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July 2011 Gadsden GAB A Publication of Bishop Gadsden

View the Gab in color on-line at http://www.bishopgadsden.org/community_life/newsroom.html Gone with the Wind and the Quest for Survival Vince Lannie Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Civil War (1861-2011) This is the final article of a five-part series by Vince Lannie on the Civil War or the War Between the States. This is an interpretive investigation, and it inevitably exhibits conscious and even unconscious biases. Facts alone are objective; interpretation is always subjective. The ultimate hope is to fuse fact and interpretation into a balanced and understandable picture. To this end, Lannie reminds us that he is a Northerner by birth, a Southerner by choice, and a Charlestonian by the grace of God.

The opening pages of Mar- their genteel cultural roots back to colo- INSIDE THIS garet Mitchell’s Gone With the nial Virginia. Rhett Butler hailed from ISSUE: Wind (1936) characterized Scarlett elegant Charleston even though some O’Hara, the novel’s indomitable but youthful indiscretions made him unwel- President’s vulnerable heroine, as mocking even come in that city. Gerald O’Hara, master 2 Message the possibility of war between North of Tara Plantation and an uncouth Irish and South. Her guests, the neigh- immigrant, gained his land in a liquor- boring Tarleton twins, recently ex- inspired poker game. Such social differ- From the pelled from the University of Geor- ences prevailed in the Georgia up- 3 Finance Office gia, rebuffed this dismissal since country and seemed somewhat crude to “war’s going to start any day.” Pret- the more sedentary seacoast cities. Many ty sixteen-year-old Scarlett reiterat- north Georgians dismissed “music,” Activities / ed her position that there will be no “books,” and the Grand European Tour 6 Events war. “It’s all just talk,” and she was as necessary criteria for success. The “tired of hearing about it.” Besides, Tarleton twins, instead, proposed an al- how could anyone think of war ternate formula for a successful gentle- when the anticipated Wilkes Barbe- man. “A good horse to ride and some Birthdays 9 cue and Ball at Twelve Oakes Plan- good licker to drink and a good girl to tation would take place the next day. court and a bad girl to have fun with and This was the event that was truly anybody can have their Europe.” Chaplain’s important and trumped any inane To symbolize these southern dis- 11 Corner discussion of war. parities, Atlanta - new, vigorous, crude- Gone With the Wind illus- emerged as the prominent city in Gone trated that the South was not a mon- With The Wind. Not Richmond, not Sa- olithic society but incorporated vari- vannah, not even Charleston. Born as a ous sub-cultures not always in sym- railroad hub and militarily important pathy with each other. Ellen O’Ha- during the Civil War (1861-65), Atlan- ra, Scarlett’s mother, represented ta’s values did not generally reflect tra- the delicate French sophistication of ditional Southern values. During Recon- staid Savannah. The Wilkes family struction (1865-1877) it boomed with and their Atlanta cousins traced new construction and Continued on Page 8 Volume 257 Page 2 President’s Message Bill Trawick

