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Show •1 HILLTOP TIMES TIMES 7 July 8, 2010 Bells of independence peal at Hill museum chapel 7 learned patriotism at an early age and at Chastain enlisted before World War II and served Standard-Examiner staff 91, it hasn't disappeared. I still feel good "28 years, 10 months and seven days" in the Army Air Corps and the Air Force before deciding he it. My feeling is for those people who about didn't want to make a career out of it, he jokes. orld War II veteran James Chastain rang the bells at noon on Independence Day at are not here who I knew, that got lost in Now, he is a tour guide and calls himself the "chapel ding-a-ling." the Hill Aerospace Museum chapel and the Bataan." He has been proudly ringing the bells for the 1 sound echoed across the world. BY ROY BURTON W Chastain chimed 13 times in honor of the original states that the signers of the Declaration of Independence represented. "The bells rang in Philadelphia at two o'clock in 1776 on the Fourth of July," said Kit Workman, state president of the Utah chapter of the Air Force Association, and 2 p.m. Eastern time corresponds to noon in Utah. "Since 1963, that's been happening at U.S. instal• lations and properties around the world, so when .jye ring our bells here, they're going to be ringing at Independence Hall, they'll be ringing at the 'National Cathedral in Washington D.C., at Arlington Cemetery, at Navy ships around the world," Work;man said. • Douglas McGregor, state society president of the .Utah chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, and Layton Mayor Steve Curtis spoke at the •ceremony, which included a performance by the rkell Tones Choir from the First United Methodist JEhurch. v McGregor said the Founding Fathers believed inalienable human rights came from God, not governments. JAMES CHASTAIN, World War II veteran who national bell-ringing ceremony for the last eight years. participated in Hill ceremony "I certainly enjoy it," he said. "I learned patriotism at an early age and at 91, it hasn't disappeared. "Government exists to protect and defend those I still feel good about it. My feeling is for those rights and ensure that the citizens have a governpeople who are not here who I knew, that got lost ment that will support them in the pursuit of life in Bataan. I've got a plaque there (at the museum and liberty and happiness," McGregor said. "The 10 Amendments, very similar to the 10 Command- chapel) for my high school buddy who went to West( Point. He was leading a flight of three on a navigaments, are 'thou shalt nots' for our government. tional mission. One of them went into a thunder- ! Thou shalt not create any laws that would interhead, he went after him. The kid came out but Bill fere with the freedom of religion, the freedom of didn't. He was 25 years old at that time." speech, the freedom of the press and the other Chastain himself just missed being sent to amendments that were given in what we call the Bataan in the Philippines, where thousands of U.S. Bill of Rights." and Filipino prisoners died or were mistreated. Workman said attendance at the ceremony was Curtis read a poem by an unknown author about down this year because July 4 fell on a Sunday. The the sacrifices veterans make for their country. event usually averages between 30 and 70 people. "I have a son (Riley) who fought in Iraq with the "It's the history of the event that makes it imArmy for a year," Curtis said. "He's back home, but portant, rather than if we have a big audience or a the idea that there are those that are willing to take small audience," he said. The bell ringing ceremony began at Hill about 13 upon them the opportunity to preserve my freedom years ago and the Northern Utah chapter of the Air and have done so since my birth, if it wasn't for them, I probably wouldn't be here or the circumForce Association has sponsored it for around 10 stances would be substantially different." years, Workman said. kr iHealth and Wellness Center classes offer better skills for life July 6, 13, 20 and 27, Healthy Living Workshop (11:30 a.m.2 p.m.) — Take control of your ongoing health condition rather than letting it control you! If you have diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ^Disease, fibromyalgia, or any 'other chronic disease, Healthy Living is for you. One time per week for six weeks, you will learn about chronic pain managemen, how to manage symptoms, communicate effectively with your doctor, lessen your frustration, fight fatigue, build your confiS-: dence, make daily tasks easier, and get more out of life. 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