John Adams High School - Clipper Yearbook (Ozone Park, NY)

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FLYIMI SAIISAFK PATR C A LYNCH WHEN THE men talked about lt one fellow would always say That could only happen to Charl1e and 1t was perfectly true Charl1e 1S just a natu ral hom 1erk or gmk as the fellows call hlm Hes the kmd of a guy who always puts h1s foot 1n xt If Charlxe accldentally knocks someone down no fear of 1t be.ng a pr1vate or cor poral 1ts always a captaln or major But as I Sald thats Charlxe all over Hes on K P so much the fellows bought h1m a speclal kmfe to peel spuds w1th It even has h1S name on 1t These are all everyday happen mgs 1n h1s l1fe but h1s latest expert ence tops them all and everyone ln Squadron 14 of the Ar Force has been talkmg about 1t It all happened on a foggy day 1n February when Charl1e and a few other p1lots were sent on a mlsslon wlth orders to strafe all enemy ve hlcles they came III contact wlth About 10 mlles west of Erlurt Charl1e ran mto a German tank and w1th 1ng everythmg he had 1nto 1t Hts guns must have h1t a tender spot be lyk cause III a spl1t second the tank was a tlammg mferno Charl1e was so en grossed w1th the f1re that he forgot to pull out of the dlve qulck enough Ahead of hlm was a beautlful weep mg wrllow tree and before he knew xt he flew r1ght through 1t Inc1dent ally he took most of the tree wlth hlm It all happened so fast and he was a b1t surpr1sed to fmd h1s plane splttmg gasolme and coughmg ft fully The old lady was on her last eg and Charl1e could thmk of noth mg to do but hmp back home and pu her down as best he could He e one of h1s landmg gears back wxth the bottom half of the tree so 1t wasnt going to be so easy How ever about a m1le from the held he made an emergency landmg and al though the plane was ready for the Junk heap Charl1e was 111 perfect condrtlon not a scratch on htm He drdnt stay that way though As he lumped out of the cockplt he landed on a rock and recemved a lt at the t1me but he had Just mys terlously broken h1S leg But that wasnt all for wh1le he was llmpmg away he h1t h1s head on the wmg and fractured h1s skull As he sunk to the ground he fell on a p1ece of shrapnel and cut h s other leg open Well when he flnally came to 1n the hosp1tal and explamed what hap pened the fellows roared He d1d a more thorough job than the Nazls could have done When the fllght ofhcer came to see htm the f1rst thlng Charl1e dxd was start apologlzmg for wrecklng the plane Hes well on the road to re covery now and hell soon be back ready for K P agam Oh well thats Charl1e for you' UN n 1 I .E ' W 3 I It u . 1 I cv . ,, . , , C I 'Q' C I . . . - , , O W I ll ' ll . D-1 ' ' . - I . . I 1 6 u - ' I I I . . . . i- 1 . . - ' - l . ' l ft ' ' 5 . , . I . . nose earthward' he dove downf pour' series of sharp pains. He didn't know x x ' . I . :Q ,f X i ' f X . ' . 1 - I . . Ie ,. -. I s I - A T . I . . ,U .H y Q I Q H ' , 28

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PURPLE SHADOWS were gathenng over the sky As I lay dreammly on the lounge mn the sunroom gazmg out of the open French wmdow I could see the bay 1n all mts evenmg splendor Nxght was falhng The sun had long smce dropped beyond the honzon Far across the bay the tmy hghts of an amusement park were begmnmg to take llfe and dance III the darlcness Some formed a cnrcle wh1ch slowly moved round and round Everythmg was hushed save for the soothlng sound of waves breaklng on the beach Wlule busy dnnkmg m the beauty of the dxstant shore the moon had made her ap pearance unobserved and gently dropped her s1lver carpet down to meet the bay And there as I tumed 1t gl1stened m the moonl1ght N1ght was slowly takmg over Yes enchant mg twlhght fmally had surrendered Dolores Canosa THERE THEY stood nelther speakxng just starmg 1nto each others face Both knew 1t had to happen But why tomght when everythmg had been so exact The spacxous blue heaven above them was radlant w1th gl1ttermg stars People passmg were gay and dl verted Th1s perfect scene wlthered as nelther notxced 1ts rever1e The a1r around them was dusted w1th tenslon and mdlfference It would soon pass but at the moment lt wa both frlghtenmg and pecullar The couple had just had thelr f1rst quarrel Berruce Pottok I HEAR the whxstles and shouts from the other fellows as I lay m my bunk hstenmg to the waves lappmg agalnst the sxde of the boat tellmg her 1ts 27 sad tale I walked to the steps and raced up knowmg that somethxng swell must have been seen to cause thls outburst There was a soft breeze blowmg just enough to cause a spray and leave httle beads of water on the faces of the anxlous sa1lors as they hung over the ra1l1ng A mlst surrounded us as often you see m the early dawn It started to clear and I saw 111 the dlstance the lrregular coastlme of Manhattan but m front of 1t she stood there guardmg w1th her torch of llberty burnmg gallantly m the damp mommg Tears fxlled my eyes as I saw my lady standlng there greetmg me My heart swelled as l looked at my country whlch I had not seen for three and a half years Eleanor R1ebau taklng off from the ground How she hated herself for 1t It was wrong yet she could not control lt Stronger and stronger 1t grew t1ll she thought she would burst How s1lly why should she Carol Brennen be yealous Bermce Pottok StL0lIS IIEIWVJ 1 I ' - l - L1 -'13 . . '. . . . ' :I ' l 'rn X O ' -. ' 3' . gg . . m l . U . C . . 'U I n 1 - . 5 - . ' . , v-1 ro . 1 . Q I - I 0 - 1 - ' Q . 5 - ' n X Q