As most of you know by have seen me and other staff now, I had a members giving tours in recent wonderful va- weeks. Our reputation seems to cation travel- now be “from sea to shining sea,” I could keep writing, naming ing in Greece as we have had staff and board staff member after staff member, and Turkey—only to return to members from other communi- of all the great work being done work on the first day of hurricane ties, with their architects, visit in every area. This past month we season! The consistently extreme from New York, North Carolina, had our annual “Length of Ser- hot weather we have experienced Florida, Mississippi, and Wash- vice” dinner in the Middleton since the beginning of spring has ington (state)! All have been im- Dining Room and I am always only added to the general concern pressed by the entirety of our humbled and overcome when I we always experience during this amazing community, but the din- share this time with such a fine season, as hurricanes are more ing component has really wowed group of individuals who have prone to follow warm ocean wa- them. Jim Epper is fast becoming dedicated so much of the time and ters. However, I could not be a celebrity in our field. They just talent of their lives to Bishop prouder of the incredible plan- better keep their envious hands Gadsden. As I told them, it is not ning that has been done by our off of him! lost on me that the life of this staff, led by Katie Jayne, to as- Finally, the Read Cloister ren- community—and my life person- sure that we are as prepared as ovations continue to go very ally—have been immeasurably possible should one come our well. Sarah Tipton, Daniel Larra- enhanced by their years of com- way. We will always remain bee, and Linda McMahon are do- mitment and service. here, unless a mandatory evacua- ing an incredible job and the end tion is declared by the governor. product is going to be far better If this occurs, the BG staff will than we imagined due to their be focused on relocating our My- vision and attention to detail. We, ers Hall, Read Cloister and Arca- hope by this Thanksgiving we dia Close residents to our reloca- will have a beautiful new space tion site in Spartanburg and se- for which to be thankful in this curing our community. We urge important part of our community. all apartment and cottage residents to also have a plan in place for evacuation, as there will be no staff or services here during the storm. We will return and services will resume as soon as it is safe to do so. In the meantime, pray hard that none of this will be necessary! On a lighter note, you may Welcome New Residents John & Lucia Childs Volume 257 Page 3

From the Finance Department Susan Legare This month I am writing about a love story, which is definite- My Mom lived in every ar- ly a departure from my usual financial-perspective musings. The sto- ea of our community—apartment/ ry is about my mother, Suzanne Gough, who died in June, but it is cottages, assisted living, memory not about my love for her. Rather, it is about the people, things and support and skilled nursing. Just as places she loved (in no particular order): Paris, arranging flowers, she adapted for years to the nomad- the color pink, babies, a good hot dog, champagne, the beach, my ic life of an Air Force wife, she father, fine linens, her church, dogs of all sizes, “The Price is Right,” adapted to each move in the contin- whimsical hats, her children, high-heel shoes, balloons, ice cold Coca uum. Even as Alzheimer’s disease Cola, sparkly things (like diamonds), Christmas, blue Texas skies, took its inevitable toll, she knew chocolate, fireworks, yellow roses and living at Bishop Gadsden. she was in a safe and loving place. I always said my parents were very brave to I would ask, “Mom, are you hap- move half way across the United States at ages 77 py?” And she always replied “Yes, and 81 to Bishop Gadsden, a place they had never I am.” seen. And it was my mother’s decision. I remember This love story did not end my dad saying to her, “You will outlive me, so you with her death. My brothers and I decide where you want to be.” have many, happy memories of our

Without hesitation, she an- mother and the people, things and nounced Charleston and Bishop places she loved. We are so very Gadsden. thankful for the Bishop Gadsden That was in 1999, and it community, because Mom loved was probably one of the best de- living here. We believe she is now cisions they ever made. I know free of the frailties of age, sipping my dad’s life was extended by champagne somewhere that looks a living here, and I often say my lot like the Left Bank of Paris, mother was “the poster child for holding hands with our dad, and moving through the continuum of strolling in her high-heel shoes! care.”

