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Dr. Chris Martin, the City of Fairfax historicresources director, stands in front one of the

panels in the traveling exhibit An AmericanTurning Point: The Civil War in Virginia.

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Patriots Prepare To Descend on Fairfax

Dr. Chris Martin, the City of Fairfax historic resourcesdirector, stands in front one of the panels in the travel-ing exhibit An American Turning Point: The Civil War inVirginia.

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History Rides AgainSkirmish at Fairfax CourtHouse to be reenacted.

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Antietam, Fort Sumter, Gettysburg andVicksburg, like a drumbeat, all the namesare well-known battles of The Civil War.

But local historians contend that the1861 skirmish at Fairfax Court House deserves a placealongside the more famousbattles, because it marks thedeath of the first Confederate sol-dier and the first land engage-ment of the war.

“Capt. John Quincy Marr wasthe first Confederate soldier ca-sualty of the war in the first landengagement of the war, whichhappened right here in Fairfax.That puts Fairfax at the forefront of what is argu-ably our nation’s most formative event, and reallymakes Fairfax the ‘gateway to the Civil War,” saidDr. Chris Martin, the City of Fairfax’s historic re-sources director who oversees the Civil War Inter-pretive Center at Historic Blenheim house.

On Saturday, June 4, at the exact location where

the skirmish was fought 150 years ago, residents willhave the opportunity to relive this historic event asnearly 50 Civil War re-enactors replicate the conflictthat resulted in Marr’s death and the capture of fourUnion soldiers.

Outfitted with a Civil War-era wardrobe, muskets,rifles and haversacks, the re-enactors will recreatethe clash between the Union and Confederate infan-try and horse-mounted cavalry.

“To actually see them dressed in uniform, it hasquite an impact. We hope visitors will walk awaywith previously unknown knowledge, and gain a

general appreciation of the rel-evance of the Civil War and historyin general,” Martin said.

This April marked the 150th an-niversary of the start of the Ameri-can Civil War, the nation’s mosttransformational, and sometimescontroversial, war that left morethan 625,000 soldiers dead.

“It’s pretty amazing to realize thatmore Americans were killed in the Civil War than inboth world wars combined,” Martin said.

For the past year, city and county sesquicentennialcommittee members have been working to com-memorate Fairfax County’s significant place in Civil

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“It’s an eerie feelingof going back intime.”

—ºChris Martin

“We started thisbecause therewasn’t a MemorialDay event in theCity of Fairfax.”

— Bob Trost, director of theFairfax County chapter of the

Harley Owners Group

Annual kick-off to summerin honor of those whoserved is Sunday, May 29.

By Amber Healy

The Connection

With a tap of a pen on his glass, DonWithrow indicated he meant business.

As chair of the steering committee forthe upcoming 13th annual Ride of the Patriots, themeeting Monday night, May 16, was one of the lastopportunities for his team to gettogether and hash out the logis-tics for the Memorial Day com-memoration, and there was notime to lose.

The 14 people gathered in theupper room of the Old Fire Sta-tion #3 in Fairfax Monday nightto make sure everything was inplace for this year’s event. Theyquickly went through what needsto be done — more volunteers areneeded to help organize the park-ing lot at Patriot Harley Davidson,the home of the Ride; there’s anupdate on this year’s speakers anda discussion of a handful of local restaurants thatwill be offering breakfast buffets, in addition to theAmerican Legion Post 177 Women’s Auxiliary, which

will be selling donuts and coffee on the sidewalkbetween the motorcycles in the street and the onesparked in the parking lot.

This close-knit crew of people have been workingtogether almost since the beginning, when a groupof a dozen or so Harley owners, most of them veter-ans from some branch of the armed services, firstrode from the Fairfax dealership to the Pentagon tomeet with the larger, national Rolling Thunder rally.

“We can’t get people out of this group,” joked LarryLarson, community relations point-person for theevent and one of the original riders. “So many of ushave been here since the beginning.”

They all toy with the idea of bowing out of thesteering committee just before each year’s event, but

odds are they’re coming back forat least one more trip, said KenLyons, communications directorfor the Ride of the Patriots.

AS IN THE PAST, the Ride of thePatriots is one event in a weekendfull of paying tribute to those whohave served, who made it homesafely and those left behind butnot forgotten. A candlelight vigilkicks off the events on Fridaynight, May 27, followed by anopen house and de facto welcom-ing on Saturday for the large num-ber of bikers and veterans who

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NewsWeek in Fairfax

Children visit with the members ofRocknocerous at the May 14, musical fundraiserfor Preemies Today.

Rocknoceros, Auction RaiseMoney To Help Preemies

A concert for children, “Rocknoceros Rocks for Preemies,”took place Saturday, May 14 at Green Acres Center in Fairfaxto raise money for Preemies Today, a nonprofit supportingfamilies affected by pre-maturity. The concert, plus a silentauction of items including hot-air balloon rides and a DeweyBeach hotel weekend, raised more than $7,000 for thegroup.

“It was great to see so many families in the communitycome out and enjoy the day,” said Centreville resident andevent co-chair Georgie Heard, whose own twin sons wereborn prematurely. “Children donned sunglasses and rockedout to their favorite Rocknoceros songs for a fun-filled morn-ing.”

The next fundraiser is a golf outing, Saturday, June 4,from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at Stonewall Golf Club in Gainesville.Cost is $100 (normally, $119). Sign up at www.bigtent.com/home/calendar/event/54552592. For more informationabout Preemies Today, see www.preemiestoday.org.

— Bonnie Hobbs

Fairfax Man, 24, Dies in FirstFatal Crash in City of 2011

Shortly before 1:30 a .m. on Monday, May 23, a 24-year-old Fairfax man was killed when he drove his SUV onto amedian strip on Pickett Road, smashed into a tree andflipped his vehicle, according to a City of Fairfax press re-lease. He was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced deadat the scene.

According to police reports, Marvin Jimenez Centellas ofthe 3700 block of Persimmon Drive was driving a 1997Ford Explorer southbound on Pickett Road near ColonialAvenue when the fatal crash occurred. Centellas’ youngerbrother, Jimenez, 20, a passenger in the vehicle, was trans-ported to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he was treated fornon-life-threatening injuries and released.

“Our accident reconstruction team was called out to pro-cess the scene, and they are still trying to determine thecause of the crash,” said Sgt. Dan Grimm, spokesperson forthe City of Fairfax Police Department. “Obviously, our teamis looking factors such as speed, alcohol and the use ofseatbelts.”

The incident was the first traffic fatality in the City ofFairfax since Dec. 8, 2009.

