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The Puget Sound Veterans’ Monthly | December 2012

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In a special ceremony Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Oak Harbor Veterans

of Foreign Wars Post 7392 on Goldie Road, Roy McWilliams received the French Legion of Honor medal — the French govern-ment’s highest recognition.

“More than 60 years ago, you rescued people you did

not know,” said Jack Cowan, Honorary Consul of France, who came from Seattle to present the award.

“But you can be sure that those people have not forgot-ten you. We will never for-get. You are forever France’s heroes.”

McWilliams, who was born Richard Boe in Vancouver,

British Columbia, was drafted into the U.S. Army in San Francisco in 1943, and was trained as a ranger, then vol-unteered for parachute train-ing in England. He became a member of the 82nd Airborne, taking part in the “Battle of the Bulge” and “Operation Varsity” in December, 1944.

He received an honorable discharge from the Army on

Jan. 23, 1946 and promptly enlisted in the U.S. Navy sub-marine service and served in the Korean War.

“I’ve been in war quite a bit,” McWilliams said. “I fought in France, Holland, Belgium. I received two Bronze Stars for heroism.”

“This medal expresses France’s deep gratitude for

your actions of devotion, of honor and nobility, of duty and supreme selflessness,” he continued.

“He’s waited a long time for this,” said McWilliams daugh-

ter, Peggy Gipson. “I’m just so proud of him. So many people aren’t aware of what (WWII) cost this nation, and to think he was able to be here in per-son to receive it. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

French honors

By Kathy ReedKathy Reed photo

Left, Roy McWilliams receives the French Legion of Honor medal from Jack Cowan, Honorary Consul of France. Above, McWilliams displays his new “hardware.”

Thank youThe members of Disabled American Veterans

Chapter 47 would like to thank the local Oak Harbor businesses, Ace Hardware, Applebee’s, Saar’s Market and Walmart for supporting our annual Forget-Me-Not drive. We are grateful to the citizens of Whidbey Island and surround-ing communities for donating so generously on Veterans Day. All donations received will go towards purchase of a new van.

The van transports veterans from Island County and four other counties up and down the I-5 corridor to the Seattle VA Medical Center,

Monday through Friday. Regulations dictate that for the safety of all motorists the van may not be used for transportation beyond 200,000 miles; currently our van has 140,000 miles. We have approximately one more year of usage before we will need to replace the van. Currently we are averaging 100 veteran riders per month; if you are a veteran needing a ride to the VAMC please call 360-257-4801 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Volunteers are always welcome.

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Brewing up BusinessAs the holiday shopping season heats up, meet three Whidbey Island veterans who are also business owners. Did the military have an impact on their business outlook? Find out. 8

I t’s holiday season again, or, as it’s more commonly known, shopping season. It seems the red and green association with

the yuletide shows up a little earlier every year. At some point pumpkin growers will need to harvest their crops in July or August, just to get equal time!

In light of the season, it seemed fitting to look at some local veterans for whom “shopping” is cru-cial all year long. I refer of course, to those veterans who are business owners.

The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs is a great resource for veteran business owners who can add their business to the county-by-county online directory. It’s also good for shoppers (again, lots of veterans in that category, too) who are looking to patron-ize veteran-owned businesses.

Obviously there isn’t room to highlight every veteran owned business on Whidbey

Island. Our intent is to raise awareness not only of local businesses but of the state VA’s business directory. You can find that at www.dva.wa.gov. Click on the link for veteran busi-nesses.

Many islanders make a big push for shopping local; perhaps veterans will want to make a push for shopping with local veterans.

Now, on a completely different subject, hat’s off to Terry Lacey, who organized one heckuva Veterans Day parade in Oak Harbor last month. It was well attended and participa-tion was excellent. The Whidbey Crosswind was fortunate enough to be one of the parade sponsors and we are all pleased the event went so well. (I have to take this opportunity to say a special thanks to my wonderful husband for his willingness to go along for the ride.)

As I understand it, all that has to be finalized for next year’s parade is the time. Lord willing, we’ll all be there to par-ticipate once again.

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“Coming Home” this past month involved revisiting Langley Middle School with seven other veterans and the wife of a deceased vet-eran. We were there to share with the students some perspectives on Veterans Day. It was a “coming home” of sorts for me in that this is one of the schools in the town where I live and in the school district where I finished my career as school superintendent.

LMS is a recognizable school structure with a lifetime legacy of memories for many on South Whidbey. At one time this was Langley High School and the graduating class photographs from the early 1900s up through the 1960s still hang in the hallways. There is a warmth in both the structure and the people who work there that transcends time and space and encompasses the visitor in nostalgic thoughts of another era in education.

We were welcomed by the assistant principal

and the school coun-selor and escorted to an inviting room with cups of coffee all around. We were an unlikely gather-ing of eagles: Two World War II vet-erans, a veteran of Bosnia and the Gulf War, five from the Vietnam era and the spouse of a deceased Vietnam era veteran. We would be talking to social studies classes in two groups and in three different sessions for about 50 minutes each.

