4B--- May 29, 2003
The Cuba Free Press
Service News
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Keith A. Missey
Jr., son of Sandra Hawkins of Sullivan, Missouri
and Keith A. Missey Sr. of Leasburg, Missouri,
Ritdian Beach. Sailors and Marines also had the
opportunity to shop, sightsee and enjoy the local
culture and cuisine.
Hulshofs staff to hold Listening Post in
The staff of U.S. matters, so I hope anyone hav- about the Listening
Congressman Kenny Hulshof ing these kinds of problems will other issues are welcome
will hold a Listening Post in bring them to my attention at the Congress:
Steelville Friday, May 30. A the Listening Post." Washington, Missouri
,recently made a port visit to Guam while
!assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson,
;homeported in Bremerton, Washington.
: Missey is one of more than 6,000 Pacific Fleet
;Sailors and Marines aboard the ships of the USS
:Carl Vinson Carrier Battle Group committed to
',maintaining peace and stability in the Western
;Pacific region.
Volunteers from Missey's ship helped
National Wildlife officials clean up Guam's
Service News
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I Marine Corps Lance Cpl.
!Johnny Ritchie, a 2001 gradu-
ate of Bourbon High School,
Bourbon, Missouri, is currently
deployed in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom while
iassigned to the 26th Marine
!Expeditionary Unit, based in
42amp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Ritchie is one of more than
.4,000 Pacific Fleet Sailors and
:Marines who deployed aboard
he ships of the USS Iwo Jima
:Amphibious Ready Group.
The majority of Marines and
Sailors in Ritchie's unit have
safely returned to the ships of
:the USS Iwo Jima Amphibious
Aircraft carriers like USS Carl Vinson are member of the staff will be
deployed throughout the world to maintain U.S. -:avail,9le to meet'-itah con-
presence and provide rapid response in times of Ntuents at the Crawford
crisis. They serve as a highly visible deterrent to
would-be aggressors, and are equipped with the
most versatile and powerful weapons and air-
craft available.
Missey joined the Navy in March 2000. For
more information, visit the Navy Newstand on-
line at www.news.navy.mil
Ready Group from Mosul, Iraq,
as Operation Iraqi Freedom
continues to transition to
humanitarian missions.
Ritchie's unit is an expedi-
tionary intervention force with
the ability to rapidly organize
for combat operations in virtu-
ally any environment. MEUs
are composed of more than
2,000 personnel and are divid-
ed into an infantry battalion,
aircraft squadron, support
group and command element.
With this combination,
Ritchie's unit supplies and sus-
tains itself for quick mission
accomplishment and for clear-
Blankenship receives RN degree
Christine Doyle
Blankenship, wife of
Darrell Blankenship of
Sullivan and daughter of
J.L. and Linda Thompson
of Bourbon, recently
graduated from Lincoln
University with a degree
as Registered Nurse.
Her family was proud
to attend her pinning cer-
emony at the Lincoln
Campus at Fort Leonard
Wood on May 11.
Both Christine and her
husband are graduates of
Bourbon High School.
CHRISTINE DOYLE
.. BLANKENSHIP
State water Patrol enters new
partnership with MO sheriffs
The Missouri State Water
Patrol, the Missouri
Department of Conservation,
and the Missouri SheriiTs
Association have announced a
new partnership in patrolling
Missouri streams and rivers.
Water Patrol Colonel Jerry
Adams and Department of
Conservation Director John
ttoskins made the announce-
ment at a press conference
held at the Missouri State
Water Patrol headquarters on
Monday, May 19th.
The partnership program is
a response to escalating con-
cerns being expressed by fami-
lies and law-abiding citizens
that enjoy using Missouri's
various float streams. Floaters
can expect to see Water Patrol
officers, and Conservation
agents working in teams this
summer. Conservation agents
will focus on their primary mis-
sion of preserving resources by
enforcing the state wildlife
code; Water Patrol officers will
focus on their primary mission
of boating safety by enforcing
boating laws with an emphasis
on drug and alcohol violations.
Many float streams do not
have permanently assigned
Water Patrol officers and
Conservation agents, so offi-
cers must be borrowed from
other areas in order to patrol
those streams. The new part-
nership will allow both agen-
cies to preserve resources dur-
ing this lean budget year and
still provide patrols for float
streams without pulling as
many officers from other areas.
In addition to announcing
their partnership, the Water
Patrol and the Department of
I
Conservation have created a
new sign that informs boaters
that the state's streams and
rivers are being patrolled. The
signs were created at the sug-
gestion of the Missouri Canoe
and Floaters Association. Gene
Maggard is the president of the
Missouri Canoe and Floaters
Association and was present at
the press conference to make
comments and answer ques-
tions. Mr. Maggard commend-
ed the Water Patrol and
Conservation Department for
their proactive approach in
educating floaters with the
placement of the new signs.
Mr. Maggard believes that
more visibility by Water Patrol
officers and Conservation
agents will make streams safer
for canoeists.
The new signs were devel-
oped to emphasize that
Missouri streams and rivers
are public waterways. The
intention is to display the signs
at canoe rental companies,
public access areas, and else-
where in an attempt to reduce
illegal activities that are occur-
ring on float streams.
There is a perception among
some floaters that float
streams are an "oasis" away
from law enforcement and they
believe that "anything goes".
These signs are designed to
inform users that they are
being monitored by law
enforcement and compliance
with all laws is necessary, even
on float streams.
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Water Patrol homepage at
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County Courthouse from 9:30
to 10:30 a.m.
"Listening Posts are one
more way for my office to be
accessible to the needs of local
communities," stated Hulshof.
"I hope this will be an opportu-
nity for individuals to share
their concerns face to face
about upcoming legislation, or
other issues with a member of
my staff.
"My office is also available if
constituents are experiencing
red-tape or other difficulties
with a federal agency," said
Hulshof. "I am happy to lend
any assistance I can with these
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