As July 4 draws near, we salute the men who fought for the republic on the carrier USS Hornet in World War II.
Former crew members live in Greater Cincinnati and attend monthly meetings there and in Oxford. On Sept. 10-14, they will attend the 55th Hornet reunion at the Admiral Semmes Hotel in Mobile, Ala.
Members include Stanton "Bud" Newkirk, a retired Champion pubic relations executive from Hamilton, and Ken Glass, a former Miami University associate dean who lives in Oxford. He is a retired captain and a member of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.
Glass, who was recently appointed reunion president, served as a pilot with Torpedo Squadron Two.
"In March 1944, after the shortest shakedown cruise in Navy history (two weeks), the CV-12 engaged the enemy in the Pacific," Newkirk said. "Her exploits during the following 18 months were spectacular and astonishing, and she never tied up at pier."
Today, Hornet CVS-12 is berthed in Gen. James Doolittle's hometown, Alameda, Calif., as a National Historic Landmark and museum.
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HARVEYSBURG - A 22-minute film about the Lewis and Clark expedition is being shown at the Caesar Creek Lake State Park.
The movie, Lewis and Clark: the Eastern Legacy; Down the Ohio and to the Wilderness, is running at the visitor center theater.
While you're there, visit the Lewis and Clark Room. Summer hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on weekends. Information: 897-1050.
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BANTAM - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will offer a butterfly program and count at 1 p.m. July 6 at William H. Harsha Lake at East Fork State Park in Clermont County.
Bring binoculars and butterfly field guides, if you have them.
Participants should meet at the visitor center, 2185 Slade Road, just east of Ohio 222, near the dam.
The program is free and open to the public. Information: 797-6081.
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GLENDALE - A new Ohio bicentennial historical marker identifies the village as one of the early planned communities.
Administrator Walter Cordes said the marker, dedicated June 26, recognizes Glendale as "Ohio's oldest planned community and quite possibly the nation's."
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ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP - The 122nd Army National Guard Band will perform a free concert at Butler County's Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park Amphitheatre at 7 p.m. July 6.
No admission to the park will be charged after 6 p.m. The park, 1763 Hamilton-Cleves Road (Ohio 128), is south of Hamilton. Information: 868-8336.
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