The Bishop Gadsden Website – Preparing for its Next Update

In the fall of 2008, Bishop Gadsden launched a new website that showcased the beauty and uniqueness of our community. Nearly three years later, the time has come to refresh the site. We want to improve the areas we know are being used and eliminate those that are not. If you are a regular user of the website and would like to comment on ways we can improve the site, we welcome your suggestions. Or, if you have yet to visit the site, we certainly encourage you to do so. With activity calendars, Market Place Café menus, and links to our Face- book page and Blog, there are always interesting tidbits of information available to you. If you would like to attend a website tutorial and comment session on our website, please join us on Monday, July 25th at 10:00am in the Board Room. Additionally, all comments and suggestions on the website should be sent to Kimberly Farfone, Director of Development and Public Relations at kimber- [email protected]; or 843.406.6334. Volume 257 Page 4 Meet The Staff: Sarah Tipton Vince Lannie Young Sarah Haynes from West Vir- three, with little practical experience, she interviewed for ginia grew up with a vague “feeling” to im- a position at Bishop Gadsden but did not get it. But she prove humanity in some indefinite way. She impressed Dottie Pagliaro (a member of the interviewing explored this “feeling” during four happy committee and of the Board of Trustees) who helped her years at Vanderbilt University, where she ma- land a job at Sea Island Habitat for Humanity. There she jored in human and organizational develop- gained invaluable practical experience. Indeed, her early ment in order to pursue a leadership role in a “feeling” was becoming more focused but it was still not non-profit organization. clear. To explore the implications of this And then something unexpectedly happened. The commitment, Sarah spent a year as a volunteer Chief Executive Officer of Bishop Gadsden, Bill in an Episcopal orphanage in Nevada before Trawick, interviewed her for another position. The com- returning to the Southeast, again as a volun- munity’s marketing department had recently divided into teer, to Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and its two related components. Carole Moore (now retired) Baskervill Ministry, which focused on at-risk would begin to market for cottages and apartments, and youth, adult care, and home rehabilitation ef- Sarah was asked to market assisted living quarters and forts. In time she accepted a paying position at assume health care responsibilities. Carole Moore and Baskervill with increased responsibilities in Jan Carter (in charge of nursing at the time) mentored public relations and fund raising. While at Sarah in the many complex dimensions of senior health Pawleys Island she found the love of her life. care at Bishop Gadsden. “Within sixty days,” Sarah A romance began with Tim Tipton, the young- fondly recalls, “I knew I had found my dream!” er brother of the Episcopal priest-in-charge, But the “dream” alone was not sufficient and Sa- and they were married eighteen months later rah entered MUSC to earn a Master’s Degree in Health in historic Georgetown. Sarah now had a won- Care Administration (1998) and in the same year ob- derful husband (and in time a boy and a girl tained a license in Long Term Care Administration. She were born) but still had not found that special retained the position of Director of Health and Wellness calling she desired. But it would come, even- until 2005 when she was promoted to Bishop Gadsden’s tually, in Charleston. Vice President, a position she holds at the present time. The newly married couple realized that This has given her the opportunity to develop a close their future careers needed additional educa- professional relationship with Bill Trawick who has been tion. Tim pursued management accounting at a “phenomenal mentor” and who encourages her efforts the College of Charleston while Sarah was not within a framework of responsible innovation. sure which way to go. At the age of twenty- Continued on Page 5

IN Loving Memory

Fred Kelsey Suzanne Gough April 25, 1927 ~ June 17, 2011 August 11, 1921 ~ June 4, 2011 Helen Doran September 1, 1920 ~ June 19, 2011 Betty Camp June 1, 1920 ~ June 9, 2011 Earle McSpadden August 2, 1922 ~ June 21, 2011 Stella Barnett March 3, 1926 ~ June 9, 2011 Nancy Cobb April 22, 1928 ~ June 22, 2011 Volume 257 Page 5 Meet Your Neighbor: Min Richardson Marilou Watts

