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18th Annual Veterans Day Parade November 8, 2014 A Salute to Those Who Served


3Welcome to the 18th annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade!on behalf of the Long Beach Veterans Day Committee, we thank you for attending today tohonor our many veterans who have served in the armed Forces of the united states. it is becauseof their service that we enjoy all of our many freedoms.

We want to recognize this years major sponsors Edison international and the Port of LongBeach. We are pleased to, once again, partner with them to bring you this parade. rough theirhelp we are again able to produce an event to appropriately honor our veterans.

e Long Beach Veterans Day Committee is a 501c3 organization made up of community volun-teers. it is responsible for the planning and presentation of this event. is parade is unique in thatit is not sponsored by a government entity as are other events of its kind in southern California.

Planning for this parade is a year round eort that results in an event that can be enjoyed by the entire family. agreat deal of research has gone into the information presented in this souvenir program. it is our hope that youwill take time to read and learn about the branches of the united states armed Forces from the facts presented.

success of todays event is due to the eorts of many people. We thank the many parade participants, the paradespectators and the many individuals who have worked so diligently to produce this parade. We want to expressour special thanks to the following:

our many Community sponsors JCL traffic Control Beacon house association Volunteers Charter Communications Pageantry Productions our many Community Volunteers

We invite you to sit back and enjoy the parade as we give our salute to ose Who served.

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now in its 18th year, the Long Beach Veterans Day Paradehas grown from humble origins into a family-oriented eventthat attracts close to ten thousand people. themed a saluteto those Who served, the parade is a way we all can honorour veterans, from all branches of the military and from all eras.

now, more than ever before, we need to let our troops knowthat they are supported and that we appreciate they are outthere fighting for our freedom. thats what this whole day ofcelebration is about, said Martha thuente, a member of theVeterans Day Parade committee.

the Long Beach Veterans Day Parade has grown far beyond any-thing former City Councilman Jerry shultz imagined back in 1996.his original goal was to create a patriotic event in Long Beach. heformed a committee of activists in north Long Beach, and theycame up with the idea of having a parade.

one hundred and eight men from Long Beach were killedin Vietnam, and they were never recognized by their own city.these men came from all five of our local high schools. theVeterans Day parade was created to honor all branches ofservice from all of the wars, said shultz. the parade has

been going pretty strong for a long time now. i rememberthe very first parade. We had to pass the hat to get themoney we needed to buy incidentals. and then we justkept growing, and getting bigger and bigger.

the first two years, the parade was held on Labor Dayweekend. in 1998 it was moved to Veterans Day weekend.

the first few years were very low key. We were really ahometown parade. then the parade began to grow, notonly in terms of size but also in notoriety. about ten yearsago we began working with a professional parade produc-tion company. We just keep growing and adding to theevent, said thuente.

Echoing the sentiment, Jerry shultz stated, today the pa-rade has a military grand marshal and honorary grand mar-shal. i urge everyone to come out, whether or not you werein the military, whether or not you have relatives that servedin the military. as we speak, weve got several hundred thou-sand soldiers in harms way in iraq, afghanistan and other placesaround the world. its important that everyone comes out toshow them how much we appreciate their service.

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Partial List of Parade ParticipantsEXCHANGE CLUB OF LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH POLY HIGH SCHOOL JR ROTCLONG BEACH POLY HIGH SCHOOL BAND

MAYOR ROBERT GARCIASS LANE VICTORY

COUNCILMAN REX RICHARDSON/DISTRICT 9THE PHILIPPINE SCOUT HERITAGE SOCIETY/ CALIFORNIA STATE

CALIFORNIA STATE MILITARY RESERVECOUNCILWOMAN LENA GONZALEZ / DISTRICT 1

SKIPPY DEE KLOWNCOUNCILWOMEN SUZIE PRICE/STACY MUNGO

VFW 4TH DISTRICTCOUNCILMAN PATRICK O'DONNELL / DISTRICT 4LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL NAVY JR ROTCCOUNCILMAN DEE ANDREWS / DISTRICT 6BALLET FOLKLORICO ALMA DE ORO6386TH RESERVE TRAINING UNIT

LAKEWOOD AMERICAN LEGION POST 496PFC BILL WARD/ MAN OF THE YEAR/ LAKEWOOD VFW

COUNCILMAN ROBERT URANGA/ DISTRICT 7RESERVE ENLISTED TRAINING CORPSCOUNCILMAN AL AUSTIN / DISTRICT 8

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON / INTERNATIONALPORT OF LONG BEACH

CALIFORNIA YOUTH SPIRIT CORPSSTEVE PECK / CEO / U.S. VETS / GRAND MARSHAL

SUPERVISOR DON KNABETHE NEW BUFFALO SOLDIERSHONORARY GRAND MARSHAL

LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT/K9LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT/BOAT

LONG BEACH POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONLONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT/ANTIQUE CARS

LONG BEACH MOUNTED POLICELONG BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT/CERT

LONG BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT/ AMBASSADORSNORTH PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL BANDPARAMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL JR ROTC

CHIEF CLIFFORD A CHAFFEERANCHO JALISCOAMVETS POST 48

GOLDWING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATIONBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA / LONG BEACH AREA

HONORING OUR FALLENBARSTOW JR. HIGH SCHOOL BANDSIGNAL TRIBUNE NEWSPAPERLONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE

LITTLE MISS/TEEN/MISS/MRS. LONG BEACHKEITH CARR

FRIENDS OF LONG BEACH ANIMALSPETER WRIGHTRANCHO ARROYO

COMBAT INFANTRY MENS ASSOCIATIONVFW 8615

VFW WOMEN'S AUXILIARY POST 8615PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA - CA CHAPTERUNITED STATES NAVAL SEA CADETS CORPS

COMPTON CHARROSCSULB VETERANS NETR & VETNET ALLIES

JACK SCHUMAN

LINDSEY WRAP MIDDLE SCHOOLCABRILLO HIGH SCHOOL NJROTC

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YELLOW SUBMARINE/AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFICKIWANIS OF BIXBY KNOLLS/ NORTH LONG BEACH

CAMBODIAN VETERANS OF THE IKAUPTOWN LONG BEACH LIONS

VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA CHAPTER 756PHARAOHS CAR CLUBRUN FOR THE WALLCUB SCOUT PACK 140

DANA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND/SAN PEDROSUNBURST YOUTH ACADEMY

BELLFLOWER/LONG BEACH ELKS LODGE # 888POOLS OF HOPE

JOHN ARAMBULA JR.LUIS MICHAEL ADAME

MILITARY VEHICLE COLLECTORS CLUB/ PURPLE HEART JOHNIKA AND KHMER VETERANS FREEDOM FIGHTER OF CAMBODIA

NAACPAMERICAN VETERANS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS

VETERANS NATIONAL GUARD OF NICARAGUAMILITARY FAMILIES SPEAK OUT

MONTFORD POINT MARINE ASSOCIATIONSOUTH BAY YOUNG MENTORS

MISS COMPTON SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANTMARK KEPPEL HIGH SCHOOL BAND

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On this Veterans Day I am honored to recognize our veterans for their courage and sacrifices while

preserving the freedom of our country. CONGRESSMAN ALAN LOWENTHAL Paid for and Authorized by Alan Lowenthal for Congress. ID# C00498212


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stephen J. Peck, who served as a Ma-rine ocer in Vietnam, heads the nation'slargest nonprot devoted to providedhousing and other essential services to at-risk veterans.

united states Veterans initiative(u.s.VEts), which opened its rst facil-ity in Los angeles in 1992, has grown to11 sites in six states and the District of Co-lumbia, serving more than 2,000 veterans aday. Yearly, u.s.VEts helps 3,500 veteransnd housing and more than 1,000 veteransgain full-time jobs.

Peck, 65, says he learned in the MarineCorps, "if you don't go where the trouble is,you can't solve the problem."

as u.s. involvement in iraq andafghanistan continue to wind down, the is-sues of veteran unemployment, homelessness,Post traumatic stress Disorder and trau-matic Brain injuries have reached critical lev-els. Eighteen veterans a day commit suicidein the united states.