“This is a tragic accident, and a difficult time for the fam-ily, however due to the fact that we don’t experience a highvolume of fatalities in the City of Fairfax shows that we’re

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Pendarvis Plays To WinJimmy Pendarvis hangs out with some Pokémon statues.

By Amber Healy

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Jimmy Pendarvis knows his cards. TheLanier Middle School student, 13, recentlywon second place in the Maryland statechampionships in the Pokémon Trading

Card Game State Tournament in Glen Burnie, just afew weeks after coming in eighth in the Virginia statetournament. His wins haveearned him a trip to a regionalcompetition in June in Indi-ana.

“It’s challenging,” saidJimmy, who started playingthe Yu-Gi-Oh! card game afew years ago and then movedon the Pokémon when he decided it was time for achange. “I didn’t want to play against 20 or 30-year-olds,” he said. “And I beat them.”

Pokémon breaks players up into three groups byage: Juniors, Seniors and Masters. Juniors, likeJimmy, are players who were born in 2000 or later;Seniors were born between 1996 and 1999, and Mas-ters were born prior to 1996.

The Pokémon arrangement is much more suitablefor Jimmy, he said. “I met a lot of people. Last year,in the regionals competition, I won a $1,500 schol-arship.”

He’s hoping to go to the regional competition againthis year, but “it depends on my grades,” he said.

Like most children in Fairfax County, Jimmy is abusy guy. In addition to homework and after-schoolactivities, he’s involved in the Student Council As-

sociation at his school, Boy Scouts, math team and isactive with both basketball and soccer.

Thanks to his time playing Yu-Gi-Oh!, his confi-dence level is “very high,” which helps him preparefor the Pokémon tournaments. He’s also got a lot ofpractice, as he spends several hours each weekendplaying games with his friends, at the Vienna Library,and also at Hobby World in Fairfax.

The game involves building decks of cards basedon the characters on the cards and their abilities. Thebetter the characters and their abilities and the waythose abilities can be combined to fight opponents,the better the deck is and the more likely a player isto defeat his competition.

The real trick, Jimmy said, is figuring out what youropponents have in their decks.

Some decks feature certainpowerful cards that are con-sidered the toughest to beat,but as soon as one of thosedecks is toppled, the otherplayers have to figure outwhat’s in the winning deckand try to beat that, he ex-

plained.“I have boxes and boxes full of cards,” Jimmy said.

His favorite is a character called Weavile, who “looksreally cool. He’s black and red and he has claws. Healso has a really good Poke’ Power, which lets yousee your opponents hand and take something fromit.”

Despite the game’s requirement that players thinkahead and plan out their strategies several moves inadvance, much like chess, Jimmy said he doesn’t liketo play that game.

One thing is for certain, at least for now. Jimmysaid he wants to continue to play Pokémon throughhigh school and possibly in to college.

“What’s really cool is the game stays fresh,” he said.

Local teen hopes to takePokémon skills to nextlevel of competition.

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group for the national Rolling Thunderevent, which this year marks its 24th anni-versary, on Sunday morning.

But many people might not know thatRolling Thunder is not a parade, but a pro-test, Withrow said. Back in 1987, it was theonly way a large group of motorcyclistscould get a permit for an event that takesover Constitution Avenue in downtownWashington, D.C., complete with talksabout veterans issues and a particularly stir-ring reminder of those left behind in Viet-nam — a small, frail-looking man withwhite hair, held in a bamboo cage reminis-cent of what prisoners of war were trappedin during the war.

Honoring veterans is what Rolling Thun-der, and by extension the Ride of the Patri-ots is all about, the men and women gath-ered around the table agree.

“We started this because there wasn’t aMemorial Day event in the City of Fairfax,”said Bob Trost, director of the Fairfax Chap-ter of the Harley Owners Group and steer-ing committee member. “Lest they forgetwhat Memorial Day’s all about, and wedidn’t want that to happen. That can’t hap-pen.”

NEARLY 4,000 riders are expected thisyear from across the country and the world.At least one international group will beriding out of Patriot — a group of four mo-torcycle riding policemen from Montrealwill be making the trip, Rich Richardsonsaid. One of them is a former hockey playerfor the Quebec Nordique, a now-defunctNHL team.

The national rally typically gets 10 timesthat amount, filling up a section of the Pen-tagon parking lot before crossing a bridgebehind the Lincoln Memorial and blanket-ing Washington.

There will be at least one man makinghis last planned appearance at the Ride of

the Patriots this year. Gary Smith fromFrederick, Md., who drives a restored WWIIJeep at the front of the parade in Fairfax,has decided this is his last year, Trost said.He’s already found his own replacement,and this year’s parade will feature two re-stored Jeeps, Trost said.

The ceremony in the Patriot parking lotwill feature opening remarks from Withrowand Trost, along with Bob DeHaven, ownerof Patriot Harley Davidson, Fairfax MayorRob Lederer, Board of Supervisors ChairmanSharon Bulova (D-At-large) and her son,Del. David Bulova (D-37). Once again ap-pearing this year will be Sen. Chap Peterson(D-34), who will be riding in the event, andU.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11).

This year’s event will not have a keynotespeaker, but Capt. Richard Yuras, programmanager for emergency medical services forthe Fairfax Fire and Rescue Department, willbe talking about the Virginia Task Force 1Urban Rescue Squad. Withrow said Mon-day night he decided it was time to givesome credit to the men and women whowork as police and firefighters and thankthem for risking their lives at home whileso many do the same overseas.

The ceremony concludes with the soundof “Taps” by Janet Christensen and “Amaz-ing Grace” performed by the Northern Vir-ginia Firefighter’s Emerald Society PipeBand.

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Join the Ride For more information on the 13th an-

nual Ride of the Patriots, set for Sunday,May 29, at 8 a.m., go towww.rideofthepatriots.com. Motorcycleswill start lining up on Fairfax Boulevardearly — 6:30 a.m. — and the parade fea-turing the Fairfax High School MarchingBand and a dance team kicks off at 7:30a.m. The ceremony at Patriot HarleyDavidson starts at 8 a.m. and the paradewill begin leaving the parking lot by 9 a.m.

Early Morning Run

vigilant about enforcing [the law]concerning speed violations andpeople who may be driving under theinfluence or just operating their ve-hicle in an irresponsible manner,”Grimm said.

He added that City of Fairfax offic-ers place a high priority on educat-ing the public on the importance ofdriving responsibly on the roadwaysthrough “Click-It or Ticket” cam-paigns, community bulletins andother public outreach efforts.

Grimm said the police are particu-larly vigilant this time of year, becauseof all the high school and collegegraduations, proms and parties.

