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Restore St. Mary's

Over 3,000 graves are desecrated by the City of Ventura, California. One Medal of Honor recipient named Sumner is buried here and 70 other war veterans.

Seventy government issued military tombstones were discarded by the city of San Buenaventura. It has been turned into a dog park. Pioneer famlies of Ventura are buried here.

The leash laws are not honored by the dog owners, there is no respect for the dead at this hallowed ground.

http://www.Restorestmarys.org

Phoenix Patriot Foundation - Santa Barbara Cold Current 2011

Phoenix Patriot Foundation

2011 Santa Barbara Cold Current Downwind Paddle Race

SBCC Downwind Race Series (12)

SBCC Downwind Race Series (12), a photo by K38 Rescue on Flickr.

SUP racing, 9 miles at the 2011 Santa Barbara Cold Current downwind race series

ShShSh!!!!: Race #5: SBCC -- The ZERO BUMP "Downwinder."

ShShSh!!!!: Race #5: SBCC -- The ZERO BUMP "Downwinder.": "Saturday was the Santa Barbara Cold Current race, the first in the CA Downwind Race series as presented by Honolua. This is Robert's r..."

Lifeguard Training and Rescues in Big Waves

Liquid Militia Team Riders at the 2010 Blowsion Surf Slam

2010 IJSBA World Finals Extreme Stand Up Racing - K38

K38 - 2010 IJSBA World Finals Extreme Runabout Racing

IJSBA World Finals - National Guard - Blackstar Racing

K38 Memorial - Blessed Are The Flowers of the Sea

K38 At Dockside, Morro Bay, California

K38 Training March 2011, Morro Bay CA

K38 Training March 2011, Morro Bay CA, a photo by K38 Rescue on Flickr.

Ching Ming Ceremony

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:

Steven Schleder

805-644-4449
steve_schleder@restorestmarys.org
VENTURA "CHING MING"

71 PIONEER CHINESE GRAVES TO BE LOCATED AND MARKED

FIRST TIME IN LOCAL HISTORY OF THE DESECRATED CEMETERY
'Cemetery Memorial Park'
1300 East Main Street, San Buenaventura, CA

71 PIONEER CHINESE Graves Surveyed and Marked for:
Ching Ming ceremony (Grave Sweeping)
Saturday, April 23, 2011
12:00 NOON PST
Starting at 12:00 NOON, PST, and lasting 3 hours, the Chinese-American Historical Societies of Ventura, Los Angeles and Riverside Counties, the Restore St. Mary's organization and our special guest Taoist priest will be performing a Ching Ming ceremony, graveside of the Chinese Ancestors of San Buenaventura, CA.
Presently, not one of the 71 Chinese graves has been located since the City of San Buenaventura mass grave desecration in the mid-1960's

This will be the first Ching Ming ceremony at the St. Mary's/Presbyterian Cemeteries in over 100 years.
CHING MING CEREMONY
Saturday 23, 2011
12:00 NOON PST
The general public is encouraged to participate this historic and solemn cultural event. Event is free to all
For background history and any additional information please see
http://www.restorestmarys.org/
or call
805-644-4449

2010 Muscat - Asian Beach Games - Jet Ski Endurance Racing 3

Muscat 2010 - Asian Beach Games - Jet Ski Racing 2

Muscat 2010 - Asian Beach Games - Jet Ski Racing 1

IJSBA Parade of Nations 3

Shoemaker Brothers-Dancing Girl

IJSBA - Parade of Nations

IJSBA - Parade of Nations

"Old Salt Sailor" - Summit Singers (Savannah, GA - 2011)

Shoemaker Brothers - America

Getting Ready

SBT12 (4) a photo by K38 Rescue on Flickr.

Training gets you to one level.
Reality delivers the test.
The ending is the most important.
Are you ready for an ending or just focused on the drills?
Reality will reveal who you truly are.

RESTORE HONOR

For Immediate Release:
November 14, 2010

RESTORE HONOR

St. Mary's Cemetery has a story to tell, approximately 3,000 of them. From military veterans graves, 70 individual plots including a Medal of Honor Recipient to pioneer families of California.

Today 70 American flags are flying above the unmarked veterans graves since this past National holiday on Veteran's Day. On Monday the 8th, the Engineering Department of the City of San Buenaventura along with the Restore St. Mary's organization and general public surveyed the 7 acre, 3,000 desecrated graves of St. Mary's/Presbyterian/Hebrew Cemeteries. They embarked to re-locate the exact grave locations from records and mark all 70+ Civil War, Spanish-American War and World War I veteran graves.



