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Marine Killed in Action Remembered by Family
Contreras grew
up in the Portland
suburb of
Sherwood
servicemen died when their UH-1
Huey crashed at a forward supply
and refueling point in southern Iraq,
the Defense Department said. He
was the fourth soldier with strong
Oregon connections to die in the
war.
"'He chose helicopter knowing
that they didn't get deployed as
m u c h ," said D ave C o n treras,
A aron’solderbrother. “He wanted
to be close to his family."
F am ily m em b ers d escrib ed
Contreras as a practicing Roman
Catholic and a loving father who
puthisw ifeandchildren -a g e sl 1,
(AP) — Marine Capt. Aaron J.
Contreras was so devoted to his
wife and three chi Idren that he chose
to fly a helicopter over his dream
craft — a fixed wing airplane
because they were deployed less
often, his brother said last week.
Contreras, 3 1, and two other U.S.
8 and 4 — before military service
whenever possible.
"He made every effort to stay on
the West Coast because that's where
his family was and he wanted his kids
to be close to his family," Dave
Contreras said. “Anytime he had
(military) leaves, he'd come up to
Oregon— no matter where he was."
Contreras grew up in Sherwood,
a Portland suburb o f about 13,000,
and played football, baseball and
basketball for Sherw ood High
School, Dave Contreras said.
As a boy, Contreras dreamed o f
flying, said his father, Edward
Contreras.
“Something about getting up in
the air just captivated him," he said.
He met his future wife, Janelle
Thom ofTigard, while working at a
part-time job in Portland. They
married in 1991 and within eight
years they had three children
Aidan, Taylor and Ashley.
D o n atio n s to the A aron J.
Contreras Memorial Fund will help
take care o f the family. They may be
sent to the fund, c/o Navy Federal
Credit Union, Merrifield, VA 22119.
Donors may alsocall 1-800-656-
7676.
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Marine Capt. Aaron
J. Contreras, a
native of Sherwood,
Or., died with two
other U.S. service
men when their UH-1
Huey crashed in
southern Iraq. He
and his wife, Janelle
Thorn of Tigard, have
three children.
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Latin G ram m ys to Take Place in M iam i
City will increase
police presence if
Cuban exile
organizations
protest
Miami - one o f the m ost culturally diverse
and m usically vibrant cities in A m erica,”
said M anolo D iaz, chairm an o f the Latin
Recording A cadem y Board o f Trustees.
The inaugural ceremony in 2000took place
in Los Angeles because o f a Miami ordi
nance barring the county from doing busi
ness with those
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who have deal- “
ings with Cuba.
(AP) — The Latin Grammys will finally
take place in M iami this year, after moving to
Los Angeles because o f concerns about
Cuban protesters.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on
CBS from the AmericanAirlines Arena on
Sept. 3, the Latin Academy o f Recording
Arts and Sciences said.
T uesday’s agreement came after months
o f negotiations between local leaders and
the Latin Academy. New York, where the
Grammys took place in February, was the
other contender to host.
"It is tim e to officially bring the show to
I f Fidel Castro is treated like a show
The law was later business impresario and is allowed to send
invalidated by a _ ,
u.s. supreme Cuban agents to the event, then fo r sure we
Court ruling
will organize protests again.
The2001 show
- Emilio Izquierdo, spokesman for a coalition of Cuban exile organizations
was awarded to
Miami but was
moved to Los Angeles after Cuban exile
groups threatened to protest because per
formers from communist Cuba would have
been allowed to perform.
Then the show was canceled after the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Last year’s show
took place in Los Angeles again.
Cuban agents to the event, because those
performers are not artists, then for sure we
will organize protests again,’’Emilio Izquierdo
said.
Miami Mayor Manny Diaz said he be
lieved if protests took place, the show could
still go on with increased police presence.
Fam ous Freddie Fender to Play in M ay
D o n 't say you "W asted D ays and
W asted N ights” by m issing Freddy Fender
when his show com es to C hinook W inds
C asino on Friday, May 9 and Saturday,
May 10.
At the 2 0 0 1 G ram m y Aw ards on Febru
ary 2 7,2 0 0 2 , the aw ard for Best Latin Pop
Album was presented to tw o-tim e Grammy
w inner B aldem ar H uerta, better know n to
his legions o f w orldw ide fans as Freddy
Fender, for his album ‘La M usica de
Baldem ar H uerta.”
Fender’s previous Grammy awards were
if ev en b rig h t th in g s g et you d o w n .
The spokesm an for the coalition o f
C uban exile organizations that planned
those protests said they w ould organize
dem onstrations again if Cuban artists were
invited.
“ If Fidel Castro is treated like a show
business impresario and is allowed to send
Blademar Huerta,
better known as
Freddy Fender,
was made
famous by such
country songs as
“Wasted Days
and Wasted
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Born and raised in San Benito, Texas,
Fender began playing music at the age o f
10, singing on a local radio station.
The show begins at 9 p.m. on Friday, May
9, and 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 10. Ticketsare
$ 15-S25, depending on seat location. For more
information, or to obtain tickets, call 1 -888-
MAIN-ACT (624-6228) or Tickets West, I-
800-992-TIXX(8499).
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