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06/19/11 - NNHS Newsletter - Happy Father's Day! | ||
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“Sherman made the terrible
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
A very
Happy Father's Day
to all the daddies and granddaddies in our midst - and indeed to us all, as we
remember our own fathers!
BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IigRv6B763k - My Father's Eyes - Eric Clapton
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Father%27s_Eyes_%28song%29:
"My Father's Eyes" is a song written and performed by
Eric Clapton and produced by Clapton himself and
Simon Climie. It was released as a single in 1998 and was featured
on the album
Pilgrim. The song reached the top 40 and won a
Grammy award for
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The song is inspired by the fact
that Clapton never met his father, who died in 1985. It also refers to
the brief life of Clapton's son Conor, who died at age four after
falling from an apartment window. "In it I tried to describe the
parallel between looking the eyes of my son, and the eyes of the father
that I never met, through the chain of our blood", said Clapton in his
autobiography. He retired the song in 2004, along with
Tears in Heaven. It describes how Clapton wishes he knew his father. Clapton performed this track for the first time in 1992 and 1996 in both electric and unplugged versions, which were completely different from the original 1998 release... |
HOMEWORK:
From http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/fathers-day:
Father's Day in the United States is on the third Sunday of June. It celebrates the contribution that fathers and father figures make for their children's lives. Its origins may lie in a memorial service held for a large group of men, many of them fathers, who were killed in a mining accident in Monongah, West Virginia in 1907.
What do people do?
Father's Day is an occasion to mark and celebrate the contribution that your own
father has made to your life. Many people send or give cards or gifts to their
fathers. Common Father's Day gifts include sports items or clothing, electronic
gadgets, outdoor cooking supplies and tools for household maintenance. Father's
Day is a relatively modern holiday so different families have a range of
traditions. These can range from a simple phone call or greetings card to large
parties honoring all of the 'father' figures in a particular extended family.
Father figures can include fathers, step-fathers, fathers-in-law, grandfathers
and great-grandfathers and even other male relatives. In the days and weeks
before Father's Day, many schools and Sunday schools help their pupils to
prepare a handmade card or small gift for their fathers.
Public life
Father's Day is not a federal holiday. Organizations, businesses and stores are
open or closed, just as they are on any other Sunday in the year. Public transit
systems run to their normal Sunday schedules. Restaurants may be busier than
usual, as some people take their fathers out for a treat.
Background and symbols
There are a range of events, which may have inspired the idea of Father's Day.
One of these was the start of the Mother's Day tradition in the first decade of
the 20th century. Another was a memorial service held in 1908 for a large group
of men, many of them fathers, who were killed in a mining accident in Monongah,
West Virginia in December 1907. A woman called Sonora Smart Dodd was an
influential figure in the establishment of Father's Day. Her father raised six
children by himself after the death of their mother. This was uncommon at that
time, as many widowers placed their children in the care of others or quickly
married again.
Sonora was inspired by the work of Anna Jarvis, who had pushed for Mother's Day celebrations. Sonora felt that her father deserved recognition for what he had done. The first time Father's Day was held in June was in 1910. Father's Day was officially recognized as a holiday in 1972 by President Nixon.
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to Jill Douglas Schumacher ('57) and Doris Landon Lewis ('57)!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to
Happy Birthday this week to:
21 -
Ralph Goldstein ('57)
AND
Kelly Loose Bustamante ('58) of VA
AND
Terry Haney ('66) of VA!
24 -
My Cousin, Jean Atkinson Mallory (Warsaw HS / Rappahannock HS / John
Marshall HS - '65) of VA;
25 -
David Lundquist ('57)
AND
Glenn Dye
('60) of TX
AND
Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI;
http://nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
Many Happy
Returns, One and All!
