Saturday, December 17, 2011

Wreaths Across America big success at National Cemetery on Dec. 10, 2011

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Combat Veterans donate $1,000 for expansion of Fayetteville National Cemetery before start of Wreaths Across America ceremony on December 10, 2011

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The following events will take place at the FAYETTEVILLE  NATIONAL  CEMETERY on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011.
There will be a special Executive Board Meeting (Ron, Lorna, Harold, Roger, Beverley) at 9:30 a.m. in the cemetery office building.
A brief general RNCIC meeting will be held at 10 a.m. in the cemetery office building.
The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Riders will be presenting a check to the RNCIC outside the Cemetery gates at 10:30 a.m.
Wreaths Across America will take place at 11 a.m.
We hope to see as many as possible there!

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Coast Guard's new fast-response cutters named for enlisted heroes

CGs Third Fast Response Cutter Launched


WASHINGTON -- The Coast Guard announced Nov. 30 the launch of its third Sentinel-class, Fast Response Cutter, the William Flores, at Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La.
The launch of the William Flores into the waters of Bayou Lafourche marks a production milestone as the Fast Response Cutter readies for sea trials, delivery, crew training and eventual commissioning.
“The Coast Guard’s new Fast Response Cutters are national assets, unique to the United States and uniquely equipped to respond to all threats and all events in times of crisis,” said Cmdr. Chris O’Neil, chief of media relations for the U.S. Coast Guard. “The Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters will be capable of speeds in excess of 28 knots and operating in seas up to 18-feet. Armed with a 25-mm chain gun and four, .50 caliber machine guns, the speed, stability and firepower of the Fast Response Cutter deliver tremendous lifesaving, law enforcement and homeland security capabilities in the same package. Like the Island-class patrol boats the Fast Response Cutters replace, the fleet of 58 Sentinel-class cutters will serve as the workhorses of America's littoral, maritime fleet.”
Click here to find out more!
Seaman Apprentice William Flores, namesake of the cutter, posthumously received the Coast Guard Medal, the service’s highest award for heroism not involving combat, for his unselfish acts and sacrifice Jan. 28, 1980, following the collision between the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn and the tanker Capricorn. Flores and another crewmember threw life jackets to their shipmates who had jumped into the water. Later, when his companion abandoned ship as the Blackthorn began to submerge, Flores, who was less than a year out of boot camp, remained behind and used his belt to strap open the life jacket locker door, allowing additional life jackets to float to the surface. Even after most crewmembers abandoned ship, the 19-year-old Flores remained aboard Blackthorn to assist trapped shipmates and to comfort those who were injured and disoriented. Seaman Apprentice William Ray “Billy” Flores and 22 other Coast Guardsmen perished as the Blackthorn capsized and sank near the entrance of Tampa Bay, Fla. Twenty seven of his shipmates survived.
After commissioning, the William Flores will be homeported in Miami, with a crew of 24 to conduct alien migrant interdiction operations, port, waterways and coastal security patrols, search and rescue and national defense missions.
Named for enlisted Coast Guard heroes, Fast Response Cutters have an overall length of 154 feet, a beam of 26 feet and are capable of speeds in excess of 28 knots. The Fast Response Cutter also features a stern launch ramp for rapid and safe deployment of its 7.9-meter small boat. The William Flores is scheduled to be delivered and commissioned in 2012.
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Ron Butler, president of the Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corporation, announces meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday before the Wreathes Across American ceremony begins at 10 a.m.

  • Agenda for RNCIC Meeting, 10 Dec at Fayetteville National Cemetery‏

From:Lorna Sterrett (lornasterrett@yahoo.com)
Sent:Fri 12/02/11 9:28 AM
To: Aubrey Shepherd (aubreyshepherd@hotmail.com); Beverley Swaim (coffeeBAS@aol.com); Budd Saunders (nsaunder@uark.edu); Charles Williams (rosieboat@yahoo.com); Chris Turner (Christine.Turner@cem.va.gov); Don Foster Commander AL 27 (dfos59@hotmail.com); Freddie Boaz (fboaz@co.washington.ar.us); G. Leonard McCandless (omm@arkansas.net); Gene McVay (genemcvay@aol.com); Ginger Middleton (vymiddleton@juno.com); Gloria S. Bailey (gloria.s.bailey@va.gov); Harold Crivello (sunshinegal@cox.net); Jake Lamkins (jake@lamkins.com); Jeremy Johns (jjohns@uark.edu); Jim Rose III (drblues40@yahoo.com); Joe Kerr (joseph.kerr@prgx.com); Joshua Sakon (jsakon@uark.edu); Kate Williams (drkatewilliams@aol.com); Larry Delashmet (LDelash511@aol.com); Leona Wilson (MSLEA@cox.net); Lorna Sterrett (lornasterrett@yahoo.com); Melissa Lee (melissa.lee@tyson.com); Merle Williams (merlerwilliams@cox.net); Nick and Betheny Donahoe (deltaEagle4@yahoo.com); Peggy McClain (pbmcclain@cox.net); Richard Richards (rards@uark.edu); Roger McClain (rmcclain46@cox.net); Ron Butler (wedunit@att.net); Sue Graham (srgraham3@gmail.com); Wes Stites (wstites@uark.edu)


