VET BRINGS HOLIDAY TO LIFE FOR STUDENTS.Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
What her students knew about Veterans Day, they knew from words in a history book, Dona Do·ña n. Used as a courtesy title before the name of a woman in a Spanish-speaking area. [Spanish, from Latin domina, feminine of dominus, lord; see don1. Marie Thies says. Then one day Bert Dorosy walked into her classroom at St. John Eudes school in Chatsworth, and the words in a book came alive. Became real, the language arts language arts pl.n. The subjects, including reading, spelling, and composition, aimed at developing reading and writing skills, usually taught in elementary and secondary school. teacher says. ``He's the core, the foundation of what Veterans Day is all about,'' Thies says. She's right. You could look all over this country for a face to put on Veterans Day on Tuesday and not find one better than 79-year-old Bert Dorosy. This quiet, humble Humble may refer to:
He's been fighting to keep it going for the last generation, as well. Fighting Father Time as members of his Chatsworth VFW See Video for Windows. post slowly began dying off, until it was down to just Bert and a few of his friends. Bert fought to get a veterans memorial at the Chatsworth Train Station, and when the city said he couldn't have a veterans display inside the terminal for passengers waiting for a train to get a little education on the history of this country, he fought for that, too. And won. ``With Bert, what you see is what you get (jargon) What You See Is What You Get - (WYSIWYG) /wiz'ee-wig/ Describes a user interface for a document preparation system under which changes are represented by displaying a more-or-less accurate image of the way the document will finally appear, e.g. when printed. ,'' said veteran Albert Howard Sir Albert Howard (1873-1947) was a British botanist, an organic farming pioneer, and a principal figure in the early organic movement. He is often referred to as the father of modern organic agriculture. . ``There is nothing phony about this guy. He's the real thing.'' Just ask the kids in Dona Marie Thies' class. When your child spends two weeks putting in extra time writing a paper because she wants it to be special, you ask her why, and this is what you find out, parent Teri Stevenson says. A man named Bert Dorosy stopped by her daughter Ashley's classroom last month to talk about Veterans Day coming up, and an essay contest on the theme ``My Dream for America'' that Chatsworth/Woodland Hills VFW Post 11508 was sponsoring. He talked about how Veterans Day is more than just a holiday, a day off from school. It's a day to honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. the men and women who served this country in uniform - who protected it from enemies so their children, grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. , and great-grandchildren could grow up free to do things like write essays about dreams. The visit from Dorosy, the real thing, took, Thies says. The kids in her class listened to what he had to say, then they talked among each other about it. They read and reread Verb 1. reread - read anew; read again; "He re-read her letters to him" read - interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" their history books - then they went home to write. ``My dream for America is that all us Americans will stop shrugging off words such as, 'People have died for you' - five words that say it all,'' Ashley Stevenson writes in her winning essay. ``Even though I know people won't admit it, they do. No one should ever shrug off shrug v. shrugged, shrug·ging, shrugs v.tr. To raise (the shoulders), especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference. v.intr. these words just because we hear them repeatedly. These words are not used to make us feel guilty. They tell a story of how strong we have been, and we can overcome anything with undying devotion Devotion may refer to:
David Singontiko spent three weeks writing his second-place essay, and when he finished reading it Saturday at a Veterans Day celebration at the Chatsworth Train Station, he handed it to Dorosy and said thank you. ``At this very moment we are yet striving for another freedom - freedom from terrorism,'' the 13-year-old wrote. ``This struggle is for the freedom and equality of all people worldwide because America fights not only for Americans, but also for all peace seekers of the world.'' They didn't learn those thoughts, those words, from a history book, the students in Dona Marie Thies' class said. They learned them from Bert Dorosy. They were down to six men in Chatsworth VFW Post 9266 when Bert went to see Perry Jones about eight years ago. ``His post was dying away,'' said Jones, commander of the VFW Woodland Hills post. ``Bert said he had to find another home for his guys. He couldn't let it end this way, so we took them in.'' That's just the way Bert is, say his friends. Whether it's helping kids better understand why Veterans Day should matter to them, or finding a new home for his guys because it shouldn't end this way, he's still out there fighting. Yeah, you could look all over this country for a face to put on Veterans Day on Tuesday, and not find one better than Bert Dorosy. Dennis McCarthy, (818) 713-3749 dennis.mccarthy(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: World War II veteran Bert Dorosy stands with teacher Dona Marie Thies and some of her students, from left, Ashley Stevenson, Gina Tomasino and David Singontiko, near a memorial at the Chatsworth Train Station. John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
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