the napalm canister hit the ground and exploded, its forward momentum carried a one-foot hunk of burning metal up the knoll and over the open area toward Walton and the team. It stopped right between Walton’s feet. He sat there staring at the burning metal between his legs for several long seconds. Cunningham was amazed at how close the napalm had come without any of it landing on him, even though he and Walton were just a few feet apart. The napalm

This year’s endorsements were a bit more difficult to establish, particularly so in the 5th District Supervisor’s Race to replace a brilliant Jim Desmond, who has termed out (but is now running for Congress).

I know both candidates and the electorate would be well served by either one. They are both good people.

I’ve known and endorsed Rebecca Jones consistently, in her campaigns for San Marcos City Council and for the Mayor’s Chair. She has never let me down. Not once.

I’ve only recently met and got to know John Franklin and his campaign advisor, Corey Gustafson.

Again, outstanding people with an attractive set of accomplishments.

John has a well established reputation as a fighter; Rebecca’s strength is in bringing opposing factions together to form an agreement. She has done this well.

In the end, however, I think we need a fighter sitting on the Board of Supervisors, someone who’s not afraid to get involved in a bare-

run forced the NVA to pull back momentarily, but another wave of NVA soon assaulted the team to Cunningham’s left. No one else on the team was wounded. Boggs became concerned about the vacant tail gunner position becoming a vulnerable spot and he ordered Walton to crawl back to where he had killed the first NVA. As Walton moved out in a low crawl, a Vietnamese team member moved into his position next to Cunningham.

Walton moved to the other side of the perimeter. He had crawled about eight feet, down a slight slope, when a second NVA wave attack hit the team from Bogg’s side near the point. Again, ST Louisiana held. As another wave of NVA moved toward the team, Boggs began to yell to his men that they were being overrun.

From his position, only eight feet away, Walton couldn’t see Boggs or Cunningham or the Vietnamese team member who had filled the slot he had vacated. The jungle vegetation was so thick he could only see one or two feet around him. In fact, the foliage was so thick Walton would see the leaves move first to announce an incoming enemy soldier.

During that NVA wave attack, Boggs called in an air strike. He

knuckled, knock down, battle for agenda items that will benefit North San Diego County. We’ve been sadly neglected and betrayed by the current majority on the board.

We think John Franklin is that candidate so we give our nod to him but also extend our deep admiration to Rebecca Jones for jobs well done. We hope she remains in the political, elective office arena as she is multi-talented and committed.

Our endorsement, however, has to go to John Franklin.

Of greatest concern to us is the absolute necessity of getting Jim Desmond elected to Congress!

Jim is one of the most honest, hard working elected officials I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen and worked with a lot of them. To me, Jim has the talent and attributes to serve as a Congressman . . more than any other candidate in the race, past or present. Please help me elect Jim Desmond to the 48th Congressional District!

We may agree or disagree but, please, get out and vote!

told the Spads to hit ST Louisiana to break the charge. The first 20mm gun run ripped into the NVA and through ST Louisiana’s perimeter.

Cunningham was in a world of shit and there was nothing he could do about it. The next thing he knew he was 100 yards away, watching himself get hit twice. One round went through his right leg; one went through the radio on his back.

Although the radio was destroyed, it saved Cunningham’s life. Boggs got hit with shrapnel from the exploding PRC-25. The Vietnamese team member who was sitting where Walton had been was killed instantly. The rounds detonated the frag, smoke and CS tear gas grenades on the dead indig. (indiginous team member, usually Vietnamese) More shrapnel knocked Boggs into semi-consciousness.

The gun run broke the NVA wave attacks against ST Louisiana. It also left the team in a plume of tear gas, and smoke from smoke-grenades, weapons fire and the earlier napalm run. The NVA probably felt the conditions around the team perimeter were far more deadly than facing the gun runs from the Spads and gunships. Walton performed a quick triage on Boggs Fence continued on page 7

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5th District Supervisor • Jim Desmond An 18-Year-Old SANDAG Promise Is Finally Moving million for the 78 HOV lanes alone.

It is now 2026. Eighteen years later.

The lanes are not built. The connectors are not built. And every morning, the people of Vista, San Marcos, Escondido, Oceanside, and Carlsbad sit in the same traffic their parents sat in.

Eighteen years of broken promises.

In 2008, San Diego County voters did something extraordinary. They voted to tax themselves.