Hi All - Here is the proposed agenda for a very short RNCIC meeting (To be held
at the Director's Building at the Fayetteville National Cemetery; time to be announced)

Pledge of Allegiance

Prayer

Review minutes of October meeting

Treasurer's Report
        Gift of $20,000
         Other gifts

                          OLD BUSINESS
Recap of the 5K Race (Wes)
Other Old Business?

                          NEW BUSINESS
Membership (we have 13 paid memberships- where are the rest?)
Next meeting 14 Jan 2012 at Legion Post 127; 10:30
Other new business?

                          ADJOURN
 
From: Ronald Butler wedunit@att.net

 
On Saturday, 10 December, the local Chapter of 'Combat Veterans Motorcycle
Riders' will present a donation to the RNCIC. Here are the details:
      * The donation event will take place just outside the Front Gate of the 
Fayetteville National Cemetery,  beginning at 9:00. At the conclusion of the
donation event, the RNCIC will have a very short meeting (perhaps 15 minutes);
therefore I'd like to have as many of our members present as can make it. The
more the better !!!
    * The 'Wreaths Across America' Ceremony begins at 10:00 (I expect up near
the Installation Flagpole), so we should have adequate time for the meeting.
    * If you've attended this event in years past, you know reasonably close
parking will be at a premium, so I suggest coming a little earlier than 9:00.
I'll have a very short agenda ready for distribution in the next day or so.(Hope
the weather will be OK - if not, we may cancel the meeting). The Nominating
Committee will have met & established a slate of candidates for the 2012 RNCIC
election at the 14 January meeting. If not, perhaps you can get that done also
on 10 Dec.
Thanks to You all,
Ron

Monday, November 14, 2011

Overall and class winners from Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, Veterans' 5K in Fayetteville AR

Here you go!
Overall results, male and female and then results sorted by age division.
Thanks for all your help.
Wes


--Forwarded Message Attachment--

Veterans Memorial 5K

Age Group Results

November 12, 2011


Results By Fleet Feet Fayetteville

Overall Female Open Winners

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Kalani Holleman Fayetteville
228
28
12
22:21.4
 
Top

Female 16 and under

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Kelsey Scroggins Springdale
752
16
34
27:22.9
DNF
Rachel Duplanti Huntsville
775
8
94
-
 
Top

Female 18 to 22

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Sydney Wilson Fayetteville
268
18
38
28:00.1
2
Margaret Gender Fayetteville
219
19
42
28:04.0
3
Meg Anthony Fayetteville
770
22
43
28:22.4
4
April Moore Fayetteville
766
20
44
28:26.9
5
Kimberly Pierson Fayetteville
249
21
63
31:33.5
 
Top

Female 23 to 29

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Allison Wolf Fayetteville AR
767
25
31
26:37.0
2
Whitney Doramus Little Rock
214
26
32
26:40.9
3
Nicole LaRocco Rogers
234
26
41
28:03.2
4
Emily Timmons Fayetteville
260
24
47
29:02.1
5
Julie Whittle Fayetteville
267
26
54
30:23.3
6
Sarah Hood Fayetteville
229
29
56
30:38.4
7
Ashley Newhall Fayetteville
246
26
64
31:58.2
8
Alli Condra Fayetteville
210
27
65
32:01.4
9
Samantha Shinbaum Fayetteville
254
25
92
41:47.9
 
Top

Female 30 to 39

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Betsey Goering Wichita
220
31
37
27:59.9
2
Jennifer Luttrell Fayetteville
790
30
40
28:02.1
3
Tandi Taylor Springdale
258
30
59
31:07.2
4
Amy Slone Fayetteville
256
39
67
32:24.5
5
Jessica Lynch Fayetteville
240
39
72
32:48.4
6
Kelly Smith Fayetteville
774
36
73
33:06.8
7
Jennifer Hargis Oronago
223
39
80
34:01.0
8
Mary Laughnan Fayetteville
753
38
90
40:30.4
9
Crystal Duplanti Huntsville
776
30
93
48:07.4
 
