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By Kris WernowskySpecial to the Patriot
A Florida man was sen-tenced to 15 years in prisonJan. 8 for the hit-and-run deathsof an Air Force couple.
Tech. Sgt. Daniel Schoen,32, and wife, Staff Sgt. ErinSchoen, 31, died as they walkedtheir dogs in their Navarreneighborhood the night of Aug.31. Both were assigned toHurlburt Field.
The driver who hit the cou-ple was Robert Hill, 20, ofNavarre. After Hill struck thecouple, he drove home. He did-n’t turn himself in to policeuntil the next day.
Circuit Judge Ron Swanson,a former Navy officer, called
Hill’s actions inexplicable andcallous before he sentenced himto 15 years in state prison and15 years probation.
“This case is one of the mosttragic this court has seen in 35year as a professional,” thejudge said.
Hill faced up to 30 years instate prison.
Daniel Schoen was a flight-line expeditor with the 1stSpecial Operations AircraftMaintenance Squadron. ErinSchoen was the noncommis-sioned officer in charge of thebase Life Skills Support Center.They met at Hurlburt and mar-ried two years ago.
By Savannah ChastainCorrespondent
“Be the change you want tosee in the world.” That’s a quotefrom Mahatma Gandhi thatCapt. Nicholas Seeliger and hiswife, Kristy, took to heart. InSeptember 2007, this militarycouple founded the non-profitorganization Healing Peru,using Gandhi’s words on itsWeb site (healingperu.org) todescribe the reason for theirefforts.
This year, the Seeligers and ateam of 10 other volunteers planto return to Peru on Feb. 13.
They have planned an extendedtrip of 15 days, so they willhave more time to work withthe people.
“This is something we feelreally passionate about,” saidKristy. “We started because mygrandmother and my mother arefrom Peru. We went to the vil-lage where she was raised. It’s avery poor village, and we want-ed to do something for the peo-ple there.”
Capt. Seeliger is an AirForce physician practicing as a
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Play timeThe AirForceBandwill bethefourth military band inthe inaugurationparade for BarackObama Jan. 20. Seepage 2.
Ready to followAdm. Michael Mullen,Chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff, saysthe military won’t hes-
itate to fol-low thenew presi-dent. Page3.
Safety firstAmerican deaths inIraq were down signif-icantly in 2008, asattacks declined byalmost 95 percent.Story, page 3.
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Man gets 15 yearsin deaths of airmen
Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo
Dress rehearsalThe 99-piece U.S. Air Force band practices inside a hangar at Andrews AFB, Md., Jan. 7 inpreparation for its parade performance for the inauguration of President-elect BarackObama. Story, page 2.
Officers seekcash to financePeru mission
By Savannah ChastainCorrespondent
Have you ever watched a warmovie that moved you so muchthat you just cried inside andout, feeling with your heart thatthe men and women being por-trayed were fighting for a noblecause—perhaps “Saving PrivateRyan,” or “Black Hawk Down”?
What if you learned that oneof those men in the actual battleof Mogadishu, Somalia, (the bat-tle that “Black Hawk Down” isbased on) was a Floridian, andthat, although he survived thatbattle, he once again risked hislife 11 years later, this time sac-
rificing it in the war in Iraq? This man has a name: Aaron
A. Weaver. He had a family. Hehad a life and a purpose asidefrom serving his country. But hegave it all up, and for that weshould not forget that this manwas a living person. You can seehis face, along with those of 216other Floridians who gave theirlives in the current wars in Iraqand Afghanistan, on the memori-al wall inside the Air ForceArmament Museum, just outsideof Eglin.
“The truth of it is, every one
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Wall honoringfallen updatedMuseum holds artist’s tribute
Photo by Savannah ChastainGlynis and Phil Darbonne put finishing touches on the2008 panel honoring fallen veterans of war. The panel is ondisplay at the Air Armament Museum in Shalimar.
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Submitted photoDr. Nicholas Seeliger with a patient who speaks the nativeQuechua language.
Many of the Schoens’ col-leagues from the base appearedin uniform in the courtroomgallery.
Hill gave a tearful address to
about two dozen people whocame in honor of the Schoens.
“I’m not a bad person. Imade a bad decision,” he said.“There was no reason for me tobelieve I hit two people.”
Hill told a police officer thenight the Schoens were killed
that he knew he hit something,but didn’t know what, accord-ing to a Florida Highway Patrolreport.
He also said he had twobeers the day of the accident,the report said.
Hill’s girlfriend wailed inanguish as Swanson deliveredhis decision. A court securityguard escorted her from thecourtroom. Her screams couldbe heard through two sets ofdoors that separate the court-
room from the hallway.The Schoens’ family mem-
bers had their first opportunityto address the man who killedthe young couple.
As the family membersspoke, Hill’s mouth quivered.His face tightened as he triednot to cry. He sniffled.
Daniel was on the verge ofbecoming a professional body-builder, his dream cut short bywhat his brother Rick Martinezcalled a senseless act.
