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Wiesbaden military community members and members of the Hessen Landeskommando gathered at Veterans Park on Clay Kaserne Nov. 7 to pay tribute to military members during a special Veterans Day commemoration.
Felicitation richly deserved:
Hail the hero, Khalil thanks God
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited yesterday paid tribute to Meher Mohammed Khalil who was at the wheel in the coach that drove the Sri Lankan cricket team towards safety at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore when it came under terrorist fire on March 3.
Khalil and his wife were felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket and the Pakistan High Commission of Colombo along with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited who invited him for a week long holiday in Sri Lanka following his selfless act of heroism.
The Minister of Sports and Recreation Gamini Lokuge commended the brave act of Khalil while considering him as a hero of all time. The Minister also reminded the close relationships that exist between the two countries and the support provided by Pakistan to gain Test status in 1981
His entire stay in Sri Lanka will be borne by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited under the patronage of its Chairman and Senior Journalist Bandula Padmakumara who also attended the felicitation ceremony along with ANCL Director Finance Shan Shanmuganathan, Director Legal and Administration Rasanga Harishchandra and General Manager Abhaya Amaradasa.
Khalil also received special cash awards from Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel (Rs. 500,000), Taj Television (US $ 2500), Sri Lanka Cricket (US $ 10,000) and the Ministry of Sports and Recreation (Rs. 500,000).
These presentations were made by the Chairperson of Sri Lanka Telecom and Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel Leisha de Silva Chandrasena, Suren Amarasekera, Mark Benson of Taj Television Limited, former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena and the present Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara.
An emotional Khalil said that the Sri Lankan people are quite friendly and he feels very much as if he is in Lahore or in any other part of Pakistan. He also reminded that before March 3 there was only one person called Khalil but now there are more than 16 million Khalils who are willing to guide the Sri Lankan team while expressing Pakistan’s willingness to host their neighbours in the future.
Khalil thanked God for providing him the strength and the courage to perform this act of heroism and save the Sri Lankan cricketers from total disaster.
The Minister of Sports and Public Recreation Gamini Lokuge commended the brave act of Khalil while considering him as a hero of all time. The Minister also reminded the close relationships that exist between the two countries and the support provided by Pakistan to gain Test status in 1981.
The Minister further reminded the incident in which the former High Commissioner of Pakistan was saved by the Sri Lankan armed forces following a terrorists attack in Colombo in 2006.
He stated that on the field too Pakistan have been a great friend and recalled the 1996 World Cup where teams from India and Pakistan visited the country when some of the other teams refused to play in Colombo.
Meanwhile the Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket D. Somachandra de Silva stated that Meher Mohammed Khalil was able to save the entire nation through his quick thinking and action.
“If the unexpected happened the consequences would have been beyond redemption. However you saved our cricketers from a serious repercussion for which we as a nation salute you in the warm and friendly style best known among all Sri Lankans”
“Not only you are a hero to our nation I think you are a true Pakistani hero and to the cricket loving public of the World”. De Silva also commended the efforts of President Mahinda Rajapaksa whose prompt action, support and commitment that helped the Sri Lankan team to arrive home safely, even when he was out of the country.
De Silva also thanked the Minister of Sports and Recreation Gamini Lokuge who acted calmly from the moment the team was attacked by the terrorists in helping the SLC to get the players back home on the same day.
De Silva said that it is important to forget this dreadful incident and look towards to the future with great hope. “Sri Lanka and Pakistan always had a warm and friendly relationship over the years.
But let us leave this incident behind us as Sri Lanka look forward to an even a stronger bond between the two nations.”
Skipper Mahela Jayawardena said that in the beginning they did not know much about Khalil as the players were initially getting medical treatment in the dressing room. But once they had realised his brave act they were able to meet Khalil at the Air Force Base in Lahore from which point they were airlifted to Colombo on a special flight.
Also present at this occasion were Presidential Advisor A. H. M. Azwer, Secretary to the Minister of Sports and Public Recreation S. Liyanagama, Secretary SLC Nishantha Ranatunga and many national players and their family members and relatives.
(Photos by Mark Warren)
Outstanding Soldiers and civilian employees were recognized during the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden All-Hands Assembly March 28, 2014.
On October 2nd, 2018, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) recognized the off-duty actions of Engineer Danny Lynch who selflessly saved multiple homes in his neighborhood during the raging Thomas Fire in Ventura County. Also present for the recognition was Captain Dennis Cameron of the Torrance Fire Department, who was on a Thomas Fire Strike Team that Engineer Lynch teamed up with.
