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MILITARY MINUTES
Mariella Gutzmer, a nurse serving in WW II. Mariella followed the steps of two older brothers by joining the Army Air Corps after completing nurses training in 1943. She served for two years as a Second Lieutenant in Denver Colorado and Witchita Falls Texas, caring for ill and injured servicemen and their dependents, until WWII ended. Returning to her new husband on their farm in Illinois, she spent the next 35 years in active nursing practice. She and her husband became snowbirds in 1992 and following his death, she has made the desert her permanent home. With three children, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, she has a lifetime of stories to share.
MAY 3, 2010
MAGGIE LOCKRIDGE RN
Founder and President of Iraq Star helping our active soldiers and veterans on a national basis. Maggie Lockridge was born Margaret Breason in Springsfield, Vermont. She was an industrial nurse at the General Motors Futurama Pavilion during the World's Fair of 1964-1965 in Flushing, New York and worked in the operating room of Sloan Memorial Cancer Research Hospital in New York City. In 1993 Maggie opened Chantique with a financial partner. Chantique offered its services to the patients of more than sixty cosmetic surgeons. In May 2005 Maggie sold Chantique. In February 2007 Maggie watched a Bob Woodruff's special on television. Bob was the journalist who received a traumatic brain injury while covering Iraq. He took his viewers into the VA hospitals and it was apparent that the aesthetics of their wounds were not being addressed. Shrapnel was being left in faces and the scars of 2nd degree burns were left to heal on their own, leaving unsightly scars. That's when Maggie founded "Iraq Star". Its primary objective is "Not to let Iraq and Afghanistan wars permanently disfigure young lives". Iraq Star currently has 225 Board certified surgeons in 42 States, volunteering their skills and surgicenters and feeling honored to do so. http://www.iraqstar.org/
DR. PAUL CHABOT
A candidate for California 63rd Assembly District recently returned from serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with Special Operations Forces. Currently a, Lt. Commander in the United States Navy Reserve and has more than 14 years of experience in law enforcement with specialized assignments in narcotics and street gangs. Paul had the privilege of interning for Congressman Jerry Lewis and was later selected for the nation's prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship Program working for the White House. He was promoted to senior advisor for law enforcement, justice and drug control programs. During his nearly six years in the White House, he completed two rotational assignments, one with the U.S. Attorney's Office and later with the U.S. State Department Office of Inspector General, assessing counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics programs. Chabot holds a bachelor's degree in administration from California State University,
San Bernardino, a master's degree in public administration from the University of Southern California and a doctorate in executive leadership from George Washington University. http://www.paulchabot.com/
MILITARY MINUTES
Lyvell Gipson nearly lost his leg to a car bomb in Iraq. Army Veteran from Canyon Lake, creating a legacy of military service.
JUNE 7, 2010
KATHY BRUGGER
Past President 2008 -2009
National Federation of Republican Women
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