The Newspaper for Veterans and All Who Love Them.
Volume 6 Number 4 maY/June 2016 We remember the fallen. Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) is committed to veterans. Whether you’re a discharged veteran, a member of the Guard or Reserve or on active duty, you and your family are welcomed home at Tri-C.
tri-c.edu/veterans 216-987-3193 Uniform of the day 4 Stand at Ease and Mail Call 10 Avon Lake Shoremen Send Graduate Around the World 5 Our Thoughts for Memorial Day 12 Cleveland Chaplain Serves at Arlington Cuyahoga Community College and the Skyland Golf Course on Day One Veterans Memorial Garden 14 U.S. Army: By the Numbers Welcome, American Legion, to the Buckeye State 6 15 JUST A COMMON SOLDIER (A Soldier Died Today) Do Army Troops Speak Funny? Why, yes, they do. by A. Lawrence Vaincourt 7 Supportive Services for Veteran Families 16 Baldwin Wallace University Student Vets to Intern at RNC 8 Dayton Will Be Future Site of the VA National Archives 17 Bloodied and Battered, Wounded and Dying 9 Above and Beyond the Call of Duty 18 Zachary Fisher - Builder, Philanthropist, Patriot Why employers seek veterans: their military educations
Military Appreciation Month Wouldn’t Be Here Without ‘Em ay is National Military Appreciation Month, making it a great time to show Mappreciation to active duty military members and veterans. There are over two million active duty members of the military and reserves, and according to the U.S. Census Bureau there are over 19 million veterans in the country. There are millions of those who have served our nation, deserving the appreciation this May, and numerous ways to show it. Some of the recognition days this month include: May 1, 2016 – Loyalty Day (affirming loyalty to the country) May 6, 2016 – Military Spouse Appreciation Day May 13, 2016 - Children of Fallen Patriots Day May 21, 2016 – Armed Forces Day May 30, 2016 - Memorial Day Here are a few ways to show appreciation to active duty military members and veterans this May: Support and donate to a charity. There are lots of military and veteran charities that fill important gaps that our government does not and none can accomplish their mission without the financial support of the public. Support veteran-owned businesses. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over nine percent of businesses are veteran-owned. Seek out local ones in your community area and share the news with others. Visit the VA hospital. Stop in and visit the patients. There may be things you can do to brighten their day, such as reading to them, playing board games, or delivering some fresh-baked snacks. Help a veteran or active duty family. Many active duty military servicemen and women are away from home, and there are families in need of help. Find a family in your neighborhood community, and offer to deliver a home- cooked meal, make small home repairs, mow the lawn, or run errands. It doesn’t take much to express your gratitude. www.dd214chronicle.com DD 214 Chronicle May/June 2016 ✩3 Stand at ease By John H. Tidyman, Editor On Memorial Day, We Raise Our Glass and The Newspaper for Veterans and Offer a Toast; Hear, Hear! All Who Love Them. Publisher Emeritus raise my glass and offer a toast. sponsibilities are two: Fly into battle Terence J. Uhl Here’s to combat medics. and dare enemy forces to engage in IBrave and bold. Young and fear- combat and land in hot LZs to carry Publisher and Editor less. They stanch spurting blood, away the wounded. Chaplains who John H. Tidyman close the eyes of men killed in bat- offer solace, comfort, and encourage- (216) 789-3502 tle, hold the shaking hands of the ment to young men often frightened [email protected] wounded, and counsel, “You’re going and confused by their missions. to be all right.” Company and supply clerks who Managing Editor Medics and corpsman are young, ensure mail is delivered, accurate Ann Marie Stasko unprepared for the horrible wounds records are kept, and supplies are (216) 704 -5227 they treat, and the terrors of combat. delivered. Mechanics whose orders Art Director They race to the screams, Hear, hear! include keeping all manner of ve- Laura Chadwick “Medic!” or “Corpsman!” They have I raise my glass and offer a toast. hicles reliable and ready to work. scant regard for their own safety. Here’s to the fathers and moth- RTOs who strap on their backs the Contributing Editors They are the first and unheralded ers, to the friends and families, to only line of communication between JC Sullivan defenders of life. the wives and children. Their hearts combat troops and support troops. Eli Beachy Hear, hear! are filled with desperate hope their Those who serve in graves registra- George C. McQuade I raise my glass and offer a toast. young man will come home, join tion units. It is their job to prepare Jerri Donohue Here’s to the nurses who care for them at the dinner table, clasp hands and send home the lifeless bodies of Advertising Manager our wounded. They stifle their break- and ask the food be blessed. Their re- those killed in combat. Cooks and David Alan ing hearts and force themselves to lief and gratitude are palpable. KPs. Armed forces travel on their (440) 415-2139 smile for their charges. They change Hear, hear! stomachs. To the many troops un- [email protected] the dressings, soothe those who can- I raise my glass and make a toast. recognized but vital to the success not sleep without nightmares, and Here’s to the legion of support of Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast DD 214 Chronicle is