The incident took place Dec 3rd and 4th, 2017. Captain Cameron’s Engine company arrived in the city of Ventura around midnight to Engineer Lynch’s neighborhood that already had multiple homes burning and civilians evacuating. Fortunately Danny had his turnouts with him. He approached Captain Cameron on the street, identified himself as an off-duty LAFD firefighter, and asked if he could help. Several houses were burning on both sides of the street and resources were spread very thin, so Captain Cameron gave Mr. Lynch some quick direction. Danny then took off with a hoseline to a house that was just starting to light off and swiftly went to work. He came back a few minutes later saying flames were in the attic and wanted a pike pole, then took off again. A few minutes later he returned again asking for a chainsaw and ladder. This time Captain Cameron went with Engineer Lynch to check on his progress.
At this point he had already pulled ceiling and knocked down the bulk of the fire from inside the house, but recognized that the roof needed to be opened up to fully extinguish the fire and save the house. Both members went to the roof, Danny cut several holes and then brought the hoseline to the roof to complete extinguishment. Engineer Lynch spent almost an hour by himself making sure this house didn’t burn down. His actions continued...
At this point he pulled his hoseline down the street to assist Firefighters battling other burning homes, and continued to work with the Strike Team through the night until the water supply was lost and all companies had to retreat.
It is important to mention that the Thomas Fire was the largest wildfire the State of California had ever seen at that point, and approximately 240 homes were threatened in Danny's neighborhood alone. Fire resources were stretched to their max, therefore Danny was required to at times to act alone, however he made calculated operational decisions based upon safety and situational awareness, while wearing full personal protective equipment, and maintaining close communication with the Strike Team Captain.
Due to his courageous actions, Engineer Lynch was responsible for saving several homes, and is worthy of formal recognition.
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Lt. Col Michael Englis and Command Sgt. Maj. William Sturgeon, the command team of 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, hosted a luncheon to recognize volunteers across the Allons battalion, October 10, 2019, at Fort Drum, New York. During his speech, Englis lauded spouses, Soldiers and a few youth volunteers for numerous selfless acts in addition to supporting local churches, animal shelters and each other. Volunteers received Certificates of Appreciation and the 2-15 FA “Making a Difference” award. Special honoree Aida Almeida received the Achievement Medal for Civilian Service. Tanae Sands, who recently donated a kidney, received the Certificate of Appreciation for Patriotic Civilian Service. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer)
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Recognizing outstanding volunteers during the Community Information Briefing Aug. 26, 2014.
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Congratulations to U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden's Volunteers of the Month for February 2014.
(Photos by Volker Ramspott)
Congratulations to U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden's Volunteers of the Month for February 2014.
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Congratulations to U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden's Volunteers of the Month for February 2014.
The Rainbow Fish was one of the first books I remember reading from my childhood, and I think its message of selflessness and caring for your community is particularly pertinent today.
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Outstanding Soldiers and civilian employees were recognized during the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden All-Hands Assembly March 28, 2014.
(Photos by Mark Warren)
Outstanding Soldiers and civilian employees were recognized during the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden All-Hands Assembly March 28, 2014.
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Gerard de Lairesse (1641 - 1711), among other things active in Liege, Utrecht and Amsterdam
Antiochus and Stratonike, 1676
Oil on canvas
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
This by the description and praise of Johann Joachim Winckelmann already in the 18th century famous picture tells an ancient story. The Syrian prince Antioches had been unhappily fallen in love with his young stepmother Stratonike and as a result he became ill. The doctor Erasistratos identified the cause of his suffering. He told this the old king Seleucus, who then selflessly handed over wife and kingdom to his son. Karoline Luise acquired the painting in 1769 at the price of 6,000 livres. It was thus one of the three most expensive paintings of her collection.
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Gerard de Lairesse (1641 - 1711), tätig unter anderem in Lüttich, Utrecht und Amsterdam
Antiochos und Stratonike, 1676
Öl auf Leinwand
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Dieses schon im 18. Jahrhundert durch die Beschreibung und das Lob von Johann Joachim Winckelmann berühmte Bild erzählt eine antike Geschichte. Der syrische Königssohn Antioches hatte sich unglücklich in seine junge Stiefmutter Stratonike verliebt und war daran schwer erkrankt. Der Arzt Erasistratos erkannt den Grund des Leiddens. Er teilte diesen dem alten König Seleukos mit, der daraufhin seinem Sohn selbstlos Frau und Königreich übergab. Karoline Luise erwarb das Gemälde 1769 zum Preis von 6000 Livres. Es gehörte damit zu den drei teuersten Bildern ihrer Sammlung.
Collection
The foundation of the collection consists of 205 mostly French and Dutch paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries which Margravine Karoline Luise acquired 1759-1776. From this collection originate significant works, such as The portrait of a young man by Frans van Mieris the Elder, The winter landscape with lime kiln of Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, The Lacemaker by Gerard Dou, the Still Life with hunting equipment and dead partridge of Willem van Aelst, The Peace in the Chicken yard by Melchior de Hondecoeter as well as a self-portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn. In addition, four still lifes of Jean Siméon Chardin and two pastoral scenes by François Boucher, having been commissioned directly by the Marchioness from artists.