for Union Carbide. Min was lucky to rent a room When you see Min Richardson tripping there which is where she met her husband, Russel B. around Bishop Gadsden in her pearls and high heel Richardson. They were married for 55 years and had shoes, you will take her for a much, much younger two sons. Both graduated from MUSC. The older woman. Her vivacious manner and clever intellect son is retired on Sullivan’s Island and the younger son belie her 94 years. Min has many in- is dean of a hospital in Portland Ore- terests, friends and is always busy. gon. She was born in Sandusky, Russel was in the Navy dur- Ohio. Her mother died in childbirth so ing WWII. Afterward he returned to her grandparents, with two of their six work at Union Carbide which in- children still at home, took her and her volved living in interesting places, three-and-a-half-year old brother in including Brazil. Min said this was and reared them as their own. To this good for the children as they became day Min declares them to be angels as bilingual they gave her a wonderful life. Her On retirement, they moved to two aunts were school teachers and Dataw Island where Min sold real kept her on the straight and narrow in estate and Russel played golf. After spelling and grammar. She graduated Russel died, Tom Myers (who’s from high school with high honors and daughter was married to Min’s from Louden Business College. She younger son) urged her to come to got a job with a company that later be- Bishop Gadsden. She watched her came International Paper Co. Not wanting to stay in cottage being built. Tom Myers helped her hang her a “hick town” a minute longer than necessary she pictures in the cottage. She said when she moved, the moved to Cleveland and was personal secretary to commons was not quite complete and every one ate in the district manager of National Lead Co. Her first one big room at a great big table. Bill Trawick ate car was an Essex with a rumble seat. Black with a with them. Win Thomas, Min and Joan Hubbard put yellow stripe. on skits. It was a fun place and very informal. An old mansion in a lovely part of town had After 10 years in her cottage, Katy, her West been turned into a boarding house for folks working Highland Terrier, died and she moved into apartment 310. She likes it so much she wonders why she wait- ed so long to make the move. Min loves Bishop Gadsden because of the people here. She says she has been happy here from day one.

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Toward the end of this interview, I asked Sarah future residents change; and skilled nursing and to envision Bishop Gadsden ten years hence. Her an- memory care facilities must be updated as new swer was thoughtful but without hesitation. She knowledge comes to the fore. viewed Bishop Gadsden as a continued national leader All of this, acknowledges a gracious in senior housing and care. Yet it must not rest on past Sarah Tipton, is a “sacred trust” for a truly laurels and never be hesitant to chart new frontiers in unique Bishop Gadsden community. “And God the field. The whole concept and structure of a future willing,” she concludes, content in her calling, wellness center needs to be examined; new resident “I’ll be here.” living concepts should be explored as the profiles of Volume 257 Page 6 What’s Happening! BY Katie Jayne, Jenny Juhasz, Christy Smith and Barbara Robinson Take me out to the ballgame!!

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Fun at the Riverdogs Baseball Game... 1) Jarko Burbello, Don and Dr. Egleston 2) Jean Simmons and Peggy Schwacke 3)Al Benjaminson and Tommy Thorne 4) Carol and Nancy Cowgill 5) Hannah and Joan Hazzard Summertime and the Livin’ is Easy...

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Summer Kick-off in the Schlemmer Bistro 1) Maradee Lowrey and Jason 2) Perry and Mary Cone 3) Jarko Burbello 4) Joan Hazzard 5) Dottie Ewald

