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By Elaine PaniszczynOver 3,000 elementary, middle and high school

students attended the 10th annual Aviation & Trans-portation Career Expo on Oct. 4 at American Air-lines C.R. Smith Museum to learn about potential careers in aviation and transportation. Some learners had a gleam in their eyes and dreams in their hearts, already yearning for careers in aviation.

“The Aviation Expo provides our next generation

of leaders with a chance to visualize a career in avia-tion or transportation,” said Phil Ritter, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s (DFW) executive vice president for government and stakeholder affairs. “You can see the smiles and the wonder on the faces of these kids, and we are proud to open their imagina-tions to the myriad of opportunities that await in the skies and the roadways of the future.

By Jess PaniszczynHistory buffs, students and of-

ficials filled Dallas City Hall’s Flag Room to honor seven World War II heroes.

Dubbed the ‘magnificent seven’ each of the Texans was honored by the French government with the National Order of the Legion of Honour for their part in helping to liberate France.

Herbert Durham of Dallas and Gerald French of Lufkin fought from the air. Eugene Hodges of Irving, Al Gitelman of Dallas

and Jack Beddingfield of Argyle stormed the beaches at Normandy on D-Day; while Charles Atchley of Waxahachie and David Stear of Amarillo fought in eastern France.

“In history it is important to honor greatness,” said Dallas May-or Mike Rawlings. “It is important to honor people who do things we wish we had done. It is important because they become our my-thology for the future. To fight in WWII, to help liberate the won-derful country of France… it is such

Remembered for feats of valor performed as teenager, French Consul General Sujiro Seam congratulates Eugene Hodges after awarding him the French National Order of the Legion of Honour’s grade of the Chevalier. / Photo by John Starkey

French government honors Texas’ ‘Magnificent Seven’

Career Expo helps dreams take flight

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Spinning a bicycle wheel, eighth graders from Travis Middle School in Irving get a quick physics lesson from UTA’s Society of Physics Students at DFW Career Expo at American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum Fri., Oct. 4. Photo by Elaine Paniszczyn

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POLICE REPORTn Public IntoxicationSept. 22, 9:28 p.m.

An intoxicated male and female were hav-ing a verbal argument at Terminal C, Section A, Upper Level Roadway. When officers arrived, the man asked them to keep the woman away from him. Officers got her to sit on a nearby bench. The man said he flew in to DFW Airport and called his wife, who he married one month earlier, to tell her where he was. He said h used an unidentified female’s phone because his was not working. His wife drove up, saw him with the unidentified female and accused him of cheat-ing. Extremely angry, she got out of the car and pushed him. The man was calm and cooperative and said he would not take responsibility for his wife who was still emotionally upset. She said she had tried calling him about 50 times to find his whereabouts. She said when she drove up to Terminal C, she saw him with his arm around the unidentified female. She admitted to hav-ing one alcoholic drink and she was emotion-ally distraught. She showed signs of intoxication and refused to take the Field Sobriety Tests. She continually shouted at her husband while offi-cers were speaking with her. Witnesses said she threw a beer can at him and missed. They saw her shoving him. Because of alcohol consump-tion and starting a physical altercation with her husband, officers believed she was intoxicated and arrested her. n Possession of Drug ParaphernaliaSept. 24, 8:10 a.m.

A vehicle was travelling 50 mph in a post-ed 35 mph construction zone in the 3000 block of West Airfield Dr. Officers subsequently found the driver had numerous warrants. He was arrested

and searched. During the vehicle inventory, an officer found a blue and purple glass pipe which appeared to contain partially burned mari-juana. Besides the warrants, the driver was also charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.n Public IntoxicationSept. 24, 7:12 p.m.

A pilot at Terminal D wanted an intoxicat-ed person onboard his aircraft removed for safety reasons. When officers arrived, the man had al-ready been escorted from the aircraft, and they heard him ask the gate agent “Is this where I just put my hands behind my back?” He performed the motion. His speech was soft but noticeably slurred and his physical actions were exaggerat-edly deliberate. He turned around to walk away from the gate podium and took several steps before he saw the officers and said “Oh, y’all are already here. Is this where I just turn around and put my hands behind my back?” and again performed the described motion slowly and deliberately. One officer said, “Not necessarily. Why don’t you turn around and tell me what’s going on?” He turned back around and said he had been escorted from the aircraft but didn’t understand why. He swayed to maintain balance as he gave officers his passport. He said his itin-erary was “Here, to Dallas, then to Lake Charles.” He thought he was in Jacksonville. They arrested him for Public Intoxication.n Theft Sept. 25, 3:26 p.m.