A first significant expansion the museum received in 1858 by the collection of canon Johann Baptist von Hirscher (1788-1865) with works of religious art of the 15th and 16th centuries. This group includes works such as two tablets of the Sterzinger altar and the wing fragment The sacramental blessing of Bartholomew Zeitblom. From 1899 to 1920, the native of Baden painter Hans Thoma held the position of Director of the Kunsthalle. He acquired old masterly paintings as the tauberbischofsheim altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald and drove the expansion of the collection with art of the 19th century forward. Only his successors expanded the holdings of the Art Gallery with works of Impressionism and the following generations of artists.
The permanent exhibition in the main building includes approximately 800 paintings and sculptures. Among the outstanding works of art of the Department German painters of the late Gothic and Renaissance are the Christ as Man of Sorrows by Albrecht Dürer, the Carrying of the Cross and the Crucifixion by Matthias Grünewald, Maria with the Child by Lucas Cranach the Elder, the portrait of Sebastian Brant by Hans Burgkmair the elder and The Nativity of Hans Baldung. Whose Margrave panel due to property disputes in 2006 made it in the headlines and also led to political conflicts. One of the biggest buying successes which a German museum in the postwar period was able to land concerns the successive acquisition of six of the seven known pieces of a Passion altar in 1450 - the notname of the artist after this work "Master of the Karlsruhe Passion" - a seventh piece is located in German public ownership (Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne).
In the department of Dutch and Flemish paintings of the 16th century can be found, in addition to the aforementioned works, the portrait of the Marchesa Veronica Spinola Doria by Peter Paul Rubens, Moses strikes the rock and water flows for the thirsty people of Israel of Jacob Jordaens, the still life with kitchen tools and foods of Frans Snyders, the village festival of David Teniers the younger, the still life with lemon, oranges and filled clay pot by Willem Kalf, a Young couple having breakfast by Gabriel Metsu, in the bedroom of Pieter de Hooch, the great group of trees at the waterfront of Jacob Izaaksoon van Ruisdael, a river landscape with a milkmaid of Aelbert Jacobsz. Cuyp as well as a trompe-l'œil still life of Samuel van Hoogstraten.
Further examples of French paintings of the 17th and 18th centuries are, the adoration of the golden calf of Claude Lorrain, preparations for dance class of the Le Nain brothers, the portrait of Marshal Charles-Auguste de Matignon by Hyacinthe Rigaud, the portrait of a young nobleman in hunting costume of Nicolas de Largillière, The storm of Claude Joseph Vernet and The minuet of Nicolas Lancret. From the 19th century can be found with Rocky wooded valley at Civita Castellana by Gustave Courbet, The Lamentation of Eugène Delacroix, the children portrait Le petit Lange of Édouard Manet, the portrait of Madame Jeantaud by Edgar Degas, the landscape June morning near Pontoise by Camille Pissarro, homes in Le Pouldu Paul Gauguin and views to the sea at L'Estaque by Paul Cézanne further works of French artists at Kunsthalle.
One focus of the collection is the German painting and sculpture of the 19th century. From Joseph Anton Koch, the Kunsthalle possesses a Heroic landscape with rainbow, from Georg Friedrich Kersting the painting The painter Gerhard Kügelgen in his studio, from Caspar David Friedrich the landscape rocky reef on the sea beach and from Karl Blechen view to the Monastery of Santa Scolastica. Other important works of this department are the disruption of Adolph Menzel as well as the young self-portrait, the portrait Nanna Risi and The Banquet of Plato of Anselm Feuerbach.
For the presentation of the complex of oeuvres by Hans Thoma, a whole wing in 1909 at the Kunsthalle was installed. Main oeuvres of the arts are, for example, the genre picture The siblings as well as, created on behalf of the grand-ducal family, Thoma Chapel with its religious themes.
Of the German contemporaries of Hans Thoma, Max Liebermann on the beach of Noordwijk and Lovis Corinth with a portrait of his wife in the museum are represented. Furthermore the Kunsthalle owns works by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Carl Spitzweg, Arnold Böcklin, Hans von Marées, Wilhelm Leibl, Fritz von Uhde, Wilhelm Trübner and Max Klinger.
In the building of the adjacent Orangerie works of the collection and new acquisitions from the years after 1952 can be seen. In two integrated graphics cabinets the Kupferstichkabinett (gallery of prints) gives insight into its inventory of contemporary art on paper. From the period after 1945, the works Arabs with footprints by Jean Dubuffet, Sponge Relief RE 48; Sol. 1960 by Yves Klein, Honoring the square: Yellow center of Josef Albers, the cityscape F by Gerhard Richter and the Fixe idea by Georg Baselitz in the Kunsthalle. The collection of classical modernism wandered into the main building. Examples of paintings from the period to 1945 are The Eiffel Tower by Robert Delaunay, the Improvisation 13 by Wassily Kandinsky, Deers in the Forest II by Franz Marc, People at the Blue lake of August Macke, the self-portrait The painter of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, the Merzpicture 21b by Kurt Schwitters, the forest of Max Ernst, Tower gate II by Lyonel Feininger, the Seven Deadly Sins of Otto Dix and the removal of the Sphinxes by Max Beckmann. In addition, the museum regularly shows special exhibitions.
