December 2014/January 2015

December 2014/January 2015

SAND& PINEMAGAZINE

Making GoodA Soldier’s Story After the Battle

Holing OutInside the Local Disc Golf Scene

Living GreenSustainable Sandhills

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11 16 20Garden Variety

Wondering what to do with the Christmas tree after the holiday? We hope recycle was your first answer, but you can also give it to the birds. And we’ll give a

tip on how to grow amaryllis inside.

At the TablePigs, apparently, symbolize progress, hence the abundance of pork dishes

around the holidays. If it lets us try the Asian Peanut Butter Pork recipe within,

then we’ll believe it.

December 2014/January 2015

SAND& PINEMAGAZINE

Making GoodA Soldier’s Story After

the Battle

Holing OutInside the Local Disc Golf

Scene

Living GreenSustainable Sandhills

On the Cover

This was shot at the Hillcrest Park disc golf course about an

hour after sunrise.

Photo: Amanda Jakl

Disc GolfAfter spending time, perhaps too much,

with a group of local disc golfers, we now understand how this hobby can turn into

an obsession.

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22Sustainable Sandhills

Clean air, clean water, healthy longleaf pines. If you like those things, then

there’s really no excuse not to support Sustainable Sandhills. Hanah Ehrenreich

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Making GoodBrad Halling lost more than his leg in

Somalia in 1993, and his determination to find meaning in his survival has shaped his life and career.

editor note by Greg Girard

It seems appropriate I’m writing this editor note on Veter-ans Day. I’ve been somewhat consumed with the military these past couple of weeks, interviewing Brad Halling and

researching Black Hawk Down for our piece “Making Good.” Granted, in this area, it’s hard not to have the military in focus, but it became even more apparent when I sat down and listened to a personal story of tragedy and triumph.

I had the pleasure of interviewing a Medal of Honor re-cipient a few years back and the similarities between Joe Marm and Brad Halling are remarkable. It’s an unassuming strength that fills the room. There is no boasting, no chest thumping. In fact, as both Marm and Halling described their actions, they could have just as easily been describing a weekend trip to the mountains. It’s only when the conversation turns toward the fate of their fellow soldiers that the stoic wall suffers a discernible crack.

When we think of a warrior, we define it with the custom-ary nouns and adjectives: character, honor, integrity, courage. These traits are certainly essential to a warrior, a true warrior, but I think the foundation to all those descriptors, and what makes them truly heroic, is their humanity; that they can face the grim realities of war and still keep within them another list of adjectives and nouns: compassion, fraternity, tolerance, charity. I think that often gets forgotten by the endless parades and political speeches.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank all of you for your thoughts and words of encouragement following our first issue. Amanda and I were truly blown away by the sincere and supportive responses we received. What we hope to convey within these pages is that we are part of this community, and it gives us no greater pleasure than to share with all our readers the people and stories that make this area so unique.

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Good Reads

by Darcy Connor

Picture Book: The Mitten Written and Illustrated by Jan BrettCelebrating its 25th anniversary, this favorite wintertime story is timeless. When Nicki drops his snow-white mitten, the woodland creatures quickly move in, with some interesting results. Jan Brett’s beautiful illustrations bring to life the Ukrainian folktale. And in classic Brett style, the reader is treated to more of the story in the peek-a-boo windows along the border of the pages.

Middle School: The False Prince by Jennifer NeilsenDanger and action fill this first book in the Ascendance Trilogy. In a king-dom where war is eminent, a plan is put into place to bring the people together, with four orphans chosen to compete for the role as the long lost son of the king. Told from the point of view of one of the orphans, Sage lends a strong narrative to the deceit that surrounds him.

High School/Book Club:Ordinary Grace by William Kent KruegerThere are voices in stories that come along every few years that leave an impression well after the final page. Frank Drum is one of those voic-es. Frank, a 13-year-old son of a Methodist minister, takes us through the summer months of 1961 in New Bremen, Minnesota, where he must face several facets of death. “Accident. Nature. Suicide. Murder.” This story has won numerous awards, includ-ing the 2014 Edgar Award for Best Novel.