— Victoria Ross

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Learn about PoliceDepartment

The City of Fairfax PoliceDepartment’s 2010 annual report isavailable to the public on the depart-ment website. It includes informationon departmental staffing and struc-ture, officers who have been recog-nized for their performance in the lineof duty, and crime and traffic statis-tics. It also includes features on sev-eral of the department’s programs andfunctions. To see the report, go towww.fairfaxva.gov/Police and click on“Annual Report.”


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“Sometimes they change the rules before regionalsor nationals. They’re thinking of making it possibleto win on the first round, which you can’t really doright now.”

Jimmy’s mom, Jamie Pendarvis, said it’s not com-mon for the whole family to go out to Jimmy’s tour-naments, because there’s a lot of downtime whilethe games are being played.

“He can’t see much when he’s playing, but it canbe nerve-wracking,” Pendarvis said.“When you’re unsure of what’s go-ing on until it’s over, and you don’tknow how he’s doing until it’s done,that really gets to the adrenaline. Itcan be stressful.”

Learning that a trading card gamecan earn Jimmy a scholarship,Pendarvis said it was a little surprising, but all themore reason to encourage Jimmy to do what makeshim happy.

“At the worlds competition, there’s only one win-ner,” Pendarvis said. “It’s a really nice prize to win.”

The way to get into the worlds competition is toearn enough points at the local, state and regionaltournaments, said David Tuskey, a Richmond-areahigh school teacher who organized the state tourna-ments. All the tournaments, with the exception ofthe worlds competition, is open to anyone who’d liketo play, but the winners in each category get pointsfor their performances. The players with the most

points are invited to the worlds competition, whichis scheduled for San Diego later this summer.

Tuskey has been involved with Pokémon tourna-ments since 2004 or so, when his own young chil-dren became interested in playing the game.

“I got involved and looked up the tournaments andgot acquainted with the person who had my job atthe time,” Tuskey said. “When he got a job transferand had to move away, I stepped into the position.”

The tournaments can get a little loud, he said, butsince the Junior-level players, the one Jimmy com-petes against, are not the biggest segment of the play-

ers in the tournament, the at-mosphere isn’t as loud as mightbe expected.

Over the years, he’s been ableto see players like Jimmy de-velop. There’s another playerfrom the Northern Virginia area,

also named Jimmy, and when the two boys competeagainst each other, it’s “very exciting to watch,”Tuskey said. “Jimmy’s consistent like the dickens. I’venever seen him do poorly.”

The nice thing about Pokémon is that children don’tneed to go out and spend their allowance gettingboxes and boxes of expansion packs or pre-madedecks to have a strong deck that will help them win,Tuskey said.

“Unlike [Magic: The Gathering] or other cardgames, you don’t need the $100 rare cards to win agame. You can win with a starter deck and a fewbooster packs.”

Learn To PlayMore information about the Pokémon

trading card game can be found atwww.Pokemon.com.

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Parkways Closing on June 4-6Heads up, local motorists, two road closures are planned

for the first weekend in June because of the Fairfax CountyParkway and Fair Lakes Parkway interchange construction.

From Saturday, June 4, at 7 a.m. until Monday, June 6, at5 a.m., Monument Drive at the Fairfax County Parkway willbe closed while crews install a 30-inch, storm drainpipe acrossMonument Drive. A detour will be posted, directing trafficas follows:

❖ Route 7100 traffic wanting to access Monument Drivewill detour onto Fair Lakes Parkway, turn left onto West OxRoad and left onto Monument Drive.

❖ Traffic coming from Fields Bridge Road and Fair RidgeDrive wanting to go west on Monument to Route 7100 willbe directed to turn right on Monument Drive, right on WestOx Road and right on Fair Lakes Parkway to Route 7100.

❖ Traffic coming from Marley Garden Lane, Fields BridgeRoad, Fair Ridge Drive, Monument Court and Vernoy HillsRoad wanting to access Route 7100 will be directed to turnleft on Monument, right on West Ox Road and right ontoFair Lakes Parkway to Route 7100.

Message boards will alert motorists and residents to thesechanges. If it rains, these closures will be postponed untilJune 18 so they don’t conflict with the county’s fair, Cel-ebrate Fairfax.

In addition, weather permitting, as of Wednesday, June 1,motorists will no longer be able to access North Lake Driveto or from the Fairfax County Parkway. This permanent clo-sure is part of the ultimate plan for the new interchange.Once sound walls are constructed across North Lake Drive, acul de sac will be built. Residents in the Villages of Fair Lakeswill use Route 50 to reach their homes.

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Voices of Now Festival, Arena StageKogod Cradle, 1101 6th St. S.W.,Washington D.C. VON gives youthsthe opportunity to learn abouttheater and performance, devisingand performing a piece of theaterbased on their own writing. Free,reservations required at 202-488-3300.

Friends of Burke Centre LibraryBook Sale. 10 a.m. Burke CentreLibrary, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke.Most books .50-$2. 703-249-1520.

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“The Clockmaker.” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.Hub Theatre, 9431 Silver King Court,Fairfax. Part comic love story, partmurder mystery, in a look at howrelationships change how we see theworld. $25, $15 students and seniors.www.thehubtheatre.org or 703-674-3177.


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Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke LakeRoad, Burke. The Fairfax CountyMaster Gardeners Associationanswers gardening questions. 703-978-5600.

Braddock District Bike Day. 10a.m.-2 p.m. Lake BraddockSecondary School, 9200 Burke LakeRoad, Burke. Sponsored by BraddockDistrict Supervisor John C. Cook. TheFairfax County Police Departmentwill discuss safety and offer anobstacle course. With representativesfrom the Fairfax County Departmentof Transportation’s Bike Division,Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicyclingand bicycle mechanics from OasisBike Works. 703-425-9300.

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Opinion

Remembering on Memorial DayA time to honor thosein military service.

A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Pfc. Benjamin J. Park,of Fairfax Station, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., June 20, 2010.

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On Memorial Day, we rememberall of those who have died inmilitary service, more than400,000 in World War II, more

than 30,000 in Korea, more than 50,000 inVietnam.

Earlier this month, the number of U.S. mili-tary deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan since Sept.11, 2001, exceeded 6,000. Nearly 50,000 U.S.military service members have been wounded,although that number is likely to be revisedupward.

On Memorial Day, we honor and thank allthose who have served in the military, in timesof war and peace. It is also a time to reinvigo-rate efforts to provide the best services and op-portunities to our veterans. The Post-9/11 GIBill dramatically increases the educational ben-efits extended to members of the military whohave served at least three months of active duty

since Sept. 11, 2001. Steps toprovide better, faster and moreresponsive health care to vet-erans, including mental health

care are underway, but have a long way to go.This is one place where we must commit theresources to do better.