Sammlung
Den Grundstock der Sammlung bilden 205 meist französische und niederländische Gemälde des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts, welche Markgräfin Karoline Luise zwischen 1759 und 1776 erwarb. Aus dieser Sammlung stammen bedeutende Arbeiten, wie das Bildnis eines jungen Mannes von Frans van Mieris der Ältere, die Winterlandschaft mit Kalkofen von Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Die Spitzenklöpplerin von Gerard Dou, das Stillleben mit Jagdgeräten und totem Rebhuhn von Willem van Aelst, Der Friede im Hühnerhof von Melchior de Hondecoeter sowie ein Selbstbildnis von Rembrandt van Rijn. Hinzu kommen vier Stillleben von Jean Siméon Chardin und zwei Schäferszenen von François Boucher, die die Markgräfin bei Künstlern direkt in Auftrag gegeben hatte.
Eine erste wesentliche Erweiterung erhielt das Museum 1858 durch die Sammlung des Domkapitulars Johann Baptist von Hirscher (1788–1865) mit Werken religiöser Kunst des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts. Zu dieser Gruppe gehören Werke wie zwei Tafeln des Sterzinger Altars und das Flügelfragment Der sakramentale Segen von Bartholomäus Zeitblom. Von 1899 bis 1920 bekleidete der aus Baden stammende Maler Hans Thoma die Position des Direktors der Kunsthalle. Er erwarb altmeisterliche Gemälde wie den Tauberbischofsheimer Altar von Matthias Grünewald und trieb den Ausbau der Sammlung mit Kunst des 19. Jahrhunderts voran. Erst seine Nachfolger erweiterten die Bestände der Kunsthalle um Werke des Impressionismus und der folgenden Künstlergenerationen.
Die Dauerausstellung im Hauptgebäude umfasst rund 800 Gemälde und Skulpturen. Zu den herausragenden Kunstwerken der Abteilung deutsche Maler der Spätgotik und Renaissance gehören der Christus als Schmerzensmann von Albrecht Dürer, die Kreuztragung und Kreuzigung von Matthias Grünewald, Maria mit dem Kinde von Lucas Cranach der Ältere, das Bildnis Sebastian Brants von Hans Burgkmair der Ältere und die Die Geburt Christi von Hans Baldung. Dessen Markgrafentafel geriet durch Eigentumsstreitigkeiten 2006 in die Schlagzeilen und führte auch zu politischen Auseinandersetzungen. Einer der größten Ankaufserfolge, welche ein deutsches Museum in der Nachkriegszeit verbuchen konnte, betrifft den sukzessiven Erwerb von sechs der sieben bekannten Tafeln eines Passionsaltars um 1450 – der Notname des Malers nach diesem Werk „Meister der Karlsruher Passion“ – eine siebte Tafel befindet sich in deutschem öffentlichen Besitz (Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Köln).
In der Abteilung niederländischer und flämischer Malerei des 16. Jahrhunderts finden sich, neben den erwähnten Werken, das Bildnis der Marchesa Veronica Spinola Doria von Peter Paul Rubens, Moses schlägt Wasser aus dem Felsen von Jacob Jordaens, das Stillleben mit Küchengeräten und Lebensmitteln von Frans Snyders, das Dorffest von David Teniers dem Jüngeren, das Stillleben mit Zitrone, Orangen und gefülltem Römer von Willem Kalf, ein Junges Paar beim Frühstück von Gabriel Metsu, Im Schlafzimmer von Pieter de Hooch, die Große Baumgruppe am Wasser von Jacob Izaaksoon van Ruisdael, eine Flusslandschaft mit Melkerin von Aelbert Jacobsz. Cuyp sowie ein Augenbetrüger-Stillleben von Samuel van Hoogstraten.
Weitere Beispiele französischer Malerei des 17. bzw. 18. Jahrhunderts sind Die Anbetung des Goldeen Kalbes von Claude Lorrain, die Vorbereitung zur Tanzstunde der Brüder Le Nain, das Bildnis des Marschalls Charles-Auguste de Matignon von Hyacinthe Rigaud, das Bildnis eines jungen Edelmannes im Jagdkostüm von Nicolas de Largillière, Der Sturm von Claude Joseph Vernet und Das Menuett von Nicolas Lancret. Aus dem 19. Jahrhundert finden sich mit Felsiges Waldtal bei Cività Castellana von Gustave Courbet, Die Beweinung Christi von Eugène Delacroix, dem Kinderbildnis Le petit Lange von Édouard Manet, dem Bildnis der Madame Jeantaud von Edgar Degas, dem Landschaftsbild Junimorgen bei Pontoise von Camille Pissarro, Häuser in Le Pouldu von Paul Gauguin und Blick auf das Meer bei L’Estaque von Paul Cézanne weitere Arbeiten französischer Künstler in der Kunsthalle.