TWO DAYS AGO IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES:
http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/This%20Day/thisday0617.htm
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INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
Tuesday, June 17, 1862 Friday, June 17, 1864 |
YESTERDAY IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES:
http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/This%20Day/thisday0618.htm -
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Tuesday, June 18, 1861 ARSENALS ADEQUACY ABSOLUTELY APPALLING Col. James W. Ripley, believe it or not, was the man in charge of munitions production for the United States. Unfortunately several of his better manufacturing plants were captured, and the machinery relocated, by the Confederates in these early days of the war. (The plant at Harpers Ferry was shipped to North Carolina in its entirety.) Since demand was sky-high to supply all the incoming recruits, Col. Ripley was driven to place huge orders for guns with private manufacturers. The Colt, Remington, and other companies profited thereby. Wednesday, June 18, 1862 CUMBERLAND CONNECTION CAREFULLY CAPTURED The Cumberland Gap was an odd geographical feature in more ways than one. Famous since the days of Davy Crockett, and a vital pass through the Cumberland Mountains, it was fought over repeatedly. Today it was in the hands of the Union, taken by Gen. George W. Morgan and company. Another oddity of the area was political: the Gap was close to the parts of eastern Tennessee and Kentucky, and western Carolina and Georgia, where sentiment was strongly pro-Union despite being in the heart of the South. Saturday, June 18, 1864 PETERSBURG PROBLEMS PREVENT PUSH, PROVOKE PETULANCE U.S. Grant was nothing if not realistic, and he conceded today that he was not going to take Petersburg, Va. by direct assault. Not after Robert E. Lee had moved the entire Army of Northern Virginia in to defensive positions, he wasn’t. Therefore he settled into siege. The Union controlled two-fifths of the railroad lines and several roads. He concentrated his efforts on gaining possession of the remainder of the transport system and cutting off the flow of supplies. |
THIS DAY IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES:
http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/This%20Day/thisday0619.htm -
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Wednesday, June 19, 1861 PIERPONT PROCLAIMED PROVISIONAL POTENTATE All the border states had problems with sections of their territory which felt more closely aligned with the opposing side. In the case of Virginia the mountainous parts of the state, closest to Ohio, were strongly pro-Union and resolved to do something about it. Today Francis H. Pierpont was named “provisional governor of Federal Virginia.” A lawyer who had made a fortune in the railroad business, he had never before held public office. The territory was later admitted to the Union as West Virginia. Thursday, June 19, 1862 MAURY MAKES MINES MALEVOLENTLY MARVELOUS Every war produces an arms race, and the American Civil War, coming as it did at a time of technological advancement anyway, was no exception. One such new nastiness was put to work in the James River today. Commander Maury of the Confederate States Navy was in charge of placing “electric mines” near Chaffin’s Bluff to deter Union ships. Explosive charges were to propel pieces of boiler plate through a watertight wooden barrel. The batteries that powered the detonators were borrowed from the University of Virginia. |
REUNION NEWS:
1. From Dee Hodges Bartram ('66) of VA -
05/08/11 - "OPEN REUNION SPONSORED BY THE CLASS OF 1966":
Carol, A Happy, Happy Mother’s Day to you!! I hope you have a glorious day! The 45-year reunion plans for the Class of 1966 has been finalized. I would appreciate it if you would put this reunion notice in your newsletter for me. Thank you so much for all you do! Dee Hodges Bartram http://www.nnhs65.com/reunion-class-of-1966/45th-Reunion-Letter-2011.doc: The Class of 1966 will hold an OPEN 45 year reunion on Friday and Saturday, August 19 and 20, 2011. Here is the schedule: Friday night – 7:00 p.m. until closing - RJ’s Restaurant and Pub located at 12743 Jefferson Avenue (Denbigh Crossing Shopping Center), Newport News, VA. The owner, Ron Johnson, is a Typhoon alumnus. Each person attending on Friday night is responsible for the cost of their dinner, drinks or snacks. Saturday night: Warwick Yacht Club, located at 400 Maxwell Lane, Newport News, from 7:00 p.m. till midnight. We will have light Hors D’oeuvres and a cash bar. Dress Code: Dressy Casual (no shorts, jeans or ties, please). Music by the Rock-it-Men Band. The
cost for the reunion will be $40 per person.