“He was headed for great-ness in bodybuilding, but thatchance was stolen from him,”Martinez said as he looked atHill.
Erin Schoen’s mother, NancyPfeifer of Baden, Pa., is nowtaking care of her daughter’stwo sons. She felt sorry for Hill.
“I just want them to knowthat you are taking responsibili-ty and hopefully your life willbe better,” she said. “They madethis world a better place.”
Defense attorney ShellyReynolds called her client’sactions those of a naïve youngman who was scared. She notedthat he eventually turned him-self in to police.
“Don’t penalize him forcoming forward voluntarily,”she said. “Nothing my clientcould have done could havebrought them back.”
Prosecutor James Parkercalled Hill’s actions selfish, not-ing that his leaving the scene ofthe crash stood in contrast tothe selflessness of the Schoens’service to their country.
“They spent their lives serv-ing others,” he said.
(Kris Wernowsky is areporter for the Pensacola NewsJournal.)
By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service
“Welcome to one of the great-est moments of your career.”
With those words, Col.Dennis M. Layendecker, com-mander, music director and con-ductor for the Air Force Band,impressed on his airmen theimportance of their upcomingmission supporting the presiden-tial inauguration.
“This is a historic moment forour country,” Layendecker toldthe musicians, assembled nineacross and 11 deep in the 459thAir Refueling Wing’s Hangar 11for a 6 a.m. rehearsal session.
“It’s a great example to theworld of what it means to have apeaceful transition of power,” hesaid.
The Air Force Band will jointhe other military service bandsto march from the Capitol to theWhite House during President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguralparade Jan. 20, said Air ForceCapt. Christopher Moore of theArmed Forces InauguralCommittee.
The Army Band, known as“Pershing’s Own,” will go firstalong the 1.5-mile parade routeas part of the presidential escortformation. The Army Field Bandalso will march in what organiz-ers refer to as the first “division,”or segment, of the parade.
“The President’s Own”Marine Corps Band will be onstage at the Capitol for the swear-ing-in ceremony, then marchdown Pennsylvania Avenue aspart of the second parade divi-sion. The U.S. Navy Band willfollow in the third division.
As the youngest of the pre-mier military bands, with a her-itage dating to 1941, the AirForce Band will march in thefourth division.
The Air Force Band will be inthe last contingent of armedforces bands, with only the CoastGuard Band to follow, Air ForceChief Master Sgt. Elizabeth
Schouten, the band’s superintend-ent, said. “The way we see it,they’re saving the best for last,”she added with a smile.
Each service band will have99 musicians, a number reservedonly for inaugural parades andstate funeral processions. “That’sa b-i-i-i-g band,” two to fourtimes the usual size, Layendeckersaid. “Directing it is kind of likesteering an aircraft carrier.”
Air Force Chief Master Sgt.Edward Teleky, the band’s drummajor, will wave his huge, cere-monial baton, or “mace,” high ashe leads the Air Force Banddown Pennsylvania Avenue.Layendecker and his commandelement will go next, followed bythe trombones, French horns,trumpets, percussions and windplayers. The tubas will hold upthe rear.
They’ll march at 100 steps aminute, a bit slower than theirtypical 120-step march tempo.
Schouten estimated that, atthat pace, the band will gothrough eight or nine iterations ofthe three songs it will play: JohnPhilip Sousa’s “The WashingtonPost” march,“In PlaceSoundoff: IntoTrombonesTriumphant,”and “The AirForce Song.”
As theyapproach thereview stand,the band willburst into a ren-dition of “Hailto the Chief.”
Schoutenexpressed hopethat they’llreach the stand before night set-tles over the Washington skyline.She has a good sense of what toexpect on Jan. 20. She’s marchedin six inaugural parades—through rain, snow, slush, below-zero temperatures and blusterywind gusts—since following her
childhood dream and joining theAir Force Band.
During President BillClinton’s second inauguration,she and her fellow band membersmarched behind miniature poniesand elephants, which left unex-pected “debris” in their wakealong the parade route.
“You have to stay in forma-tion, whatever happens,”
Schouten said with a laugh.“Some of the band members hadto get rid of their shoes after thatparade.”
Formation “is everything”when marching in the Air ForceBand, Schouten explained.
After all, Layendecker said,
“the whole world will be watch-ing as we render our first saluteto our commander in chief.”
Teleky, preparing for his sixthinaugural parade, appearedundaunted by the prospect of mil-lions of spectators in Washingtonand billions more via TV.
“We’re going to come in, doour mission and complete ourmission, regardless of how many
people thereare,” he said.“And whenwe do, wewill be repre-senting ourU.S. military.It’s an honorto be able todo that to bil-lions of peo-ple aroundthe globe.”
With thatin mind, theband’s com-mand group
moved through the formationduring Wednesday’s rehearsal toensure no detail went overlooked.They followed along as the groupmoved outside into the pouringrain to march in formation acrossthe tarmac.
