European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 6 stars and stripes july by Rachel Doro the associated press Alaska in the Middle of a dirt Field in this Western Alaska Hub town lies a a wooden Cross at its a Small american Flag at the this is the inaugural plot of the new Veter ans memorial which will serve the Kusk Kwim River town of Bethel and 56 largely yupik Eskimo villages in the vast members of the local american legion Post spearheaded construction of the two acre site As a Community Effort being hailed by nation Al legion officials As the Only one of its kind among nearly As far As we its unprecedented that a Post would go out and raise their own said Alec a spokesman for the they were Able to make sure they got the cemetery they wanted and one that their veterans we certainly applaud the the project is almost As old As the 30mem ber George Hohman Post named after a former army Man and Alaska Legisla Tor who died last whose ashes Are buried at the new was the Only Alaska state lawmaker Ever to be convicted of but around Here the Bethel demo crat was revered for bringing millions of pub Lic dollars for education and other benefits to Rural the Post was resurrected in late a de Cade after the previous Post languished and was formally led by Post com Mander Sam Shields and vice commander Sam the Post rallied locals to help build the cemetery on land provided by the photos by Al Bethel american legion Post commander Sam and vice commander Sam Blanken ship stand by the grave of army Veteran and former Alaska legislator George Hohman in the new veterans memorial cemetery in in members of the local american legion Post spearheaded construction of the two acre which will serve the town of Bethel and 56 largely yupik Eskimo this what the soldiers Shields if you see All the tears and blood just to get into the and the you know they deserve a Nice place to be scores from around the Region were expected to attend a formal opening ceremony at the site a yupik chief was to bless the grounds and Alaska natives from other villages were to perform traditional everyone present was to help Plant 300 Birch and other Trees around the Borders of the two acre Ceme poppies a universally recognized sym Bol of military sacrifice were to be scattered ultimately the cemetery Entrance will be marked with a sign saying you Are not forgot ten in English and near the burial grounds will be a Barbecue grills and benches a setting Post officials envision for remembrance feasts so important to Many Alaska we want this to be a living not a sad said a former army Drill sergeant at fort All branches of the military will be repro including the Alaska National guard and the territorial a world War ii unit created before the territorial guard consisted mostly of Alaska natives enlisted from villages in 1942 to protect the vast territory when military members shipped an estimated 300 members remain out of the original which was Dis banded in 1947 after the War the Post was Wise to focus on a Community project instead of trying to create a state Veter ans said Jerry Beale with the state department of military and veterans the Agency provided for the a state veterans of which there Are none in would be subject to rigor Ous National such As not allowing picnics on the Beale Only National guard members activated for Feder Al service during War or a Domestic emergency or who serve at least 20 years Are eligible for burial in a state or National that  work in Western Alaska despite its Long history of guard Many guard members there will not be deployed or spend that much time in the Beale this meets the needs of the local what is most Gratifying for me is that the vets took the leadership go gets princes funeral son of an african King died in Iraq the associated press Ivory coast a Soldier killed in Iraq who was the son of a King in this Afri can country was buried Here sat urday in a princely Ebe Firmin joined the army two years ago and became a paratrooper with the 82nd airborne he was killed along with three others when their vehicle struck an explosive in Emolo was a the Young est son of King Nanan Boa Kouassi Iii of the Agni said Ettien the chief of staff of Ivory coasts defense who assisted with the in the town of 130 Miles Northeast of Emo los coffin was followed by hundreds of including military representatives and members of the Royal As a Emolo was one of the said David who accompanied the body on behalf of the Emolo came to the United states in 1999 and joined the army in he was married and had been living in greens where he worked As a Security officer at a woman wins suit against guard by Jennifer Dixon Detroit free press Detroit the head of the Michigan National guard and one of his top deputies discriminated against a Black woman who sought an Airfield management Job at self Ridge air National guard base in instead hiring a White Man who lacked the required expert a judge has the administrative judge also said in a june 11 ruling that Thomas who was appointed by Jennifer Granholm in january 2003 to Lead the tried to stall an investigation after guard member Thelma Daniel complained about being passed Over for promotion in Cutler said recently that he did not delay the but he acknowledged mistakes were made in Daniels were going to respect the Rul Cutler we really see this As an Opportunity Here to use this ruling As a catalyst to make some very constructive administrative judge Mimi who heard the Case through the equal employment Opportunity awarded Daniel Back pay and for emotional also gets the Job she the Michigan guard has faced accusations of discrimination in the but Cutler said this is the first time a Case has gone before a Daniel made the discrimination claim after As self Ridge commander at the approved the decision of Richard his to by pass Daniel and hire Aaron to be Airfield manager at the Doty was a flight Engineer instructor at Selfridge but had no experience in Airfield manage he declined to comment on his future at the a flight services special had experience in the Airfield managers role because she had been filling in for her Boss As Man Ager while he prepared to she did the Job four out of five Days a week for several records Airfield manage ment involves coordinating with air air traffic control and other agencies for Safe operation of the Gendreau said Cutler and Elliott did not make a credible Case for dots the judge or dered Elliott and others in the guard to receive civil rights Cutler disputed Gendreaux people who work for me and know me will Tell in i am Cutler that All i can really Daniel declined to be inter but described her disappointment in testimony during the we were told we were a family and you do the Best you can you do the Job to the Best of your ability and it would be noticed and you would be rewarded a and that what you trusted she explaining what she was told when she 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