published by encourage their boys, all the while troops. Artillerymen who accurately Guard, National Guard, and Air J.H. Tidyman Associates, Inc. knowing at war’s end they will never support forces engaged in battle. Ar- Force. To the veteran organizations 2041 Morrison Avenue see their boys again. Our nurses’ sac- morers who ensure weapons work that provide comfort and comrade- Lakewood, Ohio 44107 rifice their youth and come away for- as they were designed. Helicopter ship to those who return. For subscription information ever changed. pilots and door gunners whose re- Hear, hear! call (216) 789-3502 Mail Call Editorial Editor is an Idiot uniformed military to defeat adver- a terrorist cell in the U.S. plotted to Statement I’m disgusted with your opinions. I saries wearing civilian clothes and kill as many soldiers as possible at Ft. DD214 Chronicle is committed to its readers: live in Ohio and I think Ohio’s CCW living among civilians. Such was the Dix, New Jersey, but sophisticated Veterans of every generation and all who love requirements are just fine. One of the very successful modus operandi of undercover work involving New Jer- them. The printed newspaper is delivered best in the country. By your logic, ev- the Viet Cong in Vietnam, a strategy sey state and local police and the FBI across northern Ohio without charge: More eryone that drives a car should be since copied successfully by al-Qaeda thwarted that plan. than 60 libraries, colleges and universities forced to undergo biannual refresher in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghani- Informants neutralize terrorist that welcome veteran students, VFW and courses, too. And there are many more stan. ISIS operates similarly. plots, not bombs that kill innocents American Legion posts, city halls, Veteran morons driving than carrying a gun. The sole effective way to thwart and anger survivors, providing fertile Administration offices and health care If you got a CCW in Ohio, you terrorist plots is via sophisticated ground for recruiting new terrorists. facilities, organizations in support of veterans, passed a strict class and a very strict intelligence gathering that involves Our uniformed military, however, advertisers, political offices, and Veteran background check. To get a driver’s infiltrating cells, espionage and other totally useless and obsolete in the war Service Commissions. DD214 Chronicle also license, you need to get 60 per cent covert operations. against terrorism, does accomplish maintains dd214chronicle.com and DD214 right. You’re an idiot. In one example, a group of alleged two things. Mark Rit (via Facebook/DD214 Islamist terrorists planned in 2007 to First, it provides a false sense of se- Chronicle/Facebook. Chronicle) blow up jet fuel pipelines and tanks curity for millions of fearful, gullible • that provide jet fuel for planes at JFK and naive Americans for whom criti- The Chronicle would not exist without its Terrorism and Tactics Airport in New York City. The pipe- cal thinking is an unfamiliar exercise; advertisers. Make the effort to patronize them. The terrorist killings in Brussels and lines run under densely populated second, it fattens profits for such war John H. Tidyman, editor previously in San Bernardino, Paris, areas of New York City. profiteers as Halliburton, Lockheed 198th Light Infantry Brigade Boston, London and Madrid high- An undercover law enforcement Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boe- Americal Division light a stark reality that millions of official recruited by the would-be ing, Raytheon, General Dynamics (216) 789-3502 Americans are loath to accept, to terrorists foiled the plot, not our and United Technologies. 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✩4 DD 214 Chronicle May/June 2016 www.dd214chronicle.com Our Thoughts for Memorial Day We remember you, Long after the heat of battle has cooled, Long after the smoke clears and the guns are silent.
We lift our glasses, A Veteran’s salute to our comrades. Some tripped and fallen by the hands of time, Others who breathed one last time in the unbearable heat of battle.
Cuyahoga Community College and the Veterans Memorial Garden
n 1994-95, Cuyahoga Community College was and poet. Inamed a Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorative In 1998, the local chapter of the American Ex- Community by the United States Department of Prisoners of War dedicated a POW Memorial to all Defense, honoring veterans from World War II. The Americans captured in battle. Western Campus --- 11000 West Pleasant Valley All of the memorials are part of the Veterans Road, in Parma --- dedicated a seven-ton granite Memorial Garden, which is also the site of annual memorial on June 5, 1994, identifying the campus programs on Veterans Day, Memorial Day and April as the former location of Crile General Hospital. 9, when area POWs and their families are honored. Veterans who served from World War I to Desert In 2003, the Ohio Bicentennial Commission Storm were honored at the dedication. dedicated a marker at 7300 York Road on the cam- A year later, a commissioned poem was dedi- pus, commemorating the historic location and con- cated at the site honoring the end of World War tributions of Crile General Hospital. II. “Remembrance and Respect,” was written by (Excerpted from Cleveland in World War II, Leon Bibb, a Vietnam veteran and local reporter by James Banks and Brian Albrecht.) www.dd214chronicle.com DD 214 Chronicle May/June 2016 ✩5 Do Army Troops Speak Funny? Why, yes, they do.
