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Asahi Shimbun
4 days ago
- General
- Asahi Shimbun
WWII bomber crash left 11 dead and ‘non-recoverable.' 4 are finally coming home
This October 2017 photo shows wreckage of the B-24 Liberator bomber, Heaven Can Wait, lying on the seafloor where it went down during World War II in Hansa Bay, Papua, New Guinea. (Courtesy of Project Recover via AP) WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y.--As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the co-pilot managed a final salute to flyers in an adjacent plane before crashing into the water. All 11 men aboard were killed. Their remains, deep below the vast sea, were designated as non-recoverable. Yet four crew members' remains are beginning to return to their hometowns after a remarkable investigation by family members and a recovery mission involving elite Navy divers who descended 200 feet (61 meters) in a pressurized bell to reach the sea floor. Staff Sgt. Eugene Darrigan, the radio operator was buried military honors and community support on Saturday in his hometown of Wappingers Falls, New York, more than eight decades after leaving behind his wife and baby son. The bombardier, 2nd Lt. Thomas Kelly, was to be buried Monday in Livermore, California, where he grew up in a ranching family. The remains of the pilot, 1st Lt. Herbert Tennyson, and navigator, 2nd Lt. Donald Sheppick, will be interred in the coming months. The ceremonies are happening 12 years after one of Kelly's relatives, Scott Althaus, set out to solve the mystery of where exactly the plane went down. 'I'm just so grateful,' he told The Associated Press. 'It's been an impossible journey — just should never have been able to get to this day. And here we are, 81 years later.' The Army Air Forces plane nicknamed Heaven Can Wait was a B-24 with a cartoon pin-up angel painted on its nose and a crew of 11 on its final flight. They were on a mission to bomb Japanese targets when the plane was shot down. Other flyers on the mission were not able to spot survivors. Their wives, parents and siblings were of a generation that tended to be tight-lipped in their grief. But the men were sorely missed. Sheppick, 26, and Tennyson, 24, each left behind pregnant wives who would sometimes write them two or three letters a day. Darrigan, 26, also was married, and had been able to attend his son's baptism while on leave. A photo shows him in uniform, smiling as he holds the boy. Darrigan's wife, Florence, remarried but quietly held on to photos of her late husband, as well as a telegram informing her of his death. Tennyson's wife, Jean, lived until age 96 and never remarried. 'She never stopped believing that he was going to come home,' said her grandson, Scott Jefferson. As Memorial Day approached twelve years ago, Althaus asked his mother for names of relatives who died in World War II. Althaus, a political science and communications professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, became curious while researching World War II casualties for work. His mother gave him the name of her cousin Thomas Kelly, who was 21 years old when he was reported missing in action. Althaus recalled that as a boy, he visited Kelly's memorial stone, which has a bomber engraved on it. He began reading up on the lost plane. 'It was a mystery that I discovered really mattered to my extended family,' he said. With help from other relatives, he analyzed historical documents, photos and eyewitness recollections. They weighed sometimes conflicting accounts of where the plane went down. After a four-year investigation, Althaus wrote a report concluding that the bomber likely crashed off of Awar Point in what is now Papua New Guinea The report was shared with Project Recover, a nonprofit committed to finding and repatriating missing American service members and a partner of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, or DPAA. A team from Project Recover, led by researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, located the debris field in 2017 after searching nearly 10 square miles (27 square kilometers) of seafloor. The DPAA launched its deepest ever underwater recovery mission in 2023. A Navy dive team recovered dog tags, including Darrigan's partially corroded tag with his the name of his wife, Florence, as an emergency contact. Kelly's ring was recovered. The stone was gone, but the word BOMBARDIER was still legible. And they recovered remains that underwent DNA testing. Last September, the military officially accounted for Darrigan, Kelly, Sheppick and Tennyson. With seven men who were on the plane still unaccounted for, a future DPAA mission to the site is possible. More than 200 people honored Darrigan on Saturday in Wappingers Falls, some waving flags from the sidewalk during the procession to the church, others saluting him at a graveside ceremony under cloudy skies. 'After 80 years, this great soldier has come home to rest,' Darrigan's great niece, Susan Pineiro, told mourners at his graveside. Darrigan's son died in 2020, but his grandson Eric Schindler attended. Darrigan's 85-year-old niece, Virginia Pineiro, solemnly accepted the folded flag. Kelly's remains arrived in the Bay Area on Friday. He was to be buried Monday at his family's cemetery plot, right by the marker with the bomber etched on it. A procession of Veterans of Foreign Wars motorcyclists will pass by Kelly's old home and high school before he is interred. 'I think it's very unlikely that Tom Kelly's memory is going to fade soon,' said Althaus, now a volunteer with Project Recover. Sheppick will be buried in the months ahead near his parents in a cemetery in Coal Center, Pennsylvania. His niece, Deborah Wineland, said she thinks her late father, Sheppick's younger brother, would have wanted it that way. The son Sheppick never met died of cancer while in high school. Tennyson will be interred on June 27 in Wichita, Kansas. He'll be buried beside his wife, Jean, who died in 2017, just months before the wreckage was located. 'I think because she never stopped believing that he was coming back to her, that it's only fitting she be proven right,' Jefferson said.