Private Charles H. Townsend marked grave. Photo courtesy of http://www.davidpuu.com/


Pvt. Townsends grave marker

Presently, only the grave of the Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Private James Sumner is permanently marked. When you visit the cemetery there are still many headstones lying at the gravesites of our California ancestors.

Veteran's Day Memorialization on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 11 AM took place with taps being played and raising of the flag in their honor. Just like Veterans Day memorial celebrations across the United States, this was the first one performed here since 1967 in honor of our Nations Fallen Heroes at this cemetery.


Steve Schleder raises the flag on Veterans Day at San Buenavetura cemetery in Ventura, CA. Photo courtesy of http://www.davidpuu.com/

"I could see these soldiers standing up, these Generals, the Medal of Honor recipient. They are all over the place, this is a heavy moment. This not only affected myself, but everyone present. Look at all these guys! I started to see soldier friendships. How they wanted to be buried close to one another when one went to the grave; he wanted to be next to his brother. You could read history into these clumpings of graves. People were walking around the cemetery and reading the names on their graves, connecting with the memory of who this person was. It is like they are coming back to life. Yeah, we are here, we're still here, we've been waiting for you." remarks Mr. Schleder.

History
The cemetery was converted to a park in the mid-1960s, and the remains of approximately 3,000 people were left underneath the lush grass. The city of Ventura’s removal of approximately 600 bought-and-paid-for grave markers and headstones of pioneer families and war heroes laid to rest in what is now officially referred to as Cemetery Memorial Park, and to a few, 'Dog Park'.

About
Historical preservationist Steven Schleder founded the Restore St. Mary's Cemetery movement. Mr. Schleder has researched the history of the cemetery desecration, the subsequent mis-treatment of the surrounding grounds and graves. He has established a web site disseminating information about the restoration project. Please visit for additional historical records and information:
http://www.restorestmarys.org/

Podcast
If you would like to hear the interview that Steve Schleder did this morning on KTVA follow this link:

http://1400localsonly.podomatic.com/entry/index/2010-11-13T12_01_44-08_00

Restore Honor Youtube Memorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw7eDtBImDs&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Location
N 34° 16.931 W 119° 16.815
11S E 290102 N 3795797
 
Civil War Veterans at San Buenaventura
 http://www.restorestmarys.org/Civil%20War%20Vets.html
 

Cabinet Card: Le Fevre Webster, Civil War veteran, in GAR uniform.
Courtesy Simi Valey Historical Society

RIDE Magazine

RIDE 7 001
Originally uploaded by K38 Rescue

Shawn Alladio of K38 Rescue:

Shawn is the IJSBA Water Safety Director, this sequence shot was taken at the 2009 IJSBA quakysense World Finals and highlights one of the Course Marshal duties on the race track, enjoy the short story!

Mavericks Surf Contest - K38 Water Safety Team 2010

Safety Heroes Benefit for Local USMC Families

SAFETY HEROES

"Our Safety personnel (police & fire) do an incredible job for us. They have dedicated their working lives to make our lives safer, more enjoyable & well, just better. We owe them our gratitude & support. Safetyheroes.org is a way of highlighting Safety Personnel and their good deeds, thanking them for what they do. - SafetyHeroes.org

Tortilla Jo's in Anaheim hosted the benefit in honor of Orange County California US Marines:

Sgt. Major Robert Cottle and Lance Cpl. Rick Centanni, true American Heroes. Sgt. Major Bottle was the first LAPD Officer killed in Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Cetanni is the son of Santa Ana, CA Police officer, Jon Centanni. The fundraiser took place from 6 to 8 pm right beofre Ted Nugent's House of Blues Anaheim CA concert.


 125 invited 'safety' guests were in attendance to support the surviving families of these fallen warriors. Law Enforcement and Fire Rescue personnel, Marines from Camp Pendleton who fought with Cottle and Centanni, and their guests gathered on the outdoor patio of the restaurant.


 Ted and Shamane Nugent supported the SafetyHeroes.org event by autographing a guitar and donated it towards the fund raising event along with concert tickets at the House of Blues. 'One of the most important thing to do is keep awareness of the sacrifice that these families have given', says Mark Peacock founder of SafetyHeroes.org.


K38's Shawn Alladio was recognized by SafetyHeroes.org for her vehicle accident rescue of Masahito Matasuura earlier this year, and one of the honored guests in attendance. "Supporting our rescue and armed forces community who serves our greater good is vital as an American citizen. Every day our nation's safety personnel place their lives and their families welfare on the line; in the line of fire and duty.' says Shawn. "Give back to those who step forward when a situation goes from bad to worse, because these folks really do make a difference in our society, and we should show our appreciation for their service."