"our job at u.s.VEts is to engage theenemy at home -- the enemy of homelessness,

disillusionment and disappointment -- tolet these men and women know there is apath forward," says Peck.

Peck graduated from northwesternuniversity in 1968 and entered the MarineCorps that same year. in Vietnam, he was arst lieutenant in the 1st Marine Division, serv-ing as a forward observer outside of Danang in1969, receiving the navy CommendationMedal. During his service in Vietnam, his iconicfather, actor gregory Peck, was a very visibleopponent of the war. "My father opposed thewar but passionately supported the men whofought in Vietnam," Peck says. "he was oneof the rst members of the u.s.VEts hon-orary board of directors, as were several of hisvery famous friends." aer his service, Peckfollowed his father into the movie business,devoting his talents to documentary lms.

Eventually, a series of lms on homelessnessand veteran's issues compelled him to movefrom behind the camera to become a full-time advocate.

Peck went to work helping the Veter-ans administration place homeless veteransinto housing and eventually joined the or-ganization that became u.s.VEts as Di-rector of Community Development in1996. he was appointed president andCEo in august 2010. u.s.VEts strivesto empower each veteran to take respon-sibility for his or her success, guiding themtowards independence in the community,developing their workforce skills and sup-porting recovery by maintaining a drugand alcohol free environment at its sites.

Peck earned his Masters Degree insocial Work from usC in 1997. he hasbeen honored by the national Coalitionfor homeless Veterans, the usC schoolof social Work, the american Legionauxiliary, and the City of Long Beach.

Peck and his wife, Kristine Kidd, afood writer and culinary consultant, andthe former Food Editor of Bon Appetitmagazine, live with their Labrador re-triever, atticus, in the Los angeles com-munity of topanga Canyon. he has agrown son, Ethan, an actor; and a grownstep-daughter, Marisa, a writer.

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The Port of Long Beach is proud to support and participate in the 2014 Long Beach Veterans Day Parade a Salute to Those Who Served.

We are honored to join hands with our Long Beach neighbors to remember the men and women, in all branches of the United States Armed Forces, who made the commitment to serve and protect our great nation.

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Eric Cornell joined the united states Marine Corps reserve in December2003. During his tour of duty, his duty stations included the Marine Corps Com-bat Development Command in Quantico, Virginia, and the Marine Corps BaseCamp in Pendelton, California. Eric le the Marine Corps reserve in December2006 and rejoined the united states naval reserve in november 2007 where hehas served ever since.

Eric serves as a navy Master at arms (equivalent to a military police ocer),and has attained the ran of Petty ocer second Class. his duty stations have in-cluded: naval surface Warfare Center Corona, Ca; naval auxiliary LandingField san Clemente island; and he is currently assigned to naval security Forces,naval Base Ventura County.

Eric helped provide operational support during Exercise solid Curtain/Citadelshield. is training exercise assessed the response level of all naval security forcesin the united states to various threats. additionally, he has provided security forcesupport at naval surface Warfare Center Corona, and naval air Facility El Centro.

Eric began his police career as a recruit in LBPD academy Class #85 in october2008. however, the growing need to combat international terror required his

service. e military called him to active duty in the middle of his police training, and hereported for duty in november 2008 as part of the training deployment in support ofoperation Enduring Freedom. he served at both nrtC great Lakes, illinois, and Lack-land aFB, texas, during that period while awaiting orders for overseas deployment.

Eric has been awarded the national Defense service medal, the global War on terrorismservice medal, and thenavy reserve Merito-rious service medal.

Eric returned fromactive duty in april2009, and the LongBeach Police Depart-ment oered him a po-sition in Jail Divisionas a Detention oceruntil another academyclass could be formed.Due to the worldwide

economic recession, there was no police academy for severalyears. Eric stayed with Jail Division from april 2009 until May2013, when he was selected to be part of LBPD Police acad-emy Class #86. he is currently assigned to north Division Pa-trol and will complete his eld training in December of thisyear.

e Long Beach Police ocers association and the LongBeach Police Department recognize and commend ocer EricCornell for his service to both his country and his local com-munity. We are extremely proud to have him as a member ofour law enforcement team.

Welcome Home Kitsfor Veterans

The Salvation Army in Long Beach is continuing its programto assist homeless Veterans and Veteran Families who are being

re-housed though HUD-VASH to set up housekeepingby bridging a gap in basic services by providing

"Welcome (to your new) Home" kits that have dishes, pots and pans, glasses, flatware, kitchen towels and utensils, bath towels,

bath mats and rugs, trash can, soap and tooth brush holdersand a $40 gift card. The value of these kits is $300, and funds

are needed to continue this important program that is changingthe lives of Veterans and Veteran families in our community.

To make a donation or sponsor a "Welcome Home" Kit,please contact Major Judy Hedgren, Acting Social Service Director

at 562.247.3524, or [email protected]

Honorary Grand Marshalocer Eric Cornell


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According tothe national se-curity Act of1947, the Airforces mis-sion is to pre-pare the airforces necessaryfor effective pros-ecution of war unlessassigned otherwise and, in accordancewith integrated joint mobilizationplans, for the expansion of the peace-time components of the Air force tomeet the needs of war. the Air forceis actually one of three military depart-ments within the department of de-fense. it is managed by the civiliansecretary of the Air force and underthe control of the secretary of defense.

their jobs include explosive ord-nance disposal, combat rescue,pararescue, security forces, combatcontrol, combat weather tactical aircontrol party and agents who disarmbombs, rescue downed or isolated per-sonnel, call in air strikes and set uplanding zones in forward locations.however, other jobs range from flightcombat operations to working in a din-ing facility. these fields include com-puter specialties, mechanic specialties,communications systems, avionics

technicians, medical specialties, civilengineering, public affairs and more.

the us Army signal Corps beganthe Aeronautical division in 1907, inthe wake of the Wright brothersflight at Kitty hawk in 1903. the di-vision experimented with aircraft andmostly explored balloons and dirigi-bles. in 1914, the Army started theAviation section of the signal Corps,and soon thereafter World War ibegan. however, all the other euro-pean combatants aeriel technologyoutstripped American technology.

President Woodrow Wilson tooknotice and established the Army Airservice, placed directly under the Wardepartment, on May 24, 1918. theAir service grew to more than 19,000officers, 178,000 enlisted men and11,754 aircrafts. Post-war demobi-lization and a name change resultedin the Air Corps, a modest peacetimeoperation.

World War ii came. the depart-ment of War created the Army Airforces (AAf) and deemed it equal tothe Army Ground forces. the AirCorps remained a branch of the Army,subordinate to the AAf. the AAffought in every theater of war and had80,000 aircraft and 2.4 million per-sonnel at its peak. Again, America de-mobilized post-war, and the us Airforce finally earned its independence

from the Army on september 18,1947.

the increased power of new avia-tion technology, the Vietnam War andthe Cold War arms race acceleratedthe capabilities of the us Air force.the Air force also began to explorespace with the advent of launch vehi-cles and orbital satellites. in the1970s, the Air force focused on mod-ernizing its fleet and missiles. theiran hostage crisis spurred America tofurther develop the Air force. by the1990s, a collapsed soviet union ledthe us to streamline the Air forceand downsize it overall.

