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Year No. 6, Edition No. 22 

Coping with cancer 

Josh Santos wants to share his story to help others recognize warning signs 

By ANGEL McCURDY 

Florida Freedom Newspapers 

FORT WALTON BEACH 

— Just six months ago, 

Josh Santos was living 

his life with no regrets 

and no thoughts on the future. 

Now, the 23-year-old cannot stop 

thinking about life’s what ifs. 

The Air Force reservist was 

diagnosed with Stage 4 colon 

cancer six months after he 

returned last August from a sixmonth 

deployment to Afghanistan. 

Now, he’s fighting for his 

life and the lives of other young 

people facing similar struggles. 

“It changes your life,” Santos 

said. “There’s no way I’ll ever be 

the same. How do you go back 

when you’ve been through this 

fight? You don’t. You just find 

new purpose.” 

The brown haired, browneyed 

man doesn’t look like he’s 

fighting for his life. He sat back 

in the Santa Rosa Mall food court 

one recent afternoon wearing a 

T-shirt and board shorts. 

The only difference between 

Santos and the patrons walking 

past him is the thoughts in his 

head. 

“This affects you more than 

you think,” he said. “Life’s so different 

now. Now, I’m just trying 

to stay chipper and stay awesome 

for everyone around me.” 

The disease 

The Duke Field pilot began 

to show symptoms of the cancer 

during his deployment. But because 

the signs were minimal, 

the thought of cancer never 

crossed his mind. 

“He thought he was OK,” said 

Lisa Santos, Santos’ mother. “It 

happened again a few months 

after he came home from deployment, 

but it wasn’t severe until 

February, and that’s when we 

started bugging him to go to the 

doctor.” 

With every doctor’s visit, 

Special to the Daily News 

Josh Santos works out with gym rings recently. He says he is trying to 

keep a positive attitude as he fights his colon cancer. 

Santos struggled to get anyone 

to look further into his cause. He 

was working out daily and said 

that aside from his symptoms 

he’d never felt healthier. 

After each appointment he 

left with a new medicine to try 

and a new idea as to what was 

causing his pain and bleeding. 

“That whole time I was still 

working, not thinking about cancer 

or life, but then in February 

the pain didn’t go away,” he said. 

“I had to beg for them to look 

more closely at me.” 

The doctors again misdiagnosed 

Santos’ symptoms in February 

and sent him home. When 

the pain came again just two 

weeks later, the doctors decided 

to do more tests. 

“I remember they sat me 

down and started out saying, 

‘Well, we’ve got some bad news’,” 

Santos said. “Finally, they came 

out and told me it was cancer.” 

Santos was set up with an appointment 

to remove the tumor 

that had developed in his colon, 

but on the day of his surgery another 

evaluation was done with 

more bad news: His cancer had 

spread. 

“They told me I had two options. 

I could get the tumor cut 

out, but I would have to recover 

before I could start chemo, so 

that would be four to six weeks, 

which they said they weren’t 

sure I would live through, or I 

DEVON RAVINE | Daily News 

Air Force Reservist Josh Santos 

talks about his current chemotherapy 

treatments. Santos, 23, 

was diagnosed with colon cancer 

earlier this year. 

could start chemo and, hopefully, 

the tumor will shrink,” he said. 

“I was in so much pain that I 

was ready for Option 1. You don’t 

feel cancer, you feel the tumor. 

But the best option was the 

chemo, so that’s where I’m at.” 

Santos completed his second 

dose of chemotherapy last week 

and is scheduled for six more 

treatments. 

“I’ve done the research. I 

know what I’m dealing with 

and what’s going on in my 

body. I think anyone who’s going 

through this should do the 

same,” Santos said. “I want to 

fight. I’m 23. I have a lot of life 

left to live.” 

The changes 

For as long as he can remember, 

Santos has wanted to follow 

in his parents’ footsteps and 

serve his country. While other 

children dreamed of being teachers 

or doctors, Santos’ goal was 

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Air Force Cross recipient soars with ‘Eagles’ 

By Ashley M. Wright 

Air Force Special Operations 

Command Public Affairs 

Ashley M. Wright | USAF 

Tech. Sgt. Robert Gutierrez, Special Tactics Training Squadron instructor, signed hundreds 

of Gathering of Eagles lithographs at Hurlburt Field, May 17. Gutierrez, a recipient 

of the Air Force Cross is the only active duty, enlisted Airman to be part of the annual 

program that promotes air power lessons through first-hand experiences. 

Next to the signatures 

of the “Candy Bomber,” a 

Tuskegee Airman, the sixth 

Chief Master Sergeant of 

the Air Force and a Vietnam 

prisoner of war, Air Force 

Cross Recipient Tech. Sgt. 

Robert Gutierrez placed his 

name as the only current 

active duty enlisted Airmen 

to be named an “Eagle.” 

Two members of the Air 

Command and Staff College’s 

Gathering of Eagles 

team visited here recently 

to lay the foundation for 

Gutierrez’s experience as a 

member of a distinguished 

group of air power legends. 

“I mean that is history in 

the books. Our young men 

and women read about that 

and inspire to do all that 

stuff. The big stories, what 

they have done for our nation, 

and then there is just 

me,” said Gutierrez, a combat 

controller currently 

serving as a Special Tactics 

Training School instructor. 

“I’m defiantly honored.” 

Starting in 1982, students 

of Air Command and Staff 

College began the Gathering 

of Eagles, a yearlong, 

student-run research elective 

at the college, which 

collects, educates and advocates 

air, space and cyberspace 

history through 

biographical studies and 

personal interviews with 

the student-selected Eagles. 

