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Jack Koolik: Jacksonville World War II veteran receives long-awaited high school diploma By: Francine Frazier & Rob Sweeting, WJXT Posted: 9:10 AM, Jun 4, 2014
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - With the help of his daughters, 90-year-old Jack Koolik received something Monday that had been missing from his life for 71 years — a high school diploma.
Koolik left high school in 1942 to join the U.S. Army Air Corps, which later became the Air Force, and fight in World War II, and he never received his high school diploma.
On Monday, Koolik took his place on stage at the Times-Union Center with students from Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School, where his daughter, Bonnie Sandler, works.
Sandler had learned about a program implemented last year by the Florida Legislature that makes it possible for people like Koolik to receive their diploma, if they left school to join the military and were honorably discharged. She and her sisters took advantage of the program for their father.
READ AND WATCH VIDEO: http://www.wptv.com/news/state/jack-koolik-jacksonville-world-war-ii-veteran-receives-long-awaited-high-school-diploma
Live Breaking News Video from Fox.com had the live streaming Normandy Memorial. It was a wonderful presentation. However our Idiot made a fool of himself. When he arrived he bounced down the line with a big grin, like it was all about him. Some clapping, the the Queen arrived with the group from the UK and the place exploded with cheers, claps, standing O's and they took a picture of zero with a frown, you could tell he was PO'd , then when the French Pres was giving his speech, zero was chewing gum like a cow with a cud, it was so embarrassing. You could tell it was his first time exposed to history. After the Queen left, he still tried to grab attention and you could tell the Fr Pres couldn't wait for him to leave. That is when all the smiles and socializing started of people that understood what this day was about. EC
Geez! What are we going to do with that guy? At least he didn't take a selfie.
Those brave boys who stormed the beaches on D-Day will forever be etched in our minds as true heroes. I can't even imagine the fear they must have felt and yet, they did their jobs. Thank goodness there was no such thing as 24/7 news then!
forgot about the time difference, CSPAN has all 3 hours http://www.c-span.org/video/?319831-1/dday-70th-anniversary-international-ceremony you can scan through, my high school french only let me get about a third of the Fr. Pres. speech, but just look at the body language and some of the performances of zero and the beautiful dignity of the Queen of England..
zero arrives at 1hour :14 the Queen at 1 hour :24, note the difference in the greetings to the vets and the response, especially his body language and Putin and Merkel exchanging, who knows what, but I can guess. France did an outstanding job on this day, I have Uncles that were there, and DH had an Uncle that came home but left a leg there, joyful and tearful day.
I come from a long line of military service, dating back to the War for Independence. My SIL's father was an 8th AF bomber pilot who flew his 1st mission on D-Day. He was just a boy at the time, and was terrified. He did his job and knew how important the mission was. Loved listening to him talking about D-Day and all his other missions. Paul was a wonderful man. He went to Heaven last year. So many of the Greatest Generation are gone. Most of those who remain with us are 90ish. We must never forget them or how they fought and why they fought.
Thanks to all of our Pond Family for their memories and comments. D-Day is close to our hearts. We all know someone in our families who was there or who fought in the war.
EC, I will watch the link you sent with great interest. We did watch some of the ceremonies this morning before I left on the bus for work. This evening I will have time to pay attention to the details, the speeches and the body language. Our president is not respected in the world by other leaders. That is a bad day and a sad day for America.
WWII vet missing from nursing home turns up in France for D-Day anniversary Scott Stump TODAY contributor
A British World War II veteran who was reported missing from his nursing home on Thursday night turned up on the beach in Normandy — wearing his medals — during the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on Friday.
Bernard Jordan, 89, left The Pines, a nursing home in Hove, England, on Thursday morning and did not return that night. Dressed in a gray raincoat with a jacket underneath that had his medals pinned to it, Jordan took a bus to France to be there for the anniversary of the largest amphibious assault in history, according to a report by The Guardian. Meanwhile, the nursing home reported him missing to the Sussex Police at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, resulting in a search of the area and local hospitals.
