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MEMORI
AL DAY
Sunday, June 6, 2004 3
@ Memorial Day
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cant engagements in the Bat-
tle of the Bulge. “It’s about
time,” he said of the new me-
morial that immortalizes . the
service and sacrifice of World
War II vets.
Perhaps because so many
men and women are serving in
harm's way in Iraq and
Afghanistan, the parade was es-
pecially well-attended. It was
also rainfree, an unusual cir-
cumstance in recent years. An-
tique and classic cars carried
veterans who were unable to
walk the parade route, and the
Dallas High School band
played a medley of military se-
lections that touched all
branches of service.
The brief ceremony at the
honor roll was highlighted by a
moving presentation on the his-
tory of Taps, given by Marion
Kunigonis, president of the Le-
gion’s Ladies Auxiliary. She
closed her remarks by singing
three verses to a rapt audience.
Susan Traver of Lehman
came to watch her father, Herb
Dreher, a veteran of Korea,
march in the parade, as he has
done for more than 40 years.
She has attended “ever since I
was a child,” and brought the
next generation, Christopher,
age 2 1/2, who sat is a carriage
decorated with red, white and
blue balloons.
Russ Havey served for three
years in the late 1950s, at the
height of the Cold War. A
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Brianna Cannell, 5, of West Pittston, waited for her turn at
the podium during a rally to support members of the 109th
Field Artillery deployed in Iraq. The rally, held May 29 at
Twin Stacks Center in Dallas, was sponsored by Chestnut
Ridge Communication Services and the Dallas American
Legion Auxiliary. Little Brianna, whose father Ray is in Iraq
with the il 09th, sang “God Bless America’ for the assem-
blage. divi =u sishiua a
tanker pilot, “I got all over the
world,” including a flight to the
North Pole. As he has for sever-
al years, Havey stood along the
roadside near his grandchil-
dren, each waving an American
flag.
At Woodlawn Cemetery,
where the marchers and crowd
proceeded from the honor roll,
State Sen. Charles D. Lem-
mond Jr. quoted Gen. George
S. Patton on the tone these ob-
servances should have. “It is
foolish and wrong to mourn the
men who died. Rather we
should thank God that such
men lived.”
Lemmond also recalled the
years he marched in the parade
as a Cub Scout. “This is part of
our tradition,” he said, remind-
ing listeners that everyone has
something for which to thank
veterans.
The Dallas Legion Post has
168 World War II veterans as
members, Lemmond said, but
they are all now near or past
age 80. “Talk to them while you
still can,” he urged, pointing
out that more than 1,000 WWII
vets die every day.
“We're eternally grateful for
all that they've done,” Lem-
mond said, just before an honor
guard fired a 21-gun salute in
honor of fallen heroes.
Ed Johnson got a seat early
for the Dallas American Le-
gion Memorial Day Parade,
the 67th annual.
RESEARCH MATTERS
by
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Madeira
Nutrition and
Breathing
Anyone who experiences the
symptoms associated: with COPD
(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease -- things like asthma,
emphysema and chronic bronchitis)
might benefit from eating more
Vitamin C and magnesium-rich
foods and supplements.
Studies have shown that lung
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A 1991 study that surveyed more
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follow-up survey.
Researchers reached
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1). Subjects who consumed
higher amounts of Vitamin C had
better lung function;
2) Higher Vitamin C and
agnesium significantly improved
ung function in COPD.
two
The researchers didn’t offer a
ecommendation about the dosage
evel of vitamin C and magnesium
equired to reap the protective
enefits, but the study indicates that
he average participant in the survey
as not supplementing with mega-
0ses.
So make sure to eat 5 servings of
itamin C rich foods such as citrus
ruits, berries, kiwi, melons, green
peppers, broccoli, kale and
cauliflower everyday. For
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Memorial Day scenes, clock-
wise from top photo: Kaitlyn
Palmer, Stephanie and
Meghan Lyons, Chelsea
English, Kori McGhee, Alli-
son and Nicki Rismondo, all
piled into the fire truck for a
ride to the parade; State Sen.
Charles Lemmond addressed
the gathering at Woodlawn
Cemetery; Joe Szewczyk,
Lehman, sets the flag on his
car before the parade; Amer-
ican Legion Post 672 mem-
bers stood at the Dallas
Honor Roll, from left, Herb
Dreher, Ted Dymond, Craig
Pollick (Sons of the Ameri-
can Legion) and Chet Ku-
nigonis.
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