Each year, the 15-person 

student team is responsible 

for selecting, contacting, researching, 

visiting and interviewing 

the Eagles. 

The culmination of the 

event is a week-long symposium 

aimed at bringing 

history to life, and in June, 

Gutierrez will travel to Air 

University at Maxwell Air 

Force Base to tell his story 

to 514 majors currently enrolled 

in the college. 

“It is not about what 

happened to him, but his 

whole story,” said Maj. John 

Wahrmund, ACSC student 

and GOE team member assigned 

to Gutierrez. 

“We came to visit to 

establish a relationship,” 

Wahrmund said, “and get 

a better idea of what to ask 

to give the best experience 

[for the students].” 

In October 2009, Gutierrez 

and his team were ambushed 

in Herat Province, 

Afghanistan during a highrisk 

night raid. The team 

was trapped in a building 

with no escape route and 

several injuries. During the 

firefight, Gutierrez was shot 

in the chest and suffered a 

collapsed lung. Despite this, 

he continued to return fire 

while calling in precision 

strafing runs from an A-10 

Thunderbolt II nearby. 

“I just did my job, and 

all I was doing was put my 

input in the fight,” Gutierrez 

said. 

For his valiant, life-saving 

actions, Gutierrez received 

the Air Force Cross, 

the service’s highest honor. 

The two-day visit allowed 

the team members 

to Gutierrez see in action. 

“We did a tour of [Special 

Tactics Training School]... 

and the process of how we 

are making these battlefield 

Airmen,” Gutierrez 

said. “We are building a 

better Airman to support 

the fight.” 

The training squadron, 

part of the Air Force Special 

Operations Command 

Training Center, delivers advanced 

and special tactics 

skills to combat controllers, 

tactical air control party, 

special operations weather, 

special tactics, pararescuemen, 

security forces, combat 

aviation advisors and 

special operations medical 

elements. 

Another important objective 

of the visiting student 

GOE team is getting 

the Eagle to sign hundreds 

of lithograpths. The painting 

Home Decor- Gifts- Gourmet 

depicts the selected Eagles 

and their airframe or contribution 

to the air, space and 

cyberspace industry. 

Renowned aviation artist 

Jay Ashurst painting is 

recreated into lithographs 

and each is hand-signed by 

each Eagle and sold to help 

fund the Gathering of Eagles 

Foundation, which is a 

nonprofit organization that 

funds Eagle guest travel 

and the Gathering of Eagles 

week events. 

Gutierrez signed about 

400 of the lithographs, which 

were detailed enough to see 

patches worn by the Airman. 

Each year the honored 

Eagles are presented with 

a lithograph as a remembrance 

of the occasion. 

“To be recognized for 

this is an extraordinary 

honor that I will, basically, 

live with for the rest of my 

life,” Gutierrez said. “It 

makes me happy that my 

kids will be able to see it, 

and our career field gets to 

see it.” 

Gutierrez brings a 

unique perspective to the 

program, whose legends 

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to fly. 

Santos was a member 

of a C-130 air crew in Afghanistan. 

But since his 

diagnosis, Santos fears his 

life in the Air Force will 

never be the same. 

“I don’t think I’ll ever 

fly again,” Santos said. 

“This is who I wanted to 

be. It’s what I wanted to 

do, but I don’t know if it 

will happen.” 

For now, he continues 

to live his life as best he 

can while undergoing 

chemotherapy and dealing 

with the pain of his tumor. 

He said the hardest part 

is coping with his new 

reality. 

“I’m reading a lot of 

books like Lance Armstrong’s 

book that talks a 

lot about how he handled 

the emotional part of all of 

this, because that’s been 

tougher than the physical 

part,” he said. 

Santos said he has 

started going back to 

church and talking with 

spiritual leaders, but not 

about his cancer. He said 

he chooses to focus on his 

relationships and how he 

can be a support system 

for his friends and family. 

“There are kids younger 

than me dealing with it, 

so I know I can,” he said. 

“If you look at somebody 

in their 40s with cancer 

they’re fighting to live; the 

kids, they’re fighting to 

play the next day and have 

fun. That’s the way I want 

to look at it.” 

The biggest change for 

Santos has been day-today 

activities. Rather than 

going to work at Duke 

Field or at Crossfit, where 

he was a fitness coach, 

he’s working on staying 

positive. 

“You wake up different 

because it constantly fills 

your mind,” Santos said. “I 

didn’t think a thing about 

it before, but once it happens 

to you it’s a different 

story. 

“Six months ago I was 

invincible and now I’m sitting 

in a room every two 

weeks while poison is being 

pushed into my body.” 

The new life 

Now, Santos said he 

has decided to focus on 

something other than his 

struggle with cancer. He 

said he wants to be an 

advocate for young people 

who may be ignoring the 

warning signs. 

He wants everyone to 

understand it could happen 

to them. 

“We had no family history 

of this. Josh is in good 

shape, he’s active and 

strong,” his mother Lisa 

said. “You would never 

know he has cancer. But 

we know he’s not alone.” 

Lisa will host a benefit 

for her son that also will 

serve as a way for Josh to 

share his story. The event 

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Josh’s Journey against Colon Cancer will be from 2 to 

6 p.m. June 9 at the Rib Shack, 2495 S. State Road 87 in 

Navarre. 

For tickets, call 850-362-6262 or 850-362-6262. Tickets 

can be purchased at LuLu’s Uniforms in Santa Rosa Mall, the 

Rib Shack or Carolina Cigars in downtown Fort Walton Beach. 

will be from 2 to 6 p.m. 

June 9 at the Rib Shack in 

Navarre. 

“If this has taught us 

anything, it’s that young 

people need to be their 

own advocate,” she said. 