“We try to be as perfect as
humanly possible,” Schouter said.“After all, the public hears withtheir eyes. When they see us, wewant to be sure that we are repre-senting the excellence of the menand women of the Air Force.”
Air Force Tech. Sgt. BenjaminBowers, a clarinetist looking for-ward to his first inaugural parade,said Jan. 20 will be a high pointin a three-year Air Force careeralready punctuated with manyhigh points.
“We play for a lot of impor-tant functions, but this is asimportant as it gets,” he said. “It’samazing to be part of such a his-torical event. I feel lucky to rep-resent the Air Force and airmenaround the world.”
Despite her vast inauguralexperience, Schouten said, she’slooking forward to the upcominginauguration with the sameenthusiasm she felt during herfirst, President Ronald Reagan’sfirst inauguration in 1981.
“What a wonderful opportuni-ty this is to be a part of ournation’s celebration and to cele-brate our way of life,” she said.“This will be a grand demonstra-tion of support for our newestcommander in chief. I’m so gladto be part of this historicmoment, and of this band.”
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Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cecilio M. RicardoMaster Sgt. Ryan Haines marches in a cold, morning rain on the tarmac at Andrews AFB, Md., with the99-piece U.S. Air Force band Jan. 7 in preparation for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.
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By Samantha L. QuigleyAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Whatever decisions President-elect Barack Obama makesregarding Iraq and Afghanistan,the military is prepared to carrythem out, the chairman of theJoint Chiefs of Staff said in aninterview Sunday on the CBSTV show “60 Minutes.”
“When President-electObama gets in and says,‘Here’s the decision,’ theUnited States military, led byme, is going to march off andexecute that decision,” NavyAdm. Mike Mullen told corre-spondent David Martin.
Should thatdecision be towithdrawtroops fromIraq, as Obamastated hewould in cam-paign address-es, it’s up toMullen to tellthe new presi-dent what itwill take.BeforeChristmas, thechairman visit-ed the frontlines in Iraq to determine forhimself what it will take to get140,000 troops out of the coun-try gracefully.
“I don’t think it’s ‘MissionImpossible,’” Mullen said, not-ing that the president-elect hassaid consistently that he wantsto withdraw troops responsibly.
“Certainly, a responsiblewithdrawal … is, I think, avery, very possible outcomehere, given what I’ve seen tran-spire over the last couple ofyears and literally what I sawwalking the streets of Samarra,”the chairman said.
Samarra is home to the al-Askari Mosque, a Shiia Muslimshrine also known as “theGolden Mosque.” The February
2006 bombing of the mosquesparked sectarian violence thatnearly tore Iraq apart. Thestructure is now being rebuilt.
Mullen also made his way toAfghanistan during his pre-hol-iday trip, and he said he standsby his earlier assessment that“we are not winning” the warthere.
“I said it because I believedit, and I still believe it,” he said.“I think the level of violence in2008 surprised us all. Thesophistication of the tactics ofthe insurgency surprised us all.”
A possible answer to theupswing in violence inAfghanistan includes more
troops on the ground, he said.“The exact number isn’tknown,” he acknowledged. “Italked … about a rangebetween 20,000 and 30,000.”
That would nearly doublethe number of troops fightingthe insurgency in Afghanistan.But even increased troop num-bers won’t do any good unlessthe insurgent safe haven inPakistan is mitigated, the admi-ral said. Pakistan shares a bor-der with Afghanistan, andTaliban extremists have beenusing safe havens withinPakistan to plan and train forattacks inside Afghanistan.
“That safe haven’s got to beshut down to a level where itdoesn’t have the effect that it’s
having now,” Mullen said. “Inthe long run, if that is not done,then additional troops are notgoing to have that big animpact.”
Mullen said he makes apoint of meeting with hisPakistani counterpart wheneverhe’s in the area, including thispast trip. This visit marked hisseventh visit to the countrysince he took office in October2007. It’s a critical relationship,Mullen said, adding that rela-tions with the country are equalto, if not more important than,those with any other countryright now.
The relationship between thenew presi-dent and themilitary he’llcommandalso is criti-cal, Mullensaid. Thechairmanmet withObama inChicagoshortly afterthe electionat the presi-dent-elect’srequest.
“As com-mander in chief, the connectionwith the military is absolutelyvital,” he said. “So making thatconnection as early as possibleand as solid as possible is ahuge deal.”
Mullen said he doesn’t senseany hesitancy from the militaryover the incoming president.
“What’s really importantabout us in the military is thatwe stay neutral and remain apo-litical,” he said. “We work forwhoever the president is. All ofus in the military will do thatfaithfully to support President(George W.) Bush until the 20thof January, and we’ll do thesame thing for President-electObama once he gets into theposition.”
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—Adm. Mike Mullen
U.S.deaths in Iraqdecreased in 200810 attacks a day in 2008,compared to 180 in 2007By John J. KruzelAmerican Forces Press Service
The number of U.S. military fatalities in Iraq in 2008 felltwo-thirds compared with the previous year, underscoring animprovement in security amid upcoming provincial elections.
