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VETERANS ADVOCATE | THOM STODDERT

July 2016

Personnel, Veterans and their Families

Beware of pension On the 72nd poachers

he VA’s pension program is not intended for everyone, despite what some lawyers and financial planners are promoting in Kitsap County. From the VA’s own webThom Stoddert site: “DON’T BE A VICTIM: BE AWARE OF PENSION POACHING SCAMS. Be cautious if someone offers to move your assets around for you to qualify for VA pension. This type of scam is often directed toward Veterans and family members who do not actually qualify for VA pension. You could be required to repay these benefits to the government.” By using purchases of insurances, annuities, and/or irrevocable trusts that they make available when assisting with the application for a pension, See STODDERT, Page 11

Cliff Hurlburt piloted a B-17 during World War II. He returned to the sky in a B-17 on June 6 at Boeing Field, on the 72nd anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Sophie Bonomi / Staff photo

anniversary of D-Day, 13 B-17 veterans return to the sky

men. Incidentally, the B-17 at the event was named “Aluminum Overcast.” That day, 13 men — all in their 90s now — gathered in the shade under the B-17s wing to talk about their experiences when they were young. So young that Robert Culp, a B-17 navigator was “just barely 18” when he joined up. “I flew 30 missions,” Culp said. “And when I came home in November of 1945, I was still not old enough to vote.” The stories of how they came to be in the war, and where they were on D-Day, were as varied as the men. Here are some of them:

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OEING FIELD — Twelve thousand seven hundred thirty one. That’s how many B-17s were built in the years leading up to, and during, World War II. If you placed them wingtip to wingtip, they would have extended 250 miles, according to the World War II Foundation. Almost 130,000 airmen. That’s how many young men it took to fly and fight them. By the end of the war, there were so many bombers in the sky over Germany, that someone remarked they created an “aluminum overcast.” How many B-17s in the world are still flying today? Eleven. One of them was at the

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J. W. Roundhill still speaks with an English accent. He had English parents. They sent him to English schools and he was in England in 1939 when war broke out with Germany. He was training in the Royal Air Force when the Japanese See B-17, Page 2

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A view inside the B-17, June 6.

Continued from page 1 bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His parents may have been British, but Roundhill was born in Seattle. So he transferred to the U.S. Army Air Corps and wound up being stationed back in England as a bombardier with the Eighth Air Force flying in B-17s. “On D-Day, I didn’t have a berth,” Roundhill recalled. “I wasn’t assigned to a plane, but I went to the morning briefing any way although I wasn’t supposed to. ‘One way or another, I’m going to fly today,’ I told myself. I had been in England during Dunkirk and the London Blitz and I was keen to have some of my own back.” But he didn’t fly in the morning. So he sneaked into the briefing for the afternoon flight. When it didn’t look like he would get a plane for that attack either, he went straight to flight operations to complain. They told him it didn’t look like he would be flying. “If I can’t go, then I’m

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going to go to town and get drunk,” he decided. “We were confined to base, but there was a path that we used to sneak into town. I got into my class-A uniform and was on my way out the barrack door when the tannoy [public address speaker] called my name and said to report to operations.” He flew.

Art Unruh, waist gunner

On D-Day, Art Unruh

was flying in a B-17, too, only the young waist gunner was stationed in Italy. Unruh, a native of Hutchinson, Kansas, had been working in the salt mines there before the war; he went from working 620 feet below ground to three miles up in the sky. “We were bombing a railroad bridge in Romania that day,” Unruh remembered. “We were thrilled when we heard the news. Thrilled.”

All told, Unruh flew 50 missions, including the first bombing raid on Mount Casino.

Robert Culp, navigator

On D-Day, Robert Culp was still in navigator training in Sioux City, Iowa. “Everybody was pretty happy about it. We all wanted to hurry up and get over there and be part of it,” he said. Culp was sent to the 100th Bomb Group in England just as the war in Europe was coming to a

bloody end. “Flying combat became kind of routine,” he said. Then he paused. “Except three times when we [got separated from our formation] and came home by ourselves,” he continued. “That was kind of scary.” After about 13 missions, the crew’s co-pilot quit. “He was an old man of 28. He got tired of flying and transferred to a ground job,” Culp said. For Culp, VE Day (Victory in Europe) was more memorable than D-Day. “There were no targets and the crews were confined to their bases,” Culp said. “We were just kids. So to celebrate, we started shooting Very pistols [flare guns] at each other’s barracks. We had our own fireworks.”

