Veteran's Affairs Plus W/ David L. Washington

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You can see what's going on what's going on? What's going on? Good morning, Las Vegas. This is Veterans Affairs plus on 91.5, jazz and more. I'm Dave Washington, your host, our introduce our first guest here shortly. However, one quick announcement, we're in fact, his condolences. I'd like to express condolences to the Scott found me on the loss of brother David Lee Scott. We got the same name. Oh, David was a good guy. Been around the community for years. In fact, Dave passed recently from an illness he had for a few months. And his services will be today. Down at the downtown. mortuary palm mortuary downtown, mine is slipping more. So keep telling me that I'm old and I need to recognize but certainly, again, that Scott family has been around our community for many, many years. So I certainly wanted to express condolences to to Derrick David and the rest of the family. And we're gonna miss David. He's, he's a, as I say, been around the community for a lot of years and knew a lot of folks in the community so may God be pleased with the work that David did while here on this earth. And his family should know that we will always keep David in our hearts so he'll be talked about a lot because between him and Larry McCollum, them guys will be the noises to at the drinking hole. They will be the noisiest to you couldn't get a word in edgewise for them to but we love both of them. So once again, to the family, we express condolences. Our first guest is a longtime friend her and her husband and I were colleagues at Las Vegas Fire and Rescue In fact, just colleagues at the Carl Holmes executive development institute down at Deloitte University. And as we continue to celebrate, and honor Women's History Month, which was last month, Deborah is a veteran as we have this show Veterans Affairs plus on 91.5 Jazz Morrow.

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Morning Deborah, how are you?

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Good morning, Dave. How are you? I'm great.

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I'm doing well. Glad that you accepted this opportunity to come on. And let's talk about you and what you've done. Particularly debit what brands Did you serve in and how long?

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I was in the United States Air Force. I served four years, four

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years. So what what jobs did you hold? Well, while while in the military.

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While I was in the military, I was services and what services inclusive. I was in food services on my portion of it. And I was a flight kitchen. Cook and I went out on the missile fields and we fed the captains that were working in the missile areas. I was in Grand Forks, North Dakota at that time was effect basin. I was told they don't have setbacks anymore. That was a Grand Forks, North Dakota, they're cold place. But I did what I was supposed to do there. And I enjoyed my time while I was in. Oh, great.

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So did that the work that you did? While in the military? Do you feel? How did it if it did prepare you for civilian life? In your opinion? Yes,

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most definitely. Gone in the military itself totally prepared me for civilian life. Because at the time when I decided to join, I didn't know which direction to go and I went there for direction. That was one of my reasons. I went there because I had not graduated from college and I was looking to travel and see the world and it's what everybody thinks when they say I'm gonna join the military and then scramble and field We're off to Grand Forks, North Dakota.

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That was your first duty assignment.

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That was my first duty assignment. And so, but yeah, it definitely prepared me because it taught me discipline and I got a great work ethic and work etiquette from that. And I met my husband and I beautiful families. Great. Yep.

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Speaking of family, I know you got a couple sons and some grandson speak about them, if you would. Sure.

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I have two funds. I have Brandon Campbell. And you know, like you said, we didn't know so I'm thinking brains. 35. And he's an attorney. And then I have Avery Campbell, who's 32. And he is a I don't know his exact title, but he's a manager for Intermountain Health.

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Okay. Now, the grandson.

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Two of them two beautiful Grand boys. Two in 10 months. Okay.

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Wonderful. Oh, yeah. Yeah, and I know that I've been trying to get you for a while. And you just told me I can't do Tuesday's forget about it because I got I keep my grandson. Deborah, you. You have done work with what is the Sierra snow gliders. Tell us a little bit about their work and what you guys do on the national level as well as local level for for young wannabe skiers in particular, I recall you guys helped us out with we count brotherhood and tempts us to win. We took them up to Mount Charleston, Lee Canyon brother, because I don't have a clue about no skiing, as you know. And you guys helped us out tremendously with that.

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Yeah, so see our snow Gladius is the local chapter of the National brotherhood of skiers. And national brotherhood of skins, is a Black Sea Organization. And what we're doing is we're reaching out trying to get a black youth and to the US Olympics. And so we have Olympic scholarship fund that can be donated to for the NBS as well. But we introduce our black youth to the sport of skiing unless you say we took kids before up skiing and introduce them. And we have the club it sells is like I said, it's a nationalization, and there's about 50 clubs, so there's clubs and in each state, but if anyone's interested in our local club, once again, it's a car snow gliders and we are going to be doing the same thing day we're going to be taking a group of children up when this next ski season starts. So we are looking for people that are interested in helping with the club interested in getting children that would like to ski. And we are nonprofit. So we're definitely looking for people to join with us and help us get these kids interested in the sport of skiing and snowboarding because now we're not just a skiing, actually, we changed our name to national brotherhood of snow sports,

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snow sports. That's cool. I mean, you got to change with the times. So how would one go about making contact if they were interested in becoming a member? And or suggesting some child some young person who may be interested in in skiing the sport of skiing? How would they make that contact?