Colorsultramarine blue and Air forceyellowMotto Aim high ... fly-fight-WinSong the Air force songOff we go into the wild blue yonder,Climbing high into the sun;Here they come zooming to meet ourthunder,At em boys, Give er the gun! (Giveer the gun now!)Down we dive, spouting our flamefrom under,Off with one helluva roar!We live in fame or go down in flame.Hey!Nothing'll stop the US Air Force!Minds of men fashioned a crate ofthunder,

Sent it high into the blue;Hands of men blasted the world asun-der;How they lived God only knew! (Godonly knew then!)Souls of men dreaming of skies to con-querGave us wings, ever to soar!With scouts before And bombers ga-lore. Hey!Nothing'll stop the US Air Force!Here's a toast to the hostOf those who love the vastness of thesky,To a friend we send a message of hisbrother men who fly.We drink to those who gave their all ofold,Then down we roar to score the rain-bows pot of gold.A toast to the host of men we boast, theUS Air Force!Zoom!Off we go into the wild sky yonder,Keep the wings level and true;If you'd live to be a grey-haired won-derKeep the nose out of the blue! (Out ofthe blue, boy!)Flying men, guarding the nation's bor-der,We'll be there, followed by more!In echelon we carry on. Hey!Nothingll stop the US Air Force!

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the Armyis the oldestbranch ofthe us mil-itary that

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tary operations. their missionis to fight and win wars byproviding prompt, sustainedland dominance across therange of military operationsand spectrum of conflict insupport of commanders. theyaccomplish missions assignedby the President, secretary ofdefense and combatant com-manders.

the Army is divided intomajor branches: Air defenseArtillery, infantry, Aviation,signal Corps, Corps of engi-neers and Armor. the Army ismade up of three components.the active component is theregular Army. the two re-serve components are theArmy national Guard and theArmy reserve. these arepart-time soldiers who trainonce a month. these areknown as unit-training assem-blies. they conduct two tothree weeks of annual trainingeach year.

the Army is led by acivilian secretary of theArmy, who conducts all af-fairs of the Army under theauthority, direction and con-trol of the secretary of de-fense. the Chief of the staffis the highest-ranked militaryofficer in the Army. this per-son is the military advisor andexecutive agent for the secre-tary of the Army along with aJoint Chiefs of staff member,a body of the service chiefsfrom each of the departmentof defense military serviceswho advise the President,secretary of defense and na-tional security Council.

the Army also has bothan operational and institu-tional portion. the opera-tional Army consists ofarmies, corps, divisions,brigades and battalions thatconduct a full spectrum of in-ternational operations. theinstitutional Army trains,equips, deploys and ensurereadiness to support the oper-ational Army.

it began as the Continen-tal Army in 1775, formed bythe second Continental Con-gress in response to the rev-olutionary War. GeorgeWashington was its com-

mander-in-chief. Prior to thisformalized national army,there were only cobbled-to-gether, local militias withouta chain of command. Wash-ington described his newarmy as, A mixed multitudeof people under very littlediscipline, order or govern-ment.

With the revolutionaryWar over, the ContinentalCongress disbanded the Con-tinental Army in 1784. Con-gress did not wish the unitedstates to have a standing armyduring peacetime. however,conflicts with native Ameri-cans spurred Congress toallow and create the legionof the united states. its foursub-legions would go on tobecome the first four regi-ments of the us Army.

the Army went on to fightthe british in the War of 1812,then afterwards was heavilyinvolved in us western ex-pansion, fighting nativeAmericans and winning theMexican-American War in1848. the Civil War began in1861 and split the nation, andthe Army. the Army re-com-bined in its aftermath and wonthe spanish-American War in1898, followed by victory in

the Philippine-American War,which lasted from 1899 to1902.

As America entered the20th century, it entered bothWorld War i and World War ii.

next came the Korean Waramid the larger Cold War, fol-lowed by the Vietnam War.the 1990s saw the PersianGulf War in response to the in-vasion of Kuwait. the 2000switnessed the military occupa-tion of Afghanistan and iraq inthe wake of 9/11.

Motto this Well defendOfficial song of the Armythe Army Goes rollingAlong Intro: March along, sing oursong, with the Army of the freeCount the brave, count thetrue, who have fought to vic-toryWere the Army and proud ofour nameWere the Army and proudlyproclaim

Verse: First to fight for theright,And to build the Nationsmight,And The Army Goes RollingAlong

Proud of all we have done,Fighting till the battles won,And the Army Goes RollingAlong.

Refrain: Then its Hi! Hi! Hey!The Armys on its way.Count off the cadence loudand strong (TWO! THREE!)For where eer we go,You will always knowThat The Army Goes RollingAlong.

Verse: Valley Forge, Custersranks,San Juan Hill and Pattonstanks,And the Army went rollingalongMinute men, from the start,Always fighting from theheart,And the Army keeps rollingalong.

Verse: Men in rags, men whofroze,Still that Army met its foes,And the Army went rollingalong.Faith in God, then were right,And well fight with all ourmight,As the Army keeps rollingalong.

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18th Annual Veterans Day Parade November 8, 2014A History of Our Military Branches

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Aug. 4, 1790 as partof the tariff Act. ten vesselswould enforce federal and tarifflaws, and stop smuggling. As theinfant nation grew, the scope ofthe revenue Cutter servicegrew. the us Coast Guard wasfounded then, but it was estab-lished on Jan. 28, 1915 to be anofficial military branch. there are11 missions dealing with ports,waterways and coastal security,drug interdiction, aids navigation,search and rescue, living marineservices, marine safety, defensereadiness, migrant interdiction,marine environmental protection,ice operations and other law en-forcements. there are 38,000 ac-tive-duty men and women, 8,000reservists, and 35,000 Auxiliarypersonnel who serve in a varietyof job fields ranging from opera-tion specialists and small-boat op-erators and maintenancespecialists to electronic techni-cians and aviation mechanics.

the Coast Guard was createdafter five separate federal serviceswere combined: the u.s. light-house service, the revenue Cut-ter service, the steamboatinspection service, bureau ofnavigation and the u.s. lifesav-ing service. in 1915, a congres-sional act combined thelife-saving service and revenueCutter service to form the CoastGuard. the service was placedunder the control of the treasurydepartment until 1967, when anexecutive order transferred theCoast Guard to the newly formeddepartment of transportation.

Currently, the Coast Guard op-erates under the department ofhomeland security during peace-time and under the navy duringwartime, or by special presiden-tial order. in addition to protectingour nations waterways, the43,327 active-duty members ofthe Coast Guard perform searchand rescue, law enforcement andenvironmental cleanup opera-tions.

the us Coast Guard Academy

is a four-year service academy lo-cated in new london, Conn.Around 225 cadets graduate eachyear. they receive a bachelor ofscience degree and a commissionas an ensign in the Coast Guard.these graduates must serve aminimum of five years on activeduty. some become desk Watchofficers or engineer officers intraining. others can be assigneddirectly to the naval Air stationPensacola for flight training.

the Coast Guards researchdevelopment, test and evalua-tion (rdt&e) program works onmore than 80 projects that supportCoast Guard requirements at anygiven time. this program is madeup of the office of rtd&e atCoast Guard headquarters inWashington, dC and the researchand development Center (rdC)at new london, Connecticut.

in 1915, a Congressional actmerged the revenue Cutter serv-ice with the us life-saving serv-ice, another government agencydevoted to saving the ship-wrecked, and thus made the CoastGuard. the lighthouse servicejoined the Coast Guard in 1939,and Congress moved the Com-merce department's bureau ofMarine inspection and navigationto the Coast Guard in 1946.

the Coast Guard has been in-volved in wars such as the War of1812, the Mexican-American Warand the American Civil War. thelast time the Coast Guard oper-ated as a whole within the navywas during World War ii. usually,military and combat units withinthe Coast Guard will operateunder navy or joint control whileothers remain under the depart-ment of homeland security.

Colors White, Coast Guard blue,Coast Guard redMotto semper Paratus (Alwaysready)Song semper ParatusFrom North and South and Eastand West,The Coast Guards in the fight.Destroying subs and landingtroops,The Axis feels our might.For were the first invaders,On every fighting field.Afloat, ashore, on men and Spars,You'll find the Coast Guardshield.

Were always ready for the call,We place our trust in Thee.

Through howling gale and shotand shell,To win our victory.Semper Paratus is our guide,Our pledge, our motto, too.Were Always Ready, do or die!Aye! Coast Guard, we fight foryou.From Aztec shore to Arctic zone,To Europe and Far East.The Flag is carried by our ships,In times of war and peace.And never have we struck it yet,In spite of foe-men's might,Who cheered our crews andcheered again,For showing how to fight.