Col. Ken Wheeler (USAF ret.), navigator

Col. Wheeler’s family homesteaded in Gig Harbor. Unlike the oth-

ers, he stayed in the U.S. Army Air Corps — soon to become the US Air Force — for 30 years. Trim and spry at age 94, he still fits into his WWII “pinks and greens” uniform and is the oldest member of the Gig Harbor YMCA. On D-Day he, like Unruh, was in the Italian Theater of war. “The B-17 was a magnificent airplane to fly,” he recalled. “One mission, the control cables to the rudder were shot away. With just our trim tabs, ailerons and by varying the engine speeds, the pilot managed to bring us home.” But not always. After parachuting out of a dying B-17, he spent two weeks evading German troops until he was able to make contact with an OSS agent who spirited him to safety. Following the war, Wheeler transferred to Military Air Transport Command. He delivered supplies during the Berlin Airlift in 1948, when the Soviet Union tried to force the allies out of a divided Berlin by closing off all ground access to the

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“The B-17 was a magnificent airplane to fly. One mission, the control cables to the rudder were shot away. With just our trim tabs [and] ailerons and by varying the engine speeds, the pilot managed to bring us home.” — Col. Ken Wheeler, USAF retired.

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Continued from page 2 beleaguered city. He took part in the Korean War in the 1950s and airlifted supplies into Vietnam in the 1960s. “We mostly flew ammunition in and the wounded out,” he recalled. Forty years ago, Wheeler met his second wife, Sharon, at a friend’s wedding at McChord Air Base. “Our combined families have eight kids,” Mrs. Wheeler said. “We have 16 grand adults and 25 greatgrandkids.” One day soon, artifacts like the “Aluminum Overcast” will be all that’s left to remind those future generations of what it was like to be a young man fighting three miles high in an almost airless sky in a plane loaded 2,780 U.S. gallons of aviation fuel and 4,800-pound bombs waiting to explode. And nothing but an eighth of an inch of aluminum skin and four screaming Wright Cyclone radial engines between you and the flak and the fighters and the eternal cold. For the 13 veterans, those bad moments were largely forgotten this D-Day; getting to fly in a B-17 again was to relive for a moment the days when they were young and still immortal. During the flight, Cliff

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Col. Ken Wheeler and his wife, Sharon, under the wing of the Aluminum Overcast B-17 at the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field, June 6. The event was organized by Cascade Warbirds. Sophie Bonomi / Staff photo Hurlburt had tears in his eyes as he remembered his experiences on the B-17 long past. “It was a trip back

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KITSAP MILITARY TIMES

JULY 2016

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Our View

The Vietnam War: Preserve memories of veterans now

istory. Future historians reinterpret it. Demagogues and tyrants rewrite it. The greatest source of what really happened are the memories of those who were there. Put their varied stories together and a collective truth begins to emerge. “I know what happened. I was there. I was an eyewitness to history,” said one World War II veteran who participated in the “I, Witness to History” project (www.larksfieldplace.org/ blog/i-witness-to-history). In the mid-1990s, “I, Witness to History” helped members of the Greatest Generation write, publish, and share their life stories. While interviewing the 13 World War II B-17 airmen for this issue’s cover story, KMT Editor Terryl Asla (who participated in the “I, Witness to History” project) realized that the oldest members of the Vietnam War generation are now in their 70s — about the same age as the World War II veterans interviewed some 20-plus years ago. “It made me realize that those of us who lived through the Vietnam experience — the Baby Boomers — are a dying generation (although we are apt to deny it) and unless we take action to preserve them, our memories will die with us,” Asla said. Why bother to preserve the memories of a war that divided our nation and which we arguably lost? Because it split this country like no war had since the American Civil War. Vietnam divided families and pitted one generation against another. The Vietnam War was a controversial war — a war over ideology, a campaign to prevent the spread of Communism into Southeast Asia, for which 58,220 U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines gave their lives. It was a highly political war, and not until March 2015 did Vietnam War veterans receive a welcome home. Veterans’ and families’ accounts of the Vietnam War need to be preserved. We need to protect the story of the Vietnam War era from revisionism. Without these accounts, history shows that we are probably doomed to repeat our mistakes — in our policy making, and in how we treat those who put their lives on the line.

