1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.BZ 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.BZ 3 00:00:39,039 --> 00:00:45,355 NARRATOR: Imagine, a single dirt street stretching like a ribbon 4 00:00:45,390 --> 00:00:47,633 through the heart of a modest town. 5 00:00:53,156 --> 00:01:02,303 It's 1940 Washington, Utah, a community of about 500 souls, 6 00:01:02,338 --> 00:01:06,204 where life was as warm and inviting as the desert sun. 7 00:01:11,243 --> 00:01:15,316 Two dim, 40-watt streetlights stood sentinel, 8 00:01:15,351 --> 00:01:18,285 their glow casting long, comforting 9 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:20,287 shadows across the road. 10 00:01:26,672 --> 00:01:30,814 By day, the air was filled with that distinct aroma 11 00:01:30,849 --> 00:01:34,163 of farm life, and the laughter of children 12 00:01:34,197 --> 00:01:36,303 echoed across open fields. 13 00:01:46,175 --> 00:01:50,006 By evening, neighbors would gather on their porches, 14 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:54,907 sharing stories under the vast expanse of the Utah sky. 15 00:01:54,942 --> 00:01:59,429 In this town, everyone knew your name and your story. 16 00:02:02,052 --> 00:02:03,847 Need to borrow something? 17 00:02:03,882 --> 00:02:08,093 It was only a porch away. 18 00:02:08,128 --> 00:02:09,681 Extra eggs? 19 00:02:09,715 --> 00:02:12,546 Shared without hesitation. 20 00:02:12,580 --> 00:02:15,514 Washington wasn't just a place to live. 21 00:02:15,549 --> 00:02:18,138 It was a living, breathing memory 22 00:02:18,172 --> 00:02:24,627 to the strength of community and the simple joys of life. 23 00:02:24,661 --> 00:02:28,596 This simple way of life, however, was altered forever 24 00:02:28,631 --> 00:02:32,428 by the grasps of World War II as a fourth 25 00:02:32,462 --> 00:02:38,088 of its community patriotically left to help fight in that war. 26 00:02:38,123 --> 00:02:42,023 Because of those soldiers' service and sacrifice, 27 00:02:42,058 --> 00:02:45,268 this town has honored them throughout the years, 28 00:02:45,303 --> 00:02:48,409 and has always looked up to them as heroes. 29 00:03:53,819 --> 00:03:55,580 WOMAN: Do you want them at ease? 30 00:03:55,614 --> 00:03:57,478 BURKE STAHELI: I need to say anything to them? 31 00:03:57,513 --> 00:04:00,481 WOMAN: You don't have to say anything. 32 00:04:00,516 --> 00:04:02,000 At ease. 33 00:04:02,034 --> 00:04:03,622 BURKE STAHELI: All right, you guys, hey. 34 00:04:03,657 --> 00:04:05,003 Thank you. 35 00:04:05,037 --> 00:04:07,661 Thank you so much for coming. 36 00:04:07,695 --> 00:04:11,009 You have been, for the last five years, people 37 00:04:11,043 --> 00:04:13,183 that we could count on to do this. 38 00:04:13,218 --> 00:04:15,979 And as an old guy, I have to tell you, 39 00:04:16,014 --> 00:04:17,705 it makes me pretty proud to see you here. 40 00:04:17,740 --> 00:04:19,500 And I think what you're going to do tonight 41 00:04:19,535 --> 00:04:21,606 is going to be very memorable. 42 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:25,195 It's a perfect night, except a little cold, to do this. 43 00:04:25,230 --> 00:04:29,441 Our goal is to create a field of flags 44 00:04:29,476 --> 00:04:32,548 to honor the veterans that served in Washington County. 45 00:04:32,582 --> 00:04:33,376 - move it. 46 00:04:33,411 --> 00:04:34,308 You want to move it? 47 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:46,458 So I'm Burke Staheli. 48 00:04:46,493 --> 00:04:47,942 I grew up here. 49 00:04:47,977 --> 00:04:48,840 OK. 50 00:04:48,874 --> 00:04:50,324 Snap it a couple of times. 51 00:04:50,359 --> 00:04:52,740 Is it straight? 52 00:04:52,775 --> 00:04:53,569 Good. 53 00:04:56,710 --> 00:05:00,748 In Washington, Utah, generations have grown up here. 54 00:05:00,783 --> 00:05:04,304 [pensive music] 55 00:05:08,273 --> 00:05:09,930 Take it clear on that end. 56 00:05:09,964 --> 00:05:11,172 Lift. 57 00:05:11,207 --> 00:05:12,967 And Caeden, you come over here and run it right up 58 00:05:13,002 --> 00:05:14,900 this middle row. 59 00:05:14,935 --> 00:05:18,145 Maybe this will be a tutorial for people 60 00:05:18,179 --> 00:05:20,699 all across the United States, how to lay 61 00:05:20,734 --> 00:05:24,531 out a flag field in 20 minutes. 62 00:05:24,565 --> 00:05:26,326 We said I went to second grade in this room 63 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,294 we're sitting in right here. 64 00:05:29,329 --> 00:05:32,815 And I guess, my dad probably did, too. 65 00:05:32,849 --> 00:05:37,371 First of all, I grew up going to church in the Rock Church 66 00:05:37,406 --> 00:05:38,855 just north of where we are. 67 00:05:38,890 --> 00:05:41,582 And every-- every time I'd go to class, 68 00:05:41,617 --> 00:05:48,589 I would see this big framed poster of all of these veterans. 69 00:05:48,624 --> 00:05:52,006 We've done this now for almost 20 years, 70 00:05:52,041 --> 00:05:56,977 so they water the grass so that it's kind of muddy. 71 00:05:57,011 --> 00:05:59,669 And so we can put these in. 72 00:05:59,704 --> 00:06:01,430 But then when we pull this, when we 73 00:06:01,464 --> 00:06:04,294 pull the flags on top of them, they go down into the mud. 74 00:06:04,329 --> 00:06:07,297 And then it kind of locks them in. 75 00:06:07,332 --> 00:06:10,749 [pensive music] 76 00:06:23,969 --> 00:06:26,489 Make sure it's touching every single one of those posts. 77 00:06:29,630 --> 00:06:31,356 So grab some of these stakes and make 78 00:06:31,391 --> 00:06:32,875 sure they're fairly straight. 79 00:06:32,909 --> 00:06:34,704 See how that one's a little crooked. 80 00:06:34,739 --> 00:06:37,120 Each of you grab three or four. 81 00:06:37,155 --> 00:06:39,019 And then you guys just move the tape up. 82 00:06:39,053 --> 00:06:40,123 OK. 83 00:06:40,158 --> 00:06:41,539 You guys, each of you, grab three or four 84 00:06:41,573 --> 00:06:43,299 of the straight ones out of the bucket. 85 00:06:43,333 --> 00:06:46,509 And Caeden, you just stay over there and move the tape up. 86 00:06:46,544 --> 00:06:48,373 And then we'll be ready. 87 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:50,651 We're going to start putting them out at five. 88 00:06:50,686 --> 00:06:51,859 Only every 10 feet. 89 00:06:51,894 --> 00:06:57,278 So just 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60. 90 00:06:57,313 --> 00:06:58,141 All right. 91 00:06:58,176 --> 00:07:01,075 Then grab some more stakes. 92 00:07:01,110 --> 00:07:02,663 Push them in good. 93 00:07:02,698 --> 00:07:05,528 What we're going to do is we're make like a spear point. 94 00:07:05,563 --> 00:07:06,943 OK. 95 00:07:06,978 --> 00:07:09,739 So even though we put them in, we're going to take them out. 96 00:07:09,774 --> 00:07:15,365 So I want those four that way, all out. 97 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,575 And those four on that end, all out. 98 00:07:17,609 --> 00:07:18,368 Just pull them out. 99 00:07:18,403 --> 00:07:19,197 Yep. 100 00:07:22,165 --> 00:07:25,065 Never really fought in a war, but I'd been in the military. 101 00:07:25,099 --> 00:07:27,516 And I thought, what could I do about it? 102 00:07:31,174 --> 00:07:36,076 Sir, young man, these are military flags. 103 00:07:36,110 --> 00:07:39,735 You guys want to take those up and put them up by the soldier. 104 00:07:48,088 --> 00:07:49,227 Come over here, volunteers. 105 00:07:49,261 --> 00:07:50,021 Come here. 106 00:07:50,055 --> 00:07:51,678 I know some of these guys. 107 00:07:51,712 --> 00:07:52,472 Come here. 108 00:07:52,506 --> 00:07:53,783 Come here, come here, come here 109 00:07:53,818 --> 00:07:55,578 Oh, my goodness. 110 00:07:55,613 --> 00:07:56,441 Come here. 111 00:07:56,476 --> 00:07:57,787 Come up here. Come up here. 112 00:07:57,822 --> 00:07:58,995 All right. 113 00:07:59,030 --> 00:08:01,722 Turn around and face these these ROTC soldiers. 114 00:08:01,757 --> 00:08:03,137 All right. 