A passenger arrived at Terminal D, Gate 23 and left her laptop and iPad on the aircraft. She went to Terminal C to make her connecting flight and remembered she left the items on the previ-ous flight. A gate agent made a call and learned

the items had been found. The passenger re-turned to Terminal D to retrieve the property, but it was nowhere to be found. Stolen Items: Apple Laptop Macbook Pro 13” $2000 and Apple IPad $800.n DWI/Public Intoxication Sept. 26, 2:08 a.m.

An officer paced a vehicle at 70 mph in a 45 mph zone On East Airfield Rd. The vehicle passed two “no outlet” signs at the 2800 and 2700 blocks which signify East Airfield as a dead end road. Then the vehicle passed two “pave-ment ends” signs. The driver intermittently rode the break while traveling at the high rate of speed and rode the right curb of the roadway with its right tires. The vehicle reached the dead end and turned into the driveway for the East FAA Air TrafficTower before turning around and heading south on East Airfield Rd. The driver was stopped for speed violations and the suspicion of intoxication. There was a strong odor alcohol inside the vehicle. Besides the driver, there was a female passenger. The man was holding his money clip which contained several cards as well as cash. He was going home from Grape-vine after having a few drinks at “Chill,” a bar on Main Street. When asked how much he had to drink that evening, he asked “As in the eyes of the law?” He said four or so beers. Officers asked him to exit the vehicle for sobriety tests. While exiting, he did not know what to do with the money clip and had difficult grasping the door handle while holding the clip. Tests confirmed he was Driving While Intoxicated. When officers returned to the female, she had fallen asleep and they had difficulty waking her. She tested positive for Public Intoxication. Officers found a

metal flask, containing a small amount of hard liquor, inside the glove compartment. n Criminal MischiefSept. 26, 5 p.m.

A vehicle was damaged by an object thrown at it in the 4000 block of North Interna-tional Parkway. Construction forced the driver to merge over one lane to the left. As she was doing this, she noticed a vehicle coming up fast behind her. She quickly exited the lane and drove around the barricades to avoid a collision. She honked her horn at the vehicle as it passed. The vehicle abruptly stopped in the lane of traffic. After a few seconds, it began to move forward slowly as she began to pull out. When the two vehicles were side byside, the driver threw an object out his window striking her back right quarter panel. The object caused a small 3/4” dent and scratch to her vehicle. She described the driver as a White male, about 35-45 years old, with aver-age build. The owner of the car was identified through his license plate number and a criminal mischief report was made.n Public Intoxication Sept. 29, 5:59 a.m.

Officers went to Terminal E, Satellite Gate E 22 in regard to an irate passenger. An airline supervisor said the customer could not be al-lowed to fly the last leg of his flight due to his use of profane language and obscene gestures. The supervisor said the passenger had raised his voice at her, cursed repeatedly and acted disor-derly. She was worried what his actions would be when informed he could not continue his travels. When she told him, he raised his voice using profane language. Officers told him to lower his voice and stop cursing. At this point,

the man’s girlfriend came to the gate counter and began to complain and curse. Officers asked the two to lower their voices, but they did not. Officers took the couple aside and told them this was a civil matter with the airline and said police officers were there only there to keep the peace. The passengers became more agitated and non-compliant. Officers made them sit in seats about 10 feet apart to control the situation. They had trouble getting them to sit down and be calm. Officers told the man several times to stay seated and lower his voice, but he continued his aggres-sive, loud behavior. Another officer was called in while background checks were run on the couple. During conversation with the woman, officers smelled a strong odor alcohol on her breath. She repeatedly refused to say how much she drank but finally admitted to one drink. The man also smelled of alcohol and said he had one shot about six hours prior. Tests confirmed they were intoxicated.n Public Intoxication Sept. 29, 7:32 a.m.

A male, with a beer bottle in his hand, stood next to a vehicle was parked in the grass a few feet north of the North Airfield roadway. When officers arrived, he put the beer bottle in-side his vehicle which had a broken beer bottle next to it. The man had an obvious odor of al-cohol on his breath and showed signs of intoxi-cation. He said he had “a few to drink.” He said his vehicle had run out of gas, and he had been waiting for help for three hours. He had an open case of beer in the backseat floorboard. He was arrested for Public Intoxication since he had not been seen driving.

NEW YORK -- Eighty-five percent of frequent flyers think that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is doing ei-ther a poor or fair job in performing security screenings at the nation’s airports, according to a new survey of frequent flyers conducted by Fre-quent Business Traveler magazine (www.frequentbusiness traveler.

com).The survey finds that the typical

American frequent flyer continues to hold the TSA in fairly low regard with 65.6 percent of respondents indicating the TSA’s screening procedures are either not effective or not too effective at preventing acts of terrorism on an aircraft. In contrast, 26.6 percent indicated the

procedures are somewhat effective, 6.8 percent said very effective, and 1.2 percent said extremely effective.

A total of 2,415 respondents took part in the online survey con-ducted from Aug. 9 through Sept. 10 in partnership with FlyerTalk, the world’s largest online travel community.

