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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon November 20, 2 0 0 8 Page 7 Veterans share inspiring message at school assembly By L eslie M itts Spilyay Tymoo Alvis Sm ith III had the chance to see strength in all of the different races during his time in the military, and he shared that experience w ith middle school students recently. “The number one thing this n atio n has th a t m akes it strong—we’ve got the strength of each race,” he told the stu dents. Smith served in the military from 1988 to 1992. He spoke to students at the Jefferson County Middle School Veterans Day Assembly last week. The assembly is an annual event at JCMS. Discipline is something else that Smith learned about dur ing his time in the military. “You’re putting your effort into it because you want to do it,” he explained. Smith told the students not to take for granted the freedoms that they have as citizens of the United States. In other parts of the world, Smith said, “Kids your age— they don’t have the oppor tunities that you guys have.” fcW •> iBtùSSOi Leslie Mitts/Spilyay JCMS students participated in a parade outside to complete the Veterans Day assembly. In addition to the speakers, Warm Springs youth Minnie Vance sang “America Will Al ways Stand” at the assembly last week. Joining Smith as speakers, several other men spent time discussing their experiences in the military at the JCMS assem bly. Honor warrior ceremony Family and friends o f Raylene Alana “Ti-Kwux-ni” Ike-Thomas this week were planning an H o n o r C er emony for her this week. Raylene joined the U.S. Air Force in 2005, and has com pleted one tour o f duty in Iraq. She may be redeployed there early next year. T he cerem ony was planned Wednesday evening o f this week (after deadline Raylene Ike-Thomas for this publication). (Look in the next Spilyay fo r more on the Honor Ceremony.) Jack Goodman, a language arts teacher at JCMS, spoke about the 2 1/2 years he spent stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War' “I felt like I was protecting the freedom o f our country,” G oodm an told the students. “And that was important to me.” Goodman added, “I ’m really Beader needed Bead worker needed fo r 2 0 0 9 M is s W arm Springs crown and ban ner Deadline to submit re sume is this Friday, Nov. 21. To drop off resume or for more information, con tact the Tribal Council of fice 553-3257. proud to have served in the United States military. It’s a part o f my life I will never forget.” Ira q War V eteran Brian Crowley spent the day speaking to Maria Crowley’s social stud ies classes at JCMS, and also spoke to the student at the Veteran’s Day assembly. Crowley spent 11 months in Iraq from 2003 to 2004 and said he was affected greatly by seeing young children in the area where he was stationed. “After awhile that became my main goal over there was to fight for those little kids,” Crowley said. He also said that what he enjoyed the most during his time serving w ith the N atio n al Guard was the camaraderie that developed between his fellow soldiers. Crowley cautioned the students against dismissing vet erans as normal people. “I want you guys to be ap preciative o f all their hard work, of all their buddies lost,” he told the students. Jim Smith spoke to the stu dents about how joining the coast guard led to a 10 x/i year stint as well as a career path. He served in V ietnam and later used his experience to go into law enforcement. “My career was one o f the most exciting things that I ’ve ever done in my life,” Smith told the students. Smith spent five years living in Greece and also had the op portunity to travel throughout Europe during his time with the Coast Guard. As for time serv ing the military, Smith said, ‘You only get out o f it what you put into it.” In addition, Smith said, “If you do it, you will always re member it.” After listening to speakers, JCMS students participated in a parade outside to complete the Veterans Day assembly. Gathering to discuss range restoration A seminar, Range Restora tion 101, is set for 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24 at the Warm Springs Com munity Center. In order to restore rangeland, we have to know what we are restoring it to and why. These important questions will be addressed in our work shop, presented by the Warm Springs office o f Oregon State University Extension. “We will discuss three build ing blocks of range-soils, plants and grazing,” said Fara Ann Brummer o f OSU Extension. 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