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You Don’t Want to Miss… Arcadia Close Welcomes Carrie Hooffstetter! July 4 - 3:00 p.m. Below: Carrie along with daughter Cloister and Arcadia Ice Cream Sundae Social Norine, Inez, and Johnette during her Schlemmer Bistro birthday celebration. July 4 - 6:00 p.m. Riverdogs Baseball Game with Fireworks Front Lobby July 7 - 10:30 a.m. Will Parker with Second Chance Music Ministries Myers Hall Activity Room July 8 - 3:00 p.m. Jan Carter Awards - Chapel July 11 - 3:00 p.m. “Blue Moon” Ice Cream Social Myers Hall Activity Room July 13 - 9:45 a.m. Trip to Citadel Mall Front Lobby July 14 - 4:00 p.m. Jackie Jacobs - A Lifetime of Needlepoint Blackmer Hall July 15 - 3:00 p.m. Classical Guitar Music by Chris Teves Myers Hall Activity Room July 20 - 4:00 p.m. Speaker Sarah Latshaw: Painted Buntings Blackmer Hall July 21 - 7:15 p.m. Play: “The Sunset Years” ($25) - Front Lobby July 22 - 3:00 p.m. “Cool Yule” Happy Hour - It’s Christmas in July! Cloister Activity Room Resident Update Meetings July 25 - 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Myers Hall Blood Drive - Myers Hall Activity Room No Meeting in July July 26 - 3:00 p.m. Peachy Keen Party - Myers Hall Activity Room Apartment/Cottages July 27 - 3:00 p.m. No Meeting in July Happy Birthday Bugs Bunny Cloister Activity Room Read Cloister Thursday July 21st at 11:00 AM Volume 257 Page 8 Civil WAr continued from pg.2 numerous saloons, bordellos, and gambling ing to be hungry again.” Food symbolized her houses to satisfy the appetites of its new masters: past, and she would never look back. northern soldiers and corrupt politicians, unedu- Ashley Wilkes’ world was gone, but he cated free slaves, and detested southern scala- never left it. His response to survival was not to wags who sacrificed their principles and honor survive but simply to exist. He seemed fit for for “thirty pieces” of Northern gold. nothing in the new order “for the world I be- Within this framework of fratricidal war longed in has gone.” Scarlett abhorred this de- and destruction, and the different and vibrant featist mentality, and she reminded him of his Southern sub-cultures, the fundamental theme of gallant military record in the war. But his reality human survival within a dying never penetrated her consciousness. civilization emerged and ener- It was not hunger or poverty that gized Gone With the Wind. There frightened him, but a once beautiful are always winners and losers in and symmetrical lifestyle “that is the Darwinian struggle for surviv- gone and I am out of place in this al. Scarlett O’Hara, Ashley life.” He did not know how to es- Wilkes, and Rhett Butler, repre- cape from such a dilemma. The sentatives of different social clas- mention of “escape” became a light- ses, each responded uniquely to ning rod for Scarlett. She pounced chaos and, at times, even ambigu- on it and cavalierly urged them both ously. to run away to Mexico and start a There was not an ambigu- new life. Yet to think of abandoning ous bone in Scarlett’s body, and Melanie and his child shocked Ash- anything she wanted she usually ley. “Scarlett, are you mad?” he re- got. She preferred her mother’s sponded. “Isn’t there any sense of soft French elegance but exhibited loyalty in you?” Her heartless reply her father’s Irish earthiness. Not insisted “there’s nothing to keep us really in harmony with the noble- here.” Ashley’s eloquent answer ness of the Glorious Cause, she ended the conversation and posi- usually thought of herself first and tioned them forever in different foremost. To spite Ashley Wilkes’ worlds. “Nothing,” he whispered betrothal to Melanie, she married disconsolately, “nothing except the boyish and tousled Charles Hamilton; to pay honor.” taxes on Tara, she bullied old and whiskered Rhett Butler judged survival specifically Frank Kennedy into marriage; and to enhance on his own terms. Initially he had been a scandal- her lumber business, she obstinately hired ous, cynical, and pragmatic Southerner who early wretched prisoners exploited by a cruel Irish predicted an eventual Confederate defeat. He was overseer. even proclaimed a blockade-runner hero for the But there was another and more im- Cause while at the same time earning millions in portant side to Scarlett. Returning to Tara from gold selling contraband luxuries. He experienced burning Atlanta, she found a dead mother, a be- his first remorse as Atlanta burned and “the rear wildered father, two sick younger sisters, and guard of the Glorious Cause [was] in retreat.” two confused house slaves. And there was no Such courage pierced his heart, and he joined the food anywhere to be found “as hunger gnawed at retreating Confederate army, “perhaps because I her empty stomach.” Her famous soliloquy, as am ashamed of what I have been.” Such mellow- she stood steadfastly in an unplowed radish ing sensibilities increased as he grew older and patch, symbolized her determination to survive at became increasingly dissatisfied with his life- all costs. “As God is my witness…,I’m going to style. He was a rich man with an apparently un- live through this…and never be hungry loving wife, and Atlanta had become “too raw” again….If I have to steal or kill…,I’m never go- and “too new” for him. Continued on Page 10 Volume 257 Page 9 Diaper/Wipe Drive for Florence Crittenton Home Thank you to all residents and staff who participated in June’s Generous Spirit Program to benefit the Florence Crittenton Home.

