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www.templecitychamber.org e-mail to: info@templecitychamber.org TEMPLE CITY LIFE • JULY 2011 • 11<br />
Keeping military in our hearts and minds<br />
By Sharon Johnson<br />
and Bob Marston<br />
The annual Blue Star summer<br />
barbecue for families and<br />
friends of <strong>Temple</strong> <strong>City</strong>’s men<br />
and women in the U.S. Armed<br />
Forces took place Friday, June<br />
3, hosted by the First Baptist<br />
Church of <strong>Temple</strong> <strong>City</strong>. The<br />
gymnasium and kitchen were<br />
decorated in red, white and blue<br />
with red roses and flowing<br />
candles that added a special<br />
touch for the patriotic dinner.<br />
Blue Star Banner program<br />
leader Sharon Johnson introduced<br />
emcee Bob Marston. The<br />
dinner opened with the presentation<br />
of colors and Pledge of<br />
Allegiance led by George<br />
Preston and Boy Scout Troop<br />
16. Pastor Doug Beyer gave a<br />
moving invocation.<br />
A card from Air Force Captain<br />
Nathan Alfano and a letter<br />
from Army Specialist Carolyn<br />
LeBerthon were read. Both are<br />
serving in Afghanistan. The<br />
Lockie Singers, under the direction<br />
of Roger Lockie, sang<br />
beautifully the National Anthem<br />
and American the Beautiful.<br />
At the grill were Don<br />
Hendrix and Darrell Beaman.<br />
The burgers were a crowd<br />
pleaser as well as the delicious<br />
pasta salads made by Betty<br />
Marston, Rhue Guyant and<br />
Celeste LeBerthon.<br />
Special guests were WWII<br />
vets Louis Paletta, Joe Milazzo<br />
and Nurse Harriet Leppek, who<br />
worked in a hospital in Hawaii.<br />
Also, in attendance were<br />
<strong>Temple</strong> <strong>City</strong> Mayor Tom<br />
Chavez and several city council<br />
members.<br />
Special recognition was<br />
given to Tony Hillbruner for<br />
making his special slideshow,<br />
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(626) 287-1800<br />
Hours: Mon. – Sat. 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br />
Sunday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.<br />
1996 and Newer Vehicles<br />
$25.00 Test<br />
+ $8.25 State Certificate + $1.75 ETF<br />
1995 and Older Vehicles<br />
$25.00 Test<br />
+10.00 EVAP Test<br />
+ $8.25 State Cert.<br />
+ $1.75 ETF<br />
“Hometown Heroes,” to Franca<br />
Scorsone and her team for organizing<br />
the amazing raffle, and<br />
to Jerry Jambazian for photography.<br />
The Blue Star Program<br />
is truly blessed to have dedicated,<br />
hard-working volunteers.<br />
A special thanks to our<br />
$ 45<br />
total<br />
community that generously<br />
supports us in every way. God<br />
Bless our Armed Forces and<br />
their families. Look for the Blue<br />
Star Program at the Concerts in<br />
the Park which began June 22.<br />
The next dinner honoring our<br />
troops will be Nov. 4.<br />
By Sharon Johnson and Bob Marston<br />
The featured speaker at the Blue Star gathering June 2 was Marine<br />
Gunnery Sgt. Brent Marston who gave an account of what life<br />
and work was like serving in the Marines.<br />
While serving in the Marines with<br />