“These kids need to know 

what’s happening in their 

own bodies. I’m just sick 

thinking about what Josh 

is going through.” 

Santos said he wants to 

ensure that other young 

people push for tests and 

proper diagnosis. 

“Maybe if I would have 

taken the early signs more 

seriously I wouldn’t be 

dealing with Stage 4 cancer,” 

he said. “I’m lucky 

because I’m young and I 

can fight this. But everyone 

needs to know that 

this can happen to them.” 

Santos said he hopes to 

speak at the benefit on the 

reality of his cancer and 

the treatment he is going 

through. 

“There’s no way for 

anyone to understand this 

unless they go through 

it, but I can try and make 

it as real as possible,” he 

said. “Life will never be 

the same when you’re 

faced with something you 

have no control over. It 

makes you think.” 

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to the modern day, said 

Wahrmund. 

This is a story many 

do not hear from the air 

power perspective, Wahrmund 

said, the air-ground 

perspective. 

When asked what he 

wanted others to learn from 

his story, Gutierrez had a 

simple answer. 

“Really, what I hope it 

puts out is that resilient, 

never quit attitude,” he said. 

“You could be pushing your 

last breath, but you are not 

doing it for you. Regardless 

of what you do in the Air 

Force, it affects the whole 

spectrum.” 

For information on the 

Gathering of Eagles program 

or lithograph availability, 

visit the Facebook 

page at http://www.facebook.com/acscgoe, 

on the 

web at www.goefoundation. 

org, or email the 2012 team 

at acscgoe@goefoundation. 

org.

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Air Commando master sergeant-selects announced 

1st Special Operations 

Wing Public Affairs 

Congratulations to the 

following Hurlburt Field, 

Eglin Air Force Base and 

Pensacola Naval Air Station 

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selected for promotion to 

master sergeant May 17. 

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Critical Days of Summer: It’s personal! 

By Kevin Ennis 

1st Special Operations Wing 

Ground Safety 

The Critical Days of 

Summer campaign is an 

annual safety campaign 

starting on Memorial Day 

weekend and running 

through Labor Day weekend. 

The Air Force theme 

for this year’s campaign 

is titled “It’s Personal.” 

According to the Air 

Force Safety Center, the 

objective of the 2012 CDS 

campaign is to call attention 

to the tragic loss or 

injury of Airmen during 

the summertime, and 

to make Airmen realize 

that safety is personal 

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friends and co-workers. 

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Looking at mishap 

numbers explains why 

our summer safety campaign 

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fiscal year 2002, the Air 

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218 fatalities during the 

CDS; 201 off-duty, 17 

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each preventable mishap 

and our recent uptick in 

ground safety incidents 

illustrates the continuing 

need to embed and highlight 

safety and personal 

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during this year’s 

safety campaign. 

To support and foster a 

proactive summer safety 

program, the goal is that 

everyone emphasizes 

the Air Force’s “It’s Personal” 

approach. Make a 

commitment to look out 

for family, friends and 

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Make a commitment to 

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The chances to communicate 

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risk management 

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we are involved with is 

our real challenge. Each 

of us must help others 

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18 civilians at Hurlburt set to be laid off 

By JUSTIN HEINZE 

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Eighteen civilian employees are slated 

to be laid off as a result of a Department of 

Defense initiative to return civilian manpower 

to 2010 levels. 

The Air Force announced last November 

that 9,000 jobs would be cut as part 

of the Global Base Support initiatives, a 

streamlining of base support functions. 

Hurlburt Field was ordered to cut 100 

positions. Of those, all but 21 already were 

vacant. 

A news release from Hurlburt issued 

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that opened up their position for someone 

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The affected employees’ status was 

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effective Sept. 30. 

The 18 people to be cut still can be 

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for as many affected employees as 

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the RIF.” 

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positions at Eglin Air Force Base also will 

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Kids get KUDOS 

during mock deployment 

By Airman 1st Class 

Benjamin Kim 

Airman 1st Class Benjamin Kim | USAF 

Children inspect various insects that Airmen may encounter during deployment 

at the Kids Understanding Deployment Operations event at the base Deployment 

Control Center at Hurlburt Field, May 19. 

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B 

oys and girls donned camouflaged 

boonie hats as the war 

paint slathered on to their faces 

accentuated the excitement in 

their eyes. 

They eagerly put on Mission Oriented 

Protective Posture gear and 

struggle to put on the heavy metalplated 

vests. 

The children then looked in wonder 

of the giant metallic beasts that sat 

quietly on the air field as if they were 

awaiting battle. 

While these children will not be 

experiencing combat missions any 

time soon, for one day they had the opportunity 

to experience just a glimpse 

of what their parents go through during 

deployment. 

Nearly 140 children of Hurlburt Field 

Airmen participated in the Airman & 

Family Readiness Center’s Kids Understanding 

Deployment Operations event 

at the Deployment Control Center here 

May 19. 

The program, known as KUDOS, is 

an A&FRC initiative designed to give 

children an insight into what goes on 

when their Air Commando mothers and 

fathers say ‘goodbye.’ 

“It helps kids understand what their 

parents experience in deployment,” 

said Debby Lundblad, director of the 

A&FRC. “If they have any fears, it 

calms them.” 

KUDOS gives children an up close 

and personal experience through which 

they can feel as if they are part of the 

military, Lundblad said. 

After receiving a welcome statement 

from Lt. Col. Kirk Peterson, commander 

of 1st Special Operations Logisitics 

Readiness Squadron, the children traveled 

through different stations to learn 

about things that they may experience 

when their parents deploy. 

For instance, representatives from 

the 1st Special Operation Medical 

Group showed them a display of disease-spreading 

insects as an attempt to 

inform them of medically-related dangers 

their parents may face while on a 

deployment. 