“This year’s survey results dem-

onstrate that there is still much work to be done at America’s air-port security checkpoints,” said Jonathan Spira, editorial director, Frequent Business Traveler.

OTher Key FinDingS-- Nearly 45 percent stated they

were not satisfied with their last se-curity experience; 29.6 percent said they were either satisfied, very satis-

fied, or extremely satisfied.-- Slightly less than half (46.2

percent) said that the TSA was do-ing a poor job in airport security screening, 38.2 percent rated it fair, 14.7 percent rated it good, and only one percent rated the agency’s work as excellent.

-- Nearly half (45.9 percent) of

Frequent flyers give TSA failing grade for the second year running

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By Phil CerroniIn a time when IEDs and ad-

vanced electronic warfare con-tinuously force leaders to redefine warfighting techniques, one thing remains constant: Air Dominance is necessary on any battlefield.

As Lockheed Martin nears completion of the F-35 Lightning II, the defense contractor honored the U.S.’ first modern, jet fighter and the progenitor of the Light-ning II, the P-38 Lightning, by dedicating an F-35 hangar, on Oct. 4, in its honor.

Veterans of the Army Air Corps’ 49th Fighter Squadron were invited to the ceremony where their war-time service, as well as their contri-butions to aviation innovation were honored.

“The P-38 Lightning was just as revolutionary to air dominance in its day as its namesake, the F-35 Lightning II, is now,” said Joe La-Marca, the VP of communications for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. “It is out of this spirit of innovation that the F-35 was named after the P-38. Like the original Lightning, the F-35 II provides a revolutionary capability in a time of uncertainty. It too, pushes the edge of the en-velope and sets a new standard for modern warfare. With its stealth,

next generation avionics and ad-vanced weaponry, the F-35 Light-ning II will make its famed forefa-ther proud, we’re sure of that.

“The true measure of a fighter, however, is found in how it per-forms in battle, and the P-38 didn’t disappoint anybody. America’s top two aces, Dick Vaughn and Tom McGuire both flew the Lightning. In the Pacific, seven of the top eight scoring aces flew the P-38. Its ver-satility made the P-38 one of the most adaptable platforms in the war. It was ideal both as a gunner and a photo reconnaissance aircraft. P-38 pilots shot down more Japa-nese aircraft than any other fighter and, as a reconnaissance aircraft, obtained 90 percent of the aerial film captured over Europe. More than 10,000 P-38s were manufac-tured during the war, flying more than 130,000 combat missions in theaters around the world.

“Its operators said it climbed like a homesick angel while their German counterparts called it the ‘fork-tailed devil.’”

Like its 20th Century predeces-sor, the F-35 Lightning II contin-ues this legacy of innovation and airpower dominance. The Light-ning II is a 5th generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with

survey respondents have used Pre-Check, the TSA trusted traveler se-curity lanes. Eighty percent of those who have used the service reported they were either satisfied, very satis-fied or extremely satisfied with the experience.

Frequent Business Traveler con-ducted a similar survey last year where the TSA’s negative ratings were higher. This year, the adminis-tration received improved marks in every category – the amount of fre-quent flyers who found the TSA to be doing a poor or fair job in airport security screenings dropped by five percentage points. The percentage of survey respondents who found

the TSA’s efforts ineffective at pre-venting acts of terrorism dropped by ten percentage points as we. In recalling their latest experience, 21 percent fewer flyers were dissatis-fied with their most recent TSA encounter.

Nearly twice as many travelers reported taking part in the TSA’s PreCheck trusted traveler program, a figure that likely plays into the increased satisfaction rate among survey participants. In addition, a greater percentage of PreCheck participants reported being very satisfied with the program: 80 per-cent were satisfied or very satisfied compared to last year’s 73 percent.

The complete results of the study are at http://accura.cc/3f3vpf.

Source: Frequent Business Traveler

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fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-en-abled operations and advanced sus-tainment. Three models of the craft (A, B and C) allow for mission-tai-lored capabilities like the ability for short take-off and landings as well as vertical landing.

Besides fulfilling a tactical role on the battlefield, the F-35 will play a greater strategic role than any other fighter to date. With the ability to fly higher and farther than any other fighter in existence, a lone F-35 gives commanders and policy makers the ability to make long-distance precision strikes without endangering the host of support elements like refuelers and security craft that traditionally have been necessary. Also, its integrated stealth technology makes it a phan-tom in any situation.

“They (P-38s) were called patrol

airplanes, and the idea was to estab-lish aerial patrols and establish that aerial superiority back then,” said Paul Hattendorf, an F-35 test pi-lot who has been with the program since 2003. “This airplane’s going to do the same thing, but we’re going to do it on as multi-mission strike fighters, so not only can we go up and execute the air dominance role, we can execute a strike mission that no one else can do…We’re on the threshold of revolutionizing air combat with this airplane.

