Vietnam veteran finds courage and purpose in life
Roger Jackson, a Vietnam Marine and paraplegic, speaks of living “one day at a time” after a 1966 mortar attack near the DMZ that severed his spinal cord. Evacuated to the Repose, his condition and journey through Great Lakes Naval Hospital shaped decades of volunteering with Elyria VFW Post 1079 and veterans groups. He honors fallen friend Gilbert Feliciano, born July 4, and remains active in DAV, MOC, AMVETS, and disability causes.
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Roger Jackson
Jackson
Elyria
Vietnam
Lincoln High School
Cleveland
West Side
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Victor Charlie
Coreman
Japan
United States
Great Lakes Naval Hospital
Illinois
Military Order of the Purple Heart
M.O.C
Pup
Amvets
Gilbert Feliciano
Romance fuels car ads and women take charge
A reader critiques car commercials as women increasingly influence purchases, praising ads that respect female buyers while ridiculing stereotypes. He references Lincoln, Cadillac, Isuzu, Jaguar, and other brands, lampooning claims about anti lock brakes, evolution, and fantasy visuals, and questions the value of in car phones and foreign versus American makers.
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Parker
Rocky Mountain
Animals Do the Unexpected in Bizarre Beliefs
A playful look at myths about ostriches and bats. Ostriches do not bury heads in sand but bend to forage. Bats use echolocation to hunt at night, spotting edible prey by sound echoes and avoiding danger with precise navigation.
Senior Fellowship Club to Meet at American Legion Elyria
The Senior Fellowship Club meets Tuesday at 9 30 am at the American Legion 445 Ohio St Elyria guest speaker is Bob Frederick st Agnes Seniors meet Wednesday for 9 am Mass at the church Breakfast served at 9 45 am at the Bolero Club Elyria No Wewe one meeting on Aug 5 The New Inner City Studio sponsors summer creativity art workshops Displays run through July 9 at Elyria Public Library Call 277 8269 for information
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American Legion
Ohio St
Elyria
St. Agnes
Inner City
Neighborhood House Association OF
Lorain County, Inc
Elyria Public Library
Washington Avenue
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U.S.S Repose
Wade Park Veteran’s Hospital
Wade Park
Janine Exner
Dorothy Storck
Knight-Ridder Newspapers
Mazda
Car and Driver Magazine
Ford
Detroit
Y Clarence Petersen
Chicago Tribune
Bob Frederick
Sano
Magna
Kodak
Dinker
Pendaat
THORS
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Hillerd
N. Abbe Rd
Cornee
Transportation Service
Lorain County Bank
South
Abbe Road
Ohio
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