Were always ready for the call,We place our trust in Thee.Through howling gale and shotand shell,To win our victory.Semper Paratus is our guide,Our pledge, our motto, too.Were Always Ready, do or die!Aye! Coast Guard, we fight foryou.

Surveyor and Narcissus,The Eagle and Dispatch,The Hudson and the TampaThe names are hard to match;From Barrow's shores toParaguay,

Great Lakes or oceans wave,The Coast Guard fought throughstorms and windsTo punish or to save.

Were always ready for the call,We place our trust in Thee.Through howling gale and shotand shell,To win our victory.Semper Paratus is our guide,Our pledge, our motto, too.We're Always Ready, do or die!Aye! Coast Guard, we fight foryou.

Aye, weve been Always ReadyTo do, to fight, or dieWrite glory to the shield we wearIn letters to the sky.To sink the foe or save the maimedOur mission and our prideWe'll carry on til Kingdom ComeIdeals for which weve died.

Were always ready for the call,We place our trust in Thee.Through howling gale and shotand shell,To win our victory.Semper Paratus is our guide,Our pledge, our motto, too.We're Always Ready, do or die!Aye! Coast Guard, we fight foryou.

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By Rachael RiinContributing Writer

Every person who'sserved our country has astory, but the individualexperience oen gets lostin the enormity of war.e Long Beach VeteransMural was created tohonor our local veteransand share their stories,one person, one face, at atime.

Located in north Long Beach, themural faces the Vietnam Veterans Me-morial in houghton Park. it has alsobeen the starting and nishing point forthe annual Long Beach Veterans DayParade since it was unveiled on VeteransDay in 2006.

Designed by former Long Beachresident and artist art Mortimer, themural depicts images of military menand women from all branches of mili-tary, from the Civil War to the present.e Long Beach mural program, whichis part of the Parks, recreation and Ma-rine department, commissioned Mor-timer to complete the mural.

"aer i got input from the commu-nity, i looked for photographs and im-ages that related to the subject," saidMortimer. "i went to the historical soci-ety, got people's personal photographsand talked to veterans. i always look forpictures that i have some connection to."

e mural displays all six logos ofthe armed forces and a large ag servesas the backdrop for the mural. startingfrom the far le, there is an image from1940 of two Civil War Veterans and

two army ocers saluting. in the centerof the mural, there is a group of CivilWar veterans standing with a drum thatreads "Long Beach Calif. g.a.r.(grand army of the republic) MartialBand."

to the right of the Civil War veter-ans, there are three men celebrating theend of WWi. e man in the centerholding the ag and the sailor on theright have switched hats. at top centerthere are two female pilots. e femalepilot on the le is Loretta Foy, whoserved in the Women airforce servicePilots in WWii. to the right of Foy is afamily picture of Paul Bice, who servedin the south Pacic and the MiddleEast, and his mother.

next to the female pilots are twoarmed servicemen on their base inKorea during the Korean War. ey aresurrounded by the medals that wereawarded to servicemen during Vietnam.Below the female pilots there is animage of Cli Chaee, a career navyman, posing with his biplane in 1937.in 2006, 91-year-old Chaee served ashonorary grand Marshall of the Vet-erans Day Parade.

next to Chaee is a group of veter-ans at the dedication of the Long BeachVietnam Veterans Memorial. to theright of the group of veterans is formercity councilman Jerry shultz, a Vietnamveteran and the driving force behind theLong Beach Vietnam Veterans Memo-rial.

its such an honor to have my pic-ture on the mural, especially when youhave kids. its always nice to be recog-nized for your service, especially as aVietnam vet, said shultz. We didntexactly have a welcoming party whenwe returned. i served my country, i didmy time and i was lucky that i re-turned.

to the right of shultz sits the ussLong Beach, a nuclear-poweredguided missile cruiser that reminds usof Long Beach's once strong navalbase. tuskegee airman aaron her-rington is next to the uss LongBeach. e tuskegee airmen wereamerica's rst black military airmen.herrington graduated from the u.s.army Corps as a second Lieutenant.aer the war, he and his wife Mayciesettled in Long Beach.

e last image is of PFC georgetorres, the rst Long Beach marine todie in iraq. he and his parents livedonly a block from the mural.

"one of my favorite images wasthe picture of PFC george torres,"said Mortimer. "at was really specialbecause he was related to Dora Cortes,one of the ladies from the redevelop-ment agency. she took me to hercousin george's house to meet his par-ents. his parents were from Mexicoand this had been such a blow tothem. e marines had sent back hisbelongings and his parents hadn'topened the box yet. But they openedit for me. it was very emotional forthem. his Purple heart medal was inthere."

Cortes was delighted to nd outthat george was one of the veteransselected to be in the mural.

its an awesome feeling to knowthat my cousin is in the mural and hasaected so many people. When i walkby with somebody, i get to say, 'hey,thats my cousin.' it makes me a proudamerican and makes me proud of myfamily and my culture," said Cortes.

Veterans Mural salutes men, women who served in all branches, wars


This mural is a tribute to long beachveterans in the u.s. armed services. it

is painted on the side of a buildingfacing houghton Park, in north long

beach on the corner of Atlantic Av-enue and harding street. it is directly

across the street from a Vietnam Veter-ans Memorial in the park. this inter-

section is the starting and finishingpoint for long beachs annual Veter-ans day Parade and is a fitting loca-tion to honor long beach veterans.

the mural depicts historical images oflong beach veterans of many con-

flicts, from the Civil War through iraq,as well as medals honoring veterans

for bravery and service. these imagesare arrayed against a patriotic banner

flowing the length of the wall.

This image is of three servicemenon their base in Korea during theKorean War. the soldier in thecenter is the uncle of one of theveterans who helped with theplanning and research of themural. this image is flanked bytwo medals awarded to u.s. ser-vicemen for serving in Vietnam.

this historicalimage is of a

military band ofCivil War veter-ans. the writing

on the bassdrum reads

long beachCalif. G.A.r.

(Grand Army ofthe republic)

Martial band.it is painted

from a histori-cal photo takensome time after

the Civil War.

This painting depictsPfC George torres, thefirst Marine from long

beach killed in iraq.next to PfC torres is

his Purple heart medal,awarded to those in-jured in battle. PfC

torress parents liveabout one block from

the mural site.

Courtesy ArtMortimer.com

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The picture bottom left is of CliffChaffee, a career navy man, posingwith his biplane in 1937. in 2006 Cliffwas 91 years old and was honorarygrand marshal of that years Veteransday Parade. the center image is froma snapshot of a group of veterans taken

at the dedication of the Vietnam Veter-ans Memorial directly across the streetfrom the mural site. the wall behindthe flags in the painting is the wall themural is now painted on. on the rightis an image of Jerry shultz, paintedfrom the last photo taken of him in uni-

form. shultz is a highly decorated Viet-nam veteran who later became a longbeach Councilman for the district themural is in. he was one of the first or-ganizers of the Veterans day Paradeand a major force in the creation of theVietnam Veterans Memorial.

On the left is the uss long beach, a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser.long beach has a long history as the site of a large navy base, now closed, andthe city is home to many navy veterans. on the right is a portrait of Aaron her-rington, who was a tuskegee Airman and long beach resident. the tuskegeeAirmen were a squadron of African-American pilots who performed heroically

and very successfully in europe during WWii, escorting u.s. bombers and inaerial combat with enemy fighters. they never lost a bomber.

e Long Beach Veterans Mural


This section of the mural displays: the logos of all six of the u.s. armed services; a his-torical image of two Civil War veterans and two Army officers saluting, circa 1940; a largeflag serving as a backdrop to the title of the mural, with an allegorical figure representingthe arts holding a brush.