Welcome, American Legion, to the Buckeye State
The American Legion hosts its national convention in a different city each year and welcomes a large number of attendees. Legionnaires attending the event can take advantage of planned tourism attractions, discounted hotel and travel rates, Legion- sponsored events, and other convention-related offers. Humping: Troops moving with gear strapped on Ground Pounder: Infantryman Land of the Big PX: America G.I.: Originally meant Government Issue The 98th National Convention which will be held August 26 Gig line: The straight line of shirt P-38: Small can opener to September 1, 2016, in buttons, belt and buckle, and Five-Sided Puzzle: The Pentagon Cincinnati, Ohio. zipper Bird: A helicopter Ham and Motherfuckers: Location C rations consisting of ham and Dustoff: Helicopter used to carry wounded from Duke Energy Convention Center battlefield 525 Elm Street Lima beans Kilometers Cincinnati, OH 45202 Short Timer: Combat troops with Klicks: just a few days before going home Doc: A medic Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau: www.cincyusa.com Willie Peter: White phosphorous, artillery FUBAR: Fucked up beyond all recognition shell used to determine target before firing Jody: The guy back home who is seducing your explosive shells girlfriend
Cleveland Pops Orchestra The Cleveland POPS Orchestra’s AMERICAN SALUTE is proud to oer a Friday, May 27th~8p.m.~Severance Hall has become a Northeast Ohio tradition. Be prepared for the best of military-inspired music and pageantry, % magnificently expressed by: The Cleveland POPS Orchestra with Carl Topilow 25 The Cleveland POPS Chorus DISCOUNT Mutual Gifts Gospel Choir to all N.E. Ohio Veterans for tickets to our 16th annual American Salute concert on May 27th at Severance Vocalist Connor Bogart O’Brien Hall. Call the Severance Hall ticket office at Violinist Sean Longjoo Lim 216-231-1111 and mention the promo code: JROTC Color Guard VETTWENTYFIVE
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www.dd214chronicle.com DD 214 Chronicle May/June 2016 ✩7 VA Announces Dayton Will Be Future Site of the VA National Archives
VA will have a home for the Department’s history in Dayton
WASHINGTON – The Department of caring for our nation’s Veterans since the Veterans Affairs today announced that Civil War era when it was a branch of the the Dayton VA Medical Center has been National Home for Disabled Volunteer officially selected as the site for the Soldiers, a predecessor to the Department National Department of Veterans Affairs of Veterans Affairs. Archives. Secretary Robert A. McDonald The Department of Veterans Affairs and made the announcement this morning its predecessor agencies have generated speaking to a group of Dayton-area archival records and artifacts from the leaders. time before the Revolutionary War. Many “I believe that history is incredibly of these historic materials are stored at the important to the VA. We’re all about Washington-area facilities of the National keeping the promises of the past to the Archives and Records Administration along Veterans of the present and the future,” with records from other federal agencies. said Secretary McDonald. The VA is one of the largest federal “With the necessary capital agencies and it owns more historic improvements, I can announce today buildings than any other civilian federal that the Dayton Headquarters and Club agency. House buildings will serve as a fitting Many of its historical documents, home for VA’s National Archives and we photographs, artifacts, and other look forward to working with community materials are spread across the country in leaders to make the archive a reality and its 150 facilities under conditions that do to improve the lives of Veterans. “ not meet federal curation standards. Dayton has a long history of service to The VA Archive at Dayton will enable our nation’s Veterans and is home to one VA to organize and protect its important of the original United States Veterans’ heritage and eventually share VA’s rich facilities. The Ohio community has been history with the public.
Honoring Our Veterans
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✩8 DD 214 Chronicle May/June 2016 www.dd214chronicle.com …almost home…
THE OBJECTIVE: On behalf of our veterans, our task force, and Build a comfort home for military families that our community, we humbly ask that if you come to Cleveland to receive treatment from are able, please help us reach our goal and the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, the 3rd break ground on this long overdue facility largest VA in the country. by donating any amount. This is a one time campaign for building costs. Operational costs TOTAL BUILD COST: will be provided for by the Stokes VA. $7 million dollars HELP A HERO BY DONATING ONLINE: TOTAL FUNDRAISING GOAL: www.gcfh.org/donate $3 million dollars (50% will be donated by national Fisher House Foundation)
TOTAL RAISED TO DATE: $2.8 million Above and Beyond the Call of Duty Why employers seek veterans: their military educations Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis By John H. Tidyman, editor Date of Issue: 06/05/2008 Organization: U.S. Army, Company C, 1st Bat- ere are some reasons a military education is attractive to Vision. Veterans see the long-term goals of employers and talion, 1st Infantry Division employers. First, vets understand the value of education; understand the many, vital steps to achieve goals; Date Entered Service: June 14, 2004 H second, veterans understand the values of teamwork and The value of work. Veteran employees appreciate their dedication; third, each military occupational specialty (MOS) personal contribution to goals; Citation: For conspicu- can be a stepping stone to additional education funded by the Veterans are quick to share information with other employees; ous gallantry and intre- government. Veterans’ talents have been honed by military service. Those pidity at the risk of his Here is what employers can expect from veterans: talents are transferred to civilian occupations. life above and beyond Well-trained and educated employees; Here is a partial list of talent available to America’s workplaces: the call of duty: Private First Class Ross A. Mc- 25M--Multi-media Illustrator 62J--General Construction Equulpment Operator 77F--Petroleum Supply Specialist Ginnis distinguished 25R--Visual Information Equipment Operator 63B--Light-Wheel Vehicle Mechanic 77L--Petroleum Laboratory Specialist himself by acts of gal- 25V--Combat Documentation/Production Specialist 63D--Self-propelled Field Artillery System Mechanic 77W--Water Treatment Specialist lantry and intrepidity 35D--Air Traffic Control Equipment Repairer 63E--M-I ABRAMS Tank System Mechanic 88H--Cargo Specialist above and beyond the 35H--Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment 63G--Fuel and Electrical Systems Repairer 88K--Watercraft Operator call of duty while serving as an M2 .50-caliber (TMDE) Maintenance Support Specialist 63H--Track Vehicle Repairer 88L--Watercraft Engineer Machine Gunner, 1st Platoon, C Company, 1st 35L--Avionic Communications Equipment Repairer 63J--Quartermaster and Chemical Equipment Repairer 88M--Motor Transport Operator Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, in connec- 35Q--Avionic Flight Systems Repairer 63N--M6OAIIA3 Tank System Mechanic 88N--Transportation Management Coordinator tion with combat operations against an armed 42E--Optical Laboratory Specialist 63S--Heavy-Wheel Vehicle Mechanic 88P--Railway Equipment Repairer enemy in Adhamiyah, Northeast Baghdad, Iraq, 43M-Fabric Repair Specialist 63T--Bradley Fighting Vehicle System Mechanic 88T--Railway Section Repairer on 4 December 2006. 