The Australian
18-05-2025
- Politics
- The Australian
Net zero: ‘I can't support a policy that demands a blank cheque'
Garth Hamilton. Picture: David Beach You can now listen to The Australian's articles. Give us your feedback. You can now listen to The Australian's articles. 'Authority forgets a dying king.' Tennyson's reflection on the last days of Camelot rings as true for King Arthur as it does for Peter Dutton. In the chaos of the last weeks of the campaign the one constant was Liberal supporters wanting my acknowledgment that something had gone wrong. Anthony Albanese hadn't claimed ground on the right. The nation's mood had not swung to the left. The principles of conservatism had not been found suddenly wanting and the long, proud history of the Liberal Party rewritten as a series of unfortunate events. What people could see clearly was that we had lost our way. Losing one's way rarely has a single point of misstep but rather a series of landmarks that reveal to you the growing suspicion that you are not where you were supposed to be. What is certain for the Liberal Party in our coming review of the 2025 election is that before Christmas we were headed in the right direction. Within a few weeks of the new year it was clear that we were not. Peter Dutton was engulfed by the chaos in the last weeks of the campaign. Picture: Martin Ollman My purpose is not to identify those mistakes, to trace back breadcrumbs in the forest, but rather to highlight the difference between a political party and the values it is built upon. Values don't make mistakes, people do. As surely as we have made mistakes in the past, we will do so again in the future. It would be a mistake now to think the current issues that plague the Liberal Party are the result of mistakes made only in the last term. Before Christmas voters could see something of our values but when they came to those polling booths they could see so much that was unreconciled within us, the tangled webs that three terms of government under three different leaders had left us in. We were still carrying on, somewhat valiantly, shouldering policies and counter-policies out of obligation to long-lost causes. The best thing about Peter Dutton was that he brought peace and stability to our party. The worst thing about Peter Dutton was that he brought peace and stability to our party. No one knows why former PM Scott Morrison agreed to the net-zero plan. Picture: Richard Dobson We needed to rid ourselves of some of that baggage. We needed to have a few internal policy fights to test our resolve. Thomas Jefferson believed every generation needs a new revolution, and I believe the new generation of Liberals needs that too. I didn't enter politics to carry the crosses of previous iterations of the Liberal Party but rather to apply its values to the problems of today. It's the values that bind me, not their application. I'm not sure why Scott Morrison decided to agree to net zero. I have no interest in tracing back the steps or committing to memory the logic that took him to that outcome. What I do know is that I cannot support any policy that demands a blank cheque and defers the costs of today on to the taxpayers of tomorrow. No matter how righteous a cause, even in war, there is a horizon beyond which a civilised nation cannot allow itself to drift. Our economy cannot be funded by the labours of our children. The Liberal Party has been the safe harbour Australians have sought when their thoughts turn to the troubled waters of tomorrow. We've been that because our economic credentials have been excellent for generations. However, our relatively recent support of blank-cheque policies such as net zero have not gone unnoticed by the Australian voting public. To round out the narrative, turn to our support of the ever-growing NDIS, a funding model that is so totally flawed and yet has an assured growth profile well off into the future. I could include defence spending on helicopters we've decommissioned and submarines we've cancelled. I could speak to our management of the federation that sees the states compete only for budget blowouts, new taxes, bureaucratic latency and record low housing approvals. The point is that we've changed, we've lost the economic argument. That's the hard truth. The Liberals under Sussan Ley and Ted O'Brien need to follow their values to rediscover favour with voters. Picture: AFP The good news is that we don't have to turn backwards, to chase those breadcrumbs, to find our way again. Just as you can follow the morning sun to head east, we can follow our values to head home. We're a centre-right party. If we move towards smaller government, balanced budgets, the individual above the state, we will always be headed in the right direction, and Australians with a mind to tomorrow will follow us. This won't be an easy path and I've no doubt we've many policy fights ahead. But it's time to acknowledge the peace the Liberal Party enjoyed in the last term, the unity and stability we praised ourselves for, came at a cost. Like all bad politics, that cost has been passed on to the next generation. We now have to deal with it. Garth Hamilton is an LNP member of the House of Representatives
CBS News