Non-fiction:All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein & Bob WoodwardIn honor of the formidable former executive editor of the Washing-ton Post, Ben Bradlee, who died in October, we decided to highlight the book that is a model of investigative journalism, made famous by the movie of the same name. A landmark book, not only for its revelations into political corruption under the Nixon administration, but also a definitive example of the importance of the fourth estate in a functioning democracy.

Elementary:The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. BirneyHumphrey the hamster came to Room 26 so the students could learn about taking care of an animal. A turn of events that causes Humphrey to spend weekends with the students creates an opportunity for him to help them learn a lot more. “The World According to Humphrey” has won numerous awards and has led to nine other books chronicling the adventures of “everyone’s favorite classroom pet.”

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iddle of it. –P.J. O’Rourke

Preschool/Toddler: Peter Loves Penguin by David McPhailAfter waking up to a snowy day, Peter and Penguin spend the day playing outside. Back inside the warm house at the end of the day, they share a snack of hot cocoa and toast and jam. Throughout this simple story, the two friends share and help each other, teaching young readers the importance of friendship along the way.

Quicksand2Peppermint is a natural hybrid cross between the water mint plant and spearmint plant.

6.1MPounds of peppermint oil produced in the U.S. in 2013 (statista.com)

45 Percentage of peppermint and spearmint produced in U.S. that is used for flavoring chewing gum (usmintindustry.org)

55Amount, in gallons, of mint oil used to flavor 400,000 tubes of toothpaste (usmintindustry.org)

21The number, at least, of medicinal uses of peppermint. Peppermint has been known to help with stomach ache, irritable bowel syndrome, tuberculosis, headaches and asthma, to name just a few. (webmd.com)

68,000Acres of peppermint harvested in the U.S. in 2013 (farmflavor.com)

1.76B Number of candy canes made each year. The first candy cane was made more than 350 years ago (candycane.com)



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The term “hair of the dog” dates back to Shakespearean times when it was believed that to stave off infection from a dog bite, a few hairs from the offending dog needed to be applied to the wound. The same concept was applied to those who had a tendency to over imbibe - to avoid a hangover, drink a bit of what you had the night before.

If you can’t stomach that idea, and really, how many people can, it’s hard to go wrong with a classic Bloody Mary. We’ve also seen a brandy and coffee combo that might help those caffeine junkies get their fix. Jason Hilyard, bar keep in Southern Pines, recommends the recipe below. If you’d like Jason to help you through a hangover or aid you in creating a new one, you can find him most Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at Beefeaters.

Of course, to avoid having to resort to the hair, a little forethought is helpful. Most hangovers are caused by dehydration and electrolyte loss, says Carrie Peterson, a nurse in Southern Pines. “Two big glasses of water before bedtime will work wonders. Once you wake up, I recommend coconut water or Pedialyte to replace electrolytes as well as two magnesium tablets, a multivitamin and a Motrin. A nice greasy breakfast doesn’t hurt either.” That sounds a lot better to us. Cheers! Salud!

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It’s a perfect fall morning, sunny and crisp, and I’m at Reservoir Park for the 3rd Annual Lance Bullock Memorial Tournament.

More than 40 players came out to honor Bullock’s life, that was tragically cut short in 2012, and get a couple of rounds of disc golf in too. Players of all ages, one as young as 6, in groups of four, shot their way around the wooded 18-hole course. I wandered around, snapping photos of some of the teams, chatting with some about their love of the game. And boy, do they love this game.

Every player I spoke with talked animatedly about what disc golf meant to them. For some, it’s a way to get out of the house for a couple of hours. Others get a kick out of the technical side, weighing the pros and cons of every disc. Some collect discs as a hobby. For others, it’s the adrenaline rush of a great throw.

“I love being outdoors,” says Justin Bradford of Pinehurst. “I love the friendships that you make in this sport, the competition and it’s the only thing that gives me that rush. Throwing that perfect shot and you watch it fly. I used to play football, I used to wrestle, but this is the only thing that gives me that rush.”

“You’re not sore the next day,” I add. “Not anymore,” he chuckles.

