European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 26 2007 stars and stripes Page 3 name Tracy Mcvay age 31 title Mother of three location Andersen air Force base Guam Tracy you were recently awarded a medal by vice president Dick Cheney right yes Chris Greiman and i rescued two swimmers that were caught in a Strong tide at Karague Beach Here on Guam most of us probably will never save another persons life How does it feel at first All i thought was that i had just helped someone out then when we had the rehearsal for the vice presidents arrival they read the citation Over the loud speakers and i thought to myself wow that was amazing that someone would do that then it hit me it was me they were talking about i realized then that i had actually saved someone it is an amazing feeling that something i did really made a difference to someone did you rely on any first Aid or red Cross training when i was a lifeguard i was taught that you need to remain Calm and focus on what to do next that is what helped me out there i just kept my mind on what i needed to do to get the Guy and me Back to the Beach safely what were the Waters like when you went in saying that the Waters were rough Doest begin to explain How bad it re ally was the Waves were Quick and hard and then there was a current Tak ing you from the Beach to the Edge of the reef where the Waves were slam Ming you into the Sharp reef you had Only a split second to catch an ounce of air before you were sucked into another wave and slammed into the reef again did you have second thoughts about going into those perilous Waters the response was automatic there was no time for second thoughts it All happened so quickly when we were heading out to the swimmers Chris and i focused on where the swimmers were and How Many there were once i got pulled into the same wave As the swimmers it was just a matter of keeping focused on what needed to be done to get Back to Shore what does the award mean to you the medal itself is definitely one of my prize possessions i am honoured and appreciative of everything it stands for As for How it was presented to me the efforts that went into such a wonderful event warms my heart i dont know How Many people went above and beyond on my behalf but i am grateful to All of them for a once in a lifetime experience seems like you dont let your Small build slow you Down my father taught me growing up that size is not a determining Factor when faced with a Challenge its determination and knowhow you could say that i dont let my size slow me Down or you could even say that i use my size to my advantage have you received a lot of notice around Andersen air Force base since the Rescue yes especially right after it happened no Uoo Many of my friends were at the Beach that Day so the phone did not Stop ringing for a few Days then it was Nice that things went Back to Normal until the whole vice president visit in one sentence what is your philosophy on life always remember where you have been and where you Are going stay True to yourself and those around you and cherish every moment whether it be Good or bad what do you do in your spare time i have three Beautiful children Clayton Liam and Makayla and a Hus band Michael Remote to Korea spare time is a thing of the past know someone whose accomplishments talents Job Hobby Volunteer work awards or Good deeds qualify them for 15 minutes of Fame How about someone whose claim to glory is a bit out of the Ordinary even dare we say oddball Call Paul Newell at stars and stripes with the persons name and Contact information at Dan 2293158 or email him at Exa Irman charged with damaging disposing body police former Misawa Serviceman is suspected of slaying a wife by Hana Kusumoto stars and stripes prosecutors Friday charged a former Misawa air Man with damaging and disposing his sex wife body and police said they suspect him of murder William Scott Omari Mcallister 25 who has been in japanese custody since his August arrest on a fraud charge is now suspected of murdering Naomi Kimura 33 a Hach Nohe police official said Satur Day Kimura was an owner of purple Haze a Down town Misawa bar her body was found in the trunk of a burned car on Hach Nohe Railroad tracks last july Mcallister was arrested in August on suspicion of using an illegally obtained credit card to buy a car navigation system in february 2006 he is currently being tried for fraud in Hach Nohe Mcallister Girlfriend Ai Moriyama de earlier this month on suspicion of giving false statements to police and helping Mcallister evade released according to the Asahi Shim Bun earlier this month Misawa base officials said that japanese police Are questioning 35th maintenance Squadron staff sgt Charles Johnson about the Mur Der and he has been restricted to the base Mcallister worked at Misawa air base until de Cember 2005 and married Kimura last april Accord ing to Media reports they divorced two months later but Mcallister continued to serve As a bartender at the bar after the divorce Kiuras body was found july 21 2006 in the trunk of a burned car abandoned on railway tracks on the outskirts of Hach Nohe an autopsy indicated Kimura had a broken neck and police believe that she was strangled to death Media reports said email Hana Kusumoto at Lokotas internet phone services shaping up by Bryce s Dubee stars and stripes Yokota air base Japan activation of Allied Telesis phone and internet services at Yokota is under Way and on sched ule said Cortney Grace the com pants general manager As of thursday Allied had activated More than half of the apart ment towers on Lokotas West Side and planned to begin activating the East Side towers on april 3 Larry Salgado army and air Force Exchange service general manager at Yokota said More than 500 accounts have been Aci rated so far he added about two thirds of the base Community has signed up with Allied which soon will be the bases Only pro Vider of residential internet and phone service after All towers have been activated Grace said Allied will begin activating services in the dorms on the North Side and the Garden units on the South and East sides starting around april 14 for the most part the activation process has been going smoothly Grace said Field tests conducted before activation began have helped spot potential Pitfalls he said customers signed up for inter net packages must pick up instal lation kits at the Allied Telesis store in the Yokota Community Center Salgado said but on the Days towers Are activated representatives Man tables in each Tower lobby to provide kits the kits come with instructions and Allied representatives at the acc also will show customers How to set up their systems he said Allied also provides 24hour help support by Telephone he said next up is television service which Grace said Allied plans to begin Field testing april 12 one Issue customers have brought up is that Japan has some of the cheapest and fastest internet services in the world for example Yahoo by offers a 50 maps ads internet service of base for about a month compared to Allied Price of a month for a slower 10 maps ads service Grace said of base prices Are cheaper because japans fiber optic infrastructure was built by the government now that the system has been privatized japanese providers can charge far less because they did not have to invest in laying the fiber network at Yokota however Allied Telesis has had to in Vest in building an on base fiber optic network Grace said currently there Are plans to lower prices in the Ture but the company is always going to look at new ways to pro vide a better service emergency 911 services will re main available for All base Resi dents and Allied also will provide its customer support 411 number for free Grace added As for rates charged to Call other bases in Japan or within the local area Salgado said Yokota customers will As they have in the past continue to pay a metered rate email Bryce s Dubee at one concert for the old zippers namesake Carrier photos by Gary a priv Courtesy of the us Navy above uss Ronald Reagan sailors gather in a hangar Bay aboard ship to enjoy a concert by the bad Moon band the Ronald Reagan Carrier strike group arrived in Busan South Korea on thursday for a port visit in conjunction with exercise reception staging Onward move ment and Eagle 2007 left Darrel Sutton a retired air Force Veteran plays rhythm guitar