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Hello, I am Richard Ager. Welcome to this Special Memorial Day Edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program, we pay tribute to those who risked and sometimes sacrificed their lives for this country. So join us as we revisit some of their stories that we have told over the years. We begin with Outlook's Chip Neal at the Pine Hill Cemetery in Dover. That's where David Watters, a gravestone expert and Director of the UNH Center for New England Culture provided some answers to the question: What is Memorial Day? |
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Our next story is about New England's first War Dog memorial. Before the Memorial was dedicated in Barrington, New Hampshire, producer Phil Vaughn met with several military dog handlers who served in Vietnam to understand why War Dogs were so important to their mission. |
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WAR DOGS script |
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In 2000, the United States changed its policy by setting up a military working dog adoption program. To find out more about this program, go to our website NHPTV.ORG/Outlook. |
| Intro Final Respects Return to index of stories... |
When you join the military, in many ways you are in it for life, even after your active service ends. As I learned a few years ago,, a veteran remains part of the military even after death. That was the case for the late Dorothy Martell - mother, patriot and World War Two Navy veteran. |
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Final Respects script Soundup: Veterans tape 1 02:40 tight on priest "So let us commend our sister to the Lord…" Track: When Dorothy Martell died last month at the age of 78, her military service lay 55 years in the past. In 1944, as WW2 raged on, Dorothy joined the Navy's WAVES - Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service. Bite: Veterans tape 1 16:33 Those were the WAVES. And they were brought on board to do whatever needed to be done. And that meant everything from nurses to clerical duty to working in shipyards and helping out wherever people needed assistance. Bite: Veterans tape 1 20:58 Her need to help people was something she was born with, and when the time came that people were needed, she just felt it was her turn to help. Track: Dorothy served for two years in the WAVES, performing mostly clerical duties in Washington. In November of 1946, Dorothy Martell left the Navy. With the war over, she worked as a bookkeeper and raised her two sons on her own. She always remained a quiet patriot. Bite: Veterans tape 1 24:04 When I was married, she bought a flagpole and a flag for me and put it in my yard. Bite: Veterans tape 2 03:23 At the time, I didn't associate that with patriotism, which is such an abstract thing. Mom, of all the things, a flagpole? Bite: Veterans tape 1 24:10 And she put a flagpole in her driveway, and she couldn't see it by looking out the window. So she got another flagpole and put a second flagpole and put it by the back door so that when she looked out the window, she could see the flag and the flagpole. Track: As Dorothy got older, she developed serious health problems. Bite: Veterans tape 2 2:25 For several years, I tried to get her to go to the VA to see about medications or new glasses or whatever, and she would always say 'they won't remember - it was so long ago. Oh no, no.' Anyway, one day she did and I think she was proud beyond belief and surprised that - yeah, they did remember. Track: Though decades had passed, Dorothy finally claimed her due. And in her final year, with her memory gone, she lived at the NH State Veteran's Home in Tilton. Bite: Veterans tape 1 14:13 We didn't know her as a young woman, we didn't know her as a young mother, grandmother. We only knew her at the end of her life, but felt very proud to be able to care for her during her last days with us. Bite: Veterans tape 2 15:05 At a certain point she's responding to human kindness - she didn't know who they were. But that didn't matter to the people working there. They still treated her like a special friend - like their own family. Soundup: Veterans tape 1 05:04 Taps Begins Bite: Veterans tape 1 06:20 "On behalf of the President of the United States, and the chief of Naval Operations, please accept this flag as a symbol of appreciation for your mother's dedicated service to her country and a proud navy. - salute Track: The military honor guard is the final act in a bond of duty between veteran and country. It signifies continuity in the military, as each generation pays respect to those who have gone before it. Bite: Veterans tape 1 19:48 I get a sense of personal satisfaction - and I think it's very important that the family see a full circle - and I like to be that piece of the circle. That's what I get out of it personally. Someday, I think my son will be getting a flag from somebody else - and - the circle continues. Track: The honor guard is also a reminder that veterans served in their youth and vigor. Bite: Veterans tape 2 8:40. My sense of my mother in these last few years is this tiny, shriveled-up little old lady. Go visit her in the hospital and can't find her in the bed, she's so small- holding onto a little teddy bear. Going through the photographs, the years in the service - with her family - she had a life. |
| Intro flag etiquette Return to index of stories... |
How do you properly dispose of an American flag? Outlook's Ben French attended an American Legion Flag Disposal Ceremony in Keene and got some advice on the respectful handling of Old Glory. |