24-04-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Tennyson Center for Children celebrates life-changing work for Colorado families at annual Spring Luncheon
On Wednesday morning, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts' Seawell Ballroom was packed with people celebrating the Tennyson Center for Children. The nonprofit has been providing paths to healing from trauma for more than 120 years, and its Paths to Healing Spring Luncheon honors those efforts. The event is emceed annually by CBS News Colorado Anchor Mekialaya White. CBS The luncheon also garners support and funds for Tennyson, which offers prevention and early intervention for children and families who've experienced trauma. Tennyson's goal is to keep children and families safely together. It also offers a day treatment school, community-based programs, and residential services. CBS "We are in an uncertain time," said CEO Mindy Watrous. "Today, we are grappling with how to bolster our agencies and the people who do the work of helping children and youth thrive as we face the prospect of damaging and deep budget cuts. As Congress debates the federal budget, essential programs like Medicaid are on the chopping block. If those cuts go through, access to care will be stripped from 1.3 million Coloradans. That includes low-income families, people with disabilities, and nearly 40% of Colorado's children." CBS Watrous continued, "Make no mistake, children's mental health is in crisis. Rates of anxiety, depression, and trauma-related symptoms in kids have surged over the last decade. The children we serve at Tennyson are arriving with more complex needs and more severe symptoms than ever before. They've experienced abuse, neglect, abandonment, and instability. And if we want to break the cycle, we have to treat their mental health with the same urgency as their physical health. At Tennyson, we believe that every child deserves the opportunity to heal. To feel safe. To know their worth. And to imagine a future filled with possibility." To learn more about the work being done by Tennyson Center staff or help with their efforts, visit their website.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Yahoo
Pair of missing 10-year-old boys last seen in Denver: police
DENVER (KDVR) — Two 10-year-old boys were reported missing Monday evening and the Denver Police Department is hoping that the public can help locate them safely. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The boys were last seen on foot near Tennyson Street and West 29th Avenue on Monday. The area is a few blocks north of Sloan's Lake, and a parent of one of the boys told FOX31 on Monday night that they had left the Tennyson Center for Children during a behavioral issue at about 3 p.m. on Monday. They were reported missing at about 8:15 p.m. by the Denver Police Department, in a post on social media. One boy was identified as Carter Jones and described as being a white male with brown hair and blue eyes, standing about 4 foot, 8 inches tall and weighing about 60 pounds. He was last seen wearing a green t-shirt with black athletic pants with a red stripe down the legs. The second boy was identified as Avi'Onz Grimball and described as being a Black male with black hair and brown eyes, standing about 4 foot, 10 inches tall and weighing about 85 pounds. He was last seen wearing glasses, a red shirt with a white design on the front, and red sweatpants. Anyone with information about the boys' whereabouts is asked to call 720-913-2000 immediately. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Yahoo
New Orleans nun abducted, released in West Africa dies at 86
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — In 2022, the world learned of New Orleans Marianite nun, Sister Suellen Tennyson after she was abducted in West Africa and held captive for five months. On Wednesday, April 2, the Clarion Herald reported Tennyson died at the Sisters' residence in Covington at the age of 86. Seaplane crash in Lafourche Parish leaves two dead In April 2022, following her return to New Orleans, Tennyson described the night she was abducted saying she was taken form her bed without her shoes and medicine , blindfolded, gagged and put on the back of a motorcycle. She claimed that after the ride she was passed to another group who she says 'treated her reasonably well.' In August 2022, she was freed and released to the FBI, the U.S. Embassy and Air Force who brought her home. New superintendent selected for New Orleans Public Schools 'I always knew my community and my family and friends were praying but now I'm finding out there were thousands of people praying for me around the world. I cannot even comprehend or find a way to express the gratitude that's in my heart for all the people who prayed for me,' said Sister Suellen in 2022. Tennyson served almost 69 years in religious life, according tot he Clarion Herald. Funeral arrangements have not been Orleans nun abducted, released in West Africa dies at 86 Monster Jam roars & rolls into the Superdome Meteorologist Carrigan Chauvin visits St. Benilde School Stock market reacts to President Trump's tariffs A chance to play a new Xbox game in the mouth of a giant gator Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