Einen Schwerpunkt der Sammlung bildet die deutsche Malerei und Skulptur des 19. Jahrhunderts. Von Joseph Anton Koch besitzt die Kunsthalle eine Heroische Landschaft mit Regenbogen, von Georg Friedrich Kersting das Gemälde Der Maler Gerhard Kügelgen in seinem Atelier, von Caspar David Friedrich das Landschaftsbild Felsenriff am Meeresstrand und von Karl Blechen den Blick auf das Kloster Santa Scolastica. Weitere bedeutende Werke dieser Abteilung sind Die Störung von Adolph Menzel sowie das Jugendliche Selbstbildnis, das Bildnis Nanna Risi und Das Gastmahl des Plato von Anselm Feuerbach.
Für die Präsentation des Werkkomplexes von Hans Thoma wurde 1909 in der Kunsthalle ein ganzer Gebäudetrakt errichtet. Hauptwerke des Künstlers sind etwa das Genrebild Die Geschwister sowie die, im Auftrag der großherzöglichen Familie geschaffene, Thoma-Kapelle mit ihren religiösen Themen.
Von den deutschen Zeitgenossen Hans Thomas sind Max Liebermann mit Am Strand von Noordwijk und Lovis Corinth mit einem Bildnis seiner Frau im Museum vertreten. Darüber hinaus besitzt die Kunsthalle Werke von Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Carl Spitzweg, Arnold Böcklin, Hans von Marées, Wilhelm Leibl, Fritz von Uhde, Wilhelm Trübner und Max Klinger.
Im Gebäude der benachbarten Orangerie sind Werke der Sammlung und Neuankäufe aus den Jahren nach 1952 zu sehen. In zwei integrierten Grafikkabinetten gibt das Kupferstichkabinett Einblick in seinen Bestand zeitgenössischer Kunst auf Papier. Aus der Zeit nach 1945 finden sich die Arbeiten Araber mit Fußspuren von Jean Dubuffet, Schwammrelief >RE 48:Sol.1960< von Yves Klein, Ehrung des Quadrates: Gelbes Zentrum von Josef Albers, das Stadtbild F von Gerhard Richter und die Fixe Idee von Georg Baselitz in der Kunsthalle. Die Sammlung der Klassischen Moderne wanderte in das Hauptgebäude. Beispiele für Gemälde aus der Zeit bis 1945 sind Der Eiffelturm von Robert Delaunay, die Improvisation 13 von Wassily Kandinsky, Rehe im Wald II von Franz Marc, Leute am blauen See von August Macke, das Selbstbildnis Der Maler von Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, das Merzbild 21b von Kurt Schwitters, Der Wald von Max Ernst, Torturm II von Lyonel Feininger, Die Sieben Todsünden von Otto Dix und der Abtransport der Sphinxe von Max Beckmann. Darüber hinaus zeigt das Museum regelmäßig Sonderausstellungen.
(Photos by Volker Ramspott)
Congratulations to U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden's Volunteers of the Month for February 2014.
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Three cheers to the hard-working and dedicated volunteers of the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden -- recognized during the annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony and Luncheon April 25 at Wiesbaden's Community Activities Center.
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Hessen Minister President Volker Bouffier recognized several U.S. military civilians and an American Soldier during the annual Hessentag celebration, this year in Bensheim, June 6-15.
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U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden leaders Col. Mary Martin and Command Sgt. Maj. Roy Rocco recognized the community's outstanding volunteers during the Sept. 30 Community Information Briefing.
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Congratulations to Wiesbaden's Volunteers -- recognized at the Community Information Briefing June 24, 2014.
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Fifteen Soldiers, from the 25th Infantry Division, were honored for their contributions and selfless service during a retirement ceremony Dec. 4 at Sgt. Smith Theater on Schofield Barracks. The hosts for the event were Col. David B. Womack and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey D. Sweezer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team command team. On behalf of the 2nd Bde. Combat Team and the 25th Inf. Div. we would like to say thank you for your wonderful service and a job well done.