Top

Female 40 to 49

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Connie Townzen Roger
262
47
25
25:29.1
2
Jo White Mountain home
266
45
76
33:21.0
3
Laura Jackson Fayetteville
232
48
84
36:27.9
4
April Rusch Fayetteville
763
40
88
38:42.5
5
Susan Pennington Springdale
771
49
89
40:29.6
6
Robin Cowan Fayetteville
211
49
91
41:08.3
 
Top

Female 50 to 59

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Elizabeth Timmons Fayetteville
261
50
46
28:47.9
2
Deanna Duplanti Springdale AR
215
52
51
29:37.1
3
Margie Moldenhauer Fayetteville
241
59
70
32:40.1
4
Patti Erwin Fayetteville
218
55
75
33:14.5
5
Patricia Leach Fayetteville AR
235
55
87
37:57.2
 
Top

Female 60 to 69

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Dona Montgomery Fayetteville AR
243
66
55
30:24.1
 
Top

Overall Male Open Winners

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Kyle Schmidt Siloam Springs
765
21
1
18:03.0
 
Top

Male 16 and under

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Quinn Simkins Fayetteville
768
16
3
19:22.0
2
Bristol Hargis Oronago
224
13
9
21:50.2
3
Andrew Lei Springdale
236
11
39
28:01.6
4
Jonathan Wood Bentonville
270
12
52
29:54.3
5
Abby Jackson Bentonville
231
12
53
30:02.5
6
Brent Elliott Rogers
216
12
60
31:10.9
7
Cole Hargis Orange
756
11
68
32:25.0
8
Jay Haas Fayetteville
786
16
77
33:27.5
 
Top

Male 18 to 22

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Isaac Gaff Fayetteville
772
22
2
19:16.7
2
Miles Legire Fayetteville
777
18
5
19:42.0
3
Andrew Van Genderen Fayetteville
785
22
6
19:43.3
4
Reace Hudgeons Simms
751
18
8
20:56.6
5
Sean Bryant Greenwood
779
18
17
24:06.7
6
James Johnson Van Buren
764
21
22
25:20.5
7
Janison Hofer Ft. Calhoun
773
22
23
25:24.6
8
Aaron Mclarty Rogers
781
21
27
25:40.5
 
Top

Male 23 to 29

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Craig Adams Fayetteville AR
201
29
7
20:39.2
2
Andreww Turpin Fayetteville
769
25
11
22:08.4
3
Jake Wofford Fayetteville
269
23
13
22:45.8
4
Daniel White Fayetteville
761
24
45
28:27.2
5
Andrew Pang Fayetteville
760
25
48
29:03.3
6
Evan Shinbaum Fayetteville
255
28
78
33:54.5
7
brandon thompson gentry
259
27
79
33:54.8
8
marvin hogner gentry
227
28
85
36:46.2
 
Top

Male 30 to 39

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Jonathon Goering Wichita
221
36
24
25:28.3
2
Jake Van Lear Springdale
264
34
26
25:30.2
3
Jimmie Clark Fayetteville
209
39
35
27:43.2
4
Sergio Saucedo Springdale
252
34
50
29:32.8
5
Glenn Newman Fayetteville
247
39
58
31:00.2
6
Andy Lowry Elkins
239
32
71
32:44.4
 
Top

Male 40 to 49

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Frank Arellano Rogers AR
203
45
4
19:35.2
2
Jeff Amerine Farmington AR
202
49
15
23:53.9
3
Peter Savin Fayetteville
253
42
16
24:02.1
4
Christopher Scherry Fayetteville
788
40
62
31:19.0
5
Charlie Collins Fayetteville
780
48
74
33:13.2
6
David Bailey Gravette
205
40
82
35:12.7
7
Darren Townzen Rogers
263
46
83
35:40.7
 
Top

Male 50 to 59

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Greg Taylor Berryville AR
758
54
10
22:01.1
2
drake rippelmeyer Fayetteville AR
251
53
14
23:48.7
3
Randall Thompson Fayetteville AR
783
53
18
24:27.4
4
Mike Nimmo Goshen AR
759
53
19
24:32.7
5
Charles Halliburton Rogers AR
222
52
20
25:10.5
6
Gordon Parham Fayetteville
782
58
28
25:45.8
7
Robert Stocklose Rogers
257
59
29
26:34.1
8
Robert Bacon Fayetteville
204
55
33
26:56.2
9
Jeff Stone Bentonville
784
52
36
27:44.1
10
Donald Branch Moore
755
52
49
29:09.2
11
Joul Sexton Fayetteville
754
57
86
37:39.2
 