They passed TransNet, the halfcent sales tax extension that was supposed to fix our highways, build our transit, and finally deliver the infrastructure North County had been begging for. And tucked inside that promise were two specific commitments to the 78 corridor: HOV lanes running the full length of the 78 from I-5 to I-15, and direct connectors so drivers could move between our major freeways without grinding to a halt at every interchange.

The price tag back then was $495

Eighteen years of watching SANDAG fund every pet project under the sun while the 78 corridor got nothing.

Eighteen years of telling families their commute will get better “soon”. I have been in this job for six years. Before that I spent twelve years as Mayor of San Marcos. I have sat in more SANDAG meetings than I can count, and I have watched the same pattern play out over and over again. Money flows. Plans get drafted. Studies get commissioned. Consultants get paid. And the 78 stays exactly the way it was.

That is finally starting to change.

The project is moving forward.

The draft environmental document is done. A public hearing has

already happened in San Marcos.

The final environmental document is on track for this summer.

Engineering and design work is underway. Construction is targeted for 2030, pending funding.

explained what an extra forty minutes of commute time does to their employees and their bottom line.

That pressure adds up. That pressure works. That persistence works.

It is not done. It is not built. I am not going to stand here and tell you the ribbon-cutting is around the corner, because it is not. But for the first time in nearly two decades, this project is actually moving. The path to construction is clearer than it has been in a generation.

I have watched it firsthand. The difference between a project that languishes for thirty years and a project that finally gets built is almost always the same thing. Constituents who refuse to let elected officials forget about them.

And I want to be honest about why.

I have seven months left as your Supervisor. Getting this project across the finish line is my top priority before I leave this office.

Not one of my priorities. The top one.

It is not because SANDAG woke up one morning and decided North County matters. It is not because the consultants in their downtown offices suddenly developed a conscience about the families stuck in traffic on the 78.

It is because of you.

Every email to my office. Every public comment at a SANDAG board meeting. Every phone call to a board member. Every neighbor who showed up at the San Marcos Community Center to put their name on the public record. Every business owner who

San Marcos Mayor • Rebecca Jones Improving the lives of local families through federal grant investments One of the things that makes San Marcos such a special place to live is our commitment to investing in programs and spaces that support local families. Through federal grant funding, Richmar Park continues to grow as a place where San Marcos can gather, play and stay connected.

In San Marcos, we are always looking for ways to stretch our local dollars further. We call it “OPM”, other people’s money, leveraging outside funding opportunities to deliver more for our residents and businesses. In the last year alone, we’ve secured over $13 million for local improvements through regional, state and federal grants.

Most recently, the city completed San Marcos’ first-ever mini-pitch soccer arena, perfect for little kids learning the sport. Later this summer, we will add a new shade structure over the playground area along with accessibility improvements to make the park even more welcoming for residents of all ages.

To further support working families, the city is also repurposing the Richmar Center to create an affordable full-day summer camp program. The expanded space will allow the city to serve more local families while creating a safer and more connected experience through a new crosswalk linking Richmar Park and the Richmar Center.

I’m very proud of how the city is taking advantage of grant funding to invest in programs and outdoor spaces that make a difference for all generations. I look forward to seeing families out enjoying Richmar Park and all the spaces and activities that San Marcos has to offer.

So we cannot let up now.

I will keep pushing every lever I have. At every SANDAG board meeting. In every budget conversation. With every state and federal partner who has a hand on the funding spigot. Because the final environmental document is one milestone. Final design is another.

And then comes the fight that always matters most. Funding.

That is where projects like this go to die. The state will be tempted to shift dollars to Sacramento priorities. SANDAG will be tempted to redirect TransNet money to whatever the latest fashionable proposal happens to be. There will be pressure to delay, to phase, to shrink the scope.

We are not going to let that happen.

The voters of San Diego County were promised this project in 2008. They paid for it. They have waited eighteen years. They deserve to see it built.

Keep the pressure on. Keep showing up. Keep writing. Keep calling.

I will keep you updated every step of the way, and I will keep fighting for this until the day I walk out of the County Administration Center for the last time.

