The Lobo Tank Busters
By: Stan Jordan
We have extra fuel tanks today because we are flying quite a ways west to Cherbourg, that is a big sea port on the western end of the Cotentin Peninsula. The Germans still control that city, and that is about all. The allies have taken the rest of the peninsula.
The Germans destroyed nearly all of the harbor, it won’t be of any use to the allies when they do get to it. I guess there are a few SS tanks around the city that will fight to the death and we are supposed to get rid of them if we can.
We flew over the city and found four Tiger tanks, they were blocking one of the main roads into town. I told the other planes that I would take the farthest one to the right. There didn’t seem to be much anti-aircraft fire. I fired a rocket into his left side and it blew off two of his bogie wheels and the track went flying. I flew on by and made a big circle and came back as the other pilots had made their runs also. I had gained a little altitude and came down on his rear and put my rocket into his engine area, it burst into flames and a lot of black smoke was present. That tank is out of commission for good.
Lt. Barnes said he fired two rockets at his target and they both hit in the same area as the turret is blown off. The other boys had the same good luck. We spent eight rockets but we got four Tiger tanks. That will open up the highway to the American traffic.
We spotted another main highway and we followed it into town to see what we could find. We found two German tanks on top of a hill that covered the highway. They were in a cemetery area and had an American tank dead to rights. That American tank would not have a chance with those 88mm canons. We used up our other eight rockets on those two tanks and left them in shambles. You could almost call it an over kill.
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Charlotte’s Web In A Nut Shell
By: Stan Jordan
Charlotte’s Web is a special hybrid of marijuana grown by the Stanley brothers in Colorado to insure it has absolutely no THC, the chemical compound that make marijuana users find that euphoric high. Instead, Charlotte’s Web is loaded with cannabis oil called CBD, which has been shown to have several health benefits. Its namesake, Charolette Figi, suffering from Dravet Syndrome, has seen remarkable improvement in her health since she began taking it.
One of the Stanley brothers said, “Before we met Charolette, before we met anybody, we had done a lot of research on our own and reading on CBD, that it stopped metastasis of cancer, specifically breast cancer and ovarian cancer. There is no guess work in the Stanley brothers lab, it is as high–tech as you can get. There are 20 young scientist that work there that produce the plant and extract the oil. They are working on some new products to help a number of other people.
The product these scientist create is so much in demand that prior to this year, families had to register to be on a waiting list to be eligible to receive Charolette’s Web.
Charlotte’s mother, Paige, said, “When Charlotte was 5 years old we really hit the bottom. She was having seizures every 30 minutes, she had taken many drugs and failed to get any results.” Charlotte was confined to a wheel chair and could not speak or engage with her father and was on a “do not resuscitate” order. Paige sometimes wished Charlotte would slip away peacefully and end her suffering.
As a very last resort they turned to the Stanley’s and their product. After the very first dose, Charlotte showed remarkable improvement. Today, Charlotte is nearly seizure free, but over the years she has had a lot of brain damage from the serums and the medicine and she can hardly talk. She has a long ways to go.
I do not have an update on her condition.
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Veterans Day Assembly at Antwerp High School
By: Stan Jordan
We were made welcome by elementary principal Tim Manz and high school principal Mike Bute. The high school Boy Scout Troop 143 presented the colors, the pledge of allegiance recited by the elementary student council, and the Antwerp High School band, under the direction of Andrea Newell, played the National Anthem.
An interesting talk on the history of Veterans Day was done by my great–niece, Annie Miesle, the NHS president. There had been an essay contest on “What Veterans Day Means To Me”, and the winners read their essays. The fourth grade winners were Lucy Wales and Nathan Dzib, fifth grader winners were Aeriel Snyder and Katryna Fish.
The high school choir, directed by Mary Smith, entertained us with a fine performance. There was a salute to all branches of the military by Antwerp High School band, a fine rendition. Taps was sounded by Beth Hawley and Blaire Rebber – the sound of taps will always shake up a veteran.
The Antwerp High School boy scouts retrieved the colors and then Mr. Manz invited all of the veterans and their wives to stay for lunch. We had visitors from Paulding, Grover Hill and the New Haven area. I was interviewed by Mike Maag from Paulding radio and we covered a lot of subjects.
Deb Altic’s kitchen crew served a fine lunch on pretty holiday decorated tables. We sat and talked a while, it was a very fine morning. Deb Altic’s kitchen crew consists of Holly Altic, Michelle Crawford, Shirley Hahn, Mindy Peffley, Shelly Grimes and Chris Buchan.
I got a lot of help this morning by Joe Meyers, Steve Knapp and Pastor Rick Grimes. I want to use this column to thank all the staff and students of that beautiful high school complex for such a fine memorial service and I know I speak for all the veterans and their spouses.
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