Included in this cost is the rental of the Yacht Club, paper,
envelopes, printer ink, stamps, food, bartender, carver and server
fees. If any of you would like to make a monetary donation to help
underwrite the cost of the reunion, it will be greatly appreciated. Updates on the reunion will be sent out by via e-mail to those of you that I have e-mail addresses for. Also, Carol Buckley Harty, Class of 1965, has created a NNHS website at http://nnhs65.com/NNHS-Newsletters-2011.html where I will also post updates. We look forward to seeing you at the reunion! NNHS Class of 1966 45-Year Reunion Committee
Dee Hodges Bartram (757) 868-8443
E-mail:
dhbartram@cox.net Please send the registration form and your check, payable to Mrs. Dee Bartram, by July 8, 2011. My address is 21 Laydon Way, Poquoson, VA 23662. The cost after July 8th will be $50 per person. Please give me the count for each night. Will attend: Friday Night _______ Saturday Night _______ Name: ________________________________________ (Ladies – please include maiden name) Spouse/Guest Name: ____________________________ Address: ______________________________________
NOTE: If you are going to attend Friday only, I still need to know in order to give the restaurant a count. Please extend me and the restaurant the courtesy of letting me know if you will be there by either e-mailing me at dhbartram@cox.net or calling me at (757) 868-8443. If you are unable to attend the reunion, please e-mail or call me with any e-mail address updates or home address change updates. AN OPEN REUNION?!? ![]() ![]() The link is now on the main page as well as the Reunion Page: http://nnhs65.com/reunion-page.html
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2.
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 05/07/11 - "Newsletter Request":
Carol, Could you place the attached item in an upcoming newsletter and run it for a week or two? Any longer than that and people will just scroll past it. Thanks, Dave http://www.nnhs65.com/CNC-CNU/IF-YOU-ATTENDED-CHRISTOPHER-NEWPORT-COLLEGE-BETWEEN-1961-AND-1971.pdf : IF YOU ATTENDED CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT COLLEGE BETWEEN 1961 AND 1971 -------
… and you
have not yet been contacted by the Reunion Committee, then please get in
CNC DECADER STEERING COMMITTEE Plans for the reunion and other cool stuff may be found at our web site: Why, certainly, David!
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From
the Head
Cheerleader of 1964,
Jane Coltrain Leonard of VA - 06/16/11 -
"Change of Email Address":
Please change my email address
to: __________@_______.___ I don't want to miss anything!
GOTCHA!
Thanks, Jane!
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From
Jack Nelson ('54) of Northern VA -
06/18/11 - "NNHS CLASS OF 1954":
Carol,
I added your name and email
address to our NNHS Class of 1954 address list so that death
notices, events, etc. will come to you as they relate to our
class. You may choose to include them in your newsletter or
not, as that will be your choice. I trust that you don't mind.
Much of the news related to our classes doesn't get enough
publicity for those now living away from Newport News.
If you wish that I not include
your name/email address, I will immediately delete it without
further thought to it.
Thanks,
Jack Nelson - NNHS Class of 1954
WOWZERS!
Thank you so much, Jack!
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From Norm Covert ('61)
of MD - 06/16/11 - "The Covert Letter":
EXCLUSIVE REPORT: A’S FOR ARMY’S ‘WHITE COAT’ VOLUNTEERS Posted: 15 Jun 2011 08:06 PM PDT BY NORMAN M. COVERT
FREDERICK, Md. — There is
good news regarding the nearly 2,300 Seventh-day Adventist (SDA)
soldiers, who volunteered to serve as medical research subjects for
the U. S. Army at Fort Detrick, Md., and Walter Reed Army Hospital
in Washington, D.C. from 1954-1973. ![]() White Coat volunteers testing integrity of M-4 Protective masks in the one-million liter test sphere at Fort Detrick, Md. (U.S. Army photo) Findings in the new report were outlined at a medical briefing March 5, 2011 by Dr. Lawrence Beeson, associate professor of Epidemiology at Loma Linda (California) University School of Public Health. Dr. Beeson is heading the effort to complete a medical journal peer review in the fall. A remarkable result showed 83 percent of the 535 respondents said they are in excellent to good health. The survey of 55-to-84-year-olds had a statistically significant 47.3 percent return rate. ![]() Dr. Frank Damazo, M.D., SDA church liaison and advocate for White Coat soldiers. He pushed for health surveys as a record of the program's success. (Courtesy photo) Respondents took part in one or more of the sixteen human-use protocols under direction of the U. S. Army Biological Warfare Laboratories at Camp and Fort Detrick, Md. These included: Q fever (first protocol); Anthrax, Yellow Fever, Plague, Tularemia and Chickungunya. There were no participant fatalities. Their medical records are archived at Fort Detrick’s U. S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and the National Archives and Records Administration Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Other information regarding the program is being gathered