North County has been patient long enough. *** San Diego County District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond, 1600 Pacific Highway, #335, San Diego, CA 92101, United States http:// www.supervisorjimdesmond.com/

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Fence from page 5 and Cunningham. He found that while the explosion of the 20mm round had left only a single piece of flesh holding the leg together, it had seared a good portion of Cunningham’s wounded right leg, actually helping the situation by keeping the loss of blood to a minimum. The medic pulled out a green cravat for a tourniquet. He used his knife to twist the bandage tight above the stump to stem any further bleeding. Walton also treated Cunningham for severe throat burn from the CS gas.

Realizing the PRC-25 had been destroyed, Walton reached into his pocket and pulled out the URC-10 emergency ultra-high frequency radio and called Covey. He reported one dead, three wounded and that if Covey was going to get them out, he had to do it ASAP. Walton didn’t have the luxury of spare seconds to think about the short distance he had crawled earlier. Those eight to ten feet had saved his life.

Cunningham, still watching himself from far away, heard someone on a radio calling Covey saying there were two dead. He thought

he’d better find out whether or not he was alive. The Green Beret had a unique test to find out. He yelled.

It sounded like it was far, far away, but he knew that he was alive. The yell also ended Cunningham’s outof-body experience. He returned to his body lying on the ground. Cunningham knew that he had to help himself. The more he did, the better it would be for everyone.

While Walton worked to save Cunningham’s life, Covey directed a series of deadly air strikes around the knoll where ST Louisiana was fighting for its life. Walton returned to the UCR-10 to tell Covey that two of the three wounded were in serious condition and requested an immediate extraction.

Covey rider Pat Watkins told Walton to move the remainder of the team closer to the open area along the ridge.

Back at FOB 1, most of the spike team members were either huddled around their PRC-25s listening to Covey talking to ST Louisiana members, or in the comm center, where they monitored more frequencies. When the first reports rolled in from Covey about ST Louisiana’s situation, the team sounded doomed.

In the A Shau Valley, the air strikes gave ST Louisiana a brief lull in the fighting, enabling Walton and the one remaining unwounded Vietnamese team member to move the wounded closer to the clearing.

Watkins told Walton that he was going to direct a series of strafing runs by Air Force F-4 Phantom jets and that the first Kingbee would land to pick up the most seriously wounded and that a second and third H-34 would extract the remainder of the team.

Walton and the Vietnamese team member moved the tail gunner out from the tree line into the grassy area, while Boggs assisted Cunningham. As soon as the NVA heard the Kingbee, the activity picked up again. The wounded were moved out to the open area where the grass was only six inches tall. There were constant dirt spurts kicking up all around from enemy gunfire. Captain Thinh piloted the first Kingbee and landed with the right strut only a few feet from the wounded members of ST Louisiana.

There were only three times Cunningham really felt pain that day: the first time was when he got hit.

He said later that his body felt like

one of those huge Chinese gongs as the shock waves reverberated throughout it. The second time was when Boggs was helping him back to the landing zone. The wounded leg got caught on a tree. He immediately knew what they meant when they said pain has colors.

Cunningham saw a rainbow of color. The third time occurred at the H-34. Boggs assisted Cunningham to the steps of the Kingbee, but he turned around to fire at the charging NVA. Cunningham didn’t want to get shot in the back, so he used his stump to climb aboard the H-34. He crawled to the back of the chopper, thinking he was finally safe. The Kingbee lifted off.

About the same time, Walton realized that the second Kingbee wasn’t heading toward the LZ as planned and that the NVA continued to pour heavy small arms fire toward Walton, Boggs and their brave Vietnamese counterpart. Walton knew why the plan called for using three Kingbees for extraction; the weather was hot and the LZ was on a mountain range in the A Shau Valley. The heat and the height of Fence continued on page 12

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Summer Road Trip Questions You Never Ask But Should because it survived June and July.

Not necessarily.

by Christopher Elliott My family’s summer road trip was less than an hour old when an unfamiliar orange exclamation point illuminated the dashboard of our Honda Pilot. We were merging onto I-95—a stretch of asphalt that exhausts even the most patient driver—and I panicked.

“Late August is one of the most common times for vehicle failures related to heat,” says Shawn Miller, the founder of Modified Rides, an auto website.

By the time late summer rolls around, your cooling systems, batteries, tires, and belts have already been stressed all season.

Extreme heat accelerates wear.

Those small issues that started earlier—a weak battery or marginal coolant levels—often finally fail during long, hot drives.

I pictured us stranded on the shoulder in the sweltering Florida heat, luggage spilling out of the trunk, waiting for a tow truck that might never arrive.

