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President’s golf game groundsflight portion of veterans event

Hard to tell how things could have gone. Folks at the Italian American

Civic Association, Vero Beach, are certain that the weather was great for its premier Valentine Salute to Our Vets, but it still got rained out — so to speak. The rain came in the form of

a Federal Aviation Administra-tion temporary flight restriction. Much of the Treasure Coast became a no-fly zone for a cou-ple days when President Barack Obama spent last weekend in Palm City. “The president decided to

play golf,” event organizer Ray Giustizia said. “No comment.” The show must go on — but

this one had to without one of its big events. Members of the Special Forces Association Para-chute Team were slated to do some demonstration jumps to wow the crowds. That didn’t happen. Planes

couldn’t take flight from the Vero Beach Municipal Airport, where the event was held, while the president was in the area. Additionally, Merritt Island’s Florida Biplanes and Helicop-ters was unable to give rides in a 1940 Waco UPF-7 and 1953 Hiller UH-12B helicopter. Stanley “Bo” Kinnison, leader

of the demonstration parachute team, said the no-fly area during the president’s visit seemed ab-surdly large. “When we’re doing some-

thing for our veterans, I’m sorry the president’s golf game does not take precedence,” Kinnison said. “Why did he need so much airspace restricted when he was down there?” Martin “Marty” Zickert, pres-

ident of the Veterans Council of Indian River County, is not so sure that flight restrictions caused by Obama’s visit affected the fundraiser. He said the civic association was late to the game for planning and promoting the event.

“I really don’t think it made that much difference to be truthful with you,” Zickert said. “I’d like to think it did.” Back at the Italian Ameri-

can Civic Association, no one knew that a storm was brewing that might kill ticket sales to the Salute to Our Veterans. On

Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice for the upcoming tempo-rary flight restrictions. That was at 8:13 p.m. It’s the sort of thing that

pilots usually don’t notice until

By Patrick McCallisterFor Veteran Voice

Staff photo by Tammy RaitsRay Giustizia, who organized the Valentine Salute to Our Vets, talks with Rodger Pridgeon, owner of Corporate Air, which provided the hangar where the Feb. 16 event was held. Guistizia said he got the word late Friday afternoon about the restricted air space, and spent until early morning hours on Saturday trying to get a waiver through the governor’s office, but didn’t get a phone call back.

Service to those who served Richard

Agnew was born in the Lone Star state, the son of an Air Force officer. The athletic youth at-tended the University of Iowa on a basket-ball schol-arship, entering the Air Force as a second lieu-tenant after ROTC training and graduation in 1968. The next 20 years meant duty

posts around the world for the administrative officer focused on Morale, Welfare and Recreation; “People Programs” for service members and their families. With lovely French-born Nicole at his side, Richard retired in 1988. The couple headed to Florida and Richard found a perfect fit as the residential manager for the fledgling community of 50 or so homes in Indian River Colony Club, Viera. Twenty-three years later, the

full-service community includes 771 homes. Richard’s 49-member maintenance staff oversees res-idential maintenance, pest con-trol, irrigation, landscaping and housekeeping/pools services. He instructs new staffers that their job is like “taking care of your parents.” Reciprocally, that same friendly familiarity often sees staff members treated like sons and

By Joyce WildenFor Veteran Voice

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The B-17 Flying Fortress “Memphis Belle” was one of 12,750 B-17’s built by the Boe-ing Aircraft Co. The Belle was

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Tico Warbird Airshow to recognize 70th anniversary of the ‘Memphis Belle’ B-17 flying 25 missionsBy Col. Terry Yon, retiredFor Veteran Voice

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with that crew. The “Memphis Belle” and her crew

represent all the planes and crews of the 8th Army Air Force. The bombers of the USAAF took on the challenge of daylight precision bombing and succeeded in the face of dramatic losses. “The Belle” flew for 10 months

from Nov. 7, 1942 to May 17, 1943. The command had set 25 missions as an incentive for aircrews to go home. Morale was extremely low because 80 percent of the bomb-ers were shot down during the first three months of America’s combat flights over Europe. Early experience showed that the average life expec-tancy of a bomber crew in late 1942 was 8-12 missions. A bomber crew-man at that time only had a 30-50 percent chance of completing his tour of duty. The Belle shot down eight ene-

my fighters, probably destroyed five others, and damaged at least a dozen more. She dropped more than 60 tons of bombs over Germany, France and Belgium. During her 25 missions she flew 148 hours, 50 minutes, and covered more than 20,000 combat miles. This gallant lady was bul-let-ridden and flak damaged; on five separate occasions had engines shot out and once came back with her tail nearly shot off. However, there was not one major injury to the crew members.