We had a script for the introduction that involved some background on Veterans Day, the branches of the military and the wars our country has fought since World War I. Then each of us had five minutes to tell a little bit

about ourselves, what our military experience was like and what we got from the experience.

The questions we got from students were very interesting and a show of hands indicated that almost half of the students currently had a relative in the military. One boy asked whether we ever felt homesick when we were in the military, to which our senior member, a for-mer machine gunner in Patton’s Army, who liberated Buchenwald, responded: “Of course I missed my mom and dad, my brothers and sisters, and my uncles and aunts and all of the things about home.”

In our group, three of us made the point that we had not been very good students before we went in the military but that after our military service we were very successful academically when we went back to school.

One of our veterans, a graduate of West Point and a career military officer, said “boys and girls, you live in the best country in the world. How lucky you are to go to school. I remember the children in Bosnia waving and smiling when we restored order in the country and they could return to see their friends at school each day.”

He brought along a small red flag with six blue stars on it that hangs in the window of his home. “Each star represents a family member who served in combat. These stars are for my children and their spouses and two are girls who served.” The girls in the bleachers looked a little more intently at the speaker.

Each session ended with our asking the students to stand with us and say the Pledge of Allegiance, along with a suggestion that the next time they have the opportunity to say the pledge at a game or community event, they remember each of us and our stories of military service.

Afterwards, the principal came by to express his personal appreciation for our presence and for adding a special meaning to Veterans Day this year. We all walked a little taller and smiled a little wider as we left the school.

One of our group summed up the experience in his answer to the question ‘What is your hope for our country?’

“You are my hope for our country,” he told the middle schoolers, “and “I think the country will be in good hands.”

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The U.S. Small Business Administration continues to build on its successful programs for America’s military veter-

ans, helping tens of thousands of veterans each year with small business financing, compre-hensive business training and counseling and access to federal contracts.

“When you consider the leadership and management skills our veterans develop while on active and reserve duty, it’s no wonder we see so many of them choose the path of small business ownership,” said SBA Administrator Karen Mills.

According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau veterans are successful small business owners. Nearly one in 10 small businesses nationwide are veteran-owned. Collectively, these 2.4 million small businesses employ almost 6 million Americans and generate more than $1 trillion in receipts. In the private sector workforce, veterans are 45 percent more likely than those with no active-duty military experi-ence to be self-employed.

The SBA supports veteran business owners through entrepreneurial training and mentor-ing, access to capital and business development opportunities through government contracts.

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This year the SBA partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to develop a national entrepreneurship training program for tran-sitioning service members as part of the new Transition Assistance Program. Operation Boots to Business: From Service to Startup was piloted with all four branches of the services in summer and fall 2012. The Boots to Business program will be rolled out during 2013 provid-ing exposure to entrepreneurship training to all 250,000 service members who transition from active duty to civilian life each year.

The SBA is also providing $2.6 million through a cooperative agreement over three years for two programs; Women Veterans Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship, that focuses on training, networking and men-torship for women veterans, and Operation Endure & Grow, targets National Guard and Reserve component members, their families and partners.

accEss to capitalIn fiscal year 2012, the SBA backed more

than 3,200 loans supporting nearly $2.1 bil-

lion in financing to more than 2,800 veteran-owned small businesses through its flagship 7(a) and 504 loan programs, including $118 million through the Patriot Express Loan program. Patriot Express loans offer many advantages to veterans and to SBA’s network of participating lenders nationwide. They fea-ture one of SBA’s fastest turnaround times for loan approval and an enhanced guaranty and interest rate on loans up to $500,000 to small businesses owned by veterans, reservists and their spouses. Patriot Express loans can be used for most business purposes, including startup, expansion, equipment purchases, working cap-ital, inventory or business-occupied real-estate purchases.

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The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern Procurement Program allows federal agencies to set acquisitions aside for exclusive competition among service-dis-abled veteran-owned small business concerns. Federal prime contracting dollars awarded to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses increased for the fifth consecutive year to $11.2 billion, or 2.65 percent, in fiscal

year 2011, up from $10.793 billion, or 2.50 percent, in 2010.

Over the last year, SBA has created a series of online contracting courses called Government Contracting (GC) Classroom to help prospec-tive and existing small businesses, including veteran owned and service-disabled veteran owned small businesses, understand the basics about contracting with federal agencies. In addition, the Office of Veteran’s Business Development provides procurement training to SDVOSBs to help them take advantage of federal contracting opportunities under the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern Procurement Program.

The SBA reaches out to veterans through its 68 district offices, 15 Veterans Business Outreach Centers nationwide, more than 1,000 Small Business Development Centers, 110 Women’s Business Centers and some 12,000 SCORE volunteers, more than 40 percent of whom are veterans. SBA also has numer-ous programs creating government contracting opportunities for VOSBs. For more informa-tion, visit www.sba.gov/vets and www.sba.gov/reservists.

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WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs has developed a new public service announce-ment (PSA) to let women veterans know they’ve come to “The Right Place” when seeking VA health care.

