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Show I Sun Advocate Price, Utah Tuesday September 10, 2002 3B Resolve will be proven with time i car accident and subsequent Continued from page 2B) 3jbns, thereby drawing off valuable sources from their offensive war effort and was probably one of the keys to ttw empire of the sun; hasty . of memory struck griound and never did recover. The did little material damage in re raid . from medium range bombers that had taken off from the Hornet rQnly 750 miles from Japans home islands. But these 14 men, stiH alive nyito the American spirit all of them B-- 25 ;m their 80's, are will be. - ;c?n perception of bong isolated by ;8ro huge oceans. The Raiders gave us confidence that America knows and cowage could defeat any- - 9-- 11 the fact it was a surprise; however in many ways much more devastat- to our economy and our belief that we could keep our homeland by . outside terrorists People my age seldom talked aboiit how fortunate they are to in the United States. That has changed a lot in the past year ' however. . , church and posted fliers for local citizens to attend. To my amaze-fiv- e mart, we had nearly 30 people come to the event Most of the. people who at-tended l.have never met before. It . , - .. I generally cover sports there- fore, I have stood at my fair share of, sporting events which pay the 'national anthem before the event - was amazing to see complete unite to share their foeK. . strangers terrorist attacks and of the ings I have seen for to a The quick resolve. It was' pray begins. past year ' even more athletes my agB and even younger amazing that these 1 become teary-eye- d and choked up , strangers came up to me one at a time and thank me forjhe chance during this portion' of the event to not attend a local prayer service to Im the see that Im glad arid in as they did so, most shed a ' that only person my generation , not few But tears. feels this way. only its Even most Americans onetimeat citizens my age that, . : though to seOm to have neglected the fact " have little or no direct ties to - , f A - --A: Y. I 'muiif ITJiRi 'v. ' j t ri.lli'LUJ pnt I V 1 , : : A7? 4 vic-as- cal thought These men were cal terrorists, cut; from much the same doth as the ones who threaten to destroy our country today, only they were hying to do it from within how kicky they are to live in America, People of all ages, ref- i- and all in the name of American-in- g; ism. The Carey movie was pure tion, but it set a tone for me and changed.??: tims of the attocks, we all have suffered deeply and in a sense have become victims oursehrei gkmsand nationalities tended to not display their patriotism on sleeve. .This : has also ' there was a line in it that really stood out It was a line from a dead Ameri-an- d hands. But in the compressed time of the 21st century, where actions reactions happen much more ,7 ' Asthe nation began to change after the Sept 11 attacks, I found that no matter our differ- ences, everyone was the same; thflf were air proud Ameribans. ! week after the attacks, Bush called for a na tional dtiof prayer. Because it can serviceman. "There will always be bullies and Americans will always stand up to them. Alt these things, and many more . Rands, sacrificing their fives to keep , , from are a part of the American pie. We hitting a target (proFlight 93 White are a kinder and gentler nation be-JHouse) and gjvsumably the I us some "raiders of our own. cause of the attacks, but we are also .doubt after what they did, and what a much more determined group of anyone will people as well. While a few violent .happened in New ever be able to take over a com- - actions have been noted on -- residents planned to participate in this event, I organized a ser- -' , vice of my own. With the help of i. or displays a patriotic message and my friend Jennifer, : aunt no shirt vmy pattern, fed bad that my I would re-we now put together a service and in- -. kmfits, maybe ceive positive comments. vvited parishioners from our' proud citizen wearing a shirt that politi-on- e, . seemed as if few Carbon County (Continued from page 2B) of your home without seeing a and that they needed to be purged from our society. The fact is that the strength of our country comes from the diversity of ethnic backgrounds, religious faiths and poiiti-ho- w Pearl Harbor was a devastating ; Mow to our military and the Amer- i- ; no matter how strong they came on. a. The tragedy was similar in loss naive in me. In 'r. remember this will American people were misled by a bunch of btdlies in congress into the belief that communists were infil- -; bating every aspect of American life heroes and always . f after anyone for their beliefs; he points.out the first amendment of the constitution, while the whole time they are hying to silence him and coerce him into admitting something he didnl do. One of the darkest periods in our history, the as they dropped their bombs ' . himself and others. In the hearings he is finally forced to testify in, he tells them they have no right to go superior Japanese force. From then thr Japanese continued to lose tinders v the end he rasains his memory and realizes that in his whole life he has taken the easy way out of everything, For the first timi he stands up for advance into the battle that became known as Midway in which the American Navy soundly defeated a j a . quickly than they (fid 60 years ago, our heroes came in the form of citi- zens taking measures into their own With over 21 ng AsayoungAmerican, Ifeeifor-thei- r. tunate to have lived through the events tost September. If anything good has came out of these . at-so- on tacks, it is the unity that this court- try has displayed ever