The 26th mission of the Belle was to return to the States during the summer of 1943 on a public relations tour to thank the American public for supporting the war effort. The crew visited more than 32 cities where they received a heroes’ welcome. The Memphis Belle is currently being restored by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Footnote: Robert Morgan went on

to fly 25 more missions in the B-29 “Super Fortress” (Dauntless Dotty), in the Pacific, and in November 1944 led the first bombing mission against Tokyo, since the Doolittle Raid in April 1942. The Valiant Air Command is

proud and honored to help preserve the memory of these heroic pilots and crews who made the B-17 Flying For-tress such a great warbird machine of World War II. Gates open at 8:30 each day. Advance tickets are avail-able through Ticket Derby on line at our website or through ticketderby.com. Come and see all the vintage warbirds, great flying, vendors and family activities — AND help us hon-or the great B-17 Flying Fortress. For additional information, call

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Retired U.S. Army Col. Terry Yon serves as public relations officer for the Valiant Air Command Warbird Mu-seum in Titusville. He can be reached at the museum, (321) 268-1941 or by email at [email protected].

MEMPHIS from page 2

State vets budget gets slight increaseA little more for Florida’s

veterans, but not quite as much as the Florida De-partment of Veterans Affairs requested and the Florida Cabinet approved. “The governor’s recom-

mended budget is about $88.8 million,” said Steve Murray, communications director of the department. “It is an increase of $4.4 million over this year, which ends on June 30.” Earlier this month, Gov.

Rick Scott, a Navy veteran, rolled out his $74.2 billion

proposed budget, named Florida’s Families First. In an age when state govern-ments are generally reduc-ing their workforces, Scott’s proposed budget would add three positions to the state veterans department. “These are going to be

veterans’ claims examiners,” Murray said. “Which is a good thing, obviously.” The state employs about

100 service officers, or claims examiners, to help veterans filing for federal Department of Veterans Affairs benefits. The state’s

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they’re making flight plans. On Valentine’s Day, Josh Ear-

nest, Obama’s principal deputy press secretary, told reporters on Air Force One that the president was heading to Florida the next day. “And then after that event,

he’s traveling to Florida where he’s going to spend Presidents’ Day weekend relaxing with some friends,” Earnest said at a press gaggle. On the 15th, Earnest was a bit

more detailed. “But, as I mentioned yester-

day, the president is looking for-ward to spending Presidents’ Day weekend with some friends in Florida, and I’m sure they’ll take advantage of the opportunity to play some golf,” he said at anoth-er gaggle. Golf with Jupiter Island resi-

dent Eldrick Tont Woods, better known as Tiger. Corporate Air, 3100 Airport

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tine’s Salute. Owner Rodger Pridgeon said temporary flight restrictions are a routine part of any pilot’s life. He said they’re generated by a number of things besides presidential travels, in-cluding large sporting events. “There’s one at (Disney World)

that’s been there forever,” Prid-geon said. “Ever since 9/11, they don’t want aircraft flying over Disney. I don’t know why they call it temporary.” Giustizia said that a few hun-

dred showed for the charitable event aimed at raising money for the American Civic Association Charities of Vero Beach. The civic association was hoping for a cou-ple thousand attendees. “We probably lost about

$4,000,” Giustizia said. “That’s with a lot of people helping us.” Military jets diverted at least

three planes from the flight-re-stricted area when the president was in Palm City. The White House referred all

questions to the Secret Service, which had not returned calls by press time for this story.