More than 175 U.S. military service person-nel from Virginia have been killed in Iraq andAfghanistan, including several in the last year.

Capt. Charles A. Ransom, 31, of Midlothianwas one of eight airmen who died April 27,2011, at the Kabul International Airport, Af-ghanistan, from gunfire. Sgt. Sean T. Callahan,23, of Warrenton was one of two Marines whodied April 23, 2011 in combat in Helmand, Af-ghanistan.

Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Venetz Jr., 30, ofPrince William died Jan. 28, 2011 in Afghani-stan, in a non-combat incident. Venetz hadbeen seriously wounded months before.

Spc. Sean R. Cutsforth, 22, of Radford, Va.,died Dec. 15, 2010 in Afghanistan, when in-surgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.

Spc. William K. Middleton, 26, of Norfolk,was one of two soldiers who died Nov. 22 inAfghanistan, when insurgents attacked with animprovised explosive device.

Staff Sgt. Christopher F. Cabacoy, 30, of Vir-ginia Beach, was one of two soldiers who diedJuly 5, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, wheninsurgents attacked their vehicle with an im-provised explosive device.

Pfc. Benjamin J. Park, 25, of Fairfax Station,Va., died June 18, 2010 at Zhari district,Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustainedwhen insurgents attacked his unit with an im-provised explosive device.

May 12, 2010, Donald J. Lamar II, 23 ofFredericksburg, was killed in Afghanistan.Christopher D. Worrell, 35 of Virginia Beach,was killed in Iraq on April 22, 2010. Steven J.Bishop, 29 of Christianburg, was killed March13, 2010 in Iraq. Kielin T. Dunn, 19 of Chesa-peake, was killed Feb. 18, 2010 in Afghanistan.Brandon T. Islip, 23 of Richmond, was killedNov. 29, 2009, in Afghanistan. Stephan L.

Mace, 21 of Lovettsville, died Oct. 3, 2009 inAfghanistan.

Bill Cahir, 40 of Alexandria, died Aug. 13,2009 of a gunshot wound while conductingcombat operations in the Helmand Provinceof Afghanistan. After 9/11, Cahir decided toleave his career as a journalist and join the Ma-rine Corps. After his application to become aMarine had originally been denied because ofhis age, he lobbied members of Congress toget a special exemption. “We all thought hewas crazy,” said Brett Lieberman, a former col-league at Newhouse News Service.

Fairfax Station resident Pfc. Dillon Jutras, 20,was killed in combat operations in Al AnbarProvince of Iraq Oct. 29, 2005. Dillon Jutras’syounger brother, Hunter Drake Jutras, now amiddle school student, helped us remember.Hunter wrote: “My brother Dillon who was aRanger in the U.S. Army. He deployed to Iraqfor Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was killed inaction on Oct. 29, 2005. I miss him very much.”

Lance Cpl. Daniel Ryan Bennett, 23 of Cliftondied Jan. 11, 2009, in Helmand province, Af-ghanistan. “He loved his country, and we’re soproud of him,” said his mother.

2nd Lt. Sean P. O’Connor of Burke died Oct.19, 2008 while stationed at Hunter Army AirField, Savannah, Ga. O’Connor was an athletein soccer, baseball and football who attendedFairfax County Public Schools and was a 1999graduate of Bishop Denis J. O’Connell HighSchool in Arlington.

Pfc. David Sharrett, 27 of Oakton, died Jan,16, 2008 in Iraq. On Oct. 24, 2008, his father,David H. Sharrett, was on hand along withformer U.S. Rep. Tom Davis (R) as the OaktonPost Office on White Granite Drive was re-named to honor his son.

Army 1st Lt. Thomas J. Brown, a GeorgeMason University graduate and Burke resident,died on Sept. 23, 2008, while serving in Iraq.His unit came under small arms fire, andBrown, 26, died from his wounds.

HERE ARE the names of some of the localmen and women who have died in Iraq and

Afghanistan. We repeat these names at leasttwice a year on Memorial Day and VeteransDay to honor their service and to keep theirmemories in our consciousness.

If you know of someone who should be in-cluded in this list, or if you would like to sharehow you are honoring the memory of a familymember or friend lost, or about the progressof someone injured, please let us know.

Sgt. Scott Kirkpatrick, 26, died on Aug. 11,2007, in Arab Jabour, Iraq. Kirkpatrick, whograduated from Park View High School in Ster-ling, and also considered Herndon and Restonas his hometowns, was a champion slam poet.His father, Ed Kirkpatrick, calls him the “war-rior poet,” and he and his wife help injuredvets at Walter Reed through the Yellow Rib-bon fund (www.yellowribbonfund.org).

Ami Neiberger-Miller of Sterling lost herbrother, U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Neiberger,in August 2007 when he was killed by a road-side bomb while serving in Baghdad, Iraq. Hewas 22 when he died. Since her brother’sdeath, Neiberger-Miller has devoted herself tothe Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors(www.taps.org), which provides emotionalsupport and other services for families of thefallen.

Staff Sgt. Jesse G. Clowers Jr., 27, ofHerndon, died when an improvised bomb ex-ploded near his vehicle in Afghanistan on Aug.12, 2007. Jonathan D. Winterbottom, 21, ofFalls Church, died in Iraq on May 23, 2007,when an IED exploded near his vehicle.

Nicholas Rapavi, 22, of Springfield, died Nov.24, 2006, of wounds received during combatin Anbar province in Iraq. Army Cpl. Andy D.Anderson, 24, was killed by enemy fire in ArRamadi, Iraq on Tuesday, June 6, 2006.

Airman 1st Class LeeBernard E. Chavis, 21,was killed Oct. 14, 2006, by sniper fire in Iraq,trying to protect civilians from a roadsidebomb.

Spc. Robert Drawl Jr., 21, a 2003 graduateof T.C. Williams High School, was killed by a

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delegate Franklin as having replied to one such ques-tioner, “A republic, madam, if you can keep it.”

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War history with a variety of events.“We’ve worked very hard to have it at the exact

location history. The sense of place is so important.It’s an eerie feeling of going back in time. The re-enactors take it very seriously, and they are faithfulto the actual battle,” Martin said.

Local Civil War historian and author, EdwardTrexler, one of the members of the City of FairfaxSesquicentennial Committee, wrote the script for theday’s event.

According to Trexler, John Quincy Marr, an 1846graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, organizedthe “Warrenton Rifles” militia company after JohnBrown’s raid on Harpers Ferry.

