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May 5, 2009
It is our distinct pleasure to announce the winners of the 2009 Distinguished Raven Scholarships. The winners will be contacted shortly to arrange presentations. It should be noted that this year we had a substantial number of very highly qualified applicants.
2009 Scholarship Winners
Don Service Memorial Scholarship ($3,000 + $500 performance bonus)
Mai Lee Yang
Minneapolis, MN
Russ Roussell Memorial Scholarship ($2,500) Richard Zong Vang
Oroville, CA
Paul Merrick Memorial Scholarship ($1,500) Shifee Vang
Sun Prairie, WI
Steve Neal Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)
Mysee Chang
Corcoran, MN
Richard G Elzinga Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)
Serena Xiong
Brooklyn Center, MN
James E Cross Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Yama Moua
G David Reese Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Andy Vang
Marysville, CA
Joseph L Chestnut Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Lee Chang
Pachia Lucy Vang
Elk Grove, CA
Pakou Yang
Conover, NC
Ed Gunter Spike Milam
President, EAPLS (Raven FACs) Scholarship Committee Chair
THE LAIR OF RAVEN
by Craig Duehring
A silent figure dressed in green And dozens like him, most unseen Walk with mortars, knives and guns Into the lair of Raven
One by one behind the other Each a Communist, each a brother Move, they, the elite - Hanoi's sons Into the lair of Raven
From routes 7 and 71 Across the PDJ they run Up against the mountain wall Into the lair of Raven
Brazen are they, bold for sure They will whip the Yankee cur Watch the Meo lackeys fall In the lair of Raven
Now a hard spot hove 's in view A hilltop manned by VP's crew The enemy laughs and prepares to attack In the lair of Raven
The sudden scream of mortar shells Accompanied by shouts and yells Tempts the friendlies to fall back In the lair of Raven
But overhead they hear a sound An ominous shadow sweeps the ground The weak among them turn to run From the lair of Raven
Suddenly that tiny speck Speeds a rocket toward the deck White smoke billows to the sun In the lair of Raven
Bombs and rockets pound the trail And CBU falls like hail Napalm, smothering, covers all In the lair of Raven
Chaos rears her ugly head Gathers to her all the dead Till she holds them one aid all In the lair of Raven
Silence filters through the trees The smell of death pollutes the breeze The grey plane goes from whence it came Beck to the lair of Raven
Communist armies turn your head A certain ground you dare not tread For here abides freedom’s flame Its called the lair of Raven
C. W. Duehring
Long Tieng
Summer 1970