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FOR SPOUSES ONLY | JOEY PRICE

Independence Day

merica celebrates July 4 as Independence Day

because it was on July 4, 1776 that members of the Second Continental Congress adopted the final draft of the Declaration of Independence. Everywhere it was read, spontaneous celebrations erupted. People cheered, guns fired, and fire crackers were set off. But it wasn’t until 1783, when the war ended, that the Fourth of July became a holiday in some places. In 1941, Congress declared July

4 a federal holiday. And then the fun began! Speeches, military events, parades, fireworks, picnics, barbecues, games, trips to the beach, and sharing with friends and family. To me, this special day means I have control of my life to make choices to do and say what I want and the freedom to go where I want and when I want. Unless, of course, you are married with children! Then all the choices and decisions become family choices — a decision you were free to make!

When it’s time to move

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Don’t forget to teach your children that what they have came at a cost. Happy 240th Birthday, America. Now go out there and celebrate, but be careful and be safe … — Joey Price, a military spouse (retired), is national president of Navy Wives Club of America and president of NWCA Kitsap No. 46. Contact her at pricejj@embarqmail.com.

I also know that freedom isn’t free.

SPOUSE TO SPOUSE | LAPORA LINDSEY

is the season to move! Summer is the peak season for permanent change of station, also known as PCS. Already, I have seen at least 10 moving trucks in our neighborhood this week alone,

Since the 1700s, military personnel have been making the ultimate sacrifice so that we can remain free. As you celebrate, honor these special people and let’s not forget what they do and have done for us.

packing out families and delivering new household goods. This can be an extremely exciting and busy time, but let’s not overlook the stress that can come with such a major life event.

Moving to a new duty station across the country, or to another continent, can be an extremely stressful time. Whether it’s the first time or the 10th, the anxiety of the known and unknown can See LINDSEY, Page 5

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Get Involved Volunteers needed for Veterans Advisory Board Veterans are needed to serve on the Kitsap County Veterans Advisory Board. The board guides the county’s Veterans Assistance Program. As a board member, you help provide services to lowincome veterans and their families, and organize activities such as the annual The Unforgotten, Run to Tahoma. To qualify, you must be a Kitsap County resident and be an honorably discharged veteran Go to www.kitsapgov. com/volunteer/boards/ vets%20bd.htm or contact Rebecca Pirtle, communications and volunteer services coordinator, 360-337-4650 or rpirtle@co.kitsap.wa.us. Meanwhile, here’s a list of local organizations. American Legion Post 30 Port Orchard n 615 Kendall St., Port Orchard. 360-813-5399.

n Meets at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month. n Social Night is on the third Friday of every month — games, movies and snacks provided.

American Legion Post 31 Shelton n Veterans Memorial Hall, 210 W. Franklin St. n Meets at 1800 on the first Tuesday of every month. n Contact: Ken Gonella, 360-426-4546, or kgonellalegionpost31vso@ hotmail.com. American Legion Post 109 Silverdale n 10710 Silverdale Way, Silverdale. n Meets 7 p.m. the third Monday of the month, at All Star Lanes & Casino. n Contact: Email alpost109 cmdr@gmail.com, or visit on Facebook. American Legion Post 149 Bremerton n 4922 Kitsap Way, Bremerton. 360-373-8983. n Online: www.legion149 wa.org.

American Legion Post 172 Bainbridge Island n 7880 NE Bucklin Hill Road, Bainbridge Island. 206-842-5000. n Meets 7:30 p.m. the first and third Friday of the month. n Online: www.bainbridge islandpost172.org. American Legion Post 200 Belfair n Meets 6 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. n Contact: Tom Welch, xtw@aol.com. American Legion Post 245 Veterans Service Office n 19068 Jensen Way, Suite 3A, downtown Poulsbo. 360-779-5456. n Open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays. American Legion Post 268 East Bremerton n 1240 Sheridan Road. n Meets 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month. n A newly chartered post, seeking veterans and active-duty personnel to join. Dues are $45 a year.

n Info: 360-377-9115 or 360-440-0121.

