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Vol. 17, No. 48 May 30, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE:

This Reveille Home Page | The Friday Program: Operation Unified Assistance | The Big Black Badge Box Shuffle | Friday Potpourri | The Rotary Club of Duvall Invasion! | Club Service I Mini Assembly | New Member Inducted: Tom Harrelson | SAA Guilt Trip | Web Fun

The Friday Program:
Operation Unified Assistance

A salute to the military took on new meaning Friday when Memorial Day weekend and an eyewitness report on assistance to the victims and survivors of the terrible tsunami disaster the day after Christmas 2004 came together in a gripping program. Called Operation Unified Assistance,’the effort pulled together participating countries and organizations to direct aid where it was needed most.

Rear Admiral Doug Crowder, Commander of Carrier Strike Group 9, and Commander, Abraham Lincoln Strike Group, homeported at Naval Station Everett, played a leading role in this important humanitarian operation. Admiral Crowder has compiled a long and illustrious military career. His current post gives him operational control over seven ships berthed at Everett, including the carrier Abraham Lincoln.

The Strike Group left Everett on October 15th, being deployed for support and training exercises in the Southwest Pacific. “Our ships were in Hong Kong when the tsunami struck and we immediately headed for the disaster area. Upon arriving, we met with local officials to map plans and try to analyze the extent of damage. Communications throughout the whole area was in shambles.”

The tsunami was keyed by the 9.0 earthquake off Indonesia’s western coast. The Lincoln and the other ships responded to the hardest hit area, Banda Aceh, at the northern tip of the island of Sumatra.

“Our initial assessment showed the awesome devastation of this disaster,” said the Admiral. “Any structure or object less than 60-feet tall was pancaked. Because the Mosques were structurally built better, they were about the only buildings to make it through. We were stunned to see a large boat 1-1/2 miles inland from the coastline.”

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The Big Black Badge Box Shuffle

When members arrive for this week’s meeting, they’ll see a re-shuffling of the badges in the Badge Box. Not a huge shake-up, just an attempt to consolidate and bring the box up to date.

Please look for your name on the list provided and then carefully place your badge in your slot. If someone else has occupied your spot, you have permission to move that badge to a slot in the second box. A more loving Rotarian method would be to look on the back of the badge, find the correct number, and place the badge where it belongs.

Remember also, the badges are for use only at meetings, so there’s no reason to take them home with you.

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Thought for the week

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend. — Abraham Lincoln

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THIS WEEK'S EDITOR
John Mix

THIS WEEK'S PHOTOGRAPHER(S)
Jim Kindsvater

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