“We want to send a very clear message to women vet-erans that VA is here to meet your health care needs,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “It is important that women vet-erans receive the high-qual-ity health care and benefits they have earned through their service.”

The number of women using VA health care has doubled in the past decade and that num-ber is expected to dou-ble again soon. The 30-second video PSA, produced by VA’s Women’s Health Services office, addresses key themes defined by Secretary Shinseki.

Key messages in the PSA include: assuring women veterans that VA is ready to serve them; encouraging viewers to rethink assumptions that all veterans are male; and reminding

Americans that women veterans are coming home, separating from service, or returning to Guard or Reserve status.

The PSA was developed for nationwide release along with a new employee aware-ness video created as part of VA’s ongoing efforts to change its culture to be more understanding and accom-modating of women veter-ans. “Not all women who served their country identify as veterans and many women veterans are unaware that VA offers high qual-ity women’s health care,” said Dr. Robert Petzel, Undersecretary for Health, Veterans Health

Administration. “One of the most important aspects of our efforts to serve women veterans is to make sure each one of them knows we’re here.”

Women serve in every branch of the military, representing 15 percent of today’s active duty mili-tary and nearly 18 percent of National Guard and Reserve forces. By 2020, VA estimates women veterans will constitute 10 percent of the veteran population.

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Technology Development Corporation’s Veterans Opportunity Fund will manage the fund. Diamond Ventures will be its general partner.

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A prospectus for the proj-ect states that the new fund will focus on “specialty manu-facturing, food processing and distribution, media and publishing, retail, energy and business services.”

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Disabled American Veterans Chapter 47 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6.

The group will meet at the Oak Harbor Veterans Resource Center, located at the corner of Regatta Drive and Whidbey Avenue.

For information, contact the DAV office at 360-257-4801.

PBymf AnD AnA join forces

The PBY Memorial Foundation and the Association of Naval Aviation will hold a joint meeting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 at the CPO Club on Ault Field Road in Oak Harbor.

The joint no-host luncheon is open to all who are interested in attending and is being held to honor all Pearl Harbor Survivors. For information, call 360-240-9500 or go to www.pbymf.org.

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The North Whidbey Sportsmen’s Association is offering a series of monthly safety classes to the general public.

The next class, NRA Home Firearms Safety, will be held Saturday, Dec. 15 at the NWSA range, located at 886 Gun Club Road, Oak Harbor. Cost is $20 and includes a book.

The class is designed to present basic knowledge and skills and explain the attitude necessary for the safe handling and storage of guns in the home. This is a non-firing course; the emphasis is on safe handling.

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The Oak Harbor Veterans of Foreign Wars Men’s Auxiliary will serve a buf-fet breakfast from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Dec. 9. French toast, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, bacon, sausage and home fries are all on the menu. Cost is $5 a plate and all proceeds will benefit the Men’s Auxiliary.

Breakfast will also be served by VFW members from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Dec. 30. Pancakes, eggs, hash browns, breakfast meats and biscuits and gravy will be served. Cost is $7 for adults, $4 for senior citizens and children (under 12). All are welcome to come and enjoy the meal.

Proceeds benefit the local Whitehead-Muzzal Post’s veterans assistance and community service programs. The VFW is located at 3037 N. Goldie Road in Oak Harbor. Call 360-675-4048 for informa-tion.

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There will be singing and dancing galore at American Legion Post 141 in Langley beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28.

Free dance lessons are offered to any-one interested at 7 p.m. followed by danc-ing and karaoke from 8 p.m. to mid-night. Anyone is welcome to show off their vocal ability. Call 360-321-5696 for information.

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• The tree lighting in downtown Oak Harbor will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1. Those interest-ed can gather on Pioneer Way to watch the lights go on and to greet Santa.

• The Greening of Coupeville begins at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 with the Christmas parade down Main and Front streets. The parade will be followed by the lighting of the town Christmas tree at Cook’s Corner Park at 5 p.m. The park is located at Main and Ninth streets in Coupeville. Finally, if the weather permits, the Oak Harbor boat parade of lights will be visible from the Coupeville Wharf at 6 p.m.

• Langley will celebrate the season with music, fire engine rides, refreshments and more from 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2 at the South Whidbey Community Park. Those interested can also participate in the Elf Chase 5k Run. Registration for the 5k run/walk begins at 9 a.m. and the race starts at 10 a.m. Money raised goes toward grants for staff at Langley Middle School. Registration information is available at www.lmsptsa.wordpress.com/elf-chase/.com

• Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Christmas tree will be lit up by Santa himself. A free all ages event will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 at the Convergence Zone on Ault Field Base. Santa will arrive via horse-drawn carriage. Complimentary hot cider and cocoa will be provided inside. Call 360-257-2432 or go to www.navylifepnw.com for information.

• Navy Band Northwest will present its “Home for the Holidays” concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at Oak Harbor High School’s Student Union Building. This annual concert is free and open to the public and will feature a spe-cial appearance by Santa. Donations to Toys for Tots will also be collected. Call 360-315-3447 for information.