In total, more than 110 boxes of diapers and wipes were donated to support their mission of providing young, at-risk pregnant and parenting women comprehensive services to help them become self-sufficient and responsible mothers. THANK YOU!

July Birthdays!

Barbara Stine 2 Kay Hall 19 Carolyn Baker 3 Ted Halkyard 20 Don Moore 5 Ted Mappus 20 Don Wedewer 5 Doug Plate 20 Phyllis Miller 7 Leona Finch 21 Jackie Bowe 11 Mildred Rhodes 22 Patty Fei 11 Mary Lynn O’Sheasy 22 Barbara Keil 11 Debby Coleman 23 Chance Scrantom 12 Bert Howard 23 John Manos 13 Madeline Hutton 24 Joan Bamburg 14 Ginny Weckel 24 Armee Sadler 14 Brigitte Muller 25 Cal East 15 Betty Scott 25 Bud Garforth 15 John Childs 29 George John 16 Martha Mood 29 Blake Putney 16 Fran Thompson 30 Tommy Thorne 17 Frankie Calcote 31 Sue Howard 31 Helen Woodbridge 19 Volume 257 Page 10 GAB my Plate Emily Barrett, RD, LD Michelle Obama has been hard at examples. work fighting obesity. Remember the old Finally, the last ¼ of the plate is for the Protein Serv- faithful Food Guide Pyramid as the “going. “Go Lean with Protein!” Protein choices should most to” to learn portion sizes, and often be lean meats, such as salmon, chick- how many servings to eat? Well, en breast, and lean cuts of pork and beef. out with the old and in with the Dairy is not forgotten, as every meal new! The Food Guide Pyramid is should have a serving of nonfat or 1% fat officially retired. It’s replace- milk, yogurt, cottage cheese or another ment is the “Choose My Plate” cheese variety. “Get your Calcium!” program, which includes this de- So, where did the top of the Pyra- sign and some more current nutri- mid go? You know that part where fats and tion concepts which had much sweets are counted. With “Choose My input from our First Lady. Plate” these foods have been changed to First, when looking at “Empty Calories.” This includes foods your plate, half of the plate should be for that have added sugars and solid fats. Some examples would fruits and vegetables. Salads and rota- include fried chicken, sugar cereals, sodas, and ground beef tions of colors for foods are encouraged. that is 75% lean. The average female that is >51 years is al- Focus on whole fresh fruits, while mini- lowed 120 calories in this category daily while the average mizing juice. Varying the vegetables and male >51 years is allowed 260 calories daily. One suggestion fruits is the ticket for success. Carrots one is to “save” these calories for your favorite glass of wine or a day andbroccoli the next is a great way to slice of pizza. balance the nutrients provided. Overall, the “Choose My Plate” transition from the Grains (previously called starches) Food Guide Pyramid has been a great success. It is easier to are ¼ of the plate, where half of your understand and the overall message is that we should enjoy servings of grains for the day should be our food while eating less of it and that balancing calories Whole Grains. Whole wheat bread, with activity is the key to keeping off weight gain. Check out brown rice, barley, and oatmeal are some the web site at ChooseMyPlate.gov.

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He longed for more civilized and genteel roots and returned to “Charleston to try to make peace with my people.” Without the tempestuous Scarlett by his could plan to get her man back.” And if not side, Charleston became for Rhett simultaneously Rhett, then there was always Tara. past and future. Different approaches to survival Civilizations rise and fall, cities come and go, marked Gone With the Wind as a brilliant but Tara always remained Scarlett’s one true anchor- and enduring novel. Ashley remained mired ing love. Her father had once lectured her that land, in “yesterday” and the past. Rhett left Tara, was “the only thing in this world that lasts.” “today” and set out on a pilgrimage to re- Having escaped burning Atlanta, when her half-dead gain an earlier utopia. Scarlett alone com- horse pulled her creaking wagon toward Tara, she mitted to “tomorrow” at Tara. Tara was was not even certain that it still stood or had indeed “tomorrow,” and “tomorrow” was her meta- “gone with the wind which had swept through Geor- phor for the future. gia.” But there it was, broken, beaten, devastated, but “After all, tomorrow is another day.” not “gone with the wind.” Scarlett’s roots ground “deep in [this] blood-colored soil” which “sucked up” her life. At Tara “her spirits would be lifted and she Volume 257 Page 11 Planning Ahead for the Future: A Columbarium Niche Frank Russ, Chaplain

