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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 2003
Page
6
The U S military escalates operations in the north and west of Baghdad targeting Saddam loyalists and noncompliant forces. Troop concentrations rise with 82nd Airborne involvement as jets strike Tikrit and Fallujah areas blasting multiple buildings after a Black Hawk crash likely from hostile fire.
The piece notes lawmakers and governors debating caucus use and early dates for nominating contests. Washington plans February precinct caucuses to allocate delegates, reducing the March 2 primary's importance. Critics cite costs and dwindling voter impact, while supporters praise localized, person to person engagement.
Local veterans and residents will gather November 11 at 11 am at Bicentennial Park at Lee Drive and Market Street to honor fallen and living servicemembers. Guest speaker James E. Nier, executive director of the Texas Veterans Commission, will address the crowd.
Baytown recognizes veterans from Vietnam and Korea including a doorgunner honored for his service from 1966 to 1967 with two oak leaf clusters. Baytown police Lt. Dougherty, a second degree black belt, and Samuel Smith, 84, a Marine veteran, receive acknowledgments. Judge Polumbo inducts karate students into a national Black Belt Club. Proceeds support Sexual Crime Outreach for Teens and Youth and Bridgehaven Child Advocacy Center.
Alexus Smith cites her great uncle Samuel Thomas Smith born November 13 1918 in Good Rich Texas. He served in the U S Marine Corps from 1940 to 1960 including Korea and China and Israel duty, retiring as First Sergeant. Interviewed October 28 2003 he remains active at age 84 and expresses pride in his decades of service.
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