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The longtime Coupeville resident recent-ly self-published a novel entitled “One More Sunrise,” the story of two young military men with nothing in common but the bond they developed as prisoners of war in Vietnam. The book is a work of fiction, although McPherson did draw on his experiences in Vietnam during his time in the Navy.

“It’s not autobiographical. I wasn’t trying to get anything out,” he said, noting this book is a project that took him 40 years to complete.

“I just started writing and every once-in-a-while I’d drag it out and work on it,” he said. “I spent a lot of time thinking about it.”

The story has two main characters, Navy Lt. Jack Walker and former high school football star-turned-Marine Jeff Dunlay. The two may have never crossed paths if it hadn’t been for the Vietnam War. They were captured and ended up POWs at the same camp, McPherson said. But that is really just the beginning of the story.

“It’s really the story of the people we meet

along the way,” said McPherson. “Sometimes we meet people and they help us, sometimes we meet people and they hurt us.

“People come and go,” he continued. “That especially happens in the military. You run into people, you work with them for a while and then you never see them again. That’s what I was trying to convey.”

McPherson said the hardest part of writ-ing the book was trying to get it right and finding a suitable ending. The best part about writing the book, he said, was creating the characters.

“That was the most fun of all,” McPherson said. “In my mind, the characters are very real to me. The things they did and said, I suppose that’s me in a way. But creating the characters was easy. That’s the fun of it.”

Although he claims he is not a natural story-teller, he also claims that sometimes the words just flow.

“Some people have a natural flair for writing but for me, it’s a hard fight,” he said. “But some-

times it just comes sponta-neously, it just pours out.”

Reaction to his pub-lication has been posi-tive overall, according to McPherson.

“I’ve had a couple of friends who read it and liked it,” he said. “And a couple of people who told me they didn’t think it was a good book but it would be a great movie.”

For the most part, McPherson said he doesn’t put much stock in what the critics say about his book.

“I don’t have any expectations, so I’m not disappointed if they don’t like it. On the other hand, if they like it, it’s very elating,” he said. “But, in the end,

it’s my book, I wrote it, it’s done. If they like it, find. If they don’t, I don’t care.”

The book is available for purchase at Wind and Tide Bookshop in Oak Harbor and also online at www.amazon.com. However, McPherson cautions there are other books of the same title about the Vietnam war, so folks ordering online must be sure to specify the author they want. He wasn’t about to change the title to make it easier.

“I chose that name in 1967. That’s my title,” he said with a grin. “The other guys are just interlopers.”

McPherson, who has now been retired lon-ger than he was in the Navy, claims he’ll never write another book. Writing, he said, is really something he does just for himself. He said he’s satisfied because he met his goal, even though it only took him 40 years to do it. For those who have read his book and are hinting at a sequel …

“I’ve got this idea,” McPherson said thought-fully as he rubbed his beard. “But I don’t have another 40 years.”

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By KATHY REED

BREWING UP BUSINESS By Kathy Reed

employers across the nation are recognizing that the

training and discipline necessary to make someone a success in the military can make someone a very good employee in the business world.

Those skills can also help those veterans who choose to go into business for themselves. In fact, veterans are 45 percent more likely to be self employed than those with no military experience. Veterans make up nearly 10 per-cent of the nation’s successful small businesses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

It should come as no surprise, then, that Whidbey Island is home to several success-ful veteran-owned businesses. Either word-of-mouth or the business directory on the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs website led us to talk with the owners of three of them.

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Scott Lincoln was a munitions specialist in the Air Force. He is a 1969 graduate of Langley High School and returned from his four years of service to join the family plumbing busi-ness.

“It was something I had planned on doing,” Lincoln said. “And in the environment I was raised in, it seemed like a good way to make a living.”

Eventually, Lincoln said he had taken plumb-ing as far as he could. His computer business, which he owns with his son-in-law, Jason Kalk, opened in 1995. He credits the military with helping him learn how to treat people.

“It helped me learn respect and it also gave me a new respect for people who have served in the military,” he said. “I had lived a sheltered life up until that point and it opened my eyes.”

Lincoln said during his time in the Air Force, he worked a second job and that con-nection to the business world, he feels, enabled him to keep enough of a focus on business that he was ready for it when he finished his service. But times, he said, are different for veterans returning home today.

“The challenges are different today,” he said. “The war I was in was not popular, but the economy wasn’t bad. Now I think returning vets are widely accepted, but the jobs aren’t there.”

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Whidbey Island veterans find success as small business owners

Kathy Reed photosTop, Mike Donohoe checks freshly roasted coffee beans at his Oak Harbor business, Honeymoon Bay Coffee Roasters. Above left, a framed sign at Lincoln computers in Clinton thanks customers for supporting a veteran owned business. Above, Scott Lincoln, left, owns Lincoln Computers with his son-in-law, Jason Kalk.

it difficult to think about starting a new busi-ness, Lincoln said. But even in tough times, being a veteran can be an advantage.

