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05/05/06
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"Tengamos fe en la justicia de nuestra causa... haciendo triunfar no sólo a
nuestra patria,
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Presidente Benito Juarez "We have faith in the
justice of our cause... we will triumph not only for our homeland, |
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Translated by Dale Harty, 04/29/06 (b. 4 Jan 1984) |
Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
![]() http://www.vivacincodemayo.org/history.htm http://www.mexonline.com/cinco.htm http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://www.azteca.net/aztec/literat/Cinco.html And by the way, please let us not use this as a moment to open an immigration discussion, which is about as volatile a topic as I can imagine at the moment. We're simply celebrating that which is good. Be happy. |
BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to Tom Jones (Warwick HS - '60) of AL! http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html Hope you're having a great day, Tom! |
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 05/03/06
- "May
Day":
Confirming
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Excellent! That's more validation!
Thanks, Sweetie!
(I, on the other hand, still remember - basically nothing..... I passed six May Days at Magruder, and can recall no such major production. Sigh.) |
From John London (Warwick HS - '57) of VA - 05/03/06 - "Newport News City Pool":
Carol -
I would like to share this
clipping with you if you would be interested. My brother Robert London
attended NNHS, was on the football team, and would have graduated in (I
think) 1946. He left school, like so many others, to enlist in the
US Army. He served in England and later in Germany.
That would be another Famous Soldier, John. If you would care to place him there, we would be most honored to have him: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/famous-soldiers-G-L.html He passed away a few years ago and left me some of his memorabilia. Among the items are some clippings of his time at NNHS. |
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This one is of the
(original?) opening of the City Pool on 28th street. On the reverse it
mentions
Pres.
Harry Truman, so I think this must have been the grand opening in
194?.
And ..... trust me to find
the one clipping adorned by all the pretty girls!
Hope you can use it.
Well, certainly, John! |
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We can always use treasures of that nature! Thanks so much! I've posted it on that page:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/pool.html
John London
(WHS-1957)
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REDNECK IMAGES:
From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 05/03/06:
Hi, Carol:
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Sorta makes you wonder why you ever left
Virginia!!!
Thanks for
the theme taking us
back to 1948. It has been a subject of my studies lately, going back to
the partition of Palestine following World War I under
Lord Kitchener.
WOWZERS!!! That's great, Adonis! I love reading history - and what an exciting and tumultuous period that was!
Glad to see the new prospective additions to the
Famous Soldiers
page on the website. We
will retire the firing squad for now, and just encourage you to keep up
the wonderful work of keeping us posted with so many friends.
TYPHOON Regards,
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From Dee Hodges Bartram ('66) of VA - 05/04/06:
From David Whitley
('67) of VA - 05/04/06 - "The only known picture of me at a redneck
gathering.":
My son-in-law Joe
had a couple of free tickets to a "Monster Truck Jam" at the
Coliseum a couple of months ago. *
NNHS (sorta) TRIVIA ALERT * |
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The young fella
sitting beside me is Dan O'Brien, son of the late
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Saturday, February 18, 2006, 9:06 PM - Hampton Coliseum | |||
David Whitley and
Dan O'Brien |
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WOWZERONI!!! How cool is that?!? It was fun but LOUD. Didn't think about earplugs before I went, so, in the true spirit of "make do with what ya got", I chewed up a couple of pieces of my program and "Monster Jammed 'em" in my ears. Hey, whatever works. Problem is, after a while, you forget they're
in there, and for the rest of the night, on the ride back and at home, I
kept saying "HUH?" when anybody would speak. They thought it was because I
had ringing in my ears from the noise, but I finally remembered those big ol'
wads of mushy, chewed up paper I had jammed in my ears. When my wife found
out what I'd done, she said, "EEEWWW!!!" "don't get near me!", to which I
replied "okay". Like I said, whatever works.
David Darlin', you are such a
hoot!
And as you are The Funniest Man I've Ever Known, you seem to be making a bit of a silly face in that picture. Yes, it's true, you are. But you're still unbelievably gorgeous, Gorgeous!!! I suppose that's a routine occurrence for someone as freakin' HOT as you are: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/02-16-05-NNHS-Oh-Boy.html
Thanks, David!