Mural created by Art Mortimer, 21 x 108 ft., Nov. 2006 Long Beach, California

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On the far left is ahistorical image of mencelebrating the end of WWi. the Army man in the center(holding the flag) and the sailor on the right haveswitched hats. the gentleman on the left is not in uniformbut is wearing an Army hat; perhaps he is the father ofone or both of the two young men.

Left center is an image of two female pilots. Pictured leftis loretta foy, who was active in aviation for many yearsin long beach and served in the WAsPs in WWii. theimage on the right is from a family photo of long beachnative Paul bice and his mother. Paul served in the southPacific and the Middle east, including iraq. this imageemphasizes that all veterans have families who are affectedby their service as well.

The picture bottom left is of CliffChaffee, a career navy man, posingwith his biplane in 1937. in 2006 Cliffwas 91 years old and was honorarygrand marshal of that years Veteransday Parade. the center image is froma snapshot of a group of veterans taken

at the dedication of the Vietnam Veter-ans Memorial directly across the streetfrom the mural site. the wall behindthe flags in the painting is the wall themural is now painted on. on the rightis an image of Jerry shultz, paintedfrom the last photo taken of him in uni-

form. shultz is a highly decorated Viet-nam veteran who later became a longbeach Councilman for the district themural is in. he was one of the first or-ganizers of the Veterans day Paradeand a major force in the creation of theVietnam Veterans Memorial.

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for a year, u.s. Army veteransteve Grove had been an enthusiasticparticipant in the digital-photographyprogram at the long beach VeteransAdministration hospital, learning touse the latest technology in cameras andphoto-processing software to comple-ment the knowledge hed alreadygained from shooting on film yearsprior. the program not only helped himlearn the basics of working with digitalphotography and computer processingtechniques, it served its other purposeoffering positive mental stimulation anda new way to connect with others.

then, in 2010, circumstancesshifted suddenly and drastically forhim.

he and his wife had traveled to hishome town in illinois to visit hismother. it was a trip that would be char-acterized by two life-changing events.

the morning before we weregoing to leave, i was out for my morn-ing bike ride, Grove said, and a carbehind me, going about 40 miles anhour, hit me from behind.

seriously injured, he was trans-ported by ambulance to a medical facil-ity in effingham, illinois, and from

there airlifted to a better equipped facil-ity 75 miles away in urbana. the acci-dent resulted in a cracked skull, atraumatic brain injury, broken bonesand an injured hip. he was in a comafor several days.

i was at the VA hospital when icame out of the coma, Grove said.unfortunately, while i was there, mymom passed away... i couldnt evenprocess that at the time, and i couldntgo to the funeral.

he said the hospital in urbana kepthim until he was well enough to returnto California, although the length oftime he was there and his return datearent quite clear to him. he estimateshe was in illinois a couple of months.

then i continued my treatment andrecovery at the long beach VA, hesaid.

A few months later, he had aseizure, which, he said, is commonamong those who have sustained braininjuries.

Grove, who is nearly 70, said he hassince recovered quite well, but that,with brain injuries, a person may appearfine but you cant see whats under thehood. he still takes medication forseizures and mood swings.

if you didnt know any of this and

you met me and talked to me, and i did-nt give you any clues, you probablywould not know that i had a traumaticbrain injury,Grove said. but thatdoesnt mean i dont have issues to dealwith. for example, i can be easily over-loaded with input.

Grove also explained that there aretimes when he knows exactly what hewants to say but cannot get the wordsout. despite these setbacks, theres atone of optimism in his attitude, and heattributes much of his recovery to hisreturn to the VAs project.

i had started the photo therapy pro-gram before all this happened, Grovesaid. i was anxious to get back into it,

and i started going back as soon as pos-sible, and still, thats pretty vague too,but i found it very it certainly was asafe haven.

Grove uses those two words safehaven repeatedly when he describesthe long beach VAs digital-photogra-phy program, and perhaps its becauseof that feeling of security that he wasable to make a remarkable discoveryabout his post-accident capabilities.

first, being in the program wastherapeutic, he said. i found the cre-ative process of photography to help insome way to improve my cognitiveabilities. Another discovery was i wasmore creative after the accident i

Photos courtesy Robin BreitVeterans Marianne Choate (left) and Steve Grove, participants in the digital-photography program atthe Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital, try out a camera during one of the groups photog-raphy field trips to Venice Beach this past summer.

in focusVeterans gain more than just

picture-taking skills in photography program


found myself seeing light differently.in addition to his newfound sense of

artistic perspective, he gained a freshappreciation for the program that tran-scended its art as therapy aspects.

being around and with fellow veter-ans provided a safe haven for me to re-cover. then, as i got better, i wanted toshare and help others, he said. now ihelp instruct and prepare lessons for theprogram. there is nothing better and morerewarding than helping others.

robin breit, instructor and volun-teer for the digital-photography therapyprogram, sees it as more than just a projectto help participants take better pictures.she describes it is as an undertaking thatcan lift the spirit, expand the mind, createself-worth, and become the foundationand starting point for veterans to return toa path of wellness and whole being.

the program was created and spon-sored by the VA long beach (VAlb)healthcare system and dr. sophia Chun,director of spinal Cord injury, as a pilotrecreational therapy program, offeringhealing therapy for veterans with limitedmobility.

originally, the program was devel-oped as a creative therapy for veteranswith limited abilities as an innovative wayto lift the spirit and expand the mindthrough the art of photography, breitsaid.

it was then sponsored by and fundedthrough the VA league, California Para-lyzed Veterans Association and Volunteerservices when it was expanded to includeall VAlb veterans.

Veterans are referred to the program,which is housed in the VAs Communityliving Center, through recreational thera-pists, social workers, VA doctors, andword of mouth from those who have par-ticipated in the program.

one of the highlights of the programis the photo exhibits the veterans and vol-unteers organize. the group mounted itssecond exhibit at the Gina M. WoodruffGallery last August and presented its thirdshow on nov. 5 in the VAs blind rehabbuilding.

breit said that, since the show in Au-gust, the programs enrollment numbershave increased.

the last count was 135, but wehave added approximately 10 veteransand volunteers after the last show inAugust, she said.

Most of the participants supply theirown cameras, but there are 15 donatedpoint-and-shoot cameras on loan for thosewho are not able to purchase their own.

breit cited location as the most chal-lenging aspect of the project, as a resultof limited funds. funding is a bigissue as we are no longer fundedthrough the VA, she said. We havebeen self-funded since 2012.

still, breit and the other volunteersare determined to keep their labor oflove going.

it is my way to serve [the veterans]and my country, breit said. i have an artbackground, and i feel gratification that i

am able to contribute in this way.

linda hicks, the programs facilita-tor who is herself an Air force veteran,first went to the long beach VA seekingtreatment for lupus. she was diagnosedwhile she was serving, having joined theAir force in 1968 and serving eight yearsactive and then retiring as an e7 from thereserves after 21 years.

i came to this campus as a last re-sort, hicks said. i could no longer affordhealth insurance. feeling isolated and dis-connected, it took a friend reminding methat i was a veteran and should [go to theVA]. When the lupus went into remission,i decided to try volunteering to see whatmy body would allow me to do.

she was referred to recreational ther-apy in the spinal Cord injury department,where she said she found many friendswho taught her how to focus on whatworks rather than dwell on what didnt.like Grove, hicks found therapeutic valuein giving back.

by helping others, i learned to man-age stress and live my life one day at atime, she said. i experienced and wit-nessed the positive differences recreationaltherapy programs made for myself and formany of the veterans i assisted. in recre-ational therapy, the only thing i had to liftwas spirits.

hicks said she was offered the oppor-tunity to run the program in 2009 after arecreational therapist had recommendedher.

of course i said yes! this wassomething i have wanted to see at the VAfor a long time, she said. My role wasto build the program from concept to re-ality and support the instructor, MichaelZiegler, a professional photographerwho had also taught at the rancho losAmigos rehabilitation Centers pro-gram. our program did not receive VAadoption, but the positive changes wewitnessed in each of our veterans con-vinced us that this program served agreater purpose and made a differencein the quality of life of our veterans.

in 2012, the program lost its fundingand instructor, and thats when breitstepped in to teach.

robin became our lead instructorand teaches the major portion of our see-ing the World Creatively series, hickssaid. robin also leads our digital labs andkeeps us informed and focused. i do thetechnical support using my iPad and Wifi.i consider robin the head of our programnow, and i am the butt the part that youdont see, but i am part of the foundation.

she said breit offers her teachingskills and art history major backgroundwhile hicks serves more as the techie.

