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Giuli collected books at her birthday day party for United Way!


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ United Way of the Wine Country Women’s Lead- ership Council (WLC) is proud to present the United Way Children’s Book Drive. During the month of August, community members rally in support of education and child- hood literacy by donating new and gently used English and Spanish children’s books at more than 35 drop off locations throughout So- noma County. Books are collected during the drive and distributed to kids for free through United Way’s education initiatives and the Free


Bookmobile of Sonoma County. WLC has committed to make a dif- ference in early childhood educa- tion in our community, and with your help, we can give all kids a chance to learn and be success- ful throughout school and life. Find drop off locations and learn more at unitedwaywinecountry. org


Contact Rusty Smith, Vice President Resource Development & Marketing. United Way of the Wine Country, 975 Corporate Cen- ter Parkway Suite 160, Santa Rosa, Phone: 707.528.4485 ext 112


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let skimmed his kneecap and didn’t shatter any bones. And what might you ask was his most memorable experience in the Philippines? Meeting a Filipino girl! Through this experience, he learned about “dating chaperones” and Catholi- cism in the Philippines (his unit was also stationed in front of a Catholic Church). He also faced the harsh reality that this girl was at least in part attracted to him be- cause she saw it as a ticket to bring her family to the United States. The romance ended before the war ended, as his unit was preparing for what would have been a very dan- gerous mission to Japan, and Don accepted a re-enlistment opportu- nity as a Staff Sergeant Ft. Lewis, Washington.


He then transferred


to the Army Reserve as a Second Lieutenant, but there were no ac- tive combat missions at the time so he transferred to the Army Na- tional Guard. At the still-tender age of 20-some- thing, while attending Pasadena City College during his service in the National Guard, Don met his future wife, Evelyn (Evie). He admits still being a bit frightened of girls at the time, but on this par- ticular day he boldly invited Evie to MacArthur Park where they were on a romantic boat ride with music playing on the loudspeaker. The music stopped abruptly when a voice announced that the 40th Infantry Division of the National Guard (in which he served) was be- ing mobilized in Japan and Korea. After a silent return home, Don de-


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