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Okay, so we meet every third Thursday, and we meet at Sierra gold. And I don't have the exact address but it's on the corner of smoke ranch I can listen to while we're talking but smoke ranch in

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Buffalo they can also have every third Thursday we meet at that at that location.

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And that is 2400 North Buffalo and it's at 6pm. They also could reach out to our club president who is Carolyn? Carolyn, right. I had to remember because she's so it's Carolyn Haywood. Right. Let me I can also give Carolyn's information is well that's okay. And if anyone is interested in the club, you can reach out to Carolyn and her number is 702-465-6512 is again 702. or 656512 Being my self probably 30 years and the club is that is the club. I joined when I started. So it's definitely been around 30 years the actual national brotherhood of skiers just celebrated their 50s and February and I went to Vail, Colorado, we celebrated our 50th anniversary, people who believe that black people ski we also inducted our founders into the ski Olympic Hall of Fame. They was to enable the first two black men inducted into that Hall of Fame. And yeah, we had about 2500 of us was in Vail in February, like great.

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wishes to be members. We are non skiers, but we went to my godmothers services back in Detroit, I think it was oh five or six whenever it was, we both got very sick, because we didn't have no goulash is to protect us from the snow because it snowed a lot there. After that, Deborah, we didn't want to have nothing to do with no level of snow, and definitely when went up to no mountains. So that's why you haven't seen us. But you know, when you guys put on functions, we do try to attend and support because I think it's I think it's very important that what you guys are doing is similar to what Valley View Golf Club does, we try to ensure that we are finding young black men and women who may be interested in the sport of golf. So the sport of skiing is important. And I think and if I could just have a flashback on Camp brotherhood, we took those young folks up there, the only thing they didn't know how to do was stop they I mean, he took on, took on skiing, like bam, bam, but they loved it. They loved it, but they had to figure out how to stop but certainly appreciate you Deborah, is there any closing remarks you have? Is there any suggestions or thoughts you would have for a young person thinking about the military as a career also about anyone thinking about joining your club

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whilst the military I think it's, as I say, it's an it's a great career starter. And you might even make it a 20 year career. But it's a great place to start or so want to be afraid sometimes people have a fear and in the military but militaries is a great thing. It's prepared to have all types of jobs there whatever job you can think of a dream of going outside they have it in the military in a you know, Fairview medical and take care of your housing so it's a great crystal. And also for for as the club you made a point I want to point out my non skiing, there is a lot of people that do travel with us on our trips that don't ski they just, they would love to participate and just be around a lot of positive people and have a good time. And we also try to bond try to have more events that are before ski season. You know, local events will try to start having and we are taking a trip and unfortunately it's closed but we are going to Jamaica that's some of the things we do who's going to Jamaica this July club. But so we will keep you informed and all I activities when we get our calendar of activities together. We'll keep you informed.

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Okay great because in fact, I'll invite your president Miss Carolyn on sometime in the future. Because I think what you guys are doing is excellent and to have it well known throughout the community is a plus. So this is Veterans Affairs plus on 91.5 Jazz and more on Dave Washington your host and just had a dear family friend Miss Deborah Campbell on the show today to talk about her military experience as well as being a competitive member a longtime member 30 years plus with the CRS no Gladys, thank you ever so much.

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Good morning once again, this is Veterans Affairs plus on 91.5 Jazz and more. I'm Dave Washington, your host you know last week I failed to mention because I try to give him some plug each year, each year each month. As as we do the show. I try to mention him at least if not all four times that we have the show on Saturday. I try to get him at least twice of that. And that is Mr. Tony Marshall. Tony is our service officer and Tony is always having meetings where he meet with people individually down at American Legion Post teen at h and Doolittle so if you have any thoughts or comments or would like to meet with Tony Please give him a call at 301-537-9465. That's Tony Marshall. He is our service officer. And once again, I want to mention that David Scott services will be today down at Palm mortuary downtown. With that I'm wanting to introduce our next guest as we continue with honoring and celebrating Women's History Month even though it was set for March. We are now into April. And our next guest is Miss Evelyn coffee. And she is the mother of a dear friend of our family. Jessica Feaster. And I like to introduce her and she has. She had a special special career and I thought it was certainly worth our time and effort to honor her as such. In this Women's History Month, she was a stunt woman believe it. Miss Evelyn, how're you doing?

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Fine, thank you. Good. Good.

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So tell us about where are you actually from?

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was born and raised in Mitchell, South Dakota, South

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South Dakota. Dakota, this cold weather country?

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Yeah. Chilly. Chilly.

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So brothers and sisters, brothers and sisters.

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I had six brothers. I'm the only girl in the family. I'm the second from the youngest.

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You know, that's very interesting that you would take up the career of stock person. And you were the only girl in with a family of six brothers.

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Well, you know, when you have brothers, you do everything they do. Right.

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Exactly. Yeah, that's, that's why it's so well, it's not. It's interesting from the standpoint that you know, when you're around boys, like you say, generally people will do what put to what the fellows do. So South Dakota. Now as far as I know, you have six brothers. Now on the side of you as far as children, how many do you have?