The events of the skirmish began on June 1, 1861,at 3 a.m., “a dark and cloudy night,” when a com-pany of Union Army cavalry, led by Lt. Charles HenryTompkins of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment, de-scended on the streets of Fairfax, after driving backone Confederate picket, or watch guard, and takinganother prisoner.

Marr’s Warrenton Rifles infantry company had ar-rived in Fairfax earlier that evening, according toTrexler. “Just south of the court complex, at the bendin the road, was the Methodist Church where theWarrenton Rifles were sleeping,” Trexler writes inhis script.

When Union soldiers are discovered near Blenheimhouse, warning shots are fired and a Confederatesoldier runs across Main Street yelling “The enemy

is upon us. The enemy is upon us.” In the chaos thatfollows, Marr is shot and killed. Because Marr wasnot in near any of his men on the dark night, no oneknew where he was or what happened to him. Hisbody was found later in the morning.

By the time the 45-minute skirmish ends, the UnionCavalry suffered the loss of nine horses, and severalUnion soldiers were wounded and captured.

“It will be pretty dramatic. We will never againhave this event at the actual location, so it’s an im-portant event to see,” Martin said.

Following the reenactment, visitors are invited toHistoric Blenheim, to meet and talk with thereenactors and see the traveling exhibit — “AnAmericanºTurningºPoint: The Civil War in Virginia”— on loan from the Virginia Historical Society untilJune 30.

“As an historian, I’m so excited about the reenact-ment. Blenheim house is a wonderful reminder ofour area’s rich heritage,” said Andrea Loewenwarter,historic resources specialist at Historic Blenheim.

On Saturday, June 4, history buffs are invited to gather atthe corner of Main and West Streets in Old Town Fairfax tosee the reenactment of the skirmish at Fairfax from 1-2 p.m.Following the reenactment, visitors can meet the reenactorsand see the traveling exhibit — An American Turning Point:The Civil War in Virginia — at The Civil War InterpretiveCenter at Historic Blenheim, 3610 Old Lee Highway. Bothevents are free and open to the public. For more information,call 703.591.0560 or go to www.fairfaxva.gov.

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Remembers Her Fallen SonsAnd Daughters. 9 a.m. at theFairfax War Memorial on the lawn ofthe Old Fairfax Courthouse, on thecorner of Route 123 and Main St. inFairfax City. Join Fairfax veterans,Blue and Gray VFW Post 8469 andAmerican Legion Post 177 in atraditional Memorial Day service.Elected officials will speak prior tothe reading of the Fairfax Honor [email protected].

Community Fun Fest. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Fairfax Baptist Temple, 6401Missionary Lane, Fairfax.Moonbounces and rides, a rock wall,arts and crafts, hot dogs, pop corn,cotton candy, and snow cones. InovaBlood Services blood drive. Free andopen to the [email protected].

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Memorial Day Program. 2 p.m.Ox Hill Park, 4134 West Ox Road,Fairfax. Presentation of Colors by the17th Vol. Inf. CSA, Father CorbyDivision, Ancient Order ofHibernians. Music, wreath laying andmore. 703-978-8265.

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WEDNESDAY/JUNE 1Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse.

Massey Building, 4100 Chain BridgeRoad, Fairfax. Program begins at 6p.m., Living History Presentation at 7p.m. Capt. John Quincy Marr of the17th Va. Infantry, Co. K (WarrentonRifles) died at Fairfax Court Houseon June 1, 1861. The evening’sactivities include a living historypresentation of “The Skirmish atFairfax Court House” inside thehistoric courthouse, which will befollowed by a reception on thecourthouse lawn. While the event onthe courthouse grounds is open tothe public, the living historypresentation inside the historiccourthouse has limited seating. Free.Reserve by May 25 at 703-385-8415or [email protected] are limited to 72 andtickets will be held at the door until7:50 p.m.

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Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston. Lecture byJanet Hannon and StanMroczkowski. What are the gases inthe air, how much of each gas isthere, do these gasses have differentweights, and how cold are liquidnitrogen and dry ice? Federal facility,ID required. www.usgs.gov/public_lecture_series.

Fourth Quarter Comeback, ColinHealy and Let’s Be Honest. 7:30p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

THURSDAY/JUNE 2The Bob Gibson Big Band. 8 p.m.

Old Country Buffet 9650 Main St.,Fairfax. Vintage to modern jazz. Nocover charge.703-764-0708.

Jesse Malin: Night of Stories andSongs. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.

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New Majority Comedy TourStarring Gabriel Iglesias &Russell Peters. 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Patriot Center,4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax. With LisaLampanelli. Tickets $49.50-$75through www.ticketmaster.com or703-573-SEAT, 202-397-SEAT and410-547-SEAT.www.patriotcenter.com.

SATURDAY/JUNE 4Skirmish at Fairfax Court House

Reenactment and LivingHistory Day. Historic FairfaxCourthouse, 4000 Chain BridgeRoad, Fairfax. A reenactment of thefirst organized land engagement ofthe Civil War will occur from 1-2p.m. west of the Courthouse groundsat the corner of North and MainStreets. After the skirmishreenactment meet the Cavalry andinfantry reenactors at HistoricBlenheim, 3610 Old Lee Highway, totalk about the reenactment, what itwas like for soldiers in the 19thcentury, and explore the historicBlenheim Estate. Also at theBlenheim Estate will be the VirginiaHistorical Society panel exhibit, AnAmerican Turning Point: The CivilWar in Virginia, from May 23 to June6. Free. 703-591-0560.

Laura Cantrell at 7 p.m., followed byMc Graves and Nikko at 10 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

Barney Live in Concert: BirthdayBash! 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. GeorgeMason University Patriot Center,4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax.Celebrate Barney’s birthday withmore than 25 upbeat sing-alongtunes. Tickets $20-$30, $45 GoldCircle Seats and $75 Dino Seats alsoavailable. 703-573-SEAT orwww.barneylivetour.com.

SUNDAY/JUNE 5A Dance for Japan Relief. 1 p.m.

George Mason University HarrisTheater, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Kikuyuki Dancers of America,Inc. present Onoe style Japaneseclassical dance, a raffle and silentauction of Japanese textiles, arts, andcrafts. $40 general admission, $25students, available at 888-945-2468or www.japandance.org.

City of Fairfax Band. 7:30 p.m.Mason District Park, 6621 ColumbiaPike, Annandale. A pops-stylesymphonic concert of light classical,Broadway, jazz, film, and marches.Weather permitting. 703-757-0220.