since. . - Now that I am old enough to ' understand the events which 7 oc-T- he : ;' cur in our country, I will never get it I think that very few Ameri- -. County dispatch plays large role response Without the Carbon County dispatch center emergency responders cantfunc-tkOne of the lessons taught from the.9-- 1 1 tragedy was that communica- tions between fire, police and other services is extremely important The New fork repeater for many of their radios was on the top of one of the towers and when it collapsed they lost much of their communication ability. Carbon's dispatch not onjy guides responders to the site of the problem, butalso acts as a center for clearing information and calls for police and fire. All police and fire in the county use this central center for their communications, and today the ability for public safety officers to deal with problems has been greatly increased for this facility. Recent upgrades to the 91 1 system has helped not only in response time but efficiency. .7 , cans ever wifi. years as your PRICE CITY'S UbC neighborhood office, we understand your Individual needs. M, m. 240 East 500 North Price, Utah (435)637-794- 6 Mus-mero- ial lims and airliner in this country again successfully crash it into a tor- get Many of the Japanese thought World War II that Americans were soft and lacked courage. Ter-- coun-an- our enemies. We have taken the sons learned and have used them to our advantage! Our adversaries have failed to understand though they have lived amongst us. les-ron- sts by the destruction their attacks wrought; but ore citizen reaction and our quick response to their acts, I believe, has even shocked them Shirley Fry, Agent 710 W. Price River Drive, Price, Utah WINTER HOURS PuMo Swimming Lesions PM EsdUng Waves 'Boat toe Heat 5:3000 AM Lap Swimming 11:00-:00 PM Private Parties Frlctew PM 74000 Heated Babble la Winter ."summer hours PuMe Summer Am Winter, Spring, .1X4000 PM Mondiy SMurdqr. Fall or Semmer .124000 PM Sunday. 124I0-7MP- 1 -- - nyDnl ABTvMCS . Bus. (435) more. It will be our resolve, and how we are committed to it that will send accused for the Joseph McCarthy "witch hunt of the early fifties of be- ing a communist and who conse- quentty disappears as the result of OM AUTO LIFE " HOME BUSINESS BANKING IRAS CDS INVESTMENT PRODUCTS They also underestimated us as Americans. They confess they were shocked qot just in the military might they are facing, it is in the American 637-030- 0 TbUFreel Fax (435) Monday-Frida- y 4 637-030- 2 Hsonwy-messMonday-Frfda- (800)479-691- 8 y y , .54000 AM 1140140 PM ... 74000 PM . . Remember - We Offer Swimming Lessons Year Round the permanent message. Only time wifl tell if we live up to our tradition of facing the bullies. Continued from page 2B) In 1812 Johnny saved the of Mansfield, Ohio, from an in- aian ran oy uniting troops ironi ml the feelings of American pride. They both had made a commitment back in 1941 that they would always be proud of America and volunteer whenever their, country or through miles of heavy woodlands. He was a dedicated American. r!i- When I was living in Bullhead City 'ayear ago I also ran across dozens J 1L. Vjf jjr ooatcsiBQ croons, Touowing ino community needed them. If anything fingers with me, one year later, .its the American spirit Volunteering, patriotism, love and trees. fe us,-eve- people; al of them. r . Finally, Sunday night my wife and I sat down and watched the Jim Carey rtravie The Majestic." The story, of d Hollywood movie writer who is -- A d by, we as a people are not reacting re as we did in World War II toward nic groups that were associated with probably thought the same of us before Sept 11. Sure they Bashed us and hurt us, just like the Japanese did, but they have also 'found that that same spirit of Ameri- &n strength is still there, and its . Arabs living in this ge Vernon, after an arduous trek - support, and the understanding the Treeooms max we are messed witn. Ordinary Americans have battled their own fears and doubts and ral- -' Bed together. With a common purpose, we have rescued the trapped, raised oerund me n raised money, sewed flags and stock together. Americas new day of mfonw led to days of courage, resolve and de- Terrorist attacks., I remember tne hu evening or oepi .spending U! (nM .44 assemoungananxingTiags wnicn .were placed on light poles up and ;dqwn the city streets and highways I the honor m work--. ioithetowiLlh two beside elderly women, 4ng maybe in their mid or late 80's and tney were recalling me morning mat Pbot Harbor was attacked. This was termination. I, like thbse elderly. over 60 years ago and these women, ' women in Arizona, made a promise thfoi very young, were called out to that I would always be there to sup-tee-w flags. As their arthritic hands port my country, it has changed my struggled with the attachments, I pe ana each day I continue to rede in awe to their stories and fine what being an American means. 1 1 i'1 Price City - A progressive, friendly community dedicated to excellence in service to its citizens, employees and visitors. Commited to protect and promote the Welfare of all citizens by ensuring exceptional service and leadership through .communication, cooperation and creativityMayor Joe Piccolo and Councilmembers Betty P. Wheeler, Stephen L. Denison, Richard Thtton, Elizabeth H. Kourianos, and Don 6. Rleaveley Jr. ; Thanks to all of our local heros. As quoted by Franklin D. Roosevelt, We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization. Thank you to dU our local Police,Fire, l V SherffiFMT and other ' : ' ' :: Emergency Personnel J V:. yJ- r?. - .t '.i. 535 E. f rS .. . tj.. ? r 1 . 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