Submitted by:	II Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD)
Story by:	Computed Name: Lance Cpl. Charles E. McKelvey

Source www.marines.mil

RAMADI, Iraq(Dec. 22, 2007) — Some Marines in the infantry claim those who they work the closest with as their family; even further their brothers. Two assault men with Fox Company in Ramadi have not only the birth certificates, but also the DNA to prove in fact they are brothers.

Fraternal twins, Lance Cpl.’s Brad and Scott Stys, assault men, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment coin the term brothers in arms. The 22-year olds are just two of the many Marines supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and conducting daily infantry operations.

After attending college for two years at Rowan University in New Jersey the brothers decided college wasn’t for them at that time. The Stys brothers then visited their local recruiter’s office with one goal in mind to become infantry Marines.

\”We just knew it was the right thing to do at the time,\” said Brad. \”Our grandfather was a Marine in the South Pacific during World War II and our father was in the 101st Airborne during Vietnam. We were just brought up that way; we knew we were Marines long before we even joined.\”

Before the brothers decided to fight together they played together. The Stys brothers, natives of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, were both starting wide receivers while in college and say they compare a lot about football with the Marine Corps. read on……………

Related: The Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Rider Media RELEASE

Rider Men 19^th / Women 20^th in Mid-Major Poll
by collegeswimming.com

LAWRENCEVILLE—Both the Rider University men’s and women’s swimming and diving team are ranked in the Division I national \’mid-major\’ team power rankings as compiled by collegeswimming.com and are the only Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference school currently ranked in the top 25.

The men’s team is currently 19^th with 168.35 points and the women’s team is currently 20^th with 172.13.

Released four times a year, the rankings are compiled using results from each dual meet that the teams compete in during the season. The next poll is scheduled for release on February 6.

CollegeSwimming.com produces a Power Ranking for Mid-Major Division I institutions. The mid-major rankings were designed to support and promote institutions that do not benefit from large football and basketball television agreements. Rankings are based on each team’s best dual meet lineup as judged and submitted by participating teams. Rankings are announced four times throughout the season and entries are due on November 14 (Pre-Invite), December 20 (Post-Invite), February 6 (Pre-Conference), and March 6 (post-conference).

Harvard University currently leads both the men\’s and women\’s rankings

RICHMOND, THOMAS
On December 20, 2007, of Gloucester City, NJ. Age 70 yrs.
Beloved husband of Dorothe E. (nee Whitzell). Loving father of David Richmond, Terri Wooster and Kevin Richmond and loving grandfather of 9 grandchildren. He is also survived by his step brothers and sisters William, Alan, Thomas, Lillian, Debbie and Becky.
Mr. Richmond worked for many years delivering Meals on Wheels for the Salvation Army. He was also a former mechanic at the Garden State Race Track.
Relatives and friends are invited to meet Thursday morning from 9:00 to 11:00am at The ETHERINGTON- CRERAN FUNERAL HOME 700 Powell St., Gloucester City. Funeral services will be held 11:00am at the funeral home. Interment to follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Gloucester City. There will be no evening viewing.

 

Media release December 21, 2007

 

Ewing, NJ¦ With the release of the 2007 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Metro Region Team, The College of New Jersey finds three players amongst the region\’s players honored with a spot on the all-star team.

Named to the 2007 All-Metro Regional Third Team from TCNJ were sophomore Kevin Luber (Delran, NJ/Delran), senior midfielder Joe McGinley (Cranford, NJ/Cranford) and senior back Frank Fiorilli (Bridgewater, NJ/Immaculata).

Luber finished his sophomore season as the Lions\’ top scorer with a career-best 28 points on 10 goals with eight assists. He added two game-winning goals and is currently ranked fourth in the NJAC with his 1.47 points per game, while his 10 goals was seventh best in the league. A 19-game starter for the Lions, Luber now has 11 career goals with 10 assists for 32 points in 35 games played thus far. He was also named the NJAC Offensive Player of the Week after adding 5 points on the week and by year\’s end was a 2007 NJAC All-Star First Team honoree.

McGinley added a goal and two assists for the Lions in the midfield and is now a four-time NJAC honoree having earned selections in 2004, 2005, and 2006. He caps his career having tallied five goals with 12 assists in 68 games played for the Lions.

Fiorilli, an NJAC honorable mention pick in 2006, added NJAC Second Team honors for the Lions after anchoring the backfield this fall. He added two goals to help TCNJ\’s offense finish the season having outscored their opponents by a 40-26 margin, while adding four shutouts. Over his career, Fiorilli played in 67 games for the Lions while tallying three goals with two assists.