The KUDOS experience did not stop 

at pre-deployment procedures. This 

day included a K-9 demonstration from 

the 1st Special Operations Security 

Forces Squadron, static displays of 

1st Special Operations Wing ground 

vehicles and aircraft and explosive ordnance 

disposal robots. 

“It takes quite a while just to make it 

all come together, but it’s worth it,” said 

Nancy Prescott, school liaison for Hurlburt 

Field at the A&FRC and KUDOS 

coordinator. “Plus I had a lot of good 

volunteers who helped out and took the 

kids around. We couldn’t have done this 

without them.” 

While the KUDOS event is geared 

toward children, many of the more than 

50 active-duty Airmen and civilians who 

volunteered their time said they also 

gained from the experience. 

“I thought it was important for them 

to see exactly what we go through and 

understand it so that they can be a better 

support to us as well as how we can 

be a better support to them,” said Airman 

1st Class Ashley Coe, a pediatric 

technician at the 1st Special Operations 

Medical Operations Squadron and KU- 

DOS volunteer. “And it was easy to connect 

with the kids and teach them about 

what we go through. This was definitely 

a morale booster that I think everybody 

needs to be involved with.” 

The day culminated in a heroes 

return for the children, similar to those 

their parents received at Operation 

Homecoming, complete with American 

flags, cookies and hugs from their 

family. 

“This was so amazing,” said Tamika 

McKinney, a military spouse and 

mother of KUDOS participant Jasmine 

Dereje. “I think this was a great opportunity 

for the kids to see what their 

parents do.” 

Although she said children may 

generally be left in the dark regarding 

what goes on during a deployment, 

McKinney said KUDOS gave them a 

deeper appreciation for how their military 

parents keep their children and the 

country safe. 

“I commend the wing for putting 

this on and doing this for the families,” 

McKinney said. “It makes us feel important 

and like we’re part of the mission 

as well.” 


Senior Airman Amanda Osborn, a financial technician from 1st Special Operations Comptroller Squadron, issues play 

money to children at the pre-deployment line during the Kids Understanding Deployment Operations event at the base 

Deployment Control Center at Hurlburt Field. This booth teaches children about a part of pre-deployment finance where 

Airmen are issued money to cover various costs that may be incurred during the process. 


Above, children stand at the top of bleachers to observe a 

K-9 demonstration held by the 1st Special Operations Security 

Forces Squadron outside the base Deployment Control 

Center. The K-9 demonstration is one of many informative 

parts of the KUDOS event to show various aspects 

of deployment. At left, Airman 1st Class Ashley Coe, a 

pediatrics technician from 1st Special Operations Medical 

Operations Squadron, leads a formation of children. 


Tamika McKinney welcomes back her daughter Jasmine 

Dereje at the end of the Kids Understand Deployment 

Operations event at the base Deployment Control Center 

at Hurlburt Field, May 19. The homecoming wrapped up the 

KUDOS event, giving the children a glimpse of what returnees 

experience when coming back from deployment.

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Will Supreme Court review how states treat vets’ disability pay? 

A disabled veteran has 

asked the U.S. Supreme 

Court to consider anew 

whether states violate federal 

law when they allow 

divorce courts to count a 

veteran’s disability compensation 

in calculating 

spousal support. 

The petition also invites 

the justices to consider 

an issue that states are 

more sharply divided over: 

whether federal law bars 

state courts from considering 

VA disability benefits 

communal property to 

be divided in divorce like 

other marital assets. 

In dissolving the near 

20-year marriage of Peter 

James Barclay, an Air 

Force veteran, and his wife 

Claudia Kay, an Oregon 

district court judge in 2010 

considered the value of 

Peter’s VA disability payments 

in awarding spousal 

pay of $1,000 a month. His 

only income is VA benefits 

and Social Security Disability 

Insurance, a taxfree 

total of just over $4,400 

a month. 

Barclay, 42, suffers from 

post-traumatic stress from 

his role as a Tinker Air 

Force Base first-responder 

to the 1995 bombing of 

the federal building in 

Oklahoma City. Barclay 

cleared debris and helped 

in recovery the dead and 

wounded. In time, PTSD 

made him unemployable 

and eligible to draw VA 

compensation at the 100- 

percent disabled rate. 

Barclay argued at trial 

that to include his disability 

pay in calculating 

spousal support would violate 

federal law. The court 

ignored that argument and 

the Court of Appeals of Oregon 

affirmed its decision. 

His Washington, D.C., 

attorney, Michael D.J. 

Eisenberg, petitioned the 

Supreme Court this month 

to consider whether 

Title 38 U.S. Code, Section 

5301(a), which makes VA 

disability benefits immune 

“from taxation, claims of 

creditors, attachment, 

levy and seizure,” doesn’t 

also bar inclusion of disability 

pay, directly or indirectly, 

in spousal support 

calculations. 

“We have two good 

reasons to be heard before 

the court,” Eisenberg said 

in an interview. “One is 

the fact that the states 

are ignoring federal law. 

And two, states are split 

on how they are executing 

federal law.” 

The petition concedes 

that most states have adopted 

the approach used 

in Oregon that disability 

Tom 

Philpott 

pay can be 

used toward 

alimony. 

This 

is based 

on the 

Supreme 

Court’s 

1987 Rose 

decision, 

which said 

the legislative 

history of VA disability 

benefits shows that these 

payments are intended to 

compensate both the veteran 

“and his family.” 

Eisenberg disagrees. 

