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September 2018
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ALUTE TO THE MILITARY
team his freshman year, the
National Eagle Scout Associa-
tion, the intramural football
team and participated in
cross-fit.
Founded in 1845, the U.S.
Naval Academy today is a
prestigious four-year service
academy that prepares mid-
shipmen morally, mentally,
and physically to be profes-
sional officers in the naval
services.
Ron Spurlock, Elvin Newmann, Jerry Bondurant
Hometown Hero Honored by Reds
Elvin Newmann, Aurora,
finally had his night to be the
Hometown Hero at the Cin-
cinnati Reds game on May 2.
Originally scheduled for April
3, that game was rained out.
Several members of Mr.
Newmann’s family were with
him on both days. Mr. New-
mann was introduced to the crowd at the end of the second
inning.
Mr. Newmann is a vital part
of the Korean War Veterans
Association in Aurora and a
dedicated member of their
Color Guard. He was accom-
panied to the game by Ron
Spurlock and Jerry Bondu-
rant.
Nathan Howard Kneuven
Nathan Howard Knueven of
Lawrenceburg successfully
graduated from the U.S.
Naval Academy with a
Bachelor of Science degree in
Mechanical Engineering and a
commission as a U.S. Marine
Corps 2nd Lt. He completed
four years of challenging ac- demic, physical and profes-
sional military training. He
attended
Lawrence-
burg public
schools
and is a
graduate of
East Cen-
tral High
School.
At the
Lt. Kneuven
academy,
Lt. Knueven
was a member of the rowing
Jacob Scott
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ja-
cob Scott, a 2014 Rising Sun
High School graduate, is
currently
serving with
a U.S. Navy
strike fighter
squadron
which flies
one of the
world’s most
advanced
Petty Officer Scott warplanes.
He is an
information systems techni-
cian with the Warhawks of
VFA 97, which operates out
of Naval Air Station Lem-
oore. A Navy information
systems technician is respon-
sible for maintaining software
support for the aircraft to
keep lines of communication
open.
“Growing up I was taught
humility,” Petty Officer
Scott said. “It has helped me
become humble in the Navy.
It allows me to develop good
character traits.”
Members of VFA 97 work
with the F/A 18 Super Hornet,
one of the most advanced air-
craft in the world. The Super
Hornet takes off from and
lands on Navy aircraft car-
riers at sea and is capable of
conducting air-to-air combat
as well as striking targets
on land. It is approximately
sixty-one feet long, has a
loaded weight of 51,000 lbs.,
and a max speed of 1,190
miles per hour.
Operating from sea aboard
aircraft carriers, the Super
Hornet gives the Navy the
power to protect America’s in-
terests anywhere, at any time.
The versatile jet can destroy
targets located hundreds of
miles inland, without the
need to get another coun