Los soldados estaban de pie armados con rastrillos, palas, tierra para macetas, abono y rosales, esperando ser

desplegados por su comandante en el corredor de Central Avenue, para un día de servicio en la comunidad de Kansas City, Kansas.

Soldiers stood armed with rakes, shovels, potting soil, mulch and rose bushes waiting to be deployed by their commander

into the Central Avenue corridor for a day of service in the Kansas City, Kansas community.

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Gymnastic Anyaiya Garcia works hard at her sport. “She has blossomed into a good gymnast. When she competes she is getting 9, 9.5 and 9.6 in her vault, beam, bar routine and her floor exercises,” said Steve Garcia. The awards she has earned are displayed in her bedroom is a reminder of her achievements at the age of nine.La gimnasta, Anyaiya García trabaja duro en su deporte. “Ella se ha convertido en una buena gimnasta. Cuando compite ella recibe 9, 9.5 y 9.6 en caballete, rutina de viga, barras y ejercicios de piso,” dijo Steve García. Los premios que ha obtenido se muestran en su dormitorio como un recordatorio de sus logros a la edad de nueve años.

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Anyaiya Garcia loves to compete in gymnastics Anyaiya García ama competir en gimnasia

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Manuel Palacio, Army veteran, and First Sergeant Vincent Morales (right), stand beside an Army jeep as they attend the Vet2Vet program held on Armed Forces Day in St. Joseph, Missouri. Morales spearheaded the project and wanted to bring veterans together to network and receive access to services they may need.Manuel Palacio, veterano del ejército, y el sargento primero Vicente Morales (derecha), de pie junto a un jeep del ejército, mientras asisten al programa Vet2Vet, celebrado el Día de las Fuerzas Armadas en St. Joseph, Missouri. Morales encabezó el proyecto y quiso reunir a los veteranos para crear una red y así tengan acceso a los servicios que puedan necesitar.

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Soldados ponen manos a la obra para embellecer Central Avenue

As the American Flag was carried into the Salvation Army auditorium in St. Joseph, Missouri, veterans stood at attention while the national anthem played.

Gathering together on Armed Forces Day, veterans attended the first Vet2Vet program. The event offered them a chance to network or find out about resources that are available to them such as health, education and housing opportunities.

The Vet2Vet program was born out of a veterans’s committee in St. Joseph, Missouri that was looking for

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“Hacemos servicio a la comunidad, ya que es importante para nosotros estar involucrados en nuestras comunidades”.“We do community service because it is important to us to be involved in our communities.”

A Salute To Our VeteransSaludamos A Nuestros Veteranos

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Anyaiya Garcia’s dream is to be an Olympic gymnast and bring home a Gold medal. She has a natural

talent for gymnastics and has moved quickly from beginner to intermediate with the help of her coaches at the Kansas City Gymnastics School in Riverside, Missouri.

El sueño de Anyaiya García es ser una gimnasta olímpica y traer a casa una medalla de oro. Ella tiene

un talento natural para la gimnasia y ha transitado rápidamente de principiante a intermedio con la ayuda de sus entrenadores, en el Escuela Kansas City de Gimnasia, en Riverside, Missouri.

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Mientras la bandera estadounidense recorría el auditorio del Ejército de Salvación, en St. Joseph, Missouri, los veteranos prestaron atención al escuchar el himno nacional.

Reunidos durante el Día de las Fuerzas Armadas, los veteranos asistieron al primer programa Vet2Vet. El evento les ofreció la oportunidad de establecer contactos o averiguar acerca de los recursos que están disponibles para ellos, tales como oportunidades de salud, educación y vivienda.

El programa Vet2Vet nació de un comité de veteranos

Nine people killed, 170 arrested on a Sunday afternoon and the town I first called WAH-COH

(Waco, Texas) makes the news on an otherwise quiet wasteland Sunday (no NFL football, it’s out of season).

Waco, Texas, is known as the place where former President George W. Bush has his little rancho, the home of Baylor University and the place were religious fanatics died 22 years ago on the day I made my first appearance hosting a radio talk show (I substituted for Michael Reagan on his national radio show).

Now, the Sunday Massacre between rival motorcycle gangs (the Bandidos and Cossacks gangs) where two motorcycle punks started a fight in a restroom that spilled out into the Twin Peaks restaurant where guns were drawn and the shooting started.

I first visited Waco in October, 1949, when my new Step dad drove us there to see one of his brothers. When we drove past Baylor University, I asked what it was; he told me and as it turns out that was the first institution of higher learning I ever saw. I saw my second institution of higher learning the next day in Stephenville, Texas – Tarleton State Teachers College.

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The United States Army shut down their offices on May 1, so that over 5,000 men and women nationwide, who serve their country daily, could serve their communities on a variety of service projects.

The Army Recruiting helping the Central Avenue Betterment Association (CABA) and the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GKCHCC) to beautify the Central Avenue corridor.

“We do community service because it is important to us to be involved in our communities. We do a lot of humanitarian work. Do we do the grand gestures and say we are doing this because we are the Army? No, we do this because we are members of the community ourselves and it is important to us,” said 1St Sergeant Jennifer Shoats, of the Greater Kansas City Recruiting Army and Army Reserves.

Today’s Army is dedicated to protecting their country but they also are dedicated to helping not only their community residents, but also the children in our cities. Many of the men and women that have taken an oath to serve their country, also serve their neighborhoods as Little League coaches, soccer coaches, help with church projects and are involved in children activities.

Sgt. Shoats and other Army members worked at Bethany Park in Kansas City, Kansas last week. The Parks department had removed an old volleyball court that was no longer in use. Members of the Army worked at spreading out topsoil and prepared the ground for grass seed.

“We are trying to level out the ground and make it a playing area for the community. We are also helping to clean up the park and plant rose bushes around the park signs. We are trying to make this park better for them and for those who want to come here. It is a nice place to be,” said Shoats.