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Flag Etiquette script Flag comes down from pole at Keene Sentinel, wide shot of older flag SOT: T1; 11:19 we try to change the flag at least twice a year. 11:24 TRACK 1: When the flag at the Keene sentinel becomes faded and tattered- Don Richardson is the man who replaces it. SOT: T1; 11:38 it makes you feel great it fills you with a sense of pride that is just unequalled. 11:42 TRACK 2: Being a newspaper The Sentinel gets a lot of letters to the editor when their Flag needs replacing. SOT: T1; its nothing mean spirited or anything- \12:10 its just people saying its time to change your flag or something like that. 12:17 TRACK 3: Paul Croteau is a Typesetter at The Keene Sentinel. Several times a year in an informal ceremony, He and Richardson who is the Facilities Manager, swap the old Flag with the new. SOT: T1; 14:15 I see the sentinel flag more often than not and I'll remind Don its time to change it I don't hesitate on that. 14:21 OUT SOT: T1;12:21 he's our flag spotter I guess you'd call him. 12:26 T1; 14:26 there's a perfectly good brand new one on one of our county buildings-clear across the street is a flag that's still in pretty good shape at the grange building- it might be ready for a change in a couple of months but right now its in pretty good shape. 14:39 TRACK 4: Keeping an eye on the condition of The cities Flags is a duty to Paul. See- Croteau is also Commander at Keene's American Legion Post Four. He served during the Vietnam era. NAT: older flag folded NAT BITE: from ceremony 00:57 commander- we have the honor to present for inspection and final disposal these flags of our country. 01:05 03:05They have reached their present state in a proper service of tribute, memory and love. 3:10 TRACK 6: When Flags are deemed no longer serviceable They are ceremoniously burned. T2; Let these faded flags of our country be retired and destroyed with respectful and honorable rights and their places be taken by brand new flags of the same size and kind. And let no grave of our soldier or sailor dead be unhonored or unmarked. NAT: ceremony/ Flags on fire. T2; 12:26 it's a cleansing ceremony, it not only destroys the flags meaningfully but it gives your heart and should a little bit of an uplift I think. 12:37 T2; 10:16 Jennifer Phillips T2; 25:51its not going in a garbage can, in the town dump it's destroyed with honor , dignity. 25:58 OUT T2; 15:32 you always had a pride when you saw old glory there's some feeling you get you can't describe to people***BUTT*** 15:43 we mark graves with it , we fold it from a casket there's too much respect involved. 15:49 15:49 I have two flying from my house one north one south. 15:55 I brought two up today that are worn.15:57OUT STANDUP: The U-S Flag is considered by many to be a living symbol of the United States and since the attacks on 9-11 thousands of people have been displaying their red, white and blue but according to U-S Flag code there is a right way and a wrong way to show your patriotism. SOT: T2; 24:02 its respect for the symbol of our country. That's really what it is. The flag is the one unifying symbol of America. TRACK 8: Joe Caouette is national Chairman of The American Legions National Americanism Commission. He's an expert on Flag etiquette. SOT: 21:19 we see a lot flags being display home outside home son property 21:30 The flag mounted on a house should always have the blue field as you see it now always to the flags own right. 21:38 21:40 if the flags own right is here it would be to the viewers left. 21:50 if you have it this way that's improper. TRACK 9: Coauette says the flag should never touch the ground and should always stand Higher than surrounding flags. If your flag is attached to a car make sure it's secured. Some of the flags retired at post four were found on the side of roads. SOT: T2 People put them on their cars they fly them they fly off the car and they keep driving. TRACK 10: During assemblies should always be displayed to the right of the audience. SOT: T2; 22:59 and the reason for that it goes back to the old days when the right hand was always the weapon hand and the right hand raised without a weapon was a sign of peace. and that's why the flag is always to its own right or to the speakers right. 23:15 TRACK 11: Couette says now is the time of year to pay close attention to the condition of your flag. T2 23:24between flag day and fourth of July many of the flags have been flying through the winter , their becoming defaced , faded and so forth we concerned about a defaced flag a flag that's become unserviceable really. TRACK 12: If the circumstance is respectful- Caouette says flying an older version of Old Glory is okay. SOT: T2; 26:30 The week after sept 11. we were on the road going to an event in CT and someone on the road says look at theta old flag out there that's really an old flag and I said yeah but that flag prob came out of storage its prob someone's grandfathers from ww1 vets flag and it was flying there proudly. I don't see any disrespect in the flying of that flag at that time. TRACK 13: As for that revived love of Flag and country. The veterans we talked to say it's been a long time coming. SOT: T2 31:40 As I reach the twilight of my lifetime that this country will prob be in good hands because theirs a resurgence of the real the values- we gotta live with the values that made us the people that we are- we.a proud nation. Keene Sentinel- new flag waving TAG OUT: In Keene, I'm Ben French for New Hampshire Outlook. |