Disability pay, he said, is 

to compensate the veteran 

for loss of income due 

to a service-connected 

medical condition. If the 

veteran has a spouse, VA 

compensation tables set 

payments higher. But that 

extra amount, in recognition 

of the sacrifice the 

spouse makes in living 

with a disabled vet, stops 

if veteran gets divorced. 

That means the spouse 

has no direct claim on the 

compensation. 

“It’s not like the veteran’s 

disability caused the 

spouse a military-related 

disability,” Eisenberg said. 

If a former spouse has 

no disability, she “has 

an advantage over the 

veteran” that the Oregon 

court should have considered 

and not try, using VA 

compensation, to “even the 

playing field.” Doing that 

gives the former spouse 

an advantage over the veteran, 

he said. 

Barclay’s former 

spouse claims to have 

disabilities of her own. 

But Eisenberg said relief 

should come from a state 

or federal assistance program 

such as Social Security 

Disability Insurance, 

not the veteran’s benefits. 

Eisenberg acknowledged 

that a Supreme 

Court ruling in favor of 

Barclay would not be a 

happy result for many former 

spouses of veterans. 

“But let us not forget 

these VA benefits are to 

make persons whole for 

loss of either physical or 

mental disability incurred 

while they are serving 

their country. The spouse 

is deemed to have no 

disabilities, certainly no 

disabilities from military 

service … There’s nothing 

in the record to reflect she 

can’t go out and get a job.” 

Barclay and his former 

spouse are in their early 

40s. He is a veteran but 

not a military retiree. She 

worked at home throughout 

their marriage, raising 

children who are now 

grown. 

The 1982 Uniformed 

Services Former Spouses 

Protection Act (USFSPA) 

allows courts to distribute 

“disposable” military retired 

pay as marital property 

or as alimony or child 

support. But Barclay’s 

petition notes that the law 

also excludes disability 

compensation from the 

definition of “net disposable 

income” that can be 

divided under the USFSPA. 

The petition also points 

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Florida Trail group 

activities 

The group has several 

activities planned for May 

and June. 

May 26 – 27: 8 a.m. a one 

night woman’s backpacking 

trip. Details: 850-729-0344. 

June 2: 9:30 a.m. celebrate 

disability From page 12 

to the Supreme Court’s 

1989 Mansell decision 

in favor of a retiree who 

sought to reduce his spousal 

support when he won a 

disability award from the 

VA. When the retiree began 

drawing VA benefits, it 

lowered his military retirement 

being shared with the 

ex-spouse. 

Despite the harmful 

impact on former spouses, 

the court said it had to 

follow the “plain and 

precise meaning” of the 

USFSPA. Justice Sandra 

Day O’Connor, now retired, 

dissented, writing that the 

majority was allowing VA 

sports Briefs 

National Trails Day with a 

short 1 mile hike around Anderson 

Pond on Eglin reservation 

followed by lunch 

(burgers and hot dogs). Eglin 

recreation permit required. 

Details: 850-492-8258 or 850- 

803-9190 or 850-916-5756. 

June 13: 9 a.m. bring your 

canoe or kayak for a paddle 

trip on Ecofina Creek. 

Details: 334-858-6448 or 

302-528-2824. 

disability compensation to 

warp the protections of the 

USFSPA. 

Barclay’s petition cites 

O’Connor’s dissent to point 

out that Congress hasn’t 

chosen to amend the USFS- 

PA to address her concern. 

That means Congress still 

wants disability benefits 

protected from spousal support 

calculations, at least 

for military retirees, Eisenberg 

argued. 

Arizona recently passed 

a law shielding veterans’ 

disability benefits from 

alimony calculations. 

Barclay’s petition refers to 

two other states in which 

June 26: 6 p.m. the monthly 

meeting of the Florida Trail 

Association at Ed’s Hometown 

Seafood & Steaks in 

Niceville. Visitors welcome. 

Details: 850-654-1172. 

June 30: 9 a.m. a short 

hike on Eglin near Crestview 

to view old Longleaf 

pines with catfaces. Lunch 

will follow. Eglin recreation 

permit required. Details: 

850-492-8258. 

VA disability benefits paid 

in lieu of retirement (Texas) 

are not subject to division 

as property or to alimony 

calculations (Vermont.) 

Eisenberg agues it’s 

time the court addressed 

the states’ “various interpretations” 

and clarified the 

law in favor of his client and 

other disabled veterans. At 

least four justices would 

have to agree a review is 

merited. 

Tom Philpott is a syndicated columnist. 

You may write to him at 

Military Update, P.O. Box 231111, 

Centreville, VA 20120-1111; or at 

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Joint Base Andrews, Md. — In the 

National Capital Region, you do not 

have to look far to find monuments 

honoring our heroic Airmen, Soldiers, 

Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen 

who have paid the ultimate price 

in defense of our great Nation. 

This weekend, Americans will 

visit the memorials and cemeteries 

in Washington D.C. and throughout 

the U.S. as well as in Europe and the 

Pacific to honor the hundreds of thousand 

fallen service members who 

have given their lives for our country 

and our freedom. 

Many will remember grandparents, 

parents, brothers, sisters, aunts 

and uncles who served in World War 

I and World War II, Korea, Vietnam, 

and the first Gulf War. Many more 

will pay tribute to husbands, wives, 

sons and daughters who recently lost 

their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq. 

Think about that ... memorials and 

military cemeteries spread across 

this nation and throughout the world. 

The VA’s National Cemetery Administration 

maintains approximately 

3.1 million gravesites at 131 national 

commentary 

cemeteries in 39 states and U.S. territories, 

as well as in 33 “soldiers’ lots” 

and monument sites. The American 

Battle Monuments Commission manages 

24 overseas military cemeteries, 

and 25 memorials, monuments, and 

markers to honor those who served 

in World War I or World War II. The 

overseas locations memorialize more 

than 218,000 Americans with nearly125,000 

gravesites, and commemorate 

an additional 94,000 on “Tablets 

of the Missing.” 