44B--Metal Worker 63W--Wheel Vehicle Repairer 88U--Railway Operations Crewmember That afternoon his platoon was conducting 44E--Machinist 63Y--Track Vehicle Mechanic 91A--Medical Equipment Repairer combat control operations in an effort to reduce 45B--Small Arms/Artillery Repairer 67G--Utility Airplane Repairer 91B--Medical Specialist and control sectarian violence in the area. While 45D--Self-propelled Field Artillery Turret Mechanic 67N--UH-1 Helicopter Repairer 91C--Practical Nurse Private McGinnis was manning the M2 .50-cali- 45E--MI ABRAMS Tank Turret Mechanic 67R--AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer 91D--Operating Room Specialist ber Machine Gun, a fragmentation grenade 45N--M6OAIIA3 Tank Turret Mechanic 67S--OH-58D Helicopter Repairer 91E--Dental Specialist thrown by an insurgent fell through the gun- 45T--Bradley Fighting Vehicle System Turret Mechanic 67T--UH-60 Helicopter Repairer 91K--Medical Laboratory Specialist ner’s hatch into the vehicle. Reacting quickly, he 46Q--Journalist 67U--CH-47 Helicopter Repairer 91M--Hospital Food Service Specialist yelled “grenade,” allowing all four members of 46R--Broadcast Journalist 67V--Observation/Scout Helicopter Repairer 91P--Radiology Specialist his crew to prepare for the grenade’s blast. 51B--Carpentry and Masonry Specialist 67Y-AH-1 Attack Helicopter Repairer 91Q--Pharmacy Specialist Then, rather than leaping from the gunner’s 51K--Plumber 68B--Aircraft Powerplant Repairer 91R--Veterinary Food Inspection Specialist hatch to safety, Private McGinnis made the cou- 51M--Firefighter 68D--Aircraft Powertrain Repairer 91S--Preventive Medicine Specialist rageous decision to protect his crew. In a selfless 51R--Interior Electrician 68F--Aircraft Electrician 91T--Animal Care Specialist act of bravery, in which he was mortally wound- 51T--Technical Engineering Specialist 68G--Aircraft Structural Repairer 91V--Respiratory Specialist ed, Private McGinnis covered the live grenade, 52C--Utilities Equipment Repairer 68J--Aircraft Armament/Missile Systems Repairer 91X--Mental Health Specialist pinning it between his body and the vehicle and 52D--Power-Generation Equipment Repairer 68X--AH-64 Armament/Electrical Systems Repairer 92A--Automated Logistical Specialist absorbing most of the explosion. 52F--Turbine Engine Driven Generator Repairer 71D--Legal Specialist 92G--Food Service Operations Private McGinnis’ gallant action directly 52G--Transmission and Distribution Specialist 71G--Patient Administration Specialist 92M--Mortuary Affairs Specialist saved four men from certain serious injury or 54B--Chemical Operations Specialist 71L--Administrative Specialist 92R--Parachute Rigger death. Private First Class McGinnis’ extraordi- 57E--Laundry and shower Specialist 71M--Chaplain Assistant 92Y--Unit Supply Specialist nary heroism and selflessness at the cost of his 62B--Construction Equipment Repairer 73C--Finance Specialist 93C--Air Traffic Control (ATC) Operator own life, above and beyond the call of duty, are 62E--Heavy Construction Equipment Operator 73D--Accounting Specialist 93F--Field Artillery Meteorological Crewmember in keeping with the highest traditions of the 62F--Crane Operator 75B-Personnel Administration Specialist 95C--Corrections Specialist military service and reflect great credit upon 62G--Quarrying Specialist 75H--Personnel Services Specialist himself, his unit, and the United States Army. 62H--Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Operator 76J--Medical Supply Specialist
✩10 DD 214 Chronicle May/June 2016 www.dd214chronicle.com Avon Lake Shoremen Send Graduate Around the World By Petty Officer 3rd Class Abigail Rader
AN DIEGO – A 2000 Avon High This innovative manning con- the Navy. I get to have my hand in ors is rigorous and difficult. This en- SSchool graduate and Avon, Ohio cept allows the LCS to spend more the different areas of training.” sures that they are mission ready native is serving in the U.S. Navy time forward deployed without According to Navy officials, the to defend and protect America at as part of a team supporting one of overtaxing the crew, according to path to becoming an LCS sailor is all times.” the country’s most versatile com- Navy officials. a long one. Following an 18-month As a service member support- bat ships. Designed to de- training pipeline, ing the LCS mission, Quintana ex- Lt. Adam Quintana is a train- feat threats such as sailors have to qual- plained it is building a legacy that ing liaison officer and a member of mines, quiet diesel ify on a simulator will last beyond their lifetimes. Sail- Commander, LCS Squadron One submarines and fast that is nearly identi- ors know how important it is for the which supports both variants of surface craft, lit- cal to the ship. This Navy to develop new war fighting littoral combat ships based in San toral combat ships intense and realistic capabilities to continue their suc- Diego. are a bold departure training pipeline al- cess on the world’s oceans. A Navy training liaison of- from traditional lows sailors to exe- “I want to serve my country and ficer is responsible for helping Navy shipbuilding cute their roles and the people in the world,” added crews with training plans as well programs. The LCS responsibilities im- Quintana. “I like being able to as rescheduling as necessary. sustainment strate- mediately upon protect the citizens of the United “I like dealing with the different gy was developed to Lt. Adam Quintana stepping onboard. States.” people on the crews and staff,” said take into account the “Sailors that Through innovative planning, Quintana. “I enjoy getting teams unique design and manning of LCS work aboard this platform are ex- the design of systems, and crew re- together to complete the mission.” and its associated mission modules. pected to be capable of performing quirements, the LCS platform al- The LCS platform has a unique “I like that the command is dif- a variety of tasks to assist in the lows the fleet to increase forward manning concept called “3-2-1,” ferent than any other command completion of the LCS mission,” presence and optimize its person- where three crews serve aboard two that one would go to,” said Quin- said Capt. Warren R. Buller, Com- nel, improving the ability of the different littoral combat ships, one tana. “What we do at the squadron mander, LCS Squadron One. “The Navy to be where it matters, when of which is deployed. is different than anywhere else in training that is required of our sail- it matters.