115 00:08:03,172 --> 00:08:05,657 So what they're going to do is I want you to partner up with one 116 00:08:05,692 --> 00:08:07,141 of them, or two of them. 117 00:08:07,176 --> 00:08:08,108 All right. 118 00:08:08,142 --> 00:08:10,075 These are your volunteer helpers. 119 00:08:10,110 --> 00:08:11,905 We'll start on this table. 120 00:08:11,939 --> 00:08:14,839 And when that table's done, we'll work to the middle table. 121 00:08:14,873 --> 00:08:16,737 And then we'll work to the north table. 122 00:08:16,772 --> 00:08:17,807 Is everybody-- OK. 123 00:08:17,842 --> 00:08:19,637 All of you guys, go find a buddy. 124 00:08:19,671 --> 00:08:20,603 Buddy them up. OK. 125 00:08:20,638 --> 00:08:21,397 Fall out. 126 00:08:21,431 --> 00:08:22,329 Find a buddy. 127 00:08:22,363 --> 00:08:23,503 All right. 128 00:08:23,537 --> 00:08:25,505 And let's start putting the flags up. 129 00:08:25,539 --> 00:08:26,333 All right. 130 00:08:33,858 --> 00:08:35,238 TAMMY SOWER: Been in the military, 131 00:08:35,273 --> 00:08:36,861 I just retired four years ago. 132 00:08:36,895 --> 00:08:39,173 Was in the Navy for 7 and 1/2 years, 133 00:08:39,208 --> 00:08:41,141 in the Army for 24 and 1/2. 134 00:08:44,213 --> 00:08:47,457 Veteran is, by regulation, someone 135 00:08:47,492 --> 00:08:50,495 who served more than 180 consecutive days 136 00:08:50,530 --> 00:08:52,497 on federal orders. 137 00:08:52,532 --> 00:08:54,706 A lot of times, people will say that Veterans 138 00:08:54,741 --> 00:08:59,331 Day is the same as Memorial Day, which that's not true. 139 00:08:59,366 --> 00:09:02,852 Veterans Day is, specifically, to give thanks and honor 140 00:09:02,887 --> 00:09:08,030 to those veterans that are still serving, that served, 141 00:09:08,064 --> 00:09:10,239 and many of them that have died. 142 00:09:10,273 --> 00:09:13,276 Memorial Day is for those specifically 143 00:09:13,311 --> 00:09:16,728 who gave their lives for this country 144 00:09:16,763 --> 00:09:18,937 that are already deceased. 145 00:09:26,566 --> 00:09:28,119 BURKE STAHELI: Get it straight, guys. 146 00:09:28,153 --> 00:09:29,465 Get it-- make sure it's straight. 147 00:09:29,499 --> 00:09:31,398 Thank you, veterans. 148 00:09:36,127 --> 00:09:37,542 BURKE STAHELI: All right. 149 00:09:37,577 --> 00:09:39,233 Now, step away from it. 150 00:09:39,268 --> 00:09:40,683 Let's go. 151 00:09:40,718 --> 00:09:44,860 BURKE STAHELI: Step away from it And then you guys just open up. 152 00:09:44,894 --> 00:09:46,516 Just open up, and they'll be able to see 153 00:09:46,551 --> 00:09:48,208 the whole-- look back. 154 00:09:48,242 --> 00:09:50,969 Everybody, hey, just open up and look back through there 155 00:09:51,004 --> 00:09:53,351 and see what you just barely built. 156 00:09:53,385 --> 00:09:54,317 [giggles] 157 00:09:54,352 --> 00:09:55,387 BURKE STAHELI: All right. 158 00:10:03,844 --> 00:10:05,777 I married a girl from Heber City, 159 00:10:05,812 --> 00:10:09,643 and her dad was a veteran of the Korean War. 160 00:10:09,678 --> 00:10:15,235 So we would always visit her mother and her father's grave 161 00:10:15,269 --> 00:10:18,652 on Memorial Day in Heber City. 162 00:10:18,687 --> 00:10:21,137 And I remember coming around the corner 163 00:10:21,172 --> 00:10:26,487 every time to their cemetery and just being 164 00:10:26,522 --> 00:10:28,938 overwhelmed by the patriotism. 165 00:10:28,973 --> 00:10:31,527 And I remember driving back and thinking, 166 00:10:31,561 --> 00:10:34,219 what can I do about it? 167 00:10:34,254 --> 00:10:37,740 When I was a little boy, this cemetery, 168 00:10:37,775 --> 00:10:39,915 it used to be all dirt. 169 00:10:39,949 --> 00:10:43,021 And every time it would rain, like mud would run. 170 00:10:43,056 --> 00:10:46,162 And over the course of years, some of these good men 171 00:10:46,197 --> 00:10:51,202 that you're going to meet today that run the cemetery, Mr. 172 00:10:51,236 --> 00:10:55,827 Bithell, who grew up here and is a Washington kid, 173 00:10:55,862 --> 00:10:58,105 they made this place look nice. 174 00:10:58,140 --> 00:11:01,453 One thing I want to teach you today, and that is cemetery 175 00:11:01,488 --> 00:11:03,939 is not a scary place. 176 00:11:03,973 --> 00:11:05,492 It's a special place. 177 00:11:05,526 --> 00:11:09,358 It's a place where we honor our ancestors, 178 00:11:09,392 --> 00:11:13,086 where we honor those who went before us. 179 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:14,052 And this is neat. 180 00:11:14,087 --> 00:11:15,088 We're out. 181 00:11:15,122 --> 00:11:16,848 You're out of school, but reverent. 182 00:11:16,883 --> 00:11:19,851 We want to be reverent, which is respectful. 183 00:11:19,886 --> 00:11:24,166 As you do these soldiers today, I want you to honor them. 184 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,409 I want you to love them. 185 00:11:26,444 --> 00:11:29,033 I want you to respect them. 186 00:11:29,067 --> 00:11:33,313 I am going to demonstrate what you're going to do. 187 00:11:33,347 --> 00:11:38,145 And then I'm going to assign Washington Elementary a section 188 00:11:38,180 --> 00:11:40,251 of the cemetery to do. 189 00:11:40,285 --> 00:11:42,529 All right. 190 00:11:42,563 --> 00:11:43,841 Thanks. 191 00:11:43,875 --> 00:11:46,602 And you make sure you tell these gentlemen, thank you. 192 00:11:46,636 --> 00:11:50,226 Because when we originally bought these, 193 00:11:50,261 --> 00:11:52,642 we had enough money to buy 160. 194 00:11:52,677 --> 00:11:56,060 And now the city has provided more than 500 of these. 195 00:11:56,094 --> 00:11:58,476 In the cemetery, you're going to see 196 00:11:58,510 --> 00:12:02,480 every headstone marked with a flag 197 00:12:02,514 --> 00:12:06,242 like this that needs a plaque. 198 00:12:06,277 --> 00:12:09,383 So what you do is you come up to it, 199 00:12:09,418 --> 00:12:12,801 your teachers will help assign you, so don't miss anyone. 200 00:12:12,835 --> 00:12:15,976 You take this and you just set it on the ground. 201 00:12:16,011 --> 00:12:21,671 Then you put this marker right where that flag was, 202 00:12:21,706 --> 00:12:22,465 pretty much. 203 00:12:22,500 --> 00:12:23,639 OK. 204 00:12:23,673 --> 00:12:26,642 Push it in pretty good, so it doesn't come out. 205 00:12:26,676 --> 00:12:28,989 And then you put the flag in. 206 00:12:29,024 --> 00:12:29,818 All right. 207 00:12:29,852 --> 00:12:31,785 Now, here's the important part. 208 00:12:31,820 --> 00:12:34,339 This is the respect part. 209 00:12:34,374 --> 00:12:36,238 So you stand in front of it. 210 00:12:36,272 --> 00:12:39,551 You take two steps back, put your heels together 211 00:12:39,586 --> 00:12:42,313 like in a little v. All right. 212 00:12:42,347 --> 00:12:44,591 And you look at their name. 213 00:12:44,625 --> 00:12:46,766 Can you guys repeat his name with me? 214 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:50,355 Quentin Alexander Nisson. 215 00:12:50,390 --> 00:12:51,494 So you're going to do this. 216 00:12:51,529 --> 00:12:53,462 You're going to go like this. 217 00:12:53,496 --> 00:12:55,291 You're going to look at their headstone. 218 00:12:55,326 --> 00:12:56,776 Look at their name, and you're going 219 00:12:56,810 --> 00:13:00,572 to say, Quentin Alexander Nisson, 220 00:13:00,607 --> 00:13:02,505 thank you for your service. 221 00:13:02,540 --> 00:13:04,335 And you're going to drop your salute. 222 00:13:04,369 --> 00:13:06,647 Then you're going to get on your hands and knees. 223 00:13:06,682 --> 00:13:07,717 All right. 224 00:13:07,752 --> 00:13:10,375 And you're going to go around like this. 225 00:13:10,410 --> 00:13:15,933 And you're just going to trim and clean all around. 226 00:13:15,967 --> 00:13:16,865 OK. 227 00:13:16,899 --> 00:13:18,176 Just take a little bit. 228 00:13:18,211 --> 00:13:19,937 Just like you're a little weed whacker. 229 00:13:19,971 --> 00:13:21,283 All right. 230 00:13:21,317 --> 00:13:25,218 And you're going to go all around until you get that done. 231 00:13:25,252 --> 00:13:27,565 And then clean it off with your hand. 232 00:13:27,599 --> 00:13:30,775 And then when you're done, go back to the line 233 00:13:30,810 --> 00:13:32,501 and get another flag. 234 00:13:32,535 --> 00:13:33,329 All right. 