Drivers face their 100 deadliest days between Memorial Day and Labor Day. That may sound like the title of a low-budget horror movie, but it is a statistical reality for American motorists.

Most travelers obsess over their flight details but barely glance at their tires. They toss a few bags in the trunk, fire up a Spotify playlist, and assume their luck will hold. The only question they expect from the back seat is, “Are we there yet?”

But they fail to pose the safety questions that actually matter.

“Ignoring temperature warnings or minor leaks is usually what turns a cheap fix into a breakdown,” Miller says.

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I know because I hear from these travelers every year. They’re the ones who took a late-summer road trip and paid the price for poor preparation. It turns out there are three questions you should be asking before you pull

out of the driveway this August— and the answers might save your vacation.

1. Is my car ready for the heat?

You might think your car is fine

There’s more. Ron Harper, who manages OTD Ticket Defenders Legal Service, points out that pavement temperatures can exceed 150 degrees Fahrenheit at this time of year—that’s hot enough to warp metal and disintegrate tires.

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Road Trip from page 8

“Heat reduces the life expectancy of a battery,” Harper says.

Duane Watson, a technical trainer at Bosch Mobility Aftermarket, agrees. He notes that when components are constantly stressed, the impact compounds over time.

He says oil changes and tire replacements are the most delayed maintenance activities. But you shouldn’t ignore the engine air filter, either.

“Not changing your engine air filter within the recommended timeframe can further stress your car engine and potentially lead to breakdowns,” Watson says.

What happens if I’m towing something?

If you think car tires are vulnerable, you should see what people put on their campers.

Tony Barthel, a veteran of the RV industry who runs the site StressLess Camping, sees it all the time. He says tire blowouts are “extremely common” on travel trailers and fifth wheels.

“Many towable RVs use cheap tires for which there is a derogatory term I’d rather not share,” Barthel says.

Jon Greene, a vice president at Agero, a roadside assistance company, says there is a massive gap in awareness.

Many of these bargain-bin tires have a speed rating of 65 mph.

But drivers eager to get to the campground often tow much faster than that. Combine excessive speed with 150-degree pavement and a heavy load, and you have all the makings of a summer disaster.

“While 85 percent of drivers have a roadside assistance program, only 18 percent actually use that coverage during a breakdown event,” Greene says.

Barthel knows people who have had to wait two to three days on the side of the road before a proper tow rig could be dispatched.

Does my insurance cover a mechanical breakdown?

This is the big one—the question that costs people thousands of dollars.

“The biggest insurance coverage gap people miss is assuming mechanical breakdowns are covered under standard auto insurance,” says Miller.

They aren’t. Most policies only cover accidents, not failures caused by wear, overheating, or neglected maintenance.

But even if you use it, be careful.

Miller warns that while they may

tow the vehicle, they won’t cover the actual repair costs or secondary damage caused by overheating. And Harper points out another “gotcha” hidden in the fine print: mileage limits.

“Common examples of towing mileage limitations include 15 miles,” Harper says. If you are Road Trip continued on page 12

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The Pastor Says . . . It Could Be Worse Most of us remember the complainer who didn’t have a new pair of socks until someone pointed out a man who was without shoes. How many times have some complained about not having the most and the best of everything, only to be shown that many had little or nothing? It doesn’t take much to see how rich we have it in America in comparison to most of the rest of the world. Actually, we don’t have to go far to see this discrepancy. Just driving down the streets of Escondido, it shows how far apart many of us are compared to the homeless people on the streets. It’s difficult to draw a comparison.

Still, we wonder about these differences. Two things call for analysis.

The first is wondering how so many people are in such dire straits. Many of those homeless people on the street are veterans. Being a veteran myself, I often wonder if one of those on the street could be me. What would I have had to do to change my life if I did not have a house, food, clothing, and the security of a family? Did Jesus ever address such an issue? He did say that he, as the Son of man, didn’t have a Pastor Huls place to lay his head. Was he only speaking metaphorically?

