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AUGUST 17, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Reforging Old Bonds artichokes was when she sent him a box of them.” hen Lancaster resident After leaving the Navy Paul Anselmo answered a and parting ways, Paul and phone call from an Peter each found success in unknown number, it only took a their respective careers. few words for him to know exact- Paul’s father worked in heatly who it was. It had been 53 ing and plumbing, and after years and 11 months since Paul a four-year sabbatical Paul last spoke to his friend and for- joined the field. He ran his mer Navy colleague own business Peter. “As soon as I and worked in heard his voice, I “When you form a plumbing for 39 knew it was him.” years; he and Paul said. Peter was bond with someone his wife moved visiting Edison, N.J., in that context, it’s a to Lancaster Paul’s hometown, strong one.” nine years ago. and said curiosity “Paul did motivated him to exactly what I reach out. “Being there reminded thought he would do,” said me of Paul, and I wondered where Peter. “He’s always been a he was and what he was up to.” straight shooter and a solid said Peter. “I searched online and person.” Peter began workcalled a few different Paul Ansel- ing as a pipeline welder and The two veterans look through old pictures from their time on the USS Essex. mos before I finally got ahold of attended the University of him.” The two organized for Peter Massachusetts. An internship in and his wife to come to Lancaster Washington, D.C., led him to a so Peter and Paul could reunite in career with the Department of person. Labor, where he worked in arbiPaul graduated high school in tration and mediation for 30 1966, just as the Vietnam War years. His work brought him to was coming to a head. His mother Virginia, where he currently lives urged him to join the Navy with his wife. reserves, as he would be at risk of “ W hether you’re serving for being drafted into the Army patriotic reasons or you’re just unless he attended college. Paul doing it before you start your and Peter first kindled their career, you learn what you can friendship aboard the USS Essex, and do your time,” said Peter. an aircraft carrier that they were “ W hen you form a bond with both assigned to in the repair someone in that context, it’s a division during the Cold War. The strong one. You think about pair weathered many experiences those people when you leave.” together during their service, Paul concurred and said he has from a Russian plane plummeting been hoping to reconnect with into the sea beside their vessel to others who served on the Essex anti-war protestors attempting to for many years. The pair recalled get them to desert while at port. old stories and brought each “We all bunked together. It was other up to speed on the events hard not to get acquainted,” said of the many decades they spent Peter. “I remember his mother apart, proving that some bonds used to ship him food in care are stronger than the test of Paul Anselmo (left) and his former Navy colleague Peter reunited after almost 54 years apart. packages; the first time I ever had time. BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Hempfield Field Hockey To Hold Barbecue BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Hempfield Field Hockey Booster Club will host a chicken barbecue at Stauffers of Kissel Hill, 301 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Full meals will include Peters’ BBQ chicken, a baked potato, applesauce and a drink for a set price. Meals are able to be purchased on the day of the event, with cash or check payment preferred. Electronic payment will also be available. The proceeds from the barbecue will directly support the team and its activities for the upcoming season. Over the past year, the booster club assisted players with attending multiple summer camps as they honed their field hockey skills, as well as helping with various team needs. “The school athletic fund assists with certain things, but the booster club does the rest,” said Jen Landis, a member of the booster club. See Barbecue pg 3
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