Staff Sgt. Christopher Bennett of the Grandview Recruiting Station, worked raking the topsoil off of the large mound of dirt across the former volleyball court.

“We help out where ever we can. We are trying to help the community have a beautiful park to use. When people see the Army out helping, we hope that they see us differently, not just soldiers, but as people who want to help them,” said Bennett.

Sgt. Michael Hornbuckle, a recruiter working out aof the Legends-Village West and Leavenworth area, planted rose bushes around the Bethany Park sign.

“I wanted to come out and do something for the community. I wanted to show them that we are helping hands. Every body needs a helping hand sometimes. I hope that our involvement in community projects opens up a dialogue with young people showing them we are not just about fighting for our country, but we also have fun in helping others,” said Hornbuckle.

The service day has been in the planning stages for about a year. Marty Thoennes, CABA executive director, discussed with Carlos Gomez, president and CEO of the GKCHCC, how they could join forces to hold a clean up day along the Central Avenue corridor.

“We are very excited to have the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce join us with the United States Army to beautify Central Avenue. I know the Parks department is happy to have the extra help in cleaning up our parks and planting some beautiful flowers,” said Thoennes.

Jack Webb, Parks Department, told Hispanic News that the day of service helped them immensely.

“We like everybody else are short handed and having this extra help to beautify our parks is greatly appreciated,” he said.

The GKCHCC will have a larger presence in Wyandotte County as they plan to work alongside CABA. According to Gomez, they plan to release exciting news in the fall and they will be working closely with CABA to bring National Taco Day to the Central Avenue corridor in October,

The GKCHCC has a working relationship with the U.S. Army through their PACE program that helps military veterans get job interviews

with local corporate companies after they leave their military service.

“The Army approached us about doing a community service project and wanted to know if we could help direct them to

a project. I met with Marty Thinness and we discussed what type of service project we could collaborate on. The Army has been very willing to help us. They have been incredible working with us. They called us

and said we have 70 soldiers that want to come and help. At Lally Park, the soldiers replaced the American Flag that has been torn. This day of service is a win win for everyone,” said Gomez.

El ejército de Estados Unidos cerró sus oficinas el 1 de mayo, por lo que más de 5 mil hombres y mujeres en todo el país, quienes sirven a su país diariamente, pudieron servir a sus comunidades en una variedad de proyectos de servicio.

El Reclutamiento del Ejército. ayudó a la Asociación de Mejoramiento de Central Avenue (CABA por sus siglas en inglés) y a la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Kansas City (GKCHCC por sus siglas en inglés) para embellecer el corredor de Central Avenue.

“Hacemos servicio a la comunidad, ya que es importante para nosotros estar involucrados en nuestras comunidades. Hacemos mucho trabajo humanitario. ¿Hacemos estos grandes gestos y decimos que estamos haciéndolo porque somos del Ejército? No, lo hacemos porque somos integrantes de la comunidad también y es importante para nosotros”, dijo la Sargento 1ª Jennifer Shoats, de Reclutamiento y Reserva del Ejército del área metropolitana de Kansas City.

El Ejército de hoy está dedicado a la protección de su país, pero también se dedica a ayudar no sólo a los residentes de su comunidad, y también a los niños en nuestras ciudades. Muchos de los hombres y mujeres que han tomado un juramento para servir a su país, también sirven a sus barrios como entrenadores de Pequeñas Ligas, entrenadores de fútbol, o ayudan con proyectos de la iglesia y están involucrados en actividades para niños.

La Sargento Shoats y otros integrantes del Ejército trabajaron la semana pasada en el Parque Bethany, en Kansas City, Kansas. El departamento de Parques había quitado una cancha vieja de voleibol que ya no estaba en uso. Integrantes del Ejército, trabajaron antes en la distribución de tierra y, prepararon el terreno para plantar semilla de césped.

“Estamos tratando de nivelar el terreno y convertirlo en un área de juego para la comunidad. También estamos ayudando a limpiar el parque y plantar rosales alrededor de los letreros del parque. Estamos tratando de mejorar este parque para ellos y para los que quieran venir aquí. Es un buen lugar para pasar un buen tiempo”, dijo Shoats.

El Sargento Christopher Bennett, de la Estación de Reclutamiento Grandview, trabajó rastrillando la tierra fuera del gran montículo de tierra a través de la antigua cancha de voleibol.

“Ayudamos donde sea que podamos. Estamos tratando de ayudar a la comunidad a tener un hermoso parque para su uso. Cuando la gente ve al Ejército afuera, ayudando, esperamos que nos vea de otra manera, no sólo como soldados, sino como personas que quieren ayudarlos”, dijo Bennett.

Sargt. Michael Hornbuckle, un reclutador que se desempeña en la zona de Legends-West Village y Leavenworth, plantó rosales alrededor del letrero con el nombre del Parque Bethany.

“Quería salir y hacer algo por la comunidad. Quería mostrarles que estamos para ayudarlos. Todo el mundo necesita una mano a veces. Espero que nuestra participación en proyectos comunitarios abra un diálogo con los jóvenes, mostrándoles que no se trata sólo de que luchemos por nuestro país, sino también nos divertimos al ayudar a los demás”, dijo Hornbuckle.

El día de servicio estuvo en las etapas de planificación durante aproximadamente un año. Marty Thoennes, director ejecutivo de CABA, habló con Carlos Gómez, presidente y director ejecutivo de GKCHCC, de cómo podrían unir sus fuerzas para llevar a cabo un día de limpieza a lo largo del corredor de Central Avenue.

“Estamos muy emocionados de que se una la Cámara de Comercio Hispana al ejército de Estados Unidos para embellecer Central Avenue. Sé que el departamento de Parques está feliz de tener la ayuda adicional en la limpieza de nuestros parques y la plantación de algunas flores hermosas”, dijo Thoennes.

Jack Webb, del Departamento de Parques, dijo a Hispanic News que el día de servicio les ayudó inmensamente.