Last year’s casualty figure—314—marks a sharp reductionfrom 2007 when 904 troops died. The 2008 tally comes on theheels of a week in which the number of daily attacks in Iraqdropped nearly 95 percent compared to the same time last year.
“This is a dramatic improvement of safety throughout thecountry,” Army Brig. Gen. David G. Perkins, a MultinationalForce Iraq spokesman, told reporters in Baghdad last week,when the average number of daily attacks in Iraq was 10, com-pared to 180 a year earlier.
He added that the country’s murder rates have droppedbelow levels that existed before the start of American opera-tions in Iraq. In November, the ratio was .9 per 100,000 people.
Military and Defense Department officials have attributedsecurity gains over the past year to a host of factors, includingthe now-completed surge of U.S. forces, Sunni fighters aligningthemselves with Iraqi and coalition forces to help purge al-Qaida and maintain security, and a cease-fire pledge by promi-nent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who controlled several mili-tias.
Overall violence in Iraq has fallen some 80 percent since thesurge of 33,000 U.S. forces began in January 2007.
Speaking in October about the reduced bloodshed in Iraq,Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,emphasized the role of reinvigorated counterinsurgency tactics.
Put simply, counterinsurgency is a form of warfare in whicha civilian population is in the center of a tug-of-war between aninsurgency and the forces attempting to stop it. The Army andMarine Corps in late 2006 published a counterinsurgency strat-egy written by a host of contributors, including Army Gen.David H. Petraeus, who implemented its tenets while servingfor 20 months as the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
“In my view, what really turned it around was the counterin-surgency tactics our troops embraced and perfected,” Mullensaid Oct. 8 at the annual Association of the U.S. Army confer-ence.
While the security gains are significant, Army Gen.Raymond T. Odierno, Multinational Force Iraq commander,warned in an interview with reporters in Baghdad last monthagainst becoming complacent amid Iraq’s improved security, atransfer of authority to Iraqi forces and an upcoming election.
“In military terms, transitions are the most dangeroustimes,” the general said Dec. 23. “What we’re trying to do ismake sure we don’t have any seams in our transition.”
A piece of legislation hammered out by Washington andBaghdad—known as the Status of Forces Agreement —wentinto effect Jan. 1. The agreement supersedes the United Nationsmandate for the coalition presence in Iraq, and transfers mili-tary operational authority to Iraqi forces with U.S. forcesassuming a support, or “overwatch,” role.
The deal becomes effective ahead of the scheduled Jan. 31provincial elections in Iraq, which Odierno characterized as thenext security test for combined forces.
“Al-Qaida will try to exploit the elections because they don’twant them to happen. So I think they will attempt to createsome violence and uncertainty in the population,” he said. “Thenext 60 days are a critical period.”
Lions and tigers and bears…oh my! The circus is coming totown again!
The classic show that nevergets old is rolling in again onMonday, Jan. 26, at theNorthwest Florida Fairgrounds,Fort Walton Beach. The popularCircus Pages (pronounced pah-hays) International, a family busi-ness that is definitely familyfriendly, will put on two showsthat night.
Circus Pages was started inCuba in the 1960s by Jose Pages.Today, Circus Pages is still fami-ly-owned and operated, with sev-eral generations of Pages, as wellas an international crew perform-ing in the show. Circus Pagestravels year-round, performing allover North America.
Each hour-and-a-half long
spectacular includes elephants,rare white tigers, lions, traineddogs, ponies, horses, camels andmore. There are acrobats on tram-polines, and rings, jugglers andmagic shows. The show is per-formed very close to the audi-ence, and the circular stage makesit easy to see everything. Severalacts include volunteers from theaudience, so everyone feels theyare a part of the fun.
Ringmaster James Earhart saidpeople are surprised by the expe-rience of an up-close encounterwith the show.
“That’s one of the biggestcompliments that we hear,”Earhart said. “Out of all of our e-mails, that’s the part we reallyhear, when people get so close tothe elephants. They don’t realizehow big an elephant is, because
in the large arena circuses, theelephant looks like an ant.”
During the large cat show, acircular cage is set up so the lionsand tigers cannot escape. Nervousparents and children watch as twotrainers enter the cage and coaxthe huge animals to jump, standon hind legs and perform othertricks. Last year one of the tigerswas a bit edgy and growled at histrainer during the show. The audi-ence gasped, but the show wenton.
When the acrobats came out,many wondered how they wouldperform their feats inside such asmall room, as, unlike the usualhigh-ceilings of a circus arena,the fairgrounds building had a rel-atively low ceiling. But theseacrobats were able to trampoline,do flips and twists, and still keepit low enough to avoid hitting theceiling. This astounded the audi-ence even more because of thegreat precision it took for theacrobats to accomplish their act.
“We make it work whereverwe go,” Earhart said of the chal-lenges they face with small build-ings. “We try to make it work allover the nation. People notice thesmall building and expect lessbecause of it, but they always goaway surprised.”