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I have five, five boys girls. I had three girls and two boys. Okay,

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three girls, two boys. Now telling me until our listening audience versus me because I've had I've asked you about this before in the past but certainly I think it'd be interesting for folks to know about the field that you were in for your career. Please tell us a little bit about it.

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In 1967 Some friends of mine decided to start a group because they were pulling down the white boys to play the back black boys and girls in Hollywood. So they the guy said brocade meet we'll meet at the park instead in started so I went out there and I was the only girl and so they reach me started we started the max stuntman's of Hollywood. 67. And we, we have get gotten Well, there was about 30 Boy men. They were out there and I was the only girl for about three weeks. And then one of the other guys brought his daughter out there peaches Jones. And, and but he was on young. But she wasn't. I think she's about 16 and he wouldn't let her join. But she could do. She did a lot of things. You know. She was very athletic. And after that, they came Louis Johnson and Jay be there even. And we were the only three girls out doing stones for a long time. So

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they asked, so is there actual training that you guys were doing as you met? Or did that come later?

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We did training. We had training, then all we out of the park and we jump out of a tree. Do horses ride horseback ride motorcycles, we go out to the Joneses. And because they had a pool and do oil, quick, underneath the oil in the pool, just we did everything and we that we needed to do. And we finally we got into the screen expert guild.

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Okay, so there's a union that you guys got involved with, or association. That was

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your young man. And after we started, try, we was always trying to get into the movies. And when you get into the movies, you get into the Screen Actors Guild. And then I got into the Screen Actors Guild. And I did what that I can think of about 25 movies. And I did that for 9667 to 1963. And that was

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7369 1963

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to 1993 93. Okay,

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great. So you were there for quite quite a while. Oh, yeah. Now, let me ask you this. The dreaded question. Did you have any serious injuries during your your career tenure?

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I've never had an injury in my career. Oh, my

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goodness, you talking about bliss, because some of that stuff I see people doing I'm like, Are you kidding me?

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We had one lady. JD she had a terrible, terrible accident with and within the hospital that would she get? He was really hurt. And she's about the only one that I know that, you know, of the three girl. Band.

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So are you aware of any numbers in this field now in terms of blacks being stopped people? Are the has the numbers grown? Or has it stay flat? Do you have any idea?

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I don't have you know how many black women? They are in there now. But they are a few.

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There's a few more black men. So as you know, we were honored in Why should did they see? At the garage? Gosh, no, my mind Scott.

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You say you guys were honored back in DC. Yes, as a group

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as a group. And

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well, that's great. So let me ask you this. So as you were coming up, I'm assuming that even while having a lot of brothers, there must have been something that you did athletically that will make you because I just believe that as a stunt person, you would have to have some kind of athletic prowess I would believe to be functioning in that vein,

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you would say okay. When I was growing up, I did. In junior high, I was a cheerleader. And we were the only black family in the city. And I'm a cheerleader all through high school. I ran track You know, played low basketball. And I did everything that everybody did.

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I wonder if you were kind of like our middle daughter, angel. She played basketball, but I told her she was like the one go File an angel. Because that's about that was about the extent of her short. Little what else? That's kind of my point Angel was short, too. So she'd go out there and rock and run people

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make pretty good baskets.

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Well, that is excellent that you operated in that field for a number of years, and had no major injuries? Nope, nope, no major injuries that at that particular point in time, that is, that is really something. So any advice you would give to a young person who may be interested male or female that may be interested in becoming a stunt person.

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Okay, now, I don't know. I don't know what around here, but maybe if they got in touch with you, if they're athletic, and they want to, it's your have to have to want to, and you've got to gotta do all the training for it. Just you have to be very agile. But there's, there's just keep on it. I want all young black people, boys and girls. To keep going try and whatever you want to do, you can do it.

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Excellent. Well, Miss Evelyn, we certainly appreciate your time. And I trust that people will enjoy this conversation. Because you did a great job in terms of letting people know what what the job kind of requires in terms of your physical fitness to bring something to the table. And God bless you. And thank you so much for coming on the show. Once again, this is Veterans Affairs plus, on 91.5, jazz and more, we'll be on the other side. To close things out. Thanks for selling. Once again, thank you all and thank you, Wes for again, keeping me on track. This is Veterans Affairs plus on 91.5, jazz and more. Last week, we had miss our Letha McCoy Stephens on the show and she failed to give her website and contact information. It's e v o travel agent.com evotravelagt.com. And she can help you for those who are trying to get some travel laid out. And also I want to mention again, Tony Marshall, he's our service officer. If you have any issues as it relates to your military service, and you need to contact someone, Tony is a great great contact he meets with folks routinely down at American Legion Post team. And again as I close I want to again because David is such a long standing member of our community Oh Tony's number 301-537-9465 and again on David Lee Scott. Again longtime member his services is today down at VA mortuary on Main Street at 11 A so once again, thank you so much for listening in to Veterans Affairs plus on 91.5 Jazz and more and we'll talk to you next week. And once again I want to thank you with bio.

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