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VOL. 1/ISSUE 32 FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013 35 cents PENDING PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT FT PIERCE, FL Sept. 11, 2001, was bad for everything, except flag sales. That surged to historic heights as hurting Americans visibly and enthusiastically embraced Old Glory, the symbol of our national unity and pride. “Everybody started flying flags from their cars,” Hobe Sound’s Tom Fucigna Jr. said. “One day, I saw a car flag on the ground, so I pulled over and picked it up.” What seemed like a small act to rescue a fallen flag became a pa- triotic project repeated hundreds of times. “I stopped counting at 600,” Fucigna said. “I ended up with this massive box of flags and real- ized I needed to do something.” That “something” became a mix of respectfully and retirement of the disheveled flags, and finding a way to honor the others. “I really saw them as memorials to the people lost in 9/11, so I strung them together,” Fucigna said. He constructed “Flagomania,” a 250-foot display of rescued roadside flags, cleaned up and given their due appreciation. The Martin County Commission gave Fucigna permission to display the flags on poles around Hobe Sound on the anniversaries of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. On Independence Day, annually, Fucigna displays the flags at the Hobe Sound Community Center, 8980 Olympus St. Most recently, the rescued flags have been greeting warriors from the Greatest Generation even as those of the latest generation serve in Operation Enduring Freedom, America’s first response to the Sept. 11 attacks. On April 27, Fucigna made his way to the West Palm Beach International Airport to be part of Operation Homecoming, the reception of World War II veterans returning from Washington, D.C., Honor Flight of Southeast Florida takes the veterans to see the memorial dedicated to them on the National Mall. Fucigna wasn’t sure who to call, so he just went with his flags. That’s when Operation Homecom- ing organizer Vanessa Smolen met the man dubbed “The Flag Guy.” “Someone came to me, and said ‘Someone has flags,’” she said in Hobe Sound man rescues Old Glory to honor Sept. 11 victims, veterans Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Tom Fucigna Jr. strings his ‘Flagomania,’ a display of 250 flags, at the airport in West Palm Beach before the arrival of the April 27 Honor Flight carrying area World War II veterans returning from their day’s visit to Washington, D.C. Patrick McCallister FOR VETERAN VOICE [email protected] See FLAGS page 11 Providing weekly news, information and updates for veterans and their families. Call today to subscribe (772) 204-2409 or go to www.VeteranVoiceWeekly.com 4076

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VOL. 1/ISSUE 32 FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013 35 cents

Pending Periodicals Postage Paid

atFt Pierce, Fl

Sept. 11, 2001, was bad for everything, except flag sales. That surged to historic heights as hurting Americans visibly and enthusiastically embraced Old Glory, the symbol of our national unity and pride. “Everybody started flying flags

from their cars,” Hobe Sound’s Tom Fucigna Jr. said. “One day, I saw a car flag on the ground, so I pulled over and picked it up.” What seemed like a small act to

rescue a fallen flag became a pa-triotic project repeated hundreds of times. “I stopped counting at 600,”

Fucigna said. “I ended up with this massive box of flags and real-ized I needed to do something.” That “something” became a mix

of respectfully and retirement of the disheveled flags, and finding a way to honor the others. “I really saw them as memorials

to the people lost in 9/11, so I strung them together,” Fucigna said. He constructed “Flagomania,”

a 250-foot display of rescued roadside flags, cleaned up and given their due appreciation. The

Martin County Commission gave Fucigna permission to display the flags on poles around Hobe Sound on the anniversaries of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

On Independence Day, annually, Fucigna displays the flags at the Hobe Sound Community Center, 8980 Olympus St. Most recently, the rescued flags

have been greeting warriors from the Greatest Generation even as those of the latest generation serve in Operation Enduring Freedom, America’s first response to the Sept. 11 attacks. On April 27, Fucigna made his way to the West Palm Beach International Airport to be part of Operation Homecoming, the reception of World War II veterans returning

from Washington, D.C., Honor Flight of Southeast Florida takes the veterans to see the memorial dedicated to them on the National Mall. Fucigna wasn’t sure who to call,

so he just went with his flags. That’s when Operation Homecom-ing organizer Vanessa Smolen met the man dubbed “The Flag Guy.” “Someone came to me, and said

‘Someone has flags,’” she said in

Hobe Sound man rescues Old Glory to honor Sept. 11 victims, veterans

Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Tom Fucigna Jr. strings his ‘Flagomania,’ a display of 250 flags, at the airport in West Palm Beach before the arrival of the April 27 Honor Flight carrying area World War II veterans returning from their day’s visit to Washington, D.C.