Even a year later, kids stillremember the fun they had at thecircus. Eleven-year-old Anna-Laura Chastain remembered herfavorite act. “The lion tamers andthe tigers were awesome!” shesaid. Younger sister TrinityChastain said she had severalfavorites. “We got to ride on theelephants,” she said. “The funni-est part was when the little clowncame out with all the rats, andthey fell out of his pants!” Evenparents find themselves enjoyingthe show.
“A lot of the parents don’texpect to have a good time,”Earhart said, “but many of themactually enjoy it more than thekids.”
At all Circus Pages shows,kids and parents alike can enjoyelephant and pony rides duringthe intermission for $5 to $7.There is also lots of festive foodsuch as cotton candy, popcornand the age-old circus favorite,peanuts. Light-up toys, glownecklaces and circus coloringbooks are also available for sou-venirs.
“This is great family fun youcan bring the whole family to,”Earhart said. “Good clean familyfun that your grandma won’tblush at. Bring your family, havea great time, forget about theeconomy and enjoy yourself.”
Photos by Savannah ChastainThe lions and tigers prepare to begin their part of the show... Grrrr!
Ringmaster James Earhart juggles fiery batons during lastyear’s performance.
This beautiful acrobatic display was given by a young castmember, only 17 years old.
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Circus Pages brings big cats,camels, elephants and fun
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Show Times:Two shows will be held on Monday, Jan. 26,at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.Price: $15 adultsTwo free children (14 years and under) admitted per paidadult with merchant coupons found at local area mer-chants.Additional children, $2 eachGetting There: The Circus Pages will be held at theNorthwest Florida Fairgrounds off of Lewis TurnerBoulevard, Fort Walton Beach.The fairgrounds are locat-ed directly across from the Fort Walton Beach GolfCourse. (Approximately 4.5 miles from Eglin’s WestGate.) Fairgrounds phone: 862-0211Online: circuspages.comExtras: Make sure to bring plenty of extra cash as cash isthe only means of payment the Circus Pages accepts.Elephant and pony rides cost $7 per adult and $5 perchild.Also, bring money for snacks and souvenirs. Makesure to bring a camera, as there are several great photoopportunities during the show.There is a $5 charge forprofessional photos with the animals, but non-flash pho-tos are permitted during the show, and intermission.Thedoors open one hour prior to the show to allow peoplein for seating.Accessibility: All fairground buildings are handicappedaccessible.
of these kids has a story,” saidmural creator Phil Darbonne. “Itputs faces to the names and Ihope it keeps people thinkingabout it.” Darbonne and hiswife, Glynis, created the muralusing purple tiles and imprintingcolor photos of the fallen heroesonto them. They periodicallyreturn to update the wall of sac-rifice, which is why they were inthe museum last week.
But the idea for the muralactually began with William“Bill” Everett. Everett is a five-time Purple Heart recipient him-self, and the commander of thelocal chapter of the Order of thePurple Heart.
“We came up with the ideaback in November of 2007,” hesaid, referring to his wife,Jacqueline. “We asked George(Jones, director of the Air ForceArmament Museum) if he wouldreceive us, then we asked thebase (Eglin) and they jumped upand down at the idea.”
The mural was unveiled lastJanuary at the Air ForceArmament Museum as the firstof its kind.
“Eglin Air Force Base is thefirst and only museum to have amemorial like this,” said Everett.“We are the first state to have it,and the first for a portable dis-play.” The Darbonnes have alsocreated portable displays forFlorida and Texas.
As of right now, Florida isalso the only state to have a per-manent memorial for the heroesof the conflicts in Iraq andAfghanistan.
“We are working on trying todo one for every state,” said ahopeful Glynis Darbonne. “Wewill have one ready forMississippi on the 31st ofJanuary.” These portable dis-plays travel around their homestate to different military func-tions honoring the fallen heroesin a tangible way.
Jones said it is easy to look atthe soldiers’ pictures and see afamiliar resemblance to someoneyou know. He said he hasnoticed people looking at the
mural and saying things like,“Doesn’t that look like UncleJoe?” and “That girl looksyounger than Julie.” Jones notedthat 34 of the faces in thememorial wall are from the fourlocal counties surroundingEglin: Escambia, Okaloosa,Walton and Santa Rosa.
Everett described how hegoes about attaining the picturesfor the mural.
“What I do is pick up thephone and call the family, tellthem who we are and what wewant to do for them,” he said.He said that last year at theunveiling, they held a large cere-mony at the museum with 250Patriot Guards (independent vol-
unteers who honor fallen mili-tary members) riding motorcy-cles to escort the families.Everett said they also held sever-al small quiet ceremonies forfamilies whose loved ones havebeen added to the wall sincethen.
