Not Your Typical Veteran Elizabeth Enderli Enlists and Serves
Elizabeth Enderli of Baytown serves as a Marine Corps veteran who deployed to Iraq from 2002 to 2006. The 26 year old describes the unique camaraderie of military life and notes her JROTC beginnings at Robert E. Lee High School, inspiring family involvement and continued service in the reserves. Her story highlights a younger woman’s perspective on military duty and post deployment status.
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Baytown Sun
Nicki Evans
Elizabeth Enderli
Baytown
Marine Corps
Iraq
Enderli
Army Air Force
Korea
JROTC
Robert E. Lee High School
Memorial Day cheers in Baytown and Highlands
Staff Sergeant Chase Turbitt of Crosby VFW helped lead Memorial Day observances in Baytown and Highlands. The events featured speakers, taps, bag pipes, a dove release, and patriotic displays as residents reflected on service and freedom. Turbitt spoke at Sterling White Funeral Home in Highlands about his overseas service and visiting unmarked graves. SEE MEMORIAL PAGE 10
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Chase Turbitt
Crosby
Chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Turbitt
Baytown
Highlands
United States Army
Sterling White Funeral
3 000 Toys By Christmas A Baytown Toy Drive Grows
Michelle Phillips helps organize the Cruisin Texas Toy Drive co sponsored by Pelican Junction and Baytown. Now in its fourth year it aims to supply about 3000 children with toys. Phillips hunts bargains, turning $140 worth of toys into about 40 dollars and stacks a Harley Davidson chair bought for 40. The drive seeks 503c3 status and a permanent charity bank account to accept year round donations. See toys page 3.
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Texas
Rocky Strange
Pelican Junction
Baytown
Phillips
Strange
Ing
Chase Bank
GCCISD Education Foundation Grants Total $16K
The Goose Creek CISD Education Foundation awarded grants totaling over $16,000 in two days during its Surprise Patrol visit on May 25. Sterling High School led with three grants, followed by Lee High School Bowie Elementary and Harlem Elementary with two grants each.
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Gccisd Education Foundation
Goose Creek Cisd Education Foundation
The
Education Foundation
Goose Creek
Sterling High School
Lee High School
Bowie
Harlem
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Crosby Jrotc
Sterling White Cemetery
Wall of Honor
Marine
Holiday
Shannon Daughtry
U.S. Army
Funeral Home and Cemetery
Jane Howard Lee
Michelle Phillips
the Be Meddt Soit Hioansen
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