“It’s so hard to start up a business,” he said. “But veterans today may have a little leg up with some of the contacts they have now and help with the benefits they’ve earned.

“Take advantage of the opportunities out there,” he continued. “The Economic Development Council, for instance. Do your

research. A wing and a prayer isn’t going to do it.”

As far as his own service is concerned, Lincoln says he’s always played it low key. Flags in the window and signs in the store let patrons know it is a veteran-owned business.

“I’m not going to hide it, but I’m not going to flaunt it,” said Lincoln. “It was something I was glad to do, something that needed to be done. I don’t expect any more out of it.”

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For Dave Dillman, who owns Coaches Pizzeria in Freeland with fellow veteran Gary Nau, his military service shaped his life. Dillman was in the Army in 1969-1970, while Nau was in the Marines from 1965-1966. Dillman said his experience in the Army dur-ing the Vietnam War taught him valuable leadership skills which have served him well over the years.

“The military taught me to lead, not fol-low,” he said. “That has carried me through my adult life. The military did everything for me. I regret I didn’t stay in.”

Instead, Dillman took advantage of the GI Bill and went back to school. He enjoyed a successful career in business. Nau spent a good bit of his career in retail and restaurant man-agement. Both men moved to Whidbey Island about 11 years ago, said Dillman, but they met just two years ago through the Veterans Resource Center on South Whidbey and struck up a friendship.

Now business partners, the two had a strong vision for their pizzeria, which opened Aug. 10.

“We’ve both coached and been involved with school sports, so we wanted to draw on our association with sports teams,” Dillman said. “We’ve built it around family, that’s the whole focus. Family, kids, military and seniors.”

As customers place their order at the counter, Dillman strikes up a conversation, asking the elderly man if he’s a veteran. When he answers ‘yes,’ the two quickly start trading service sto-ries, although this customer served in World War II. Another gentleman in the group talks about his time in the military as well, and Dillman thanks them for their service.

With Dillman’s service has come perspec-tive, although not from a pleasant source. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer, due to his exposure to Agent Orange. Recovered and can-cer-free now, he is philosophical about it all.

“It makes you look at your life,” he said. “I’m not afraid to die.”

In the meantime, business has been good and lessons learned long ago and over the course of a career are put into practice every day.

“You’re only as good as your people,” said Dillman. “I’m the coach, mentor, boss, teacher; that’s what we’re trying to do through our business.honeymoon Bay CoFFee roasters, oak harBor

Mike Donohoe, owner of Honeymoon Bay Coffee Roasters in Oak Harbor, said he walked away with all kinds of things following his ser-vice in the Navy.

“I grew up in the military,” he said. “I dis-covered my work ethic — I already knew a lot from home — but I learned how to be a good employee. It also helped jumpstart my patrio-tism; once I was in, I realized the sacrifice it takes.”

Donohoe opened Honeymoon Bay four- and-a-half years ago. He got a job roasting cof-fee off-island several years ago and found what he wanted to do. He wanted to explore a career that would enable him to live on Whidbey Island.

“I loved what I did, but I wanted to do it my way,” he said, moving back and fourth around his 1979 coffee roaster, which he rebuilt over the course of a year.

He loves what he does, he said, and roasts about 1,500 pounds of coffee each week. At any given time, the shop offers between 19 and

25 different roasts. A small espresso bar offers coffee drinks, cookies and scones. Customers can taste at least six different kinds of drip coffee every day and choose their favorite. Bags of whole beans are roasted, packaged and sold right there in the store, plus Donohoe has a good base of wholesale accounts. In short, he really loves what he does.

“I love the flexibility and I love the custom-ers,” he said. “Coffee is such a social animal. It’s right up my alley.”

Donohoe credits his military service with giving him the courage to strike out on his own in business.

“I think it’s the fact you’re less intimidated by taking a risk,” Donohoe said. “Once you’ve been through some of those challenges you face in the military you tend to believe in yourself a little more.”

He said his Navy experience hasn’t only helped him with his own business, but in other jobs he’d applied for over the years.

“Every job interview I went to, I would tell them I’m a veteran and I never got turned down,” he said. “They know you’re going to be to work on time and do what you’re supposed to do. There’s a big plus being associated with the military.”

Kathy Reed photoLeft, a sign hangs under a flag at Coaches Pizzeria in Freeland, thanking all those who have served and are serving in the military. Above, Coaches Pizzeria co-owner Dave Dillman visits with a fellow veteran and customer.

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Veterans Day ParaDeBy KATHY REED

Oak Harbor’s first Veterans Day parade, held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, was an unqualified success.

In fact, the day couldn’t have gone any bet-ter, as far as parade organizer Terry Lacey was concerned.

“I think it went outstanding,” he said. “Really my only worry was whether people would come out and watch it and that really made me feel good when I saw everyone there.”

Two EA-6B Prowlers from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 got the parade rolling with a fly-over down Pioneer Way.