235 00:13:35,849 --> 00:13:38,852 Take some time and get to know them. 236 00:13:38,887 --> 00:13:42,718 Each one of these soldiers, and there are men and women, 237 00:13:42,752 --> 00:13:45,272 each one of them are special. 238 00:13:45,307 --> 00:13:47,378 All right, everybody, walk up here with me. 239 00:13:54,143 --> 00:13:58,872 George Norman Holgerson, thank you for your service. 240 00:13:58,907 --> 00:14:01,185 Thank you for your service. 241 00:14:01,219 --> 00:14:05,120 Doyle Edwin Charter, thank you for your service. 242 00:14:05,154 --> 00:14:09,365 Max Richard Grundvig, thank you for your service. 243 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:14,267 Evan Ray Sproul, thank you for your service. 244 00:14:14,301 --> 00:14:17,166 Peter Lamar Mickelson. 245 00:14:17,201 --> 00:14:20,514 Thank you for your service. 246 00:14:20,549 --> 00:14:22,654 BURKE STAHELI: My goal, as a principal, 247 00:14:22,689 --> 00:14:27,936 was to make sure that the youth of America, that they 248 00:14:27,970 --> 00:14:30,145 knew that freedom isn't free. 249 00:14:30,179 --> 00:14:34,390 And so that was my whole thing. 250 00:14:34,425 --> 00:14:37,428 This is Rodney Neilson. 251 00:14:37,462 --> 00:14:43,123 Rodney Neilson grew up just a block south of the old school 252 00:14:43,158 --> 00:14:45,056 in the middle of town. 253 00:14:45,091 --> 00:14:48,680 And my dad knew him, and my dad said 254 00:14:48,715 --> 00:14:53,858 he was the best-looking, nicest kid in town. 255 00:14:53,893 --> 00:14:56,585 When I became the principal of Washington Elementary, 256 00:14:56,619 --> 00:14:58,794 I was going through some old documents, 257 00:14:58,828 --> 00:15:01,486 and I found some old grade books. 258 00:15:01,521 --> 00:15:04,420 And I found Rodney Neilson. 259 00:15:04,455 --> 00:15:08,700 And two things I remember about him is he had straight A's. 260 00:15:08,735 --> 00:15:10,564 He had perfect grades. 261 00:15:10,599 --> 00:15:13,705 And he also had perfect attendance. 262 00:15:13,740 --> 00:15:16,985 All of the old soldiers would tell you, 263 00:15:17,019 --> 00:15:20,298 Rodney Neilson was the most respected 264 00:15:20,333 --> 00:15:24,820 of all of the soldiers that went to World War II. 265 00:15:24,854 --> 00:15:31,240 Well, in May of 1945, Rodney Neilson was flying his plane 266 00:15:31,275 --> 00:15:36,280 on a mission, and his plane ran out of fuel, 267 00:15:36,314 --> 00:15:40,525 and he had to crash land in the ocean. 268 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:43,494 He glided it in and just off shore. 269 00:15:43,528 --> 00:15:45,427 He landed it. 270 00:15:45,461 --> 00:15:49,741 And a bunch of his guys jumped out of the plane 271 00:15:49,776 --> 00:15:51,122 and tried to escape. 272 00:15:51,157 --> 00:15:55,264 And some villagers captured them in the South China seas. 273 00:15:55,299 --> 00:15:57,335 And some villagers captured them, 274 00:15:57,370 --> 00:16:00,925 turned them over to the Japanese. 275 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:07,276 And just before the end of the war, almost just a week before, 276 00:16:07,311 --> 00:16:12,212 the Japanese executed Rodney Neilson. 277 00:16:12,247 --> 00:16:14,801 Rather than letting him go, and letting 278 00:16:14,835 --> 00:16:19,530 him come back here and live his life, they executed him. 279 00:16:19,564 --> 00:16:24,776 And so in our town, and I'll get a little emotional about this. 280 00:16:24,811 --> 00:16:30,127 But in our town, Rodney Neilson, even since I was a little boy, 281 00:16:30,161 --> 00:16:31,473 has been revered. 282 00:16:31,507 --> 00:16:35,511 And this spot right here is hallowed ground. 283 00:16:35,546 --> 00:16:40,689 Because Rodney Neilson was a native son of Washington, 284 00:16:40,723 --> 00:16:43,416 we named the post after him. 285 00:16:43,450 --> 00:16:49,111 And we made-- we got together the monies 286 00:16:49,146 --> 00:16:53,322 and put in place a new monument for his grave 287 00:16:53,357 --> 00:16:56,015 in Washington City Cemetery. 288 00:16:56,049 --> 00:16:58,638 I encourage people to take a look at it. 289 00:16:58,672 --> 00:17:02,435 I think we did a really good job of honoring him, 290 00:17:02,469 --> 00:17:05,645 and we want to continue to honor his name. 291 00:17:26,873 --> 00:17:28,185 MAN: Hello. 292 00:17:28,219 --> 00:17:29,289 We're on the same track. 293 00:17:32,568 --> 00:17:34,329 WOMAN: We're so glad you came. 294 00:17:34,363 --> 00:17:35,295 MAN: Thank you. 295 00:17:35,330 --> 00:17:38,712 WOMAN: I appreciate your service. 296 00:17:38,747 --> 00:17:41,060 MAN: Thank you. 297 00:17:41,094 --> 00:17:42,130 WOMAN: There we go. 298 00:17:42,164 --> 00:17:43,614 SUSAN HANCOCK: My name is Susan Hancock. 299 00:17:47,273 --> 00:17:50,621 My husband and I brought our two little teeny 300 00:17:50,655 --> 00:17:54,832 children here in 1978, and Washington 301 00:17:54,866 --> 00:17:56,385 became our new hometown. 302 00:17:56,420 --> 00:17:57,179 [inaudible] 303 00:17:57,214 --> 00:17:59,354 We're family. 304 00:17:59,388 --> 00:18:00,286 Hello, cousin. 305 00:18:04,738 --> 00:18:09,329 This picture, this historical photograph hung in our church. 306 00:18:09,364 --> 00:18:11,262 And it was along the hallway. 307 00:18:11,297 --> 00:18:15,335 And I remember taking screaming children out of a meeting 308 00:18:15,370 --> 00:18:18,062 and bouncing them in the hall and standing 309 00:18:18,097 --> 00:18:19,374 there looking at the picture. 310 00:18:19,408 --> 00:18:22,515 And one day, while I was doing it with my little son, 311 00:18:22,549 --> 00:18:26,070 Brayden, at the time, Terril Clove was out there. 312 00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:27,658 And we were out in the lobby one day 313 00:18:27,692 --> 00:18:29,315 and she was asking me about the picture. 314 00:18:29,349 --> 00:18:31,800 I said, well, those are all the men 315 00:18:31,834 --> 00:18:35,769 and the women that served in World War II from Washington. 316 00:18:35,804 --> 00:18:39,808 It was actually a fourth of the population went to war. 317 00:18:39,842 --> 00:18:47,988 And one day, it was early in 2002, Kathy Staheli was here, 318 00:18:48,023 --> 00:18:51,302 and I came in and we stood and looked at this photograph. 319 00:18:51,337 --> 00:18:53,373 And she mentioned to me, she pointed 320 00:18:53,408 --> 00:18:56,894 to one person and then another who had recently passed away. 321 00:18:56,928 --> 00:18:59,207 And we stood there together and I 322 00:18:59,241 --> 00:19:02,624 said, Kathy, before we lose one more veteran, 323 00:19:02,658 --> 00:19:04,488 let's get them together. 324 00:19:04,522 --> 00:19:06,214 Let's have a reunion. 325 00:19:06,248 --> 00:19:08,526 And she loved the idea. 326 00:19:08,561 --> 00:19:12,081 And so we contacted Terril Clove. 327 00:19:12,116 --> 00:19:14,567 We had a committee meeting and decided 328 00:19:14,601 --> 00:19:18,260 we needed to do something to honor the veterans, 329 00:19:18,295 --> 00:19:20,883 not just hang the picture on the wall. 330 00:19:20,918 --> 00:19:24,542 I had a friend offer, who's a brain surgeon, 331 00:19:24,577 --> 00:19:27,062 he came to our 20-year high school class reunion and he 332 00:19:27,096 --> 00:19:29,306 said, hey, I have $10,000. 333 00:19:29,340 --> 00:19:31,929 What would you like to-- do you something you could do with it? 334 00:19:31,963 --> 00:19:35,415 I said, I have this idea about putting flags on veterans-- 335 00:19:35,450 --> 00:19:37,762 on veterans' headstones. 336 00:19:37,797 --> 00:19:43,354 And at that time, I believe there was maybe 140, 150. 337 00:19:43,389 --> 00:19:47,151 And I was the school principal, and I thought 338 00:19:47,186 --> 00:19:51,120 we could have the fifth graders adopt 339 00:19:51,155 --> 00:19:54,054 a veteran for the whole year. 340 00:19:54,089 --> 00:19:57,126 They could learn about them and write letters 341 00:19:57,161 --> 00:19:58,438 and put them on their graves. 