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Page 14 M o r e C a r r o l l v o i c e s o n I r a q By Jenna Kesler Intern Writer “ There is a mission to be accomplished. We're there to help the innocent.” — Mark Thompson Chanel Sohl, nee Spillar, gradu ated from Carroll in 2007. She experienced the uncertainty of the life of a military wife when her husband, Jonathan, was deployed to Iraq immediately after their wedding. “We didn’t even know if he’d be here for our vows,” she says. “The last semester of my senior year, it wasn’t just the normal stress of graduate, find a job, start a ‘real life.’ We were thinking about how our relationship would be affected by his deployment, the pending date of his departure, and how we would stay in touch.” Chanel and Jonathan are expect ing a child in May. Maggie Davis is a senior major ing in Communications and Public Relations. She has a cousin who has been in Iraq for two years, and she also has had the opportunity to spend time abroad. “I’ve realized that all foreign ers think we Americans are for the war, even though that’s most certainly not true. They just clump us all together as having one belief. I think we need to inform foreign people that this is not the case.” Dr. Tom Trebon showed interest in and concern for the Iraq war and its affect on the Carroll community. “There are many family mem bers who have been disrupted by the war,” he says. “There are pressures and challenges for family and school life both. But our task is to support them (our soldiers), no matter what we feel about the war.” Trebon also says that the Carroll community should be more aware of the situation in Iraq. “The impact of the decisions made in this war will affect us,” he says. “Read, learn, and listen. Be familiar and speak up as citizens. College is a place where these is sues should be debated.” Mark Thompson graduated from Carroll last May and is now a 2nd Lieutenant in the Montana Army National Guard. He is working full time at Fort Harrison, here in Helena and will be training as a ci vilian pilot aviator. He hasn’t been to Iraq, but has strong opinions about the U.S. role there. “There is a mission to be accom plished,” he says. “We’re there to help the innocent. Protecting, help ing, and training is our mission.” To Carroll students, he says, “You don’t have to support the war itself, but you should support the soldier. When soldier receive care packages, a thank you, even a magazine, those things are huge.” PHO-TOBY PHILTANIS C a r e p a c k a g e s f o r t r o o p s By Kelly Devin Intern Writer The Carroll College Democrats have collected more than $200 in cash and numerous boxes of granola bars, jerky, gum, DVDs, lip balm and other items for care packages to send Montana soldiers serving in Iraq. Emily Samhammer, a member of the Carroll College Democrats and president of the Montana College Democrats, said she was unsure of how successful the event would be - and has been pleased by the response. “We wanted to do something to support the troops over in Iraq,” said Samhammer. “We weren’t sure how many donations we could get tabling in the Cube, but the turnout was great. By the fourth day, we had a table full of dona tions and over $100.” Carroll students gave names and addresses of relatives and friends serving in Iraq. Senior Ve ronica Hagfeldt and her sister Lexi Hagfeldt, a Carroll graduate, sent a personal care package to a friend serving in Iraq. “I am really glad that the Col lege Dems gave us the opportunity to reach out to the soldiers in Iraq. It seems like they’ve been over there for so long, and it’s good to remind them that we care and appreciate what they are doing for us,” said Veronica. In coming weeks, the group will collect additional donations from local businesses. Boxes sent to soldiers in Iraq are sold at a flat rate of $9.15; the money donated will go toward those shipment costs. Any leftover cash will be used to buy additional items to put in the care packages, said Sam hammer. Some students, faculty and staff members wrote personal thank you letters to include in the care packages. “We are going to have a party to put together the care packages, and all of the members will be writing thank you letters to put in the packages,” said Samham mer. “We really want to show the troops that the Carroll community is grateful for their sacrifice.” If you would like to make a do nation, please contact John Foster, Carroll College Democrats presi dent, at (509) 385-8166. ATM Money Orders Fax Postage Western Union Lotto Bakery Deli Meat Produce T?h p Iffrr.ra r r r 'FO O D STORE* J Locally Owned & Operated. LOCATED IN THE LUNDY SHOPPING CENTER Store Hours: Open 24 Hours a Day 7 Days a Week ... . p \ — r ................... : Friday, November 2,2007 Volume 01, No 2