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The number of courses nationwide has doubled in the past decade.

And that’s one reason disc golf has become so popular over the past 30 years: Almost anyone can play, from armchair athletes to kids to retirees. You don’t have to be at the peak of physical fitness, you just need some discs. Discs start at under 10 bucks and even the most expensive discs (not including rare editions) are usually in the mid-$20 range.

In addition to a low entry point cost, public courses are everywhere. There are an estimated more than 3,000 courses nationwide. Moore County has three free public courses and a number of private courses that are usually less than $5 to play. Those two key aspects make it quite appealing.

And if all these reasons aren’t enough, I should mention one last reason that Dillon Brooks offered. The visceral reaction of the flawless throw.

“You throw it [the disc] and it’s perfect. It doesn’t have any wobble and it just goes on the perfect line, [the one] you envisioned before you threw the shot, and it feels like you are the disc going towards the basket. That’s the rush I get.” Now that’s a feeling I wouldn’t mind experiencing.

New to the area?Moore County has three disc golf courses and lucky for frolfers, each offers a very different discing experience. Reservoir Park has been described as a “pitch and putt” with all holes par 3. It’s a woody course but easy to navigate. Hillcrest is the oldest course but it’s the least developed in terms of tee boxes and signage. The course is a combination of field and woods, and depending on weather conditions, some of the holes in the woods are inaccessible. The Pinehurst course is the newest course and offers the challenge of a heavily wooded and hilly field of play. It also has two tee boxes per hole, which makes it helpful for new disc golfers who can’t throw as far.

There are multiple private courses in the area so it’s all who you know. One of the more well-known private courses is Legacy Trails in West End. Legacy Trails is a family-owned and family-run 18-hole course. Established in 2013 as a tribute to his older brother who passed away, Matt Grenier and his family are welcoming and offer monthly leagues and tournaments almost every weekend. Great course, great people.

For up-to-date information on tournaments, courses or to find someone to play with, check out the Moore County Disc Golf group on Facebook. They are small, but very welcoming.

The Frisbee was invented by the Wham-O company in 1964 and it wasn’t long after that people started throwing them at trees...on purpose.


Public CoursesReservoir Park, Southern PinesEst. 201018 holes, Par 54 | Course length: 4,332 ft.Score cards available near first hole tee-off.Restroom facilities are in the park.

West Pinehurst Community Park, PinehurstEst. 201118 holes, Par 58/60Course length: 4,800 ft. – 6,117 ft.No score cards available yet, so bring a pen and paper with you. No restrooms except a portapotty and, well, a huge swath of woods.

Hillcrest Park, CarthageEst. 200818 holes, Par 56 | Course length: 5,101 ft.The park office, which is open Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., has discs for rent and score cards with course maps. Restroom facilities are in the park.

Private CoursesLegacy Trails, West End | Est. 201318 holes, Par 54Course length: 4,800 ft. – 5,000 ft.Call to set up your first game (910-673-0720) or contact them on Facebook (facebook.com/legacytrails).Score cards are available in a box on a tree near the main house.

New to the sport?It’s simple, get out there and play. Of course, first you have to get a set of discs. Beginner sets, which include a putter, a midrange and a driver, are a good first step. William Dean, owner of Flowland and self-proclaimed amateur disc golfer, has some recommendations for those just starting out. Here’s what he throws:

Discraft Magnet Putt & Approach | Not too hard, not too soft, this disc flies straight. You really can’t go wrong with this disc.Legacy Ghost Mid-Range | This is a good, overall mid-range disc. It’s got a lower speed on it so you don’t have to throw it as hard as you would with a fairway drive.Innova Champion Wraith Distance Driver | This is in my bag because I don’t have a quick whip or a strong throw, so I don’t have to throw it as hard to get the distance out of it. It just flies well for me.


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1. Legacy Rival Grinder Stamp | I aced hole 11 at the Village of Pinehurst course with this disc.

2. Legacy Legend Cannon | I had that disc sent to me from a friend in California. That is his personal stamp. It’s the fastest driver on the market. It’s the longest disc I have in my bag. I use it when I have to put a lot of muscle behind something.