 Chris Burget, Tim and Paul Vasin (Costa Mesa Fire Department, and Peter Zarcone (LAPD-SWAT-Friend of Sgt. Cottle) helped set up the benefit fundraiser as a tribute to the fallen. Never Forget. Please make a donation in honor of their ultimate sacrifice.

Rick Centanni Memorial Fund

http://www.rickcentanni.com/

Robert Cottle Memorial Fund

http://www.lapfcu.org/home/community/donationcottle

Safety Heroes

http://www.safetyheroes.org/

Ted Nugent

http://www.tednugent.com/
 

SafetyHeroes.org Benefit Fundraiser featuring Ted Nugent

SafetyHeroes.org Benefit Fundraiser

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In Honor of Marine Sgt. Major Robert Cottle and Marine Lance Cpl. Rick Centanni

                                         Sgt. Major Cottle and Cpl. Centanni

For Immediate Release: August 15, 2010

SafetyHeroes.org has organized an important fund-raising event for the families of two fallen Orange County US Marines: Marine Sgt. Major Robert Cottle & Marine Lance Cpl. Rick Centanni – true American Heroes.

 

Marine Sgt. Major Robert Cottle was the first LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) Officer killed in Afghanistan. Marine Lance Cpl. Rick Centanni is the son of a City of Santa Ana (Orange County) Police officer, Jon Centanni. The Cottle/Centanni Fund-Raising event will be taking place from 6-8pm right before Ted Nugent’s Anaheim concert at the House of Blues.

It is estimated that there will be at least 125 recognized safety heroes in attendance to honor the lives of these Marines: law enforcement/fire & Marines (fought with Cottle & Centanni).

Shawn Alladio of K38 Rescue is one of the invited Orange County safety guests, ‘Supporting our warriors and their families is a sacred trust for each American family. Our way of life, our freedom and our safety is reliant on their sacrifices. To say ‘thank you’ is not enough. Participate through action and volunteering your time to show these families they truly are not forgotten is the best way to honor their service’. Says Shawn a renowned water safety rescue specialist in the use of Personal Watercraft for rescue and patrol.

“Ronald Reagan once said ‘Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem’. He was right. Sgt. Major Robert J. Cottle and Lance Cpl. Rick Centanni made a difference. We shall never forget”. States, Mark Peacock, founder of SafetyHeroes.org and the event organizer.

Mark’s program honors local heroes. They have dedicated their working lives to make our lives safer, more enjoyable. We owe them our gratitude & support.Safetyheroes.org offers a way of highlighting our Safety Heroes good deeds and thanking them for what they do.

Sgt. Major Cottle and Cpl. Centanni

About: Robert J. Cottle Returning Heroes Veterans Fund

Since the events of 9/11 over a million U.S. service members have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in the war against terrorism. Currently the U.S. has nearly 140,000 troops still deployed. The DOD estimates that 360,000 returning service members suffer from Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and over 31,000 have sustained other serious injuries. In addition to these injuries many will suffer with various recovery issues. Cops 4 Causes is committed to ensuring that services our fighting men and women need will be available when they return. Please join with us to support our efforts to support our troops. Show your support by giving to the Cops 4 Causes Returning Hero’s Veterans Fund.

This fund is named for Robert J. Cottle, an LAPD SWAT officer and a Sergeant Major with the United States Marine Corps who was killed in early 2010 while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan.

Police Officer Cottle is the first LAPD officer to be killed in the Iraq/Afghanistan wars.

About: Lance Corporal Rick Centanni, USMC

Rick was killed in action March 24, 2010 when his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Marja region of southern Afghanistan's Helmand Province on the Pakistani border in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Rick and his fellow Marines sacrificed their today for our tomorrow and for this we will remain eternally grateful. We will never forget you, your sacrifice or your fallen comrades.

A memorial fund has been set up in honor of Lance Corporal Rick Centanni so that his name and legacy will live on in our community as well as in our hearts.