“Nosotros, como todos los demás, contamos con poca gente y el tener esta ayuda adicional para embellecer nuestros parques es muy apreciada”, dijo.

La GKCHCC tendrá una mayor presencia en el Condado de Wyandotte, ya que planean trabajar junto con CABA. Según Gómez, planean lanzar una excelente noticia en el otoño y se va a trabajar en estrecha colaboración con CABA para traer el Día Nacional del Taco al corredor de Central Avenue, en octubre,

LA GKCHCC, tiene una relación de trabajo con el Ejército de Estados Unidos, a

través de su programa PACE, que ayuda a los veteranos militares a conseguir entrevistas de trabajo con empresas corporativas locales después de salir de su servicio militar.

“El ejército se acercó a nosotros para realizar un proyecto de servicio a la comunidad y querían saber si podíamos ayudarles a enfocarse a un proyecto. Me reuní con Marty Thinness y discutimos en qué tipo de

proyecto de servicio podíamos colaborar. El Ejército ha estado muy dispuesto a ayudarnos. Han sido increíbles al trabajar con nosotros. Nos llamaron y dijeron, tenemos a 70 soldados que quieren ir y ayudar. En el Parque Lally, los soldados reemplazaron la bandera americana que se había roto. Este día de servicio es un beneficio para todos”, dijo Gómez.

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“Hacemos servicio a la comunidad”

“We help out wherever we can. We are trying to help the community have a beautiful park to use,” said Staff Sgt. Christopher Bennett.“Ayudamos donde sea que podamos. Estamos tratando de ayudar a la comunidad a tener un hermoso parque para su uso,” dijo el sargento Christopher Bennett

“We do community service”

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ways to recognize veterans, not only for their service, but also recognize that veterans may need assistance in a variety of ways.

Commandant Jerry Murphy has proudly worn his Marine uniform for 56 years. The 73-year-old veteran plans to continue to wear his uniform and talk about his service to his country until he dies.

Murphy served in Vietnam before Americans knew the President Dwight Eisenhower had put soldiers in Vietnam.

“The American people do not realize that the Marines were in Vietnam since 1955. I went in as an advisor with 35 others and when we were down to 16 men, Mr. Kennedy sent Delta Force in to extract us. I had a lot of friends over there that I don’t know where they are even today,” he said.

Lloyd Pasay served in the Marines from 1950 until 1954. He volunteered to go into service since jobs were scare.

“I chose to go to war with the infantry. I didn’t get injured but I was shot at. One time my helmet took a bullet while I was wearing it. It felt like I broke my neck when it was hit. At least the helmet took it,” said Pasay.

Manuel Palacio volunteered for the Army in 1994. He was stationed in Fort Collins, Colorado and served as a mechanic.

“I enjoyed my time in service. I would recommend to anyone thinking of entering the military to do it. It is a chance to see the world,

have a fellowship with others and an opportunity to better yourself,” said Palacio.

It is the camaraderie that exists between the brothers and sisters of the military that First Sergeant Vincent Morales loves and that keeps him bound to military service.

He has been in the Army for 13 years. When he went enlisted, he couldn’t wait to get out but then once he was out, he wanted to go back. He joined the Army Reserves and volunteered in 2012-2013 to be deployed to Afghanistan.

“The opportunity came through to be deployed again and I volunteered. After I left the service, jobs were not happening as I wanted them to. I couldn’t find steady employment or the employment wasn’t gratifying. I realized I miss the Army,” he said.

Back in his hometown in Kansas City, Missouri, Morales realized that current veterans needed a network of people to help them find the resources they needed to be successful.

Today, working with the Salvation Army as a peer mentor, he has found his calling to serve veterans. It is the job that he had been searching for over the years.

“I am the Swiss army knife of the Salvation Army, is how I describe my job. I do lots of networking, learning what is available out there and if I don’t have the answers I will find someone who does. Telling a veteran no or that it is not possible is not in my vocabulary,” he said.

He would like the community to understand

that sometimes if individuals take the time and listen to a veteran and understand what they are going through they have helped the veteran.

“It is not verifying or justifying their story, it is just listening to them, and just being there for that person. Their stories and their time in service are not black or white and the answer is very gray. All you need to do is listen,” said Morales.

Understanding that a simple conversation between others who have shared the same experiences of war could help, he helped initiated the Vet2Vet program to help veterans create connections with one another.

Veterans of all different wars intermingled at the free event while they visited resource booths, enjoyed food, music. Organizers set up activities for the children that came with their families. A project called A Race Against Time is hoping to capture every soldier’s story on video.

Colonel Edward Black served as keynote speaker at the program and comes from a long line of servicemen. He told the men and women gathered that the language of the service is the pride that each man and woman has for their military service.

He related the story of his father and uncles who answered the call to serve. He encouraged living veterans to get their stories told and have them recorded for our history.

“The costs of war are articulated in stories. Sometimes they are put to amazing movies but in

this room today, there are real stories. Stories of war that we need to hear. Our soldiers stories are the fabric of what makes our nation great,” said Black.

“We need to preserve our stories of war. War is horrible. War happens when diplomacy fails. I am living in the golden age of veterans—these veterans fought for the rights that I have today as a veteran,” said Morales.

Veteran Marines Lloyd Pasay, Doyle Smith and Commandant Jerry Murphy attended the first Vet2Vet program in St. Joseph, Missouri. They met with veterans to discuss benefits that are available for former Marines and had a short video running about the history of the Marine Corps. All three men volunteered to serve their country and proudly say, “Once a Marine, Always a Marine. We are warriors.” Veterans and their families were able to go table to table to gather information about education, healthcare, veteran benefits and about the Vet2Vet program.Los veteranos marinos Lloyd Pasay y Doyle Smith; y el Comandante Jerry Murphy, asistieron al primer programa Vet2Vet en St. Joseph, Missouri. Ellos se reunieron con los veteranos para discutir acerca de los beneficios que están disponibles para los ex-marinos, además se proyecto un breve vídeo sobre la historia de la Infantería de Marina. Los tres hombres se ofrecieron para servir a su país y con orgullo decir: “Una vez que se es un infante de marina, siempre se es un infante de marina. Somos guerreros”. Los veteranos y sus familias tuvieron la oportunidad de ir de mesa en mesa en la recopilación de información sobre educación, salud, beneficios a veteranos y el programa Vet2Vet.

en St. Joseph, Missouri, mismo que estaba buscando maneras de reconocer a los veteranos, no sólo por su servicio, sino también reconocer que los veteranos pueden necesitar ayuda en una variedad de maneras.

El Comandante Jerry Murphy, ha lucido con orgullo su uniforme de marino por 56 años. El veterano, de 73 años de edad, planea seguir usando su uniforme y hablar de su servicio a su país hasta que él muera.

Murphy sirvió en Vietnam antes de que los estadounidenses supieran que el presidente Dwight Eisenhower había puesto soldados en Vietnam.

“El pueblo estadounidense no se da cuenta de que los marinos estaban en Vietnam desde 1955. Entré como asesor junto con otros 35 y cuando llegamos a 16 hombres, el Sr. Kennedy envió a Delta Force para que fuéramos extraídos. Yo tenía un montón de amigos allí que yo no sé dónde están aún hoy en día”, dijo.

Lloyd Pasay sirvió en la Marina desde 1950 hasta 1954. Se ofreció como voluntario para entrar en servicio ya que el trabajo era escaso.

“Elegí ir a la guerra con la infantería. No fui herido, pero me dispararon. Una vez, cuando estaba usando mi casco recibí un balazo. Sentí como si se me hubiera rompido el cuello. Al menos el casco tomó el disparo”, dijo Pasay.

Manuel Palacio se ofreció como voluntario para el Ejército en 1994. Él estaba estacionado en Fort Collins, Colorado y sirvió como mecánico.

“Disfruté de mi tiempo en servicio. Yo recomendaría a cualquiera que esté pensando en entrar en el ejército, que lo haga. Es una oportunidad de ver el mundo, tener una comunión con los demás y la oportunidad de superarte”, dijo Palacio.

Es la camaradería que existe entre los hermanos y

hermanas militares, lo que el sargento primero, Vicente Morales, ama y lo que lo mantiene unido al servicio militar.

Él ha estado en el ejército durante 13 años. Cuando fue alistado, estaba ansioso de salir, pero luego una vez que estuvo fuera, quería volver. Se unió a la Reserva del Ejército y se ofreció en 2012-2013 para ser desplegado en Afganistán.

“La oportunidad llegó a través de ser desplegado de nuevo y yo me ofrecí. Después de dejar el servicio, no había los trabajos que esperaba. No pude encontrar un empleo estable o el empleo no era gratificante. Me di cuenta de que echaba de menos al Ejército”, dijo.

De regreso a su ciudad natal, en Kansas City, Missouri, Morales se dio cuenta de que los veteranos actuales necesitaban una red de personas para ayudarles a encontrar los recursos que necesitan para tener éxito.

Hoy en día, está trabajando con el Ejército de Salvación como mentor, él ha encontrado su vocación al servir a los veteranos. Es el trabajo que había estado buscando a lo largo de los años.

“Yo soy la navaja suiza del Ejército de Salvación, es como describo mi trabajo. Hago un montón de redes, el aprender lo que está disponible por ahí y si no tengo las respuestas voy a encontrar a alguien que las tenga. El decirle a un veterano no o que no es posible, no está en mi vocabulario”, dijo.

A él le gustaría que la comunidad entienda, que si en ocasiones las personas se toman el tiempo y escuchan a un veterano, y entienden por lo que está pasando, ya han ayudado a el veterano.

“No se trata de verificar o justificar su historia, simplemente escucharlos, y simplemente estar allí para esa persona. Sus historias y su tiempo de servicio no son blanco o negro y la respuesta es muy gris. Todo lo que necesitas hacer es escuchar”, dijo Morales.

El entender que una sencilla conversación entre otros que han compartido las mismas experiencias de la guerra podría ayudar, él ayudó a iniciar el programa Vet2Vet para ayudar a los veteranos a crear conexiones entre sí.

Los veteranos de todas las diferentes guerras se entremezclan en el evento gratuito, al mismo tiempo que visitan los stands donde e n c u e n t r a n i n f o r mac i ón , disfrutan de la comida, de la música. Los organizadores es tab lec ieron a c t i v i d a d e s para los niños que vinieron con sus familias. Un proyecto llamado Una Carrera Contra el Tiempo, tiene la esperanza de capturar la historia de cada soldado en vídeo.

El Coronel Edward Black, sirvió como orador principal en el programa, y viene de una larga línea de soldados. Él les dijo a los hombres y las mujeres que se reunieron, que el idioma del servicio es el orgullo que cada hombre y cada mujer tienen a su servicio militar.

Él relató la historia de su padre y sus tíos, quienes re spond ie ron al llamado para servir. Alentó a los veteranos que viven, a que sus historias sean contadas, y los tiene grabando sus historia.

“Los costos de la guerra se articulan en historias. A veces se llevan a películas increíbles, pero hoy, en esta sala, hay historias reales. Historias de guerra que tenemos que escuchar. Las historias de nuestros soldados son el tejido de lo que hace grande a nuestra nación”, dijo Black.

“Tenemos que preservar nuestras historias de guerra. La guerra es horrible. La guerra sucede cuando falla la diplomacia. Estoy viviendo

en la edad de oro de los veteranos -estos veteranos lucharon por los derechos que tengo hoy en día como un veterano”, dijo Morales.

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Vet2Vet Program feels a need

Programa Vet2Vet siente una necesidadVeterans stood at attention and held a salute as the American Flag was raised.Los veteranos se pusieron en posición de firmes y mantuvieron un saludo mientras se izaba la bandera estadounidense.