3. Legacy Ghost | This is a first run Pinnacle Ghost. It is a collectible disc. The first day I got it, I started throwing it, which immediately took away from the value of the disc. I love this disc because it is incredibly dependable. I can throw it on a forehand or a backhand and I always get a clean release from this disc.

4. Vibram Soul | This is my putter. As a ginger, I have no soul, so I had to buy something that did. It’s made out of rubber. I love Vibram discs, especially in rainy weather. I aced hole 7 out at the reservoir with this disc.

PAT MCCASHINu (left to right)

1. MVP Anode | This was the first putter I bought and I still use it. I’ve actually fished it out of a pond in the middle of a major tournament because I had to have it.

2. MVP Eclipse Glow Proton Axis | It’s a fairly long mid-range or fairway driver. You throw it on a straight line. I got my first ace with the Eclipse. It’s a very versatile disc and it does glow in the dark.

3. Latitude 64° Striker | It’s very durable and has a nice feel to it. It’s grippy as well as sturdy. I throw very flat and when you throw flat, you can control this driver very well.

4. Latitude 64° Halo | One of the first discs I bought. I hated this disc when I first got it, forced myself to throw it and now I love it. I had to buy three other ones just in case I lost that one.

WHAT’S IN MY BAG?

We can thank “Steady” Ed Headrick for the modern term “disc golf.” He also invented the Disc Pole Hole, the basket with chains that is now the standard “hole” for every course.


Anhyzer A type of throw that makes the disc fly left to right, rather than the typical right-to-left flight pattern (assuming a right-handed thrower)

Backhand The most common disc golf throwing style. Most likely, how you learned to throw a Frisbee.

Basket The disc golf basket is the end goal for every “hole.” Your disc must come to rest in (not on top of) the basket to finish the hole.

Fade or Finish During the slower portion of the flight, a disc will naturally turn, left for a right-hand backhand throw or right for a left-hand backhand throw.

Forehand A throwing style that leads with the non-throwing arm. Can also be called a forearm shot, sidearm shot, or flick.

Holing out Successfully landing your disc in the basket.

Mandatory A directional obstacle in disc golf. Usually a sign will indicate how to obey the mandatory. Reservoir Park has a mando as does Legacy Trails.

Mini-marker Sometimes called a marker or a mini, the object used to mark where your disc landed.

Out-of-bounds (OB) Course maps clearly mark out-of-bounds and discs OB are penalized one stroke.

Thumber A throw where the disc is held vertically, pinched between the thumb and index finger and thrown like a baseball.

Tree love A throw way off target, but that hits a tree that redirects the disc to the right path most of the time much to your advantage!

Disc Golf Lingo

We’re not going to list the terms that disc golf shares with ball golf (yes, disc golfers call it ball golf) like birdie, eagle, par, etc. Yes, there are putters, drivers, midrange “irons” in the disc golfer disc bag. Stacey Mitchell, president of the Moore County Disc Golf Association, shared some helpful terms of the sport.


There are plenty of things you can be doing in the winter months to maintain the joy of gardening. Winter is also an excellent time to read up on gardening and plan for next year; journal what worked last year

and design your garden to ensure blooms all year long.

GARDEN TIPS FOR DECEMBER and JANUARYTips from Master Gardeners in Moore County

GARDEN VARIETY

Herbs can be grown in

your sun-filled window

for that fresh taste

in your soups

and stews.

Geraniums must be

indoors during the winter.

Place them in a sunny

location and keep them

trimmed back for a fuller

plant. Do not over-water.

After the holidays, your Christmas tree can be used as

winter protection for the birds. Set it out in the back

yard or woods, and place some nuts, seeds and fruits

among the branches for the birds as a treat.

Keep bird feeders clean and well-supplied with seeds. And make sure you’re providing fresh, clean water in your

birdbath.


Amaryllis bulbs can be started indoors now. Keep them cool and in a shady location until buds open.Then move them

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He pauses now, the image of the stoic warrior, as memories of a battle more than 20 years in the past evoke emotions long suppressed, long confronted. Emotion, not for himself, not for the physical and psychological struggles overcome in the past two decades, but for those left behind. Some things just never leave you.