for retention in church archives. Frederick, Md., surgeon Dr. Frank Damazo, M.D., took part in the oral presentation at Loma Linda University and provided historical perspective on the program, participants and its “military necessity.” He has been a liaison and church medical advisor for the White Coat program since moving to Frederick in 1956. Dr. Damazo spearheaded efforts to recognize the service of these White Coat volunteers and to solicit empirical data about their two-year active duty service. ![]() Technicians prepare for aerosol challenge test at base of one-million liter test sphere, the so-called Eight-Ball, at Fort Detrick. (U.S. Army photo) Until the Selective Service System (SSS) suspended “drafting” young men into military service in 1973, SDA members were classified as “1-AO,” or conscientious objectors. They were required to report for induction, but given the option of serving in non-combat jobs including medics. “Thirty-eight years following the completion of the projects– and after two health surveys and the review of 133 deaths,” Dr. Damazo asserted, “we can say with considerable confidence that this American and Adventist cooperative effort was carefully conceived, competently performed and carefully monitored with no deaths or long term adverse effects on the health of 2,300 participants. “(The program) provided the first and largest study of the human body’s response to vaccines and infectious diseases. Plus it confirmed the safety of 15 vaccines…still in use that have saved many thousands of lives. “The favorable health survey reports make it more important than ever that we continue to monitor the (future) causes of death (among the veterans). That would become the ultimate evaluation of the project exposures.” ![]() First group of White Coat volunteers who took part in the Q fever research protocol. (Courtesy photo) Dr. Beeson explained in a March 15, 2011 memo, “Both the first and second health surveys asked for a self-reported current health status. The different responses…were compared between those who had a specific exposure to those who did not have that exposure.” The first health survey was conducted from 1991-92 by the U. S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick. U. S. Army Col. Phillip R. Pittman, M.D. , headed the project with contributors Sarah L. Norris, MPH; Kevin M. Coonan, M.D.; and Kelly T. McKee, Jr., M.D. MPH. It was published in Military Medicine (170, 3:183 2005). “It is the goal of the current research team to publish in a similar manner the statistical analysis from the second survey,” Dr. Beeson continued, “It is difficult to predict when these results will be published…(it) is a very time-intensive process.” Dr. Damazo agrees that this is verification of the extraordinary efforts taken to achieve valid human medical data in an environment of safety for all participants, including the local community. ![]() Brig. Gen. William D. Tigertt assumed leadership of human use program in medical research. He was first commander of tte Army Medical Unit at Fort Detrick. (U.S. Army photo) Genesis of the White Coat program included heated discussions about human “guinea pigs” predating World War II, but guidelines were set in stone with the Feb. 26, 1953 decision allowing human volunteers in chemical and medical/biological research. Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson’s signature allowed such research considering each volunteer subject is fully informed and is given the choice of participating. The first approved human testing involved Pasteurella Tularensis (Tularemia) and took place among inmates at the Ohio State Penitentiary. Each passed a rigid physical and was fully informed of the protocol and expected outcomes. Dr. Arnold G. Wedum of Camp Detrick was the first project coordinator. Col. (later Brigadier General) William D. Tiggert (M.D.) assumed control in 1955. Results were published beginning in 1961. President Harry Truman strongly supported the Nuremberg Code, a 10-point manifesto adopted after the medical portion of the Nazi war crimes trials revealed the need for strict controls on human subjects in research. He recommended adoption of the policy to President Dwight Eisenhower. U. S. Army Chemical Corps archives confirm that a large number of unsuspecting soldiers was subjected to testing with the hallucinogenic drug known as LSD at the Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground before the human use directive was signed. That also predated medical research work at the U. S. Army Medical Unit (USAMU), forerunner of today’s USAMRIID. The clandestine LSD research was captured on 16mm film showing soldiers in both field and indoor environments after being given the drug without their knowledge or consent. It has been the subject of numerous television reports and is a recurring black eye for the Chemical Corps and its pioneering efforts at the Aberdeen facility. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) also carried out clandestine research with such drugs as a part of a program secretly named Project MK-ULTRA. It was exposed after extensive news reports on the death of former Fort Detrick biochemist Dr. Frank Olson. He died after falling from the window of a New York City hotel in 1952. Despite several investigations, some skeptics, including his sons Eric and Nils, continue to believe Dr. Olson’s death was part of a CIA conspiracy. His work with the CIA was a clandestine research effort, separate from his Fort Detrick duties, with the goal of developing LSD as a covert weapon. The Biological Warfare Laboratories mission included learning about infectious disease, its origin, life cycle, and means of transmission. It also sought means of diagnosing, treating and preventing infectious diseases. Aside from the Ohio State trials, biomedical information until 1955 was limited to animal data. ![]() Col. Dan Crozier, who with BG Tigertt, recruited the first class of Seventh-day Adventist soldiers to be medical research subjects in the White Coat Program. (U. S. Army photo) The late BG Tigertt, first USAMU commander in 1954, and the late Col. Dan Crozier (M.D.) of Fort Detrick were exacting in setting up the Nov. 3, 1955 agreement with The Seventh-day Adventist Church. It followed the strictest guideline of “informed consent” for every soldier prior to the start of any research protocol. BG Tigertt and Colonel Crozier personally recruited the first classes of White Coat volunteers at the U. S. Army Medical Training Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The enlisted soldiers were undergoing advanced individual training to be combat medics. Each was assigned to regular military duties at Fort Detrick and Walter Reed Hospital when not taking part in a research protocol. SDA volunteers brought healthy life styles to the White Coat Program. Most did not consume alcohol or use tobacco and adhered to the church’s dietary guidelines. These factors enhanced the dependability of data captured in the protocols. USAMU, which grew from the former Walter Reed satellite health clinic at Camp Detrick, provided medical care for all military and civilian personnel and monitored “defensive research” protocols. USAMRIID continues to be the world’s leading research campus on diseases of “military significance.” According to the Department of Defense (DoD) guidelines, the definition includes diseases which may be: 1. a threat to American military personnel as either a naturally occuring disease in a theater of war, or; 2. one which could be artificially introduced on the battlefield as a debilitating or killing agent.–©Norman M. Covert 2011 Background: (Nuremberg Code – Source Trials of War Criminals before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals under Control Council Law No. 10, Vol. 2, pp. 181–182. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1949.) (Copies of the first health assessment of White Coats may be obtained by writing U. S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5011.) # # # Mr. Covert was chief of public affairs and command historian for Headquarters U. S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and Fort Detrick, MD, from 1977 to 1999. He is author of “Cutting Edge, a history of Fort Detrick, Maryland” and has assisted in the production of numerous television and radio reports on the history of biological warfare. You may contact Mr. Covert at nmcovert@thecovertletter.com OH, WOW!
Thanks so much, Norm!
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From Dimples Dinwiddie Prichard ('58) of NC -
06/18/11 - "A must see! Lone Marine Rolling Thunder":
Carol and the Typhoon
Nation.... This is something we should all take to heart. What amazing dedication ! Dimples aka Sepi Lone Marine, Rolling Thunder True dedication. A great veteran....broken wrist and all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wEI2NcoBEM
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From Eva Ellis
Madagan ('61) of FL - 06/19/11 - "A keeper":
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OOH!
This rather sums up the whole feeling we have here for one another,
doesn't it? We want to keep one another close to us!
Thanks so much for the reminder, Eva!
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MAY GOD BLESS
THIS AIRLINE CAPTAIN
Foot
note:
Please send
this on after a short prayer for our service men and women.
They die for me and mine and you and yours and deserve our
honor and respect.
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REMINDER:
From Tom Flax ('64) of VA -
05/31/11, 12:07PM -
"notice for website":
Good day, Miss Carol,
I hope your move is going
smoothly.. but it is surely hot here in the south..
My wife and I would like for
you to publish on the website in your own words the
following:
Tom and Nancy Flax will be
going on a 2 night "cruise to nowhere" on the
Carnival
Glory on Saturday, October 22, 2011 for a 2 nights out of Norfolk, Virginia, and invite all Typhoons to join
them.
If interested you can contact Carnival Cruise online for details, or call 1-800-819-3902 ext 85703 (mention the Flax party to Jean Michel). He will hook you up. The cruise leaves Saturday afternoon from Norfolk, Virginia and returns home on Monday morning 8AM. Come join the "fun, food and friendship on the carnival cruise ship..."
Thanks, Carol.. have a great
summer...
Tom Flax NNHS 64 COOL
BEANS! Your words
seem just fine and dandy to me, Tom!
