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CHAMBERSBURG, PA. -- John Wilkes Booth took aim at the back of the president's head, then stood stock still for a few minutes as a narrator recounted the events of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Having taken his "One small step for (a) man. One giant leap for mankind," Neil Armstrong stared off into the universe as a group of students listened to a retelling of the 1969 lunar landing. Those were two American moments brought to still life Monday at the 10th annual South Hamilton Elementary Third Grade Historical Wax Museum.

The recent incident with the Iranian speedboats and their harassment of the USS Hopper in the Persian Gulf suggests the need for nondeadly responsive options when dealing with conflict involving asymmetric warfare. If the only options are to do nothing or blow the speedboats out of the water, then a small naval force from a terrorist nation can have a huge impact on the most powerful navy the world has ever seen, by simply using stealth and feints and surprise real attacks (like that on the USS Cole)

SHARPSBURG - Fireman Patrick Roy's white tombstone stands out among the gray, weathered ones of the Civil War dead at Antietam National Cemetery. Killed by terrorists in 2000 while serving aboard the USS Cole, Roy was the first person to be interred in the cemetery since it closed in 1953. A former Keedysville resident, Roy's family was given special permission to bury him there. "I'm always grateful that people take time out of their lives to come and honor Patrick," said his father, Michael Roy, after an annual ceremony Friday at the cemetery to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the attack.

SHARPSBURG Fireman Patrick Roy's white tombstone stands out among the gray, weathered ones of the Civil War dead at Antietam National Cemetery. Killed by terrorists in 2000 while serving aboard the USS Cole, Roy was the first person to be interred in the cemetery since it closed in 1953. A former Keedysville resident, Roy's family was given special permission to bury him there. "I'm always grateful that people take time out of their lives to come and honor Patrick," said his father, Michael Roy, after an annual ceremony Friday at the cemetery to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the attack.

WASHINGTON COUNTY - Fifty years had passed since Lee Kaiss stepped foot in Antietam National Cemetery, but Saturday, the retired U.S. Navy captain returned and reminded a group gathered for a Memorial Day service why their surroundings are so important. The 67-year-old Hagerstown native told the crowd that the word "Antietam" means something different to people with different backgrounds, from historians to parliamentarians to naval personnel. Definitions of the word include the site of the bloodiest single day of battle in U.S. history, the catalyst for the Emancipation Proclamation and the name of three naval ships, he said.

Fifty years had passed since Lee Kaiss stepped foot in Antietam National Cemetery, but Saturday, the retired U.S. Navy captain returned and reminded a group gathered for a Memorial Day service why their surroundings are so important. The 67-year-old Hagerstown native told the crowd that the word "Antietam" means something different to people with different backgrounds, from historians to parliamentarians to naval personnel. Definitions of the word include the site of the bloodiest single day of battle in U.S. history, the catalyst for the Emancipation Proclamation and the name of three naval ships, he said.

WILLIAMSPORT - A patriotic tree planting by the Williamsport Garden Club will be held on Armed Forces Day - Saturday, May 19 - at 2 p.m. at the Springfield Farm barn complex. The tree will be planted in memory of two Washington County servicemen - Seaman Craig Wibberley of Williamsport, and Fireman Apprentice Patrick Roy of Keedysville. Wibberley and Roy died when a terrorist bomb tore through the hull of the destroyer USS Cole during a refueling stop in Yemen. The ceremony will include invited local dignitaries and family members.

WILLIAMSPORT - The Potomac Garden Club announces the following events: · The club will hold a meeting Tuesday, May 15, at 12:30 p.m. at the Williamsport Memorial Library. Johnna Maravelis will present a program on water gardens. · A tree-planting ceremony will be held Saturday, May 19, in memory of two Washington County servicemen, Seaman Craig Wibberly and Fireman Apprentice Patrick Roy, who were killed in the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen. The 2 p.m. ceremony at the Springfield Farm Barn Complex will include invited local dignitaries and family members.

WILLIAMSPORT - The Potomac Garden Club announces the following events: · The club will hold a meeting Tuesday, May 15, at 12:30 p.m. at the Williamsport Memorial Library. Johnna Maravelis will present a program on water gardens. · A tree planting ceremony will be held Saturday, May 19, in memory of two Washington County servicemen, Seaman Craig Wibberly and Fireman Apprentice Patrick Roy, who were killed in the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen. The 2 p.m. ceremony at the Springfield Farm Barn Complex will include invited local dignitaries and family members.

A Patriotic Tree Planting by the Williamsport Garden Club will be held on Armed Forces Day, May 19, 2 p.m. at the Springfield Farm Barn Complex. The tree is in memory of two Washington County servicemen, Seaman Craig Wibberley, of Williamsport, and Fireman Apprentice Patrick Roy, of Keedysville. Wibberley and Roy died doing their duty when a terrorist bomb tore through the hull of the destroyer USS Cole during a refueling stop in Yemen in October 2000. Ceremonies will include invited local dignitaries and family members.