The museum plans its nextlarge event to honor the fallenheroes, prisoners of war andthose missing in action, for mid-September. The mural’s firstheroes date to 2002, PhilDarbonne remarked. “When it’sall said and done, we will addone last panel with all the statis-tics on it,” he said, adding with ahopeful gleam in his eye, “Boy Ican’t wait to make that one.”
By Jodi L. Jordan505 Command and Control Wing
The Air Force’s topofficer met airmen of HurlburtField and discussed theimportance of command andcontrol to the joint team Jan.9.
Gen. Norton Schwartzspent time with the airmen ofthe 505th Command andControl Wing, a unit chargedwith improving and standard-izing tactics, training, testing,exercises, and experimenta-tion for command of air andspace power in the joint andcoalition environments.
“It’s wonderful to be backhere at Hurlburt,” saidSchwartz, who has been sta-tioned at the base three times,including a tour as the com-mander of the 16th SpecialOperations Wing from 1995to 1997.
Col. Jack Shanahan, 505thCCW commander, briefedSchwartz on the wing’s mis-sion as the Air Force’s onlywing dedicated to operational-level command and control.The 505th CCW, made up ofonly about 900 people, is alsothe lead agency for integrat-ing command and controlprocesses across the AirForce.
Despite the small size ofthe 505th CCW, Schwartz rec-ognized the impact the wingbrings to the Air Force mis-sion.
“Our Air Force offers anarray of capabilities for ourjoint team, and the disciplinethat brings them all togetheris command and control,”Schwartz said. “When we inthe Air Force say ‘everybodymatters,’ well, the 505th CCWexemplifies that.”
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Air Force Chief of StaffGen. Norton Schwartzmeets Senior AirmanGrace Blazado during avisit to the 505thCommand and ControlWing Jan. 9 at HurlburtField. Airman Blazado is a505th CommunicationsSquadron client supportadministrator.
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The U.S. Air Force Academywas named one of the nation’stop 100 best value colleges for2009 by The Princeton ReviewJan. 8.
The Best Values College Listfeatures 50 public and 50 privatecolleges.
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The Princeton Review has alsorecognized the Academy’s aca-demic prowess in previous years.In Princeton Review’s AnnualBest Colleges book, it has namedthe Academy the nation’s No. 1college for professor availabilityfor the past four years, as well ashighlighting other Academy aca-demic strengths including a stu-dent-faculty ratio of 8:1, an aver-age class size of 20, and zeroclasses taught by teaching assis-tants.
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Yard sale for causeMedicines and supplies are need-
ed for mission trip to small village inPeru. A yard sale is scheduled forSaturday, Jan. 17, beginning at 6:30a.m. in the parking lot at CorpusChristi Catholic Church, 307 BeachDrive, Destin.
For more information, visit heal-ingperu.org.
Blood drives for JanuaryNorthwest Florida
Blood Services BloodMobile calendar
Jan. 17: Wal-Mart,Crestview, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Jan. 21: Holmes County HighSchool, Bonifay, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Jan. 24: Minority MinisterialNetwork of Okaloosa County, 509 NEglin Parkway, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Jan. 25: Calvary Chapel,Racetrack Road Center, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Jan. 27: Paxton High School, 8:30a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Jan. 28: Hurlburt Medical Group,8 a.m.-4 p.m. Okaloosa CountyOffices, Lewis Turner Blvd., FortWalton Beach, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Jan. 31: Eglin BX, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
‘Choking Man’ screeningThe Friends Guild of the Destin
Library sponsors a monthly movienight, featuring an award-winningindependent and foreign film. On Jan.20, they will present “Choking Man”at the Destin City Library, 7-9 p.m.The program is free. Seating is limit-ed to 60.
Call 837-8572.
Shipwreck lecture slatedWellington Place, 233 Carmel
Drive, Fort Walton Beach, plans apublic lecture Jan. 21 at 2 p.m., ledby Dr. Della Scott-Ireton of theUniversity of West Florida on the two
shipwrecks of Tristan de Luna. Call864-4600.
Rock Band contestsJ.R. Rockers will hold Rock Band
video game competitions eachWednesday from Jan. 21 to Feb. 25 at5 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to win-ners.
For details, call 884-6469.
Library story hourStory hour is held every Thursday
(except for holidays) at the HurlburtLibrary at 10 a.m.
Jan. 22: Starts.Jan. 29: Colors.Call 884-6266.
Antique show, sale setThe 46th annual Antique Show
and Sale will take place Jan. 23 and24, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Jan. 25, 11a.m.-5 p.m., at the Northwest FloridaFairgrounds, Lewis Turner Boulevard.Admission is $5. Children are freewith parent or guardian.
Call Jean Davis, 863-3901, orSusan Davis, 862-1925, for moreinformation.
Charity basketball gameThe Okaloosa County Sheriff’s
Office and on-air radio personalitiesfrom Cumulus Broadcasting will pittheir basketball skills against oneanother Saturday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. atFort Walton Beach High School.Admission is $5.Proceeds go to St. JudeChildren’s ResearchHospital.
Call 243-7676.