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SURE IM angry of course Im mad and so would you be mf you were me You ve never been through hell and they have Endless days sleep less mghts guns roarlng grenades blastmg the earth 1nto llttle pieces whxch serve as a haven for the1r mangled bodles How do I know so much? Well lt all happened not too long ago but 1t seems Just hke yes terday that Get set we re almost at our destmatlon and hsten you leathemecks g1ve lt everythmg you vp got 1t s all or nothing Then ln a few mlnutes everythmg rs one blg nolse hells breakmg loose and your body moves mechamcally Nothmg matters you dont hear you dont see but you thmk plenty You re runnmg and yellmg and shootlng alongs1de your fatal blow your best fnend got 1t and you curse and swear your brams out But you cant help h1m now oh why dld rt have to be h1m? Sure now you re mad fxghtlng mad You see red you re not th1nk.ng of yourself 1ts thoughts of Iohnny that are run nmg through your head Iohnny who rs lymg back there face down 1n the mud And then you look about and suddenly take nottce of the others who have fallen Then you begm to wonder how you ever remarned ahve and unharmed Maybe 1ts just pur luck but no t1me for 1dle thoughts now got to keep gOl!1g ahead run nmg shootmg got to keep ahve The hrst day rs over but a heck of a lo that means Day runs mto mght mght 1nto day Bodles are fatlgued eyes half closed Oh' but for one rughts sleep but no you ve got to go on ReCelV1!'l.g letters from home does help lt helps a lot You eat up every word contamed rn them and you read them 29 over and over agam You read these durmg your spare tlme Ha thats a laugh The pages are held m one hand wh1le the other IS kept busy w1th a gun Your left eye devours the words rt sees wh1le the nght eye IS ever watchful on the enemy Was all th1s worth rt I ask you was lt? Those young fellows your brother your son and yes even your sweet heart are wrth us now only ln sprnt Are the1r lrves worth the prlce of that volcamc pxece of land'-7 By now you ve probably guessed my ldentlty I am the sp1nt of Iwo Ilma I am doomed to walk th1s Slflp of earth t1ll the end of t1me On th1s my xsland home lxve the ghosts of the Marmes now dwellmg ln another world Alongslde them walk the soldlers and sallors who have also made the1r fmal exrts And I watch over them I protect them I am preservxng th1s httle b1t of Amenca m the name of your son your brother your sweetheart NYO3 AH lItlM0'l'I0lI HWS . . . C ' i , Q. I 5 . . . I . - - - . ' Q- . , . - I , . -a h . ' . . - . 5- - . I 1 T m A ' . 5 - . - - . H. ' . I , . , .1 - l - - . ' 5 h ' - ' - - ' . N I . . ' U l . ' ' . 2 ' - -- . Di , ' , - ' 0 ' . ' -1 . . . I . ' Q 5 - I h , - ' n . . 5 i ' 5 - l - . , . ' ' - . ' 0 . . . , 5 m . I I . i ' Q 5 . 5' l , . . ' .-v 1 KJ - 1 . . 0 . . u I I . . I It .A , Ill! ' . r . - , ' - I 1 4 ' ' - r, I' v '. - r - - - l ' Y. ' . . Q' . . k . . , h .4 .,l- . ' I ,' . . ' - . 4 x 5 . I . . ' . . . . ' I . ' . YIAI Qtugf' OMI