Ad @ The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, March 1, 1995 § A Case for Conservation | Alene N. Case | On our living room wall is a poster of a small boy standing in the middle of a forest of large trees. The inscription reads: “No dreamer is ever too small; no dream is ever too big.” Norman Vaughan would paraphrase the first part - “No dreamer is ever too old.” Remember Norman Vaughan? He was the man I wrote about last year when he wanted to spend his 88th birth- day on top of his namesake moun- tain in Antarctica. Due to acci- dents and bad weather, the expe- dition was abandoned. But, guess what? This year he succeeded — at age 89!! Let me refresh your memory. Norman Vaughan was a dog- handler for a year and a half on Admiral Richard Byrd's scientific expedition to Antarctica which @ began in 1928. In honor of his work, Byrd named a 10,300 foot high mountain after Vaughan. Although Vaughan had been an adventurer all his life, he had not climbed mountains, including his own. As far as he could deter- mine, no one else had ever scaled Mount Vaughan either. So, he and his wife (much younger - age 50) decided that he should spend his 88th birthday atop that moun- tain. ' They wanted to involve as many school children as possible in this adventure. While they gathered crew and dogs and gear for the expedition, they linked up with the Center for Global Environ- mental Education which linked them with hundreds of teachers and their students. These classes SCORE small business seminar set 89-year-old adventurer proves dreams don't age studied a wide variety of subjects related to Antarctica: glaciers, weather, biology, literature, crea- tive writing, mathematics, geron- . tology, etc. After the forced aban- donment of last year’s attempt, these students continued to re- ceive updates on electronic mail from the Mount Vaughan Antarc- tic Expedition. This fall, some of them tried to pack 66 pounds of indispensable gear into a back- pack. That corresponds to the amount Mr. Vaughan carried on his trek up the mountain. And, the Vaughans took great strength from the students’ intense inter- est in their adventure. As mid-December came and went with no news of this year’s expedition, I began to wonder if it had been abandoned also. But, on January 7, 1995, Weekend Edition - Saturday on NPR carried an interview with Norman Vaughan. I listened to his deep voice in amazement. His dream had been realized. He had scaled his mountain with one artificial knee, had viewed two major gla- ciers simultaneously, had gazed upon at least 85 other peaks from the top of Mount Vaughan, and had returned safely. What an 89th birthday celebration! His one regret was that he could not take sled dogs with him this time. The Antarctic Treaty has banned all non-native animals from the continent for the protec- tion of native species. But, since WYOMING environmental protection was one of his major goals, that regret could not dampen his enthusi- asm. In fact, he read a statement when he reached the summit which included the following para- graph: “I will miss the dogs of the Antarctic. Good-by you wonder- ful huskies. May your memory live forever in our hearts. You always did what was asked of you no matter how tough it was and often sacrificed your lives for man’s quest at the bottom of the world. I salute you and I toast a new era of world-wide scientific coopera- tion for the next 50 years here in the Antarctic. May it always stay pristine and become the World's Greatest Park!.” National Geographic was one of the sponsors of this expedition and they will air a documentary on the TBS Explorer series on Sunday, April 2 at 9:00 PM (EST). Put that on your calendar and let the kids stay up a little bit later than usual that night. You will meet a most interesting couple and see a place few have ever seen. Norman Vaughan is an inspi- ration to people of any age. AsJay Hammond, the former Governor of Alaska, says: “Whether we're talking sinew or spirit, Norman Vaughan is second to no one. For his enduring generosity and zest for life I am both grateful and envious. In fact when I grow up, I hope lam justlike him.” Me, too. VALLEY As | was saying EF [Jac Hilsher | You may not have read the complete story behind a recent cancellation (no pun intended) of a planned 1995 U.S. stamp com- memorating the use of an atomic bomb in World War II. Much of the sparse media attention was disjointed and hardly ever hit on the real reason the U.S. Postal Service rejected this stamp. Heck, it was simple - pressure from the White House! The whole sad story is worth your attention. It was an un- precedented happening which should not have happened. While much criticism erupted, and probably was accurately reported, it should have also been reported that the stamp itself did not stand alone and should have been placed in its true context as only one part of a series depicting significant historical events in WWII. Based on a painting by William Bond of Arlington the controver- sial stamp design shows a mush- room cloud over this inscription: “Atomic bombs hasten war’s end, August, 1945." Just before then, on July 27, even Japan sensed HEALTH Atomic bomb stamp fizzles that it was losing the war, yet an ultimatum calling for it to surren- der was rejected. This year on November 17, it was announced this stamp and nine others would appear in 1995. On December 2 an Associated Press story by Kozo Mioguchi in Tokyo reported Japanese anti- nuclear activists and survivors of the bomb were “furious.” A direc- tor of the 30,000 member Survi- vors Organization said, “It makes our blood boil with anger.” He called the stamp “outrageous” and other critics said there were more humane ways to make Japan surrender. Then a few days later, on De- cember 8, the WASHINGTON POST reported that Chief of Staff Leon Panetta phoned Postmaster General Marvin Runyon to “con- vey the administration's concern.” That did it. Runyon said, “We are changing the design because of the importance of U.S-Japan re- lations at this critical time in U.S. foreign policy, and because Presi- dent Clinton conveyed his views that it was appropriate to do so.” And our then press secretary Dee Dee Myers (who seemed to me had been named after a stripper) said, “We agree that the atomic bomb helped speed the end of the war. But...there could have been more appropriate ways to depict that event.” Dee Dee did not say there were other ways to end the war, such as the invasion of the Japanese home island with casualties to exceed half-a-million U.S. troops. CARE Estimates of Japanese casualties were several million in an opera- tion expected to take six months or more and end with a battle for Tokyo. Russian requests to be involved were also expected. Surrender did not even come with the first bomb, which was the reason for dropping the sec- ond on Nagasaki. One wonders how Truman's decision to use those weapoons compares with Clinton's decision to kill the stamp, to protect the sensibilities of a nation which was the first to in- vade another country, which in- vented something called “The Death March” and in its mad desire to enlarge its empire brought about its own downfall. One also may speculate on our reaction to that nation should it attempt to issue a stamp com- memorating the sneak attack planes which killed innocent ci- vilians at Pearl Harbor. Would they cancel such a stamp if we complained? (What would Dee Dee say then?) Columnist Fred Bauman, writ- ing in Linn's Stamp News, has this great closing comment: “If the atomic bomb stamp had to go, it is fitting that a stamp depicting Truman replace it. The momen- tous decision to use the bomb was Truman's alone - and it was the right decision. But I'm sorry the current presi- dent felt the need to erase an important piece of history from a United States stamp so that Ja- pan can continue its national policy of denial concerning WWIL."” ND ET A OF | SDAY, MAR CH 15 Auditorium Health and Wellness Programs Our Marclr lineup of programs pes aad Aare a Ann Williand y 4 five Affairs ] : 254 @ ® for March 1 S Feattfiod: eon of Ad Community College reflects our ongoing commitment | : Luzerne , RD: . 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