VMM 162, the Golden Eagles and the<br />
second Osprey unit to be sent into Iraq,<br />
Sgt. Marston was stationed at Al Asad.<br />
The mission was to carry troops to<br />
needed areas, sometimes near hot zones,<br />
and to support the ground troops by flying<br />
in supplies. The weather presented a<br />
challenge with sandstorms and temperatures<br />
ranging from 85-139 degrees.<br />
In 2010, Sgt. Marston was on a small<br />
carrier that was headed for the Middle<br />
East. The first s<strong>top</strong> was Haiti, shortly after<br />
the earthquake, to offer assistance.<br />
Remembering<br />
those who<br />
protect us<br />
24/7/365<br />
Sgt. Martson tells of life in Marines<br />
Pass or Free Re-test within 30 Days<br />
$ 35<br />
total<br />
RVs<br />
$ 60<br />
total<br />
Photo by Jerry Jambazian<br />
Sgt. Brent Marston<br />
After a few weeks he left Haiti for the Gulf of Aden. Life on the<br />
carrier was difficult. He worked 12-15 hours a day, seven days a<br />
week. He trained, maintained and was always ready.<br />
Sgt. Marston also gave information about the V22 Osprey. He<br />
had worked on this plane for 12 years. It has many advantages over<br />
some of the older aircraft. It is a vertical lift plane; it is much faster,<br />
more agile and has a much higher ceiling which keeps them out of<br />
range of ground fire.<br />
Sgt. Marston spoke about how grateful he and the others in his<br />
unit were for the support from home and the Blue Star Program.<br />
The many packages and mail meant a lot to them and lifted their<br />
moral, just to know that folks care.<br />
We do all<br />
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TEMPLE CITY<br />
SALUTES<br />
FAMILY MEMBERS OF TEMPLE CITY RESIDENTS, SERVING THE U.S.A.<br />
Air Force<br />
Nathan Alfano<br />
Mark Andrews<br />
Susie Andrews<br />
Kevin Bateman<br />
Nicholas Breniser<br />
Philip Bridge<br />
Anthony Cambonga<br />
Steven Chicca<br />
Brenda Comstock<br />
Edward Lee Connors<br />
Jacqueline Crider<br />
Mark D. Curry<br />
Kimberly Diehl<br />
Jose Flores<br />
Beau Gardner<br />
Steven Groesz<br />
James M. Haller<br />
James Herndon<br />
Catherine Hight (Reserve)<br />
Brett Hommerson<br />
Patrick J. Horton<br />
Daniel Jimenez<br />
Andrew Katz<br />
Geoffrey C. Lewis<br />
Steven X. Li<br />
George Lopez<br />
David Lucero<br />
Jason Macy<br />
Joseph Maier<br />
Jeremiah J. Polk<br />
Nicholas Richards<br />
Liezl-Anne Sarte<br />
Christine A. Van Der Paul<br />
Army<br />
Michael R. Acosta<br />
Jeremy Albright<br />
Jesse Aldana<br />
Robert Arceo<br />
Kyle Aspaturian<br />
Kevin Banks<br />
Erine Beck<br />
Noah J. Beltran<br />
Leon T. Butler<br />
Brenden Byrnes<br />
Jose Caoili IV<br />
Colin D. Care<br />
Xavier Cassal<br />
Marie F. Chatfield<br />
Mark Y. Ching<br />
Nellie Claros<br />
Matt Deurmeier<br />
Nathanael Gonzalez<br />
Louie Guan<br />
Dan Hart<br />
Jose Herrera<br />
D. Jeff Hudson<br />
Tom Iarossi<br />
Cherrie Kean<br />
Sung Min Kim<br />
Chris<strong>top</strong>her Kline<br />
James A. Konoske<br />
Bryan Law<br />
Carolyn LeBerthon<br />
Philip Lee<br />
Carol A. Lima<br />
Denise Lloyd<br />
Abraham Lopez<br />
