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Page 9 September 2013 The AC Phoenix Sharon Barnes Tanner LErS GET TOGETHER We have all been thru some rough times I'm sure we all will agree with this Let's not allow family fueds control our minds If we do, the best things in life will be missed What have our families been thinking of? We all need each others love! Let's stop getting together when its too late We should learn to forgive one another for their mistakes Try to push by gones to the side So what ten, fifteen or twenty years ago, someone lied Don't allow hate to take control Because havingy our family carries more weight than gold As a tribute to all of family members passed New beginnings are very important and we should make them last So the next time we see one another Whether it be cousin, aunt, uncle, brother, sister, dad or mother Let's enjoy life while we are still here Instead of getting together at the hospital or funeral Just to shed another tear Written by: Sharon Barnes Tanner The Winston -Salem Air Show By Dwight Jones Hoorah, hoorah is what I shouted dur ing the first two weeks of football sea son. But my rapture was soon checked upon realizing that the official start of professional football season always coincides with the annual Air Show held in Winston-Salem every Septem ber. That means that low flying Jets reaching speeds of five hundred miles an hour with supersonic engines will menace the homes of residents who desire quiet and peace during their weekends. For some of these residents the man made thunder and roar of Jets will trigger unpleasant memories of Jungles, bullets, bombs, and death in distant lands long ago. Forty two years ago on two separate occasions my platoon was trapped in a prone position for more that seven hours after we were ambushed by a company of North Vietnamese Army regulars (NVA) over the Cuchi Tunnels a few miles south of Cambodia. Dur ing that expanded period of time more than one squadron of F-14 Tom Cats fighter Jets appeared providing air sup port. Prior to those unforgettable acts of war I was mesmerized by the magnificent stunts and maneuvers that fighter Jets are capable of performing. But wit nessing them in action being used for their true intent, outrageously wicked killing machines, my perspective has changed. I no longer consider them as a form of entertainment. The Air Show grows each year in terms of chaos and potential danger for the [continued on page 12]
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