Patrick McCallisterFor Veteran Voice

[email protected]

See FLAGS page 11

Providing weekly news, information and updates for veterans and their families.Call today to subscribe (772) 204-2409 or go to www.VeteranVoiceWeekly.com

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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 am-4:30 pmWed * 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 102, Viera, 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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Local veteran’s air conditioning problem fixed by two degrees of separation

Editor’s note: Veteran Voice is withholding the names of com-panies in this story, except for Sharkey Air, to focus on bringing attention to the type of problem Gary Miller encountered and the positive resolution he got.

Titusville’s Gary Miller got a new air conditioner, and Palm City’s Kevin Sharkey got to thank a 26-year Army veteran for his service. “I’m not a veteran, which makes

me appreciate what he did all the more,” Sharkey said. “He’s a veteran. He gave what he gave. He could have given all.” In their story is a lesson for

others, however. Sharkey, own-er of Sharkey Air in Stuart, said there’re a lot of air conditioners that are simply too small for the jobs asked of them. But there’s such a thing as too big, and that was Miller’s problem. “If you have a unit that’s too big,

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Photo illustration by Eric Macon/graphic designerSee AIR page 5

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Easing the pain

PALM CITY — No one would ex-pect to visit an automobile repair shop and walk out with a new lease on life, but that is exact-ly what happened to Jose Cotto recently. Jose Cotto, a disabled 46-year-

old husband and father of two, received an amazing gift from Mark Smith and Todd Harris, co-owners of Crown Collision Center in Palm City: a custom painted leg brace that provides Cotto with increased mobility and confidence. Cotto had the brace made and then brought it to Mark to be airbrushed. To understand the significance

of the brace, one must under-stand Cotto’s long and devastat-ing medical history: a motorcycle injury that severely fractured his tibia, an injury to his ankle and two high school football injuries that never healed properly. Add to this a diagnosis of chronic gout at age 23, and Cotto found himself in a spiral of deteriorating physi-cal condition that left him bedrid-den for more than 18 months. Cotto grew up and worked in

Miami in the automobile indus-try; he moved to Port St. Lucie with his wife Anne-Marie and two children in 2007 to be closer to family. Unable to work, Cotto receives disability income. His life revolves around doctors’ appoint-

ments, medical procedures and treatments and physical therapy. In explaining his predicament, Jose wrote, “ I’m on disability; I’m disabled; I live with pain. I can’t promise anyone if I can be at their birthdays or weddings, my daughter’s functions at school, family funerals, etc. etc. I don’t know if the next morning

if I will be able to stand or not because of the extreme pain and stiffness and imagine getting help to get to the bathroom in a wheelchair to use the toilet and to shower.” Cotto was given the option of

surgery on his left knee and ankle but chose gel injections for his knee to try to replace and rebuild the missing cartilage.Without car-tilage, as arthritis sufferers know, the medical condition is “bone on bone,” a painful and debilitating condition. For 18 months, Cotto was bedridden and due to steroid medication, his weight ballooned from 260 to 420 pounds. Finally in April, he was fitted

for a brace for his lower leg to help relieve the pressure and the pain. “It was a plain white brace,

very clinical, and I am a colorful guy. I wanted to make that brace part of my personality.” By chance Cotto thought about

having the brace airbrushed and went to a business in Port St. Lucie, but it was shut down. But with his artistic idea in mind, Jose googled for another airbrush business and found www.danger-ouscurves.biz, a custom airbrush and design business in Palm City, also owned jointly by Mark Smith and Todd Harris. He took a look at the imaginative and detailed paintings on motorcycles and the military and patriotic airbrush work and made an appointment to meet and discuss his vision.