Darlene Luevano<br />
Lorenzo Luevano<br />
Kareem Meleika<br />
Larry P. Mullaly<br />
Greg Neaderbaomer<br />
Andrew E. Nervo<br />
Nam Hoang Nguyen<br />
Matthew Oberlander<br />
Dominic Oro<br />
David <strong>Pep</strong>per<br />
Alex Kuzma Perenishko<br />
Robert E. Percy<br />
James Pritchet<br />
Robert Aaron Pugh<br />
David Rivas<br />
Martin J. Rodela<br />
Chris<strong>top</strong>her Schulze<br />
Scott Shepro<br />
Debra Sinnott<br />
Michael Sinnott<br />
Danny Stacey<br />
Matthew Steyart * KIA<br />
Robert Thomas Steyart<br />
Clayton Taylor<br />
Mark Tsunokai<br />
S. Brian Ulmer<br />
Henry Valenzuela<br />
Atanasio Viera<br />
Chris<strong>top</strong>her Waller<br />
Bradley E. Welsster II<br />
Robert M. Winovitch<br />
Jacque Wood-Kornelas<br />
Coast Guard<br />
Eric Conway<br />
David & Dee Sasse<br />
Marines<br />
Francisco Acevedo<br />
Steven D. Acevedo<br />
John Andress<br />
Brent Anglin<br />
Arthur R. Baker III<br />
Jason Bestpitch<br />
Milton Cabrera<br />
H. Joseph Camerano, Jr.<br />
Aaron Cardenas<br />
James Cardenas<br />
Stacey Cortez<br />
Amos Deines<br />
James Earhart<br />
Nicole Faraci<br />
Steven Ferrara<br />
John Paul Flores<br />
Nicholas Gary<br />
Derek W. Goodwin<br />
Evan Guyant<br />
Joshua N. Harris<br />
Stacey J. Harris<br />
Brett Alan Hascall<br />
Jakob Hight<br />
David C. Hill<br />
Noah Hillbruner<br />
Delbert Kelley<br />
Ben Kirby<br />
Tracy Kirby<br />
Jonathan Kline<br />
Jesse L. Klotz<br />
Clint W. Kuhn<br />
Neil LaSala<br />
Richard Landeros<br />
Jordan L. Law<br />
William T. Lehre<br />
Charles Liu<br />
Brian Lo<br />
James M. Loiacano Jr.<br />
Joey L. Luna<br />
Kevin C. Manning<br />
Brent Marston<br />
John Martorana<br />
Nicole L. McCartney<br />
Steven G. McMurray<br />
Shawn Opal<br />
Wesley Pack<br />
Stephen Paletta<br />
Thomas Paletta<br />
Wyatt A. Reneer<br />
Glen Reukema<br />
Jason Reukema<br />
Jonathan Rush<br />
Alfonso Salazar<br />
Stephen Sanderson<br />
Jerad Speral<br />
Elizabeth R. Stauffer<br />
Leo Tjoakro<br />
Michael Turrell<br />
Cheri Wood-Anciaux<br />
Ryan Ynzunza<br />
Robert Ynzunza<br />
National Guard<br />
Chris<strong>top</strong>her B. Parson<br />
Kelly Porter<br />
Navy<br />
Thomas H. Allen<br />
Brett Alt<br />
Darren Brown<br />
Daniel Chavez<br />
Eric Coker<br />
Jeremy Collett<br />
Justin Downer<br />
Cynthia Nash Gantt<br />
Lisa M. Gunn<br />
Kevin Haynes<br />
Rogelio Hermosillo<br />
Shanee Hermosillo<br />
Tori James<br />
Brett Johnson<br />
Dustin N. Klotz<br />
Adrien Yi Qian Li<br />
Juan Gabriel Magni<br />
F. Spencer Major<br />
Erick Markman<br />
David Martinez<br />
Brian R. Meaden<br />
Ariana J. Medina<br />
Jennifer Northcutt<br />
Eugene Parra<br />
Guy Rauterkranz<br />
Jennifer Rautenkranz<br />
Robb Rudluff<br />
Stuart Saxon<br />
Andrew Strople<br />
Chris<strong>top</strong>her Sweet<br />
Michael Terrenal<br />
David Viray<br />
Kevin White<br />
Leo E. Wright II<br />
To update information about a member<br />
of the military in your family, add a name<br />
to this list or to order a color magnetic ribbon,<br />
please contact Sharon Johnson at<br />
626-285-5852.
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