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It was the next year that in one fell swoop I saw my third, Whittier College (Richard Nixon), my fourth, UCLA (Jackie Robinson), my fifth, USC (O.J. Simpson) and what turned out to be my future alma mater, San Diego State.

Waco was a small town then. I wasn’t impressed because I came from Southern California which itself was small at the time but we didn’t need storm cellars, cellars that scared me.

Back to the Sunday Massacre at Waco.

Motorcycle gangs are everywhere. Some years ago my police lieutenant brother led a raid on an El Cajon, California bar in which the Mongol motorcycle-gang congregated. The Mongols objected to being forced to lie down face first on the filthy floor and threatened a shootout with local, state and federal officers armed with shotguns and automatic rifles. A firefight broke out and miracle of miracles, no one was shot. Motorcycle gang members are notoriously bad shooters.

The gang shoot-out in Waco is proof of that. Local, state and federal peace officers, including off-duty officers shopping in the mall where the Twin Peaks restaurant is, massed outside the restaurant and though hundreds, thousands of bullets were fired, there are no reports of any officers being wounded or killed. The nine dead were gang members as were 18 wounded.

170 arrested, over a hundred weapons confiscated and warnings that the gangs had “green-lighted” their members to engage law enforcement officers wherever they found them. Waco is an armed camp today.

Readers will remember Waco for the 1993 incident where a Branch Davidian compound was raided and attacked by local, state and federal officers that resulted in numerous men, women and children dying at the hands of attacking government officers drawn to the compound by federal officers being killed by armed members of the armed religious cult of “Branch Davidians.”

Until this weekend, the most exciting thing to happen in Waco since the Branch

Davidian incident was Baylor University football star Robert Griffin III.

Waco and violence will now be interchangeable words. But there is a lesson to be learned here.

Los Angeles reportedly has 100,000 gang members. They are mostly Latino gangs (Mexican and Salvadoran) but with a sizable Black presence (Crips and Bloods) and some Russian and Armenian gangs. They are usually better armed than police forces.

Gang violence is everywhere in Los Angeles. It peaked in 1992 when the Los Angeles Riot broke out when four Los Angeles police officers were wrongly found not guilty of viciously beating a Black man, Rodney King. 53 people died in that riot and neighborhoods of Los Angeles were burned to the ground. Massive looting by Blacks, Salvadoran and Guatemalan “Hispanics” in South Central Los Angeles was de riguer. The only gangs that came out of the riot with some honor were the amalgam of Mexican gangs in East Los Angeles (East Los)

where Catholic priests and gangs put out the word, “no looting.” These well-armed gangs patrolled the streets of East Los and there was no rioting, no arson fires and/or gang killings. They were so effective that the police and sheriffs were free to go to where the arson and murders were occurring in South Central, far from East Los.

Nonetheless, Waco 2015 gives us an example of how to handle murderous gangs and protect innocent people.

We should invite all LA gangs to the LA Coliseum, give them gifts of M-16 and AK-47 automatic rifles,

grenades, bayonets and all the bullets they can use and turn them loose behind locked gates to compete for a million dollar prize for the last man standing.

That would be cheaper than billions spent on law enforcement to combat the gangs and the vicious way of their lives that threaten the peace we all prefer.

Call it a “New Social Contract.”

Contreras formerly wrote for Creators Syndicate and the New American News Service of the New York Times

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Militant Crazy Religion, Avoid The Damage

Faith has been a major part of my life for a long time. Belief in God, the Bible

and church involvement go way back for me. There is so much about all of it that has shaped and impacted every fiber of my life. A faith relationship with God is peaceful, hopeful, helpful, positive and life changing in so many ways. I’ve written a lot about faith in articles, books and public messages.

At this juncture of my life I can say with confidence that my faith is as great as ever but I detest militant religion. I guess we are all religious in some areas about some things. However, religion does not always connote faith and relationship, especially militant religion.

Some people have the marriage religion but they don’t have much relationship in their marriage. They lack happiness, fulfillment, peace, rest and hope. Mostly they just go through the rituals of marriage. Some are very unhappy in marriage but put on a good face. They go through the daily perfunctory and keep up appearances but are lacking quality relationships.

Militant religious people are not happy people unless they are imprisoning or hurting someone else with their rules and regulations. The crazy militant Isis crowd takes pleasure in imprisoning, torturing and beheading people - all in the name of their perverted religious views.

Last year there was a national story about a

Middlesboro, Kentucky preacher named Jamie Coots who died from handling a rattlesnake during a religious worship gathering. Coots who became famous on a reality television show, practiced snake handling as a part of his religion. His religion was dangerous and cost him his life. Religion can be crazy.

Remember David Koresh and the Waco, Texas religious disaster? He and 75 others were killed when their compound was raided and burned by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. I believe the massive loss of life at Waco could have been avoided but that’s another article. The story of Koresh and his followers is another episode of religion gone crazy.

What about Jim Jones who led 913 people to their deaths in Guyana, near Georgetown in South America? Most of these people were led to commit suicide after Jones’ followers murdered Congressman Leo Ryan and four others near the airport in Georgetown, Guyana. Jones was crazy as were many of the people who had been duped into leaving America to live at the People’s Temple Agricultural Project. Jones was a militant, crazy, controlling religious fanatic who duped hundreds to their death.

When I was a young child I heard a preacher spend an hour telling the church about all the things we shouldn’t do. He told the men they shouldn’t wear short sleeve shirts. He told us we should keep our hair cut short. Men, he continued, should never wear short pants. Of course he proceeded to tell the women how they should wear their hair, how long their dresses should be and that they shouldn’t wear makeup. We were told we shouldn’t dance, watch movies, watch television,

listen to rock n roll music, drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes among other things. I don’t remember what he told us we could do. I remember the negatives. Needless to say his sermon did not encourage my faith.

