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Show HILLTOP TIMES Hilltop 8 TIME S Sept. 5, 2013 MEMORIES Fruit and Veggies More Matters Month From page 7 for the enemy to see its extra features and that information would have been available to the enemy. The rest of his experiences came slowly. Karyl would take notes from the stories he would tell her and then the next time an opportunity came up, and the time seemed right, she would begin to repeat what he had said last time and get him to fill in some of the gaps. "His only thought was his story didn't matter," said Karyl. "The only heroes (from that time) for him were the ones who didn't come back." Dennis, the oldest brother, agreed with her assessment that their father would not call himself a hero. Dennis spent every Friday with his father for a period of time towards the latter part of his life. He could underscore a lot of what had been written about the downing of the aircraft — "There was on the aircraft secret intelligence equipment on it — electronics and bombing stuff that were just being introduced to the bombing bays and cockpits." "When the plane was hit, and it was on fire Dad had the best view from his position as the waist-gunner," he said. "The pilot asked him a couple of times (about the wing) and Dad said we have to get out of here," said Dennis. The pilot and his father remained friends throughout their lives. It was important to the veteran that the crew had done what needed to be done. "He knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that the plane had blown," said Dennis. "Responsibility — he did the responsible thing," he said. Karyl got his life story in bits and pieces to collect more of his memories. "First, I said I just wanted to write the story. And so I did that and gave it to him to look at. The more we talked, I said, now we need some pictures to go with that," she continued. Her father had a book of drawings he had after the war, and she used that to get him to expand a little bit more on what he remembered. Karyl and her father made a plan to surprise the family with the book, and he insisted their mother be included. Her photo is on the cover and her name is on the book, but it was mostly his memories they were able to collect with his memory "crystal clear" until the end. Kim, another daughter, suggested that families who want to record their veteran's memories should write down a story whenever they hear anything from that family member. She even suggested that a tape recorder would come in handy. Kelly, her sister, said that when he did talk to her about his war experiences, the first story he told her was about being shot down. "He said they were grateful they were able to report (later) that the plane had been destroyed. Not that he had done anything (to accomplish that), but that he had accomplished his mission," she said. Karyl did get her father to tell more about his own p.m. to 4 p.m. Civilian Health Promotion Services Summer harvest C ivilian Health Promotion Services (CHPS) is here to help you focus on eating more fruits and vegetables in September. Try adding one more serving, try something new, educate yourself, teach the kids or tryi a new recipe. All forms of fruits and veggies count toward your daily intake, including fresh, frozen, canned, dried, and 100 percent juice. CHPS is offering several classes free of charge to help you get more fruits and veggies into your diet. Carl Anderson experiences of being a POW. When he came home he was very skinny. "He weighed about 120 pounds, at 6 feet 1 inch tall," said Dennis. The prisoners of war seemed to take a lot of trips in train cars and were left in strategic spots, in vulnerable places to being hit by air strikes. Their father made an arrangement with another prisoner of war in the trains as they were moved around. They made a hammock from their belts and his blanket and took turns in it for sleeping, using the belts to tie the blanket to the side of the railcar. Carl was held in Stalig Luft III, but was told he was in Stalig Luft I, and never received any mail from home, only Red Cross packages. "Mom sent stuff to him all the time and he never got anything," said Karyl. This process of getting more stories from him came in the last 20 years of his life. As his obituary reported, "After almost 50 years of near silence about his experiences and after years of pleading by his oldest daughter, Karyl, Dad finally agreed to share his notes and memories." Karyl smilingly characterized her own persistence. "As soon as you get to know me, you will know that (about me)," she said. "He was a part of that time in history. It's always interested me." Karyl reported there were memories he would not consent to have in the book, but that she wanted to write them down later just so she could have them. Those contained more gory details about the war. The siblings, as they sat around a dining room table, and sifted through their memories seemed to find comfort that they had his memories recorded to pass on to their children and their children's children. They agreed that these kinds of memories are getting scarcer as members of his generation, characterized as the "Greatest Generation," by some, are being lost due to the passage of time. Carl Anderson's family is grateful that his contributions as a member of that generation have a place with his family in their permanent records. They encourage anyone interested in their family's memories to invest in the effort. "It is worth it," they said. Women's health/ovarian cancer awareness — Monday, Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. to noon. Men's health/prostate cancer awareness — Monday, Sept. 16 from 11 a.m. to noon. All CHPS classes are held in the Health and Wellness Center (Building 533) To sign up for classes or to receive more information contact CHPS at 801-586-9584 or e-mail Ellie.Garrett.ctr@hill.af.mil . A comprehensive course is being offered on nutrition covering topics such as: food groups, supermarket shopping, food labels and healthy eating with fast food. The colorful choices class will be offered on Monday, September 23 from 3 Hill AFB triathletes finish strong Hill Air Force Base triathlon results: Men's results Joel Bischoff, 0:57:38, 1st; Nathan Pollard, 1:00:16, 2nd; Jeff Anderson, 1:01:26, 3rd Mel Graff, 1:02:21; Kevin Brown, 1:04:48; David Becker, 1:05:44; Jeff Richardson, 1:05:47; Don Hoover, 1:06:15 Mike Sherman, 1:06:35; Kent Hyer, 1:06:36; Seth Marek, 1:06:39; Mark Robison, 1:07:41; James Howton, 1:08:05 Mike Wangeman, 1:09:09; Matt Lee, 1:09:29; Brent Beattie, 1:09:45; Michael Shaw, 1:10:16; Arnold Gaunt, 1:10: 53 Jason Nichols, 1:11:48; Cody Cagle, 1:11:50; Jonathan Ryan, 1:12:03; Mike Hagberg, 1:12:48; Daniel Boster, 1:13:14 Javier Gomez, 1:13:25; Ryan Fox, 1:13:27; Jeff Devries, 1:14:00; Ron Reed, 1:14:44; Lee Sanders, 1:14:49 Phil Ford, 1:15:05; Troy Langstron, 1:15:37; Billy Ricks, 1:15:46; Zach Valliere, 1:15:52; Paul Stenquist, 1:15:55 Matthew Bird, 1:16:15; Richard Huff, 1:16:18; Jason Cleverley, 1:16:25; Chris Barton, 1:17:38; Austen Valliere, 1:17:55 Matthew Cleverley, 1:18:17; Ryan Whaley, 1:18:33; Glen Godfrey, 1:18:35; Robbie Page, 1:18:39; Michael Crudele, 1:18:42 Dominic Archibeque, 1:18:43; Todd Lane, 1:18:48; Alex Gonzalez, 1:18:58; Tyler Whitehead, 1:20:05; Jim Malmgren, 1:20:10 Kelly Edwards, 1:20:21; Doyle, 1:20:22; Paul Hulet, 1:21:15; James Bespiagelarere, TAKE 'N' BAKE PIZZA Standard-Examiner SIGN UP TODAY FOR A CHANCE TO WIN GREAT NATIONAL PRIZES AND WEEKLY LOCAL GIVEAWAYS 1:21:38; Levi McCracken, 1:21:56; Garth Gartrell, 1:22:06 Josh Reno, 1:22:09; Norm Houser, 1:22:16; See RESULTS I page 10 OK 1 MILITARY DISCOUNTS Formerly Five Star in Roy Now in_ ag. 4740,,../646 129 S_ StatrSt. www.wasatchwokrow „7, DOCTOR'S ORDERS FREE HEALTHCARE SEMINAR at Davis Hospital and Medical Center • Early Lung Cancer Detection join us as Dr. Talmage Shill discusses lung disease, including cancer related to smoking, and the advantages of early detection. 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