AREA MAN TRACK TROOPS WITH SON IN IRAQ, HE'S KEEPING TABS ON ALL LOCAL FIGHTERS.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - With a son and daughter in the Air Force, Bill Horman is on a mission of his own - to make sure the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. is remembering its young people in the military. Horman works in the warehouse for the William S. Hart Union High School District and delivers mail. And as a former military man himself, he has a special place in his heart for the men and women of the armed services The Constitution authorizes Congress to raise, support, and regulate armed services for the national defense. The President of the United States is commander in chief of all the branches of the services and has ultimate control over most military matters. . So he is compiling a list of Santa Clarita residents on duty all over the world. That list has grown to more than 100 names, and once it's complete he will distribute it to anyone who asks. ``I'm really proud, very proud, of all our sons and daughters,'' Horman said Friday. ``I'm hoping this list will be passed around and people will remember these kids and the sacrifices they're making and they'll pray for them.'' Horman is a firm believer that coalition casualties have been relatively light because America is praying for its servicemen and -women. To compile his list, he e-mailed all the employees in the Hart District and visited military recruiters in Santa Clarita. He wants names, ranks and mailing addresses. The information can be e-mailed to him at billhorman(at)hartdistrict.org. ``It's for anyone in the community who has anyone in the military - in the Middle East, the Philippines, Kosovo, Korea ... Anywhere they are, they're risking their lives for our freedoms,'' he said. Horman's son, Jireh, 20, is an airman first class airman first class n. 1. Abbr. A1C An enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force that is above airman and below senior airman. 2. A person who holds this rank. , stationed on the Iraqi border. He's been gone three weeks, and in recent days e-mailed his parents. ``He says he's alive His daughter, Senior Airman senior airman n. 1. Abbr. SrA A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Air Force that is above airman first class and below staff sergeant. 2. One who holds this rank. Stacey Horman, 24, recently returned from the Middle East and will be deployed again in June. Both are Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
``A lot of us in this community have kids over there,'' Horman said. ``I want all of them to know we support them and are praying for them.'' |
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