We know he had friends who welcomed him into their homes and fed him. Did his disciples protect him from foolish decisions? Was he lazy and unwilling to work? Did he react to the abusive action of society because of stupid or selfish social acts with which he didn’t agree? Did he fail to take advantage of opportunities such as education and investments? Was he not one who saved for the future and spent what money he had on foolish things? To my knowledge, he never stood on the street corner begging for a handout. He never seems to ask for help, nor does he play the needy role. How does he survive? In some cases, there seems to be charity with the treasurer, Judas. There were those who helped him. Little is known about them, but a number of women assisted him. Then we don’t know if his ministry was so strong and influential that people just willingly gave to him. Actually, it is quite different than the homeless people of his day who sat on the street begging for alms. How is it that Jesus never seems to address them with a call to get a job or blame for their lack of endeavor? He doesn’t even counsel them with the words, “It could be worse.”

Then there is the other side, with society reminding the needy of suffering, pain, loss, and that life could be worse. I personally don’t

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Mommy. No Kamp.

No zoomies.

Mommy has only been gone a few hours. Most weekdays, we’re gone for nine to ten hours.

Does she really miss her Mommy-person this much, this soon?

As I’m writing this Critter Corner, sighs echo from the bedroom down the hall.

On Friday I’m usually at Rancho Coastal Humane Society and our dog, Cashew, is with her friends at Kamp Kanine. I think I’m fun, but I don’t compare to her Kamp friends, Dream and Brie and dozens of others.

The problem is that Cashew’s Mommy left for a girl’s weekend.

Cashew rode along to the airport and got goodbye kisses. But then we came home and she’s stuck with me, the spare human. No

Dogs love routine. Cashew wakes up around the same time every morning. She goes outside for a break, eats breakfast, then naps until we leave for work / Kamp.

This morning threw off her routine.

Psychology Today says “Yes, dogs miss us when we’re gone.”

Many experts agree that dogs don’t understand time. A 2011 study said that “after 2 hours, dogs greeted their owners with more intensity than after 30 minutes of being left alone. However, there was no difference between 2 and 4 hours.”

They can tell the difference between 30 minutes and 2 hours, but after two hours, time becomes unclear.

I explained to Cashew that Mommy will be gone five days. The same way that, when my kids were little, we explained to them that it would be “Five sleeps until Christmas.”

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The good news is that, even when the routines faded, they never went away completely and it’s not that hard to bring back those

While they can’t tell the difference between two hours and four hours, our pets remember events and those memories are often attached to certain people.

So, tomorrow morning when she jumps on the bed to tell Mommy it’s time for breakfast, we’ll follow her routine as I try to explain that “Mommy will be home in four more sleeps.”

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Fence from page 7 the mountains reduced the lift capabilities of the helicopters, especially in the hot morning sun. Because of this, the first chopper took only two team members – the most seriously wounded – Cunningham and the tail gunner. Walton radioed Watkins, asking where the second Kingbee was and Watkins told him the pilot wouldn’t go into the LZ because there was too much enemy ground fire.

Walton felt sick. The question of weight had forced the team to leave the dead Vietnamese team member behind. His added weight might hinder the chances of the living team members being successfully exfiltrated. Walton and his counterpart scanned the sky for a helicopter. None were in sight.

The NVA continued to maneuver toward the exposed trio from ST Louisiana. Walton knew the situation looked pretty bleak.

“Kingbee go down.” It was Captain Thinh! He already had their wounded aboard and Walton knew there was no way he could pull them all out. But the Kingbee came spiraling down on full autorotation before flaring into the LZ. Thinh plunked it down on the ground right next to the remaining members of ST Louisiana.

Walton and the Vietnamese lifted Boggs aboard the Kingbee and then moved to the open windows

Road Trip from page 9 crossing the desert and your radiator explodes 50 miles from civilization, you’ll pay for those extra 35 miles out of pocket.

Just ask car expert Lauren Fix. She traveled to Charlotte, N.C., for an event and ended up with a flat tire on the way down and a blown engine on the way back.

She says AAA wouldn’t haul her car back to Buffalo, where she could get it repaired.

“We finally had to pay for a flatbed truck to get the vehicle home,” Fix recalls. “Many hundreds of dollars in cash later.”

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on the starboard and port sides to fire at the NVA, some of whom rushed the aircraft.

Sure enough, the load was too heavy and Thinh couldn’t lift off.

So he lifted the back wheel off the ground and started rolling downhill, gaining as much air speed as possible, while the NVA fired at the chopper. At the last possible moment, Thinh nursed the aging Sikorsky over the trees. Unfortunately, the chopper didn’t have enough speed to gain the altitude needed to fly out of the mountains so Captain Thinh dipped down into a valley to build up more. Finally, he got the transitional lift he needed to climb out of the mountains and out of the A Shau Valley.