In Arlington National Cemetery, 

3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment Soldiers 

(The Old Guard), U.S. Marine Corps 

Ceremonial and Guard Company Marines, 

U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guardsmen, 

U.S. Air Force Honor Guard 

members, and U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial 

Honor Guard members will 

place more than 250,000 grave decorating 

flags. The flags will remain 

through Memorial Day. 

The numbers are staggering, but 

they do not account for thousands 

more buried in state veterans’ cemeteries 

throughout the country. 

The numbers also tell a story. 

These heroes hailed from every town 

and city in America. They came from 

every walk of life - young men and 

women straight out of high school 

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it. Their ethnic backgrounds are 

equally as diverse. But they all had 

one thing in common - they served 

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to keep war from reaching our 

front door. Unfortunately, too many 

lost their lives in foreign lands never 

to see their families again. 

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reality that the number of fatalities 

since we began operations in Afghanistan 

and Iraq is up to more than 

6,400. Every one of those losses is a 

loss to our nation, a loss to our military, 

and, most importantly, a loss to 

the families who grieve. 

On this Memorial Day, at 3 p.m., 

wherever you are, I encourage you to 

pause and participate in the National 

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If anyone has any 

claims for or against the 

estate of TSgt Richard T. 

Replinger III, please contact 

1st Lt Deanna M. Wilkes, 

the Summary Courts 

Officer, at 850-884-8469 or 

by e-mail at deanna.wilkes@hurlburt.af.mil. 

Memorial Day 

ceremony 

The Veteran’s Tribute 

Tower Committee will host 

the Annual Memorial Day 

Ceremony at Beal Memorial 

Cemetery on Monday, 

May 28, at 11 a.m. During 

the traditional reading of 

the names of fallen comrades 

from the past year, 

guests and organizations 

are invited to place a fresh 

flower at the base of the 

flagpole and render appropriate 

honors. 

Guest speaker for this 

year’s event will be Major 

General Select Michael 

J. Kingsley, Vice Commander, 

Air Force Special 

Operations Command, 

Hurlburt Field, with Army 

Chaplain Capt. Charles 

E. Shields, Ranger Camp 

and 7th Special Forces 

Group (Airborne) providing 

the invocation and 

benediction. 

In addition to local business 

and service organizations, 

support elements 

from Eglin Air Force Base 

and Hurlburt Field will 

provide the traditional 

21-Gun Salute, Taps, Flyby 

and communication 

support. 

For more information, 

call Tom Rice at 302-0266. 

Commissary early 

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A 90-day trial from May 

29 through Aug. 31 will be 

conducted to expand operating 

hours from 7 – 9 a.m. 

Tuesday – Friday. Hours 

are for self-checkout lines, 

10 items or less only. For 

information, contact the 

Hurlburt Commissary at 

881-2139. 

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Beginning on Armed 

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service members 

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activated National Guard 

and Reservists are eligible 

to receive the new military 

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and Federal Recreation 

Lands Annual Pass. The 

pass is usable at the National 

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and U.S. Army Corps sites 

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Self Help Store 

hours of operation 

The Base Self-Help Store 

is no longer open on Saturdays. 

The store is resuming 

normal operating hours on 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 

from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. and 

12 - 2:30p.m. For further 

information, contact Keith 

Sorensen at 884-6811. 

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Youth 

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The Teen Center has 

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Missoula children’s 

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Missoula children’s 

theater returns with “The 

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are on July 30 at the Landing 

Zone. Audition and rehearsal 

times are subject to 

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Teen summer camp 

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June 4. Camp is on Monday, 

Wednesday and Friday 

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in scuba diving, 

snorkeling, parasailing, 

ziplining and navigating a 

high ropes course. Ages: 13- 

18. Cost varies on the camp 

events, pay for the week attended. 

Must have a Youth 

Center membership, $35 

annually (cost is pro-rated 

based on time remaining 

for the rest of the year). 

Teen Center/884-6063 

Gymnastics classes 

Gymnastics classes are 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 

from 5-6 p.m. Ages 5-18. $35 

per month for one class per 

week, $70 per month for two 

classes per week. Youth 

Center/884-6355 

Coaches needed for 

youth baseball 

Want to participate in 

an outstanding volunteer 

opportunity? Apply to be a 

coach for the Hurlburt Youth 

Baseball team. Experience 

is preferred, but all are encouraged 

to apply. Coaches 

will attend a two-hour training 

and certification class, 

and then begin two weeks of 

pre-season practices and 8- 

10 weeks of week night and 

occasional Saturday games 

in Shalimar. Coaches will 

have access to information 

on basic coaching fundamentals 

and drills to conduct 

during practices. For 

information and application 

package, call the Youth Center 

at 884-6355. 

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showing foreign movies in 

the movie room based on 

the language chosen for 

the day. Instructors will 

occasionally be stopping 

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Monday – French, 

Tuesday – Spanish, 

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to brush up on their language 

skills an opportunity 

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neighbor or coworker at the 

end of the work week? Stop 

by the Landing Zone every 

Thursday and Friday from 

3-8 p.m. beginning May 31. 

Enjoy drinks, food and all 

the fun the Landing Zone 

has to offer. The Landing 

Zone After Hours is a new 

Hurlburt Club and Community 

Program. Join us 

Thursdays for pool tournaments 

and Fridays for 

Karaoke! This program is 

open to all authorized base 

users. Special discounts for 

AF club members. Landing 

Zone/884-5080 

ITT 

Saints, FSU football 

tickets 

Join ITT at the King Auditorium 

and win a chance 

to purchase football tickets 

to Saints and FSU home 

games June 11. Receive 

your ticket beginning 8 a.m., 

drawings begin at 8:30 a.m. 

and end at 10 a.m. 

