The White Falcon - 25.01.1985, Side 7

Free tax seminar at "Dali Llama" returns
bamily Services Center
On Wednesday, February 6 and
13, Mrs. Lois Caipen, an Air
Force wife whose qualifications
include a Bachelor of Science
degree in accounting and another
five years experience working
for a stateside tax firm, will
conduct a free evening tax form
seminar in the Family Services
Center classroom.
On February 6, from 7 to 8:30
p.m., Mrs. Caipen will offer a
"walk-through" on the 1040A and
1040EZ forms and will be avail-
able for individual questions so
that you will be able to complete
your own return.
On February 13, from 7 to 9
p.m., she will concentrate on
the 1040 forms, moving expenses
and itemized deductions.
In addition to the seminars,
Mrs. Caipen will be available at
the FSC to check math and answer
questions on your completed re-
turns. This service will be of-
fered throughout February and
March, every Monday morning from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more in-
formation call 4401.
Photo courtesy of VP-40
LCDR George Marshall Talton III, VP-40's training officer, comes
back to Iceland after an eight year absence. LCDR Talton has spent
two prior deployments with VP squadrons here in Keflavik. The first
time was from March to August 1973. He then returned again from
September 1975 to February 1976. As the mission commander of Combat
Air-Crew Eight, he has been affectionately labeled "The Dali Llama,"
their fearless leader. LCDR Talton is shown here speaking with
Japanese Naval officers during VP-40's last deployment to Misawa,
Japan, from June to December 1983.
"No, you're wrong the flag is not just a symbol"
By TSgt. Mike Roberts
Military Airlift Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
Recently, a young woman made national headlines
by refusing to stand for the national anthem and
the flag. She said, "The flag is just a symbol.
It's the people who make the country."
SHOPPERS continued from pg. 2
You have the right to get all your money back
if you cancel. The seller must mail your refund
within seven business days after you cancel your
purchase. If the sale is a credit sale, the sel-
ler has one billing cycle to adjust your account.
If you have a problem that cannot be resolved
with the seller, you can write a letter with the
facts to: Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection,
Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. 20580.
Capt. Hartman noted that some services are not
covered by this ruling. These are services like
mail-order photo finishing, magazine subscrip-
tions, serial deliveries, mail-order seeds and
plants, collect on delivery (COD) orders and cred-
it orders where the buyer's account is not charg-
ed prior to shipment of the merchandise.
It's her right not to stand for the flag, but
her reasoning that the flag is "just a symbol"
contradicts her other statement of "It's the people
who make the country." Does she know how many
people have died for that flag and the freedom
woven into its colors, including the right to sit?
The flag is more than a symbol, just like the
Statue of Liberty is more than a statue and the
Constitution is more than a piece of paper. They
may not breathe, but they are living pieces of
America. If they die, so do the hopes and dreams
of people throughout the free world. And if those
hopes and dreams die, so does the right to express
personal convictions.
People have died trying to raise the flag above
battlefields. They have rallied around her as a
source of hope and inspiration and have absorbed
strength to continue fighting oppression and tyr-
anny.
No, the flag isn't "just a symbol." She's
alive with two centuries of the hopes and dreams
of people in search of a better life. She's alive
with the blood of two centuries of loving pro-
tection running through her threads. She's alive
with compassion ... even for those who don't re-
spect her or care about her.
The White Falcon January 25, 1985
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