At 10:30 p.m., the home received a call from a younger veteran saying that he met Jordan on the bus and that he was accompanying him to Normandy.
Good Saturday morning deer Ponders. How is everyone doing today? We're going to have a weekend of thunderstorms. So I'm going to the grocery store then settling in to cook and nap and play around on the internet. I've had 2 of the most stressful weeks at work and look forward to unwinding while it storms.
My new assistant started on Monday. She was still deer-in-the-headlights at the end of Friday but is "getting it" more than she knows. It takes a good 30 days to really begin to grasp the big picture. I'm thrilled to finally have some help, but teaching a new person properly takes an enormous amount of time. I've never done this before, but my strategy is/was to take the time to thoroughly explain everything in great detail. Not only "this is how you do this" but "this is WHY you do this."
I'm not complaining! I got a healthy raise last week with another one promised in December. Little old me is moving on up into management. One thing I'll be doing this weekend is Pondering(!) grasping the fact that I'm not just someone else's assistant but am in the process of being part of management. Before I received the raise, I was asked to fill out a performance review on myself. I work for the owner and CFO. They both told me that my greatest flaw is underestimating myself. That was nice to hear, but the message is also that I need to get over that if I want to advance.
I've yapped about myself ad nauseam. Needed to yap. Love you all! Now, what are you Deers up to?
Good Morning Surfie, You are doing a wonderful job at work. It's not every job that invites you to move into the boss' office and be part of the decision-making. You have been so fortunate.
Something that I like to do when I get a job is to make a procedure book. I mostly do it for myself so that I don't have to keep asking how do something. I try to do it step by step, and I revise it to be sure that each step works. You seem to have enough work without doing this, but maybe your new helper could begin a procedure book. Then you give the procedure to someone who has never done it, and see how far they can get before getting stuck.
Congrats on your raise. I know you deserve it! I remember when I worked for RAND that I had to fill out my own performance review and then go around and get people I worked with to write stuff about me. The part where I had to indicate what I thought I needed to work on was always the hardest. All I could think of to write was "Everything. I need to work on everything." It's hard to evaluate oneself.
I tried to log in yesterday from my phone but for some reason I can't log in from my phone, so had to wait til I had wifi. Don't know what that's about. But I wanted to mention that I had a great time meeting Rake, and there's a picture over on the Coffee Klatch for your perusal. I am enjoying my visit with my cyber friends in Missouri, many of whom I've known as long or longer than you all
This site is so fussy, if I try to correct something, I get stuck and can't add even a period at the end! But I'm on my iPad, it probably just doesn't like mobile devices. What I was going to say is, I'm enjoying my visit, but I'm having to take more pain meds than I like, so I'm not able to do as much. But I am here, and they love that I am. And I needn't have feared that hubs would feel uncomfortable, he stayed up with the guys several hours after I had to crash. So thankful our hostess offered us a room here, so I can rest when I need to. Surfie, check your email. Thanks for suggesting we meet Rake, I know hubs enjoyed him as much as I, and he is even more a treasure in person as on line, if that were possible. Love to all
I envy your getting to meet the RakeKing! I'm heading over to the Connection to look at the picture. Get your rest and take your meds as you need them.
Good Morning Deer Ponders, and Good Afternoon to East Coast Ponders... There is so much news today, I don't know where to start. Froggy explained to me that she has trouble typing these days, so she doesn't post often. Her fingers are a little stiff, and maybe some carpal tunnel.
Today I will buy Froggy a new HP computer. So my weekend is pre-planned. I'm of an age that I don't want to do these things anymore. I don't want to plug in new TVs, and program the remote. I don't want to buy cell phones and set up voice mail and log in codes. I don't want to buy a computer and unplug the old one, and plug everything back into new one. And that's just the beginning. Then you need to install all those special programs that you love, and can't live without.
I see a lot of interesting articles on Drudge. May post some later today.
