Veteran Voices
In honor of Veteran's Day, El Estoque features eight locals who served in the military
Archive for category: Special Report
The great chase
See additional video coverage here. Richard Kuhlman was a lead navigating pilot in the Air Force for three and a half years during WWII. In that time, he flew 56 missions when others went home after 50. He flew planes that hauled personnel, dropped paratroopers and pulled gliders behind enemy lines. “One night, we had a long-distance flight to drop [...]
Living his dream
Listen to a sound byte of Stan Ferriss here. After reading a Pulp magazine issue about werewolves in fighter planes, a young Stan Ferriss dreamed of flying an airplane. At age 18, he enlisted in the Navy after graduating from the City College of San Francisco, even after the vice principal had spent hours trying to convince him not to. [...]
Testing the skies
Senior Rachel Chiou’s grandfather, Li-Tze Wang, currently resides in Taiwan. He was 15 years old when he passed the test that allowed him to join the Japanese army. This interview was conducted in Chinese and translated into English. “[The Japanese] were always propagandizing, “For honor, for honor!” I was in eighth grade, and everyone was saying, “Love your country, and [...]
An army Thanksgiving
See additional video coverage here. Wally Johnson (above) is a veteran of the Korean War. He served for two years and achieved the rank of sergeant as part of the intelligence force for the Army. At his home in Saratoga, the American flag constantly hangs in his front yard to honor the nation he served from 1951 to 1953. Here, [...]
Sleepless in school
Schedules not modeled to optimize teenage brain function
Risky business
Underdeveloped connections in the teenage brain can be a cause for risky behavior. Measure your risk level by completing the flow chart below.
Matter over mind
Changes in the teenage mind do not change the minds of the parents who know them
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