Disabled American Veterans Chapter 5 and Auxiliary n 2315 Burwell St., Bremerton. 360-373-2397. n Chapter meetings: Meeting noon, potluck 1 p.m., first Saturdays. DAV Adjutant Service Office n North Mason Resources, 140 NE Highway 300, Belfair. 360-552-2303. n Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday or by appointment. Kitsap County Veterans Assistance Program n Kitsap County Department of Human Services, 614 Division St., MS-23, Port Orchard. n Contact: 360-337-4811. n Online: www.kitsapgov. com/hs/veterans/VA.htm. Marine Corps League Olympic Peninsula Detachment 531 n 2315 Burwell St., Bremerton. 360-265-7492. n Meets 6 p.m. the first

Wednesday of the month. Mason County Veterans Service Office n Veterans Memorial Hall, 210 W. Franklin St., Shelton. Contact: Pete Laserinko, 360-426-4546. n Free assistance for all veterans, including pre-, current- and postincarcerated vets with any VA claims, within the state. Also provides financial assistance through the Soldiers and Sailors Veterans Assistance Fund. n Available to resident veterans of Mason County. Navy Wives Club of America, Kitsap No. 46 n Contact: Joey Price, pricejj@embarqmail.com. (Note: Joey Price is also the national president.) Suquamish Tribe Veterans Resource Office n Contact: LaVada Anderson, 360-394-8515, landerson@suquamish.nsn. us. VFW Post 239 Bremerton n 190 Dora Ave., Bremer-

ton. 360-377-6739. n Meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month. VFW Post 2669 Port Orchard n 736 Bay St., Port Orchard. n Service officer available noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays. VFW Post No. 1694 Shelton n Memorial Hall, Second and Franklin streets, Shelton. 360-426-4546. n Meets 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Beverages and snacks are served at 6 p.m. by the Ladies Auxiliary. WorkSource Kitsap County n 1300 Sylvan Way, second floor, Bremerton. 360-337-4767. n Contact: Michael Robinson, disabled veterans outreach, 360-337-4727, mrobinson@esd.wa.gov. Or jmckenna@esd.wa.gov. — To add your organization to this list, email rwalker @soundpublishing.com.

Public Meetings The following is a brief list of public meetings that may be of interest to military families. www.cityofpoulsbo.com. BAINBRIDGE ISLAND n Bainbridge Island City Council: 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, City Hall, 280 N. Madison Ave., Bainbridge Island. www.ci.bainbridgeisl.wa.us. n Bainbridge Island School Board: 5:30 p.m. the second and last Thurs-

day of each month, 9530 High School Road NE, Bainbridge Island. www. bisd303.org. BREMERTON n Bremerton City Council: 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Norm Dicks Government Center, Council Conference Room, 345 Sixth St., sixth floor, Bremerton. www.ci.bremerton.wa.us. n Bremerton School Board: 5 p.m. the first and third Thursday of

each month, 134 Marion Ave. N., Bremerton. www. bremerton schools.org. CENTRAL KITSAP n Central Kitsap School Board: 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, 9210 Silverdale Way NW, Silveerdale. www.ckschools. org. PORT ORCHARD n Port Orchard City Council: 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of

each month, Robert G. Geiger Council Chambers, 216 Prospect St., Port Orchard. www.cityofport orchard.us. n South Kitsap School Board: 6 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month, 2689 Hoover Ave. SE, Port Orchard. www. skitsap.wednet.edu. POULSBO n Poulsbo City Council: 7 p.m. the first, second and third Wednesday of each

month, City Hall Council Chambers, 200 NE Moe St., Poulsbo. www.cityof poulsbo.com. n North Kitsap School Board: 6 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of most months, 18360 Caldart Ave. NE, Poulsbo. www. nkschools.org. COUNTYWIDE n Kitsap County Board of County Commissioners: 5:30 p.m. second and fourth Monday of the