Anyone putting in a garden? Again, something I don't want to do this year. Last year I put in sweet peas for Froggy. Someone in the building will be planting vegetables. For a while we had cute little birds in the tree in the garden area, but the crows chased them away.
I feel your pain, WOG. My laptop died last night. Warranty had expired, so I had to buy a new computer. Have spent all morning setting the thing up, figuring out how Windows 8 works, installing malware protection. I'm getting a good lesson in patience today.
Love what you said about writing down the process. I do the same thing! Somehow, reality of our business intrudes. Still, a written process is a great foundation about how things should work.
Now that my computer is finally set up (almost noon here), I can get on with what I really want to do! So much for having a relaxing weekend!
I quake at the thought of learning new stuff now. I can tell my laptop is slower than ever but I'm comfortable with Windows 7 and I don't like change. My new goal is to have enough money to pay someone to set things up for me. Haven't told Joe about that yet.
Good question Wog, and I love Phooey's answer too. :)
Obama's disrespect for our brave veterans is disgusting. I've been listening to the Mark Levin show from Friday. His guest host, Brian Sussman, asked people to call in who had family members who participated in the D-Day invasion. Their stories brought tears to my eyes. Such brave, unselfish men and women! I am so proud of them, and my respect for them is endless.
Hi Deer Paget, Just like Phooey said...We miss you and we love you. Once a Ponder, always a Ponder. Drop by anytime. We are just so glad that you are okay. We value your opinions. There is so much news to write about these days. Froggy says HI to you, too.
LET'S START OUR DAY WITH A FEEL-GOOD STORY and VIDEO:
ReplyDeleteJack Koolik: Jacksonville World War II veteran receives long-awaited high school diploma
By: Francine Frazier & Rob Sweeting, WJXT
Posted: 9:10 AM, Jun 4, 2014
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - With the help of his daughters, 90-year-old Jack Koolik received something Monday that had been missing from his life for 71 years — a high school diploma.
Koolik left high school in 1942 to join the U.S. Army Air Corps, which later became the Air Force, and fight in World War II, and he never received his high school diploma.
On Monday, Koolik took his place on stage at the Times-Union Center with students from Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School, where his daughter, Bonnie Sandler, works.
Sandler had learned about a program implemented last year by the Florida Legislature that makes it possible for people like Koolik to receive their diploma, if they left school to join the military and were honorably discharged. She and her sisters took advantage of the program for their father.
READ AND WATCH VIDEO: http://www.wptv.com/news/state/jack-koolik-jacksonville-world-war-ii-veteran-receives-long-awaited-high-school-diploma
Live Breaking News Video from Fox.com had the live streaming Normandy Memorial. It was a wonderful presentation. However our Idiot made a fool of himself. When he arrived he bounced down the line with a big grin, like it was all about him. Some clapping, the the Queen arrived with the group from the UK and the place exploded with cheers, claps, standing O's and they took a picture of zero with a frown, you could tell he was PO'd , then when the French Pres was giving his speech, zero was chewing gum like a cow with a cud, it was so embarrassing. You could tell it was his first time exposed to history. After the Queen left, he still tried to grab attention and you could tell the Fr Pres couldn't wait for him to leave. That is when all the smiles and socializing started of people that understood what this day was about. EC
Deletehttp://video.foxnews.com/v/2553193403001/d-day-memorial-service-in-normandy-france/#sp=show-clips
DeleteGeez! What are we going to do with that guy? At least he didn't take a selfie.
DeleteThose brave boys who stormed the beaches on D-Day will forever be etched in our minds as true heroes. I can't even imagine the fear they must have felt and yet, they did their jobs. Thank goodness there was no such thing as 24/7 news then!
EC, the page has been removed.
Deleteforgot about the time difference,
DeleteCSPAN has all 3 hours
http://www.c-span.org/video/?319831-1/dday-70th-anniversary-international-ceremony
you can scan through, my high school french only let me get about a third of the Fr. Pres. speech, but just look at the body language and some of the performances of zero and the beautiful dignity of the Queen of England..
zero arrives at 1hour :14 the Queen at 1 hour :24, note the difference in the greetings to the vets and the response, especially his body language and Putin and Merkel exchanging, who knows what, but I can guess. France did an outstanding job on this day, I have Uncles that were there, and DH had an Uncle that came home but left a leg there, joyful and tearful day.