Retirees were:
Lt. Col. Nelson Chang, Maj. Kirk Johnson, Maj. Charles Ziegenfuss, Chief Warrant Officer III Jose Vides, Master Sgt. Allan McKay, Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Tomelya Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Darrell Earnest, Sgt. 1st Class Gregorio Macaranas, Sgt. 1st Class Jacqueson Poirier, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sandoval, Staff Sgt. Larry Whitney, Staff Sgt. Christian Foster, Staff Sgt. Robert Lynch. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released)
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The hero driver of sunken MV Our Lady of Mount Carmel who saved some of its passengers was feted in the Senate Monday afternoon by Sen. Ralph G. Recto. Recto said the selfless act of Novelito “Junjun” Gomez was exemplary and serves as a notice of the Filipino’s unwavering bravery. “I wish to do what you’ve done should I find myself in the same situation,” the senator said, who personally sought a personal meeting with Gomez. Recto said the likes of Gomez, who are ready to put their lives on the line to save their fellow countrymen, were becoming a rarity. The senator promised Gomez to help him look for another driving job. Gomez, a 31-year old native Bicolano, said he just wanted to save more during that fateful early morning. He regretted failing to bring to safety one of the senior passengers who perished from the sinking of the RoRo vessel. “One of the older passengers panicked, jumped and hit the railing which caused her death,” Gomez told the senator at his Senate office. Gomez was one of the drivers of the bus that was on the vessel when it sank off Burias Island. When the ship was going down very fast, he first woke up his fellow driver, Joey Lopez. Gomez said he immediately thought of saving his friend Lopez, who does not know how to swim. “I went to where he was sleeping and swiftly plucked him out of the bus that was already half-submerged in seawater. I did not know how I was able to pull him up since he was taller and heavier than me,” Gomez told an earlier radio interview. Carol Tan, a passenger, said it was Gomez who told her to stay put and that everything would turn out fine. “While I was already very frantic because the ship was sinking very fast, this man came to my rescue and told me to calm down. He asked me to follow him in climbing the still floating portion of the ship,” Tan said. Gomez also quickly grabbed seven-month-old Kyle Toquero, who nearly drowned in the ship cabin. He handed the baby to a lady doctor who was aboard the ferry. Sensing that the ship would soon totally sink, Gomez jumped into the hanging life jackets and lifeboats, quickly untied them then threw them to the passengers. “He was so composed yet quick in doing what he had to do. He even assured us to stay relaxed and we will be all alive. That we will simply stay floating and the rescuers would soon arrive,” a survivor said. Gomez said he herded the passengers to the rear portion of the ship because it would be the last to sink. “The ship shook as if it hit a solid object, then we saw its front already sinking and tilting to the left,” Gomez said. Two people died in the sea accident off Burias Island in Masbate two Fridays ago, while seven remained missing. Gomez admitted that his experiences while he was still a fisherman in Sorsogon guided him on what to do when he saw that the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel was about to go under. “I was often placed in this kind of situation when I was still a fisherman. I learned that staying composed during emergencies will help you survive,” Gomez said. A native of Bulan, Sorsogon, Gomez said he also frequently crosses the turbulent Ticao Pass, a famous dive site which is said to have strong currents, to visit the relatives of his mother in Ticao Island.
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Outstanding Soldiers and civilian employees were recognized during the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden All-Hands Assembly March 28, 2014.
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U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden leaders Col. Mary Martin and Command Sgt. Maj. Roy Rocco recognized the community's outstanding volunteers during the Sept. 30 Community Information Briefing.
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from left, Council members Floyd Emery, Bobby Marshall, Don Smith, Mayor Allen Owen, and Council members Danny Nguyen and Robin Elackatt (in black shirt) say the Pledge of Allegiance during the ceremony.
Missouri City partnered with Stafford recently to pay tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and to honor the selfless firefighters, police officers and military personnel who defended the nation on and after that fateful day.
During the solemn commemoration on Protector's Plaza at Public Safety Headquarters, about 100 people gathered on a clear Sunday morning to salute the fallen, show their support for the cities' Fire and Police Departments and to hear Patriot Day remarks from local, state and national officials. Fire trucks from Missouri City and Stafford extended their ladders to form a platform that displayed Old Glory high above the crowd as a reminder of how the nation came together 10 years ago when terrorists hijacked four U.S. planes-two were crashed into the World Trade Center towers, one into a Pentagon building in Washington, D.C., and heroic passengers and crew took control of the fourth plane crashing it into a Pennsylvania field and preventing an attack on the U.S. Capitol building.
The Missouri City Police Department Honor Guard presented the colors as a firefighter rang a bell to mark the sacrifice of firefighters who rushed into the Twin Towers to save those trapped inside the burning structures.
Fire Chief Russell Sander shared the significance of ringing the bell: "The tolling of the bell is a long tradition. When a firefighter was killed in the line of duty, a special signal would be tapped out-five measured dashes, pause, five measured dashes, followed by another pause, and five measured dashes. All the station houses in the area could hear the sign of honor and respect for firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice."
Sander also recognized the firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11 and emphasized the dedication of the profession: "We aspire to come to the aid of others when no one else will. A word that is often used in the fire service is honor. It means respect or esteem. Today we gather to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice on that horrible day."