“We talked for about 45 min-utes and I told Mark about my disability and what happened to me over the years, what led me to be in the situation I am in now,” he said. As they talked, Cotto shared

his imaginative design for the brace in words. He wanted it be like a 3D view of his actual tibia bone, the damage from the injuries and fractures sustained. Cotto noted, “I like the movie ‘Ter-minator’ and I wanted to incor-porate some of that same robotic quality onto my leg and brace.” A few days later, Mark phoned

Cotto and told him that his business would like to donate the artwork design and airbrushing services. “Honestly, it was a matter of

Jose being in the right place at the right time,” Smith said. Smith and Harris have a

Photo by Beverly Bevis Jones Jose Cotto admires the detailed airbrush artwork on the brace for his disabled leg.

For Veteran Voice

“We have been working on a special project to airbrush prosthetic legs and arms for veterans and other disabled

people. We are about to launch it and this was actually a great opportunity for us to show off

what we can do.”

Mark SmithCo-owner

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See BRACE page 6

Airbrush company creates custom designsfor prosthetic limbs

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it will run too quickly,” Sharkey said. “Once the temperature is satisfied, it’ll shut off regardless of the humidity in the house. Think of it as two horses pulling a cart; the reduction of tempera-ture and humidity have to be at the same time. In order to do that, the equipment has to be

sized correctly to the load.” OK, time to back up and explain

what happened. Was a time in America when

newspapers were widely seen as the homes of heroes. There’s a reason why Superman’s alter ego, Clark Kent, was a reporter when he made his first appear-

AIR from page 3

Dear Sir:

I am writing this letter for two reasons. First to personally express my heartfelt appreciation to the managing editor of the Veteran’s Voice (Ms. Tammy Raits) and secondly to inform the veterans just how much can be accomplished when you put your problems in the right hands.

Approximately two years ago, we purchased a brand new AC and air handler for our home in Titusville. We continuously had prob-lems with proper cooling and exceptionally high electric bills due to the failure of the new system. The company tried everything to fix these problems, mostly by having us spend more money on such items as vents, expensive thermostats, and duct work. Before the problem could be fixed the owner of the AC business that sold us the system unexpectedly died.

In October, I started writing letters to the manufacturer and the the manufacturer’s parent company. These letters were sent to the CEO/president of both companies (all were certified receipt). From October 2012 to March 2013, we were ignored. Then, by chance I picked up a copy of Veteran Voice and decided to call out of desperation. As luck would have it, I was put in contact with Ms. Tammy Raits, who sounded so positive about helping us that I felt my luck had changed. True to her word, she contacted a Mr. Kevin Sharkey, who called me and asked what he could do to help. I forwarded all the letters and informed him how we had been ignored. Less than two weeks later I received a call from a gentle-man who worked in Residential Resolution office of the manufac-turer’s parent company.

This individual, who had been briefed on our situation, started off our conversation with “We are going to fix this, no matter what it takes.”

Last week the manufacturer put in all new equipment, even some upgrades, with no cost to us. They have done a superb job. But I must wander what would have happened if Veteran Voice had not gotten involved!!!

I hope this helps veterans out who feel they have been taken advantage of and that no one cares. You have a true friend in the Veteran Voice and it does have the power to help.

It is good to know that we have people like these, the Veteran Voice staff who truly look after our interest.

Thank you.

Gary G. Miller Titusville

Thank you, Veteran Voice

See AIR page 7

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shared philosophy of contributing to the community and helping those in need. “We have been working on a

special project to airbrush pros-thetic legs and arms for veterans and other disabled people. We are about to launch it and this was actually a great opportu-nity for us to show off what we can do,” Smith said. “Although Jose’s brace is different (than a prosthetic limb), it’s exactly the idea we are pursuing. Offering a unique, custom-designed and painted durable finish for the prosthesis so that the wearer can feel as comfortable as possible wearing the new limb. We hope we can help with the emotional recovery process of the patient by making the prosthetic appear life-like. We create flesh tones, scars, tattoos, anything the individual may imagine or want. We hope this art will aid in their recovery and healing.” Todd Harris is headed to Wash-

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For further information, call Crown Collision Center at (772) 370-6348 or visit the website at www.dangerouscurves.biz.

BRACE from page 4

Latest initiative aimed at reducing claims backlog

Photo courtesy of Beverly Bevis JonesTodd Harris, left and Mark Smith, right, with Jose Cotto with his newly custom designed airbrushed brace, at Crown Collision Center in Palm City.

