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Soledad Rodriguez did not set out to be a trailblazer for women when she joined the Navy.

“I joined the Navy in October of 1994, right after high school,” Rodriguez said. Leaving El Paso, she flew to Great Lakes, Ill., for boot camp.

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Rodriguez, a logistics specialist at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Keyport, found herself helping inaugurate a new era of integration in 2001 when she became the first woman assigned to the Deep Submergence Unit (DSU). Born in El Paso, Rodriguez said her mother was from Arizona, and her father came to the U.S. from Mexico in 1969. Her father was a carpenter and her mother was a factory worker, but Rodriguez said she also remembers working in the fields picking jalapenos and other peppers for extra cash in

Rodriguez was attached to an amphibious construction battalion homeported aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. When she was up for orders, she wanted to stay in California, and DSU had an opening. Rodriguez visited the DSU after accepting orders. DSU is most famous for having operated the deep sea rescue vehicles Mystic and Avalon. The Mystic was featured in the 1978 feature film “Grey Lady Down” and the 1990 feature film “The Hunt for Red October.” “I didn’t know what Deep Submergence Unit was,” she said.

at DSU were slightly awkward, but not hostile. “It was different because the men didn’t talk to me that much. They had been through so much sexual harassment training they didn’t know what to do,” she said. “I think they were more scared of me than I was of them!” Rodriguez said she was excited by the prospect of being part of the DSU, but never considered herself as doing something truly historic. Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport logistics specialist Soledad Rodriguez stands with the deep submergence rescue vehicle Mystic. U.S. Navy photo by Shayna Gosney Rodriguez met her prospective leading petty officer, and he told her she would be occupying a unique place in the command.

“He told me this was a big deal because I’d be the first female ever in the unit,” she said. “I was surprised. I had never been to a place where I was going to be the only woman.

I had been at an amphibious construction battalion, and we were integrated, so I had no idea what it would be like.” Rodriguez said her early days

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VA releases 2019 national veteran suicide prevention report The 2019 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report highlights suicide as a national problem and urges all Americans to come together to address the larger social issues that contribute to the increased rates of suicide in the U.S. One key change from this year’s report is that it does not group together veterans eligible for VA services with servicemembers and former National Guard and Reserve members who were never federally activated. This change was necessary because these groups are unique and do not all qualify for the same benefits and services, therefore they require individualized outreach strategies. Moving forward, VA’s report will include a separate section focusing on never federally activated former Guard and Reserve members, while the Department of Defense will publish a separate report focusing on servicemember suicides.

VA’s public-health approach to suicide prevention focuses on equipping communities to help veterans get the right care, whenever and wherever they need it. That approach is the foundation for the President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS) executive order, which aims to bring together stakeholders across all levels of government and in the private sector to work side by side to ensure that veterans are able to seek and receive the care, support and services they deserve. “VA is working to prevent suicide among all veterans, whether they are enrolled in VA health care or not,” VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said. “That’s why the department has adopted a comprehensive public health approach

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America’s non-veteran population is increasing while its veteran population is decreasing over time. The number of veteran suicides exceeded 6,000 each year from 2008 to 2017. In 2017, the suicide rate for veterans was 1.5 times the rate for non-veteran adults, after adjusting for population differences in age and sex. Firearms were the method of suicide in 70.7 percent of male veteran suicide deaths and 43.2 percent of female veteran suicide deaths in 2017. Suicide is heartbreaking, and the nation understandably grieves with each one. However, suicide is preventable, and we all have a role to play in saving lives. The 2019 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report emphasizes that suicide can be prevented through meaningful connection, one person at

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R. Bruce Campbell was born in Los Angeles, Calif. on Nov. 30, 1927.

He was the eldest of three children born to Richard F. Campbell, a banker with Union Bank in Los Angeles, and Muriel W. Wormald. Both parents immigrated from Canada during the Great Depression. Bruce attended Bancroft Jr. High, where he met his future wife, Trudy Eggers. Bruce was ver y active in the Boy Scouts, becoming an Eagle Scout and later a Scoutmaster. He and Trudy both attended Fairfax High School in LA. Bruce decided to join the U.S. Navy as soon as he graduated, rather than be drafted. In 1945, he was accepted in preflight of ficer training under the Holloway Plan. Br uce began college at the University of Southern California (USC) while training to become a naval aviator. After completing two years of college he went to Pensacola, Fla. for flight training and was deployed to Hawaii as a multi-engine pilot flying midshipman. He joined VP-28 in Barber’s Point, Hawaii as a PB4Y-2 pilot. After successfully completing aviation