Mayor Allen Owen read a proclamation honoring the nearly 3,000 people who died on Sept. 11, 2001. He told the audience: "It's fitting that we are here this morning at this plaza and standing here at a statue called the protector because that's exactly what many of those people who lost their lives were doing that day. Not taking their own lives into consideration but trying to save as many people as they could by rushing into the burning buildings into harm's way."
State Rep. Ron Reynolds also read a proclamation from the State Legislature, and presented a flag that had been flown over the Texas Capitol in Austin to Mayor Owen and Fire Chief Russell Sander and Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald. "This is in memory of those who gave their lives-firefighters, police officers, emergency medical responders-and those ordinary citizens such as you who gave a little extra and made an extraordinary sacrifice for our country to come together," Reynolds told the audience.
Congressman Al Green told the supporters that everyone is given "a watch" on this Earth. He went on to explain that the passengers on flight 93 overtook the hijackers when it was "their watch", and added "a nation will be eternally grateful" for their actions.
Congressman Pete Olson recounted the day 10 years ago when he was driving to work at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., where he worked for former U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm. According to Olson, he, like many others, didn't realize the nation was under attack until he heard about the second plane that crashed into the second tower in New York. Olson also paid tribute to the passengers onboard Flight 93.
"When their plane got hijacked, they went 'Texan'," he said. "They tried to storm the cockpit and nobody knew what went on in there, but we do know the plane did not make it to its destination, the U.S. Capitol."
And, Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald reminded the supporters about how the nation came together on 9/11. "For just one day, set aside your differences, set aside the squabbles, and substitute that for the sense of patriotism we all knew on that fateful day in September, 2001. Ten years later, we have gotten back to normal but that's the same normal that makes us one, that same normal that makes us a great nation."
After a 21-gun salute, the Honor Guard retired the colors.
In a separate commemoration later in day, about 150 people turned out for a ceremony held by the Missouri City VFW Post 4010 & Ladies Auxiliary and the VFW Motorcycle Group Unit 1. The organization's tribute honored the firefighters, police officers, military personnel and citizens who sacrificed their lives to protect the nation ten years ago. They also paid tribute to military personnel who have served overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Dulles High School JROTC presented the colors, Mayor Allen Owen presented the VFW Post with a City Proclamation and State Rep. Ron Reynolds presented a State Proclamation to recognize the firefighters, police officers and others who gave their lives in the terrorist attacks. Congressman Pete Olson, Chief Joel Fitzgerald and Chief Russell Sander also addressed the assembly of veterans and their families, public safety officials and residents in attendance.
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Hessen Minister President Volker Bouffier recognized several U.S. military civilians and an American Soldier during the annual Hessentag celebration, this year in Bensheim, June 6-15.
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U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden leaders Col. Mary Martin and Command Sgt. Maj. Roy Rocco recognized the community's outstanding volunteers during the Sept. 30 Community Information Briefing.
Servicemembers from across the peninsula were honored at the People to People International award banquet at the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Ambassador Hotel in Seoul, Dec. 20. Cpt. Amy Alexandra Rupert (center), adjutant assigned to 524th Military Intelligence Battalion, is flanked by Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti (right), United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea commander, and Dr. Kim Gil Youn (left), chairwoman of PTPI Korea National Headquarters. The honorees were recognized for their community outreach, selfless service, volunteering time, and their commitment to a stronger U.S.-Korean friendship. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Luke Graziani, USAG Yongsan Public Affairs Office)
The people of Wicklow were very involved in the building of this Gothic style Church, local farmers drew the stone from the quarries and sailors transported limestone from Skerries, County Dublin. The Fitzwilliam family generously presented the site for the new Church to the Parish. In addition to the selfless generosity of the townspeople, contributions were received from Dublin, Wexford and England. Regretfully no knowledge exists of the architect or the builder of the Church.
The Foundation Stone was laid in 1840. Archbishop of Dublin, Daniel Murray in the presence of a large and distinguished congregation celebrated the first Mass in ‘St. Patrick’s Church’ on Sunday, October 13. 1844. The High Altar of Caen stone was erected to the memory of Archdeacon Grant whose mortal remains together with those of his successor Father Patrick O’ Doherty (1864-76) rest in the vault in front of the high altar. The event for which Fr. O’ Doherty, is best remembered, and for which the parish will be forever indebted to him is the bringing of the Dominican Community to Wicklow. The Church Organ is dedicated to his memory.
The Bell is one of the finest in Ireland, of a rich mellow tone, and can be heard fully five miles away. It weighs four tonnes and was installed on November 24th 1889 by V. Rev. William Canon Dillon PP (1880-94). The tone of the Dublin made bell has been compared with that of another four-ton bell in the Basilica of St. John in Lateran, Rome. It was brought from the railway station to the Abbey corner on a gun carriage, which was borrowed from the Militia. From there it was pulled with ropes by the townspeople to the foot of its final destination.