WASHINGTON – As part of its ongoing effort to accelerate the elim-

ination of the disability compensation claims backlog, the Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs announced that it is mandating overtime for claims processors in its 56 regional benefits offices. This surge, which will be implemented through the end of fiscal year 2013, will be targeted to eliminating the backlogged status of claims. The additional overtime hours that will be worked during this period will be used to help eliminate the backlog with continued emphasis on high-priority claims for homeless veterans and those claiming

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ance in Action Comics, 1938. In today’s world, Kent would proba-bly be a firefighter/EMT. Reporters and the newspa-

pers they worked for were once respected. They were seen as tough, bold. They got things done, made things change. That’s disappeared over time, and prob-ably for some good reasons. Still, when Miller was having

problems with a new air con-ditioner he bought in 2010, he turned to Veteran Voice to help him get a resolution. “From the beginning we had a

problem that it would not cool the house proportionately,” Miller said. “It would be cool one side of the house and not the other.”Among other problems, Miller’s

wife, Pam, had medical condi-tions that were worsened by the humidity lingering in the home. Miller had local air conditioning companies putting bandages after bandages on the problem. None were working. “I wrote a letter,” Miller said. “I

wrote a letter to the CEO. I also sent one to the president. I never heard a word.”He wrote more letters. Nothing.There’s a mathematical theory

called “Six degrees of separation.” It holds that no two people on the planet are more than six mutual acquaintances apart from each

other. This theory is often applied to resolving problems. Miller encountered Veteran Voice

editor Tammy Raits at the 36th annual Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum & TICO Air-Show in March. “I explained (everything) to

her, and she said, ‘Send me the letters,’” Miller said. “She said, ‘I think I know a guy who can help us.’” That was Sharkey. “Tammy (Raits) contacted me

and told me she had a veteran who was having problems with his air conditioner,” Sharkey said. “It was a considerable dis-tance from my coverage area.” It turned out that Sharkey had

recently returned from an Air Conditioner Contractors of Amer-ica convention where he’d met the people who could fix Miller’s problem. He just didn’t know that until … “I called (Miller) up, and he told

me the history of the system and the size of his house,” Sharkey said. “It appeared just by looking at the front page that the sys-tem was too big and would never work right.”

Sharkey called his newfound contacts. That’s when things started changing for Miller. “Not two weeks later I got a call

from the resolution department,” he said. The company recognized that

one of its dealers had sold Miller a five-ton unit for a house need-ing a four-ton, and replaced it free of charge. “We’re in better shape than we

were,” Miller said. “The humidity seems better.” He credits Veteran Voice. “The Veteran Voice is something

more than just to read,” he said. “It’s got some power.”Well, in his case, the “power”

was probably in two degrees of separation from a person who could fix his problem. One was an air-conditioner contractor who’s been in the business since 1989 and made a lot of acquain-tances. But sometimes news-papers still do what the First Amendment was crafted for and live up in their small ways to the sacrifices of service members who died protecting it. Sharkey Air is at stuartair.com

or call (772) 220-2487.

Among other problems, Miller’s wife, Pam, had medical conditions that were worsened

by the humidity lingering in the home. Miller had local air conditioning companies putting bandages after bandages on the problem.

None were working.

AIR from page 5

financial hardship, the terminal-ly ill, former prisoners of war, Medal of Honor recipients, and veterans filing Fully Developed Claims.“VA is dedicated to provid-

ing veterans with the care and benefits they have earned and deserve,” said VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki. “This increased overtime initiative will provide more veterans with decisions on their claims and will help us achieve our goal of eliminating the claims backlog.”This is the latest effort in support of the Secretary’s plan to reduce

the backlog. Last month, the VA announced an initiative to expe-dite compensation claims decisions for veterans who have waited one year or longer. On April 19, VA began prioritizing claims deci-sions for veterans who have been waiting the longest, by providing provisional decisions that allow eligible veterans to begin collecting compensation benefits quickly. With a provisional decision, a veter-an has a year to submit additional information to support a claim before the decision becomes final. “We’re committed to getting veterans decisions on their claims as

quickly and accurately as possible,” said Undersecretary for Benefits Allison A. Hickey. “We need to surge our resources now to help those who have waited the longest and end the backlog.”Claims for Wounded Warriors separating from the military for med-

ical reasons will continue to be handled separately and on a priority basis with the Department of Defense through the Integrated Dis-ability Evaluation System. On average, Wounded Warriors separat-ing through IDES currently receive VA compensation benefits in two months following their separation from service.Veterans can learn more about disability benefits on the joint De-

partment of Defense — VA web portal eBenefits at www.ebenefits.va.gov.