Aerobathon plannedThe Aderholt Fitness Center will
hold an Aerobathon, starting at 9 a.m.Saturday, Jan. 24, for patrons aged 14and up. Info, 884-6949.
Star-gaze with expertsWant to see stars? The Northwest
Florida Astronomy Association andthe Escambia Amateur Associationwill have telescopes at the Hurlburtpicnic ground Saturday, Jan. 24, start-ing at 6 p.m. Call the library that daybetween noon and 4 to ensure visibil-ity will allow star-gazing. Call 884-6266.
Child care trainingChild care provider classes will be
held Jan. 27-30, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.Classes are free and required for FCClicensing. Call 884-4300.
Denim and Diamonds setThe United Way of Okaloosa and
Walton Counties’ annual Dinner andSilent Auction is planned for Friday,Jan. 30, at the Palms of Destin resort.The theme is “Denim andDiamonds.” Come dressed in yourfavorite denim and enjoy great food,casino games and a large array ofauction items.
Call 243-0315.
Mixed media exhibit“Proper Reason,” a mixed media
collection by nation-ally acclaimed artistJoe Hobbs, will bedisplayed at the FullCircle Gallery, 29BSE Eglin Parkway, Fort Walton
Beach, Monday through Saturday,10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Call 218-5801.
Baseball, softball signupsYouth baseball and girls softball
registration runs Feb. 2-March 13,with the season tentatively sched-uled to start in April. Coach pitch isfor ages 5-6, machinepitch for ages 7-12and softball for ages10-14. Cost: $45 perplayer. Coaches forall divisions are also being sought,with training scheduled for Feb. 26and 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Call 884-6355.
Middle East orientationThe USAF Special Operations
School invites all special operationspersonnel to attend the Middle EastOrientation Course (MEOC) Feb. 2-6.This course is designed for personnelpreparing to deploy to the MiddleEast or who have a professional oranalytical interest in the region. Thecourse provides a broad, non-techni-cal education on the cultural, histori-cal, political, economic, social, reli-gious and security dynamics of theregion. Spouses are welcome toattend on a space-available basis.
For more information, call Capt.Neil Hicks at 884-7988 or visithttps://jsoupublic.socom.mil/usafsos/index.php.Start Smart Baseball
Youth Center is taking signups forStart Smart Baseball, which teacheschildren aged 3-5 the basic motorskills to play organized baseball. StartSmart is a parent/child, one-on-oneinstruction program. Registration runsFeb. 2-March 31. The program startsin April and will be held everyWednesday, 1:30-2:30 p.m., for sixweeks. The cost is $20 perparent/child team. Call 884-6355.
CERT training scheduledOkaloosa County Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT)will hold training sessions Tuesdays,6-8:30 p.m., Feb. 3-March 31 at theWright Fire Department (#2Racetrack Road), Fort Walton Beach.
Sign up for the training online atokaloosa-cert-team.org/Sign_Up.htmlor, for more information, call JenniferTindall, 243-0315, or [email protected].
The CERT Program educates peo-ple about disaster preparedness forhazards that may affect their area andtrains them in basic disaster responseskills, such as fire safety, light searchand rescue, team organization anddisaster medical operations. Using thetraining learned in the classroom andduring exercises, CERT members canassist others in their neighborhoodfollowing an event when professionalresponders are not immediately avail-able to help. The CERT program isan official emergency preparednessprogram administered under theFederal Emergency ManagementAgency (FEMA).
Church sets craft showThe First Presbyterian Church of
Fort Walton Beach, 134 Beal Ave.,SW. will be the site of a SERRVCraft Market Feb. 8, 15, and 22, 9a.m.-1 p.m., Feb. 11, 14, 18 and 21,10 a.m.-1 p.m. The market is open tothe public.
For more information, call 243-3732 or Carol Davis, 243-4777.
Economy expo slatedIn celebration of Okaloosa Saves
Week, the University of Florida andOkaloosa County Extension Officeplan an Eco-Nomic Living Expo atthe NWF State College campus Feb.21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. S
The Eco-Nomic Living Expo willpresent ideas on how to save money,conserve resources and build wealth,not debt, as part of Okaloosa Savesprograms.
Deborah Owens, featuring hernew book “Nickel and Dime YourWay to Wealth,” will offer her “sim-
ple approach” to secu-rity and wealth. Owensis host of “RealMoney,” a finance talkshow, is a sought-after
author, and is passionate about help-ing people from all walks of life.
Check okaloosasaves.org forupdated information.
Happy Days here againA Happy Days Musical Day trip
Feb. 28 will celebrate the 1950s withRichie Cunningham, Fonzie and thegang as they try to save Arnold’sfrom the wrecking ball. Round triptransportation, with a ticket to themusical, costs $70 per person. Call884-6795/5699.
Travel Expo plannedThe annual Hurlburt ITT Travel
Expo is scheduled for March 4, 10a.m.-1 p.m. at the Soundside Club.Attendees will be able to buy vaca-tion packages below market price andmore than $8,000 in door prizes areexpected to be given away.
