OCR Text |
Show 10 HILLTOP TIMES Ili TIMES June 30, 2011 The Candy Bomber delivers a motivational message BY MARY Lou GORNY Hilltop Times editor T he Candy Bomber, Col. (Ret.) Gail S. Halvorsen, spoke June 15 at the Ogden City Amphitheater. The Air Force pilot assigned to the Berlin Airlift from July 1948 to January 1949 gained the nickname "Uncle Wiggly Wings" after he noticed some children in West Berlin, pressed up against a barbed wire fence watching the airplanes land and he shared two sticks of gum. When he promised to drop chocolate bars to the kids, the next time he flew in to Berlin and wiggle the wings of his plane, a pattern developed and letters inundated the U.S. Air Force to "Uncle Wiggly Wings." "Since George Washington, service people have shared their stuff with kids everywhere," said Halvorsen as he addressed the crowd. As he recalled the initial meeting with the kids, he said, "Not one of these kids who had me stopped there in my tracks had asked me (for chocolate bars.) "When I realized that, that (feeling of) gratitude was so strong that I just had to do something about it," Halvorsen said. That's when he reached into his pocket and found the two sticks of gum. There was a crowd of about 30 kids, and those who got a small piece of the gum shared the wrappers of the gum with those who didn't get any. Halvorsen wanted to do more -that's when he promised to drop the chocolate bars the next time he flew in with more supplies as part of the Berlin Airlift. With ration cards from his buddies and a little ingenuity he delivered the chocolate bars through the use of handkerchief parachutes. The kids were so grateful they waved the handkerchiefs at the plane through the fence as he left, which he said he wished they wouldn't do. He was trying to keep it a secret. Eventually a picture ended up in the paper of his airplane with its tail number visible and he got called into his commanding officer. Above him in the chain of command, a general had called his colonel in to ask what was up. The general eventually let him continue the operation - Halvorsen and his buddies dropped some 20 tons of goodies from the sky Members of Team Hill make rank of technical sergeant T heir names were released as follows: Scott Allen, Jose Alvarez, Melanie Aytch, Jason Bearden, Erin Bensinger, Noah Bensinger, Michael Best, Alicia Binggeli, Lenard Brooks Jr., Nicole Bruels, Jason Bullard, Shane Buss, Thomas Callaway, Charles Clark, Jose Cortez, Earl Crockett Jr., Lee Davidson, Raymond Davis, Rebecca Davis, Leonard DeLeon, Anthony Diamond Virginia Egley, Kenneth Ely, Dustin Fish, Graham Fitzpatrick, Corey Floyd, Juan Gallegos, Brandon Gaskill, Johnathon Geasler, George Geddings, Tyler Gibson, David Gill, Michael Goodall, Jared Graham, Jared Green, Robby Guy Viktor Hancock, Amber Harris, David Hasseler, Scott Heim, Jonathan Heinze, Ryan Hill, Eric Hilliard, Brett Hogan, William Holderfield, Dallen Holmgren, David Hornsby, Jared Jackson, T he Family Child Care office is looking for people who are interested in providing care in their homes for the following: • Infants under the age of two • Hourly, part-time and substitute care • Special Needs Care (children with asthma, allergies, cerebral palsy, autism, physical impairments, etc.) There will be a New Provider Orientation on I . titah and Aug. 6 - Local pianist Jon Schmidt will perform his classical, new age music in a concert sponsored by Bank of Utah. The cost is just $20 per carload. Aug. 20 - Korene Greenwood, Dan Weldon and the Kap Brother's will meet up on the Wolf Creek stage for a blues, country and folk-style jam session. The cost is just $20 per carload. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the headliners play at 8 p.m. Attendees may bring blankets, lawn chairs, picnics, wine and beer, or they may purchase food from vendors. Pets are not allowed. For more information visit www. wolfcreekfoundation.com . The Wolf Creek Foundation, a 501C-3 non-profit organization, was founded in 2006 to support weekend retreats for families from Hill AFB. The retreats provide a weekend getaway for deploying airmen and their families. Over the past six years, Wolf Creek Utah has hosted over 1,500 military families, providing training to better prepare the airmen and their families for deployment. The Air Force has given these retreats "Best Practice" status. Each retreat represents a $50,000 commitment from the foundation and there is only a $50 registration fee for participating families. Give him life, donate plasma. • Donate blood-plasma twice a week • Provide life-saving therapies to patients in need GRIFOLS Earn up to Biomat USA 375 South State I Clearfield, UT 84015 $320 801-825-1999 your first month www.BiomatUSA.Grifols.com cwcutah.org CHRISTIAN WCIRSHIP Child care providers sought t's Military Appreciation night July 2 at the West Jordan Independence Day PRCA Rodeo. Show your military ID and wear your uniform and get in free. Tickets are available at the West Jordan Chamber, 8000 S. Redwood Road, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or evenings at the West Jordan Arena Box Office, 8035 S. 2200 West, West Jordan. For more information call, 801-569-5100. s From page 9 GENII- ER On the corner of Rodeo free for military on July 2 Vis it Victor Jackson, Lester Jean, Emily Jones, Dustin Keifer, James Klein, Steven Kooyman, Roy Kornaker, Aric Kuusela Levi Lampert, Charles Lawson, Matthew Loomis, Jeffery Marquart, Jennifer Martin, Christophe Mcelwee, Horacio Menchaca, Tammra Mentele, Edgar Munoz, Daniel Nelson, Shontell Nelson, Jason Newton, Jeffrey Noel, Jason Pappas, Shane Perry, Kenneth Pierceall, Jeffrey Polley, Christopher Price Tessa Raybuck, Rodney Retialoross, Angel Rodriguez, Martin Rodriguez, Rafeal Ruttley, Jeffrey Sabo, Matthe Schellenger, William Schroeder, Jeromy Schweitzer, Joshua Sickels, Krystal Sjostrom, Brett Sorenson, James Spillers, Kyle Stackpole, George Staley, David Tarver, Michael Toal, Brian Torres, Daniel Trepanier, Andrew Turner, Christian Vitanza, Robert Webb, Kenneth Wilkins, Charles Wilson, Kristoph Worcester over the next 14 months, he estimated. Throughout his address he emphasized service before self, an Air Force "Core Value" and the gratitude of the children - how it evoked and brought out his efforts to make sure they got chocolate and gum and even other supplies, like a pair of boots for one young boy who mailed a letter to Uncle Wiggly Wings. "I got repaid, materially," he said in a brief interview before the event. "Two pure-blood Arabian horses in 1995 for two sticks of gum and I went back to Berlin as a commander for four years ..., a new automatic shotgun, and (a shopping spree) in Chicopee, Mass., but that pales to the rewards of what you feel when you help somebody in need," he said. "Material things are nothing to what that is." He also praised the Christmas Box House and Ragpicker.org who organized the event and made possible his speech before a free concert which followed offered by Downtown Ogden Inc., The Santana Tribute band, Abraxus, performed at the amphitheater. SUPPORT • i. it... restaurants I services I whatever ge t 010 Aug. 16, 17, 18. Applications are due Aug. 9 You must attend all three days of training, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Building 460. Hours of operation for providers are Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday and Thursday, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. This hours are effective July 1. For more information, call Catherine Emang at (801) 7770695. and search "BOLO" to find FREE food offers! or 1' t:i'kfiGc* We will be offering a catered lunch by "360 Cafe" after service. CATERING 801-627-1105 155 25th Street Og en Join us on July 10th Active duty military will get their lunch free with I.D. VP A Save" to 80 izelq 3-8855 to subse be to food offers from UtahFind t.com *Standard 1900 W & 4000 S Messaging 1=LiCiap Apply www.utahfindit.com |