Top

Male 60 to 69

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Harley Disheron Hulberl
778
61
21
25:15.6
2
Jesse Cox Fayetteville AR
212
67
57
30:41.1
3
Jim House Fayetteville
789
63
66
32:16.9
4
Frank Hysell Fayetteville AR
230
66
69
32:27.5
5
Roger Leivan Columbus
757
66
81
34:01.2
 
Top

Male 70 to 79

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Overall
Time
1
Karlton Naylor Fayetteville AR
787
74
30
26:34.9
2
Koei Nakanishi Farmington
245
76
61
31:17.6



--Forwarded Message Attachment--

Veterans Memorial 5K

Overall Finish List

November 12, 2011


Results By Fleet Feet Fayetteville

Female Finishers

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Gender
Age Group
Time
1
Kalani Holleman Fayetteville
228
28
F
***** 23-29
22:21.4
2
Connie Townzen Roger
262
47
F
1 40-49
25:29.1
3
Allison Wolf Fayetteville AR
767
25
F
1 23-29
26:37.0
4
Whitney Doramus Little Rock
214
26
F
2 23-29
26:40.9
5
Kelsey Scroggins Springdale
752
16
F
1 0-16
27:22.9
6
Betsey Goering Wichita
220
31
F
1 30-39
27:59.9
7
Sydney Wilson Fayetteville
268
18
F
1 18-22
28:00.1
8
Jennifer Luttrell Fayetteville
790
30
F
2 30-39
28:02.1
9
Nicole LaRocco Rogers
234
26
F
3 23-29
28:03.2
10
Margaret Gender Fayetteville
219
19
F
2 18-22
28:04.0
11
Meg Anthony Fayetteville
770
22
F
3 18-22
28:22.4
12
April Moore Fayetteville
766
20
F
4 18-22
28:26.9
13
Elizabeth Timmons Fayetteville
261
50
F
1 50-59
28:47.9
14
Emily Timmons Fayetteville
260
24
F
4 23-29
29:02.1
15
Deanna Duplanti Springdale AR
215
52
F
2 50-59
29:37.1
16
Julie Whittle Fayetteville
267
26
F
5 23-29
30:23.3
17
Dona Montgomery Fayetteville AR
243
66
F
1 60-69
30:24.1
18
Sarah Hood Fayetteville
229
29
F
6 23-29
30:38.4
19
Tandi Taylor Springdale
258
30
F
3 30-39
31:07.2
20
Kimberly Pierson Fayetteville
249
21
F
5 18-22
31:33.5
21
Ashley Newhall Fayetteville
246
26
F
7 23-29
31:58.2
22
Alli Condra Fayetteville
210
27
F
8 23-29
32:01.4
23
Amy Slone Fayetteville
256
39
F
4 30-39
32:24.5
24
Margie Moldenhauer Fayetteville
241
59
F
3 50-59
32:40.1
25
Jessica Lynch Fayetteville
240
39
F
5 30-39
32:48.4
26
Kelly Smith Fayetteville
774
36
F
6 30-39
33:06.8
27
Patti Erwin Fayetteville
218
55
F
4 50-59
33:14.5
28
Jo White Mountain home
266
45
F
2 40-49
33:21.0
29
Jennifer Hargis Oronago
223
39
F
7 30-39
34:01.0
30
Laura Jackson Fayetteville
232
48
F
3 40-49
36:27.9
31
Patricia Leach Fayetteville AR
235
55
F
5 50-59
37:57.2
32
April Rusch Fayetteville
763
40
F
4 40-49
38:42.5
33
Susan Pennington Springdale
771
49
F
5 40-49
40:29.6
34
Mary Laughnan Fayetteville
753
38
F
8 30-39
40:30.4
35
Robin Cowan Fayetteville
211
49
F
6 40-49
41:08.3
36
Samantha Shinbaum Fayetteville
254
25
F
9 23-29
41:47.9
37
Crystal Duplanti Huntsville
776
30
F
9 30-39
48:07.4
DNF
Rachel Duplanti Huntsville
775
8
F
2 0-16

 