“You wrap it in a very stealthy platform, so you show up at the fight with all the information, and the threat never sees you. It’s really an unfair advantage we have, but I would have it no other way. We don’t want our young airmen go-ing into combat on parity with the threat. You have to put them into combat knowing they’re going to

win, and that’s what we do.“Sometimes I’m really embar-

rassed. Sometimes people will ask what is it like to fly, and it’s easier to fly this aircraft than a Cessna 150…”

During the ceremony, F-35 de-velopers and P-28 pilots unveiled a rendering of the hangar portray-ing a P-38 and F-35 sitting on the tarmac in front connected by a red ribbon. The rendering will be dis-played on the outside of the hangar.

“What you have on there (the rendering) is you have the p-38 connected with a ribbon to the F-35, and it says, ‘The P-38 Light-ning hangar,’” said Mike Rein, the communication director for the F-35 project and MC for the dedi-cation. “This hangar will forever be known as that – and (it also says) the ‘The Legacy Continues.’

Some information provided by Lockheed Martin.

The LegAcy conTinueS

Lockheed Martin celebrates their unfair advantage in aerial combat

The F-35 Lightning II represents the pinnacle of the United States’ air to air combat capability just as its predecessor, the P-38 Lightning, did during WWII. / Photo courtesy

of Lockheed Martin


“CR Smith is one of the great museums in Texas and does an out-standing job of telling the history of aviation in our region and for Amer-ican Airlines,” Ritter said. “It’s a wonderful thing today that so many career aviation industry personnel will be able to visit with young stu-dents who are looking at careers in the aviation industry. It represents the beginning and the end of the workforce pipeline in aviation.

“The FAA and Customs and Border Protection and some of our other federal partners have been a big part of the Expo, and they’re unable to be here because of the furlough caused by the government shutdown,” Ritter said. “We’re go-ing to miss them, but there are plenty of other things for these kids to see and do, and maybe it’s a little bit of a civics lesson for the students today.”

Captain William Sheriff, who has flown 19 years for American Airlines (AA), said he had been asking students what they want to do when they grow up.

“A lot of them have never been asked that question,” Sheriff said. “Some say they want to be pilots or engineers. Some say they want to be lawyers, but it really got them thinking what they really do want to do when they grow up.”

Years ago, a career day at his el-ementary school sparked Sheriff ’s dream to be an airline pilot.

“Captain Dave Harris, the first black pilot hired by American Air-

lines, spoke to our class,” Sheriff said. “That set it off for me.”

Captain Jeff Rowland has flown AA’s planes for 29 years.

“I learned to fly in Colleyville, TX, on a grass airport by the ele-mentary school,” Rowland said. “As a 14-year-old kid, it was extremely exciting. I tell these kids we need good people in the business, and they ought to think about it, espe-cially the ones down in Irving. They see these things fly over all the time.

“There’s two or three people fly-ing some of our planes, and we need good people to do this,” Rowland said. “That’s how it gets started – the gleam in their eyes at that age.”

Students from Irving High School’s Aviation Program attend-ed the expo and had that ‘gleam in their eyes.’

Sophomore Hunter Johnson was one of them.

“I’m looking into going into aviation,” Johnson said. “Right af-ter high school, I’d like to go into the Air Force Academy and train to be a pilot. I’m thinking about do-ing transportation and later being a commercial airline pilot for Ameri-can Airlines or Southwest. I’d also like to be an aerospace engineer. That way, I can design the planes as well.”

He said he realized he would probably have to choose between the two careers someday, but that it was going to be difficult.

“I love flying and I love design-ing the plane, so I’ll have to deal with it when the time comes, but I still have a lot of time to decide,” Johnson said. He is in the aerospace engineering branch of the IHS

Aviation Program.Adane Ramos, a freshman, said

she is studying the history and terms of aviation to get an idea of what direction she wants to go.

“I’m interested in aerospace en-gineering, and we’ve got Microsoft simulators, and I’m interested in flying too,” Ramos said.

She said that during IHS’s homecoming next week, some of the students have been chosen to fly over the game.

“We won’t be piloting,” Ramos said. “The teacher will pilot, and we’ll get to see all the mechanics of it and how it works.”

Sophomore Christian Castrois enrolled in Concepts of Engineer-ing at IHS.

“First, I want to be a corporate pilot and fly Lear Jets and maybe even helicopters,” Castor said. “I think I might go the military route; I’m not sure yet. Later on, I’d like to become an engineer and maybe make a different type of aircraft that hasn’t been invented yet.

“This world is moving fast, and I want to help it to,” Castro said. “If you’ve watched the last century, we’ve gone from the Wright Broth-ers, who barely could make some-thing fly, and now we’re flying huge airbuses, and that was only in one century. Imagine what we could do in this century.”