Grand marshal for the event was Oak Harbor’s sole Battle of Midway survivor, Harry Ferrier. NASWI commanding officer, Capt. Jay Johnston, walked alongside members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, who rode in classic cars provided by the Whidbey Cruzers as did the Women of World War II. But that was just a small part of the parade, which had more than 300 participants and plenty of spectators.

Lacey estimates as many as 1,200 people came out to see the parade, proving, he said, how the Oak Harbor commu-nity feels about its veterans.

“This community really cares about its vet-erans,” he said. “Sometimes we don’t realize how much people really do care, but I think it was evident how much it cares by the turnout for the parade.”

“This was amazing. It needs to continue,” said Stephanie Sullivan of Oak Harbor, who is a Navy spouse.

“It was extremely powerful when the posters of the fallen soldiers went past,” said retired Navy Master Chief Rick Hannold.

“It was heart-touching,” agreed Oak Harbor resident Mary Hewitt. “I think they should always have it, even in the rain.”

naVy League ProgramBy REBECCA OLSON

The community joined in celebration, remembrance and gratitude to honor veter-ans from every era at the eighth annual Oak Harbor Community Veterans Day program Saturday, Nov. 10.

The program was sponsored by the Oak Harbor Area Council Navy League of the United States.

“This year, we especially want to celebrate the veterans of today,” said Jim Slowik, presi-dent of the Oak Harbor Area Council Navy League and former mayor of Oak Harbor.

“No one deserves more credit for our free-dom or preserving our way of life than our veterans,” Slowik said.

Keynote speaker was retired Rear Adm. William J. McDaniel, who may be known locally for starring as the mole on the TV series “The Mole” but is known worldwide for his medical work during times of war, peace and natural disasters, as well as his status of wrestling champion.

Soldiers do not throw themselves on gre-nades for love of country in the moment; they do it for love of each other, McDaniel said. While that has never changed, the current generation of war fighters is different from past generations, McDaniel said.

Technology has made a big difference for this generation of soldiers, as well as mul-tiple deployments and being unsure of who the enemy is, but improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are one of the biggest differences.

“Anybody can be affected, not just the trig-

ger puller,” McDaniel said.McDaniel said he sees soldiers

returning from war with three types of injuries: traumatic brain injuries, post traumatic stress disorder and limb amputations from IEDs, which would have resulted in death in previ-ous wars.

These people are “incredible inspira-tions” with “great outlooks,” McDaniel said. “They are truly heroes, one and all.”

LangLey american LegionBy KATHY REED

Bittersweet recollections of holidays spent in Vietnam and the feelings experienced at the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C. stirred memories for many at the Veterans Day observance held by American Legion Post 141 in Langley at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11.

Post Commander Jim Knott kicked off the event with a moment of silence in honor of all veterans and in particular, those who gave their lives in the line of duty. He moved quick-ly to the main event — special guest South Whidbey storyteller Jill Johnson, who was part of Army Special Services in Korea and Vietnam.

She began with her recollections of the holidays in December, 1967. She told an amusing tale of the “requisitioning” pro-cess used by military members to procure needed items. In her case, she and her co-work-ers needed 850 feet of wrapping paper to create makeshift walls for a party for the troops.

Johnson’s story earned a number of chuckles as she spun her tale and several of the veterans in the room nodded in agreement and appre-ciation as she shared the twisted route to get the needed supplies.

“It takes real talent to translate memories

into vivid pic-tures,” said Joe Wishcamper, who was visiting the Post for the first time. “It felt like you were there.”

Johnson’s sec-ond story, “The Same Season,”

told of her visit to the Vietnam Women’s Memorial and the common bond all veter-ans share.

“The memories are sharp and clear and I think they always will be,” she said.

stuDents saLute VeteransBy KATHY REED

Students at Oak Harbor Elementary school raised their voices in support of all veterans and active duty military personnel during the school’s annual Veterans Day performance, held Tuesday, Nov. 13 in the school gymna-sium.

“This program is a tribute to all the veter-ans who have fought for our country in wars

or who are serving today,” said OHE music teacher Kathryn Wright.

Presentation of colors by a NAS Whidbey Island color guard was accompanied by the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of the National Anthem. Active duty personnel shared information about each branch of the Armed Forces,

separated by performances of patriotic songs from third-and-fifth-grade students.

Personnel from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 said the message conveyed by the students was heart-warming.

“It feels good to be appreciated,” said Airman Joshua Brown. “After all the sacrifices, all that we do, just knowing there are people thinking about us feels really good.”

Kathy Reed photosClockwise from top left: Active duty personnel from NAS Whidbey Island carry the colors; Sailors pay homage to Washington’s military personnel killed in the line of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan; Some of the women of World War II wave to spectators; Parade organizer Terry Lacey, right, provides an escort during the parade; Grand Marshal Harry Ferrier, a survivor of the Battle of Midway.

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By J.M. Kiel, DVM

Fear is a survival mechanism. It allows us to protect ourselves from something that may cause us harm. Our response to fear

may be a “fight or flight” response. Fear in a dog serves the same purpose, but in some dogs a normal fear response becomes more aggressive, which can create a dangerous situation.

