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SPECIALIST HERBERT GARA AND THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF Specialist Herbert Gara, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and President George H. W. Bush on Thanksgiving Day, 1990, near the Iraqi-Saudi Arabian border. Specialist Gara took part in the liberation of Kuwait in February, 1991. |
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ART AND DAN GARA Art and younger son, Dan, at a family reunion at nephew Brian Semon's home near Cleveland, Ohio, (Art and Herb's birthplace) in the summer of 1985. In the background is nephew, Michael Semon. |
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ART IN BETTER TIMES |
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LUKE I adopted Luke from the Pick-A-Pet Animal Shelter in 1990. Linda volunteered there walking the dogs. That's where she found King who nobody else would adopt, so she took him. He was adorable and Linda refered to him as "Sweet Pea". As soon as Luke saw me he ran up to me and gave me a “doggy hug”. He probably tried that maneuver with everyone he met. We hit it off real well. He was my best buddy for over ten years and died in May of 2001. Luke loved to go to the woods and run around. He would go for hours and hours, real active, always going. He loved to go into the river and would come out all soaking wet, muddy and stinky. Luke was real sick for a relatively short time before he died. It was a real sad thing to watch. He was buried in the woods where he loved to play around so much. I really miss him. |
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Luke and Linda |
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Toby is very different than Luke -- he thinks he is a lap dog, kind of hard at over 110 pounds. Toby gets real excited when I take him to the dog park. He gets in there and runs around with the other dogs for about five minutes. Then he digs a big, deep hole and eats all the clay and mud at the bottom. When he is done with that he walks over and sits by me. I take Toby with me wherever I go. Most people like to see him, but sometimes I have to leave him in the truck or tie him to a tree depending on where the job is. My guys get along real well with him too. I am so thankful that I found Toby. He is my best friend now. I feel that God sent him my way. |
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Joseph Standing
Bear Joseph Standing Bear Schranz is a White Earth Ojibwe and president of Midwest SOARRING Foundation. (Midwest Save Our Ancestors Remains & Resources Indigenous Network Group Foundation)Midwest SOARRING is a Native-based, not-for-profit organization formed in November of 1996. Their mission is to offer assistance, when asked, as a facilitator to the tribes regarding repatriation concerns; educate the public about various Native American issues including repatriation, cultural and environmental issues and building community among all people. |
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Mike MacDonald Mike MacDonald is a well-known and talented nature photographer. Art and Linda's planted the garden at Mike's Brookfield home. Click here to see Mike's wildflower garden in Brookfield, Illinois. Click here to read more about Mike and Mike MacDonald Photography. |
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Carol Freeman Carol Freeman is a well established photographer, artist and graphic designer. |
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Jim Rowan Jim Rowan is a nature photographer, amateur naturalist, historian and story teller. |
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