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A s the clock a p p r o a c h e s 9, they begin showing up at a long table in the dining area.

One by one, they arrive, grab a pastry, piece of fruit or cup of coffee and pull up a chair, hoping to settle in for awhile.

Its not just the coffee and goodies that entices them. Mostly, they come for the company and conversation.

Every Thursday, Oak Harbors Harbor Tower Village hosts an informal social gathering known as the Veterans Coffee Club for veterans to talk about what-evers on their minds.

On this day, seven veter-ans are on hand, represent-ing four branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and conflicts that span a half century.

There is a Pearl Harbor survivor from World War II and veterans from the Korean, Vietnam and Gulf wars.

They range in age from 63 to 92.

Only one of them resides at the retirement community. The rest live elsewhere on North Whidbey but make it a point to try to make it to Harbor Tower Village as often as possible for the occa-sion to chat and reflect.

The gathering is open to all veterans with only one requirement good listen-ing skills.

He likes to talk, said Louis Muehlhausen, a

Marine Corps veteran, refer-ring to Franklin Walls, a for-mer Navy air crewman.

I talk too much, Walls said f latly, poking fun at himself.

Talking is what the gath-ering is all about. Sharing stories and experiences with those who can relate to them makes the meetings all the more valuable.

I think its just the cama-raderie, said David Guthrie, a former jet engine mechanic who spent 14 years in both the Air Force and Navy as part of a 40-year career in aviation. There are friend-ships and a vast range of ages, history and different experi-ences. Weve gone to differ-ent parts of the world.

I think some of us dont

get to talk at home so we come down here, Muehlhausen joked.

There is no shortage of humor and good-natured teasing, but theres also a sense of needing to be there for others who still struggle with some of the difficult memories of war.

Glen Vaughn, 81, said the people hes met at coffee club meetings also have helped him make connections with other veteran organizations. He said hes enjoyed hearing war stories and real facts, which drew a laugh from oth-ers.

They kind of get inter-mingled, Walls said.

Walls said he started attending the meetings a year ago to swap sea stories with

other veterans as well as those who experienced Vietnam like him.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time touring in helicopters, Walls, 82, said. I feel like I did something worthwhile.

I enjoy reliving old times. I kind of miss being out there for a little bit but not a whole lot.

For some, the meetings are therapeutic.

Steven DeAvilla, a veteran of both Vietnam and the Gulf War, said he suffers from moderate to severe post trau-matic stress disorder. When he arrived for the meeting, he immediately shared how he had been struggling lately with his issues.

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By Debra Vaughn

By day, Rafael Guzman is a sailor stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

When hes finished with that job, he comes home to another, his own video production company called RTA Video and Photo Productions.

Its not uncommon for veterans or spouses of active-duty personnel to start a business.

Running a business while also working for Uncle Sam presents extra challenges. There are deployments and, when home, the potential for odd hours. Business owners may get a good network of clients established, only to be transferred to a new base.

None of those issues seem to be slowing Guzman down.

Guzman, 36, and his wife and business partner, Toni, moved here in May from his last duty station in Connecticut. They knew they wanted to more seri-ously pursue the business and purchased new equipment in anticipation.

Not long after they arrived in Oak Harbor, Guzman scored his first commercial with Island Sewing and Vacuum. Since then, his cli-ents include the Whidbey Island Kite Festival, a local 5k event and The Handbag Consignment Shop in Coupeville. A promotional

video for his business featur-ing scenic shots of Whidbey Island nabbed more than 100,000 views on the inter-net. You can see samples of his work at his website at www.rtaproductions.com.

He was fantastic extremely professional and helpful, said Melissa Riker, an event organizer who hired him to film the 5K Resolution Run and Polar Bear Plunge in January.

Guzman put in his own miles running up and down the race course, filming participants. Riker said she was able to post the finished product to social media and share with event partici-pants. She said she has zero reservations about hiring him again.

He films weddings, mili-tary ceremonies, commer-cials, music videos and the like. He can even create a save the date video thats a thing now for engaged couples to share online with family and friends. He pri-marily handles the film-ing and his wife helps with administrative work. He estimates he puts in around 10 hours a week and far more with larger projects.

Prices for his services vary. A commercial, for instance, starts at $645 plus tax.

Their daughter, Aurora, 9, helps too. Guzman is teach-ing her to film and she loves it although shes still a little short and may need to stand on something to get the right shot.

Guzman fell into video production by chance. In high school he was assigned the subject as an elective. At first he wasnt thrilled. But he enjoyed it and had

a knack for it. After high school, he filmed weddings and quinceaneras a tra-ditional Hispanic coming of age party for girls as a side venture.

It comes naturally to me, he said. I enjoy the equip-ment and watching the final product. Its another way to express yourself in an artistic way.