We also have two veterans, steveGrove also a dedicated volunteer and in-structor in our program and lonnie scott,who willingly presents a variety of work-shops to the class to increase our skills,she said. We continue to encourage andwelcome whatever skills our veterans andvolunteers bring to the table.

Just as Grove views the program as asafe haven and breit sees it as spirit-lift-

ing, hicks also believes the program isabout much more than just photography.

i remember the disconnected feelingsi felt when i first came to the VA, believingmany of our veterans also came to the VAas a last resort, feeling isolated and discon-nected too, she said. following physicaland life challenges, picking up where oneleft off may no longer be possible. Veteransare faced with the new challenge of re-cre-ating a life.

hicks equates the word re-creationwith recreation.

i am an advocate for recreationaltherapy programs, she said. i would liketo see the VA expand recreation therapy tobe open to forming other veteran and vol-unteer peer-support groups of common in-terests like ours. the list is endless, and allprovide some form of therapy, and it wouldnot cost that much to do it. When we dosomething that is fun and enjoyable, it isgood for our bodies.When our spirit is inalignment with ourbodies, we smilebrighter, sit andstand taller and walkstraighter. our pro-gram is a model, andphotography is agood medium be-cause through pho-tography you canshare almost any-thing.

hicks said theVA can be a catalystfor these re-creationsand reconnections totake place but there

needs to be focus on the long term.recreation therapy has mostly sup-

ported its in-patient population in the past,she said. there is a need for the out-pa-tient population to have access to programslike this to help the transitions back into thecommunity. Many of our veterans want togive back and become volunteers and in-structors in our program. it becomes a fullcircle.The veterans photography program is opento any veteran enrolled in the Long BeachVA Healthcare System. To enroll, visit Vet-zone101.com . For more information, emailBreit at [email protected] . Thedigital-photography labs take place onWednesdays and Thursdays from 1pm to4pm. The next Seeing the World Cre-atively series will start in January, butthose interested may begin the program bytaking photos now and then using the dig-ital labs to make adjustments.

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theunited

states Ma-rine Corps(usMC)

serves as an ex-peditionary force-in-

readiness. their mission is primarily responsi-

ble for: the seizure or defense of ad-vanced naval bases and other landoperations to support naval campaigns;the development of tactics, techniqueand equipment used by amphibiouslanding forces in coordination with theArmy and Air force; and other dutiesdirected by the President.

the usMC fulfills the role in na-tional security as an amphibious and ex-peditionary force, capable of forcibleentry from the air, land and sea. it is ca-pable of asymmetric warfare with con-ventional, irregular and hybrid forces.

A committee of the ContinentalCongress formed two Marine battalionson nov. 10, 1775 to combat the britishand so began the Continental Marines.in the peacetime that followed the endof the revolutionary War, the Conti-nental Marines were dissolved, as wereother branches of the us Armed forces,in 1783.

the us agreed with britain to re-main a neutral trader in britains warwith revolutionary france; france,though a former ally, was furious andseized American ships trading with

britain. An attempt at negotiationbegan with french diplomats attempt-ing to extort America via bribery in theinfamous XYZ Affair. this incensedthe American public and sparked theQuasi-War with france, so-called be-cause never was a formal war de-clared. Congress mobilized the Armedforces, such as the navy, and in 1798established the Marine Corps. A treatyended the Quasi-War in 1800.

the first barbary War tested thenew republic. Pirates from the barbaryCoast (Algiers, tunis, Morocco, andtripoli) captured American merchantships and enslaved their crews. Amer-ica paid off all the countries to stop thepiracy and restitute prisoners save forone country, tripoli and the two na-tions went to war. in 1805, a forcecombining Marines and mercenariessuccessfully captured the tripolitancity of derna, forcing the ruler to agreeto end hostilities and return capturedAmericans in exchange for ransom.

the Mexican-American War fur-ther cemented the Marine Corps repu-tation. the two wars brought theMarines glory now immortalized in theopening lines of the Marines hymn:from the halls of Montezuma/to theshores of tripoli. the barbary Waralso began another Marine Corps tra-dition, the Mameluke sword. Worn byMarine officers today, the firstMameluke sword was a present fromPrince hamet bey for the Marines

victory at derna; bey was rightfullyrestored as ruler of tripoli from thevictory.

the Marines were not strongly in-volved in the Civil War. in its after-math, they spent time leadingAmerican forces abroad and ashore inthe Philippines, Cuba and Puerto rico.John Philip sousa joined the Marineband at age 13 and headed the MarineCorps band in 1880. he would go onto compose the official march of theMarines, semper fidelis, and thenational March of the us, the starsand stripes forever. the Marines alsoquelled the boxer rebellion in China.

Marine Corps aviation began in1912 with the nations earliest aviationcamp. World War i struck soon after,and the Marines began Parris island,their first base dedicated solely totraining, which remains today. in1918, opha Mae Johnson became thefirst enlisted female Marine, thoughshe did not serve in a war zone. thatsame year, Marines legend says theyearned the nickname devil dogsfrom their German enemies after vic-tory at the battle of belleau Wood.

next came World War ii. between1942 and 1949, the first wave of blackMarines enlisted as America slowlydesegregated. Women made furtherstrides with 1943s formation of theMarine Corps Womens reserve theirroles were expanded into manufactur-ing and assembly. Photographer Joerosenthal froze the Marines and thebattle of iwo Jima in time with hisiconic photo featuring five Marines

and a navy corpsman mounting thenational flag.

the Marines went on to fight inboth the Korean War and the VietnamWar; more Marines were deployed inservice during the Vietnam War thanWorld War ii. the Marines joined theother branches of the armed servicespost-9/11 in us operations in the Mid-dle east, especially the iraq War.

Motto semper fidelisMascot english bulldogColors scarlet and goldSong Marines hymnFrom the Halls of Montezuma,To the shores of Tripoli;We fight our countrys battlesIn the air, on land, and sea;First to fight for right and freedomAnd to keep our honor clean:We are proud to claim the titleOf United States Marine.Our flags unfurled to every breezeFrom dawn to setting sun;We have fought in every clime andplaceWhere we could take a gun;In the snow of far-off Northern landsAnd in sunny tropic scenes;You will find us always on the jobThe United States Marines.Heres health to you and to our CorpsWhich we are proud to serve;In many a strife weve fought for lifeAnd never lost our nerve;If the Army and the NavyEver look on Heavens scenes;They will find the streets are guardedBy United States Marines.

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the unitedstates

Marinersare the dedi-

cated men andwomen of our

nation who aredesignated to help move passen-

gers, goods and cargo betweenregions within the united states

and to outside nations.the Mariners are a part of the

united states Merchant Marine(usMM), which is the the fleet ofu.s. merchant vessels that facili-tate the distribution and trans-portation of imports and exportsduring peace time and war time.during peace time, transportingcargo and passengers is an impor-tant responsibility; during wartime, the usMM acts as an auxil-iary to the navy, providing troops,supplies and a variety of necessi-ties to the military. this servicealso is activated during the time ofnational emergencies.

though the Mariners do notpartake in combat, they play alarge role in protecting and facili-tating vital cargo. these u.s.Mariners are facilitated by the

u.s. Coast Guard,the department oftransportation and

the u.s. Maritime Administration(usMA).

in addition, a Mariners dutyinvolves the world-wide waterwayoperation of maintaining and con-trolling a plethora of vessels in-cluding, but not limited to:tugboats, towboats, ferries,dredges, excursion vessels, anddeep-sea merchant ships. Accord-ing to the usMA, they ensure thattheir Mariners also regulate: ship-building and repairs, water andland transportation efforts, ade-quate ports and appropriate reser-vations for ship-space during anational emergency.

during the time of nationalemergency, a special fleet, knownas the national reserve defensefleet (nrdf) can be activated,and is comprised of ships that aredirected by the usMA.