www.dd214chronicle.com DD 214 Chronicle May/June 2016 ✩11 Cleveland Chaplain Serves at Arlington By Jerri Donohue
he Reverend Joseph Brankatelli olic chaplains, Bible popular showed him the citations that ac- T walked the grounds of Arlington a fact under- at weddings, companied their Dad’s Silver Star National Cemetery when he arrived scored during 1 Corinthians and Bronze Star, Brankatelli learned there as the Army’s Catholic chap- his later de- 13:4, because much about the former captain’s or- lain in May 2014. As he surveyed ployment to the cremains deals during World War II. the fields of headstones, he felt a Afghanistan. of A nd re’s The priest has buried ex-pris- strong emotional reaction. “I was one late wife were oners of war, a Medal of Honor re- “It really hit home, knowing of only four being interred cipient and men who flew with the what I might have to experience,” priests serving with him. Army Air Force during the Second the Moreland Hills native said. an area about The day World War. He officiates at grave- Since then, he has buried as the size of the of the buri- side services of men and women who many as six veterans every week- state of Ohio,” al, Brankatel- served during the Vietnam War or day, in rain and wind, in cold and Brankatelli li meets the earlier. Younger men and women snow, and in stifling heat and hu- said. deceased’s are usually suicides. midity. He dismisses any discom- In his cur- friends and “It’s a very stark reality that sol- fort the weather presents because rent assign- relatives about diers have lost hope and die to sui- he considers his work an honor. ment, the a half hour cide,” the chaplain said. “This is probably the most pres- chaplain has before the Brankatelli knows the Army will Army chaplain Joseph Brankatelli conducts a graveside tigious assignment a chaplain can buried hun- service in Arlington National Cemetery. service. He ex- transfer him this summer. What- receive,” Brankatelli said. dreds of men plains how the ever happens next, his cemetery as- Previously a parish priest at Holy and women, none of whom he knew ceremony will unfold and re-checks signment will remain a highlight Family Church in Parma, Brankatelli in life. pertinent information. If the family of his life. volunteered for the Chaplain Corps At least a week before the com- seems receptive, he asks them to tell “You have more than 400,000 in 2012. He chose the Army, in part mittal service, he telephones the him about their loved one. Americans who are buried there,” to honor his paternal grandfather, next of kin to confirm details such “Especially when it’s not a tragic he said. “To understand the signifi- for whom he is named. “Grandpa as the veteran’s rank, pronunciation death,” the chaplain said. “When cance of Arlington being the most Joe” served in the Army in World of name and the Scripture reading you’re celebrating the life of a person hallowed and sacred grounds in War II. the family prefers. The sons of South 80, 90, even 100 years old – there’s our nation for a national shrine ... Brankatelli also knew the Army Euclid resident Robert Andre, for just so much to a person’s life.” I don’t think anyone could argue has the greatest shortage of Cath- example, chose a passage from the Because Andre’s sons proudly against that.”
Skyland Golf Course on Day One The Ground Attack on Par
By Ed Senko
h, Spring — When hearts, marked ‘in,’ and the second ‘out.’ If Skyland Golf Course, on SR 303 hurt yourself.” A minds, and foursomes assem- a player hits in the fairway, I check in Medina, has a first hole designed From there, it’s a roller coaster ble at the first tee. Every player ar- the first column. If a player misses to inspire confidence. It is a short ride of differently designed holes. rives at the first tee brimming with the fairway, I check the second. par 4 with a slight dogleg left. No Except Nos. 9 and 18. Both are long confidence. New golf shirts, likely I seek to know the percentage of hazards. Big, flat green. pars fours and if there is one thing Christmas gifts, add to the cocksure players whose first tee shots finally Me, I use a 3-wood, confident that on my Bucket List, it is to par both of players’ hopes for drives that are long roll and stop in the short grass. For if I miss the fairway, the Dimpled them in the same game. My partner and straight. all of us who believe we can control One is not going far. always says, “Keep dreaming, Bubs.” Good luck with that; my research a fade or draw, reality sets in and No. 2 is a surprise; clearing the Regardless of score, a reward indicates the second shot is taken we hit duck hooks or banana balls. lake in front of the tee is a mental awaits behind the 18th green: the from the rough. (Next year, I’m going to add an- impediment. Not for me. Many years clubhouse. Air-conditioned filled Instead of a sign reading, No.1, with other category, players-who-miss- ago, the owner suggested I hit from with chairs and long tables. Beer an arrow, the sign should read, “Aban- the-fairway-and-curse, and the rest the women’s tee. No water. and whiskey behind the bar. Very don Hope All Ye Who Enter Here.” of us, who accept what the Golf Gods The green on No. 2 is the most dif- good food, including steaks grilled I sit, clipboard in lap, pencil at have given us. We list the good things ficult on the course. I usually settle outside. the ready. The research I do is simple, instead of the bad: sun shining, play- for a three. I don’t mean I sink it in See you on the first tee. I’ll be yet telling. ing with guys we like, the plastic bag three. I mean my longtime golf part- the fat and balding guy with clip- There are two columns, the first filled with ice and beers in the cart.) ner tells me, “Pick it up before you board in hand.