The 2007 Lions finished the season with a 10-6-3 record, while earning the No. 3 seed in the NJAC tournament before bowing from the tournament in the first round. TCNJ racked up tournament titles at the Rowan University Harrison House Invitational to open the season and held a national ranking for several weeks, including a ranking on No. 7 in mid-October.

 

Virginia Hungridge, 84, (nee Carter) on December 20, 2007 of Deptford, formerly of Barrington. Wife of the late Herbert C. Hungridge. Mother of Wayne Hungridge of Edison, N.J., Janet Richards (Robert) of Elk Township and Jeryl Sherm of Clarksboro. Sister of George Carter of Elm, N.J. and Elmer Carter of Marlton. Four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Virginia was a member of Deptford Lions Club and the Altar Guild at Ascension Lutheran Church.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial service Saturday, December 29, 11 a.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church, 4th and Highland Aves., Haddon Heights, NJ 08053.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the church. Arrangements by BOUCHER FUNERAL HOME, Deptford

www.boucherfuneralhome.com.
Published in the Gloucester County Times on 12/23/2007.

The Capital-Journal

Published Friday, December 21, 2007

 

While more than 700 friends and family members packed an Emporia church Thursday to mourn Beau Arndt, investigators were writing reports about the death of the young Americus man who was shot while hunting five days earlier.

Authorities have said a shot from a passing pickup truck struck Arndt as he was in hunting in a field.

Lyon County Sheriff Gary Eichorn told the Emporia Gazette investigators went to Topeka on Wednesday, located the three people who were in the pickup and interviewed them. One of them, a 57-year-old Topeka man, is believed to be the person who fired the fatal shot. That man, Eichorn said, talked to his attorney and cooperated with authorities.

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By Hank F. Miller Jr.

2008 or the 19th year of Heisei, has come, the year of the rat.

December 31^st, 2007 st the last day of the year is begun with greetings such as \”Akemashite (or Shinnen or Shin shun) Omedeto gozaimasu\” or \”A Happy New Year! The morning of the very first day of the year, January 1 st, is called \”gantan\”.

At night most people stay at home and eat a traditional bowl of buckwheat noodles specially prepared to symbolize longevity. TV and radio stations broadcast special programs. Most Japanese sit up until midnight to listen to the 108 bong-bong from the temple bells at the nearby Buddhist temple. The custom is based on the Buddhist teaching that man has 108 worldly desires which lead to suffering. Consequently, the bell in each temple is struck 108 times in hope of relieving people of the suffering caused by such earthly desires.

New Year day\” It is the day when people welcome the God of the New Year, express their appreciation to the God of good harvest and peacefulness from the past year, and pray for good productivity and peace during the New Year. During the period when the lunisolar calendar was used, these prayers were made on the night of the full moon in January.

New Year is the biggest and largest celebration and is recognized as a national holiday from

December 31st till January 4th. Since Christmas isn\’t celebrated or isn\’t recognized as a national holiday and thus is a regular work day for most Japanese people. Remember Japan is a Buddhist country.

But here at the Miller household we are on holiday from December 22nd till January 6th, so Christmas is celebrated on December 25th.

Warm Regards From Kitakyushu City ,Japan.

A Very Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year !

Hank, Keiko, Lucas, Max & Rachel

The Miller Family

Source Kennebck Journal Morning Sentinel

This story happened just a few days before Christmas so many years ago. Sleet had turned to a near-freezing rain that fell with a constant \”sh\” sound, compacting the knee-deep snow in good shape and providing a good base for me to fly along on my old ash-and-rawhide snowshoes.

I had just rushed to the edge of a fir thicket to get ahead of the yodeling bawls of my long-legged hound, a beagle-bloodhound-Lab mix that looked a little like a small yellow Lab.

His name was Stormy, and he was running beyond sight in the near distance, barreling toward me fast. The rabbit would fly across an opening any second, making my heart pound and hands shake.

The afternoon was dark, wet and raw, lousy weather for rabbit hunting, but I was 11 years old and 11-year-olds don\’t care about bad weather, particularly when they\’re listening to that rhythmic yet paradoxically screaming song of a hound coming straight at them on the further side of a thicket. Low cloud cover made the dog sound so loud.

Before the dog came into sight, a large varying hare hopped into a clearing 20 yards away and stopped. I don\’t remember cocking the hammer on the single-barrel, 12-gauge shotgun or feeling the kick, which nearly knocked me down and left an ugly bruise on my cheek.

A second later, read on…………