Guzman and his wife, who met in Montclair, Calif., have always been business-minded. They had their own business selling Kirby vacu-ums, but that failed when the financing dried up dur-ing the recession.

In 2010 Guzman enlisted in the Navy and hes served two deployments on a sub-marine as a sonar tech.

The Guzmans are enjoy-ing their new home but they didnt anticipate the location might be an impediment for some clients. Guzman said he lost jobs in the Seattle area when clients found out hes on North Whidbey.

Fitting jobs in with his Navy schedule also can be an issue. He works around it with careful planning that sometimes requires tak-ing time off work well in advance.

The Guzmans arent sure what the future holds for

their business. They plan to continue adding more clients. Now, the profits are reinvested into equipment, which can be expensive. Perhaps someday theyll be

able to focus on the busi-ness as a full-time venture, he said.

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By Kari BrayHerald WriterCAMANO ISLAND Bob Blank is rally-

ing veterans who have taken to the skies for their country.

The Camano Island man is starting a new group on the island for former military pilots, no matter when they served, where they served or what they flew. He wants to start monthly lunch meetings where the pilots can stop by the Camano Center for a $6 meal and good conversation.

The idea is based on a group Blank was part of in Prescott, Ariz., before he moved to Camano Island last year. In Prescott, up to 100 former pilots would gather each month at the local Eagles club and swap stories about their time in the service and their adventures since. It was a good way to meet people who already shared similar interests and insights.

These guys are pretty interesting and they usually have stories to tell, he said. You wouldnt believe the stories youd hear. Too many near-death experi-ences.

Blank, 81, is a former Navy pilot. He was stationed on Whidbey Island from 1957 until 1964, where he worked with the Heavy Attack Squadron. During the Cold War years, the squadron trained pilots, bombardiers and crewmen to be ready for long range nuclear strikes.

We flew all sorts of things, he said. We had some strange planes here when we were getting things going.

Blank is working with the Camano Center

on starting the pilots group. The first meeting is planned there at 11:30 a.m. March 17. The center is located at 606 Arrowhead Road.

The plan for the first meeting is to have lunch and write up a list of initial members, then start talking about possibilities for the groups future. It may be that people want to expand the group beyond pilots to include others who served in the skies, such as navigators and crewmen, Blank said. Hes also not sure how far reaching the group will be, whether it will draw only Camano Island and Stanwood veter-ans or if others may want to come from farther afield.

Hes hoping to get a good-sized group, and asks that anyone interested call him at 425-210-7109. He plans to talk to other veterans organizations in the area to drum up interest, too.

Ive still got to get ahold of the American Legion and borrow an American flag, he said. We cant have our meeting without that.

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These guys are pretty interesting and they usually have stories to tell, he said. You wouldnt believe the stories youd hear. Too many near-death experiences.Bob Black, former Navy pilot

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By Debra VaughnMost sailors earn enough in pay and

allowances to get by, but it doesnt take much especially with junior enlisted sailors to upset the delicate financial balance, said Elton Gifford, director of the Whidbey Island Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.

Thats where the nonprofit can step in.

Unanticipated emergencies like car breakdowns, emergency leave and the like can overwhelm anyone, especially if they are living paycheck to paycheck, he said.

The nonprofit offers no-interest loans or grants in emergencies as well as counseling to help clients better man-age their finances.

The local chapter gave out nearly $600,000 in financial aid to 1,100 sail-ors and marines last year. Nearly half of this help was for basic living expenses such as food, rent and utilities.

Whidbey volunteers also helped more than 70 times with emergency transportation for service members or their spouses because of a death or seri-

ous illness in the family.

The Whidbey office also holds Budget for Baby classes for new and expectant parents. A visiting registered nurse was on hand to see more than 500 new mothers and their babies last year. On the Seaplane Base, the nonprofit operates a Thrift and Uniform Shop that served more than 5,000 shoppers.

The society was chartered in 1904 to help widows and orphans of sail-ors. Today, the local chapter will help anyone with a military ID, including retirees.

We see a lot of people down on their luck, Gifford said.

The local chapter is holding a fund-raiser through March. At this time of year, the services conduct active duty fund drives within the Department of Defense. But anyone can give.

For more information, contact Gifford at 360-257-2728 or mail a donation to NMCRS 260 West Pioneer, NAS Whidbey Island, WA 98278.

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The Oak Harbor Area Council of the Navy League has a new president.

Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Steve Bristow will lead the organization, which supports and advocates for the Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine at the local and national level. He replaces retired Capt. Butch Bailey.

Bristow didnt volunteer for the job. A selection commit-tee chooses candidates to lead the Navy League. Bristow said the organizations mem-bership represents the whos who of Oak Harbor and he was humbled by the invitation to serve.

