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Director JohnHouston 1946 ********************************* Veteran License Plates VA: An Army veteran is appealing a Virginia Department of Motor Vehicle’s decision that deemed his license plate offensive. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the DMV revoked Chesapeake resident Sean Bujno’s license plate last month. It reads “ICUHAJI,” which can be read as “I see you, Haji.” In court documents, he contends DMV Commissioner Richard Holcomb violated his free-speech and due process rights. Bujno’s attorney, Andrew Meyer, says the plate was on his client’s car for more than four years before he was asked to return it. He says it wasn’t meant to be offensive, but rather to support soldiers who have served in Iraq. DMV spokeswoman Melanie Stokes declined to comment, citing privacy laws. In general, she says personalized tag requests are screened to ensure they don’t violate guidelines. The Commonwealth of Virginia offers 200 specialized plates to its residents of which 46 are military related. Personalization is available on most plates as well as disabled symbols. The annual plate fee is $10. If personalization is desired there is another annual $10 fee. All fees are in addition to normal registration fees. Plates can be ordered on line or in person at one of their DMV offices. If in person you must complete, download, and submit the VSA 10 form available at https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/webdoc/pdf/vsa10.pdf. You can view all military/veteran plates available along with ordering details in the attachment to this Bulletin titled, “Virginia Vet License Plates”. [Source: Associated Press article and https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/webdoc/citizen/vehicles/plate_search.asp 18May 2012 ++] ********************************* WWII Vets Update 20: Roger Nichols recently sat down before Memorial Day in 2009 and recalled his service during World War II and a recent trip to Washington D.C. “We didn’t get to finish our basic training,” said Nichols, 86, detailing how his unit landed in Europe during the war. “The Battle of the Bulge came, and they had to have troops over there, so they just gathered us up and sent us anyway. They had to have the men for replacements, so they just called everybody.” Everybody included Nichols, 19 at the time, who were drafted in 1943. “I tried to volunteer to begin with, but I had an eye that was weak, and the Air Force didn’t want me. So they weren’t interested in me. When we left, there were about three bus loads at one time. We went to Camp Croft, S.C,” of which only memories remain since the camp was abandoned at war's end. “That old camp has been done away with. It’s close to Carowinds. That was the introduction. They sent us to Fort Bragg and then to Fort Hood in Texas With boot camp over, his unit headed east, across the Atlantic Ocean on a troop ship. “We landed in Scotland. We went over on the Queen Mary. It was the second biggest ship in the world at that time. As soon as we had a chance, we went over into England. Then we went up through France. Then we went into Germany and into Austria. We wound up in the area where they made ‘The Sound of Music.’ It was beautiful.” It was while his unit battled in the Alps they learned the war was over. “The war ended while we were in that area, then it took about a month to get us all home and get the boats ready to come back.” Despite the war's end, he remained in the U.S. Army for another year. “I was overseas for about a year. I came back to the states and stayed over a year here in the states.” Once home, his service over, he was asked about the men who shared his experiences and whether the bonds they forged while serving continued in civilian life. “We were kind of in the same area, but we didn’t see each other,” said Nichols. 
Roger Nichols Once home, Nichols started his life, a family and joined the American Legion of East Bend North Carolin. “It’s real nice. It’s a real nice group of people. All of them seem to be nice in Yadkin County. We practically know everybody except the younger generation,” he said. He farmed to make a living. “It was hard work here, but it was good back then. If you went to town, jobs didn’t pay back then like R.J. Reynolds. They didn’t pay but $1.40 an hour, not that in a lot of places. I decided to help my daddy here and farm. It turned out okay. “We had tobacco, the main thing. We had cows and small grain and things like that. But times have changed, I tell you. There ain’t no such thing as a young farmer anymore. It’s expensive. I have worked 14 hours a many a day, get up at four, eat breakfast by daylight, come in at dinner and go right back and work till about 10 o’clock. During that time, he and his wife, who passed away 28 years ago, raised two daughters, one who is a school teacher and another who works at Isothermal College. While talking about his past his eyes twinkled as he recounted a recent trip to Washington D.C. many aging vets are taking to see the sights and visit the war memorials. Called the Flight of Honor, it is a project that flies vets from around the country to the nation's capital. “It was nice. They put us on a plane in Greensboro. They flew us into Washington, and they picked us up on a bus,” he said. He was taken to each memorial for each part of the service. “The driver carried us to the biggest building around, like the Treasury Department. We didn’t get to go in. It was something,” he said. “Cameron Kent, the announcer, was on there. I didn’t know anyone. They assigned someone to be with you in case you needed a wheelchair. There were two people from Lewisville, veterans. “They took care of the veterans real good. There were plenty of wheelchairs. If someone needed a wheelchair, they were available. They treated us nice.” [Source: Elkin Tribune Tim Bullard article Nov 2009 ++] ******************************** World War II Posters (6)    
   
   
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