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VETERAN’S DAY
Special Edition
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November 8, 2017
M ass C oMMuniCation s peCialist 3 rD C lass t heoDore Q uintana
Empowering Military Construction
Madison grad
embarks on
career with the
‘Seabeas’
t iM M iller
A Portland native and Madison
High School graduate from 2012
has embarked on a Navy career with
the construction force known as the
“Seabeas.”
by
Petty Officer Second Class Car-
men Idao works as a boatswain’s
mate assigned providing ship-to-
shore transportation of combat car-
go, bulk fuel and water, and tactical
camp operations supporting am-
phibious force operations.
She is responsible for training
people to control the deck for oper-
ations, including boats transferring
cargo from ship to shore.
Idao says she has carried lessons
learned from her hometown into to
her military service.
“My parents always taught me to
be selfless, putting others first. This
applies daily as I interact with sail-
ors,” she said.
Idao is a first generation service-
member and said she is proud to
represent her family in the Navy.
“I’m the first one in my family
to join the military,” she said. “I be-
lieve I’m starting a new family tra-
dition. This gives me a great sense
of pride.”
C ontinueD on p age 14
Sites Open Free for Veterans Day
The U.S. Forest Service will
waive fees at day-use recreation
sites in Oregon and Washington,
Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 11–12
in honor of Veterans Day.
“We honor our veterans each
November 11th and every other
day of the year,” said Jim Peña,
Regional Forester. “We hope that
this time will serve as a way for
our veterans and other visitors
to find our national forests as a
year-round respite, a place where
they can take time out for them-
selves.”
This fee waiver includes many
picnic areas, boat launches, trail-
heads, and visitor centers. Fees
for camping, cabin rentals, heri-
tage expeditions, or other permits
still apply.
Historic Trust Veterans Parade
Vancouver’s Historic Trust in-
vites everyone to attend the 31ist
annual Veterans Parade, beginning
at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11
along Officers Row and proceed-
ing past Providence Academy and
into downtown Vancouver.
The parade will be preceded by
a 10 a.m. Veterans Day ceremony
in the Providence Academy Ball-
room.
The parade attracts more than
120 entries with approximately
2,500 individuals marching or
riding. It is one of the largest De-
partment of Veteran Affairs-sanc-
tioned veterans’ parades on the
West Coast.