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Staff photo by Tammy RaitsEven though President Barack Obama’s golf weekend caused the cancellation of the flying attractions scheduled for the event, the show went on anyway. Heidi Shafer, Erinn Diaz and Serah Haley comprise ‘Letters from Home,’ an Andrews Sisters tribute troupe from North Carolina. They sang World War II-era songs and danced for the crowd at the ‘Valentine’s Day Salute to Our Veterans’ sponsored by the Italian American Club of Vero Beach Saturday, Feb. 16.

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Dennis ‘Chick’ Caffrey of Marine Corps League, Detachment 58 of Vero Beach is serenaded by crooner Heidi Shafer of ‘Letters from Home,’ a North Caroli-na-based Andrews Sisters tribute group who performed for the audience at the Feb. 16 ‘Valentines for Our Veterans’ event in Vero Beach.

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Wanda Johnson of Vero Beach and Anthony Schiaboni, a Korean War veteran and member of the Italian American Veterans Club of Vero Beach pose for a photo at the ‘Valentines for Our Veter-ans’ event in at the Vero Beach Airport Saturday, Feb. 16. Schiaboni served as a boatswain’s mate in the Navy before retiring with the rank of Petty Officer, 3rd Class.

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work, and Richard recounts several stories with a smile. A chimney ruckus quieted down after nesting birds were safely removed and relocated. A missing patio umbrella was found fully open and resting on the home-owner’s roof one blustery day. And a positive ID was made in the infamous “car paint splatter” caper — sandhill cranes. An IRCC member since 1991, Richard and his shar pei, Miss Lili, do not “as yet” reside in the community. Now a widower with two grown children, Richard stays busy with golf and two BMW sport touring motorcycles. And he enjoys his day job, providing “service to those who served.”

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veterans department is separate from the federal government’s. The cabinet gave the first nod to the

state’s veterans department’s 2013-2014 budget requests in December. Budget recommendations move to the Florida Legislature during its 60-day session, March 5 to May 3. Scott abstained from voting for budget recommenda-tions made to the cabinet, because he’s responsible for crafting and submitting an independent budget request to the Legislature. Murray said the department’s proposed

2013-2014 budget made to the cabinet was about $90.2 million, about $1.4 million more than the governor’s recom-mendations. This fiscal year, the state agency is operating on an $83.7 million budget with 1,088 fulltime positions. The state veterans department’s pri-

mary operations are the State Veterans Homes Program and Agency for Benefits and Assistance. The department oper-ates six nursing homes with 120 beds each, and an assisted living facility with 150. In a previous interview, Murray said the nursing homes program is the largest budget item. “It is more than 90 percent of our bud-

get and 90 percent of our personnel,” he said. “All of that runs from trust funds. No

general revenue goes to the homes.” The homes program is financed through

a mixture of federal VA, Medicare, Med-icaid, insurance and private dollars.

For example, when Floridians purchase military-related specialty plates for their automobiles, they help fund the homes. How implementation of the Patient Pro-tection and Affordable Care Act could affect funding for the veterans homes is unclear. “We’re monitoring it, of course,” Mur-

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tance agency’s budget is from the state’s general revenue, which is raised through sales taxes and services fees. This year, the department is getting about $7.3 million from the general revenue. The three new positions will come from the state’s general fund. It’s impossible to calculate how many

dollars the state’s services officers have helped veterans collect, but Florida’s estimated 1.6 million veterans give the state a substantial economic boost. “During the last federal fiscal year,

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named “The Golden Knights,” is the Army’s official aerial demonstration team. The Gold-en Knights perform more than 100 demon-strations a year. The team travels around the United States, performing parachute demon-strations at air shows, major league football and baseball games, and special events, con-necting the Army with the American people. The Vero Beach 2013 Air Show will set

the stage for some special guests scheduled for our May 10-11, 2014 air show, featuring the world famous and elite Navy Demonstra-tion Team, the Blue Angels. The Blue Angels will come to the Treasure Coast skies for the first time at the Vero Beach 2014 Air Show. Always a fan favorite, it is a great chance to catch the Blue Angels in action as they per-form their high speed maneuvers and preci-sion formations. For sponsorship information, please contact

Todd Howder at [email protected] or An-thony Samons at [email protected]. If you are interested in volunteering, please

contact Laurie Collings at [email protected]. For the latest information on the Vero Beach Air Show, please visit www.VeroAir-

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/www.twitter.com/veroairshow.) entertainment; aviation education to all attendees by presenting a forum for military and civilian flight and ground static aircraft to see close-up; promote The City of Vero Beach, the Vero Beach Mu-nicipal Airport, and the business-es throughout the area; promote volunteerism and community support for the largest single entertainment event in the City’s history.

