The Chatter Box
By Deborah Bennett

The Millen News is closed this week for vacation. All telephone calls to the office are being forwarded to The True Citizen for assistance.

News items for inclusion in the Wednesday, July 9, edition must be in our hands no later 10 a.m. Monday, July 7. We appreciate your cooperation in helping us meet our deadlines.

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It's that time of the year again - a time when we pause to celebrate the birth of this great nation in which we live and to honor those who have defended and died for the freedoms that we enjoy today.

Please remember all of our troops and their families as you enjoy your Fourth of July celebrations. They are deserving of our gratitude and admiration.

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Happy birthday to: H.G. Wiggins, Martha Phillips, Ivey McMillan, Judy Taylor, Brook Bowers, Sarah Johnson, Jim Waters, Ed Wilson, Sidney London, Marsha Hood, Kayla Boynton, Bryce R. Lane and Matthew Goodwin.

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Celebrating wedding anniversaries this week are: Mr. and Mrs. Milton Godbee Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John Troisi Jr., Mr. and Mrs. David Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Fleming.

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Military Active Duty List: Lance Cpl. Patrick Barnette, U.S. Marines, Twenty Nine Palms, CA; Sgt. Adam Demshar, 44th Signal Battalion, Baghdad, Iraq; Lance Cpl. Lee Ogden, U.S. Marines, Radio and Communications, Bahria, Iraq; Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NSA Bahrain; PV2 Ashley Clifton, U.S. Army, Yongsan, Korea; Airman First Class Charles F. Woods, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA; Capt. Andrew P. Thomas, U.S. Marines, F.A.S.T. Company, Yorktown, VA; Stuart Burrus, U.S. Air Force, Bossier AFB, Bossier, LA; SPC 4 Travis D. Motes, 1st Calvary Division, T. Hood, Texas; Capt. Donald Slade Burke, Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, Calif.; Staff Sgt. Gilbert C. Sheppard III, 48th Brigade, 118th Field Artillery, Iraq; Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie A. Yager, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; Petty Chief Officer Andy D. Crosby, U.S. Navy, Elroy Destroyer, Norfolk, Va.; Stephanie Crosby, R.N., U.S. Navy, Lafayette Destroyer; Jimmy Cooper, U.S. Army National Guard, 878th Engineering Battalion Augusta, Persian Gulf ; 1st Lt. J.R. Taylor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Iraq; SPC. Daniel Stuart, 18th MEDCOM, 121 General Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Jeffrey Sweat, U.S. Navy, USS Kauffman, MM3 59/EDivision, A-Gang, Norfolk, Va.; Cpl. Larry Lamont Clark, U.S. Marine Corp, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Bagdad, Iraq; Khan Young, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, Persian Gulf; Robert Milton Jr., E-3, U.S. Army, Ft. Stewart, Hinesville, Ga., Mission Kuwait; Arnold R. Mosley, 2nd Lt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and Debra A. Mosley, Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas.