The anonymous partygoer said the shooting happened in the street, away from the property where the party was happening. 'At approximately 11 p.m., additional calls were received to the same home and nearly 10 minutes later, there were additional reports of people fighting and a shooting.' Just before 10:30 p.m., officers gave advice and were working to clear the area,' a Henrico Police spokesperson wrote in an email about the shooting. 'Upon officers’ arrival, there was an estimated 100 vehicles in this Henrico community. Saturday when neighbors reported the loud party. Henrico Police first responded to the home at about 10 p.m. 'They wouldn’t let anyone in or out that gate.” That partygoer said private security was on hand at the event. It’s like coming home.“It was at least, 300 to 400 people out here and one person came and ruined everything,' one partygoer, who asked to remain anonymous, said. “I am very, very proud of my son,” she said. Tebbetts watched the ceremony without tears, and with a brave smile. A high school band member played taps on his trumpet. As each name was read, a student would release one of the red, white and blue balloons held near the memorial plaques. One organization has offered to match what we raise, but right now the students are hoping to raise all of the $4,000 on their own.”Īs part of the ceremonies, the names of each Orange County serviceman killed in Vietnam was read aloud over the outdoor loudspeaker. Some have messages about their sons or other relatives killed in the war. “We’ve now raised about $2,500, and we hope to raise about $1,500 more,” he said.Įrnst said letters “are coming to the high school from all over. But a newspaper story about the project produced a flurry of letters and donations, Ruskin said. As recently as two weeks ago, the student drive had raised only $500.

Led by Ruskin, who headed the fund-drive committee, students set an initial goal of $2,500 for the memorial but later found the cost would be closer to $4,000. “What we can offer is our very belated thanks and appreciation to these courageous individuals and their families.” “What these men gave for us, nothing can replace,” Little said.

Ruskin and student government president Chad Little, who is also a senior, spoke briefly during the outdoor ceremonies. The third is an older man, but it’s the war that has aged him beyond his years.” One is a young man, an innocent-looking young man. “One is a medic, and he is looking down, looking concerned. “I tried to depict three men of different ages and racial backgrounds,” she said.

One of Nakamura’s drawings was the haunting charcoal portrait of three servicemen displayed at the unveiling ceremonies. Two drawings by Huntington Beach High senior Kayo Nakamura, 18, will be part of the school’s Vietnam Memorial. Gary Ernst, school principal, said the two Vietnam War Memorial plaques will be permanently housed in the entrance to the high school auditorium next to an existing World War II memorial. But this one means so much to me because Huntington Beach was his home. “My son’s name is on many memorials, including the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., which I’ve seen. They were among the scores of visitors who viewed the new memorial after the dedication ceremonies in front of the high school’s tower-auditorium. Tebbetts was with a delegation of other women representing Gold Star Mothers, women whose sons were killed during wars.

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