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FINALLY:
From
www.ajokeaday.com - 06/17/11:
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
1. Thursday, July 7, 2011 - The NNHS Class of 1955 holds
Lunch Bunch gatherings on the first Thursday of every month at Steve & John's
Steak House on Jefferson Avenue just above Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News at
11:00 AM. The luncheon is not limited to just the Class of '55; if you have
friends in that year, go visit with them.
2. Saturday, July 9, 2011 (6:30 PM to 11:30 PM) - The Class of 1971 will hold its 40-Year Reunion at Newport News Marriott at City Center, 740 Town Center Drive, Newport News. For details, contact Richard Rawls at Richard@Rawls.com - CLASS OF 1971 3. Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for reservations. 4. Friday and Saturday, August 19 and 20, 2011 - The Class of 1966 will hold its 45-Year Reunion at RJ's Restaurant and Pun AND the Warwick Yacht Club, Newport News. DETAILS: http://www.nnhs65.com/reunion-class-of-1966/45th-Reunion-Letter-2011.doc; CONTACT: Dee Hodges Bartram at dhbartram@cox.net - OPEN REUNION!5 . Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 26, 27, and 28, 2011 - The Class of 1961 will hold its 50-Year Reunion. - For details, see: www.nnhs1961.org and contact Gary Fitzgerald at Fitz43@cox.net or 757-879-2847 - CLASS OF 19616. Saturday, September 17, 2011 - Evelyn's Birthday Party for Everyone - Canepa Cottage, Buckroe Beach - 2:00 PM. For details, contact Evelyn Fryer Fish ('58) of TX at evelynfish@msn.com - OPEN TO EVERYBODY! 7. Wednesday and Thursday, October 19 and 20, 2011 - The Class of 1956 will hold its 55-Year Reunion. Be on the lookout for "snail mail" in early May. - CLASS OF 1956 |
PRAYER ROLL
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http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 05/05/11 |
BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11 |
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.com
PERSONAL WEB SITE:
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat
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Carol Buckley Harty 7020 Lure Court Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309 915-780-3048 |
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1. Visit the main page (http://www.nnhs65.com), scroll halfway down, and click on the Pay Pal Donate Button (nnhs65@gmail.com); 2. Go to www.PayPal.com, log in, select "Send Money (Services) to nnhs65@gmail.com; or
3.
Just mail it directly to my home.
Thanks!
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My Father's Eyes
Written and recorded by
Eric
Clapton, 1998
(b. 30 Mar 1945)
Sailing down behind the sun,
Waiting for my prince to come.
Praying for the healing rain
To restore my soul again.
Just a toerag on the run.
How did I get here?
What have I done?
When will all my hopes arise?
How will I know him?
When I look in my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
When I look in my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
Then the light begins to shine
And I hear those ancient lullabies.
And as I watch this seedling grow,
Feel my heart start to overflow.
Where do I find the words to say?
How do I teach him?
What do we play?
Bit by bit, I've realized
That's when I need them,
That's when I need my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
That's when I need my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
Then the jagged edge appears
Through the distant clouds of tears.
I'm like a bridge that was washed away;
My foundations were made of clay.
As my soul slides down to die.
How could I lose him?
What did I try?
Bit by bit, I've realized
That he was here with me;
I looked into my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
I looked into my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
I looked into my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
"My Father's Eyes" midi courtesy of http://www.johncfish.com/summermusic.htm - 05/26/06
"My Father's Eyes" lyrics courtesy
of
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/My-Father's-Eyes-lyrics-Eric-Clapton/7B1847A04BDBFF71482568770030D3C7
- 05/26/06
Happy Father's Day Image courtesy of http://www.communitylifeline.org/2011/06/clc-looks-at-fathers-day/ - 06/28/11 (sic)
Divider Line 111 clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/tx5280/lines3.html - 03/28/10
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
John Marshall High School's Justice Scale clip art courtesy of Cheryl White
Wilson (JMHS - '64) of VA - 10/13/05 (replaced 02/23/09)
Thanks, Cheryl!
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still
missing...)
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!
Animated Cheering Smiley
clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 08/18/05 (re-saved 02/27/09)
Thanks, Al!
Animated BOO-HOO
courtesy of Glenn Dye ('60) of TX - 08/28/09
Thanks, Glenn!