Thank you, Kathy!  I had not been able to make the Typhoon connection and would have missed this.

http://nnhs65.com/05-09-11-NNHS-V-Lue-Gore-Turbeville.html
 

http://www.broadband.org/usage_calculator.html 

    In light of this "revolting new development", as our household is one of those Major Users of Bandwidth, the remaining regular issues of the NNHS Newsletter for the next thirty days or so will revert to Old Style - i.e., mostly imageless. 

    I'll not be able to post any of your images or documents, nor scan and post any new ones of my own except in extreme cases of need.  (If they're already in my files, that's different.)  Clip art will be kept to a minimum. 

   This will not apply of course to Memorial Editions.

      Oh, crum!

  Patty Andrews Mays ('61) of VA

   Happy Birthday tomorrow to The late    Mrs. Helen Hardy Shelton (10 May 1917 - 19 Mar 2011) AND Barbara Johnson Hansford ('57) AND My Cousin,     Clarke Booth (Wakefield HS - '57) of FL!

   Happy Birthday this week to:

Thursday, May 9, 1861
VOLUNTEER VALUE VARIES VASTLY

In the initial wave of martial enthusiasm that swept both North and South, volunteers were enlisted in great numbers, but for very short terms. It was assumed that very few battles would be needed to either quash the rebellion or ensure Confederate independence (depending on your viewpoint and preference). Wiser heads began to prevail, and today President Davis quietly signed a measure providing that all future enlistments would be “for the duration of the war” rather than a prescribed period of time.

Friday, May 9, 1862
NORFOLK NAVAL NASTINESS NOTED

The Confederacy was forced today to abandon the defense of Norfolk, Va., including the navy base there and the navy and army supply depots. Although there was no battle, the loss of the Norfolk yards was a heavy blow to the South. It was not only essential for the defense of southern Virginia and North Carolina, it was the home port of the pioneering ironclad CSS Merrimack. Retreating forces attempted to destroy what they could not carry, but much was left for the invading Federals.

Monday, May 9, 1864
SPOTSYLVANIA SPEECH SLAYS SEDGWICK

Operations near Spotsylvania Court House consisted mostly of sparring and bluster as both sides tried to set up the most advantageous lines for the coming battle. Union cavalryman Phil Sheridan went on a ride towards Richmond, pulling Jeb Stuart along with him. And Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick, while inspecting an artillery line, was told by his men that sharpshooters were in the area. “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance,” he said confidently, according to legend anyway. Seconds later a bullet pierced his left eye, killing him instantly. He was the highest-ranking Union officer killed in battle.

http://www.nnhs65.com/CNC-CNU/IF-YOU-ATTENDED-CHRISTOPHER-NEWPORT-COLLEGE-BETWEEN-1961-AND-1971.pdf :

IF YOU ATTENDED CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT COLLEGE

BETWEEN 1961 AND 1971 -------

… and you have not yet been contacted by the Reunion Committee, then please get in
touch with us. We want to include you in our reunion, which is scheduled for September
16 &17, 2011, at the David Student Union on the CNU campus.

CNC DECADER STEERING COMMITTEE
P.O. BOX 6387
NORFOLK, VA 23508-0387
E-mail: cnc6171@cox.net
TEL: 757-627-1441

Plans for the reunion and other cool stuff may be found at our web site:

www.cncfirstdecaders6171.com

... I thought you'd like this tender poem.

With love...your son.

Daddy's Poem

Her hair was up in a pony tail, her favorite dress tied with a bow.
Today was Daddy's Day at school, and she couldn't wait to go.

But her mommy tried to tell her, that she probably should stay home
Why the kids might not understand, if she went to school alone.

But she was not afraid; she knew just what to say.
What to tell her classmates of why he wasn't there today.

But still her mother worried, for her to face this day alone.
And that was why once again, she tried to keep her daughter home.

But the little girl went to school eager to tell them all.
About a dad she never sees a dad who never calls.

There were daddies along the wall in back, for everyone to meet.
Children squirming impatiently, anxious in their seats.

One by one the teacher called a student from the class.
To introduce their daddy, as seconds slowly passed.

At last the teacher called her name, every child turned to stare.
Each of them was searching, a man who wasn't there.

"Where's her daddy at?" She heard a boy call out.
"She probably doesn't have one," another student dared to shout.

And from somewhere near the back, she heard a daddy say,
"Looks like another deadbeat dad, too busy to waste his day."

The words did not offend her, as she smiled up at her Mom.
And looked back at her teacher, who told her to go on.

And with hands behind her back, slowly she began to speak.
And out from the mouth of a child, came words incredibly unique.

"My Daddy couldn't be here, because he lives so far away.
But I know he wishes he could be, since this is such a special day.

And though you cannot meet him, I wanted you to know.
All about my daddy, and how much he loves me so.

He loved to tell me stories, he taught me to ride my bike.
He surprised me with pink roses, and taught me to fly a kite.

We used to share fudge sundaes, and ice cream in a cone.
And though you cannot see him, I'm not standing here alone.

"Cause my daddy's always with me, even though we are apart
I know because he told me, he'll forever be in my heart"

With that, her little hand reached up, and lay across her chest.
Feeling her own heartbeat, beneath her favorite dress.

And from somewhere there in the crowd of dads, her mother stood in tears.
Proudly watching her daughter, who was wise beyond her years.

For she stood up for the love of a man not in her life.
Doing what was best for her, doing what was a right.

And when she dropped her hand back down, staring straight into the crowd.
She finished with a voice so soft, but its message clear and loud.

"I love my daddy very much, he's my shining star.
And if he could, he'd be here, but heaven's just too far.

You see he is an American Soldier and died just this past year
When a roadside bomb hit his convoy and taught Americans to fear.

But sometimes when I close my eyes, it's like he never went away."
And then she closed her eyes, and saw him there that day.

And to her mother's amazement, she witnessed with surprise.
A room full of daddies and children, all starting to close their eyes.

Who knows what they saw before them, who knows what they felt inside.
Perhaps for merely a second, they saw him at her side.

"I know you're with me Daddy," to the silence she called out.
And what happened next made believers, of those once filled with doubt.

Not one in that room could explain it, for each of their eyes had been closed.
But there on the desk beside her, was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.

And a child was blessed, if only for a moment, by the love of her shining star.
And given the gift of believing, that heaven is never too far.

      Thank you so much, Brent - and take good care of yourself!