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Show A7 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 ' AROUNDlDAVIS CLIPPER TODAY Patty Brown: Parents should lead the cause against combating violence in schools mg m Colorado Springs that day, said she heard about the attack during the BY Clipper Today Staff Writer WOODS CROSS Patty Brown lives in a community she describes as being much like those comprising south Davis County She always thought her family was safe. But on April 20, 1998, die learned no one is safe. Brown lives m Littleton, Cola, and her daughter Knsten was in the cafeteria at Columbine High School the day Enc Hams and Dylan Klebold brought 80 bombs and a number erf weapons into the school, killing 12 students and a teacher and wounding 20 others. Brown shared her emotional mes- THE 75TH AR BASE WING medics in chemical warfare gear attend to wounded personnel during October exercise. Photo by Steve Carroll 75th Air Base Wing keeps Hill running BY STEVE CARROLL Clipper Today Correspondent HILL AIR FORCE BASE-Whil- e the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings receive a majority of the local medias attention at Hill, a lesser known Wmg works to keep the base operating smoothly The 75th Air Base Wmg is the host unit at Hill and provides all the support functions required to allow the base's tenant units like the 388th and 419th to concentrate on their war fighting missions. Some 3,400 men and women work m the 75th ABW performing duties as diverse as chaplain to explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). While the 75th's chaplains offer up spiritual for Hill's members, EOD personnel are likely to be saying their own praters before disarming exploguidance sives. Col Ken Page 75th , ABW Commander, says he is often referred.? to as the mayor of the base. As the mayor, Page oversees the security forces (police), fire protection, hospital. housing, aval engineering (roads and infrastructure maintenance), contracting, military equal opportunity, supply, transportation, the base museum and more. Page, who came to Hill from the Pentagon just three months ago, says his job as commander provides challenges for his leadership skills. The breadth of responsibility is more challenging because of the diversity (of job skill involved), Page stated. For Page, the assignment to Hill AFB was a return home. As a Air Force brat Page grew up all over the world However he spent many of his teenage years m Kaysville and graduated from Davis sage with parents and students at Woods Cross High Thursday night as part of the school's Ribbon Week? activities. The evening also mduded workshops dealing with such issues as suiade, anger management, substance abuse, gang awareness and domestic violence. My precious child was spared children injury but 12 equally precious were gunned down and one heroic teacher was killed. Twenty others were injured? Brown said, stopping at times through the address to regam her composure. She said speaking is an emotional thing for me, but its important for me High. As commander of the 75th, Page would like the local community to become more aware of the contribuv r tions his people make to the overall Hill. Members of the 75th missions at I support all 10 of the newly established Air Expeditionary Forces (AEFs). The 421st Fighter Squadron at Hill supports the fighter aircraft contingent of AEF 1. The 75th ABW provides support functions to AEF 1 and has about 220 people deployed to Kuwait in support of the AEF The 75th supports the other rune AEFs with lesser numbers of people from various job fields. For example, the 75th could be tasked to only provide chaplains and cooks to a parti lar AEF. deployment. , , 75TH ABW civil engineers perform repairs to simulated runway Operational Readiness - Exercises received "bombing damage" during October exercise at Hill Air Force that OREs) like the one held at Hill AFB Base. Photo by Steve Carroll. last month provide a environment for the 75th members to Page said he expects personnel in type of exercise every other month, practice their various skills. Medics his command to be involved m some from the hospital were called in to care for wounded personnel and a few medics had the fiin job of creating the wounds? Security forces, who make up one of the largest squadrons in the Wmg, their skills while providing protection against aggressors during the ORE. Communications, air traffic control, deployment personnel, cooks, aval engineers and many others participated in the exercise. rv5 A t real-wor- ld to be here tonight Brown said Knsten was in the cafe- teria during first lunch, about 12 feet from one of the large propane bombs. Luckily die said, it did not explode. She noted that the kids first thought the gunfire was a joke; when they realized it wasn't, Knsten ran toward the library and beyond to the saence room. She spent four hours in the saence room, hearing bombs go off and feeling the bulking shake. Brown, who was attending a meet- - meeting. Then her frantic husband called on her