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Paul VI Catholic High School Athletes College-BoundPaul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax recently announced its class of 2011 college-bound senior athletes, including first row: Lansing Veeder (St. Joseph’s University/Baseball); Alex Bryant (University of Mary Washington/Baseball); Lia Salzano (WestVirginia University/Gymnastics); Haley McComber (George Mason University/Cheerleading); Jackie Gillman (Virginia Tech/Dance); second row: Ben Garner (JamesMadison University/Baseball); Erin O’Shaughnessy (Christopher Newport University/Soccer); David Salmon (Salisbury University/Football); Alayna Henby (Radford Univer-sity/Soccer); Meagan Astorino (Marymount University/Lacrosse); third row: RobbieKidd (University of California at Fullerton/Baseball); Matt Kianka (Virginia Common-wealth University/Baseball); Tyler Aunon (Georgetown University/Lacrosse); DanBarcklow (University of Delaware/Lacrosse); C.J. Loving (Randolph Macon University/Soccer); Rich Golinowski (Christopher Newport University/Lacrosse); top row (l-r): AlexJesmer (Randolph Macon University/Lacrosse); Damon Frezza (Bucknell University/Baseball). Not pictured: Elisa Marino (LeMoyne College/Softball) and Tyler Wingo(Notre Dame University/Golf), Brian Robbett (Greensboro College/Baseball).

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Robinson Secondary’s girls’ softball teamhas hit the ball well throughout thisspring season. But the Rams had no an-swers at the plate Friday evening, May

20 during their Concorde District tournament semi-finals game versus Chantilly.

Robinson managed only three singles againstChantilly pitching ace Alex Sallberg and lost to theChargers, 2-0. No. 2-seed Chantilly (14-6), with thewin, advanced to this past Monday night’s districttitle game where it lost to top seed Westfield, 6-3, inthe contest played at Chantilly.

Robinson (12-9), despite the loss to Chantilly, stillqualified for this week’s 16-team Northern Regionplayoffs by winning its district tournamentquarterfinals round game over Herndon, 3-2, onWednesday, May 18. The win over the Hornets ad-vanced the Rams, the district’s No. 3-seed, to thesemifinals meeting with Chantilly, a team which has

experienced an outstanding breakthrough seasonfollowing a 2010 spring which saw the Chargers go6-13.

Robinson will travel to Hayfield Friday, May 27 at7 p.m., for a first round region playoff encounteragainst the Hawks. Chantilly, meanwhile, will hostMount Vernon on Friday.

IN FRIDAY’S district semifinals game, Robinson hadonly one base runner advance as far as third base.All three of the Rams’ hits were singles — a slap,infield safety by left-handed hitting Laura Turkekulin the top of the third inning; a ground ball base hitinto right field off the bat of Jillian Powers in thefifth inning; and another infield single, once againby No. 9 batter Turkekul, in the sixth.

“I know their pitcher has been coming on strong,”said Robinson coach Barry Gorodnick, of Chantilly’sSallberg. “She’s gotten better and better as the yearprogressed. Our last two games we haven’t hit theball very well.”

Sallberg, a sophomore who struck out eight andwalked none, benefited from a good defense behindher as the Chargers committed just one error on thenight while coming up with some sparkling defen-sive gems. One of those came in the top of the fourthinning when Chantilly center fielder Wendy Sloan,

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Lanier Intermediate School will be the site of TheRugby Prom Game Friday evening, May 27. High school agedrugby players, both boys and girls, from throughout Fairfaxand Loudoun Counties will participate in the fundraiser eventthat will include numerous teams. The girls will play a short-ened version of a rugby game, with the kicker being that allof the girls must be attired in prom dresses — old dresses,not new. Cost for the fun event will be $5. Concessions willbe available.

Herndon High senior Philip Nelson captured theNorthern Region boys’ singles tennis championship last weekat the Fairfax Racquet Club. Nelson, with his impressive 130MPH serve, defeated his Madison High opponent Dan Sablik,in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-1. He will now move on to repre-sent Herndon and the Northern Region at the VHSL StateChampionship Tournament, set to take place June 8, 9 and10. The state tournament will take place at Jefferson Dis-trict Park in Falls Church.

In region semifinals action, Madison’s Sablik, this year’sLiberty District champion, played the match of his life onTuesday, May 17, winning his Northern Region boys’ tennissingles semifinals competition over Lake Braddock’s IanHuang, the Patriot District champion, by a score of 5-7, 7-6(7-5), 7-5. It was an exceptionally well-played match by bothplayers and lasted over three hours. Due to the poor weatherthat had been predicted, the match took place indoors at theFairfax Racquet Club.

The results of the other regional individual tournamentmatches played on May 17 were as follows:

Herndon’s Philip Nelson, the Concorde District champ, de-feated Jefferson’s Stephen Hu, the runner-up to Dan Sablikin the Liberty District, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.º

Lake Braddock’s Ian Huang and Dave Kim, the Patriot Dis-trict doubles champs, defeated McLean’s Nik Padmanabhanand Louis Gruber, the Liberty District runner-ups, 2-6, 6-2,and 6-3.

Jefferson’s Chris Vrabel and Ben Rosenblum, the LibertyDistrict doubles champs, defeated Lake Braddock’s twinbrothers Don and Geoff Lawhorn, the Patriot District run-ner-ups, 6-1, 6-4.

The following is a listing of the Coach’s 2011 All-Lib-erty District Baseball First Team. In some cases, more thanone player was chosen at a particular position. The First Teamaccolades went to: senior catcher JJ White (Stone Bridge);senior first baseman Ethan Gaba (McLean); junior firstbaseman Johnny Graham (Madison); senior second basemanSpenser Rositano (Stone Bridge); junior second basemanNate Favero (Madison); senior shortstop Ty Lighton (StoneBridge); junior shortstop Kent Blackstone (Marshall); seniorthird baseman Ryan Johnston (Stone Bridge); and juniorthird baseman Sean Ranson (Fairfax).

First Team outfielders selected were: senior Bruce Beatty(McLean); senior Chase Mills (McLean); junior Josh Kuzbel(Stone Bridge); sophomore Ben Socher (Madison); andsophomore Brandon Ginch (Fairfax).

First Team Pitchers were: junior Josh Sborz (McLean);senior Mark Putnik (Stone Bridge); junior Ty Mocabee (StoneBridge); senior Joseph Vanderplas (Fairfax); senior EliFacenda (Madison); and junior Mitch Mackeith (Marshall).

Madison sophomore Andy McGuire was named First TeamAll-Utility Player. From the DH position, both senior PatrickStill (Jefferson) and junior Matt Moser (Langley) made FirstTeam.