Carnival cruises 

Carnival cruise can take 

ATTENTION! 

FEDERAL WORKERS 

Current, Former, and Retired CIVIL 

SERVICE EMPLOYEES, Department of 

Defense Civilians, Postal Workers, IRS, 

DEA, FBI, and other Federal Civilian 

Personnel with HEARING LOSS! 

friends and family. Eligible 

military personnel can 

book up to two additional 

staterooms at the same discounted 

military price. 

Blue man group 

Blue Man Group has taken 

their indescribable live 

celebration of art, technology, 

and music to a whole 

new level. Forget what you 

know -that was then, this is 

WOW! Ticket price is $59.50. 

The Blue Man Group performances 

are from May 

1-31 at Universal Orlando 

Resort. PLAYpass eligible! 

Buy tickets in conjunction 

with PLAYpass and spend 

only $19! 

Summer theatre, 

dinner trip 

Enjoy a day trip to Gulf 

Shores, Ala. to see Smokey 

Joe’s Café at the George C. 

Meyer Theatre and enjoy 

dinner at Lambert’s Café 

June 16. The Rate is $52 

per person. Rate includes 

roundtrip transportation, 

theatre tickets and a $15 

dinner credit at Lambert’s. 

ITT/884-6795 

Coldwater creek 

zipline, tubing trip 

Soar across seven 

ziplines and end with a 900- 

foot flight over Coldwater 

You Are Eligible For Hearing Aids At 

NO COST TO YOU! 

Schedule Your FREE Hearing Test Today! 

Creek. Then take a tube trip 

down Coldwater Creek. $93 

per person, lunch included. 

Sign up by June 26. Trip departs 

on July 14. Must weigh 

at least 100 lbs. to zipline, 

maximum weight 300 lbs. 

for tubing. Cancel/balance 

due at time of booking (nonrefundable). 

Minimum 20 

participants. 

Big Kahuna tickets 

Come to ITT for tickets 

to Destin’s water adventure 

park! 

Adventure trip 

Join ITT for whitewater 

rafting, rock climbing and 

rappeling in Tennessee 

June 8 -11. Three days lodging 

in bunkhouse (meals 

included). All - day rafting 

on 3/4 rapids on the Ocoee 

River. Includes a low-ropes 

course and half-day rock 

climbing/rappeling. Price 

is $355 per person. Must be 

16 and up. Must have 20 participants 

for trip to go. Eglin 

ITT /884-6795 

Education 

Call 850-677-4401 or 866-318-2902 www.deramushearingcenters.com 

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for college 

For the 16th consecutive 

year, AF Services is offering 

the Air Force Club Membership 

Scholarship Program. 

The deadline is July 2. Each 

year, AF Services gives 

away $25,000 in scholarship 

money for higher education. 

Eligible Club members and 

their family members are 

encouraged to compete 

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ADVERTISING SALES 

REPRESENTATIVES 

The News Herald and the News Herald.com continue to expand. 

We are looking for highly motivated, energetic sales people. 

This is a unique opportunity to help build sales revenues and be 

a leading part of a progressive advertising sales team. 

The Sales Executive will be required to make sales calls, train 

and offer guidelines regarding pricing and packaging of all digital 

products and services. The ideal candidate must be a leader 

and have an innovative approach to client development and an 

understanding of how companies are using the internet to market 

their business. 

You must have a drive to win and a passion for consultative 

media sales. 

Available Positions: 

Territory Sales Representative 

Digital Sales Representative 

Required Skills 

 

 

 

clients and others 

 

 

 

positions 

 

 

environment 

 

 

 

 

will have an edge 

Required Experience 

To be considered, you must have at least 3 years of sales experience, 

including 1-3 successful years in the area of outside sales 

 

working with media is preferred. The candidate must be highly 

analytical with meticulous attention to detail. 4-year college de- 

 

SALES/RETENTION CLERK 

The News Herald is accepting applications for entry-level part-time 

Retention Representatives. 

Applicants must possess: 

*The ability to communicate effectively by phone 

*A general knowledge of computers and data entry 

*General math skills 

*Ability to make customer service the number 1 priority. 

*Able to work a flexible schedule, hours will be app. 3 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 

*Saturday work required 

 

Applications taken at 501 W. 11th Street, 

 

 

Interviews to be scheduled at a later date. 

No phone calls. 

 

Background check and drug screen required. 

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE 

The News Herald is accepting applications for entry-level part-time 

 

covering two daily papers. 

Applicant must possess: 

*Ability to make customer service the number 1 priority. 

*The ability to communicate effectively by phone. 

*The ability to close a sale. 

*A general knowledge of computers and data entry 

*General math skills 

*Able to work a flexible schedule including weekends. 

 

 

 

 

Interviews will be scheduled at a later date. 

No phone calls. 

 

 

pre-employment drug screen. 

The News Herald offers a competitive benefit package including 

medical, dental, vision and life insurance, 401(k) plan, vacation 

and sick leave, and six paid holidays per year. 

(Part-time positions have 401(k) plan options). 

To 

APPly: 

Come by The News Herald at 

501 W. 11th Street for an 

application or send a resume to 

resumes@flafreedom.com. 

Freedom Florida is a Drug-free workplace, EOE 

The 

News Herald 

Careers 


Terrorism Course to 

be offered in fall 

New Terrorism Course 

will be offered during the 

fall semester starting Aug. 

27 in Fort Walton Beach. 