The signs of fear aggression in a dog can be a combination of contradictory behaviors – growling while lowering their head, bark-ing while looking away, lunging to bite while crouching down. A dog may not show aggres-sion when first greeting people, but may growl and snap as they take their hand away or turn to leave. It is always a response to people and it is the second most common form of aggression problems.

There are both environmental and genetic causes for fear aggression. Dogs raised in an environment that lacked social stimulation or adequate socialization, dogs that experi-enced trauma or suffered excessive punish-ment or abuse are at greater risk for becoming fear-aggressive. Some breeds, such as German Shepherds, have a higher incidence and dogs that are generally anxious are also at greater risk. The trait for this problem can be passed directly from one generation to the next. Or, if a very timid dog is bred to a very dominant dog, some of the puppies get the worst of both parents and can be both fearful and aggressive.

The goal of any attempted treatment is con-trol of the problem, not a cure. Treatment primarily involves minimizing those situations most likely to cause fear. This can be very diffi-cult, especially when one of the most common situations that produces fear aggression is a

visit to the veterinary hospital.

Dogs with fear aggression should not be consoled and told that it is “all right.” Trying to reassure them when they are exhibiting aggres-sion has the effect of reinforcing the behavior you are trying to avoid. Never physically disci-pline an aggressive dog or try to corner them. It is important to realize that fear and aggression are very difficult to eliminate though any type of behavior modification training. Also, re-homing a fear aggressive dog is not a safe option and may have legal consequences should the dog subsequently attack someone.

Basket muzzles, Elizabethan collars, head halters (Gentle Leader®) can be used when a fear aggressive dog goes out in public. There are no medications licensed for the treatment of canine aggression, but there are several drugs recommended by behaviorists that may help, including Elavil (amitriptyline) and Prozac (fluoxetine). Neutering a male dog will not reduce the incidence of fear-induced aggres-sion, but it will prevent the transmission of the problem to another generation.

While you cannot change the genetics of your dog, you can ensure that you provide the best supportive emotional environment starting from the day they come home. Begin obedience training from day one and use only positive reinforcement. Socialize them to as many different people as possible during the first few months of life. Having strangers give your dog food treats can also help the socializa-tion process.

Fear can be normal. Fear aggression is not and it can have tragic consequences if dog owners and their veterinarians do not take the problem seriously enough at the earliest opportunity.

Editor’s note:This will be the last “For Pets’ Sake” column

by Dr. Kiel, the U.S. Army veterinarian cur-rently supporting NAS Whidbey Island and Naval Station Everett. He is being transferred to Arizona. We would like to thank Dr. Kiel for his informative columns over the course of the last year or so, and wish him and his family the very best at his new post.

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OAK HARBOR1,700 SF, 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath home. Quiet, sce- nic, 2.5 acres near town. Fruit orchard. Garage. $1,095 360-679-1103.

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3 BR, 1.5 BA HOME has 2 c a r g a ra g e & b i g fenced back yard! Split level style home. Extra room downstairs wi th washroom. Wood stove and propane (one on each level). Beach access. Great Scatchet Head neighborhood! No smoking. Pets negot . $1,200/ month plus deposit. Six month to one year lease. Cal l 360- 320-1484.

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D U P L E X U N I T F O R Rent in Clinton on Whid- bey Island. 2 Bedroom; 1.5 baths; 1 car garage; deck. All appliances. No smoking. Half block from bus stop. 1 mile from the ferry in Clinton. $925/ m o n t h o n 1 2 m o n t h lease. $800 damage deposi t . Appl icat ion required. First, last, damage. 206-200-4219.

LANGLEY

FURNISHED 2 BR, 2 BA double wide mobile on 5 acres. Features vaulted ceilings, washer & dryer. Pave d p r i va t e r o a d . Great area, looking for someone to take care of the place while the prop- erty is worked on. Unfur- nished available. $800 a month. 360-929-4642.


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NEWER Manufactured 3 bedroom, 2 bath home w i t h w a s h e r , d r ye r . Close to fer r y. Water paid. No smoking. Sen- ior & military discount avai lable. $925, f i rst , las t , depos i t . 1 year lease. 360-320-1983

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3 BR, 2.5 BA OPTION of furnished or unfurnished. Beautiful 2011, 1,900 SF home with washer, dryer, dbl garage & fenced yard. On bus route. Pets negot. $1,195/ Month. 360-678-4666.FREELAND

BEAUTIFUL, Well main- t a i n e d v i e w h o m e . Available Dec 10th. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1600 sq.ft, 2 stories. with day- light basement with additional living area. All appliances including W/D. Garage & indoor work- shop. Pets okay. Non s m o k i n g p r e f e r r e d . $975/mo, 1/2 of f f i rst month with 1 year lease. Call: 206-972-0290Oak Harbor2 BEDROOM dup lex available. Quiet country setting. Pets negotiable. Water, sewer, garbage paid. $600 per month plus secur i ty deposit . 360-679-2677