Male Finishers

Place
Name City
Bib No
Age
Gender
Age Group
Time
1
Kyle Schmidt Siloam Springs
765
21
M
***** 18-22
18:03.0
2
Isaac Gaff Fayetteville
772
22
M
1 18-22
19:16.7
3
Quinn Simkins Fayetteville
768
16
M
1 0-16
19:22.0
4
Frank Arellano Rogers AR
203
45
M
1 40-49
19:35.2
5
Miles Legire Fayetteville
777
18
M
2 18-22
19:42.0
6
Andrew Van Genderen Fayetteville
785
22
M
3 18-22
19:43.3
7
Craig Adams Fayetteville AR
201
29
M
1 23-29
20:39.2
8
Reace Hudgeons Simms
751
18
M
4 18-22
20:56.6
9
Bristol Hargis Oronago
224
13
M
2 0-16
21:50.2
10
Greg Taylor Berryville AR
758
54
M
1 50-59
22:01.1
11
Andreww Turpin Fayetteville
769
25
M
2 23-29
22:08.4
12
Jake Wofford Fayetteville
269
23
M
3 23-29
22:45.8
13
drake rippelmeyer Fayetteville AR
251
53
M
2 50-59
23:48.7
14
Jeff Amerine Farmington AR
202
49
M
2 40-49
23:53.9
15
Peter Savin Fayetteville
253
42
M
3 40-49
24:02.1
16
Sean Bryant Greenwood
779
18
M
5 18-22
24:06.7
17
Randall Thompson Fayetteville AR
783
53
M
3 50-59
24:27.4
18
Mike Nimmo Goshen AR
759
53
M
4 50-59
24:32.7
19
Charles Halliburton Rogers AR
222
52
M
5 50-59
25:10.5
20
Harley Disheron Hulberl
778
61
M
1 60-69
25:15.6
21
James Johnson Van Buren
764
21
M
6 18-22
25:20.5
22
Janison Hofer Ft. Calhoun
773
22
M
7 18-22
25:24.6
23
Jonathon Goering Wichita
221
36
M
1 30-39
25:28.3
24
Jake Van Lear Springdale
264
34
M
2 30-39
25:30.2
25
Aaron Mclarty Rogers
781
21
M
8 18-22
25:40.5
26
Gordon Parham Fayetteville
782
58
M
6 50-59
25:45.8
27
Robert Stocklose Rogers
257
59
M
7 50-59
26:34.1
28
Karlton Naylor Fayetteville AR
787
74
M
1 70-79
26:34.9
29
Robert Bacon Fayetteville
204
55
M
8 50-59
26:56.2
30
Jimmie Clark Fayetteville
209
39
M
3 30-39
27:43.2
31
Jeff Stone Bentonville
784
52
M
9 50-59
27:44.1
32
Andrew Lei Springdale
236
11
M
3 0-16
28:01.6
33
Daniel White Fayetteville
761
24
M
4 23-29
28:27.2
34
Andrew Pang Fayetteville
760
25
M
5 23-29
29:03.3
35
Donald Branch Moore
755
52
M
10 50-59
29:09.2
36
Sergio Saucedo Springdale
252
34
M
4 30-39
29:32.8
37
Jonathan Wood Bentonville
270
12
M
4 0-16
29:54.3
38
Abby Jackson Bentonville
231
12
M
5 0-16
30:02.5
39
Jesse Cox Fayetteville AR
212
67
M
2 60-69
30:41.1
40
Glenn Newman Fayetteville
247
39
M
5 30-39
31:00.2
41
Brent Elliott Rogers
216
12
M
6 0-16
31:10.9
42
Koei Nakanishi Farmington
245
76
M
2 70-79
31:17.6
43
Christopher Scherry Fayetteville
788
40
M
4 40-49
31:19.0
44
Jim House Fayetteville
789
63
M
3 60-69
32:16.9
45
Cole Hargis Orange
756
11
M
7 0-16
32:25.0
46
Frank Hysell Fayetteville AR
230
66
M
4 60-69
32:27.5
47
Andy Lowry Elkins
239
32
M
6 30-39
32:44.4
48
Charlie Collins Fayetteville
780
48
M
5 40-49
33:13.2
49
Jay Haas Fayetteville
786
16
M
8 0-16
33:27.5
50
Evan Shinbaum Fayetteville
255
28
M
6 23-29
33:54.5
51
brandon thompson gentry
259
27
M
7 23-29
33:54.8
52
Roger Leivan Columbus
757
66
M
5 60-69
34:01.2
53
David Bailey Gravette
205
40
M
6 40-49
35:12.7
54
Darren Townzen Rogers
263
46
M
7 40-49
35:40.7
55
marvin hogner gentry
227
28
M
8 23-29
36:46.2
56
Joul Sexton Fayetteville
754
57
M
11 50-59
37:39.2