He said he saw the solar plane, Solar Impulse, when it was at DFW.

“I just thought back to the Wright Brothers,” Castro said. “If they could see that, if they were still alive, what could they do?”

Wesley Taylor-Vincent is a freshman at IHS.

“My goal is the Air Force Acad-emy and to fly drones,” Taylor-Vin-cent said. “There’s a high demand for it.”

He said he became interested in drones after hearing about them on the news and seeing what the mili-tary is doing with them.

Cadet Captain John “Jack” Cot-tam, a junior at Colleyville-Heri-tage High School, has been in the Civil Air Patrol, the Air Force Aux-iliary, for three years. He said he has almost earned the rank of major and then hopes to make colonel.

“If I do (make colonel) I’ll get an appointment to any military acad-emy,” Cottam said. “It’s been my goal ever since I was a little kid. My entire family has been in the Air Force…I grew up on (Air Force) bases. I’ve been surrounded by it since I was a little kid, and I fell in love with it.”

He said this was his fourth year attending DFW Career Expo.

“(The best part) is meeting all the people and learning about all the aviation jobs,” Cottam said. “I just met an astronaut about an hour ago. That was pretty cool.”

DFW, AA, the FAA, and Tar-rant County College hosted the

expo, one of the largest annual edu-cational events in the area. It fea-tured exhibits from vendors of avia-tion and transportation and static aircraft displays. Students could spend time in a flight simulator, learn about the mechanics and sci-ence of flight and take part in a so-cial media zone and a treasure hunt.

The Expo also featured exhibits from American Indian Chamber of Commerce, Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Civil Air Patrol, Concordia University, U.S. Cus-toms and Border Protection, Em-bry-Riddle Aeronautical Univer-sity, Flying Musicians Association, Frontiers of Flight Museum, Gano Excel USA, The Girl Scouts, Gulf-stream, Metro Arlington Xpress, Mountain View College, National Center for Aerospace & Transpor-tation Technologies, The Ninety Nines (International Association of Women Pilots), North American Aerotech Academy, North Central Texas Council of Governments, Professional Aviation Maintenance Association, Professional Women Controllers, Texas Air National Guard, Texas State Technical Col-lege, Veterans Coalition of North Central Texas, University of Texas at Arlington and UTA Research Institute, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Depart-ment of Navy, U.S. Aviation Acad-emy, and Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County.

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Students from area schools are greeted by American Airlines pilot William Sheriff as they board AA’s Flagship aircraft during DFW’s Career Expo. / Photos by Elaine Paniszczyn

Waiting to enter DFW’s Career Expo, four students from Irving High School’s Aviation Program and one from Colleyville-Heritage High School’s Civil Air Patrol already plan careers in the aviation industry.


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By Phil CerroniAfter ending 2012 $40,000 in

the red, Irving Cares, a south Ir-ving food pantry, received a pos-sible knockout 1-2 punch by the proposed cuts to Federal SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assis-tance Program) funding and the recent Federal shutdown.

During a good year, the char-ity finds itself perpetually low on money and praying for more food donations to increase their meager supply. Now, convinced that fami-lies who formerly relied on SNAP benefits will be forced to seek as-sistance at food pantries across the city, Irving Cares CEO, Teddie Story, wonders how they will ride out this newest storm.

“Right now the overall big pic-ture is that typically the people who are on food stamps don’t also get food pantry assistance,” Story said. “Generally the food stamps (are) enough to make ends meet, and it’s just that supplemental food that they need. Though food stamps (are a) very small amount of money, you know – for the average amount that each person gets is $1.40 a day…”

Irving Cares currently serves about 802 families each month, and the Federal shutdown is jeopardiz-ing a significant part of the charity’s direct funding. For example, the Emergency Food and Shelter Pro-gram gives them $20,000 annually. Irving Cares also receives grants to help clients with rent and utility payments.

Not only does a lack of funding to them create a strain, but Story expects to see a massive influx in applications as government funded programs like the National School Lunch Program and School Break-fast program do not receive their next allotment.

Over 80 percent of children en-rolled in Irving ISD (IISD) qualify for free or reduced meals and eat two meals a day at school, Story said. During the summer when these services are not available (this past summer IISD offered free breakfast and lunch to students), Irving Cares sees a jump in requests from 800 to 1,000 families each month.

As government sponsored social services dry up, one by one, Story does not know how great a strain will be added on her organization, but she is scrambling to construct a plan to mitigate the stress.

Already the charity sees a steady 15 percent increase in demand each year, and in order to cope during the coming weeks, it expects to scale down the services it already offers to the community.

“Right now we have limits for how many times people can come to get food (six times in one year). I could envision that we would have to change that number down, let them come fewer times if more people are asking for help. I would hate that...,” Story said.