342 00:19:58,473 --> 00:20:00,682 And so that started. 343 00:20:00,716 --> 00:20:04,686 So through the years as we have grown, 344 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:06,757 we'd always feed them a wonderful meal. 345 00:20:06,791 --> 00:20:10,139 We'd have a program. 346 00:20:10,174 --> 00:20:12,383 We wanted to have it start with a parade. 347 00:20:12,418 --> 00:20:13,971 We've never had a parade before. 348 00:20:14,005 --> 00:20:16,111 And I believe then, we really focused a lot 349 00:20:16,145 --> 00:20:17,975 on this World War II bunch, knowing that they 350 00:20:18,009 --> 00:20:19,873 wouldn't be around for long. 351 00:20:19,908 --> 00:20:27,916 And from then, it has just been successful. 352 00:20:27,950 --> 00:20:31,782 [melancholy music] 353 00:21:31,566 --> 00:21:33,947 MIKE HARLESS: We're here today at the Washington Utah City 354 00:21:33,982 --> 00:21:35,190 library. 355 00:21:35,224 --> 00:21:38,020 And in this library, there's a special painting. 356 00:21:38,055 --> 00:21:41,714 And in this painting, it depicts the history of Washington, Utah. 357 00:21:41,748 --> 00:21:45,476 A portion of the painting itself is depicted in 358 00:21:45,511 --> 00:21:50,170 represents the veterans that served in World War II 359 00:21:50,205 --> 00:21:51,931 and from this town. 360 00:21:51,965 --> 00:21:54,899 In the painting itself, you'll see several different things 361 00:21:54,934 --> 00:21:56,038 that stand out. 362 00:21:56,073 --> 00:21:59,179 You have Grant Iverson getting off the bus. 363 00:21:59,214 --> 00:22:02,666 You have Rodney Neilson walking with his luggage. 364 00:22:02,700 --> 00:22:06,704 You have Rex Prisbrey flying in a plane overhead. 365 00:22:06,739 --> 00:22:10,708 You have Ivyl Smith, and several other people and things in it. 366 00:22:10,743 --> 00:22:15,886 Grant Iverson, when he was serving in the campaign 367 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:18,682 in Mindanao, Philippines. 368 00:22:18,716 --> 00:22:23,894 In that invasion, he was on his LCT boat with his crew. 369 00:22:23,928 --> 00:22:26,345 And they were making deliveries back and forth 370 00:22:26,379 --> 00:22:29,762 to the Island with soldiers and different cargo 371 00:22:29,796 --> 00:22:31,246 and things of that nature. 372 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:34,076 CARMEN SNOW: Dad never talked much about it 373 00:22:34,111 --> 00:22:36,458 because it was really something that was really deep 374 00:22:36,493 --> 00:22:39,047 inside of him. 375 00:22:39,081 --> 00:22:41,601 And he didn't start talking about World War II 376 00:22:41,636 --> 00:22:44,052 until his really later years. 377 00:22:44,086 --> 00:22:45,743 When he brought out the box of pictures 378 00:22:45,778 --> 00:22:47,435 the first time we saw him, us girls 379 00:22:47,469 --> 00:22:50,645 were just shocked because most of the little native girls 380 00:22:50,679 --> 00:22:53,889 in New Guinea were topless, you know. 381 00:22:53,924 --> 00:22:55,995 And so we were kind of shocked with those. 382 00:22:56,029 --> 00:22:57,376 Yeah. 383 00:22:57,410 --> 00:23:00,724 Dad was in the Navy for 28 months, and 26 of those months, 384 00:23:00,758 --> 00:23:02,519 he was overseas. 385 00:23:02,553 --> 00:23:07,455 He had little PT boat that would take people 386 00:23:07,489 --> 00:23:09,629 and drop them off on the land. 387 00:23:09,664 --> 00:23:14,116 And he says, I was so thankful every day that I was in the Navy 388 00:23:14,151 --> 00:23:16,015 and I wasn't a soldier. 389 00:23:16,049 --> 00:23:19,052 Because it was so sad to see him-- to drop him off and not 390 00:23:19,087 --> 00:23:21,054 know what's going to happen. 391 00:23:21,089 --> 00:23:25,921 Just before the atomic bomb, they were all headed to Japan. 392 00:23:25,956 --> 00:23:27,475 That's where they were going to land, 393 00:23:27,509 --> 00:23:29,718 and they were going to deport there. 394 00:23:29,753 --> 00:23:34,240 And he said, if they wouldn't have let that bomb off, 395 00:23:34,274 --> 00:23:37,208 he says, I know I wouldn't have ever returned home. 396 00:23:37,243 --> 00:23:39,832 And he says, it was the second bomb 397 00:23:39,866 --> 00:23:41,834 that really saved their lives because it was 398 00:23:41,868 --> 00:23:43,801 before the second bomb is when they 399 00:23:43,836 --> 00:23:45,320 were going to drop them off. 400 00:23:45,354 --> 00:23:47,805 And he says, we'd probably all lost our lives there. 401 00:23:50,601 --> 00:23:52,845 In one of his deliveries, he caught wind 402 00:23:52,879 --> 00:23:55,123 that a special friend of his, that he grew 403 00:23:55,157 --> 00:24:01,301 up with from Washington, who was in that campaign also, had died. 404 00:24:01,336 --> 00:24:06,514 Now the person that had died was Ivyl Smith Prisbrey. 405 00:24:06,548 --> 00:24:08,067 And he went by Smith. 406 00:24:08,101 --> 00:24:10,379 And that's how everybody knew him. 407 00:24:10,414 --> 00:24:12,105 He was an interesting individual, 408 00:24:12,140 --> 00:24:15,212 because when I was doing my research on him 409 00:24:15,246 --> 00:24:19,665 and contacting family members of the different veterans 410 00:24:19,699 --> 00:24:22,012 of this World War II group, I found out 411 00:24:22,046 --> 00:24:24,497 that he was one of the few that actually 412 00:24:24,532 --> 00:24:26,257 was married before he left. 413 00:24:26,292 --> 00:24:30,020 And very few of those that actually had a child. 414 00:24:30,054 --> 00:24:33,679 So doing my background and talking to people, 415 00:24:33,713 --> 00:24:36,267 I found out that his wife had passed away, 416 00:24:36,302 --> 00:24:38,477 and that his daughter was still alive. 417 00:24:38,511 --> 00:24:42,929 To different people, finding different avenues, 418 00:24:42,964 --> 00:24:46,243 I got her phone number, and I called her. 419 00:24:46,277 --> 00:24:49,867 And we had a very, very wonderful visit. 420 00:24:49,902 --> 00:24:53,146 We both shared information and stories 421 00:24:53,181 --> 00:24:56,564 that we knew of, and anyhow, she, 422 00:24:56,598 --> 00:24:59,221 towards the end of the visit, told me to wait a minute 423 00:24:59,256 --> 00:25:01,534 and she went to go get a piece of paper. 424 00:25:01,569 --> 00:25:05,400 When she came back, she started to read this piece of paper, 425 00:25:05,434 --> 00:25:10,198 and she told me that this was from Smith's commanding officer. 426 00:25:10,232 --> 00:25:15,134 And in the letter, it said that how he had passed away, 427 00:25:15,168 --> 00:25:18,620 that he had caught shrapnel from an explosion, 428 00:25:18,655 --> 00:25:24,074 and that he was in the field hospital for a day or so. 429 00:25:24,108 --> 00:25:27,249 And then from his wounds, he passed away. 430 00:25:27,284 --> 00:25:28,699 And I thought to myself, this must 431 00:25:28,734 --> 00:25:32,461 have been a really comforting letter to a degree for his wife. 432 00:25:32,496 --> 00:25:34,187 But I never thought of the impact 433 00:25:34,222 --> 00:25:36,465 this would have on his daughter. 434 00:25:36,500 --> 00:25:38,675 Because towards the end of reading it to me, 435 00:25:38,709 --> 00:25:42,195 she fell apart and just started getting very emotional with it. 436 00:25:42,230 --> 00:25:46,234 And that effort by that commanding officer 437 00:25:46,268 --> 00:25:49,996 was a connection for her to her father. 438 00:25:50,031 --> 00:25:52,136 And that to me, is special. 439 00:25:52,171 --> 00:25:55,692 Now, out of the 104 veterans or soldiers 440 00:25:55,726 --> 00:25:59,040 that came from this town, everybody 441 00:25:59,074 --> 00:26:00,766 came back except for two. 442 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,527 And to me, that, in itself, was a miracle. 443 00:26:07,082 --> 00:26:08,636 Do you guys know who this guy is? 444 00:26:08,670 --> 00:26:09,775 MAN: No. 445 00:26:09,809 --> 00:26:12,398 This is my dad's-- this is my dad's big brother. 446 00:26:12,432 --> 00:26:13,641 Yeah, we know each other. 