- Arizona Veterans Highway I-17 litter
Dear Sedona Eye Editor,
Every day should be Veterans Day.
All men and women in our Armed Forces serve the citizens of our country. Sometimes these men and women die for our country. Some of these men and women suffer life-changing injuries, again, serving the citizens of our country.
“Rick” Stone, USMC, paid the ultimate price when he served our country only to have a few people disgrace his name by dumping 30 bags of trash on the one-mile section of highway which honors his name, his service and his family’s name.
Those who disgrace our veterans and their family members by trashing our Arizona Veterans Highway (I-17) might want to rethink their actions.
Arizona honors its Armed Forces men and women by displaying the “Arizona Veterans Highway” and “custom” highway signs for our fallen soldiers plus those veterans who have served our country. Those who trash our highways and the slogan “America the Beautiful” impose the responsibility to restore honor to our surviving and fallen soldiers by requiring the citizens of our state to collect this disgraceful litter. The trash that stains the memorials to our veterans is a disgrace to our state and our country. We must salute and honor those who in life and death have served our country and our state.
There are reasons for “oops” litter-trash accidents but whether accidental and intentional, littering is preventable. If the citizens who litter our highways would responsibly dispose of this litter, they would honor our veterans. By eliminating litter, we as citizens will have done something to make our Armed Forces as proud of us as we defend the slogan and image of “America the Beautiful” to honor them.
Do we want to use our highways as a dumping ground? What does this litter say about our citizens and our respect for our veterans?
Let’s make every day Veterans Day and honor their service.
Gary Chamberlain Cornville, AZ FolksvilleUSA@gmail.com
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This is a good thing to do for our beautiful desert area. Every person that cares about our fragile ecosystem needs to suit up and show up on November 19 and or November 20. Visitors to the area should consider giving time as well.
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Remember what God blesses to America people there. Here are some of the facts (2002 poverty thresholds from http://www.Census.gov). Many have much less and appreciate it much more. Praise God for your blessings.
■Single person: $9,183
■Two person household: $11,756
■Three person household: $14,348
■Four person household: $18,392
In 2002, according to the US Census Bureau, there were about 35 million “poor” Americans – people who were below those thresholds.
Now, let’s move on to the *typical* characteristics of these poor people, as mentioned in the report [by the way, always keep in mind that “typical” does not mean “all” – it is just a statistical average, and there are always some data that do not fit in this average].
The following are facts about persons defined as “poor” by the Census Bureau, taken from various government reports:
■ Forty-six percent of all poor households actually own their own homes. The average home owned by persons classified as poor by the Census Bureau is a three-bedroom house with one-and-a-half baths, a garage, and a porch or patio.
■Seventy-six percent of poor households have air conditioning. By contrast, 30 years ago, only 36 percent of the entire U.S. population enjoyed air conditioning.
■Only 6 percent of poor households are overcrowded. More than two-thirds have more than two rooms per person.
■The average poor American has more living space than the average individual living in Paris, London, Vienna, Athens, and other cities throughout Europe. (These comparisons are to the average citizens in foreign countries, not to those classified as poor.)
■Nearly three-quarters of poor households own a car; 30 percent own two or more cars.
■Ninety-seven percent of poor households have a color television; over half own two or more color televisions.
■Seventy-eight percent have a VCR or DVD player; 62 percent have cable or satellite TV reception.
■Seventy-three percent own microwave ovens, more than half have a stereo, and a third have an automatic dishwasher.
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Dear Sedona Eye,
Please join me on November 10, 2011, in wishing the United States Marine Corps a Happy 236th Birthday. I’m proud to honor my fellow Marines past and present on this special day. Please take a moment to watch our birthday tribute by clicking the ‘View 2011 Tribute’ button at http://www.GoDaddy.com.
I’d also like to extend this tribute to all of the men and women serving in every branch of the U.S. Military – Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force or Coast Guard. Thank you all for your tireless commitment to keeping our country safe.
Sincerely,
Bob Parsons
CEO and Founder
GoDaddy.com
Dear Mr. Parsons,
I’m currently working on getting all of our Armed Forces and veterans working with the Adopt-A-programs throughout the United States.
If you would like to help with this effort, please call me at (928) 202-1186.
PS …. I’m a GoDaddy customer and ……. I have found if I want something done and I ask a soldier (man or woman), veteran (man or woman) or a woman, and if they say they’ll do what I’ve requested, I can go to bed with confidence that it will in fact get done….
HOO AH! ***** Semper Fi!
Hard to beat our Armed Forces men and women, they have skin-in-the-game.
Gary Chamberlain
“Point Man” FVUSA
Vietnam 1967 Chu Lai
folksvilleusa@gmail.com
Yes, every day should be Veterans Day! Thank you to every veteran and every active military man or woman for your service and your sacrifices to make the United States of America an example of freedom and democracy worldwide.