According to the usMA, theusMM have played importantroles in national conflicts since1775, including their large impactin World War ii, contributing tothe u.s. victory. the usMMCorps was founded on March 15,1938, overseen by President Johnf. Kennedys father, Joseph P.

Kennedy and were initially trainedon government ships, before Pres-ident franklin d. roosevelt recog-nized the important role theMariners could play in World Warii; roosevelt then ordered massamounts of liberty ships and es-tablished the u.s. Maritime serv-ice in the same year.

President franklin d. roo-sevelt stated:

[Mariners] have written oneof its most brilliant chapters. theyhave delivered the goods whenand where needed in every theaterof operations and across everyocean in the biggest, the most dif-ficult and dangerous job ever un-dertaken. As time goes on, therewill be greater public understand-ing of our merchant's fleet recordduring this war [World War ii].

Prior to World War ii, therewere 55,000 trained Mariners, yetafter the u.s. Maritime servicebegan accepting Mariners asyoung as age 16 (in preparationfor war), the numbers skyrocketedto 215,000, including retiredsailors and the physically im-paired, who were still able to assistwith the operations of regulatingimports, exports and cargo.

during World War ii, allbranches of the military were onfull force, without the exclusion ofthe usMM. Amongst this time,Mariners delivered troops, ammu-nition, food, tanks, bombs, air-planes, fuel, and the list goes on.for the war, the Mariners mottowas: We deliver the Goods.some military leaders evendeemed the usMM as the fourtharm of defense.

on september 27, 1942, a largeact of heroism took place on theliberty ship during the war. theship came into contact with aGerman raider ship and wascompromised to fight back.Aboard the liberty, an enginecadet fired final shots, wreckingand sinking the German vessel.however, 40 other Mariners, in-cluding the young cadet, werekilled by shrapnel, sinking thecasualties and the liberty.

the liberty survivors (19)then completed a 2,000-mile trekto brazil, in a lifeboat. in thesouthwest Pacific area, theusMM then played a vital role,spanning their duties to rescuesoldiers and putting themselves indanger, as if they were a soldierin combat. in addition, u.s. es-

cort ships were attributed withsinking over 110 submarines.

in relation to the war effortsby the usMM, General douglasMacArthur said, i hold no otherbranch in higher esteem than theMerchant Marine.

furthermore, to train Marinersin preparation for the war and fur-ther service as a Mariner, theu.s. Merchant Marine Academy(usMMA) was born in the 1940s;in 1943, the campus was dedi-cated to President roosevelt.Graduation from this academywas, and still is, as honorable asa graduation from the CoastGuard Academy, or West Point.

According to the usMMA,they are a federal service acad-emy that provides education andgrants licenses to Merchant Ma-rine officers of good nature,which upon graduation, will serveAmerica as marine transportersand defensive specialists withdire needs during peace time andwar time.

Currently, the u.s. Maritimeservice of World War ii only ex-ists now through these MaritimeAcademies. thousands ofMariners continue to be trainedall across the nation, whether em-ployed by the government or theusMMA, to assist in the valiantefforts of transport at sea.

the official song of the usMMand the usMA is heave ho, Mylads!Heave Ho! My Lads! Heave Ho!VerseGive us the oil, give us the gasGive us the shells, give us the guns.We'll be the ones to see them thru.Give us the tanks, give us theplanes.Give us the parts, give us a ship.Give us a hip hoo-ray!And we'll be on our way.

ChorusHeave Ho! My Lads, Heave Ho! It's a long, long way to go.It's a long, long pull with ourhatches full,Braving the wind, braving the sea,Fighting the treacherous foe;Heave Ho! My lads, Heave Ho!Let the sea roll high or low,We can cross any ocean, sail anyriver.Give us the goods and we'll deliver,Damn the submarine!We're the men of the Merchant Ma-rine!

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the nationalGuard is the

designatedmilitia force of

the unitedstates, and is

also the oldestmilitary branch of

our nation (and is one of the oldestmilitary units in the world), dating

back to 1636.the Army national Guard and the

Air national Guard are two main com-ponents of the regiment. Combined,the soldiers and airmen of this militiaforce are vital facets that have helpedshape the dramatic history our nation,with valiant efforts.

While the Air national guard wasassembled in the 20th century with in-creased technological and organiza-tional innovations, the Army nationalGuard made its debut on december 13,1636 (the national Guard birthday),when the three-month-old militia wasassembled by the general court of theMassachusetts bay Colony for theirvery first drill in salem, Massachusetts.

since that december day in 1636,the national Guard has been an activepart in any conflict or war of our nation.it wasnt until post-World War ii thatthe national Guards aviation units as-

sembled officially, to become the Airnational guard. Certain aviation unitswere active in World War i, however,were not deemed their actual title untillater.

in 1916, these units once referred toas the militia earned their title as thenational Guard initiating almost 400years of service to the nations commu-nity and state, defending the unitedstates every move.

from 1961 to 1962, the nationalGuard risked their lives for u.s. free-dom, battling through the Cold War bysending both soldiers and airmen tofight in Korea, during the berlin crisis.respectively, throughout the VietnamWar, almost 9,000 militia forces weresent to Vietnam, and about 23,000forces were called up for active duty.

though the national Guard hasbeen active in every battle pursuit sincethe 1600s, other significant momentsin history include operation desertstorm in 1991 (over 75,000 nationalGuard forces), responses in the 1990sfor haiti and especially iraq. the na-tional Guard has since been called infor peace-making attempts in variouscountries initiating positive responsesthroughout the nation.

since the terrorist attacks in newYork City on september 11, 2001, thenational Guard has carried a newmeaning for defense of our nation.While rescue and recovery were two

vital components of this mission, thenational Guard was also there to pro-tect, secure and ease our nation back tocomfortable. the national Guard hasbeen placed in airport security check-points and various facilities to ensure asmooth process of security for all.

More recent events proved thetenacity and poised heroism of the na-tional Guard, as they continue to de-fend our country through the war onterrorism, following the tragic acts of 9-11 in 2011. not only have Guardmem-bers been called up for securitypurposes, they have also been deployedto fight for our nation on these accounts.since the Korean War, the terroristmovement has engaged and deployedmore members of the national Guardthan ever.

the hurricane Katrina devastationsin 2005 are an instance in which the na-tional Guard was called to respond formany reasons, including the protectionof life and property, according the na-tional Guard.

the national Guard may be called ina variety of instances to protect, serve orsecure our nation. their heroic and con-sistent efforts have not only helped moldAmerica for what it is today, they havealso proved the strength and boldness ofour nation as one.

i Guard America national Guardofficial song:

I was a minuteman at Concord BridgeThe shot heard 'round the worldand I was there on Bunker Hill When "Old Glory" was unfurledAnd when my country called meFrom within or from afarI'll be first to answerProud to be the Guard

Defending Freedom protecting dreamsThis is the spirit of what it means to meFor my God and my home that I loveIguard America

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These soldiers,Men and Women,

Protected land and shore.To them we owe deep gratitude

For now and evermore.

We owe our country's freedomTo those who fought and gaveSo selflessly and valiantly.Their actions were so brave.

With never-ending thanks.

On this Veterans Day,I would like to give my heartfeltthanks to all those who havecourageously served our countryand helped to protect our freedom.

