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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
April 11, 2018
Honoring Vietnam Veterans as Parade and Expo are near
T he Third Annual Wel-
come Home Vietnam Veter-
ans Parade & Expo is com-
ing up on Saturday, April
28.
The public event, hosted
by the Eugene “Cougar”
Greene Sr. American Le-
gion Post and Auxiliar y
#48 honors veterans, espe-
cially those who ser ved be-
tween Februar y 28, 1961
through May 7, 1975.
The day’s events include
a parade, an honor ceremony,
a meal, and an expo. Free
per-registration is required
at: www.WSala48.or g.
Listen to KWSO 91.9
for the upcoming series of
talks with War m Springs
veterans. As Warm Springs
veterans advocates are getting
ready for the day, here is a
pr ofile of veterans Lar r y
Langley, Ross Kalama and
Rafael Queahpama:
Larry Langley, U.S. Army
When Mr. Langley went
to college he told his parents
that he would be ready to
serve, if he was drafted into
the war. “All the men in my
family had served in war-
time,” he says.
“My grandfather, Alfred
Smith Sr. served in World
War I, and my uncles in
World War II.”
Larry was indeed drafted
into the U.S. Ar my, and
served in Bravo Company
of the 169th Engineer Bat-
talion. “There were only
three roads in Vietnam,” he
says. “My job was to im-
prove them by making them
into a two-lane basic highway,
like Tenino Road.”
In Vietnam for 14
months, Larry returned
home a different man.
He suffered hearing loss,
the affects of Agent Orange,
and has many other medi-
cal issues pending at the
Veterans Administration.
“The VA is hard to deal
with,” Larry says. “In my pe-
riod of adjustment I hardly
talked to my family. I used
to take off by myself all the
time.”
Larry is still in touch with
two of his buddies. “It was
an unpopular war,” he says,
“but all veterans should be
treated the same no matter
what war they served in.”
Ross Kalama, U.S. Ma-
rine Corps
Ross Kalama enlisted in
the United States Marine
Corps and completed basic
training at Camp Pendleton
in San Diego, California.
“My mom didn’t want
me to go, and my dad saw
me off at the bus station at
Madras. He was sad,” Mr.
Kalama says.
In the H & S Company,
1st Battalion of the 26th
Marines, Ross fought in the
0311 Infantry at Da Nang,
Rock Pile, Hill 55, Khe Sanh,
the DMZ, and Hue among
many locations.
On one occasion he came
within 100 yards of his
cousin Randy Smith.
“Someone asked me
what my real name was, be-
cause they all called me
‘Chief.’ They said a guy
named Randolph Smith was
asking for me. So I missed
him!”
Ross recalls, “Another
time I was in the bunker, and
the plywood wall was
stamped ‘Eugene, Oregon.’
I wondered if this was one
of the boards I had hauled
from our War m Springs
mill.”
Ross returned from Viet-
nam a changed man.
“The war changed me a
lot,” he says. “I have trust
issues and a lot of health is-
sues from Agent Orange. I
have tinnitus and Post Trau-
matic Stress Disorder.”
“When I returned to Cali-
fornia there was no recep-
tion,” Mr. Kalama says.
“I was bussed up to Warm
Springs, where I got off at
the gas station and walked
with my dufflebag on my
shoulder to my aunt Iris
Smith’s home. I am still in
touch with two of my Ma-
rine Corps buddies. We were
told what to do. After all this,
I don’t trust the government
and people.”
Rafael Queahpama, U.S.
Army
Mr. Queahpama was
drafted into the Vietnam War
in 1967. After completing
basic training in Fort Lewis
he was sent to Vietnam on a
troopship. Stationed at Quan
Tri, Ralph had top secret
clearance to work as a ra-
dio/teletype operator in the
507 Ammo Company.
His duties included com-
municating with other bases,
daily orders, and guard duty.
After completing his tour
of duty, Mr. Queahpama
flew back to McChord Air
Force Base in Tacoma, and
took a bus to Portland, where
he ran into two tribal mem-
bers with whom he rode back
to Warm Springs.
“I don’t recall any accep-
tance, nor negative remarks
upon my return,” Rafael says.
“It was an honor to serve my
country and to represent my
tribe. It was a good experi-
ence for me.”
Susan Guerin
Ladies Auxiliary
Warm Springs Community Calendar
Brought to you by KWSO 91.9 FM
Thursday, April 12
The book fair at the
Warm Springs K-8 Acad-
emy is open until 3:45 to-
day. And tomorrow is the
final day – it will be open
from 7:30 a.m. until 1:00.
It is a buy one, get one
book fair.
The Timber Commit-
tee meets today from 9
a.m. to noon at the For-
estry Building.
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting to-
day at noon at the Behav-
ioral Health Center, and
Narcotics Anonymous
meeting at 6 p.m. at the
Shaker Church.
Wellness of Warm
Springs will meet on from
noon to 1 at the Family
Resource Center confer-
ence room. The topic is
Fire Prevention and
Safety. Everyone is wel-
come and lunch is served
to all participants.
Fitness activities
scheduled for today at the
Community Wellness
Center: There’s Boot
Camp class at 12:10 in
the aerobics room and
Functional Fitness in the
Social Hall. There’s
Men’s IBA tonight at
7:15.