I appreciate the response to last month’s article, which encouraged you to prear- range a funeral service. It occurred to me that I failed to mention another aspect of pre- planning that might be of interest to you. One of the services provided by my office is the securing of a niche in our columbarium, which is adjacent to the chapel. As cremation becomes more commonplace, it is important to also think about the final resting place of the body. If you need more information about the columbarium, or if you are interested in securing a niche, please call me at 406-2387.

A Bit of History Written Anonymously, submitted by Dee Garforth

Each year I am hired to go to Washington DC was Sergeant Mike Strank. Mike is my hero. He with the eighth grade class from Clinton, WI where I was the hero of all these guys. They called him grew up. On the last night of our trip, we stopped at the the 'old man' because he was so old. He was al- Iwo Jima memorial. This memorial is the largest bronze ready 24. When Mike would motivate his boys statue in the world and depicts one of the most famous in training camp, he would say, 'You do what I photographs in history -- that of the six brave soldiers say, and I'll get you home to your mothers.' raising the American Flag at the top of a rocky hill on the The last guy on this side of the statue is island of Iwo Jima, Japan during WWII. Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian from Arizona. Ira Over one hundred students and chaperones piled Hayes was one of them who lived to walk off off the buses and headed towards the memorial. I noticed Iwo Jima. He went into the White House with a solitary figure at the base of the statue, and as I got my dad to visit President Truman. closer he asked, “Where are you guys from?” I told him The next guy, going around the statue, is Frank- that we were from Wisconsin. “Hey, I'm a cheese head, lin Sousley from Hilltop, Kentucky. A fun- too! Come gather around, cheese heads, and I will tell lovin' hillbilly boy. Franklin died on Iwo Jima at you a story.” the age of 19. When all had gathered around, he reverently be- The next guy, as we continue to go gan to speak. Here are his words from that night. around the statue, is my dad, John Bradley, from “My name is James Bradley and I'm from Antigo, Antigo, Wisconsin. My dad lived until 1994, but Wisconsin. My dad is on that statue, and I just wrote a he would never give interviews. When Walter book called Flags of Our Fathers which is #5 on the New Cronkite's producers or the New York Times York Times Best Seller list right now. It is the story of would call, we were trained as little kids to say the six boys you see behind me. 'No, I'm sorry, sir, my dad's not here. He is in The first guy putting the pole in the ground is Canada fishing.' My dad never fished or even Harlon Block. Harlon was an all-state football player. He went to Canada. Usually, he was sitting there enlisted in the Marine Corps with all the senior members right at the table eating his Campbell's soup. of his football team. They were off to play another type You see, like Ira Hayes, my dad didn't of game. A game called 'War.' You guys need to know see himself as a hero. Everyone thinks these that most of the boys in Iwo Jima were 17, 18, and 19 guys are heroes, 'cause they are in a photo and years old. on a monument. My dad knew better.” You see this next guy? That's Rene Gagnon from Suddenly, the monument wasn't just a New Hampshire. If you took Rene's helmet off at the mo- big old piece of metal with a flag sticking out of ment this photo was taken and looked in the webbing of the top. It came to life before our eyes with the that helmet, you would find a photograph of his girl- heartfelt words of a son who did indeed have a friend. Rene put that in there for protection because he father who was a hero. Maybe not a hero for the was scared. He was 18 years old. reasons most people would believe, but a hero The next guy here, the third guy in this tableau, nonetheless. Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit #032

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