Freeland

P E AC E F U L , WAT E R view home 2 miles from Freeland. Spacious 2 bedroom with gas fireplace. Detached 2 car garage has bathroom, woodstove and sauna. $1,000 month, first, last and deposit. 360-202- 7422.LANGLEY

SHINGLED NEWER one story bungalow. 2 BR, 2 BA, office. In-floor heat, gas fireplace, all appliances. Covered f ront deck, sunny back deck, garage. No smokers or pets. $1,200 a month includes water plus depos- i t . Minimum one year lease. Contact Blake at 360-730-7915 [email protected]

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B E D RO O M D U P L E X in great location! Newly painted and carpeted. Fireplace and baseboard heating. Rent includes water, sewer, garbage. No smoking. No pets. $800 monthly with $800 secur i ty deposi t . Cal l 425-397-6143.


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2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH in downtown. 1,200 SF condo with waterview, washer, dryer and hardwood f loors. Gourmet kitchen with stainless appliances. 2 car garage and lg sun deck. Second floor. Available Dec 1st. $1,200/ Month plus deposit. 360-969-0249.

OAK HARBOR3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, 2 car garage. Big fenced back yard. Nice location. Near base and shopping. Available Dec. 1st. 1001 SW Glenmont Ct. $1,300 month. 360-675- 3812 or 360-929-8143.

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4 BR, 2 .5 BA HOME with living room, bonus room, fireplace, decks, 2.5 car garage and large yard. Pet negotiable. $1,275/ month. 360-240- 1244. 360-914-0409.

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CHARMING Cottage by the Sea, over look ing beaut i fu l Penn Cove. Fully furnished 1 bedroom. $900 month ly. $ 4 0 0 d a m a g e . A l l utilities included. Dish- washer, washer, dryer. Direct beach and dock access, nearby boa t launch. Local community pool available Me- morial Day through La- bor Day. No smoking. Call: 360-202-4489

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1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH Beaut i fu l 900 SF on Deer Lake. Very private, just 5 minutes from ferry! Sunny Southern exposure ! Washer, d r yer, dishwasher, f ireplace, large covered deck and s to rage. Free W i -F i . $675 plus damage and utilities. 206-849-8000

OAK HARBOR2 BR: READY TO Move in! Features dishwasher, washer, dryer, micro- wave, additonial storage and 2 assigned parking spaces. Water, sewer, garbage included! $650 month plus deposit. No smoking/ pets. 1 year lease. Evenings: leave message 360-679-2344.


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A few days later, the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) pulled into Phuket, Thailand for its second port call. The main destination, Patong Beach, is located on the west side of the country with white beaches and gentle sloping mountains that make for pic-ture perfect mini-vacations. AM2(AW) Guerin said he would enjoy returning to Phuket on his own dime. “The people were laid back and the quality of the stay is

well worth the money to go back.”

The squadron had the responsibility of “senior shore patrol” and was in charge of determining the off-limits areas, taking charge of getting personnel from the ship to the port and liaising with the local officials and businesses.

The back-to-back port calls helped the squadron return stress free and focused for the upcoming combat operations. Upon returning to 5th Fleet and to support coalition forces in Afghanistan, the Wizards

flew the first day out of Thailand to regain currency. The ship then sailed around India towards the Arabian Sea where the crew executed combat operations in sup-port of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Shortly after arriving, the

squadron bid farewell to Lt. Cmdr. Brandon “Maggie” Simpson, Lt. Cmdr. Kalohi “Ahab” Clark and Lt. Vanessa “Shortround” Rigoroso. Simpson left the Wizards to join the VAQ-140 Patriots as a department head. He helped multiple junior officers prog-ress their careers by earn-ing their Level III Mission Commander qualifications. Clark and Rigoroso left for new assignments on the East Coast. The energy and knowl-edge these Wizards possessed will be missed.

On Oct. 21, the squadron launched its first mission into Afghanistan providing Electronic Attack in support of U.S. troops and coalition forces.

The Wizard Maintenance Department worked to pro-vide full mission capable air-craft and to date VAQ-133 has flown 350 combat hours and achieved a 100 percent sortie completion rate. Some tasks have included replacing engines, reworking landing gear, fixing environmental control systems, numerous jamming pod configuration changes and daily mainte-nance to keep the jets run-ning smoothly for the long missions.

AFCM(AW) Lampe had high praise for the Wizard team. “This squadron’s main-tenance department definitely lives up to its reputation for being one of the most hard-working, dedicated groups of men and women that have ever worked on the EA-6B Prowler. I am proud to work alongside them each and every day.”

It’s been an all hands effort to support troops on the ground in Afghanistan. After just completing a port call in Bahrain for Thanksgiving, the Wizards are back at sea operating in support 5th Fleet objectives.

By Lt.j.g. Ryan HuntVAQ-133 Public Affairs

“This squadron’s maintenance department definitely lives up to its reputation for being one of the most hardworking, dedicated groups of men and women that have ever worked on the EA-6B Prowler.” AFCM(AW) Lampe VAQ-133

whidbey crosswind, november 30, 2012

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