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I realized I had a history of arriving at each duty station with a negative attitude. The current location, wherever it was, was not as good as the last place. They didn’t have the right restaurants; they didn’t have enough activities for kids; they didn’t have enough jobs for spouses — whatever the case, I found a reason to not be happy. After moving several more times — and experiencing the cycle of hating a place when we were there, and wanting to move back there after we left — I

realized that I needed to approach each duty station with the mindset that, “This can and will work!” My problem was simple: it was my outlook. It was causing me to miss out on some great things that each duty station had to offer. So, I changed my attitude. I decided I would arrive at each new location and find out what made that place great. Yes, Florida is not the same as North Dakota. But if you’re looking for it, you can find what’s great about each place

and enjoy what it has to offer. Since then, I have found that each duty station affords more different and exciting opportunities than the last. At each duty station, I now find I can adjust faster and, thus, each PCS move has become a seamless transition (aside from the three to four weeks of no furniture, no cars, hotel living, and no idea of where to go). Whether you physically move this summer or not, move your mind to a positive mindset so that

you can enjoy your duty station — and wherever else life takes you! — LaPora Lindsey is the owner of High Caliber Resumes. A Navy spouse of eight years, she and her husband have two children. She has a master’s degree in administration and a bachelor’s in organizational communications from the University of West Florida. She enjoys volunteering in her free time. Contact her at anlectalindsey@highcaliber resumes.com.

Continued from page 4 plague your thoughts. However, based on your perception, this major event can also become something you look forward to whenever it’s time to pack up and move. The first time we were up for orders, there were only a handful of places I wanted to move to, and even when we got the place that I really wanted, I still had a breakdown. After the third relocation,

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The story behind ‘Aluminum Overcast’ According to the Experimental Aircraft Association website and other online sources, B-17G-105-VE, 44-85740 —now known as the “Aluminum Overcast” — was built by the Vega Division of Lockheed Aircraft Company and delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps on 18 May 1945, too late to serve in World War II. (To meet the huge demand for B-17s, several other plane builders helped Boeing build B-17s.) Declared surplus, the plane was sold as scrap for $750 in 1946. The aircraft was saved when it was resold to Universal Aviation, which used it for an aerial mapping platform. Over the next 30 years it passed through several hands and missions. It was used to haul cattle in Florida and Puerto Rico; used to carry out mapping operations over

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Clockwise from left: The 13 B-17 airmen gather beneath the shadowing wing of the Aluminum Overcast outside the Museum of Flight on June 6 to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of Europe. J.W. Roundhill was in the RAF before he became a U.S. bombardier and flew on D-Day. A view of Mount Rainier from the top Terryl Asla / Staff photo gunner’s position.

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Haley elected president of Weed for Warriors POULSBO — Spenser Haley, a U.S. Army veteran who served for five months in Afghanistan, was recently elected president of the Washington chapter of Weed for Warriors. Haley is a member of the Kitsap Military Times Community Advisory Board and a periodic columnist for the publication. The Weed For Warriors Project (www.wfwproject. org) is national. It advo-

cates to the Department of Veterans Affairs on behalf of veterans, and seeks a change that would allow veterans the freedom to use medical marijuana “as a recognized medical alternative to harmful psychiatric drugs without any discrimination or unjust actions against the individual.” Haley joined the Army through the Delayed Entry Program in December 2006 and began active duty three days after graduating from North Kitsap High School in June 2007. He received basic training and military police training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He served five months as an MP in Afghanistan. He served three years in the Army. He has two children.

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Continued from page 1 the lawyer or planner repositions financial assets and makes the veteran appear falsely impoverished and financially eligible to the VA. The so-called advocate has the veteran or survivor break the law by receiving federal money not intended for them. As Cindy Kartes, a wellrespected elder advocate and a veterans service officer for the Veterans of

Watson said her brother served as an Army Ranger and she, too, is committed to maintaining that discount on all integrative veterinary services. Integrative veterinary medicine is a comprehensive medical approach to pet care that combines the best of conventional medicine with complementary and alternative therapies, Watson said. This type of

veterinary practice focuses on treating the whole animal, forming a partnership between the client and the veterinarian, and using all appropriate therapeutic options to achieve optimal wellness. Dr. Watson, a veterinarian for 14 years, has provided animal emergency care on the Kitsap Peninsula for much of that career. Over the past four years,

her focus has expanded to incorporate nutrition and holistic care. In 2015, she obtained her veterinary acupuncture certification. “Challenges in treating my own greyhound with skin allergies led me to explore other treatment options, particularly nutrition and raw feeding,” Watson said. “Ten years of emergency work showed me that con-

ventional veterinary medicine is fantastic for treating acute illness and traumatic injuries, yet it is not always optimum for more nuanced and chronic problems like recurrent infections, cancer, arthritis, and allergies. “As animal lovers, we just want our furry kids to have vibrant, happy lives without suffering. Holistic medicine gives me more tools to make them feel

better [and] to facilitate their own bodies ability to heal so they can really be better.” Prior to moving to Big Valley, Watson had offices in Silverdale at Naturally4Paws, and at Brookside Veterinary Hospital in Gig Harbor. Go to www.bigvalleyvet.com, on Facebook at www.facebook/bigvalleyvet, or call 360-697-1650.