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A History of Our Military Branches

the mission ofthe navy is to main-

tain, train and equipcombat-ready naval

forces capable of winning wars, deterringaggression and maintaining freedom ofthe seas.

the department of the navy hasthree principal components: the navydepartment, consisting of executive of-fices mostly in Washington, d.C.; the op-erating forces, including the MarineCorps, the reserve components, and, intime of war, the us Coast Guard (inpeace, a component of the department ofhomeland security); and the shore estab-lishment.

the department of the navy is undercivilian leadership of the secretary of thenavy (seCnAV). the most senior navalofficer is the Chief of naval operations,a four-star admiral who reports to seC-nAV. the Chief of naval operations isalso one of the Joint Chiefs of staff, thesecond-highest body of the armed forcesafter the us national security Council.they are responsible for organizing, re-cruiting, training and equipping thenavy.

there are nine components in the op-erating forces of the u.s. navy: the usfleet forces Command, us Pacific fleet,us naval forces Central Command, usnaval forces in europe, naval networkWarfare Command, navy reserve, usnaval special Warfare Command, oper-ational test and evaluation force andMilitary sealift Command.

the navy has six active numberedfleets. these fleets are further groupedunder fleet forces Command, Pacificfleet, naval forces europe Africa andnaval forces Command. the third, fifth,sixth, seventh and tenth fleets are eachled by a three-star vice admiral, and thefourth fleet is led by a rear admiral.

Most of the bases are located in theus. however, there are a number of fa-cilities maintained abroad. they areunder a status of forces Agreement, anagreement between a host country anda foreign nation stationing militaryforces in that country. the largest over-seas base is in Yokosuka, Japan.

the names of commissioned usnavy ships are prefixed with the lettersuss, which stands for united statesship. each ship also has a letter-basedsymbol for classification to indicate thevessels type and number.

the navy began as the Continentalnavy. soon after the end of the revo-lutionary War, the last ship was sold,and the Continental navy was dis-banded. the Continental navy wasfounded on oct. 13, 1775, which wasthe day of the passage of the resolutionof the Continental Congress at Philadel-phia, Pennsylvania. this was also theday Congress authorized the purchaseof two vessels to be armed againstbritish merchant ships, the Andrewdoria and Cabot. eleven years later,conflicts between American merchant

shipping and pirates in the Mediter-ranean sea led to the naval Act of1794, which created the us navy. thedepartment of the navy was estab-lished on April 30, 1798.

the first victory for the us navywas on July 7, 1798, when the ussdelaware captured le Croyable, afrench privateer during the revolu-tionary War. the first victory over anenemy warship was when the frigateConstellation captured the frenchfrigate llnsurgente on feb. 9, 1799.

over the next 20 years, the navyfought the french navy in the Quasi-War, barbary states in the first andsecond barbary wars and the britishin the War of 1812. on dec. 7, 1941,the navy fought in World War ii afterthe Japanese attacked Pearl harbor.soon after, the navy fought in the battleof the Coral sea, the battle of Midwayand battle of leyte Gulf.

the us navys sea, Air and landteams (seAl) are that branchs princi-pal special operations force and a partof the naval special Warfare Command.they originated sometime during thesecond World War, when the us navyfound the need for the covert reconnais-sance of landing beaches and coastal de-fenses.

Colors blue and goldMotto not for self, but for countryMarch Anchors AweighStand Navy down the field, sails set tothe sky.Well never change our course, soArmy you steer shy-y-y-y.Roll up the score, Navy, AnchorsAweigh.Sail Navy down the field and sink theArmy, sink the Army Grey.Get underway, Navy, Decks clearedfor the fray,We'll hoist true Navy Blue So Armydown your Grey-y-y-y.Full speed ahead, Navy; Army heaveto,Furl Black and Grey and Gold andhoist the Navy, hoist the Navy BlueBlue of the Seven Seas; Gold ofGod's great sunLet these our colors be till all of timebe done-n-n-ne,By Severns shore we learn Navy'sstern call:Faith, courage, service true withhonor over, honor over all.The Lottman-Savino version pub-lished around 1950 in London byFrancis, Day & Hunter is:Verse 1Anchors Aweigh, my boysAnchors AweighFarewell to college joysWe sail at break of day, 'ay 'ay 'ayThou our last night ashoreDrink to the foamUntil we meet once moreHere's wishing you a happy voyagehome!bridgeHeave a ho there! sailorEv'rybody drink up while you mayHeave a ho there! sailorFor you're gonna sail at break of day

Drink a-way, Drink a-way,For you sail at break of day, Hey!Verse 2Stand Navy, down the field, sails setto the sky.We'll never change our course, soArmy you steer shy-y-y-y.Roll up the score, Navy, AnchorsAweighSail, Navy, down the field and sinkthe Army, sink the Army Grey.The current lyrics include threeverses and two bridges; the secondverse is the one most commonlysung.Stand Navy out to seaFight our battle cry:We'll never change our courseSo vicious foes steer shy-y-y-yRoll out the T. N. T.Anchors AweighSail on to victoryAnd sink their bones to Davy Jones,hooray!bridgeYo ho there shipmateTake the fighting to the far off seasYo ho there messmateHear the wailing of the wild ban-sheesAll hands, fire brandsLet's Blast them as we go. SoVerse 2Anchors Aweigh my boysAnchors AweighFarewell to foreign shores (or"Farewell to college joys")We sail at break of day 'ay 'ay 'ayO'er our last night ashoreDrink to the foamUntil we meet once more

Here's wishing you a happy voyagehome!bridgeHeave a ho there sailorEverybody drink up while you mayHeave a ho there sailorFor your gonna sail at break of dayDrink away, Drink away,For you sail at break of day, Hey!Verse 3Blue of the Mighty DeepGold of Gods SunLet these our colors beTill all time be doneBy Severn Shore we learnNavys stern callFaith, Courage, Service TrueWith Honor Over, Honor Over All.As of the Summer of 2004, the versestaught at Navy Boot Camp are:Verse 1Stand, Navy, out to sea, Fight ourbattle cry;We'll never change our course, So vi-cious foe steer shy-y-y-y.Roll out the TNT , Anchors Aweigh.Sail on to victoryAnd sink their bones to Davy Jones,hooray!Verse 2 (most widely sung)Anchors Aweigh, my boys, AnchorsAweigh.Farewell to foreign shores, We sail atbreak of day, of day.Through our last night on shore,Drink to the foam,Until we meet once more. Here's wish-ing you a happy voyage home!The bridge is kept, and that the refer-ences to college are completelydropped.

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1918 World War i ends with theimplementation of a temporary ces-sation of hostilities (armistice) untila final peace treaty would besigned. the symbolic end to thewar took place on the eleventh hourof the eleventh day of the eleventhmonth.

June 28, 1919 the treaty of Ver-sailles is signed, ending the state ofwar between Germany and the Al-lied Powers. it is signed exactly fiveyears after the assassination ofArchduke franz ferdinand, one ofthe events that triggered the war.Although the previous year'sarmistice ended the actual fighting,it takes six months of negotiationsat the Paris Peace Conference tocomplete the peace treaty.

November 11, 1919 PresidentWoodrow Wilson declares this asthe first Armistice day. in hisproclamation, he states: to us inAmerica, the reflections ofArmistice day will be filled withsolemn pride in the heroism ofthose who died in the countrysservice and with gratitude for thevictory, both because of the thingfrom which it has freed us and be-cause of the opportunity it hasgiven America to show her sympa-thy with peace and justice in the

councils of the nations. the origi-nal idea of the day was to suspendbusiness for two minutes at 11am,with Armistice day also being cel-ebrated with parades and other pub-lic gatherings.

1920 england and france haveceremonies honoring their uniden-tified war casualties. in the u.s.,Wilson recognizes the sunday near-est Armistice day as Armistice daysunday, a day on which serviceswill honor international peace.

1921 Congress passes legislationthat approves the tomb of the un-known soldier in Arlington na-tional Cemetery. on october 20,Congress declares november 11,1921 a federal holiday to honor allthose who participated in the war.

June 4, 1926 Congress passes aresolution that directs the Presidentto issue an annual proclamation thatcalls for the observance ofArmistice day.

May 13, 1938 Congress passeslegislation designating every no-vember 11 as a federal, legal holi-

day a day to be dedicated to thecause of world peace and to bethereafter celebrated and known asArmistice day. At

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