The Hurlburt squadron with themost attendees will win a “no-frillsteal deal” from the Hurlburt Marina,including a day at the beach withcanopy, grill, tables, chairs and freerentals of canoes and kayaks.
For info, call 884-6795.
Cheer competitionThe Sugar Sand Nationals Spirit
Cheer cheering competition will takeplace Sunday, March 8, at theOkaloosa County Convention Centeron Okaloosa Island. The event isopen to the public. The time will beannounced later.
Getting commissionedFor those enlisted active duty mil-
itary wanting to apply for a commis-sioning spot, take note of the changesin the Basic Officer Training (BOT)guide. The changes include importantinformation for the next board. Tofind the changes, check out the BOTusing the Air Force Portal and Webaddress my.af.mil/gcss-af/USAF/ep/browse.do?categoryId=-2191492&parentCategoryId=-1611609&channelPageId=-1537972.More information: 884-6724.
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Shipwreck talkDr. Della Scott-Ireton of the University of West Florida will discuss the two shipwrecks ofTristan de Luna Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. at Wellington Place, 233 Carmel Drive, Fort Walton Beach.Call 864-4600. This engraving, by William Miller, is titled “The Shipwreck.”
family medicine resident atEglin. Last year, the Seeligersand a team of several doctors,nurses and volunteers traveledto Andahuaylillas, (An-da-why-lee-us) Peru to conduct a three-day clinic, offering free generalmedical care, and OB-GYNservices to the villagers. Overthe three days of their clinic,more than 540 patients came tosee them.
Kristy said that as the wordspread that free medical carewas available, people came fromeverywhere, forming lines longbefore noon, some travelingfrom several miles down therocky mountainside.
“These people are very hum-ble people. They may not evenhave shoes, just some sandalsthat they have sewn together,and they live in clay houses… Ifthey come to our clinic we maybe their only chance of seeing a
physician.”Nicholas and Kristy are both
devout Catholics, but, while thisis what drives them to do whatthey do, evangelism is not themain focus of their trips.
“We’re not there to convertpeople. That’s not our mission,”said Kristy. “The health clinic isthe main purpose of the trip, toprovide free health care to thepoorest of the poor in Peru.”
“The poorest of the poor,”Kristy said, “are descendants ofthe Incas of Peru living in thePeruvian Andes.”
The mission statement ofHealing Peru emphasizes thattheir vision is “to provide heal-ing and relieve suffering to thepoor and underserved peoples ofthe Peruvian Andes.”
Kristy said she and her hus-band feel a strong bond with thepeople of Peru, and especially inAndahuaylillas, because hergrandmother, Leonor RojasBaca, was such a humble andgiving person.
“She was the kind of personwho made friends wherever shewent,” they wrote on their Website. “She had a strong Catholicfaith, and she lived trying to doGod’s will.”
Kristy said that because shewas loved so much by hergrandmother and mother, shewants to bring as much of thatlove back to the people ofAndahuaylillas where it allbegan.
“We are really excited,”Kristy said. “We have five doc-tors from Eglin, two nurses, atech and a student not in mili-tary, plus several spouses andvolunteers.”
The group is holding a yardsale on Saturday, Jan. 17, to
help raise funds for the trip. “We use the money for sup-
plies for our free clinic and tocover other expenses for the mis-sions trip,” said Kristy. The yardsale will be held at Corpus ChristiCatholic Church, 307 BeachDrive, Destin, starting at 6:30a.m.
“This is our biggest thing,”Kristy said of the group’s planned
fundraisers. “Our other thing isSandestin Golf and Beach Resortdonated a three-night stay withfree golf and dinner for a raffle.”Tickets will be sold during theyard sale, at $10 per ticket or $25for three. Healing Peru also takesdonations online at its Web site.
Kristy and Nicholas Seeligersee themselves as humanitarians,trying to make the world a better
place by relieving suffering andbringing joy to those who areoften forgotten and neglected.Kristy commented that while outon mission last year she wastouched by the people gatheredaround them.
“At one point, my husbandleaned over and said to me, ‘It’slike we’re seeing Jesus himself,’”she said.
Submitted photoKristy Seeliger, right, and her mother, Rocio Gallina , the Peruvian native who inspired the non-profit organization Healing Peru in honor of Kristy’s grandmother, Leonor Rojas Baca.
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Healing Peru2009 Team:
Confirmed Volunteers:CAPT. Nicholas Seeliger, M.D. Kristy Seeliger, M.S.A.Noah SeeligerMAJ. Levi Sundermeyer, M.D. CAPT. Kent Broberg, M.D. CAPT. Brandon Hemphill, M.D. CAPT. Robert Ochsner, M.D. Sarah O. ForrestLT. John Connors, RNCAPT. Robin Ducker, RN SGT. Richard Ramos-Gomez,EMTKevin McIntosh, MS4 (Fourth-year medical student) Arancha Garcia, PhD
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