As they adapt to the loss of their Federal funding, Irving Cares reaches out to the community for food donations in order to cover the widening deficit.

“We want to find a way that more people can help with donated products, so we don’t have to spend money buying canned goods,” Story said. “You can’t spend food money to pay yourself back for unrestricted money that you spend on groceries, you see?

“We’re continuing to try to find more partners, more people who can help us. You know, we have a great community of faith based en-tities - churches, mosques... (That) hold regular food drives for us. So first, we would ask people who al-ready know about us to help us more…

“You can only go back to the well so much. You have to find new partners, new people that value the idea of helping a person when they’re down - not helping them forever and ever but helping them when they need grocery money be-cause their kid had to go to the doc-tor, you know?

“You know, it’s really a challeng-ing time. For so long the human service agencies were the fewest ones to see cuts, because people get it - people have to eat; people have to have a place to live; they have to have access to these basic, basic needs.”

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and fresh-faced, Army, Navy, Marineand Air Force veterans, joined like family – a band of brothers and sisters – at Sky Ball XI at Dal-las Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in American Airlines (AA) Hanger on Oct. 5.The spirit of the gala which raised funds to support the nation’s veterans and their fami-lies was reflected in the faces and voices of the veterans who were honored there.

“I’m coming home; I’ve done my time,” they cheered with Tony Orlando, singer and song writer of Tie a Yellow Ribbon around an Old Oak Tree. Orlando sang his song to the audience. The song debuted at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas in 1973 as the Vietnam War raged.

“Whether it be the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Afghani-stan, Iraq, or Desert Storm, every parent would love for their sons and daughters to write home and say the words, ‘I’m coming home; I’ve done my time,’” Orlando said.

Jose Tavera is one parent who is happy and proud to have his son Joel home from Iraq although the enemy nearly killed him.

Air Force Major Kevin Lombardo saved Joel Tavera’s life in Iraq. They were just two of the many soldiers honored at Sky Ball.

“It was an attack on the base in Nasiriyah about 200 miles south of Baghdad, and Kevin was the Provost Marshal (officer in the armed forces who is in charge of the military po-lice) on the base,” Joel’s father said. “He was the first guy on the scene when my son was hurt. Thirteen rockets came into the camp and one of them hit the truck ( Joel) was in. Three soldiers died, and my son and another

guy survived.“When Kevin got to the scene, my son was

tossing out of the vehicle and Kevin gave him first aid,” Tavera said. “Kevin was in Iraq, and my son was in ICU, and (Kevin) called me to see if ( Joel) was still alive. We exchanged in-formation and when Kevin got to the States, we kept in touch.

“My son went to Tampa VA Hospital, and Kevin was stationed to McDill Air Force Base and would come to see Joel at least twice a week, and we’ve been like a family ever since,” Tavera said. “We’ve been to a lot of places; he comes see us; we go see him.

“( Joel) blesses people every day,” Tavera said. “God lets things happen for a reason that we don’t know, but he blesses people and doesn’t even know that they are getting blessed because of his attitude and his spirit.”

Veterans and those who love them had tears in their eyes as Broadway soprano Lau-rie Gayle Stevenson sang about soldiers who paid the ultimate price for freedom.

A young veteran of Iraq scanned Bellevue University’s photographic memorial to veter-ans of the 21st Century who gave their last full measure of devotionto ensure the free-doms Americans relish.

“A lot of the people I served with…,” Ma-rine Staff Sargent Steven Gonzalez paused and did not finish his sentence. “I’ve seen two…that I worked with. I don’t know what else to say.”

Army Staff Sargent (Ret.) Salvatore Gi-unta is the first living person since the Viet-nam War to receive the U.S. military’s high-est decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor. He found the words to explain that sacrifice made by our nation’s soldiers.

“This country has been in combat and conflict for 12 plus years, and we still have men and women who raise their hands and pledge their allegiance to this country,” Gi-unta said. “They go to war for all of us. (They) are willing to give service, not to an idea, not to a cause, not to a person, but to all of those things that we hold so dear in our hearts.

“We don’t go to war because we hate what is in front of us; we go to war because we love what is behind us,” Giunta said. “We treasure what we have.”

Guinta was cited for saving the lives of members of his squad on Oct. 25, 2007, dur-

ing the War in Afghanistan.Over the past four years, American Air-

lines Sky Ball has raised more than $4.5 mil-lion for the Fort Worth Airpower Founda-tion, which supports members of all branches of U.S. military and their families through various programs.

During Sky Ball XI, the foundation pre-sented a $100,000 Eksoskeleton to Chief Warrant Officer (Ret.) Gary Linfoot who lost the use of his legs because of a helicopter crash in Iraq in May 2008.

