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Show 2 Hilitop August 31 2000 , L With honors just drive safely by Staff Sgt. Keith D. Steele Mill AFB AADD Committee DU1P171 Modern society is peppered with phrases, acronyms, mottoes and cliches. Look before you leap." D.A.R.E. Personal Risk Assessment." Be all that you can be. Senior Airman Matt Lohr Retired Lt. Col. Harold Hegyessy received the Distinguished Flying Cross Friday from Maj. Gen. Scott Bergren, Ogden ALC commander, honoring him for heroic efforts during World War II. On Sept. 11, 1944, then-- 1 st Lt. Hegyessy was the navigator of a 7 aircraft on a mission to bomb German oil refineries. The anti-aircra- verify thaf you arc a military member. bardier to accurately deliver 89 pass iff we go 45 days one-da-y without a DUL) Current as of Aug. 29, 2030 Airmen Against Drinking and Driving 525-AAD- D (525-223- 3) Other necessary Information will be exchanged, and a driver will be dispatched to pick you up. All information is held In confidentiality and will not be released to yonr commander or first sergeant. Even more Important, let your friends know that you will be willing to help them. Tell them yon would rather pick them up at a bar rather than see them in court In the hospital or dead. Take some time to talk with your Mends and to review their plans weekend. for this Move beyond the slogans and be safe for yourself, yonr friends, your family and the Air Forces , co-work- ers , FORT WORTH, Texas (AFPN) An Air Force Reserve Command pilot was killed when the single-seFighting Falcon he was flying crashed Monday evening near Tulia, Texas. plane back to their home station by memory and landmarks. Sent to a hospital to recover from his wounds, Hegyessys paperwork went with him and he was over- F-16- at Air Force Base, Utah, when the acci- dent occurred. The aircraft was carrying an inert AIM-9training missile, but no live C M munitions or bombs. A disaster control group from Cannon AFB, N.M., some 90 miles west, went to the scene that night to secure the crash site. A formal board of off- W. looked when other crew members were honored. later as chief of safety for the Ogden Air Materiel Area, it wasnt until efforts were made by his flight crew and Though he went on to serve in Korea and Europe, and telephone survey questions Air Force employees WASHINGTON (AFPN) The Air Force is currently conducting an official telephone Survey meamembers and civilian suring the opinions of active-dutin stationed the continental United States. employees is The survey voluntary and its control number is The research firm conducting the survey is contacting people at their duty station and the interviews take about 15 minutes, according to Air Force officials. The survey is expected to be completed within the first week of September. y 0. 5-d- ay Maj. Stephen Simons, 41, was to assigned the 301st Fighter Wings 457th Fighter Squadron at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Carswell Field, Texas. Simons was returning to NAS Fort Worth from Hill U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch that the medal was awarded, Hegyessy, 82, now lives in Pleasant Grove. In observance of Labor Day, several base activities will be closed or follow holiday hours. Activities closed all day Monday are Embry-Rid-dl- e Aeronautical University and Park ity, the Enlisted UniversClub, Auto Skills, Base Restaurants, Child Development Center, Enlisted Club, Family Child Care, Human Resources, ITT, Officers Club, Outdoor Recreation, Recycling Center, Skills Development, Rod and Gun, Vet Clinic, Youth Center. The Hill Bowling Center will be closed on Sun wsathsr outlook 76e High 58s Low 799 High 609 Low sun by afternoon Becoming mostly cloudy with a chance of isolated thunderstorms icers is investigating the accident. Courtesy of AFRC Ncivs Service) es ciosino for Labor X vA7iy.airfield-Gps.IiIH.si.ntIlGst'jt7sstft- Li. Clouds giving way to 7-39- IS crash air- craft was damaged even further. Hegyessy was wounded and his maps destroyed, yet he was able to guide the showers or Da. day and Monday, and the Gerrity Memorial Library will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The DeCA-HiCommissary will be closed Tuesll day and normal hours will resume Wednesday. For more information, call Ext. or The Hubbard Golf Course will be open normal hours dusk to dawn and the Hess Fitness Center will be open from 9 a.m.-- 5 p.m. Items for the Sept. 7 Hilltop Times must he submitted by close of business Friday due to the Mon7-21- 75 75. day holiday. sr rt 809 High 629 Low 759 High 59 Low Mostly cloudy with rain Mostly cloudy L (75 ABW and 388 FW leadership will grant a 586-AAD- D. ft repeatedly by fire, obscuring the bombardiers vision. Hegyessy. was able to guide the bom- hill AFB - Designated Driver service at Its rather easy. Any active duty member can call, and the dispatcher will ask for your name and social security number, which are checked against a roster to formation, as well as Hegyessys plane was hit 00-7- The AADD Designated Driver Program needs volunteer drivers. CaH Skiff Sgt Teresa Clapper at Ext for details. (co-work- er, B-1- the bombs before the Date of last DU1: Aug. 13, 2003 Days since last DU1: 18 The list is endless. Heres another one for you. Airmen Against Drinking and Driving AADD. Ill get back to that one later. A slogan or acronym is a tool to jog our memory, to help us remember, as Paul Harvey would say, The rest of the story. As we near the end of the 101 Critical Days of Summer, I invite each one of you to move beyond the safety slogans and the safe driving mottoes and have in your mind in your heart all that it will take to get you safely through the Labor Day weekend and beyond. Use whatever it will take to be safe common sense, risk management or the buddy system. On occasions we find ourselves in a tough spot. Perhaps we didnt plan things just right, or something came up unexpectedly. The AADD Designated Driver program has been created to help when it is most critical if you have been drinking and need a ride home. If you, for any reason, are unable to get a ride through other channels friend, first sergeant, supervisor, etc.) then call the AADD Photos by Report nutan,. f nj 77s High 54e Low Mostly cloudy L |