447 00:26:13,675 --> 00:26:15,056 This is my Uncle George. 448 00:26:15,090 --> 00:26:17,230 And he's been doing these wagons we've been doing for 20 years. 449 00:26:17,265 --> 00:26:18,507 - Yeah. - Something like that. 450 00:26:18,542 --> 00:26:19,992 And this is his wife. 451 00:26:20,026 --> 00:26:22,442 And this is, in a case of a better half, I would say, 452 00:26:22,477 --> 00:26:24,893 that fits right here. 453 00:26:24,928 --> 00:26:27,378 2002 is when we started. 454 00:26:27,413 --> 00:26:28,517 Yeah. 455 00:26:28,552 --> 00:26:30,796 And we have first year to get everything going. 456 00:26:30,830 --> 00:26:34,696 And we had a lot of World War II veterans back then. 457 00:26:34,731 --> 00:26:36,733 And we don't have any now. 458 00:26:36,767 --> 00:26:37,734 Yes, we do. 459 00:26:37,768 --> 00:26:39,252 I don't think any is coming, but we 460 00:26:39,287 --> 00:26:41,289 have one or two that are alive. GEORGE STAHELI: Warren Hannig. 461 00:26:41,323 --> 00:26:43,394 BURKE STAHELI: Warren Hannig is the only one alive. 462 00:26:46,466 --> 00:26:48,745 MAN: So when the war broke out, it was 463 00:26:48,779 --> 00:26:50,539 everybody's thought about it. 464 00:26:50,574 --> 00:26:53,922 And everything else was their concern of how-- 465 00:26:53,957 --> 00:26:55,579 how did they feel about it? 466 00:26:55,614 --> 00:26:59,652 Well, when the war broke out, I was in California at the time. 467 00:26:59,687 --> 00:27:04,795 And that's where I went into the services 468 00:27:04,830 --> 00:27:06,590 when I was in Los Angeles. 469 00:27:06,625 --> 00:27:07,936 MAN: What was the reason you-- 470 00:27:07,971 --> 00:27:10,076 you joined the military? 471 00:27:10,111 --> 00:27:11,940 Well, I knew I was going to be drafted. 472 00:27:11,975 --> 00:27:15,150 So we either going to be drafted or-- 473 00:27:15,185 --> 00:27:17,601 or a chooser. 474 00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:18,947 So that's what we did. 475 00:27:18,982 --> 00:27:20,328 [chuckle] 476 00:27:20,362 --> 00:27:23,503 We-- we knew we were getting close to that point. 477 00:27:23,538 --> 00:27:26,541 MAN: Tell us a little bit about Cleave Cooper. 478 00:27:26,575 --> 00:27:28,232 WARREN HANNIG: Oh, Cleave Cooper. 479 00:27:28,267 --> 00:27:31,270 He was one of my better friends when we were growing up. 480 00:27:31,304 --> 00:27:34,204 And we did a lot of things together, a lot of things 481 00:27:34,238 --> 00:27:37,794 we shouldn't have done, and a few things like that. 482 00:27:37,828 --> 00:27:40,831 Then Rex Prisbrey, he-- 483 00:27:40,866 --> 00:27:45,008 he was my first cousin lived next door to me. 484 00:27:45,042 --> 00:27:46,354 He went over to Europe. 485 00:27:46,388 --> 00:27:49,806 I think I told you he was flying B-24s 486 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,567 and he got shot one time with flak. 487 00:27:52,601 --> 00:27:55,535 And they had told-- they told his crew, 488 00:27:55,570 --> 00:27:57,158 just get ready to bail out. 489 00:27:57,192 --> 00:28:00,471 And finally, the engineer on the plane was able to-- 490 00:28:00,506 --> 00:28:02,957 to twist the-- the hydraulic tools 491 00:28:02,991 --> 00:28:05,062 and seal it off so that they weren't 492 00:28:05,097 --> 00:28:06,615 losing all their interior. 493 00:28:06,650 --> 00:28:10,447 The plane was getting all flooded with oil. 494 00:28:10,481 --> 00:28:13,657 And so he managed to get it back to the base. 495 00:28:13,692 --> 00:28:16,487 It was the National Guard what Rex was in. 496 00:28:16,522 --> 00:28:21,734 Rex and them were in the first bunch to go from Washington. 497 00:28:21,769 --> 00:28:23,805 But he said when he was in there, 498 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:26,670 he didn't want to be in the army because he said, he-- 499 00:28:26,705 --> 00:28:28,776 he wasn't about to be trailing around. 500 00:28:28,810 --> 00:28:30,950 So he wanted to be in the air corps. 501 00:28:30,985 --> 00:28:33,159 So he got in the air corps. 502 00:28:33,194 --> 00:28:34,885 And then he flew the Hump. 503 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:38,371 [suspenseful music] 504 00:29:07,159 --> 00:29:10,610 [aircraft roaring] 505 00:29:19,758 --> 00:29:21,621 REX PRISBREY [VOICEOVER]: Flying over the Hump 506 00:29:21,656 --> 00:29:23,900 wasn't for the faint of heart. 507 00:29:23,934 --> 00:29:27,558 I was a part of a 24th combat mapping squadron, 508 00:29:27,593 --> 00:29:29,629 which flew many missions from India to China 509 00:29:29,664 --> 00:29:31,770 through these mountains. 510 00:29:31,804 --> 00:29:36,360 Every mission brought new challenges, new dangers. 511 00:29:36,395 --> 00:29:39,536 But we did it because it had to be done. 512 00:29:39,570 --> 00:29:41,641 If you weren't down on the ground surviving, 513 00:29:41,676 --> 00:29:44,817 you were up here, facing the other threat, 514 00:29:44,852 --> 00:29:47,337 unpredictable, natural elements. 515 00:29:53,930 --> 00:29:55,310 Oil pressure? 516 00:29:55,345 --> 00:29:59,004 PILOT: Oil pressure steady. 517 00:29:59,038 --> 00:30:00,315 REX PRISBREY: And fuel. 518 00:30:00,350 --> 00:30:03,077 PILOT: Fuel is good. 519 00:30:03,111 --> 00:30:04,285 How's she feeling, Rex? 520 00:30:07,460 --> 00:30:08,289 Holding up. 521 00:30:19,887 --> 00:30:22,855 There's a storm brewing up ahead. 522 00:30:22,890 --> 00:30:25,271 Do we go through it or around it? 523 00:30:27,653 --> 00:30:30,069 REX PRISBREY: Well, we don't have the fuel to go around it. 524 00:30:34,591 --> 00:30:35,385 Through it. 525 00:30:38,629 --> 00:30:39,389 Lovely. 526 00:30:39,423 --> 00:30:42,875 [suspenseful music] 527 00:31:27,092 --> 00:31:29,439 How's it looking? 528 00:31:29,473 --> 00:31:31,510 Swell. 529 00:31:31,544 --> 00:31:35,169 Like navigating through a minefield blindfolded. 530 00:31:38,379 --> 00:31:41,244 Hey, we're sure taking a beating. 531 00:31:41,278 --> 00:31:44,005 Just hold her steady. 532 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:46,490 We need to climb above this mess. 533 00:31:46,525 --> 00:31:49,217 The instruments are moving. 534 00:31:49,252 --> 00:31:50,805 Here's hoping for calmer skies. 535 00:31:50,839 --> 00:31:55,327 [intense music] 536 00:32:03,645 --> 00:32:04,819 Engine is out. 537 00:32:04,853 --> 00:32:05,854 Just an engine? 538 00:32:05,889 --> 00:32:06,648 Feather the prop. 539 00:32:06,683 --> 00:32:08,650 We can manage on three. 540 00:32:08,685 --> 00:32:11,964 [suspenseful music] 541 00:32:16,279 --> 00:32:18,522 PILOT: Losing altitude fast. 542 00:32:18,557 --> 00:32:21,042 Hold it. 543 00:32:21,077 --> 00:32:22,388 Hold it. 544 00:32:22,423 --> 00:32:23,182 Hold it. 545 00:32:23,217 --> 00:32:24,011 I am. 546 00:32:28,187 --> 00:32:31,018 There, we need to make it through that pass. 547 00:32:31,052 --> 00:32:31,915 That's a tight fit. 548 00:32:31,950 --> 00:32:33,227 Can we make it? 549 00:32:33,261 --> 00:32:34,124 We have no choice. 550 00:32:37,645 --> 00:32:38,853 Steady. 551 00:32:38,887 --> 00:32:42,167 Come on, come on. 552 00:32:42,201 --> 00:32:44,963 Steady, steady. 553 00:33:05,500 --> 00:33:06,501 Oh. 554 00:33:06,536 --> 00:33:07,882 You sure know how to pick them, Rex. 555 00:33:07,916 --> 00:33:09,953 It's just another day over the Hump, Johnny boy. 556 00:33:26,694 --> 00:33:27,902 Well, I really-- 557 00:33:27,936 --> 00:33:30,042 I worried-- we're worried about them all the time. 558 00:33:30,077 --> 00:33:32,251 I can remember the school teacher, like, when 559 00:33:32,286 --> 00:33:34,460 she was telling us what to do. 560 00:33:34,495 --> 00:33:36,600 But our boys were always close. 561 00:33:36,635 --> 00:33:39,189 They were-- they kept in touch with each other while 562 00:33:39,224 --> 00:33:41,295 this gone to and everything. 563 00:33:41,329 --> 00:33:42,986 But we were a close-knit family. 564 00:33:43,021 --> 00:33:45,333 We loved each other too. 565 00:33:45,368 --> 00:33:50,959 And they gave a flag to put in the door in mama's window. 566 00:33:50,994 --> 00:33:54,687 And it had star on it for each one that was in there. 