cell phone telling her they didnt know where Knsten was. Like any mother? Brown said. I felt I could save her by the sheer weight of my will if 1 could get to her" So Brown jumped m her car, heading for the elementary school where the Columbine students were taken. There she met her husband who still had no word of Knsten. He told Brown that Columbine High looked like a scene from Kosova About 3 15 pin, they saw Knsten walk across the elementary school stage, but it was almost another hour before we could hug her-- ' Since that day other students have been hurt by gunmen m Conyers. Ga, at the Jewish Community Center m Los Angeles and at a Baptist Church m Texas. We must commit ourselves t J change? Brown warned, And who better to lead the charge than parents0 she asked. She said for Hams and Klebold, things began unraveling their sophomore year erf high school, when feelmg rejected, they began playing doomsday computer games. They mowed down enemies, but then victims never cned and then families nev er suffered? She called on parents to lead the way m reducing dass size and acquiring adequate matenals. And, beyond making sure resources are available for students. Brown said. Lets promote zero tolerance for bullies? and provide parenting skills, rarf only for teachers but for parents. Knsten returned to Columbine High this year Brown said Knsten felt if she didn't return, it would be a victory for the gunmen Pollution season has begun The winter pollution season officially begins Monday but the dreaded brown haze is already visible. Pollution levels have been moderate the past few days, not high enough to cause health problems, but visible. of Utah The Department Environmental Qualitys Red Light-Gree- n Light Program, is four-mon- th designed to lessen pollution during the Wasatch Front's winter im ersion. It asks residents to curtail wood burning and drive less when pollution levels climb. It begins its eighth season Nov 1 and i continues through March 1 Particulates are the primary winter pollutant. Not burning m fireplaces and wood stoves on polluted davs can reduce the tiny bits of soot and dust that can get caught m lungs. fine-tun- r Richard O. Cordon Richard Orland Cordon, loving father, grandfather and LAYTON, husband, flew in his beloved airplanes from this Earth to join his family and fnends m heaven (that large airport) on Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999. Richard was bom on April 3, 1930, to Leo Cordon and Geneva Katherine Higginbotham m St. Anthony, Idaho. He was raised and educated in St Anthony, (class of 1948), spending many of his years in Montana with family, working on their farms. He struck out on his own into this large world and attended Northrop Aeronautical Institute in Hawthorne, Calif., completing m March 1950. He said that if his blood pressure did not allow him to fly for his country, then he would fix their planes he loved so much. He met and married the only love of his life, Fosteen Sandra Simmons, on June 12, 1959. They divorced in 1997 but his love for her never ended. Together they had two children, Richard O Cordon II (Sherry), they hve m Hooper, Utah, along with their six children (preceded in death by one); Carol L. Cordon-Allre- d (Bruce) who has lived with her father for the last two years of his life, along with their three children. He was employed at HAFB for many years, retiring in 1986. However, because he could not just give into retirement, he went back to work at McDonald Douglas until the early 90s. He continued his love of aviation by volunteenng at the Aerospace Museum m Roy and confrnued fixing the planes by doing restorations and repairs of pnv ate aircraft It was the norm to see a wing hanging in his garage or a plane being loaded onto a trailer and dnven down the street of his neighborhood. If you could not find Dick? he was out at Ogden Airport under or m a plane. He also had a passion for automobiles, special Mustangs. He restored a 1966 Pony? because of his attention to detail, it was better than when it came off the line. He was a member of the LDS Church, and even if he was not completely active, he was very spiritual. He read and studied the Bible and Book of Mormon and knew what God and Jesus gave to us. He leaves behind his children and grandchildren, the only woman he ever loved, and many, many fnends, family and extended family. He has his favorite Aunt Gladys and friends in heaven joined his parents, He also is joining a grandson. Chnstopher, who will finally be able to run with his Grandpa. You have always been loved deeply and you always showed and said how much you loved us in many ways. Dad, we will miss you dearly We would like to thank the ER and ICU at Davis North Hospital and TICU, and its team, especially Dr. Roger Millar, at LDS for all they did to help save our father's life We ask that instead of flowers that fnends and family donate to LDS Hospital to help aid m the research of Bactenal Endocarditis. Funeral services will be held Thursday. 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