Please visit www.veroairshow.com and www.facebook.com/veroairshow.

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County Veterans Service OfficersSt. Lucie County, Donna CarlsenPhone: (772) 337-5670Fax: (772) [email protected] J. Conrad Building(formerly the Walton Road Annex Bldg.)1664 S.E. Walton Road, Suite 205Port St. Lucie, FL 34952By appointmentMon., Tues, Thurs, Fri * 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Wed * 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. St. Lucie County Community Services Bldg.(Corner of Avenue D and 7th Street) 437 N. Seventh St., Fort Pierce, FL 34950Walk-insMon. and Fri. * 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Brevard Veteran’s Services Office2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Bldg. B, Suite 102Viera, FL 32940Office: (321) 633-2012Fax: (321) 637-5432Mon., Tues. and Thurs., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.Wed. and Fri, 8 a.m.-noonManager: Glenn McGuffieIndian River CountyJoel HermanVero Beach 2525 St. Lucie Ave.,Vero Beach, FL 32960 Ph: (772) 226-1499 Fax: (772) 770-5038Sebastian Square 11602 U.S. 1, Sebastian, FL 32958 Ph: (772) 589-6597 Fax: (772) 581-4988

Martin CountyTony Reese, Veterans Service Office SupervisorNick Ciotti, Veterans Service Officer(772) 288-5448Veterans Services OfficeMartin County Community Services435 S.E. Flagler Ave., Stuart, FL 34994Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.VA Life Insurance Ctr., Phil., PA - 1-800-669-8477 VA Regional Office - 1-800-827-1000 VA Medical Ctr, W. Palm Beach - 1-800-972-8262 Pharmacy, VA Medical Center - 1-800-317-8387 Military Retired Pay Activities, Cleveland, OH - (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force ONLY) 1-800-321-1080 Military Retired Pay Activities, Topeka, KS - (Coast Guard ONLY)1-800-772-8724 Survivor Benefits (SBP),Denver, CO - 1-800-435-3396 Stuart VA Clinic - (772) 288-0304 Okeechobee CountyVeterans Services office (863) 763-6441, Ext 5. Fax: (863) 763-0118.Orlando VA Medical Cente5201 Raymond St., Orlando, FL 32803(407) 629-1599 or (800) 922-7521Telephone Care(407) 599-1404 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon. - Fri. (800) 645-6895 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mon - Fri (321) 637-3625 Viera patients8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mon. - Fri. (877) 741-3400 Weekends, holidays, evenings and nights

West Palm Beach Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center7305 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33410(561) 422-8262 or (800) 972-8262 Telephone Care(561) 422-6838 (866) 383-9036 Open 24 hours - 7 daysViera VA Outpatient Clinic2900 Veterans Way, Viera, FL 32940Phone: (321) 637-3788 1 (877) 878-8387Mon. - Fri. - 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.St Lucie County PTSD Clinical Team (PCT) Outpatient Program126 S.W. Chamber Court, Port St Lucie, FL 34986Phone: (772) 878-7876Fort Pierce Community BasedOutpatient Clinic727 North U.S. 1, Fort Pierce, FL 34950Phone: (772) 595-5150Fax: (772) 595-6560St Lucie Community Based Outpatient Clinic128 S.W. Chamber Court, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986Phone: (772) 344-9288Stuart Community BasedOutpatient Clinic 3501 S E Willoughby Boulevard, Stuart, FL 34997Phone: (772) 288-0304Fax: (772) 288-1371Vero Beach Community BasedOutpatient Clinic372 17th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960Phone: (772) 299-4623Fax: (772) 299-4632

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