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From Me ('65) of NC - 05/05/06 - "Famous Sailors":
I attended the funeral yesterday of a man who's been on our
Famous
Sailors page since 08/03/04, and I'd like to share some of it with
you. |
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I first met Alma Holloman in Hampton in March of 1967. She was my director in a production of Jim Prigmore's musical, "The Emperor's New Clothes", and so I was privileged to work closely with her for a time.
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat/ Then I moved to Norfolk in August of 1968, and we lost touch. |
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31 Oct 1947 -
Mt. Olive, NC -
"Just Married" Alma Dail and Rodney Holloman |
1962 - CPO Rodney Holloman | |||
![]() ![]() Rodney Holloman turned 17 years old on June 18, 1943, and on September 1, 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, which he loved as dearly as any man ever did. He served onboard both U.S.S. Forrestal and U.S.S. Enterprise. When I visited in their home once in August of 2004, I told him of our Famous Sailors page, and to our mutual delight, he consented to be added to that page, and sent home those images for me to scan. Alma told me that although they did not have internet access, Rodney was as thrilled to be listed thereon as I was to have him. His funeral yesterday was very moving, as funerals for those we love should be. As we arrived at the cemetery, I glanced at the program, and saw that "Full Military Honors by the United States Armed Forces" would be given. As I continued walking, I saw both sailors and airmen standing at attention. The airmen escorted the flag draped coffin to its final resting spot, and then began a flag folding ceremony which was considerably more elaborate than those to which I was accustomed. There were planes in the sky - which is hardly rare here in NC - but these were quite special. There were five beautiful Air Force F-15 Strike Eagles offering salute, which continued for quite some time. During the Navy bugler's flawless rendition of "Taps", there was a perfect stillness (as well there should have been) - except for the accompaniment by a flock of seagulls. Though it was enormously fitting for a man of the sea, I've no idea how they arranged that. The airmen gave a 21-gun salute, while the gulls continued their song. When the smoke cleared, so did they. It was a truly beautiful, very moving ceremony. I'm sure Rodney loved it. |
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 05/05/06 - "Did Joe Frank win the mayoral
election?":
Carol,
Daily Press, May 3, 2006Newport News: Incumbents have mostly easy returnVoters decided not to punish the Newport News City Council over the property tax issue.NEWPORT NEWS -- Three Newport News City Council
members and Mayor Joe Frank cruised to easy wins in Tuesday's election. Well, I
should certainly say so! Thanks, David!
And
a hearty congratulations to Mayor Frank from all of us here!
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From Me ('65) of NC - 05/05/06 - "Lucy
Queensberry":
From Richard Dawes (NNHS/HHS - '62) of VA - 04/30/06 - "Got Gas Yet?" (#2 in a
series):
Carol Just signs of the times Richard Dawes |
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GIGGLES!!!
Thanks, Dicky!
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 01/30/06
- "Why I love the south" (#44 in a Series):
Carol,
If you can stop laughing, you
might include one of these each upcoming newsletter ....
unless you think it undignified.
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 04/02/06:
And here are a few more I found.....:
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YIKES!!!
Thanks, Dave!
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Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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Mariachi
"Mariachi" midi courtesy of
http://pages.prodigy.net/shotokanfamily/midifiesta.html
at the suggestion of my #6 son, Dale Harty (American School, IL - '02) of NC -
04/29/06
Thanks, Dale!
Chili Peppers clip art used to form Divider Lines courtesy of http://www.apte.com/clipart/holidays/cinco_de_mayo.cfm - 05/03/05
Cinco de Mayo Title clip art courtesy of http://www.clipartgallery.com/holidays/cinco_de_mayo/cinco_de_mayo.html - 04/29/06
Cinco de Mayo
Images courtesy of
http://www.fiestacincodemayo.com/
also at the suggestion of my #6 son, Dale Harty (American School, IL - '02) of
NC - 04/29/06
Thanks again, Dale!
Animated Mariachi Cat (created by Greg Wilson) clip art courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 04/26/06:
"Creating animations for Cinco De Mayo was fun for me. I've always loved
Mexican culture and have traveled to Mexico on a few occasions.
I didn't do well in Spanish class, which might explain the looks from the locals
when I tried to communicate."
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Animated Rolling on the Floor Laughing Boy courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 04/06/05
Animated Applauding Hands clip art
courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 08/19/05
Thanks, Al!