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Air Force Major Kevin Lombardo saved Joel Tavera’s life in Iraq. Now as close as family, they reminisce at Sky Ball’s VIP reception. They were among the hundreds of soldiers honored at the event. / Photo by Elaine Paniszczyn

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• A veteran of Afghanistan, Ron White from Fort Worth is a two-time United States memory cham-pion. He memorized the over 2,300 names and ranks of U.S. soldiers killed so far in Afghanistan. It took him 10 hours to write them. He finished before the event was over.

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At Sky Ball, Tom Horton, Chairman and CEO of AMR Corporation, Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Willingham, and service dog Lucca wounded in Afghanistan stand to honor all those military men and women who gave the final sacrifice in service to the United States. / Photos by Elaine Paniszczyn

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WASHINGTON -- Due to the government shutdown, 15,000 Federal Aviation Administration employees continue to be off the job, including over 4,000 employ-ees represented by the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS). For each day the gov-ernment shutdown persists, the fol-lowing work will not get done:

Nearly 3,000 aviation safety in-spectors are not providing oversight of commercial and general aviation aircraft, pilots, flight instructors, domestic and foreign repair sta-tions; conducting in-flight cockpit inspections or ramp inspections; overseeing third-party designees performing critical work on behalf of the FAA or air carriers; and is-suing new or renewing current cer-tificates.

Manufacturing inspectors are not providing manufacturing pro-duction approval and certification, evaluating aviation mechanics, facilities, training programs and equipment, or addressing issues re-lated to manufacturing facilities.

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DFW International Airport – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced Oct. 1 that a settlement agreement has been suc-cessfully negotiated with American Airlines and US Airways concern-

F-16 in their future?The U.S. Air Force displayed one of its F-16s in the Singley Academy

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The settlement resolves the State’s objections by American Air-lines agreeing to maintain daily ser-vice to rural airports across the State of Texas. Additionally, the airlines entered into a binding agreement to maintain the merged company’s headquarters in the DFW metro-politan area. The result is a settle-ment agreement that serves the best interests of the State of Texas, con-tinues daily air service to 22 airports across the state, and preserves thou-sands of jobs across the state.

“From the beginning, our focus has been on maintaining service to rural airports in Texas and pro-tecting Texas jobs,” said Abbott. “Today’s agreement ensures that thousands of jobs will remain in Texas and that Texans traveling by air – especially those who fly in and out of rural cities across the state, including members of the mili-tary – will continue to benefit from daily flight service. The settlement secures common-sense concessions that are in the best interests of our great State.

“The settlement is good for American Airlines’ customers, the communities it serves and its em-

ployees. Our negotiations con-firmed that the airline will preserve competition in the marketplace, maintain important routes in Texas and protect jobs.”

The State’s legal action, an-nounced in August, was prompted by concerns about the potential for reduced airline service to several of Texas’ smaller airports. One partic-ularly large group of travelers who depend on airline service to rural airports across the State are mem-bers of the armed services, who are served almost exclusively by American Eagle flights to and from Killeen, which is near Fort Hood; San Angelo, which is near Good-fellow Air Force Base; and Abilene, which is near Dyess Air Force Base. The agreement ensures that 22 air-ports across Texas – including more than a dozen smaller airports in rural Texas – will continue to offer daily departures and arrivals.

In addition to ensuring daily service to airports across Texas, the agreement also guarantees that Dallas/Fort Worth Interna-tional Airport will remain a “hub” and that, if the airlines merge, the headquarters will be located in the DFW metropolitan area.

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this shutdown to remain in place is putting the safety and efficiency of the aviation system at risk,” said PASS National President Mike Perrone. “These unnecessary FAA furloughs are decreasing the safety margin and cannot be allowed to continue. Congress must put parti-sanship aside and allow the govern-ment—and all of its workers—to get back on the job now.”

For 36 years, PASS has repre-sented more than 11,000 employees of the Federal Aviation Adminis-tration and the Department of De-fense who install, maintain, support and certify air traffic control and national defense equipment, inspect and oversee the commercial and general aviation industries, develop flight procedures and perform qual-ity analyses of the aviation systems.

Source: Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS), AFL-CIO

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a momentous day, no words can ex-press the gratitude for the service, but this medal comes pretty close.”

Divided into five degrees, the French Consul General Sujiro Seam, awarded the men the Legion of Honour’s Chevalier.

“The Legion of Honour was established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte when he was First Con-sul of the French Republic,” Seam said.

“It has since remained the high-est and most prestigious decoration in France. It is awarded in recogni-tion of the greatest achievement in the service of France regardless of status, military or civilian; regard-less of gender, men and women; regardless of nationality, French or foreign.

“These American heroes today fully deserve this medal… In the name of France, I would like to thank you for the contribution you have made to the liberation of my country.”

Approximately two dozen high school students from the Dallas International School attended the award ceremony. Emre Oguzman read a speech on behalf of his class-mates.

