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When my oldest son, a Marine, left for war and crossed the border from Kuwait into Iraq in March 2003 I started writing my conscience. After two tours that young combat veteran, my first born son, is now permanently disabled suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and his mother is now an ardent peace activist. Today I am active with Veterans for Peace, Military Families Speak Out and on the board of Rural Organizing Project Also, I am CEO of Rogue River Wind, Ltd and the inventor of a low profile wind turbine incorporating a high bandwidth relativistic generator

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North Bend soldier earns Silver Star

As Vet­er­ans Day approaches this story is espe­cially excit­ing. Spe­cial­ist Dil­lon Bergstad, a 2003 North Bend High School grad­u­ate says he doesn’t fully remem­ber the events that lead to being awarded the Sil­ver Star…

He was pro­vid­ing over­watch secu­rity for a route clear­ance ele­ment in Afghanistan’s Zerok Dis­trict when 20 to 25 insur­gents attacked the patrol.

Dur­ing the bat­tle that fol­lowed, Bergstad was knocked out of his tur­ret three times by enemy fire. The first time his truck was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. The sec­ond time he was shot through the right biceps by an armor-piercing incen­di­ary round. Bergstad was thrown from his vehi­cle a third time when his vehi­cle was again struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. Each time he fought his way back into the tur­ret to con­tinue fighting.

His fel­low sol­diers pro­vided the details and it is very nice to see this young man honored.

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