567 00:33:54,722 --> 00:33:57,311 And she always hang that in the dark. 568 00:33:57,345 --> 00:34:00,176 Rex said that one time, he got this new plane, 569 00:34:00,210 --> 00:34:01,591 he was the pilot. 570 00:34:01,625 --> 00:34:03,593 And his crew, he had-- 571 00:34:03,627 --> 00:34:06,527 I don't remember how many in the crew, 572 00:34:06,561 --> 00:34:09,254 but they went in the other plane. 573 00:34:09,288 --> 00:34:10,669 They were all killed. 574 00:34:10,703 --> 00:34:16,606 And Rex-- Rex got saved because they'd given him another plane. 575 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:21,128 And then the Chinese got-- 576 00:34:21,162 --> 00:34:24,303 later, after he got home from the war, 577 00:34:24,338 --> 00:34:28,135 they made a big monument for all of these people. 578 00:34:28,169 --> 00:34:30,758 And the guys that got killed and everything, 579 00:34:30,792 --> 00:34:36,453 they invited Rex over to give a speech to dedicate this thing. 580 00:34:36,488 --> 00:34:37,937 I've got pictures of all of it. 581 00:34:37,972 --> 00:34:39,732 It's really neat. 582 00:34:39,767 --> 00:34:41,838 He was really honored, and he was proud 583 00:34:41,872 --> 00:34:44,944 that this crew was honored. 584 00:34:44,979 --> 00:34:48,362 [melancholic music] 585 00:34:57,681 --> 00:35:00,753 BURKE STAHELI: I believe it's the best parade of the year. 586 00:35:00,788 --> 00:35:04,585 I believe it's the best parade in America. 587 00:35:04,619 --> 00:35:05,724 SUSAN HANCOCK: There we go. 588 00:35:06,828 --> 00:35:09,210 [hammering] 589 00:35:09,245 --> 00:35:11,281 [chatter] 590 00:35:12,110 --> 00:35:13,007 OK. 591 00:35:13,041 --> 00:35:14,353 You got everything here you need. 592 00:35:14,388 --> 00:35:15,734 OK. Yeah. 593 00:35:15,768 --> 00:35:18,288 If you can go find some flags, we'll put that on the other. 594 00:35:27,918 --> 00:35:30,887 MAN: We have three boys. 595 00:35:30,921 --> 00:35:31,715 Really? 596 00:35:35,133 --> 00:35:37,687 I'm jumping up here? 597 00:35:37,721 --> 00:35:38,964 Come on, Fred. 598 00:35:41,691 --> 00:35:43,865 Fred, these mountain men, they can do everything. 599 00:35:43,900 --> 00:35:48,215 Fred, one of a kind. 600 00:35:48,249 --> 00:35:49,147 One of a kind. 601 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:54,255 Appreciate your service. Yeah. 602 00:35:54,290 --> 00:35:55,567 Appreciate yours. 603 00:35:55,601 --> 00:36:00,123 He's just going to come and help you and get on board. 604 00:36:00,158 --> 00:36:02,056 Wonderful. 605 00:36:02,090 --> 00:36:03,713 You did good on the weather. 606 00:36:03,747 --> 00:36:04,541 I know-- 607 00:36:04,576 --> 00:36:06,129 Isn't she in charge? 608 00:36:06,164 --> 00:36:07,993 I think we're going to have more guys than we 609 00:36:08,027 --> 00:36:10,029 think from the Triple Deuce. 610 00:36:10,064 --> 00:36:12,100 So if they don't all fit, load these up. 611 00:36:12,135 --> 00:36:15,000 What time do we need to be here? 612 00:36:15,034 --> 00:36:17,520 You've got 30 minutes until you're late, so you're early. 613 00:36:17,554 --> 00:36:18,314 You're early. 614 00:36:18,348 --> 00:36:19,349 That's good for you, Tim. 615 00:36:19,384 --> 00:36:20,316 Yeah, I know. 616 00:36:20,350 --> 00:36:21,524 That's pretty good. 617 00:36:21,558 --> 00:36:23,319 So we've got 10. 618 00:36:23,353 --> 00:36:27,115 We're going to have 10 cadets assigned, five on each side 619 00:36:27,150 --> 00:36:28,703 to walk on the side of the house there 620 00:36:28,738 --> 00:36:33,191 to make sure no-- nobody in the parade passes through that area 621 00:36:33,225 --> 00:36:33,984 at all. 622 00:36:34,019 --> 00:36:34,813 They're kind of-- 623 00:36:34,847 --> 00:36:35,814 Yes, sir. 624 00:36:35,848 --> 00:36:39,645 [shouting instructions] 625 00:36:43,442 --> 00:36:44,202 BURKE STAHELI: OK. 626 00:36:44,236 --> 00:36:45,755 Are you the leader, Barnum? 627 00:36:45,789 --> 00:36:48,033 Who's the leader of this site? 628 00:36:48,067 --> 00:36:48,827 OK. 629 00:36:48,861 --> 00:36:49,759 Come here. 630 00:36:49,793 --> 00:36:50,553 All right. 631 00:36:50,587 --> 00:36:51,347 Give me you five. 632 00:36:51,381 --> 00:36:52,520 You guys wait a sec. 633 00:36:52,555 --> 00:36:53,383 OK. 634 00:36:53,418 --> 00:36:55,765 I want the tallest guy out here. 635 00:36:55,799 --> 00:36:57,111 You're out here, Blake. 636 00:36:57,145 --> 00:36:58,043 OK. 637 00:36:58,077 --> 00:36:59,872 And I want you this far in front. 638 00:36:59,907 --> 00:37:01,011 OK. 639 00:37:01,046 --> 00:37:04,014 And then I want you guys to be evenly spaced. 640 00:37:04,049 --> 00:37:05,671 So you're going to be in the middle, 641 00:37:05,706 --> 00:37:08,398 and you're going to be about two arm lengths in the back. 642 00:37:08,433 --> 00:37:12,885 During the parade, you guys' role 643 00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:15,716 is to keep everybody in the parade safe, 644 00:37:15,750 --> 00:37:17,718 that nobody gets in here. 645 00:37:17,752 --> 00:37:19,927 Nobody gets out here. 646 00:37:19,961 --> 00:37:22,723 Nobody, no little kid, no one runs out here. 647 00:37:22,757 --> 00:37:25,243 You're going to be just behind the howitzer right 648 00:37:25,277 --> 00:37:26,934 here, just like that. 649 00:37:26,968 --> 00:37:29,212 If the howitzer stopped, you guys are 650 00:37:29,247 --> 00:37:30,869 at the position of attention. 651 00:37:30,903 --> 00:37:32,388 When the howitzer moves, you're going 652 00:37:32,422 --> 00:37:33,389 to step off your left foot. 653 00:37:33,423 --> 00:37:34,631 You're going to move forward. 654 00:37:34,666 --> 00:37:37,082 The howitzer is going to stop, you're going to stop. 655 00:37:37,116 --> 00:37:40,223 That very few people know is that St. George City 656 00:37:40,258 --> 00:37:42,225 and Hurricane City and Washington City pay 657 00:37:42,260 --> 00:37:45,090 for the buses for every band. 658 00:37:45,124 --> 00:37:46,747 Because bands don't make a lot of money. 659 00:37:46,781 --> 00:37:49,750 But if they know they can come to this parade 660 00:37:49,784 --> 00:37:53,478 and they don't have to pay the field trip fee, 30-- 661 00:37:53,512 --> 00:37:55,031 30 buses. 662 00:37:55,065 --> 00:37:56,584 And that takes a lot of organization. 663 00:37:56,619 --> 00:37:59,829 Considering school had to start, you had to get everybody there, 664 00:37:59,863 --> 00:38:01,279 then you got to get everybody here. 665 00:38:01,313 --> 00:38:03,626 Then you got to get everybody back before school is over. 666 00:38:03,660 --> 00:38:06,629 [drumming] 667 00:38:06,663 --> 00:38:07,457 Hi, guys. 668 00:38:07,492 --> 00:38:10,080 Hello. 669 00:38:10,115 --> 00:38:11,323 Thank you. 670 00:38:11,358 --> 00:38:12,704 They're going to bring-- they're going to bring more. 671 00:38:12,738 --> 00:38:14,844 They're bringing more. You guys can have those, here. 672 00:38:39,006 --> 00:38:40,801 I guess, the powers have been decided, 673 00:38:40,835 --> 00:38:44,114 it would be a great idea to have everyone join together 674 00:38:44,149 --> 00:38:46,979 in this celebration, instead of having separate celebrations 675 00:38:47,014 --> 00:38:48,395 in the different cities. 676 00:38:48,429 --> 00:38:49,913 But we're grateful that you're here, 677 00:38:49,948 --> 00:38:52,191 and we want to welcome everyone from Washington County. 678 00:38:52,226 --> 00:38:54,193 So thank you so much for coming out. 679 00:38:54,228 --> 00:38:59,923 I think of everything that started with a few little kids 680 00:38:59,958 --> 00:39:01,718 cramped into the cemetery. 681 00:39:05,826 --> 00:39:08,311 And I don't think-- 682 00:39:08,346 --> 00:39:12,453 I think Warren Hannig is like the only one that's still 683 00:39:12,488 --> 00:39:14,662 alive of that original group. 