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www.dd214chronicle.com DD 214 Chronicle May/June 2016 ✩13 U.S. Army: By the Numbers
he basic building block of all Army organizations is the individual Brigade - 3,000 to 5,000 solders. A brigade headquarters Tsoldier. A small group of soldiers organized to maneuver and fire commands the tactical operation of two to five organic or attached is called a squad. As elements of the Army’s organizational structure combat battalions. Normally commanded by a colonel with a command Upcoming become larger units, they contain more and more subordinate elements sergeant major as senior NCO, brigades are employed on independent from combat arms, combat support and combat service support units. or semi-independent operations. Armored cavalry, ranger and special July-August A company is typically the smallest Army element to be given a forces units this size are categorized as regiments or groups. Edition designation and affiliation with higher headquarters at battalion and Division - 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers. Usually consisting of three brigade level. This alphanumeric and branch designation causes an brigade-sized elements and commanded by a major general, “element” to become a “unit.” divisions are numbered and assigned missions based on their Order of Battle Squad - 9 to 10 soldiers. Typically commanded by a sergeant or staff structures. The division performs major tactical operations for the DD214 Chronicle sergeant, a squad or section is the smallest element in the Army structure, corps and can conduct sustained battles and engagements. Fourth of July Edition and its size is dependent on its function. Corps - 20,000 to 45,000 soldiers. Two to five divisions constitute a Great essay on the Fourth of July: Platoon - 16 to 44 soldiers. A platoon is led by a lieutenant with corps, which is typically commanded by a lieutenant general. As the an NCO as second in command, and consists of two to four squads or deployable level of command required to synchronize and sustain Why veterans take special pride in sections. combat operations, the corps provides the framework for multi- the holiday. First we salute, and Company - 62 to 190 soldiers. Three to five platoons form a national operations. then we enjoy our families company, which is commanded by a captain with a first sergeant Army - 50,000 + soliders. Typically commanded by a lieutenant • as the commander’s principle NCO assistant. An artillery unit of general or higher, an army combines two or more corps. A theater PTSD and other illnesses: equivalent size is called a battery, and a comparable armored or air army is the ranking Army component in a unified command, and it cavalry unit is called a troop. has operational and support responsibilities that are assigned by the From WWII, Vietnam, and the Battalion - 300 to 1,000 soldiers. Four to six companies make theater commander in chief. The commander in chief and theater Middle East up a battalion, which is normally commanded by a lieutenant army commander may order formation of a field army to direct • colonel with a command sergeant major as principle NCO assistant. operations of assigned corps and divisions. An army group plans and Veterans taking advantage A battalion is capable of independent operations of limited duration directs campaigns in a theater, and is composed of two or more field and scope. An armored or air cavalry unit of equivalent size is called armies under a designated commander. Army groups have not been of the GI Bill a squadron. employed by the Army since World War II. • MOSs that transfer to jobs • Women in uniform: Recognizing Fair Winds and Following Seas ... and honoring women in service to In 1970, Master Chief Carl Brashear was the first Afri- America can-American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Cuba • Gooding, Jr. played the role of Brashear in the film “Men There is plenty more for veterans of Honor.” Chief Brashear passed away in 2006. (and all who love them!) We honor his service.
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✩14 DD 214 Chronicle May/June 2016 www.dd214chronicle.com Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land? A guy who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man? Elmwood Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and strife, Goes off to serve his Country and offers up his life? Home Bakery
A politician’s stipend and the style in which he lives Are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives. While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all, Is paid off with a medal and perhaps, a pension small. We Specialize in Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday It’s so easy to forget them for it was so long ago, Anniversary, Birthday and Party Cakes That the old Bills of our Country went to battle, but we know 216-221-4338 It was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys, 15204 Madison Ave., Lakewood OH 44107 JUST A COMMON SOLDIER Who won for us the freedom that our Country now enjoys. [email protected] (A Soldier Died Today) by A. Lawrence Vaincourt Should you find yourself in danger, with your enemies at hand, (216) 521-5775 Would you want a politician with his ever-shifting stand? Fax (216) 521-5880 He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast, Or would you prefer a soldier, who has sworn to defend [email protected] And he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past. His home, his kin and Country and would fight until the end? Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done, DIGITAL COLOR & B/W COPIES In his exploits with his buddies; they were heroes, every one. He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin, OFFSET PRINTING But his presence should remind us we may need his like again. BROCHURES ● NEWSLETTERS And tho’ sometimes, to his neighbors, his tales became a joke, For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier’s part FLYERS ● BUSINESS FORMS All his Legion buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke. Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start. BUSINESS CARDS ● LETTERHEAD ENVELOPES ● LABELS But we’ll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away, CUSTOM T-SHIRTS And the world’s a little poorer, for a soldier died today. If we cannot do him honor while he’s here to hear the praise, WEDDING INVITATIONS Then at least let’s give him homage at the ending of his days. LAMINATING ● RAFFLE TICKETS He will not be mourned by many, just his children and his wife, Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say, BOOKLETS ● POSTCARDS For he lived an ordinary and quite uneventful life. Our Country is in mourning, for a soldier died today. Dennis Little 14528 Detroit Avenue Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own way, © 1987 A. Lawrence Vaincourt President Lakewood, Ohio 44107 And the world won’t note his passing, though a soldier died today.