“The war was a traumatizing event for many people,” Oguzman said. “Without your important

contribution, France would not be the prosperous, beautiful country it is today… The world thanks you. France honors you. And our youth admires you.”

Seventeen year old Eugene Hodges lived his entire life in Dal-las until a friend asked him to en-list in the Navy together. The Navy opened up a world of adventure for young Eugene. He chased subs in the Caribbean, evacuated refugees from Shanghai, China, and at 6:30 a.m. June 6, 1944 he was at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France.

“We were sitting there and it seemed like everybody was shooting at everybody. We hadn’t unloaded yet. And I said, ‘Hey Sergeant when are we going to start unloading?’ He said, ‘I don’t give a damn if we ever do.’ I looked down at the beach and I said, ‘I don’t blame you.’ It wasn’t but a few minutes after that they started unloading,” Eugene said.

“They sent us the next day down to the British beach and we had to unload their vehicles. They didn’t have any drivers. We were unload-ing in four feet of water. We’d take our clothes off and drive them out of the water onto the beach. We did that for about three months. I was 18.”

Eugene Hodges’s son Richard flew in from California to witness the ceremony.

“We are very, very proud of our dad,” Richard said. This is a won-derful recognition. Dad was really

thrilled about it. “I was always amazed as a young

boy that my dad had been involved in something like that. We still have somewhere a silver helmet that he brought back from the shores of D-Day.

“We would like to thank the French people for remember-ing these veterans. It is extremely thoughtful of them to recognize their service and to say thank you.”

Cynthia Marlar of Irving, Eu-gene’s daughter, also attended the ceremony.

“I think this medal is a big hon-or for him and for me too,” Marlar said. “I think it is a real (opportuni-ty) for those of us who haven’t lived through war to stop and reflect on what they went through…

“He was 17. He had never been out of Dallas. He got on an airplane and flew off to some Navy ship, got on it and off he went. Nobody knew anything about where he was. That is pretty traumatic.

“He is definitely a hero. America is free because of people like him.”

It has been a long time since Eu-gene has manned a post on a Naval vessel or been shot at by Nazis.

“I think (the medal) is really nice,” Eugene said. “I am thankful for them to do it.

“I’ll be 88 the 24th of this month and it’s been a long time. Just about all the friends that I had are gone. There is just one other one alive that was with us that day at Normandy.”

FORT WORTH -- American Airlines recently filed a lawsuit in Tarrant County, Texas, District Court against several individuals and entities operating a nationwide scam that uses American’s trade-marks and likeness of its livery on mass-mailed postcards and letters to lure people into sales presenta-tions for vacation club member-ships. The lawsuit seeks to stop these individuals and entities from illegally misappropriating Ameri-can’s well-known and valuable trademarks, liveries and logos.

American’s lawsuit alleges that the mailers created and used by de-fendants are deceptively designed to appear that American is involved in the promotion. Some mailers refer to a promotion called “Ameri-can Airlines Fly Away Promotion,” while other mailers feature Ameri-can’s brand images or name.

The deceptive mailers promise the recipient two free round-trip airfares. When the recipient calls the phone number listed on the mailer, they are told they must at-tend a seminar to receive the airline tickets. The purpose of the seminar is to sell vacation club member-ships, which are high priced and offer little more than discounts readily available online. The prom-ised airline tickets are either not distributed at all or are very difficult to redeem because of the many fees and restrictions they carry.

“The well-being of American’s customers is our top priority, and this is such an unfortunate violation of an iconic brand that our custom-ers, employees and communities around the globe have come to trust,” said Rob Friedman, Ameri-can’s Vice President of Marketing.

Source: American Airlines

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Eugene Hodges tells high school students about his experience at D-Day as an 18 year old seaman. Photo by John Starkey.


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There is no doubt that Sandra Bull-ock and George Clooney can act at an award-worthy caliber. The issue with the new Sci-Fi thriller Gravity is that it needs more than great acting; it needs a

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Ryan Stone (Bull-ock) and Matt Kowal-ski (Clooney) are two astronauts left adrift

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This is an intense thrill ride height-ened by the understanding of how vast and dark space is. It is easy to find yourself short of breath or feeling a bit claustrophobic as you watch these char-acters struggle in the journey. The mental concept of floating with no control and nothing to hold on to will inch you closer and closer to the edge of your seat. Add to that the stunning graphics and visual landscape that director Alfonso Cuarón creates, and at times you will forget you aren’t out there on your own.

That is the good news. Luckily it out-weighs the bad. This film may leave some feeling a bit bored and starving for the multi-character interaction and comic relief that Sci-Fi often brings. The film often takes itself too seriously

Gravity has a bit of action, and it comes in bursts that are real and stomach churning. Those moments, especially in 3D theaters, will have you gripping your armrest and holding on for dear life.

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