Hopefully, I will make a good fit, with aspirations to be a bit of an activist president, he said.

His duties include repre-senting the Navy League at the regional level and pro-viding strategic vision for the

area council.

Bristow, a native of Tillamook, Ore., moved to Oak Harbor in 1987 and has since raised three children with his wife, Ranee, a teach-er at Oak Harbor Middle School.

Since retiring from the Navy in 2007, hes remained connected to the military as a local civilian contractor for a large command on the East Coast.

I still enjoy making a con-tribution and working along-side our Navys great men and women, he said.

The Navy League is an international organization with more than 40,000 mem-bers. It does not represent any particular political affiliation.

The local chapter supports area sailors, especially at such events as the Veterans Day program, parades, the mili-tary appreciation picnic and the Sea & Shore Sailors and Marine of the Year Luncheon, in which the Navy League

serves as a co-sponsor.

The Navy League also supports youth programs. Nationally, the Navy League is working on promoting sci-ence, technology, engineering and mathematics. Locally, they support the Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps programs at Oak Harbor and Burlington high schools and the Sea Cadets.

We believe there is a direct and tangible link to the strength of our country and the status of our sea services, Bristow said.

Anyone may join who has an interest in the Navy. The more than 300 local mem-bers include military retirees as well as community leaders and business people. Around 50 people usually attend the groups monthly lunches, which feature a guest speaker.

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Northwest native and retired Cmdr. Steve Bristow, left, was named president of the Navy League replacing Butch Bailey.

By Sharon SalyerHerald WriterEVERETT After enlisting in

the Marines in 1979, Doug Jones spent time at Camp Lejeune, a 264-square-mile base camp in North Carolina.

He said he never tasted anything unusual in the bases water during the four to five months he spent there between deployments. But we drank a heck of a lot of it, he said. We would go on forced marches. You drink a lot of water. We always made sure our canteens were full.

Twenty-four years later, Jones noticed lymph nodes in his lower groin were unusually swollen. At first, doc-tors thought it was caused by a virus. I dont think so, Jones remembers thinking. He asked for a biopsy of the lymph nodes.

A few days later he was told he had follicular lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma where immune system cells often collect in the lymph nodes.

Although he didnt know it when he was diagnosed in 2003, Camp Lejeunes water had been contami-

nated for decades with benzene, vinyl chloride and carbon-based compounds known as volatile organic compounds.

Fifteen diseases and conditions have now been associated with exposure to the water, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma; esophageal, breast, kid-ney, bladder and lung cancer; mul-tiple myeloma; kidney damage; female infertility; scleroderma; leukemia; miscarriage; hepatic steatosis, a liver disease; neurological and behavioral problems; and myelodysplastic syn-dromes, which disrupts the produc-tion of blood cells.

National attention to a possible link between health problems and expo-sure to the bases water first began in 2014. Both the Marine Corps and the Veterans Administration are continu-ing their efforts to spread the word that help is available for anyone sta-tioned or working at Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987.

Jones, 55, said getting more public attention to the issue was the reason he decided to speak out. My main concern is there might be a lot of vets living on the West Coast who were

stationed there and arent aware of this, he said. Lets make it clear that vets need to be checked if they were stationed at Camp Lejeune.

Veterans connecting with other veterans are often what bring people to VA offices seeking help, said Dr. Stephen Hunt, the national director of post-deployment care who works in the organizations Seattle office.

Hunt said that the first step in get-ting help is registering at a Marine Corps website. This is another way to bring veterans in for care, Hunt

said. If theyre not enrolled in the VA health care system, we want to make sure they get enrolled, he said. They can be evaluated for Camp Lejeune or another exposure they have had.

Veterans can automatically qualify for health care and can ask to be reim-bursed for the costs of being treated for one of the 15 conditions associated with the Camp Legeunes contaminat-ed water. Jones said he drained all of his retirement savings about $7,000 to pay for medical tests to monitor his condition and is now applying for

reimbursement.The federal Agency for Toxic

Substance and Disease Registry looked at a number of health problems among those based at Camp Lejeune during the time that the water was contaminated. The New York Times reported that Marines who had served at Lejeune were 10 percent more likely to die from cancer than fellow Marines who based at Camp Pendleton in California. Overall, 16 of 21 types of cancer were at least modestly higher among those who had spent time at Lejeune, the newspaper said.

Since his diagnoses, Jones said his condition has progressed from stage 1 to stage 3 follicular lymphoma. So far, he hasnt had to undergo anti-cancer treatments.

At this point, all they do is keep tabs on my bloodwork every six months and do CT scans, he said. Its not to say it wont metastasize into something else.

Jones said he also regularly checks his lymph nodes for changes. Its a mental thing for me, he said. It stresses me out.