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rmy veteran Robert Quayle and seminars and discussion workshops have are that I got to participate in tion and of Boston during the 2004 ANavy/Coast Guard veteran D. Eric about campaigns, the political conven- the downfall of Osama Bin Laden,” Democratic convention. Milligan will join 10 other Baldwin tion process and related topics. Quayle said. “Not directly but indi- “We were watching the ship traffic Wallace University students interning Beginning July 14, students work rectly. I produced reports on him and coming out and doing security on the at the Republican National Conven- in internships with the media, secu- his people.” ships, security on the water, making tion this summer. rity, state delegations, interest groups Quayle is majoring in business man- sure nobody was tampering with the “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportu- or the Committee on Arrangements. agement with a minor in criminal big ships coming in,” Milligan said. nity,” Quayle said. “The fact that this Baldwin Wallace University will house justice. Milligan received a Bachelor’s in Po- a presidential election makes it part attendees on its campus. During the convention, he will in- litical Science from Baldwin Wallace of history. And we also have the pos- The Cleveland Foundation provided tern with the media, preferably FOX last May and is now in the university’s sibility of a contested convention, $50,000 to fund 12 scholarships for News. Executive MBA program. and all the controversy around the Baldwin Wallace students and 12 for “My primary source of information “I served my country for 18 years, candidates.” students of Cuyahoga Community is the BBC and Al Jazeera,” Quayle and I don’t feel like I’m done,” he said. Quayle and Milligan will partici- College, targeting underserved groups. said. “They are completely unbiased. “It’s a great benefit, coming to Bald- pate in a program developed by The Both Milligan and Quayle are back They have no concern one way or the win Wallace. The professors I have are Washington Center for Internships in school after long military careers. other about what happens here.” amazing and in tune with Ohio poli- and Academic Seminars (TWC), a Quayle served in the Army from “Al Jazeera is a legitimate news tics, like Tom Sutton, who I consider Washington, D.C. based non-profit 1983 until 1992. After many years channel,” Quayle said. He values it for my mentor.” that offers students immersion ex- as a banker, he returned to the Army insight into events in the Middle East. Like Quayle, he will network at the periences. When Cleveland was cho- in 2008 when the economy collapsed. “But the main reason is to partici- convention. sen for the site of the 2016 Republican He retired in 2013 because of injuries pate in history,” he said. Because Milligan has a minor in pub- convention, the Center asked Baldwin sustained on duty. Milligan spent four years in the lic relations and has worked on Bald- Wallace University to help create an “I did all-source intelligence analy- Navy. During his subsequent 14 years win Wallace University’s radio station, experience for college students built sis,” he said. “I took all of the infor- in the Coast Guard, he became part he opted to intern with the media at around the convention. mation from all the other intelligence of an anti-terrorism team. The for- the convention. From July 11 through 13, more than fields and combined it with my own mer 1st class boatswain’s mate helped “If I can’t be the face of change by 100 students from around the coun- research.” ensure the safety of New York City getting a political position, maybe I try will spend five or six hours daily in “The biggest bragging rights that I during the 2004 Republican conven- can be the voice of it,” he said.
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✩16 DD 214 Chronicle May/June 2016 www.dd214chronicle.com Bloodied and Battered, Wounded and Dying “Serving you from the Delta to the DMZ: Armed Forces Radio in Vietnam”
(Excerpted from A World of Hurt: added up all the numbers of dead or four times the actual number. them when he read them. It was Between Innocence and Arrogance in and wounded enemy reported dur- “After I had changed the num- almost as if the figures came out Vietnam) by Mary Reynolds Powell) ing the war, it would come out three bers for the newsman, he’d change of thin air.”
FVN (Armed Forces Vietnam ANetwork,) “serving you from the Delta to the DMZ,” was based in Saigon and had both AM and FM sta- tions as well as a television station. On the AM dial, we heard a vari- ety a rock and country-and-western sounds. For the entire year I was in Vietnam, the most often-played song on the radio was I Beg Your Pardon, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (as if we needed reminding.) In the clubs, the song most often played by the live rock groups was We Gotta Get Outta This Place (never played on the radio.) AFVN-FM car- ried the “easy listening music,” which meant elevator music. The DJs on AFVN were enlisted men and women from all branches of the military. Eighteen years after I left Viet- nam, one of those DJs provided in- sight for me into the military radio network. Betty Ann Addy Horning had been a 21-year old Marine sergeant with Armed Forces Radio and TV in 1967. Though she was the weather girl for the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news in Okinawa, her shows were broadcast in Vietnam. Keeping the listening audience’s attention for the weather report was a challenge for Betty Anne. “It was al- ways the same. It was rainy season or not the rainy season. After three days of it, I’d pick different states, take information from the AP tickertape, and tell the guys what the weather was like back home.” She also wrote the news reports with adjusted casualty figures. “We’d get figures for the NVA and VC we had killed and deliberately double or triple them. If we thought the statistics were too high, we’d cut them, especially if it was around the holidays. “I was a Marine. We had always been told we were good for three or five of the enemy. I swear, if you www.dd214chronicle.com DD 214 Chronicle May/June 2016 ✩17 LET’S COMPLETE Zachary Fisher - Builder, Philanthropist, Patriot THE MISSION Founder, Fisher House Program Cleveland to Get Two September 26, 1910 — June 4, 1999 Fisher Houses
