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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2017 5 B M ILITARY H ERITAGE C HRONICLES Winged cloak and dagger W hen one thinks of Cold War elements like cloak and dag- ger or spy-vs-spy, we often It reached that target of higher and faster: it flew at speeds in excess of Mach 3 while reach- ing altitudes of 80,000 feet. Although this resulted in the plane being able to simply fly higher and faster than any threats, some stealth features were a bonus from its design as well. The service life of the SR-71 ran from 1967 until its final retirement in 1991, although re- activation was considered dur- ing the early and mid ’90s due to unease in the Middle East and North Korea. During its time in service, while none were lost by being shot down, 12 Blackbirds were DENTURE SERVICES INC. LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED Open 4 days a week! 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Jay Murphy, USAF (Ret) is one of those pilots who flew the Blackbird and knows firsthand those dangers — not just hos- tile threats but also technical failures, such as the loss of both engines while on a Korean reconnaissance mission flying Mach 3 at 74,000 feet. As a tribute to some of the sophisticated technological systems developed for the air- craft, he was able to get an engine re-started and land in South Korea and survive the harrowing experience. Now retired and living with his wife Dayle here in Florence, Col. Murphy would go on after his retirement from the Air Force to become the Program Manager at Lockheed PeaceHealth presents Palliative Care Program On Thursday, April 20, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., the PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center Palliative Care program will present the 2017 Forum on Aging in Rural Oregon, hosted at Best Western Plus Hood River Inn. Stephen Kerner, DO, and Donna Becker, Medical Social Worker, will be discussing the new palliative care program in Florence and the successes and challenges they have encoun- tered in the community thus far while implementing the plan. Palliative care programs serve patients who have been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness and desire alleviation of symptoms — whether social, physical, emotional or spiritu- al. Patients can receive pallia- tive care at any time and at any stage of illness, whether termi- nal or chronic. Though both palliative care and hospice care programs focus on pain and symptom Financing: Citi Health Card 12 Month no Interest See Jim for your auto sales needs! 2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence (541) 997-3475 • 1-800-348-3475 www.TheSiuslawNews.com for the Blackbird. He will be the Oregon Coast Military Museum’s speaker at this month’s Military Heritage Day at the Florence Municipal Airport on April 22. He will share with us some of the sophisticated systems of the aircraft, nuances of flying one and experiences while piloting it on missions. To RSVP for this limited- seating event, visit the muse- um’s new website www.oregon coastmilitarymuseum.com. The museum, 2145 Kingwood St., is open Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., management, palliative care programs also include treat- ment options. Also this month, the Palliative Care program is hosting a series of classes designed to train prospective volunteers to work directly with palliative care patients in the community. The trainings will be held at Lane Community College and include an overview of pallia- tive care, the role of the pallia- tive care team and the volun- teer, and communication and spirituality. Patient support volunteer classes will be limited to 18 members, and are held every Monday through May 1, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Anyone interested in becom- ing a palliative care volunteer, or for more information, con- tact Donna Becker at dbeck- er@peacehealth.org or call her at 541-902-6734. Breaking news, photo galleries and MORE! Visit the new Siuslaw News website WWW.THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM Tuesday 4/4 Marcia Robinson Donna Riggs Florence Florence Safeway/Florence Safeway/Florence Wednesday 4/5 Steve Condley Steven Pfeifer Florence Florence Beachcomber Copeland Lumber Yards Thursday 4/6 K K Crutcher Ray Bray Florence Florence Safeway/Florence True Value Friday 4/7 Pattie Panther Maureen Moore Florence Florence Firehouse Restaurant Grocery Outlet Saturday 4/8 Donna Graves Pat Sullivan Florence Florence Grocery Outlet Safeway/Florence Sunday 4/9 Jeremy Romero Cheryl Jordan Florence Florence Safeway/Florence Safeway/Florence Monday 4/10 Diana Taplin Sharon Fruzza Florence Florence Safeway/Florence Grocery Outlet CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK B Y C AL A PPLEBEE Special to the Siuslaw News think in terms of people. However, there have been numerous technological ele- ments over the years that figure prominently in the Cold War as well, and one of those is the iconic spy plane built by Lockheed’s legendary Skunk Works: the SR-71 Blackbird. Work on the series began in the late 1950s with a primary goal of developing an aircraft which could fly faster and high- er than the U-2 spy plane then in use, thus keeping it out of harm’s way. Several initial variants were designed and produced which culminated in the SR-71 which first flew in December of 1964.