The Senior Wellness
Center is having Senior
lunch at noon. On the
menu: Thai salmon, co-
conut rice, steamed
veggies and choice of
fruit. Seniors 60 and older
eat for free, 59 and under
are $5 and youth under 13
are $3 at the Senior
Wellness Center.
Social dance class is
today from 4-5:30 at the
Community Center aero-
bics room.
Friday, April 13
Today is the last day
of the book fair at the
Warm Springs Academy.
It will be open from 7:30
a.m. until 1 p.m
Here are some fitness
activities happening to-
day: Senior Fitness class
is at 10:45 at the Senior
Center. PiYo class is at
12:10 in Pod A at the
clinic, and Functional Fit-
ness Class at 12:10 in
the Aerobics room.
After senior fitness
class today, participants
can eat lunch. Today
they are having chicken
avocado sandwiches, ro-
maine lettuce and carrot
salad.
There is a Behavior
Health Walk-In Clinic
today. Appointments are
available between 1 and 5
p.m. The Medical Social
Workers at the clinic can
help with screenings, as-
sessments, crisis inter-
vention and many other
things for children, ado-
lescents and adults.
The Jefferson County
Library Film Center will
show the 1948 film Key
Largo 7:30. Films are free
and shown in the
Rodriguez Annex, next to
the library in Madras.
Saturday, April 14
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting this
morning at 10 at Commu-
nity Counseling.
There will be a Candi-
dates Forum for Jefferson
County Commissioner
candidates on at 5:30
p.m. at Madras COCC. A
forum for County Clerk
candidates is scheduled
for April 25.
Sunday, April 15
Warm Springs Chris-
tian Fellowship is this
morning at 9:30 at High
Lookee Lodge.
The Warm Springs Bap-
tist Church has Sunday
School at 10 and Wor-
ship Service at 11 this
morning.
The Warm Springs
Food Bank is located at
the Presbyterian Church.
They are open from 11:30-
1:30 today. All food
banks and pantries do
take donations of non-per-
ishable food or cash
There is a Fusion Fit-
ness class every Monday
and Wednesday morning
at 6 at the community
center Aerobics room.
The class is suitable for
all fitness levels.
Monday, April 16
It is Week of the Young
Child Music Monday.
It’s late start Monday
at schools in the Jefferson
County school district. At
the Warm Springs Acad-
emy that means school
starts at 9:45 today and
kids should be at school
by 9:30.
Head Start Policy
Council meets this morn-
ing at 9 at ECE
Here are today’s fit-
ness activities: Senior
Fitness Class is at 10:45
at the Senior Center. At
12:10 there is Functional
Fitness in the Aerobics
room, and Pi-Yo class is
at the IHS atrium. This
afternoon at 4 is Turbo
Kick class in the Aero-
bics room. There is Open
Volleyball from 5-6 and
Ladies Basketball at 6.
Senior fitness class
participants are invited to
eat lunch. Today they
are having buffalo chicken
sandwiches, fresh cut
veggies and tropical fruit.
There is Women’s
Prayer Group at the
Presbyterian Church from
12:15-12:45 today. All
women are welcome.
Warm Springs Voca-
tional Rehabilitation
has orientation today at
3 p.m. at their office in
the industrial park. Learn
more by calling 553-
4952.
Victims of Crime Ser-
vices has a Women’s
Support Group today at
the VOCS office, 1108
Wasco Street, behind the
Old Boys’ Dorm. It’s from
3-5 p.m.
Aglow Bible Study is
this evening at High
Lookee Lodge from 6:15-
7:30. Everyone is wel-
come.
Tuesday, April 17
It is the Week of the
Young Child Tasty Tues-
day.
Fitness activities hap-
pening during the noon
hour at the Community
Wellness Center today are
Functional Fitness class
in the social hall and Boot
Camp class in the Aero-
bics room. There’s Men’s
IBA tonight at 7:15. There
is a Fusion Fitness class
tomorrow morning at 6 –
suitable for all fitness lev-
els – in the Aerobics room.
Today’s Senior Lunch
at noon is ranch pork
chops, mashed potatoes,
steamed broccoli and a
choice of fruit. Seniors 60
and older eat for free, 59
and under are $5 and youth
under 13 are $3 at the Se-
nior Wellness Center.
The Jefferson County
Food Bank is located at
556 SE Seventh Street in
Madras. They are open for
distribution this afternoon.
Warm Springs Voca-
tional Rehabilitation has
orientation today at 3 p.m.
at the Behavioral Health
Center. Call 553-4952.
Soaring Butterflies
Warrior Spirit class is af-
ter school today at the
Warm Springs Academy
from 3:30-5.
MHS Sports: Girls Ten-
nis has home matches to-
day starting at 4. Boys
Tennis
travels
to
Estacada.
There is a Wellbriety
Warriors Accepting Re-
covery meeting this
evening from 6:30-8:30 at
the Community Center
Social Hall. It is open to
anyone seeking sobriety
and wellness.
Getting ready for Seniors Day
The Twenty-Eighth
Annual Honor Senior
Day in Warm Springs is
on May 11 at the Com-
munity Center.
The committee is seek-
ing donations of door
prizes and gifts for seniors.
All donations are greatly
appreciated.
The theme for this
year’s festivities is Luau
Party!
For additional informa-
tion stop by the Senior
Wellness Program or call
541-553-3313.