Foreign Wars, put it, “They are all over the place and the VA is beginning to seriously look at them.” Also very important, these so-called advocates will never discuss other VA programs even though they may provide better benefits and service to the veteran. Further, they present the pension program in a manner that is confusing and deceitful. Here are the facts: ■ When a veteran or surviving spouse is too disabled to work because

of non-service related medical issues or is older than 65 years, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) has pension programs. The pension programs require that the claimant be under a specific financial worth as set by Congress. The veteran must also meet specific length of service with at least one day of war-time service. ■ There are, as well, higher levels of financial support added to the basic

pension program when the medical need is shown. ■ A “housebound” level is awarded when a claimant is unable to leave their home without the assistance of another. If the claimant is in need of skilled medical supervision, there is the “aid & attendance” level of payments The VA has compiled numerous, very useful, web pages with information, instructions, and videos to assist any claimant. Conversely, caution

is encouraged with any Internet site not generated by the VA; most are actually advertisements for businesses. So-called veteran advocates are actually well trained salespeople, financial planners, and even lawyers using VA benefits illegally as a lure to their offices to make money. The State of Washington’s Department of Veterans Affairs has proven to be the best source for answers or assistance, 360-725-2200.

There are also individuals at traditional service organizations, like Cindy Kartes at the VFW, who are trained to answer questions and provide assistance with no direct or indirect exchange of money. — Thom Stoddert is a U.S. Army combat veteran (Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm) and a former VA rating specialist. Contact him at stoddertwork@gmail.com.

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Art Slam is an art gallery, and more Two Navy wives promote arts, education BY LESLIE KELLY lkelly@soundpublishing.com

SILVERDALE — It started out as a temporary seasonal showcase of local art in Kitsap Mall, started by two Navy wives, Susanna De Santos and Colleen Dobbin. Within a few months, it had its own permanent location at a shopping center just east of the mall. Now, six months later, the ArtSLAM Studio is gaining notice — and members. ArtSLAM is a co-op of local artists who get together to create, coach, teach and sell their works. “What we found out was that there was a need for a place like this,” De Santos said. “We’re filling that need, not only for ourselves, but for others.” De Santos referred to the nonprofit studio at 10300 Silverdale Way, which is open to anyone who wants to come in and create. It operates under a 15-member board of directors who also are the house artists. In total, there are 40 dues-paying members who use the studio and show their works. Non-members are invited to drop by and anyone can come in to look at or purchase the artwork. De Santos, who grew up in North Kitsap, turned to art to ease the anxiety of owning a franchise business, Legal Shield. She began with a small studio in downtown Bremerton six years ago, but found it difficult to be by herself. Following that, she sought out a temporary artist studio at the mall, and found mall managers to be agreeable. She set up shop in the former Forever 21 clothing store space and began painting. One by one, other artists stopped by and became a part of ArtSLAM. Then, just before the holidays last year, ArtSLAM was offered a permanent location in the shopping center just east

At ArtSLAM Studio in Silverdale, visitors are welcome to come in, sit down and create. The studio also provides classes on and off site, and assists the music director at Brownsville Elementary School. Leslie Kelly / Staff photo

Left, Susanna DeSantos is a painter. Above, Colleen Dobbin Leslie Kelly / Staff photos is a costume designer. of the mall. The studio offers classes for youth and adults, and hosts home-schooled students for pottery making. Sallie Nan, a board member, teaches the pottery classes. “It’s interesting to see the students begin to trust their abilities,” Nan said. “I’ve seen kids come in with their hand crossed over their chests, saying

they don’t want to be part of this. And then, by the end of class, they’re asking when they can come back.” Next on the agenda for the home-schooled kids is drawing and collage work. The studio pays its rent from fees charged for classes and from house artists’ fees. “Sometimes, it’s just by faith that we make it,” De