Because Cunningham had used the stump to get aboard the helicopter, it had started to bleed heavily. He began to fade in and out of shock, never fully passing out. It was obvious he would have to tough it out. Walton used another cravat as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. Walton had only carried one IV with him that day and he had used that one on the wounded tail gunner. From that day forward, Walton always carried several IVs on all targets.

When the Kingbee landed at the medical facilities in Phu Bai, Cunningham was taken out of the chopper, as he put it, bare-assed naked.

He remembered some doctor saying the tourniquet was too high.

Cunningham couldn’t believe it.

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Watson adds that you should top off all fluids—oil, coolant, brake, and transmission—and replace your wipers if they are streaking.

Check Your Coverage Harper advises looking for “trip interruption reimbursement.”

This is generally separate from standard towing and covers lodging and food if you are stranded.

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His leg had been blown off above the knee and they were worried about a tourniquet being too high.

When Walton and the Vietnamese team member carried the wounded Vietnamese team member into the Army medical facility, someone told Walton that they didn’t treat Vietnamese. Walton told them to treat that Vietnamese or there would be hell to pay.

For Walton, the drama continued.

When they got Cunningham inside, he was barely hanging on, due to the loss of blood and trauma from the amputation. One of the young doctors got nervous. He had never had a dirty, sweaty grunt from just out of the field sticking his nose into his business. When Cunningham’s blood pressure was so low they couldn’t get an IV into him, Walton told the doctor to do a cutdown: cut into the vein, expose it, stick a catheter into it and tie it off with a suture. The doctor soon realized the medic wasn’t leaving.

Later that night, after Walton had showered and shaved, he was playing poker in the Green Beret Lounge at FOB 1. Being left-handed, when Walton dealt a hand of poker he held the deck in his right hand. As he dealt the cards around the table, someone noticed a flesh wound across his right wrist. Walton was asked what had caused the wound. As Walton puzzled over the crease in his wrist, the poker game came to a temporary halt. Most of the men playing that night were on

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Did I make it to Washington, D.C.?

I opened our Honda’s owner’s manual. Fortunately, the orange light was just a tire pressure problem. I found a service station, filled it, and the light was extinguished. We made Washington without a scratch, but the panic on the shoulder of I-95 stayed with me.

spike teams or were Covey riders and had spent time on the ground.

Finally, Walton said that during contact with the grinning NVA soldier who shot the ST Louisiana tail gunner, one of the rounds from his AK-47 had creased Walton’s wrist as he was turning his body toward the NVA soldier to kill him. Everyone sat there for a second, amazed at how close Walton had come to being shot and just how fortunate he was that the NVA’s round hadn’t inflicted a more serious wound.

Walton just shrugged his shoulders and the game continued.

Early Sunday morning, several of the guys from FOB 1 drove over to the hospital area to visit Boggs, Cunningham and the tail gunner. Cunningham was asleep, but Boggs wanted to get back to work, although he had many bandages on his face, arms and chest. They slipped him a bottle of his favorite whiskey and talked in general terms about what had happened on Saturday. Boggs focused on Walton’s efforts, Cunningham’s stoicism and Kingbee pilot Captain Thinh’s fearless and amazing extraction. Later, Colonel Jack Warren, the commander of C&C and FOB 4, and several other SOG officials visited the survivors. They asked Cunningham if there was anything he needed. They left him cigarettes, and Gordon Martin, a Fence continued on page 14

It could have been much worse. A blowout at highway speeds could have been catastrophic. And truthfully, I should have done a full check-up before leaving the driveway.

Don’t wait for the dashboard lights to scream at you. Before backing out of the driveway, check the hoses, the belts, and the tires. It is far less exciting than the drive itself, but it beats standing on the shoulder of I-95, praying for a tow truck. *** Christopher Elliott is an author, consumer advocate, and journalist. He founded Elliott Advocacy, a nonprofit organization that helps solve consumer problems.

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Ever since I can remember I’ve had the burning desire to discover new places, new adventures. Because of this, I set out to discover a new country . . . and I was successful. I even ventured inland a great many miles where I discovered a place I called Minnesota. “This,” I thought, “would be a great place for Scandinavians.” So I headed back to Norway to recruit settlers. While I was gone, some clown named Columbus claimed he discovered America. Life ain’t fair. Except life also gave us The Paper. I read it whenever and wherever I go exploring and only buy from those who advertise in The Paper. It’s a Viking thing.