achary Fisher was a prominent figure in the New Foundation operates the nation’s largest and most mod- “Let’s complete the mission!” York real estate community and a major philan- ern Alzheimer’s research laboratory, housed at The Rock- Those are the words of Greater Zthropic benefactor for the men and women in the efeller University in New York City. Cleveland Fisher House Board President United States Armed Forces, as well as numerous other Throughout his life, Mr. Fisher held a number of posts Tom Sweeney as the capital campaign not-for-profit organizations. on a variety of charitable and arts organizations and for The Greater Cleveland Fisher House A native of Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Fisher began military charities throughout the country. (GCFH) heads into the homestretch. working in construction at the age of 16. Shortly thereaf- He served as Honorary Chairman of the Board of Fisher House, based in Rockville, MD, ter, he and his brothers, Martin and Larry, joined forces Directors of the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foun- is a national to form Fisher Brothers, which has grown into one of the dation and was a supporter of the Coast Guard Foun- philanthropic real estate industry’s premier residen- dation, the Navy League and other organization tial and commercial developers, own- military charities. that ing more than five million square feet Mr. Fisher also established the an- recognizes of office space. nual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of the stress From the earliest days of his con- Staff Award for Excellence in Military on family struction career, Mr. Fisher was a strong Medicine. members supporter of the U.S. Armed Forces. Pre- He was a major supporter of the when vented from active service in World War Metropolitan Opera, Temple Israel, veterans II due to a leg injury, Mr. Fisher drew the Jewish Institute of National Se- Tom Sweeney have to on his building skills to assist the U.S. curity Affairs, the George C. Marshall travel for Coastal Service in the construction of Foundation, the Margaret Thatcher special treatment at VA hospitals. coastal fortifications. His patronage Foundation, the Reagan Presidential “Having your loved ones close means of the Armed Forces became an ongo- Library, the United Jewish Appeal a faster recovery because family ing concern from that time, evolving and many other organizations. members are able to spend time with to occupy increasing amounts of his Mr. Fisher also served on the the patient. Prior to Fisher House, the energies. boards of Carnegie Hall and several expense of staying at hotels made that In the 1970s, while remaining active other institutions and received hon- important part of therapy difficult and in Fisher Brothers, Mr. Fisher’s com- orary doctorate degrees from the often impossible,” Sweeney said. mitment to both the Armed Forces and Massachusetts Maritime Academy The Fisher House Foundation pays other philanthropic causes intensified and the Uniformed Services Univer- one-half of construction costs; the other still further through his leadership role Zachary Fisher sity of Health Sciences. half is assumed by funders from the in a number of major projects. In 1998, Mr. Fisher received the community. In 1978, he founded the Intrepid Museum Founda- Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Bill Clin- “We are only $200,000 from our tion to save the historic and battle-scarred aircraft carrier ton in honor of his wide-ranging contributions on behalf goal of $3,000,000 for this campaign,” INTREPID from the scrap yard. Four years of involve- of the young men and women in the US Armed Forces. said Sweeney. “And the best motivation ment with the Foundation resulted in his spearheading He also received the Horatio Alger Award, the Volun- for mission completion is this exciting the opening of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in teer Action Award, the Presidential Citizens Medal, the news: Cleveland is going to have two New York City, now the world’s largest naval museum. Senior Civilian Award from the Chairman of the Joint Fisher Houses. The second Fisher In 1982, the same year as the Museum’s opening, Mr. Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense, as well as House will be funded in whole by the Fisher established the Zachary and Elizabeth M. Fisher the top awards a civilian can receive from each branch foundation.” Armed Services Foundation. Through the Foundation, of the military. The original design was for a single he made significant contributions to the families of the Separately, Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, structure with 20 suites. With the victims of the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut Ronald Reagan, George Bush and Bill Clinton, as well as second Fisher House, there will be in 1983. Since then, the Foundation has made contribu- Margaret Thatcher and the late Yitzak Rabin, recognized accommodations for up to 50 family tions of $25,000 to numerous military families who have Mr. Fisher for his support of charitable organizations members. lost loved ones under tragic circumstances. throughout the United States. The families will be able to stay Mr. Fisher made similar donations to the families of In December, 1999, President Clinton signed Public without charge while their veterans New York City firefighters who lost their lives in the line Law 106-161 conferring upon Zachary Fisher the sta- undergo treatments at the Louis Stokes of duty. His Armed Services Foundation also provides tus of an honorary veteran in the U. S. Armed Forces. Veterans Administration Hospital in scholarship funds to active and former service members He was recommended for this honor prior to his death University Circle. and their families. on June 4, 1999. Previously, family members from In 1990, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher began the Fisher House Three words, etched in the marble of Zachary Fish- out of town had to stay in commercial program, dedicating more than $20 million to the con- er’s tomb, speak to his legacy: hotels and motels while their veterans struction of comfort homes for families of hospitalized underwent treatments not available at military personnel. Builder ... Philanthropist ... Patriot other VA health facilities. The expense In 1994, Mr. Fisher, in partnership with David Rock- ZACHARY FISHER meant many family members were efeller, established the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Re- FOUNDER unable to stay close to the hospital. search Foundation, which funds Alzheimer’s disease FISHER HOUSE PROGRAM Saddle up and let’s finish this research with the goal of finding a cause and cure. The September 26, 1910 — June 4, 1999 mission.
✩18 DD 214 Chronicle May/June 2016 www.dd214chronicle.com We provide two basic services:
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This Memorial Day, we honor our fallen soldiers and celebrate the freedoms for which our service members have fought. Lakeland Community College is committed to helping active duty personnel, veterans, reservists, and dependents attain their educational goals. The college is a Servicemembers Opportunity College and is approved by the Ohio State Approving Agency for veterans. Lakeland’s Veterans Services Office can help with questions about educational benefits, advice on how to fill out and complete VA forms, and much more! VETERANS SERVICES Fall registration is now open. Visit lakelandcc.edu/veterans to get started. 7700 Clocktower Drive Student veterans at Lakeland enjoy Kirtland, OH 44094 these free services: Join us for this ★ Military transcript evaluation upcoming event! ★ Transition assistance ★ Priority registration - student veterans get to register Memorial Day early for classes ★ Veterans lounge equipped with computers, printers Celebration and snacks Thursday, May 26 ★ Approved chapter of the Student Veterans of America, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. a student-led organization for veterans Lakeland’s Main Campus Free and open to the public. For more details: Rhonda Osagie-Erese Veterans Program Coordinator 440.525.7526 [email protected] GrowinG StronGer CommunitieS.
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