The Braddock Road Youth Club Basketball SummerHouse League for boys and girls, ages 7 to 18, will start upthe week of June 27. Games will be played Monday throughThursday nights at local schools, typically one to two gamesper week. The season will run into the first week in August.It is a great opportunity to improve basketball skills and havefun in the offseason. Cost is $90. For more information andto register please visit the website at www.brychoops.org.

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on a sharply hit ball by Robinson left-handedswinging Clare McGowan, came running in and madea sliding catch for the first out of the inning.

Sallberg retired the first eight Robinson batters shefaced before Turkekul’s infield single to shortstopwith two outs in the third. Sallberg struck out thenext batter to retire the side.

Robinson, trailing 1-0, threatened to score in thefourth inning. With one out, following Sloan’s out-standing catch, Rams’ catcher Allie Newcomb hit aninfield grounder which resulted in her getting to sec-ond base on a throwing error. A bunt out by HaleyClements advanced Newcomb to third with two outs.Sallberg ended the threat with a strikeout.

In the fifth, Robinson, still down just 1-0, saw Pow-ers, a senior, start the inning off with her single intoright field. But she was caught attempting to stealsecond on an excellent throw by Chantilly catcherTori Doherty. Turkekul started the sixth inning offwith her second infield hit before Sallberg and theChargers retired the next three batters.

The right-hander retired the Rams in order in theseventh and final inning. For the game, Sallbergthrew an efficient 85 pitches.

“She’s a mentally tough player and knows whereto put the ball,” said Chantilly coach Carmen Wise,of Sallberg. “She’s a sophomore, young, and we’revery lucky to have her.”

Sallberg, in nursing her team’s 1-0 lead, said shetried to keep her composure during the latter por-

tion of the game when Robinson saw its leadoff bat-ters reach base in each of the fourth, fifth and sixthinnings.

“I kept it cool and concentrated,” she said. “I threwit like I normally do. I was a little nervous but knewwe could get them. It feels good to have the [defen-sive] support behind me.”

Chantilly scored single runs in both the second andsixth innings. Dani Almodiel hit a ground ball singleto start the second inning. Later, with the basesloaded, she scored when teammate Jen Loh was hitby a pitch.

Chantilly added an insurance run in the sixth de-spite not getting a base hit. Sloan reached on afielder’s choice. She later scored on a batted ball bySallberg that resulted in an error.

While Sallberg pitched outstanding for the Charg-ers, Rams’ pitching ace Lauren Stapleton also pitcheda top-notch game. Over six innings, the Rams’ juniorallowed two runs (one earned) and just four hits.The Chantilly hits, all singles, came from Sallberg,Loh (bunt single), Almodiel, and Sloan.

Stapleton struck out seven, walked three, and hittwo batters.

“Lauren’s done well and kept us in every game,”said Gorodnick. “We’ve got to help her [at the plate].”

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Rams To Play Hayfield Friday“Our last two games wehaven’t hit the ball very well.”

— Barry Gorodnick

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Lord of Life Lutheran Church,13421 Twin Lakes Drive in Clifton, of-fers three levels of ESL Classes everyTuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. Cost forsemester is $35, including student book.To register, come to the next class.www.lordoflifelutheran.com or 703-323-9500.


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Honoring Their Sacrificebomb in Kunar, Afghanistan, on Aug. 19,

2006.U.S. Army Specialist Felipe J. Garcia

Villareal, 26 of Burke, was injured in Iraqand flown to Washington Hospital Center,where he died Feb. 12, 2006. He was agraduate of Herndon High School.

Capt. Shane R. M. Mahaffee, 36, a 1987graduate of Mount Vernon High School,died May 15, 2006. He was a lawyer, mar-ried, with two children. His parents live inAlexandria.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Kirven,21, was killed in Afghanistan in 2005 dur-ing a firefight in a cave with insurgents. Heenlisted while still in high school after 9/11. Maj. William F. Hecker III, a 1987 gradu-ate of McLean High School, was killed inaction in An Najaf, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2005. StaffSgt. Ayman Taha, 31, of Vienna, was killedDec. 30, 2005, when an enemy munitionscache he was prepping for demolition ex-ploded. Army Capt. Chris Petty of Viennawas killed Jan. 5, 2006.

Staff Sgt. George T. Alexander Jr., the2,000th soldier to be killed in Iraq, was lit-erally born into the Army here in NorthernVirginia, at DeWitt Army Hospital at FortBelvoir. Alexander died at Brooke ArmyMedical Center in San Antonio, Texas, Oct.22, 2005, of injuries sustained in Samarra,Iraq, Oct. 17.

Lt. Col. Thomas A. Wren, 44, of Lorton,died in Tallil, Iraq on Nov. 5, 2005. Marine

Capt. Michael Martino, 32 of the City ofFairfax, died Nov. 2, 2005, when his heli-copter was brought down in Iraq.

1st Lt. Laura M. Walker of Oakton waskilled on Aug. 18, 2005, in Kandahar, Af-ghanistan. CW4 Matthew S. Lourey ofLorton died from injuries sustained on May26, 2005 in Buhriz, Iraq.

Operations Officer Helge Boes of Fairfaxwas killed on Feb. 5, 2003, while partici-pating in counterterrorism efforts in east-ern Afghanistan.

Among other local lives lost: Lance Cpl.Tavon Lee Hubbard, 24, of Reston; 1st Lt.Alexander Wetherbee, 27, of McLean; 1stLt. Jeff Kaylor, 25, of Clifton; Coast GuardPetty Officer Nathan B. Bruckenthal, 24, ofHerndon; Army Chief Warrant OfficerSharon T. Swartworth, 43, of Mount Vernon;Command Sgt. Maj. James D.Blankenbecler, 40, of Mount Vernon; Capt.James F. Adamouski, 29, of Springfield; Sgt.DeForest L. Talbert, 22, of Alexandria; Ma-rine Cpl. Binh N. Le, 20, of Alexandria; StaffSgt. Russell Verdugo, 34, of Alexandria.Army Capt. Mark N. Stubenhofer, 30, fromSpringfield; Marine Gunnery Sgt. JavierObleas-Prado Pena, 36, from Falls Church;Marine Sgt. Krisna Nachampassak, 27, fromBurke; Army Staff Sgt. Nathaniel J. Nyren,31, from Reston; Marine Lance Cpl. TenzinDengkhim, 19, from Falls Church, NavyChief Joel Egan Baldwin, 37, from Arling-ton; Maj. Joseph McCloud, of Alexandria;Major Gloria D. Davis, 47 of Lorton.