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By Debra Vaughn Oak Harbor High School

junior Ashley Serna is the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Boys & Girls Clubs of America Military Youth of the Year.

Other finalists included Oak Harbor freshman Gary Garstin and sophomore Joshua Garstin.

It is a singular privilege to work with these kids and it has restored my faith in human-ity, said Dave Thomason, who volunteers at the Youth Center and served as keynote speaker for the event.

Serna, 16, is the president of the Keystone Club at the Youth Center and takes advancement placement class-es in calculus, chemistry and U.S. history at Oak Harbor High School.

The NAS Whidbey Island Youth Center is a military affiliated Boys & Girls Club offering free open recreation for teenagers in grades 6-12 and has more 350 members.

In order to be eligible, the teens had to be in good aca-demic standing and members of the Youth Center. They provided a list of service work and had to meet the theme of lead, succeed and inspire.

The teens were interviewed by a panel and each gave a speech explaining why they deserved the recognition.

In March, Serna will compete for the BGCA Washington State Military Youth of the Year award in Seattle. Last years state com-petitors were awarded college scholarship money and a bag of goodies that included an electronic tablet.

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Oak Harbor High School junior Ashley Serna was named the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Boys & Girls Clubs of America Military Youth of the Year.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a number of changes to make participation in the Veterans Choice Program easier and more convenient for veterans who need to use it.

The move, which streamlines eligibility requirements, fol-lows feedback from veterans along with organizations working on their behalf.

To date, more than 400,000 medical appointments have been scheduled since the Veterans Choice Program went into effect on Nov. 5, 2014.

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This new partnership will expand the PenFed Foundations existing Military Heroes Fund Emergency

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I didnt sleep at all last night, DeAvilla said. My PTSD was kicking my butt.

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The coffee club meetings originated in the seating area at the former Safeway location on State Highway 20 about eight years ago, then was moved to Harbor Tower Village in 2010, said Arielle Corrin, the retirement communitys program coordinator.

Harold Johnson, 92, is the groups most celebrated mem-ber and considered the most lucky, a World War II veteran who survived the sinking of the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, while 429 of his shipmates perished.

Later during the war, near the Aleutian Islands, he was onboard a ship that struck a reef and was again ordered to abandon ship and jumped into the water to await rescue.

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Its been an honor for me to be here and listen to their stories, Guthrie said. And the fact that they are here to tell those stories. I feel privileged to be with these guys.

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2016 SUBARU

FORESTER2.5i LIMITED CVT

2016 SUBARU

FORESTER2.5i CVT

2016 SUBARU

OUTBACK2.5i PREMIUM CVT

2016 SUBARU

OUTBACK2.5i PREMIUM CVT

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Subaru supports you on and off the road with the Subaru Military Incentive Program, a vehicle discount program for active-duty military personnel. Ask your retailer about saving $1,300 $3,300 off the Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)*, depending on model and accessories.

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Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive + 32 mpg hwy4 8.7 inches of ground clearance 2014 IIHS Top Safety Pick Available power rear gate

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2015 SUBARU

IMPREZA2.0i PREMIUM CVT

2016 SUBARU

LEGACY2.5i LIMITED CVT

2016 SUBARU

LEGACY2.5i PREMIUM CVT

2015 SUBARU

XV CROSSTREKHYBRID TOURING CVT

ALLOY WHEEL PACKAGE POWER MOONROOFSTK#10714 VIN JF1GJAK63FH025235FJF-12 $24,037 MSRP

POWER MOONROOF PACKAGE EYESIGHT DRIVER-ASSIST SYSTEMSTK#10808 VIN 4S3BNAN61G3029111GAF-23 $31,111 MSRP

POWER MOONROOF PACKAGE BODY SIDE MOULDINGSTK#10809 VIN 4S3BNAD66G3029218GAD-12 $27,160 MSRP

LEATHER INTERIOR HEATED SEATSSTK#10679 VIN JF2GPBPC8FH318594FRI-31 $30,758 MSRP

$22,571 SALE PRICE $28,948 SALE PRICE $25,261 SALE PRICE $29,049 SALE PRICE

Subaru is a registered trademark. Vehicle shown with available accessories. *MSRP does not include tax, title, and registration fees. Limited time offer subject to change without notice. Valid in the U.S. only, except Hawaii. Terms and conditions apply. Prior sales excluded. Certain models may be excluded. May not be combined with all Subaru incentives. Contact your local participating Subaru retailer or VIP Program Headquarters at [email protected] or 1-800-VIP-0933 for further assistance.

Subaru supports you on and off the road with the Subaru Military Incentive Program, a vehicle discount program for active-duty military personnel. Ask your retailer about saving $1,300 $3,300 off the Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)*, depending on model and accessories.



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