DeleteI come from a long line of military service, dating back to the War for Independence. My SIL's father was an 8th AF bomber pilot who flew his 1st mission on D-Day. He was just a boy at the time, and was terrified. He did his job and knew how important the mission was. Loved listening to him talking about D-Day and all his other missions. Paul was a wonderful man. He went to Heaven last year. So many of the Greatest Generation are gone. Most of those who remain with us are 90ish. We must never forget them or how they fought and why they fought.
ReplyDeleteThanks to all of our Pond Family for their memories and comments. D-Day is close to our hearts.
ReplyDeleteWe all know someone in our families who was there or who fought in the war.
EC, I will watch the link you sent with great interest. We did watch some of the ceremonies this morning before I left on the bus for work. This evening I will have time to pay attention to the details, the speeches and the body language. Our president is not respected in the world by other leaders. That is a bad day and a sad day for America.
WWII vet missing from nursing home turns up in France for D-Day anniversary
ReplyDeleteScott Stump TODAY contributor
A British World War II veteran who was reported missing from his nursing home on Thursday night turned up on the beach in Normandy — wearing his medals — during the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on Friday.
Bernard Jordan, 89, left The Pines, a nursing home in Hove, England, on Thursday morning and did not return that night. Dressed in a gray raincoat with a jacket underneath that had his medals pinned to it, Jordan took a bus to France to be there for the anniversary of the largest amphibious assault in history, according to a report by The Guardian. Meanwhile, the nursing home reported him missing to the Sussex Police at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, resulting in a search of the area and local hospitals.
At 10:30 p.m., the home received a call from a younger veteran saying that he met Jordan on the bus and that he was accompanying him to Normandy.
READ STORY: http://www.today.com/news/wwii-vet-missing-nursing-home-turns-france-d-day-anniversary-2D79768139
What a great story this was! Bless him!
DeleteGood Saturday morning deer Ponders. How is everyone doing today? We're going to have a weekend of thunderstorms. So I'm going to the grocery store then settling in to cook and nap and play around on the internet. I've had 2 of the most stressful weeks at work and look forward to unwinding while it storms.
ReplyDeleteMy new assistant started on Monday. She was still deer-in-the-headlights at the end of Friday but is "getting it" more than she knows. It takes a good 30 days to really begin to grasp the big picture. I'm thrilled to finally have some help, but teaching a new person properly takes an enormous amount of time. I've never done this before, but my strategy is/was to take the time to thoroughly explain everything in great detail. Not only "this is how you do this" but "this is WHY you do this."
I'm not complaining! I got a healthy raise last week with another one promised in December. Little old me is moving on up into management. One thing I'll be doing this weekend is Pondering(!) grasping the fact that I'm not just someone else's assistant but am in the process of being part of management. Before I received the raise, I was asked to fill out a performance review on myself. I work for the owner and CFO. They both told me that my greatest flaw is underestimating myself. That was nice to hear, but the message is also that I need to get over that if I want to advance.
I've yapped about myself ad nauseam. Needed to yap. Love you all! Now, what are you Deers up to?
Good Morning Surfie,
DeleteYou are doing a wonderful job at work. It's not every job that invites you to move into the boss' office and be part of the decision-making. You have been so fortunate.
Something that I like to do when I get a job is to make a procedure book. I mostly do it for myself so that I don't have to keep asking how do something. I try to do it step by step, and I revise it to be sure that each step works. You seem to have enough work without doing this, but maybe your new helper could begin a procedure book. Then you give the procedure to someone who has never done it, and see how far they can get before getting stuck.
If we lived close to you, I would drop by and do procedure books for you.