— Mary Kimm

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hot dogs and hamburgers onto thegrill after capitalizing on a deep-dis-count trip to the shopping mall, we’remissing a real opportunity to standproud and tall, convicted as Americansin expressing the proper respect for thebravest among us, those living but es-pecially those deceased.

To observe Memorial Day this year, allweek long from May 23 to May 28, Sa-lon Antoine will display a beautiful bou-quet of flowers in our lobby sporting ared, white and blue motif under a plac-ard that will read, “Freedom Isn’t Free,Thank a Vet.” We’ve asked our employ-ees to dress in the same patriotic colorson Saturday, May 28, as a way to helpus all remember the meaning of the ac-tual holiday on Monday, May 30. Andlet’s be honest, that’s not all that mucheffort, is it? But it is something and rep-resents our small part done in concertwith appreciative Americans all acrossthe country who will never forget thesacrifices of those who gave their finalmeasure.

I saw a statistic on the TV the othernight: that we lose 1,000 WWII veter-ans every day. I quietly did the math inmy head. The war ended in 1945, when

most troops no doubt in their 20s, and Isaw how it all fit. And I decided it washigh time I visit the new WWII Memo-rial in Washington, D.C., dedicated onlyseven years ago on Memorial Day 2004.It will be my first sojourn there and Idaresay my most meaningful kick-off toanother summer season.

We hear about “teachable moments”from our politicians and our news me-dia. Well, here is a teachable momentfor moms and dads everywhere who canpass along the rich tradition of Memo-rial Day to their young ones. Come upwith your own heartfelt way to mark theoccasion, laying a wreath on aserviceman’s grave at a local cemetery,a moment of prayer or silent reflection,a symbolic flag raising or visit to a mili-tary museum, something that recallswhat the day is truly all about. Then,later in the day when you have that sec-ond piece of apple pie at the family pic-nic, you’ll know the kids will have a bet-ter appreciation for what a real hero is.

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Fairfax $189,900Top floor condo with vaulted ceiling, hardwood flooring, living roomfireplace, updated kitchen, washer/dryer in unit, balcony accessfrom living room and master bedroom plus a beautiful view of treesand the pool. Minutes to Fair Lakes shopping. Ideal location!

Mason Neck $770,000NDI to-be-built waterfront home in Mason Neck MarinaCommunity. 4BR, 3.5BA on .61 acres with manyupgrades. 2-car garage, Master Suite w/vaulted ceiling,2nd flr laundry, family rm w/FP, formal dining, largekitchen w/breakfast rm. Utility lines in place.

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Fairfax Station $795,000This Home Has it All!!!

6+ acres – 5 car garage – pool – fabulous solid brick beauty!!!Featuring 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, huge family room additionw/wall to wall windows – center island kitchen w/granitecounters – finished lower level. Location, Location, Location.For a private showing call Sheila Adams 703-503-1895

Laurel Hill $819,0004BR/ 4.5BA/ Over 5500 SQ FT - from the Grand Master Suite com-plete with fireplace & sitting room w/ vaulted ceiling... to the fit-for-a-chef Epicurean Kitchen with all the bells & whistles - this home is aPerfect 10! Premium upgrades, oversized room sizes & custom fin-ishes to include a top-of-the-line wet bar in the finished basement!

Clifton $2,849,000Stunning 5 Bedrooms, 6 Full Baths, 1 Half Bath,Gorgeous Master Suite, Gourmet Kitchens,Shimmering Pool with Fountains, MagnificentlyLandscaped on 5 Tree-lined Acres in Historic Clifton.

CROSSPOINTE – COMING SOON!Gorgeous Monroe Colonial on Large Flat Lot Backing to Trees – 3Finished Levels – Redesigned, Gourmet Kitchen – HW Floors onMain Level – Upgraded, New Carpet Up – 2 Fireplaces – NewWindows - Cul-de-sac Location – Deck & Gazebo & MUCH,MUCH more. CALL ANN WITHERSPOON TODAY!

Fairfax Station $769,000Across the street from Burke Lake! New home to be built! On 3/4 acrelot-4 bedroom, 3.5 bath, eat-in kitchen next to family room, master suite,basement, 2 car garage OR have a first floor master, 3 car garage, etc.You design your own house! Call to meet with the builder today!

Chantilly $399,900Original owners have taken exceptional careof this 4 Bedroom / 2.5 Bath colonial locatedin popular Brookfield. UPDATED kitchenwith granite counters and newer appliances> DELIGHTFUL sunroom with access tofenced back yard > SPACIOUS living roomand separate dining room! Main level bed-room can be used as office / study! CallCyndee for more information!JUST LISTED

Vienna $765,000Lovely updated Rambler in sought-after Lakevale Estatesoffers 5BR/3BA, updated baths, huge kitchen with new SSappliances & granite, hardwoods on main level, freshlypainted, and spacious walkout lower level with new carpet-ing and fireplace. Over 3200sf of living plus two car garage.Fabulous yard backing to parkland. Madison school district.

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Burke Centre $539,900Memorial Day Special

Price Substantially Reduced A great SF home, Spacious, FreshPaint, everything Neutral, Large deckand yard, Cul-de-Sac, 4BR, 3BA, 2 Car Garage Family Rm w FP, Brand New Rec Rm,Perfect Teen or AuPair Suite. Burke Ctr Amenities. Priced toSell NOW ! Call Kay Hart 703-503-1860 Open by Appointment

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Springfield $399,000COMING SOON!

Great home at a great price! Renovated kitchen w/42” cabs, hardwoodfloors, 3 BR, 2.5 Bas! Spacious family room in lower level, rear deckfor summer fun! Quiet neighborhood ,on a cul de sac! Gas heat! Minsto Ffx Pkwy & Metro! Sought after W. Springfield HS! Call for info.

Fairfax Station $875,000Custom home on serene 5 acre wooded lot * Walk to Burke Lake *Impeccable architectural details throughout * Fabulous 2009 gour-met eat-in kitchen * Wood floors * 3 full & 2 half baths * 3 fire-places * Master w/fireplace & dressing room * Family room w/wetbar * Library w/fireplace * Living room w/fireplace & view of thenatural surroundings * Large patio * Visit www.KilkennyLane.com

Centreville$479,900

Spectacular ViewSitting on your spa-cious deck will afforda beautiful view ofthe parkland andstream. Inside youwill find four spa-cious bedrooms, acharming family

room with access to the deck through French Doors,gleaming hardwood floors throughout the main level,staircase, upper hall and master bedroom. Walkout base-ment, granite in the kitchen and so Much more!

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