Stained Glass Windows Four of the church windows are of stained glass. The windows over the side altars show Our Lady and St. Patrick. Particular mention should be made of the corresponding window in the west transept, from the Harry Clarke studio which, in the setting sun of evening, depicts in spectacular beauty the Birth of Christ. The Presbytery, which can be seen to the left of the church was destroyed by fire in 1930 and was rebuilt immediately afterwards. The original building dates from 1890.
In more modern times, ongoing development, restoration and where necessary modernisation of the Church and its environs continues. During the incumbency of Fr. Matthew Blake (1949-59) a major redevelopment of the church grounds took place, together with the building of the shrine to Our Blessed Lady marking the Marian Year of 1954. The narrow pedestrian entrance to the grounds with a steep flight of steps at the Chapel Hill was replaced with several more gradual flights of wider steps. The environs of the Church were re-landscaped opening new vistas of the Church. A wide and more open entrance was constructed opposite the old church with additional car parking provided in the church grounds. The first modern sound system was installed in St. Patrick’s during this period.
With the transition from the Latin Mass to the Vernacular, facilitating and encouraging more participation of the congregation came also a change in altar style. Instead of erecting a modern altar table as many churches did. Canon Anthony Crinion, Parish Priest (1970-83) had the magnificent altar skilfully divided and the table section moved forward. The furnishing of the surrounds of the high altar was completed only two years ago when Fr. Francis McDonnell Parish Priest, (1997-2005) had a new Ambo and Presidential Chair constructed in the style of the altar.
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Outstanding Soldiers and civilian employees were recognized during the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden All-Hands Assembly March 28, 2014.
Giving selflessly & anonymously, radiating light & illuminating your own darkness, your virtue becomes a sanctuary for yourself & all beings'. ~ Lao Tsu
Three Truths
#1 Emptiness (Transcendence): Reality in its absolute aspect, which transcends all barriers and divisions of reality into the independent existence of any substantial ‘self’ or ‘other’. In being beyond all such barriers or divisions, the absolute ‘thusness’ of reality is likened to empty space. In understanding emptiness (S. Sunyata) one transcends the duality of cause vs. effect, karma vs. retribution, Life & Death vs. Nirvana, self vs. selflessness, existence vs. non-existence and the all other apparent dualities and contradictions whose reality is an illusion caused by the very duality of own perspective. All material things, all feelings, all thoughts, and all elements of reality only exist temporarily as a result of the matrix of causality and conditions and their seeming independent ‘self’ existence is but an illusion. Awakening to emptiness is the dialectical process of ever transcending the limitations of our understanding of the great all-inclusive Nirvana. This dialectic transcends all things material, emotional, mental & spiritual, and resolves all dualities and contradictions into a higher synthesis. From a negative aspect, emptiness is seen as the refuting and breaking down of all things, breaking through all limitations and entering into the absolute reality as-it-is, which is ineffable and transcendental. From a positive aspect, emptiness is seen to be the source of all things; it is potentiality.
#2 That Which is Temporary and Provisional: Reality in its mundane aspect. Everything has temporary provisional existence, even the idea of emptiness itself as far as we can know it. That which is temporary can be seen as actuality as opposed to potentiality. In properly understanding that which is temporary, one does not merely transcend the duality of Life & Death vs. Nirvana, etc., but recognizes the correct relationship between them. Emptiness and existence, self and selflessness, Life & Death and Nirvana, and all the different aspects of reality (dharmas) are that which is temporary and provisional, like the two sides of a coin. In being ‘provisional’ they are to be used in temporary service to the Buddha, that is, to enlighten living beings. In other words, they are the Buddha’s ‘provisions’ (the Buddha’s ‘wealth’), that which the Buddha uses in the work of enlightenment. With an understanding of emptiness one reenters the temporary realm of Life & Death with compassion to bring happiness, freedom and enlightenment to those in suffering, bondage and darkness. To do this must learn of the limitless different desires, natures, and capacities of living beings and the countless way and means available to adapt the Dharma to help enlighten them. This is a higher level of the dialectical process than merely transcending the dualities. This is the Bodhisattva Path.
#3 The Highest Significance of the Middle Way: This is the true spiritual aspect of reality. The absolute is inherent in the mundane and the mundane is inseparable from the absolute. In properly understanding their inseparable nature there is the revelation of their ultimate purpose, which is the will of the Buddha. This is the manifestation of the joy, liberation and spiritual enlightenment that is inherent in all things and in all living beings. It may be likened to the Lotus Blossom that rises up from the mud of the swamp (this mortal realm of Life & Death) and aspires to the illumination of the sun (Nirvana or Enlightenment).
Taken apart, these three appear to be static concepts. When understood simultaneously by the single mind they are not static concepts, but the living reality of enlightenment. It is, at the same time, both as infinitely deep and profound as the eternity of empty space and as ordinary and commonplace as any routine event in one’s day to day existence.