Santos said. “But the mall loves us and we couldn’t ask for a better landlord.” Many of the artists who work at the studio are selftaught. They draw on each of their own strengths and find that they can share their techniques. “Sometimes, one of us will be painting and having a rough time with something,” De Santos said. “We’ll gather around and

make suggestions.” But Nan stressed that there’s no judging others. “This is all about having a place to create freely,” she said. “We don’t judge here.” There is a real need for an open studio in the area, especially for young people, ArtSLAM board president Colleen Dobbin said. “After decades of killing

art in the public schools, people are seeing that it’s needed,” said Dobbin. “Even if someone just wants to come in here and color.” As for walk-in traffic, they know some people are hesitant to open the door and come in. “We’re kind of a hidden secret,” De Santos said. “When people do walk in, they just say, ‘I was curious what’s going on in here.’ ” The artists remind others that it isn’t a stuffy art gallery. It’s a studio. Art work is priced from $7 for smaller works to $950 for larger works. De Santos said every so often all ArtSLAM members are challenged to create something based on a theme. That’s where the mannequins come in. Artists painted on them, added mosaic tiles to one, even created a Christmas tree out of one. The mannequins “watch” the studio from wall to wall. Another project was a two-dimensional Seahawksthemed calendar, in which ArtSLAM sold out, earning $500 toward the rent. De Santos just announced the next project: “How do you remember 9-11?” “It’s going to be displayed in the (Kitsap) mall for the 15th anniversary of Sept. 11,” she said. “We’re waiting to find out the dimensions of the project. But we know it will be used as the backdrop to a memorial ceremony they have planned.” Most likely, De Santos won’t be on hand for that. As a Navy wife, which many of the house artists are, she and her husband have orders to move to Hawaii. While there for the next three years, she plans to work in nonprofits with multiple locations, so she can use that knowledge when she returns to Kitsap County. “We’ve been asked about opening up studios in other cities throughout the county,” she said. “I’m hoping to bring those skills back with me.” INFO: Call 360-662-1000 or visit ArtSLAM Studio on Facebook.

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LaCoste assumes command at NUWC Keyport

Advanced Course in Groton, Connecticut. In December 1999, he reported as combat systems officer on USS Albany (SSN 753) and then transferred to navigation/operations officer in February 2002 on USS Minneapolis St. Paul (SSN 708), both homeported in Norfolk, Virginia. While stationed in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, from July 2003 to June 2004, he graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and also completed a master’s degree in engineering management from Old Dominion University. LaCoste then reported as executive officer on USS Charlotte (SSN 766) in Pearl Harbor. Following his XO tour, he was assigned to the Joint Staff in the J-5 directorate, working security assistance plans and policy. Completing the Naval Reactors and Submarine Prospective Commanding Officer courses, LaCoste was assigned as deputy commander of Submarine Squadron 6 in Norfolk, and then commanded the Naval Submarine Torpedo Facility in Yorktown from

KEYPORT — Capt. Eugene (Doug) LaCoste is the new commanding officer of Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Key-port. LaCoste received his commission after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1992. He completed nuclear and submarine pipeline training and reported to USS Bluefish (SSN 675) in December 1993. On Bluefish, he held division officer positions as electrical officer, damage control assistant, and sonar officer while homeported in Charleston, South Carolina, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. After completing his initial submarine tour and reporting to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 22, he conducted a deployment on USS Caron (DD 970) in 1998 as the Combined Task Force 60 submarine liaison officer. Following 10 months as a watch officer for the Atlantic Submarine Force, LaCoste attended the Submarine Officer

Above, Master Chief Petty Officer Terry Lathrop took over as the U.S. Coast Guard’s Ancient Keeper after the retirement of Master Chief Petty Officer James Clemens. Right, the Ancient Keeper honor is named for Coast Guard hero Capt. Joshua James, who was credited with saving more than 600 lives during his lifetime. Above: Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley / Right: U.S. Coast Guard July 2011 to June 2013. He next reported to the Washington Navy Yard as an assistant program manager for undersea weapons (PMS 404), and managed all in-service aspects of the Navy’s undersea weapons program starting in July 2013. In April 2016, LaCoste assumed the role of commanding officer at NUWC Division, Keyport. His awards include the Defense Meritorious Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), and various other personal, campaign, and unit awards.

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