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That's it for this Special Edition of New Hampshire Outlook. Thanks for watching. I'm Richard Ager. I'll see you next time. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 5/30/2010 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 5:11 Hello, I am Richard Ager. Welcome to this Special Memorial Day Edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program, we pay tribute to those who risked and sometimes sacrificed their lives for this country. So join us as we revisit some of their stories that we have told over the years. We begin with Outlook's Chip Neal at the Pine Hill Cemetery in Dover. That's where David Watters, a gravestone expert and Director of the UNH Center for New England Culture provided some answers to the question: What is Memorial Day? PRODUCER/REPORTER: Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Prof. David Watters\American Studies UNH |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 5/30/2010 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 5:11 Hello, I am Richard Ager. Welcome to this Special Memorial Day Edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program, we pay tribute to those who risked and sometimes sacrificed their lives for this country. So join us as we revisit some of their stories that we have told over the years. We begin with Outlook's Chip Neal at the Pine Hill Cemetery in Dover. That's where David Watters, a gravestone expert and Director of the UNH Center for New England Culture provided some answers to the question: What is Memorial Day? PRODUCER/REPORTER: Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Prof. David Watters\American Studies UNH |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 5/30/2010 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 9:00 Hello, I am Richard Ager. Welcome to this Special Memorial Day Edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program, we pay tribute to those who risked and sometimes sacrificed their lives for this country. So join us as we revisit some of their stories that we have told over the years. Our next story is about New England's first War Dog memorial. Before the Memorial was dedicated in Barrington, New Hampshire, producer Phil Vaughn met with several military dog handlers who served in Vietnam to understand why War Dogs were so important to their mission. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: John McCollett\War Dog Handler, Clayton Bousquin\Cmndr, American Legion 114, Bill Barbeau\War Dog Handler, Doug Boyd\War Dog Handler. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 5/30/2010 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 9:00 Hello, I am Richard Ager. Welcome to this Special Memorial Day Edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program, we pay tribute to those who risked and sometimes sacrificed their lives for this country. So join us as we revisit some of their stories that we have told over the years. Our next story is about New England's first War Dog memorial. Before the Memorial was dedicated in Barrington, New Hampshire, producer Phil Vaughn met with several military dog handlers who served in Vietnam to understand why War Dogs were so important to their mission. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: John McCollett\War Dog Handler, Clayton Bousquin\Cmndr, American Legion 114, Bill Barbeau\War Dog Handler, Doug Boyd\War Dog Handler. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 5/30/2010 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 4:55 Hello, I am Richard Ager. Welcome to this Special Memorial Day Edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program, we pay tribute to those who risked and sometimes sacrificed their lives for this country. So join us as we revisit some of their stories that we have told over the years. When you join the military, in many ways you are in it for life, even after your active service ends. As I learned a few years ago, a veteran remains part of the military even after death. That was the case for the late Dorothy Martell - mother, patriot and World War Two Navy veteran. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Lt Cmndr Ken Georgevits\US Naval Reserve, Peter Martell\Son, Joseph Martell\Son, Ellen Douville\NH Veterans Home. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 5/30/2010 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 4:55 Hello, I am Richard Ager. Welcome to this Special Memorial Day Edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program, we pay tribute to those who risked and sometimes sacrificed their lives for this country. So join us as we revisit some of their stories that we have told over the years. When you join the military, in many ways you are in it for life, even after your active service ends. As I learned a few years ago, a veteran remains part of the military even after death. That was the case for the late Dorothy Martell - mother, patriot and World War Two Navy veteran. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Lt Cmndr Ken Georgevits\US Naval Reserve, Peter Martell\Son, Joseph Martell\Son, Ellen Douville\NH Veterans Home. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 5/30/2010 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 6:19 Hello, I am Richard Ager. Welcome to this Special Memorial Day Edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program, we pay tribute to those who risked and sometimes sacrificed their lives for this country. So join us as we revisit some of their stories that we have told over the years. How do you properly dispose of an American flag? Outlook's Ben French attended an American Legion Flag Disposal Ceremony in Keene and got some advice on the respectful handling of Old Glory. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Ben French NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 5/30/2010 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 6:19 Hello, I am Richard Ager. Welcome to this Special Memorial Day Edition of New Hampshire Outlook. In this program, we pay tribute to those who risked and sometimes sacrificed their lives for this country. So join us as we revisit some of their stories that we have told over the years. How do you properly dispose of an American flag? Outlook's Ben French attended an American Legion Flag Disposal Ceremony in Keene and got some advice on the respectful handling of Old Glory. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Ben French NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: |
| Preshw Respect Return to index of stories... |
"When I was married, she bought a flagpole and a flag for me and put it in my yard." |
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"He was everything to me. He brought me home alive." The first war dog memorial in New England |