DeleteCongrats on your raise. I know you deserve it! I remember when I worked for RAND that I had to fill out my own performance review and then go around and get people I worked with to write stuff about me. The part where I had to indicate what I thought I needed to work on was always the hardest. All I could think of to write was "Everything. I need to work on everything." It's hard to evaluate oneself.
DeleteI tried to log in yesterday from my phone but for some reason I can't log in from my phone, so had to wait til I had wifi. Don't know what that's about.
ReplyDeleteBut I wanted to mention that I had a great time meeting Rake, and there's a picture over on the Coffee Klatch for your perusal.
I am enjoying my visit with my cyber friends in Missouri, many of whom I've known as long or longer than you all
This site is so fussy, if I try to correct something, I get stuck and can't add even a period at the end! But I'm on my iPad, it probably just doesn't like mobile devices.
DeleteWhat I was going to say is, I'm enjoying my visit, but I'm having to take more pain meds than I like, so I'm not able to do as much. But I am here, and they love that I am. And I needn't have feared that hubs would feel uncomfortable, he stayed up with the guys several hours after I had to crash. So thankful our hostess offered us a room here, so I can rest when I need to.
Surfie, check your email. Thanks for suggesting we meet Rake, I know hubs enjoyed him as much as I, and he is even more a treasure in person as on line, if that were possible.
Love to all
I envy your getting to meet the RakeKing! I'm heading over to the Connection to look at the picture. Get your rest and take your meds as you need them.
DeleteGood Morning Deer Ponders, and Good Afternoon to East Coast Ponders...
ReplyDeleteThere is so much news today, I don't know where to start. Froggy explained to me that she has trouble typing these days, so she doesn't post often. Her fingers are a little stiff, and maybe some carpal tunnel.
Today I will buy Froggy a new HP computer. So my weekend is pre-planned. I'm of an age that I don't want to do these things anymore. I don't want to plug in new TVs, and program the remote. I don't want to buy cell phones and set up voice mail and log in codes. I don't want to buy a computer and unplug the old one, and plug everything back into new one. And that's just the beginning. Then you need to install all those special programs that you love, and can't live without.
I see a lot of interesting articles on Drudge. May post some later today.
Anyone putting in a garden? Again, something I don't want to do this year. Last year I put in sweet peas for Froggy. Someone in the building will be planting vegetables. For a while we had cute little birds in the tree in the garden area, but the crows chased them away.
I feel your pain, WOG. My laptop died last night. Warranty had expired, so I had to buy a new computer. Have spent all morning setting the thing up, figuring out how Windows 8 works, installing malware protection. I'm getting a good lesson in patience today.
DeleteLove what you said about writing down the process. I do the same thing! Somehow, reality of our business intrudes. Still, a written process is a great foundation about how things should work.
Now that my computer is finally set up (almost noon here), I can get on with what I really want to do! So much for having a relaxing weekend!
I quake at the thought of learning new stuff now. I can tell my laptop is slower than ever but I'm comfortable with Windows 7 and I don't like change. My new goal is to have enough money to pay someone to set things up for me. Haven't told Joe about that yet.
DeleteSurfie, there is a mod to change Win8 back to Win7 startup.
DeleteNice to hear from Magdalene today. Sounds like a wonderful visit.
ReplyDeleteBy the way...what kind of gum does our president chew? The world wants to know!
'Acapulco Gold' gum.
DeleteThat's a Phooey Phunny!
DeleteGood question Wog, and I love Phooey's answer too. :)
DeleteObama's disrespect for our brave veterans is disgusting. I've been listening to the Mark Levin show from Friday. His guest host, Brian Sussman, asked people to call in who had family members who participated in the D-Day invasion. Their stories brought tears to my eyes. Such brave, unselfish men and women! I am so proud of them, and my respect for them is endless.
Hi Paget ! We miss you ! Love from all of us.
DeleteHi Deer Paget,
DeleteJust like Phooey said...We miss you and we love you. Once a Ponder, always a Ponder. Drop by anytime. We are just so glad that you are okay. We value your opinions. There is so much news to write about these days. Froggy says HI to you, too.