684 00:39:14,697 --> 00:39:18,321 And-- and-- but I think they know-- 685 00:39:18,356 --> 00:39:21,324 before they pass, they know we cared about them 686 00:39:21,359 --> 00:39:23,015 and their families sure know. 687 00:39:23,050 --> 00:39:26,122 And anybody that moves here, they love it. 688 00:39:26,156 --> 00:39:29,953 SUSAN HANCOCK: We went from just a reunion of these good people 689 00:39:29,988 --> 00:39:33,405 on the wall behind me, to where we were inviting everyone 690 00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:37,202 who had ever served to where we were inviting any-- 691 00:39:37,236 --> 00:39:41,275 I mean, not just Washington, but any community who came. 692 00:39:41,309 --> 00:39:45,348 And then it became the County celebration. 693 00:39:45,383 --> 00:39:48,627 And it is the biggest single-day celebration and parade 694 00:39:48,662 --> 00:39:51,596 that we have in our city. 695 00:39:51,630 --> 00:39:53,149 KATHY STAHELI: We want everybody that 696 00:39:53,183 --> 00:39:58,326 has served to feel appreciated. 697 00:39:58,361 --> 00:40:04,229 And-- and so we're grateful to keep going on until we drop, 698 00:40:04,263 --> 00:40:05,057 I guess. 699 00:40:07,888 --> 00:40:09,752 WOMAN: Today, we gather to honor the brave men 700 00:40:09,786 --> 00:40:11,512 and women who have served our country 701 00:40:11,547 --> 00:40:14,101 with courage and sacrifice. 702 00:40:14,135 --> 00:40:17,622 [honks] 703 00:40:17,656 --> 00:40:21,108 [uplifting music] 704 00:40:51,518 --> 00:40:52,829 Any veterans over here? 705 00:41:05,048 --> 00:41:06,671 Hi, everybody. 706 00:41:21,962 --> 00:41:22,928 Here we go, Tom. 707 00:41:22,963 --> 00:41:26,414 [instrumental music] 708 00:41:59,240 --> 00:42:02,796 JERRY ANDERSON: In every town, there's a hero. 709 00:42:02,830 --> 00:42:04,970 Every town, I don't care how big it is. 710 00:42:08,905 --> 00:42:12,184 And those heroes should be recognized in bronze monuments. 711 00:42:12,219 --> 00:42:14,083 And that's what we're trying to-- to do. 712 00:42:14,117 --> 00:42:15,671 And that's what they are trying to do. 713 00:42:15,705 --> 00:42:18,466 So I give credit to those people that-- 714 00:42:18,501 --> 00:42:21,815 that think of the people before them. 715 00:42:21,849 --> 00:42:25,853 What happened is I have some friends in town that wanted me 716 00:42:25,888 --> 00:42:33,378 to do a bunch of bronzes for the historical pieces in St. George 717 00:42:33,412 --> 00:42:35,380 and around Southern Utah. 718 00:42:40,696 --> 00:42:44,941 So as a result, I've done 92 life size pieces. 719 00:42:50,947 --> 00:42:54,917 The process in bronze is called the lost wax process. 720 00:42:54,951 --> 00:42:58,334 I start with a steel armature on life size pieces 721 00:42:58,368 --> 00:43:00,508 and small pieces, and then I use an oil 722 00:43:00,543 --> 00:43:06,204 based clay to put around the skeleton or the armature. 723 00:43:06,238 --> 00:43:09,725 [pensive music] 724 00:43:58,187 --> 00:44:00,707 GEORGE STAHELI: The city gave us permission where it was. 725 00:44:00,741 --> 00:44:04,952 You've got to realize, 20 years ago, that this was the only city 726 00:44:04,987 --> 00:44:06,471 park Washington had. 727 00:44:06,505 --> 00:44:11,718 And every activity was there, 4th of July, 24th of July, 728 00:44:11,752 --> 00:44:16,757 every birthday party, every flag football game, every soccer 729 00:44:16,792 --> 00:44:18,863 game, every kickball game. 730 00:44:18,897 --> 00:44:26,560 And so it was unique that the way we could design it there, 731 00:44:26,594 --> 00:44:31,703 that that veteran watched over all of the activities 732 00:44:31,738 --> 00:44:33,636 of Washington. 733 00:44:33,671 --> 00:44:35,086 And if you go up and look at that, 734 00:44:35,120 --> 00:44:38,365 you'll see it standing really high on some rocks 735 00:44:38,399 --> 00:44:40,470 that looks over the park. 736 00:44:40,505 --> 00:44:47,995 Still, I'm going to take care of the citizens of Washington. 737 00:44:48,030 --> 00:44:50,549 And I think a lot of the kids feel that way. 738 00:44:50,584 --> 00:44:54,622 And I think that's one of the big advantages of what we did, 739 00:44:54,657 --> 00:44:58,040 that it's making a lot of the young kids, especially 740 00:44:58,074 --> 00:45:01,906 in the Washington elementary schools, really aware 741 00:45:01,940 --> 00:45:05,530 of the sacrifice for freedom. 742 00:45:05,564 --> 00:45:12,744 To see what young men from this community did for me, 743 00:45:12,779 --> 00:45:16,506 I never had to go to war. 744 00:45:16,541 --> 00:45:18,370 And by them coming home and telling 745 00:45:18,405 --> 00:45:23,099 their story made Washington what it is. 746 00:45:27,345 --> 00:45:29,209 What it was going to look like, I don't think 747 00:45:29,243 --> 00:45:31,038 anybody had a design in mind. 748 00:45:31,073 --> 00:45:32,626 We were working on the monument. 749 00:45:32,660 --> 00:45:34,973 And I like to work with rocks. 750 00:45:35,008 --> 00:45:37,493 Down at our place, we've got rock walls and stuff. 751 00:45:37,527 --> 00:45:41,117 And I said, I can put a rock monument up there. 752 00:45:41,152 --> 00:45:43,050 And we got two layers up. 753 00:45:43,085 --> 00:45:50,126 And then I said, we've got to have a massive rock where 754 00:45:50,161 --> 00:45:54,372 that statue can stand and be above the park 755 00:45:54,406 --> 00:45:57,168 and be above everything else. 756 00:45:57,202 --> 00:45:59,342 BURKE STAHELI: What it's done, I believe, 757 00:45:59,377 --> 00:46:03,450 is it's let Washington city know, 758 00:46:03,484 --> 00:46:05,521 and then Washington County know, and then 759 00:46:05,555 --> 00:46:07,281 I believe Utah know that-- 760 00:46:07,316 --> 00:46:09,801 that we love our veterans. 761 00:46:09,836 --> 00:46:13,322 [pensive music] 762 00:47:14,141 --> 00:47:17,179 TAMMY SOWER: So these kids had five or six ideas of wanting 763 00:47:17,213 --> 00:47:18,939 to do a service project. 764 00:47:18,974 --> 00:47:22,874 And they chose only wanting to come to the cemetery. 765 00:47:22,909 --> 00:47:26,188 They had like going and helping some old people 766 00:47:26,222 --> 00:47:27,983 and doing weeding and everything, 767 00:47:28,017 --> 00:47:29,950 but they wanted to do the cemetery because they 768 00:47:29,985 --> 00:47:31,814 just have a love for cemetery. 769 00:47:31,849 --> 00:47:34,575 So when they came to me, I was like, yes, yes, yes. 770 00:47:34,610 --> 00:47:35,749 Let's talk about it. 771 00:47:35,783 --> 00:47:38,579 And so we came up with a plan. 772 00:47:38,614 --> 00:47:43,895 They decided, their goal was to do 100 headstones in an hour. 773 00:47:43,930 --> 00:47:46,380 And they've done 148. 774 00:47:46,415 --> 00:47:48,762 So they've exceeded their goal. 775 00:47:48,796 --> 00:47:51,454 And I think a lot of them will come back in a couple of weeks 776 00:47:51,489 --> 00:47:54,285 and see if the solution is working for them. 777 00:47:54,319 --> 00:47:56,390 And I think they'll take a little bit more interest 778 00:47:56,425 --> 00:47:59,531 in Memorial Day and cemeteries, in general, 779 00:47:59,566 --> 00:48:01,085 as well as with our veterans. 780 00:48:01,119 --> 00:48:03,225 And that's-- yeah, you couldn't ask 781 00:48:03,259 --> 00:48:05,089 for anything better than that. 782 00:48:05,123 --> 00:48:06,676 This is a rising generation. 783 00:48:06,711 --> 00:48:10,059 They're helping to teach the older generation, and some 784 00:48:10,094 --> 00:48:14,615 of the maybe, you know, ex-generation, of why 785 00:48:14,650 --> 00:48:16,376 is Memorial Day important. 786 00:48:16,410 --> 00:48:20,725 Why do we come for Memorial Day to the cemeteries? 787 00:48:20,759 --> 00:48:23,210 Why do we lay out flags? 788 00:48:23,245 --> 00:48:27,490 Why do we want to try to keep our veterans' headstones get 789 00:48:27,525 --> 00:48:30,079 legible and clean? 790 00:48:30,114 --> 00:48:33,324 And I think that this generation is one of the best generations 791 00:48:33,358 --> 00:48:36,430 to do that, because they are so young and eager. 792 00:48:36,465 --> 00:48:39,399 Again, we had 30 some odd kids. 793 00:48:39,433 --> 00:48:43,644 They did 148 headstones in an hour. 794 00:48:43,679 --> 00:48:46,924 And they were happy doing it and excited doing it. 795 00:48:46,958 --> 00:48:52,446 So that, right there, is the reason why doing this 796 00:48:52,481 --> 00:48:56,485 was not only important to them, but really important to me. 797 00:48:56,519 --> 00:49:01,766 Veterans mean something to me, dead or alive. 