requirements, he was commissioned an ensign in 1949. He deployed to Guam and continued to fly missions. Bruce was sent home to California to be discharged, but reupped the next day to fight in the Korean War. He was deployed back to Guam and joined VP-22, where he piloted the new P2V-4 Neptune in the China Straights. Upon returning to the United States, Bruce and Trudy were married in 1952. Br uce was then trained as a flight instructor in Corpus Christi, Texas, and assigned to Hutchinson, Kansas as an instructor for two years. In 1954, Bruce was assigned to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, as a Super Constellation pilot. He was then sent back to USC to finish his bachelor of science degree in business. Br uce was next assigned to the USS Independence as a Combat Information Center of ficer during the Bay of Pigs incident in 1961. He was then assigned to the 6th Fleet Staf f on board the USS Springfield, stationed

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in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France. In 1963, Bruce was again assigned to Barber’s Point as the executive of ficer of VP-6, where he flew the P2V Neptune. In 1966, Bruce was assigned as the executive officer of VP-2 on Whidbey Island. He became commanding officer in 1967. He deployed to the Republic of Vietnam three times while assigned to Whidbey Island. In 1968, Br uce was assigned to the USS Bennington as the navigator and, in 1969, he attended the National War College in Washington, D.C. where he competed a masters degree in International Relations. His next assignment was to the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, where he prepared daily intelligence briefings and received the highest non-combat medal, the Legion of Merit, for exceptionally meritorious conduct. His final militar y assignment was Commodore, Reser ve Patrol Wings Pacific, in command of nine squadrons and based at Moffett Field, Calif., where he flew the P-3 Orion. Bruce retired from the U.S. Navy in 1975. Following his Navy career, he worked for five years as the manager of

Rinconada Hills Countr y Club and Association in Los Gatos, Calif., before retiring to Whidbey Island, Wash., in 1980. Bruce and Trudy lived at Sandy Hook for many years, where they enjoyed boating, fishing, traveling and many community groups. They moved to Useless Bay in 2004. Br uce and Tr udy were ver y involved in St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Kiwanis, the Oak Harbor Yacht Club and the Useless Bay Club. They suppor ted many local education projects and nonprofits. Bruce was caregiver to Trudy through a long illness before she passed away in 2012. Br uce continued to live in Useless Bay Colony until his death on Aug. 7, 2019. Bruce is sur vived by his sister, Joan; children, Susan Campbell, Sandri (Kevin), and R. David Campbell (Jenny); four grandchildren, Daniel (Kelly), Lauren Sandri, Annie, and Connor Campbell; and two great grandchildren, Ayla and Cyrus Sandri. Bruce’s Celebration of Life is 2 p.m. Sept. 21 at St. Augustine’s inthe-Woods Episcopal Church in Freeland. We ask that any memorial gift be made to the church.

A Search and Rescue team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island rescued a 39-year-old man near Washington Pass in the early evening of Sept. 6. The climber had suffered a possible pelvis fracture and lost consciousness after a fall at an elevation of approximately 6,500 feet. Washington Pass is north of Lake Chelan and west of Winthrop in the Cascade Mountains. The SAR crew located the climber against a 500-foot vertical rock face, which gave way to a steep field of loose rock. The SAR crew inserted two crewmembers via rappel about 300 feet below the injured climber. While the SAR helicopter returned to NAS Whidbey Island to refuel, the two crewmembers climbed to the patient, prepped him for transport and moved him back down to their original insert point. After returning from refueling, the SAR crew hoisted the injured climber and two crewmembers aboard the helicopter for transport to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island SAR has conducted 31 total missions throughout Washington state this year, including nine searches, twelve rescues and ten medical evacuations.

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Historian uncovers rescue story Massive 1945 search to recover crew of crashed Lockheed will be presented at library talk By MARIA MATSON

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fter a World War II-era plane crash, the teamwork of multiple agencies on a mission to rescue a stranded crew turned unfortunate circumstances into a story of cooperation and survival. At 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, cultural historian Jesse Kennedy will be at the Oak Harbor Library meeting room to tell the tale of the six men from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island who were forced to parachute from their plane into the North Cascade Mountains in January of 1945.

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A Lockheed Vega Ventura PV-1 similar to this one crashed in the North Cascades.

The training mission went sour after the crew of the Lockheed Vega Ventura PV-1, assigned to VPB-199, became lost in bad weather. “They didn’t know which way to go,” Kennedy said. “They started running out of fuel.” The crew parachuted into dense rain and fog at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 14, 1945, he said.

