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The Armed Forces YMCA in downtown Oak Harbor has provided a new place for folks to take a break from the busy hustle and bustle of everyday life and to use as a vantage point for the community’s many parades.
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is looking good for a 70-year-old.
A celebration was held Friday on the Seaplane Base to mark the air station’s 70th birthday. Commanding officer Capt. Jay Johnston presided over the ceremony in front of Simard Hall (Bldg. 12), the same place the base was commissioned Sept. 21, 1942.
A small crowd gathered at the POW/MIA Sentinel Memorial Fountain on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Seaplane Base Friday to honor more than 83,000 U.S. servicemen and women still missing in action from conflicts dating back to World War II.
One may wonder how a hole in the ground could spark so much joy in the faces of grown men, but that was the case Thursday morning as members of the A-3 Skywarrior Whidbey Memorial Foundation watched ground being broken at the memorial site.
“It’s taken us three years to get to this point,” said Bill Burklow. “Oh, man, it’s awesome.”
Garrett Arnold, the pastor of Living Hope Foursquare Church in Coupeville, suffered a spinal cord injury that will force him to use a wheelchair.
At 26 years old, Marti Malloy has spent well over half her life chasing a dream — one that came true when she captured the bronze medal in judo at the London Olympics last month.
Malloy was the guest speaker Tuesday at the meeting of the Oak Harbor Area Council of the Navy League, where she shared a brief look at the last few months of what has essentially been her life’s journey and how it felt to win a medal.