There is nothing wrong with sensible, common sense, enthusiastic church preaching that warns people about the danger zones of life. We all need to know where the markers are that could hurt us. The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount still work very well for a functioning world. While the Old Testament has some weird stuff in it I get the message of the Bible and am grateful.

However, in my maturing years I have come to understand that faith liberates us. Faith does not imprison us. Jesus said, “The truth shall set you free,” John 8:32. Some ministers and religious types have devoted their years of clergy service to making people feel guilty about every move they have ever made. Real faith is about life, energy, joy and forgiveness of mistakes

and guilt.A mean religious crowd

crucified Jesus. Jesus did not bind or stone people. Jesus was about liberation, joy and life. Jesus enjoyed life. Mean, militant religious types are often turned off by anyone having too much fun.

I would encourage everyone to pursue a life and walk of faith in God. We all need eternal guidance and internal strength from above. Public worship is not always about what we want to hear. However, we don’t need the shackles of a religion that bind and hurt people. If your church, synagogue, temple, mosque or anyplace that you worship is not helping you to experience freedom and joy in your life then I recommend that you find a different place of worship before the damage is too great.

Dr. Glenn Mollette is a syndicated American columnist and author. The views expressed are those of the author and are not necessarily representative of any other group, organization or this publication.

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El primer instinto tal vez no sea siempre el correcto en

preguntas de opción múltiple

Your First Instinct May Not Always Be Correct on Multiple-Choice QuestionsNew Research Shows Most GRE ® Test Takers Boosted Scores when Changing Answers

PRINCETON, N.J., /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Although you may have heard that it is best to stick with your first answer on multiple-choice test questions, new, empirical research from the GRE ® Program suggests that students who thoughtfully change their first answer are likely to improve their scores.

The ability to change an answer in the GRE ® revised General Test appears to be popular among test takers. According to the study, more than 95 percent of GRE test takers changed at least one answer in the Verbal Reasoning or Quantitative Reasoning measures.

“The GRE revised General Test is the only admissions test that allows business school and graduate school applicants to mark questions within a section and go back to change answers if they had second thoughts,” says David Payne, Educational Testing Service (ETS) Vice President & COO of Global Education. “The test-taker friendly design can help people perform better compared to how they would have done without the opportunity to change answers. Now, we have evidence that this ability to go back to complete or change an answer may help test takers improve their scores.”

The research also showed that:•Most GRE test takers who changed

answers went from wrong to right, and boosted scores

•All GRE test takers who skipped a question and later completed it saw the same or better scores.

•More test takers saw score gains on the Quantitative Reasoning measure than on the Verbal Reasoning measure when changing an initial blank.

•Changing answers helped test takers at all ability levels.

ETS surveyed nearly 2,000 test takers regarding the perceived benefits or harms of answer changing. When asked whether the original or the switched answer was more likely to be correct, 59 percent of the survey respondents believed that the original answer was more likely to be correct and only 14 percent said the changed answer.

“The results of this study disprove the fallacy that the first instinct is always correct when answering multiple-choice questions,” says Lydia Liu, Managing Senior Research Scientist at ETS. “It’s important that students, tutors and test prep companies know that the research supports response changing when there is a good reason for doing so.”

The GRE Program introduced the ability to skip questions and change answers when the GRE revised General Test was launched in 2011. This helpful feature allows individuals to use more of their own personal test-taking strategies to help them feel more confident on test day.

Payne said, “Only the GRE revised General Test gives test takers the power of confidence by letting them change answers to help them get their best scores, and knowing they can do their best helps them get that much closer to their graduate or business school goals.”

SOURCE: Educational Testing Service

Una nueva investigación muestra que la mayoría de las personas que toman el examen GRE® mejoran los puntajes cuando cambian las respuestas

PRINCETON, Nueva Jersey /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Aunque quizás haya escuchado que es mejor quedarse con su primera respuesta en preguntas de opción múltiple, una nueva investigación empírica del programa GRE® sugiere que los estudiantes que cambian a conciencia su primera respuesta tienen mayores probabilidades de mejorar sus puntajes.

La capacidad de cambiar una respuesta en el Examen General revisado del GRE® pareciera ser popular entre los examinados. Según el estudio, más del 95 por ciento de aquellos que han tomado el GRE cambiaron al menos una respuesta en las preguntas de Razonamiento Verbal o Cuantitativo.

“El Examen General revisado del GRE es la única prueba de acceso a la universidad que permite a los solicitantes a programas de negocio o de posgrado marcar preguntas dentro de una sección y regresar para cambiar respuestas si no están seguros”, explicó David Payne, vicepresidente y director operativo de educación global de Educational Testing Service (ETS). “El diseño de cómodo manejo para el examinado puede ayudarle al individuo a lograr mejores resultados en comparación a cómo hubiera hecho sin la oportunidad de cambiar respuestas. Hay ahora prueba de que esta capacidad de regresar para completar o cambiar respuestas puede ayudarles a los examinados a mejorar sus puntajes”.

La investigación también mostró que:•La mayor parte de los examinados

del GRE que cambiaron respuestas acertaron con la respuesta correcta, y obtuvieron mejores puntajes.

•Todos los examinados del GRE que omitieron una pregunta y la

completaron más tarde obtuvieron los mismos puntajes o mejores.

•Un mayor número de examinados mejoró los puntajes en las preguntas de Razonamiento Cuantitativo que en las de Razonamiento Verbal cuando cambió una respuesta inicial en blanco.

•Cambiar respuestas ayudó a todos los examinados independientemente del nivel de habilidad.

ETS encuestó a casi 2,000 examinados con respecto a los beneficios o daños percibidos del cambio de respuestas. Cuando se les preguntó si la respuesta original o la respuesta cambiada tenían más probabilidades de ser correcta, el 59 por ciento de los encuestados creyeron que la respuesta original tiene más probabilidades de ser correcta y solamente el 14 por ciento indicaron la respuesta cambiada.