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Oodles from page 3 Room, of the Administration Building (Building 1000) and by the Internet Application ZOOM. May 22 No Classes – College closed for Memorial Day May 29 1:00 Moonlight Theatre Steve Glaudini Artistic Director, Moonlight Theater Walk down memory lane with a look to the past and the future of this beloved Vista treasure. Vista’s Moonlight Amphitheatre is an outdoor theater that has Broadway quality shows in our own backyard.

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SF medic from FOB 1 gave him his lighter. That was one of the few things that went with Cunningham when he finally left Nam. *** During an interview in July 2002, Cunningham said, “You can do everything right or wrong and it doesn’t matter. Life’s a matter of inches.” During his morning in the A Shau Valley, he was carrying an extra pouch of hand grenades, just as Boggs had instructed him. It hung below the pouches attached to his web gear, down the side of his leg. The 20mm round that severed his leg missed it by only a few inches. “Had that round hit those grenades, Pete and I would have been history that day, right there in the A Shau Valley.”

What you have just read is but one chapter in a book that has 16 chapters, each chapter just as exciting, as frightening as this one.

This is a book that anyone who has an interest in military history, in brilliant writing, in a chronicle of the wars we have fought . . . with an up close and personal look . . . well, you need this book in your library.

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I’ve read a lot of military books.

I’ve been a passionate reader and writer of military tales for as long as I can recall.

This is one of the best written, most exciting, books I have ever read.

Pastor Huls from page 10 like that expression, especially by people who don’t have a clue about the wretchedness of so many conditions. It does not give comfort, nor does it inspire people to get out of their mire. Was this the way Jesus solved those social inequities of his day? While there were no radical movements to eliminate poverty, loss, and suffering, he was sensitive to all of it. Some of his parables suggest radical judgment toward those who did nothing to lift the burden. Yes, things could be worse, but there is no charity in telling someone about how much worse life might get. The call, it seems to me, is to help, when possible, to make life better, not worse, even in the possibility for those in need. We can be grateful for the efforts to make life better, not worse.

Perhaps there is some solace in thinking things could be worse, and indeed, there are times it could look that way. Yet, time, talent, and thanks will bring a silver lining in even the darkest cloud.

Pastor Huls

For years I worshipped the work of Ernie Pyle, the famous World War II war correspondent. I used him as a model for the stories I wrote while covering the Vietnam War back in 1967 and 1968. I even stopped at the Punchbowl Cemetery to visit his grave.

And now, John Stryker Meyer. I had followed “Tilt’s” columns when he wrote for the North Coun-

ty Times and always enjoyed his work. We got to know each other and became fast friends.

One more example of the dangerous assignments Tilt had was when he was being pursued by NVA soldiers. He hid behind some bushes: Then it happened. During one windy moment, I heard movement very close to me. It was only a slight sound, but a sound nonetheless. Before the wind stopped, the NVA soldier touched the sole of my size 10 R Army-issue jungle boot. I heard a slight gasp of surprise from him. At that moment, I had a death grip on my CAR-15. I had it on single shot. A CAR-15 on full automatic sounds much different from the bark of an AK-47 on full automatic. If I had to shoot, it would be single shots. For a millisecond I wondered if my left foot was far enough to the left so that when I fired, I wouldn’t shoot myself. Time stood still. My pucker factor was minus zero. After a few of the longest seconds in my life, the wind stirred, but there was no movement. He remained still.

After what felt like an eternity, the wind stirred again and I heard the NVA move backward just slightly.

He was so cool. I knew he was still facing me. I wondered why I couldn’t hear his heart.

The jungle around us remained pitch black.

I’m happy to report the NVA soldier withdrew . . . and Tilt lived to fight another day.

To get an idea where Tilt’s mind is today, we recently sat in our family room and I asked him if he ever hunted.

“No,” he said. “I’ve been hunted.

I know what it’s like. It’s not for me.”

He didn’t need to say anymore. I understood.

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Owned & Operated by a Veteran lyle e davis US Army, Entertainment Director 1957-1959 Brooke Army Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, Texas War Correspondent South Vietnam 1967-68 Assimilated Grade/Rank Lt. Colonel, MACV (Military Assistance Command, Vietnam) “The state of Texas was never invaded while I was on duty at Fort Sam. You could look it up!”

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