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Annual Charity Golf Outing
By: Carol Chapman
It’s time to hit a few balls and perfect your swing
to vie for the big prizes at The Foundation’s
Memorial Day Golf Tournament Fundraiser.
Revere Golf Club hosts once again, preparing a
delicious lunch as we finish the round.
This year we’re changing up
the raffle a bit. We will still give
away a golf cart, but the drawing
will take place on December
24 from Buckman’s Grill.
Tickets now on sale at the golf
tournament, or walk into our
offices and pick up tickets at $5
each or five for $20.
We’ve added a special raffle item to be given away on Memorial
Day - a week’s stay at Los Abrigados in Sedona, Arizona. This beautiful
resort is within walking distance of restaurants and retail in downtown
Sedona, the town that’s known for its mystical ambiance.
Get your tickets at our office (2518 Anthem Village Drive, #102) or
from any FAS Golf Committee member. Call us and we’ll send someone
to you.
The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 7:30 am Monday,
May 30. Come early to warm up and enjoy coffee and doughnuts with
other FAS supporters. Sign up as
a foursome or an individual at
FoundationAssistingSeniors.org.
Following the tournament
we’ll have lunch, hand out the
golf prizes, and give away lots of
goodies through our onsite raffle,
thanks to our sponsors. We’re
grateful for Brightview, Revere, Bonefish Grill and Southpoint for their
support of the event. As always, our gratitude goes to corporate sponsors
First Service, Gene Haas Foundation, and Albertson’s Foundation.
An Interview with John Barton
By: Chuck Dean / Vet 2 Vet
John Barton served in the U.S. Army in England
in 1950. Retiring as an engineer from Boeing,
he designed
the solar array for the Mariner 10
Venus/Mercury spacecraft and led the
electrical power team at NASA JPL for
its flight to Venus and on to Mercury.
He is the author “Colliers End Camp”
a historical work of service and duty.
VET2VET: John, can you share a bit
about your duty during the Cold War?
John Barton: I went into the
service to get the GI Bill. I graduated
from high school on a Wednesday and
was in the army on Monday.
My buddy and I joined together,
and because of my math skills, I was
sent to surveying school at Ft. Belvoir,
Virginia, while my buddy was sent to
Korea where he got to live in a tent
(chuckles).
After attending school, I was
assigned to SCARWAF, (Army serving
with Air Force). Our 928th Engineering
Aviation Group was refurbishing four
airbases in England for the heavy
bombers of the Cold War.
I was a clerk typist at HQs (Colliers End Camp). The troops in the
battalions worked hard days in order to take advantage of the long
summer hours at those northern latitudes.
The G.I.’s at Colliers End Camp only worked an 8-hour day, and duty
was like heaven on Earth compared
to the others. The ongoing joke was,
“We have it so good that someday
they are going to ship us all off
to Saudi
Arabia.”
VV: Did you
get your entire
education on
the G.I. Bill?
JB: I used
my G.I. Bill,
but had to work part-time to cover my expenses.
Therefore, it took 5 years instead of 4 to complete.
VV: How did your military duty transfer to
your civilian career?
JB: My Army surveying training got me a
part-time surveying job in Seattle. While in
college, I also worked as an engineering aide on
spacecraft technology at Boeing, and pursued
a college degree in engineering to follow that
career path. I learned the value of a college
degree from the guys at Colliers End Camp.
VV: Do you have any tips for our senior
veteran community?
JB: Yes, treat everyone with respect, and don’t
start any rumors.
Chuck Dean served as an Army paratrooper in Vietnam and
through that experience was led to address the many transitional
issues veterans struggle with. He is the author of several important
books for veterans. All can be found on Amazon at: http://www.
amazon.com/author/chuckdeanbooks
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