“Los resultados de este estudio refutan la falacia de que el primer instinto es siempre correcto a la hora de responder preguntas de opción múltiple”, señaló Lydia Liu, investigadora científica sénior de ETS. “Es importante que los estudiantes, los tutores y las compañías especializadas en preparación para exámenes sepan que la investigación apoya el cambio de respuestas cuando existe un buen motivo para hacerlo”.

El programa del GRE introdujo la capacidad de omitir preguntas y cambiar respuestas cuando el Examen General revisado del GRE se lanzó en 2011. Esta opción útil permite que los individuos utilicen más de sus propias estrategias personales de toma de exámenes para que se sientan más seguros en el día del examen.

Payne dijo, “Solamente el Examen General revisado del GRE le da a los examinados el poder de la confianza al permitir que cambien respuestas para conseguir los mejores puntajes, y el saber que pueden hacer lo mejor posible les ayudará a cumplir sus metas de estudios de posgrado o comerciales”.

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The young third grader likes to practice her floor exercises on the gym mat and do back handsprings. When the summer Olympic games are broadcast in 2016 from Rio de Janerio, she will be watching closely how the young gymnasts perform on the beam, the bars and their floor exercises.

Becoming a member of the United States Olympic team is a tall order for such a young girl, but her coaches and her grandparents believe that she will achieve that dream if she wants it.

The Kansas City Gymnastics School coaches have been surprised at how disciplined she is in learning her gymnastic moves at such a young age.

“She has a very driven attitude and takes corrections from the coaches. She is dedicated to making herself the best that she can be,” said school instructor Lindsey Thomas.

The school, located in Riverside, Missouri, is in its 30th year and has trained athletes at the State, Regional and National levels. KC Gym athletes have also gone on to receive college scholarships.

Steve Garcia hopes that if his granddaughter continues in gymnastics and enjoys doing it, that she will be able

to receive a scholarship for college.

“We are looking towards her future. The coaches there have gone to college on gymnastic scholarships. I would like to see her moving up and work towards a scholarship, but first we want her to always enjoy the sport and only do it if she wants to,” he said.

Anyaiya’s grandparents Steve and Mia Garcia, wouldn’t miss her competitions. In fact, it is a family affair when she has a meet. Steve Garcia tries to attend her practices, but has to miss some. Mia takes her to all the practices and stays to either watch her or helps out at the concession stands or serves as a scorekeeper.

“It is important to a child that a parent or grandparent is there for them. I know parents are busy and sometimes drop their children off to practice, but if you stay and they know you are there, their faces light up when they see you across the gym,” Steve said.

She practices about four times a week and her hard work is paying off when she competes. Each gymnast is judged on his or her routines and a perfect score is 10. Anyaiya has been learning her sport for 18 months and her high marks in competition

is showing others she is the girl to watch.

“ She has blossomed into a good gymnast. When she competes she is getting 9, 9.5 and 9.6 in her vault, beam and bar routine and her floor exercises,” said Steve Garcia.

Gymnastics has given her an athletic build and she has grown into a team player. She listens to the advice her grandparents have given her and has passed that advice to her teammates.

When they become nervous before a meet, she has told them, “Why are you nervous? Just go out there and have fun no matter what you do.”

As a former ball coach for his sons, Steve Garcia knows first hand that parents shouldn’t push their children in sports to constantly win. He was considered a tough coach with the boys, but eventually realized that it was his dream for his boys to play ball, not theirs.

Some could say that he has softened his coaching with his granddaughter. “I want this to be her dream and what she wants to do.”

Coach Thomas credits her grandparents for the discipline and drive they see in Anyaiya.

“They have done a great job raising her. They have instilled in her the tools she needs to be successful in life. She is respectful to the coaches, she listens and she takes corrections and is willing to do the things that will make her better,” said Thomas.

Before beginning gymnastics, Steve Garcia described his granddaughter as shy, but said that the confidence she has gained from the sport has changed her into a person that loves to talk and meet others.

“She is still my baby girl that everyone loves but when she puts on her gymnastic clothes, she is a totally different girl. She focuses on what she is going to do,” he said.

Steve Garcia grew up Kansas City’s Westside and would like to see gymnastics classes come to the children in his former neighborhood.

“I know that many people may feel it isn’t affordable, but it is. There are some gyms that will work with you to find ways to offset the fees. I think you can’t afford not to do it. It changes a child’s life,” he said.

La joven estudiante de tercer grado gusta de practicar sus ejercicios de suelo en el tapete del gimnasio y hacer volteretas hacia atrás. Cuando los Juegos Olímpicos de verano se transmitan en 2016, desde Río de Janeiro, ella estará observando de cerca cómo las jóvenes gimnastas hacen sus ejercicios en la viga, las barras y sus ejercicios de piso.

El convertirse en una integrante del equipo olímpico de Estados Unidos es una tarea difícil para una chica tan joven, pero sus entrenadores y sus abuelos creen que va a lograr ese sueño si ella quiere.

Los entrenadores de la Escuela Kansas City de Gimnasia, se han sorprendido de lo disciplinada que es en el aprendizaje de sus movimientos gimnásticos a una edad tan joven.

“Ella tiene una actitud muy determinante y toma las correcciones de los entrenadores. Se dedica a ser la mejor que puede ser”, dijo la instructora de la escuela, Lindsey Thomas.

La escuela, que se ubica en Riverside, Missouri, se encuentra en sus 30 años y ha entrenado a atletas en los niveles estatales, regionales y nacionales. Atletas de KC Gym también han recibido becas universitarias.

Steve García espera que si su nieta continúa en la gimnasia y disfruta haciéndolo, que va a ser capaz de recibir una beca para la universidad.

“Estamos viendo hacia su futuro. Los entrenadores han ido a la universidad con becas de gimnasia. Me gustaría ver que vaya avanzando y trabaje en pro de una beca, pero primero queremos que ella disfrute siempre el deporte y que sólo lo haga si quiere”, dijo.