798 00:49:01,800 --> 00:49:03,354 ROB NISSON: He started out in England, 799 00:49:03,388 --> 00:49:06,874 and they were doing-- it was a mock mission 800 00:49:06,909 --> 00:49:09,843 that they was getting ready to actually 801 00:49:09,877 --> 00:49:12,156 invade the Normandy beaches. 802 00:49:12,190 --> 00:49:14,986 And they wanted to do a mock up of it. 803 00:49:15,021 --> 00:49:19,059 And he was involved with that. 804 00:49:19,094 --> 00:49:23,443 And during that process, the-- 805 00:49:23,477 --> 00:49:26,480 there was, I guess, a number of U-boats 806 00:49:26,515 --> 00:49:28,966 that got-- the Germans, of course, knew they were doing it, 807 00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:30,898 and they got in there and started torpedoing all 808 00:49:30,933 --> 00:49:33,798 the ships, you know, all the ships they could 809 00:49:33,832 --> 00:49:36,352 that were involved in this exercise. 810 00:49:36,387 --> 00:49:37,733 And he was on one of them. 811 00:49:37,767 --> 00:49:42,151 And of course, his was filled with gasoline and all kinds 812 00:49:42,186 --> 00:49:43,635 of things that he-- 813 00:49:43,670 --> 00:49:45,465 I guess, it really upset him, you know. 814 00:49:45,499 --> 00:49:46,811 Of course, it would upset anybody 815 00:49:46,845 --> 00:49:48,261 to be in a situation like that. 816 00:49:48,295 --> 00:49:49,710 You know there was a U-boat. 817 00:49:49,745 --> 00:49:52,127 And a lot of the ships were getting hit. 818 00:49:52,161 --> 00:49:56,303 He could see the flames going up and explosions. 819 00:49:56,338 --> 00:50:00,204 And that really upset him, of course, like, you would anybody. 820 00:50:00,238 --> 00:50:03,345 But either the Germans run out of torpedoes 821 00:50:03,379 --> 00:50:07,211 or they let off that his boat didn't get hit. 822 00:50:07,245 --> 00:50:10,317 Then, of course, later on, he was 823 00:50:10,352 --> 00:50:11,939 in on the invasion of Normandy. 824 00:50:11,974 --> 00:50:14,183 He was at Utah Beach. 825 00:50:14,218 --> 00:50:16,220 That's where he landed. 826 00:50:16,254 --> 00:50:17,566 But he was hit. 827 00:50:17,600 --> 00:50:22,605 That time, it was a land mine when the carrier came in. 828 00:50:22,640 --> 00:50:25,988 And I guess, it-- it really tore the ship up. 829 00:50:26,023 --> 00:50:27,783 Anyway, he was lucky to get out of that. 830 00:50:27,817 --> 00:50:30,441 And he was rescued by an English ship. 831 00:50:30,475 --> 00:50:34,410 And they were rescued from that ship and put on a British ship. 832 00:50:34,445 --> 00:50:36,826 And of course, they were regrouped and-- 833 00:50:36,861 --> 00:50:38,863 and came in at a later date. 834 00:50:38,897 --> 00:50:42,246 But anyway, those are two quite harrowing experiences that he 835 00:50:42,280 --> 00:50:44,696 told, talked about to me. 836 00:50:44,731 --> 00:50:48,976 I think after the war, you know, especially the combat he was in, 837 00:50:49,011 --> 00:50:53,119 and everything, where he-- he saw all the carnage of war, 838 00:50:53,153 --> 00:50:57,571 it really kind of had a really definitely an effect on him. 839 00:50:57,606 --> 00:50:59,194 And he wanted to-- when he came back, 840 00:50:59,228 --> 00:51:00,781 he wanted to do things that were good, 841 00:51:00,816 --> 00:51:03,577 to try to help people, and-- 842 00:51:03,612 --> 00:51:06,925 and try to negate all his thoughts about the war. 843 00:51:06,960 --> 00:51:10,205 When he came into Washington on the bus, it was dark. 844 00:51:10,239 --> 00:51:13,449 And of course, the bus stop was the old store over here 845 00:51:13,484 --> 00:51:15,279 that he eventually owned. 846 00:51:15,313 --> 00:51:17,902 And it was dark and there were no street lights, 847 00:51:17,936 --> 00:51:19,697 except for just a little one right 848 00:51:19,731 --> 00:51:21,906 in the center here of town. 849 00:51:21,940 --> 00:51:23,218 He became the mayor. 850 00:51:23,252 --> 00:51:28,568 It was in 1950, and he was the mayor until 1964. 851 00:51:28,602 --> 00:51:31,467 And so he was actually the mayor for 14 years. 852 00:51:31,502 --> 00:51:33,711 But during that period of time, he really 853 00:51:33,745 --> 00:51:35,230 wanted to improve Washington. 854 00:51:35,264 --> 00:51:37,542 Like I say, that was kind of a catalyst when he came 855 00:51:37,577 --> 00:51:39,682 into town to see no lights. 856 00:51:39,717 --> 00:51:42,029 They were-- and the ones that were there, that kids 857 00:51:42,064 --> 00:51:44,308 had shot them out with BB guns. 858 00:51:44,342 --> 00:51:45,619 He loved the town, too. 859 00:51:45,654 --> 00:51:47,380 I mean, he grew up in Washington. 860 00:51:47,414 --> 00:51:51,142 And it was just part of his-- 861 00:51:51,177 --> 00:51:54,007 his being, I guess, if you want to call it that. 862 00:51:54,041 --> 00:51:57,424 [pensive music] 863 00:52:11,576 --> 00:52:14,200 SPEAKER: We come before thee this day 864 00:52:14,234 --> 00:52:18,859 to dedicate this statue, memorial statue, 865 00:52:18,894 --> 00:52:26,212 of one of our residents in this community, who we love 866 00:52:26,246 --> 00:52:30,768 and who we have appreciated over the years. 867 00:52:30,802 --> 00:52:34,392 We are so grateful for his service 868 00:52:34,427 --> 00:52:38,707 and for his talents and his willingness 869 00:52:38,741 --> 00:52:41,227 to share all with us. 870 00:52:41,261 --> 00:52:45,783 And we appreciate all of those who, 871 00:52:45,817 --> 00:52:49,304 during that Second World War conflict, 872 00:52:49,338 --> 00:52:57,381 whose pictures are inside the Museum of that generation 873 00:52:57,415 --> 00:52:59,555 of individuals. 874 00:52:59,590 --> 00:53:07,253 And Quentin represents them, as we put this statue of him 875 00:53:07,287 --> 00:53:10,842 as a memorial to him and to them. 876 00:53:10,877 --> 00:53:16,089 May we all remember them simultaneously. 877 00:53:16,123 --> 00:53:19,057 As we come and visit this memorial, 878 00:53:19,092 --> 00:53:22,785 we'll be able to remember those men who 879 00:53:22,820 --> 00:53:28,515 serve not only in that conflict, but before, 880 00:53:28,550 --> 00:53:33,451 and those who have served since, and those who continue to serve. 881 00:53:36,937 --> 00:53:40,527 A hero is not just someone who runs toward danger-- 882 00:53:40,562 --> 00:53:42,149 But someone who carries the weight 883 00:53:42,184 --> 00:53:45,394 of others' safety in their heart long before the first step 884 00:53:45,429 --> 00:53:46,499 is taken. 885 00:53:46,533 --> 00:53:49,605 A hero is forged in silence-- 886 00:53:49,640 --> 00:53:51,642 In sacrifice. 887 00:53:51,676 --> 00:53:55,266 And in the willingness to give up comfort and time. 888 00:53:55,301 --> 00:53:58,373 For veterans, heroism is not a single act, 889 00:53:58,407 --> 00:54:00,823 but a thread woven through countless moments. 890 00:54:00,858 --> 00:54:02,825 Standing watch in the dead of night, 891 00:54:02,860 --> 00:54:05,449 writing letters home with shaking hands. 892 00:54:05,483 --> 00:54:07,727 Holding the line when others couldn't. 893 00:54:07,761 --> 00:54:10,937 It's found in the quiet resolve to protect strangers. 894 00:54:10,971 --> 00:54:13,560 To endure unimaginable hardship. 895 00:54:13,595 --> 00:54:15,907 And to never leave someone behind. 896 00:54:15,942 --> 00:54:19,048 Veterans are heroes not because they wore a uniform, 897 00:54:19,083 --> 00:54:22,500 but because they wore the burden of freedom for us all. 898 00:54:22,535 --> 00:54:26,297 And never ask for anything in return, but remembrance. 899 00:54:26,332 --> 00:54:29,990 They are the ones who stood between chaos and calm. 900 00:54:30,025 --> 00:54:32,338 And now, where marching on or fading away quietly 901 00:54:32,372 --> 00:54:33,649 into the crowd-- 902 00:54:33,684 --> 00:54:38,551 They carry the stories we must never forget. 903 00:54:38,585 --> 00:54:41,933 [instrumental music]