Friends of Sgt Major Robert Cottle and Lance Corporal Rick Centanni

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQlK_...eature=related

Memorial fund set up by Jon Centanni, Rick’s father

http://www.rickcentanni.com/

RIP Rick Centanni Facebook Page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/RIP-Ri...259?ref=search

Cottle Family Fund (surviving wife Emily & 1 year old daughter)

http://www.lapfcu.org/home/community/donationcottle

Mark J. Peacock, Founder

Safetyheroes.org

Website: http://www.safetyheroes.org/

Email: mark@safetyheroes.org

K38 Water Safety: http://www.k38rescue.com/

 

Ted Nugent has been known for cranking his Gibson Byrdland and performing like a madman since his days with the Amboy Dukes. In the thirty yeas since departing the ‘Dukes’, he has established himself as a successful solo artist and has been part of a few super groups, most notably Damn Yankees. An avid hunter as well as a guitar legend, the Nuge’s restless spirit ahs driven him into many other ventures, including stints as a radio show host and a regular contributor for numerous publications. In recent years Ted has become known as an author and hosts his own hunting, fishing, trapping and shooting lifestyle show on Outdoor Channel. Ted is a passionate supporter of charities and warrior projects such as the NRA, Blood Brothers, Kamp for Kids, Freedom’s Angels, and the USO. He is outspoken on supporting law enforcement, the US Constitution and those who serve on the front lines.

Ted will be performing at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California

When: Sunday 8/15/2010 5:30 – 8:00 (Ted Nugent Concert at 9)

Benefit:

1510 DISNEYLAND DRIVE

ANAHEIM 92802

Tel: 714-535-5000

http://www.patinagroup.com/restauran...taurants_id=53

Homepage: http://www.tednugent.com/

Tortilla Jo’s About: SafetyHeroes.org Benefit Fundraiser and Ted Nugent

The War Within

To All My Brothers


The character employed for the custom of warfare is one of ultimate sacrifice. To sacrifice in itself, alters the moral nature and sentiments often gifted towards a daily existence. Life itself is in the exchange. This ethos is the track line of a warrior, one who can handle the homicidal deliberation vital to conflict at arms.

Sentiment cannot be often employed, for it can kill or strike away at the edifice of war strategy when mediocrity becomes an influencing weakness. A personal dissolution to the degree of many known comforts that are familiar to our modern lifestyle ensue.



When aggressively engaged in the peripheral of battle, essentials such as water, food and shelter are vital to survival. Societal gains are deliberately parked while strife and armed conflict thrive in a state of hostility. Bodies take strikes and so can the mind, often the silent destruction plies the corners of a Holy solitary night. Some return, and some drift into the lee of a strong wind blowing a hallowed valley of our Death.

Situations and the awareness of threat; potential and striking range prime and heighten this passage, one that a warrior takes when there’s an enemy to destroy. It is a competition of opposites.

The rules do not employ the powerfully shifting emotions that lead one to a spiritual foundation, one must grasp this individually and have dialogue with the Creator.


The surge needed is all for destroying an opponent and making them weaker than your own position. This struggle is to endure longer than your adversary; to continue life before yours is taken, and there will be residual strife.

 Shoemaker Brothers ‘AMERICA’ 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF2dgkxqSW4

The variance of a soul is dependent upon that individual personal code of conduct and absolute faith. There are often valiant and strenuous engagements; loss and horror, enduring efforts and difficulties, great exchanges are delivered through dramatic actions.


The grand controversy of our collective human scope unfolds in brilliant canopies of movement. The rewards are not excessive in community flare, it is duty first.


It is a continuum of conflict and confrontation. This is where reputation earns rank, all for the compliment of civility to distinguish our nation; to defend and uphold principles and values, to serve something outside of oneself, greater than I, than you.

 

To be a warrior, one must engage.


A fight is esteemed with respect and reverence that offers a veneration of noble reputation. The interpretation of honor is the exclusionary process of opinion. The honor extended to courage, brotherhood and fidelity coexist with a just 'righteous' cause of one's own admission. The strict conformity of duty that is imposed through the position of moral worth drives the position of warfare.


There are many little daily wars. Some of them are at home, thriving in hidden thoughts, against neighbors, against oneself, against an enemy perceived or a duty to justice served. This does not mean all is good. There is surrender in war, through vivid memories exposed through smell, sound and unkind thoughts, provoked by senses.


War is movement without hesitation, bound to virtues of a warrior ethos that cannot be assumed, but earned through merit and scope of sacrifice. Each Warrior finds his shore, even amidst erosion, the safety of a familiar continent looms through the haze of losses, gains and troubled nights. There is grace that only comes with the gift of time.

The ending is the most important of all.
http://www.pararescue.com/

Shawn Alladio - K38 Rescue

July 30, 2010

 

In Honor of Steve Schleder -
Desecrated Military Veterans Gravesites at St. Mary’s, Ventura CA.

'Damaged But Not Forgotten'
http://www.restorestmarys.org/