CLAIMS from page 6

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and recalls beautiful postwar life stories, as they embark on their own Honor Flight. The concept of the film was

so moving that it united 28,442 people in Milwaukee Brewers’ Miller Park for the star-spangled premiere, setting a Guinness Book World Record for the larg-est attendance at a film screen-ing. The film not only honors the

legacy of the WWII veterans, but also provides a much-needed perspective – challenging the audience to think deeply about what it means to live in freedom. “The movie is a great tribute to

our veterans and opens the eyes of the community to how import-ant Honor Flight is for these men and women. I am so thankful to Treasure Coast Hospice for help-ing raise awareness of the need to continue this vital program,” says Donna True, honor flight guardian volunteer. Lori Posdal, director of com-

munity relations at Treasure Coast Hospice, added, “Keeping with the spirit of the film, we will recognize all those in attendance who have served in our armed

forces.” Admission is free, but space

is limited. Reserve your seat at tchospice.org/flight or contact Mayce DelValle at (772) 403-1758. The screening is open to all ages, and the venue is handi-cap accessible. Honor Flight is a nonprofit

organization created solely to honor America’s WWII and termi-nally ill veterans for all their sac-rifices. Since 2005, it has flown more than 100,000 veterans to Washington, DC. Southeast Florida is one of 117 hubs across the country. Funds are raised to guarantee that every WWII veter-an fly absolutely free. Donations to Southeast Flori-

da Honor Flight are welcomed. Treasure Coast Hospice is a

nonprofit community organiza-tion of caring professionals and dedicated volunteers whose mis-sion is to provide compassionate, comprehensive, high-quality care for patients and those who share their lives in St. Lucie and Mar-tin counties. Services are avail-able to anyone regardless of their ability to pay, including counsel-ing and bereavement services.

MOVIE from page 8

CLUES ACROSS 1. Chicago time 4. And hearty 8. In a murderous frenzy

(var. sp.) 10. Substance that imparts

a hue 11. Italian’s capital 12. Oral flavors 13. The Pitt Family artist,

Wm. 15. Most buffoonish 16. A group of 8 17. Overlords 18. Camera artists 21. Resinlike substance in

shellac 22. Fundamentally import-

ant 23. Fishing implement 24. Hamilton’s bill 25. An adult female hog 26. Emergency broadcast

network 27. Transcending national

boundaries 34. Applied by spreading 35. Lower in esteem 36. Entered the noneating

larval stage 37. Nears 38. Woke up 39. Selfs 40. Parts 41. Dry: esp. of vegetation 42. Knot in a tree 43. River in NE Scotland

CLUES DOWN 1. Drive-in server 2. Kiss 3. Red fruit eaten as a

vegetable 4. Foot and legwear 5. Changes 6. Wind deposited silt 7. Formerly (archaic) 9. Gold fineness measure 10. Military snack bar 12. Capital of Uzbekistan 14. Old Tokyo 15. Heat in a microwave 17. A waterproof raincoat 19. Stared sullenly

20. Slang for cool 23. Revolves 24. Don’t know when yet 25. Sports shoe 26. Opposite of beginning 27. Chevy sedan model 28. Communist nickname 29. 007’s Flemming 30. Drama awards 31. Badgered 32. Towards land 33. Leaseholder 34. Capital of Gyeonggi-do 36. Yellowstone or Central

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The Military Officers luncheon is Tuesday, June 18, at the Tides, Patrick Air Force Base. Social at 11:30 a.m., call to order at noon and program at 12:20. The speaker is Rick Cloutier, director of operations at Melbourne International Airport. The colors will be posted by Rockledge JROTC. The meal selections are garlic shrimp w/basil over linquine or

Fresh Fruit Plate w/low-fat cottage cheese. The cost is $12.50 and reservations can be made by calling Joe or Ruth at (321) 453-2947 prior to Friday, June 14.