Los abuelos de Anyaiya, Steve y Mía García, no se perderían sus competencias. De hecho, es un asunto de familia cuando tiene un encuentro. Steve García intenta asistir a sus prácticas, pero tiene que pasar por alto algunas. Mía la lleva a todas las prácticas, y se queda, ya sea para observarla, ayudar en los stands de concesión o sirve como anotadora.

“Es importante para un niño que un padre o un abuelo esté ahí para ellos. Sé que los padres están ocupados y, a veces dejan a sus hijos en la práctica, pero si te quedas y ellos saben que estás allí, sus rostros se iluminan cuando te ven en el gimnasio”, dijo Steve.

Ella practica cerca de cuatro veces a la semana y

su trabajo duro está dando sus frutos cuando compite. Cada gimnasta es juzgada en sus rutinas, y un puntaje perfecto es de 10. Anyaiya ha estado aprendiendo de su deporte durante 18 meses y, sus altas calificaciones en la competencia, están mostrando a los demás que ella es la chica a la que hay que seguir.

“Se ha convertido en una buena gimnasta. Cuando compite, está recibiendo 9.9.5 y 9.6 en su caballete, rutina de viga y barras, y sus ejercicios de piso”, dijo Steve García.

La gimnasia le ha dado un cuerpo atlético y ha crecido hasta convertirse en una jugadora de equipo. Ella escucha los consejos que sus abuelos le han dado y ha pasado esos consejos a sus compañeros de equipo.

Cuando se ponen nerviosos antes de un encuentro, ella les ha dicho: “¿Por qué estás nerviosa? Sólo tienes que salir y divertirte sin importar lo que hagas”.

Como ex entrenador de fútbol para sus hijos, Steve García sabe de primera mano que los padres no deben presionar a sus hijos a que ganen constantemente en el deporte. Se le consideraba un entrenador duro con los chicos, pero con el tiempo, se dio cuenta, de que era su sueño el que sus muchachos jugaran al fútbol no el de ellos.

Algunos podrían decir que ha suavizado su manera de entrenar con su nieta. “Yo

quiero que esto sea su sueño y lo que ella quiere hacer”.

El entrenador Thomas acredita a los abuelos por la disciplina y la determinación que ven en Anyaiya.

“Han hecho un gran trabajo al criarla. Ellos le han inculcado las herramientas que necesita para tener éxito en la vida. Es respetuosa con los entrenadores, ella escucha y toma correcciones y está dispuesta a hacer las cosas que la harán mejor”, dijo Thomas.

Antes de comenzar a practicar gimnasia, Steve García describía a su nieta como tímida, pero dijo que la confianza que ella ha ganado en el deporte la ha convertido en una persona que le encanta hablar y conocer a otras personas.

“Sigue siendo mi niña, a la que todo el mundo le cae bien, pero cuando se pone la ropa de gimnasia, es una chica totalmente diferente. Ella se centra en lo que va a hacer”, dijo.

Steve García creció en el Westside de Kansas City, y le gustaría ver que las clases de gimnasia lleguen a los niños en su antiguo barrio.

“Sé que muchas personas pueden sentir que no es asequible, pero lo es. Hay algunos gimnasios que trabajarán con usted para encontrar formas de compensar los honorarios. Creo que usted no puede permitirse no hacerlo. Cambia la vida de un niño”, dijo.

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“She has a very driven attitude”

“Ella tiene una actitud muy determinante”

JOHN A. ORTEGA, JR.John A. Ortega, Jr., 82 of Kansas City, MO died

peacefully at home Tuesday, May 12th surrounded by his family. On Sunday, May 17, 2015 family and friends gathered for a visitation at Redemptorist Church, later that evening a rosary was prayed. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, May 18, 2015 at Redemptorist Fathers Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Burial with military honors followed in Terrace Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family request contributions to Redemptorist Church, 3333 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111.

John was born January 17, 1933 in Kansas City, MO to John A. and Mercedes Ortega. John graduated Redemptorist High School, Class of 1951 and married his high school sweetheart, Anita Gonzales in 1954. John lived a life of service; not only serving his country in the US Air Force during Korea, but in his community by serving 36 years on KCFD and a member of International Association of Firefighters, Local 42. John was an assistant scoutmaster for BSA Troop 40, Redemptorist Church. He has two sons and two grandsons who are Eagle Scouts. John was Honorary Warrior Swift Moving Rain Cloud in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. He enjoyed being outdoors hunting, fishing, camping, golfing and cooking for his family. He was a proud father and grandfather. He led by example, never afraid of hard work and lending a helping hand.

John was preceded in death by his son Steven in 1993 and mother, Mercedes in 2004. He is survived by his devoted wife Anita, and children Vince (Gillian) Ortega, John Pat (Margie) Ortega, Liz (Isidore)Reyes, Mary Ortega and Joseph Ortega; sister Juanita Ortega; 8 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

Through his endless generosity, he touched so many extended family and friends. He was an inspiration to all those around him and he will be forever missed.

Arr: McGilley Midtown Chapel, 20 W. Linwood, Kansas City, MO 816-753-6200. Fond memories and condolences may be offered at www.mcgilleymidtownchapel.com.

In Loving Memory

What’s important to Steve and Mia Garcia is that their granddaughter Anyaiya Garcia enjoys the sport of gymnastics. The Garcia’s are having the time of their life watching her grow in the sport and having fun.Lo importante para Steve y Mia García es que su nieta Anyaiya García goza el deporte de la gimnasia. Los García están teniendo el momento de su vida viendola crecer en el deporte y la diversión.

Gymnastics has given her an opportunity to grow as a person and she has grown into a team player. She listens to the advice her grandparents have given her and has passed that advice to her teammates.La gimnasia le ha dado la oportunidad de crecer como persona y ha crecido hasta convertirse en jugadora de equipo. Ella escucha los consejos que le han dado sus abuelos y los comparte con sus compañeros de equipo.