As for the bomber, “the real reason it crashed was because nobody was in it,” he joked.

four who made it through the ordeal alive received awards for their service.

Kennedy describes the aftermath as an “incredible inter-agency search” and a well-documented one. His visual narrative at the library will show photos of the resulting rescue mission and those who survived.

Kennedy, who worked for the North Cascades National Park for over 25 years and served as chief of cultural resource management, first started researching the story after he was approached by U.S. Coast Guard archivist Nora L. Chidlow, who had photos but not the context,

Unfortunately, the rescuers were not able to save the entire crew. The

Pilot — Lt. Harry W. Taber of North Twin Falls Idaho was found alive Jan. 18. Co-pilot — Ens Bruce Mayper, Douglaston, Long Island, NY died Jan. 16 and was found Jan. 20 Daniel Smotherman, AOM 2/C, Chicago, Illinois was found Saturday, Jan. 20 and died in Seattle Naval Hospital Jan. 23 Ens Rine Kruger, Jr, Gallion, Ohio was found alive Jan. 16 Arthur Earnest Utecht, ARM 3/C, Munsing, Michigan was found alive Jan. 16 Philip Myles Bauer, AMM 3/C, West Hartford, Connecticut was found alive Jan. 18

he said. They collaborated to piece together the full story. At the presentation, Kennedy will speak about the joint efforts of the many agencies, including the Coast Guard, that were involved in the rescue mission.

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TUESDAY OCTOBER 1 Haunting of Coupeville, events throughout October in Coupeville and around Whidbey Island. Visit hauntingofcoupeville.com for the spooky schedule. WVRC ride to Seattle VA Hospital and Clinics, 6:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 723 Camano Ave., Room 403, Building C, Langley. Transportation to the mainland for veterans and their families. The van departs from the Whidbey Veterans Resource Center in the morning and returns in the afternoon. Veterans Support Group, 10 a.m., Tuesdays, Whidbey Veterans Resource Center, Langley. Meets to socialize, encourage and share info regarding benefits and local connections. Stay Active and Independent for Life Class, 10:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, 101 N. Main St. Coupeville, Old Conference Room A. A free strength, bal-

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 3 Harvest Festival, Oct. 3-6, Whidbey Island Fairgrounds and Event Center and Whidbey Community Center. A four-day fall festival celebrating agriculture, food, wine, spirits, music, and arts and artisans on Whidbey Island. visitlangley.com Coffee Break Bible Study, 10-11:15 a.m., Thursdays, First Reformed Church, 250 SW 3rd Ave., Oak Harbor.

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Song Circle Saturdays, 12 p.m., Saturdays, Click Music, Oak Harbor. Bring your preferred instrument for a good time. Mr. South Whidbey Pageant, 7 p.m., Oct. 5, Freeland Hall. The 14th annual Mr. South Whidbey. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Funds raised go to Friends of Friends Medical Support.

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FRIDAY OCTOBER 11 Sex: WICA musical, Oct. 11-26, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley. This show is a new adaptation and musical re-imagining of the 1926 Mae West comedymelodrama.

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stroll up to 2.4 miles. Meets monthly on the second Saturday. Fick Scholarship Fundraiser, 2-5 p.m., Oct. 12, Dugualla Bay Community Center. The Morgan Fick Scholarship Award is given to an outstanding senior from OHHS. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to headfox@hotmail.com or call Terry Cays at 425-478-7030. Any donations can be sent c/o Matt Fick 4005 20th Ave. West. Seattle Washington 98199.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 Addams Family: Whidbey Playhouse, show dates Oct. 25-Nov. 17, Whidbey Playhouse, Oak Harbor.

Run to remember: wearblue, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Oct. 12, Veterans Memorial across from Skagit Valley College, Oak Harbor. The running community honors the service and sacrifice of the American military and creates a support network for military members and their families. Run, walk or

Haunted Fort Casey, Oct. 25-26, Fort Casey State Park. Tickets are $10 Experience terror this Halloween season in the best way: A creepy, dark, haunted fort here on Whidbey Island. Buy tickets at whidbeyplay house.com

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Potluck on the ﬁrst Sunday of the month. While Unity is considered practical Christianity, we embrace many of the sacred teachings throughout the world. Join us for supportive and inclusive spiritual community.

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St. Hubert Catholic Church 804 Third Street, Langley 360-221-5383

Masses: Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 8:00am and 10:30am Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri. 8:15am Wednesday 10:30am Fr. Rick Spicer, pastor E-mail sthubert@whidbey.com www.sthubertchurch.org

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