Military Officers luncheon set forTuesday, June 18

When should the flag be flown at half-staff?An easy way to remember when

to fly the United States flag at half-staff is to consider when the whole nation is in mourning. These periods of mourning are proclaimed either by the pres-ident of the United States, for national remembrance, or the governor of a state or territory, for local remembrance, in the event of a death of a member or former member of the federal, state or territorial government or judicia-ry. The heads of departments and agencies of the federal govern-ment may also order that the flag be flown at half-staff on build-ings, grounds and naval vessels under their jurisdiction.On Memorial Day the flag should

be flown at half-staff from sun-rise until noon only, then raised briskly to the top of the staff until sunset, in honor of the nation’s battle heroes.In the early days of our country,

no regulations existed for flying the flag at half-staff and, as a re-sult, there were many conflicting policies. But on March 1, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower issued a proclamation on the proper times.The flag should fly at half-staff

for 30 days at all federal build-

ings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States and its territories and possessions after the death of the president or a former president. It is to fly 10 days at half-staff after the death of the vice president, the chief justice or a retired chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, or the speaker of the House of Representatives. For an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a member of the Cabinet, a former vice president, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the ma-jority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, or the minority leader of the House of Represen-tatives the flag is to be displayed at half-staff from the day of death until interment.The flag is to be flown at half-

staff at all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels in the Washington, D.C., area on the day and day after the death of a United States senator, represen-tative, territorial delegate, or the resident commissioner from the

Flying the American flag at half-staff

From the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

FOR VETERAN VOICE

See HALF-STAFF page 11

In the early days of our country, no regulations

existed for flying the flag at half--staff and, as a result,

there were many conflicting policies. But on March 1, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower issued a proclamation on the

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a previous interview.Smolen was overwhelmed al-

ready with organizing a reception party counted in the hundreds. Lots of people had flags there, so in her weariness Smolen was at first a bit dismissive. “Honestly, at that point I was

like, ‘Ugh,’” she said. Nevertheless, she met with

Fucigna. “He starts to show me a duffle

bag of flags,” Smolen said. “They were all on this rope. He said, “These flags are flags I’ve been picking up from roadways since 9/11.’”That’s when she realized the

value and power of what Fucigna had done. “I told him, please, please come

again,” Smolen said. Fucigna took her up on that at

the last Operation Homecoming, May 25. “It’s grown from that,” Fucigna

said. “They invited me to serve as a guardian on the Sept. 7 flight.” Fucigna said his wife, Cindy, is

supportive of his efforts, although there were those weeks when a 250-foot rope was hanging in the house as he carefully stitched flags on it. “When you have that many feet,

if has to go somewhere,” he said. “I had one end tied to the back door and the other somewhere in the living room. It was blocking everything in the whole house.” And the other thing — she wor-

ries about his safety. “She’s not crazy about me pull-

ing off on the side of the road,” Fucigna said. “It’s true, if people don’t notice a flag in the gutter, they don’t notice a guy going over to pick it up.”He recommended that only those

with acute senses, good reflex-es, and reasonably light traffic around them stop for fallen flags by roadsides. Fucigna said that he’s willing to

take the flag display to show any group that wants to see it. He told Veteran Voice there’s no need to publish his contact information. “I’ve noticed that people find me

if they want to,” he said. He has more rescued flags that

could be displayed, but ran out of rope long ago. “I’ve had people ask me if they

can have a flag, so I’ve sent them off,” he said. He’s declined donations, asking

those who wish to support his efforts to save flags to instead send money to the Little Flower Children and Family Service of New York, or to any other chari-ties helping children. Little Flower is at littleflowerny.org. “A few of the people we knew in

the Twin Towers were supporters of it,” Fucigna said. Guidelines for displaying and

retiring the Stars and Stripes is in Title 4 of the “United States Code.” The full text is available from the Cornell University Law School, law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/4/chapter-1

FLAGS from page 1

Commonwealth of Puer-to Rico. It should also be flown at half-staff on all federal facilities in the state, congressional dis-trict, territory, or common-wealth of these officials.Upon the death of the

governor of a state, territo-ry or possession, the flag should be flown at half-staff on all federal facilities in that governor’s state, territory or possession from the day of death until interment.The president may order

the flag to be flown at half-staff to mark the death of other officials, former officials, or foreign digni-taries. In addition to these occasions, the president may order half-staff dis-play of the flag after other tragic events.The flag should be briskly

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