This course is an introduction 

to terrorism where 

students will study the history, 

evolution and dynamics 

of international and 

domestic terrorism. Study 

will focus on the causes of 

terrorism, as well as different 

terrorist groups, their 

spheres of influence and 

respective ideologies, both 

religious, political/ideological, 

as well as methods of 

terrorist funding, support 

and operational capabilities. 

Finally, the course will 

examine law enforcement, 

legal and other governmental 

responses and programs 

aimed at combating terrorism 

and mitigating terrorist 

threats while attempting to 

balance personal collective 

freedoms with the desire 

for security. Interested students 

with questions should 

contact Hurlburt Field Base 

Education, Allan Gold at 

884-2723 or email: agold@ 

uwf.edu. 

CCAF degree 

Would you like to be 

awarded a CCAF degree? 

-- Your CCAF WebProgress 

Report (WebPR) may reflect 

that you are very close 

to completing your CCAF 

degree requirements (64 

credits total). You can earn 

credits by taking college 

courses or CLEP/DSST exams. 

All requirements need 

to be completed before you 

separate or retire. Call the 

Education Center today 

and find out just how close 

you are to being part of the 

CCAF graduation Class of 

2012. 

Transfer credits to 

the CCAF 

CCAF accepts only official 

transcripts from civilian 

institutions. The transcript 

must be mailed directly 

from the civilian institution 

to CCAF at: CCAF/DESS, 

100 South Turner Blvd., 

Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL 

36114-3011. Contact your 

school today to begin the 

process! For questions, call 

the Education Center. 

Community 

USO Holds Golf for 

Heroes event June 1 

USO Northwest Florida 

Golf for Heroes will be held 

at AC Read Course. This 

fund raising event will help 

raise much needed funds 

for USO Northwest Florida. 

A four person team scramble 

the event will feature a 

putting contest, lunch and 

fun times golfing. Deadline 

for entering the tournament 

is May 25 at 5 p.m. for the 

June 1 event. This fun, first 

time tournament on NAS 

AC Read Golf Course will 

be limited to the first 128 

player (32 teams). Lunch 

will be provided. Format is 

a scramble and there will 

be a putting contest to enjoy 

as well as the normal golf 

event. All proceeds will go 

to benefit USO Northwest 

Florida. Registration can 

be mailed to: PO Box 33135, 

Pensacola FL 32504. 

For information, Faye 

White, USO Programs 

Manager Northwest Florida 

at fwhite@uso.org or 

850-485-6279. 

Hurlburt Toastmasters 

meetings 

Hurlburt Toastmasters 

meet every Wednesday from 

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the 

Hurlburt Education building 

in room “L.” Everyone 

with base access is eligible 

to attend free of charge. 

To submit an item for the briefs, 

e-mail to news@hurlburtwarrior.com. 

Deadline for Friday’s 

edition is noon Monday.

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C L A S S I F I E D S 

It’s easy to place an in-column classified ad 

in the Hurlburt Warrior. 

Call 850-864-0320 

OR 

Place your ad online at 

www.HurlburtWarrior.com 

OR 

Bring this form in person to: 

Northwest Florida Daily News 

2 Eglin Pkwy NE 

HURLBURT WARRIOR 

Classified Request Form 

DEADLINE TUESDAY AT NOON PRIOR TO PUBLICATION 

Ad Category _________________ 

If no category is requested, it will appear 

in the Miscellaneous category. 

25 word limit • Please print clearly or type 

Name 

Home/Cell Phone ( ) 

Signature 

NO FORMS ACCEPTED WITHOUT SIGNATURE 

Military Dependent Retiree 

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Doctor, LOVE awaits 

baby. Susan *800- 

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1*Expenses Paid* 

Hawaiian Massage 

1½ Hr $65 

Hawaiian Package 

5 Massages- $45ea 

10 Massages- $35ea 

CALL TODAY!! 

Military Discounts 

MA# 23522 MM# 7352 

Cindy 376-0341 

Adorable 3yr old Shih 

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Text FL10737 to 56654 

Washer & Dryer, electric, 

Maytag, oversized 

King size & box 

springs, Simmons 

capacities. Washer, 

Beauty Rest World 

$200. Dryer, $150. Excellent 

operating condi- 

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pillowtop. Under 5 yrs 

tions. 678-5491. 

old. $400 OBO. 

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 

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factory warranty with 

carry case and USB 

and charger cables 

$350; Call 862-4420 

We Buy Gold 

Jewelry & Diamonds 

We will loan you 

$500-$50,000 Cash 

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PIANO medium mahogany 

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Don’t want to wait? 

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Next class 5/28/2012 

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Individual wants to 

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Text FL08738 to 56654 

Duty Phone 

FREE CLASSIFIED AD RULES: 

• Free classified ads are for the one time sale of personal property 

by military members and immediate family, and military 

retirees. 

• Non-military individuals and all businesses should contact the 

Hurlburt Warrior’s publisher, the Northwest Florida Daily News 

by calling 850-864-0320. 

• Ads must not exceed 25 words and must list a home or cell 

phone number. 

• Duty telephones are used by the Warrior staff for verification 

purposes only. The Hurlburt Warrior staff reserves the right to 

edit or refuse classified ads due to inappropriate content, space 

considerations or for other reasons. 

• Only one ad may be submitted per week, unless PCSing. 

A copy of PCS orders must be presented in person at: 

Northwest Florida Daily News 

200 Racetrack Road NW 

Ft. Walton Beach, FL 

The submission deadline for classified ads is 

Tuesday at noon prior to publication. 

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Floor Mats 

Soft Bed Covers 

Hard Bed Covers 

Window Visors 

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Toolboxes 

Steps Bars &Running Boards 

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