For Brad Halling, and his three-man sniper team of Gary Gordon and Randy Shughart, the morning of Oct. 3, 1993, started out like any other: wake up to a hot, dry landscape, remember what you’re fighting for and be ready to deploy at any moment. In fact, the elite special-operations team they were part of, with the support of a couple hundred Rangers, were preparing for a daytime snatch-and-grab that was to last an hour at the most.

The mission was simple enough: capture two top lieutenants of Mohammed Aidid, the self-proclaimed president of Somalia but more accurately the despotic warlord dominating large portions of the lawless capital city of Mogadishu.

U.S. troops were in Somalia as part of Operation Restore Hope, a humanitarian campaign to protect the distribution of supplies helping to relieve desperate famine to the region. In fact, from the late 1980s leading up to 1992, more than 500,000 Somalis had starved to death, with millions more at risk. And swirling around this human catastrophe were a handful of warlords fighting for supremacy while stirring up resentment with the populace toward the U.S.

As unrest rippled across the capital, the focus of the U.S. operation quickly changed from hunger relief to destabilizing the power of the warlords and their factions, with a particular focus on Aidid. By the summer of 1993, a bounty was on Aidid’s head and U.S. missions began targeting his inner circle.

The operation started smoothly enough, with the special-ops team finding and securing the targets. But as the team was moving toward the exfiltration site, an RPG streaked into the sky and hit one of the Black Hawk helicopters operating as aerial support. Just 10 minutes later, another support Black Hawk was hit. For the next 18 hours, U.S. forces would have to fend off a frenzied, armed crowd of thousands.

“It was just a day of chaos,” Halling recalls. It was also the beginning of the Battle of Mogadishu, later immortalized in book and film as “Black Hawk Down.”

“ At the end of the day it was just by circumstance,” he says.“It could have been Randy that got that gun and no one would have expected him to get out of it because we knew that we needed the gun. So it’s just one of those deals.”


The Realities of War“When the RPG came up through the floor, I will

forever remember the sequence of events. They talk about how time slows down and it really did for me, to the point where I remember three phases of the explosion: a bright light, followed by this huge overpressure (phoof, phoof ), followed by heat.

“After the explosion, I was staring at the opening in the helo, then I looked up and I saw my leg lying up on the co-pilot’s seat. It was still attached, with just some tissue holding it on, but it was leaning up against that seat and I looked at it and I remember thinking, strange, then I followed it down and realized, that’s my leg. That’s what brought everything together.”

The leg, amazingly, was the least of Halling’s concerns as the pilot struggled to keep control of the violently spinning Black Hawk helicopter. Instead, a continuous stream of thoughts ran through his mind. Can we land without hitting a building? Will we survive the crash? I better try to lie down so I don’t break my back when we hit. How long before we get overrun after we land? How do we defend our position? Now who’s going to support my teammates on the ground?

Halling wasn’t even supposed to be on the helicopter. As the Black Hawk began to take fire, the helicopter’s machine gunner was hit in both hands and couldn’t operate the gun. Halling was closest to the gunner, so he took over the machine gun. After they saw the first helicopter go down, Halling, Gordon and Shughart repeatedly radioed back requesting permission to go support the downed crew, as they could see masses of armed Somalis moving toward the crash site. After several requests, permission was granted, and Gordon and Shughart were dropped off while Halling remained at the machine gun providing aerial support. Moments later, Halling’s helicopter was hit.

By skill and luck, the pilot managed to find a strip of road away from buildings, and dove the helicopter toward the open space.

“By then I had worked my way out of the gunner’s seat and got down on the floor for fear of potentially breaking my back,” Halling explains. “And I was watching those struts on the helicopter break and actually go up, which is what they’re meant to do by design, then the helo going down the road, screeching and scraping and dust flying before coming to a halt.”

Halling’s first thought was, OK, I survived. The helicopter isn’t on fire and we survived. But they’re coming. It’s only a matter of time before they come. He had seen the angry, armed mobs from the air and knew they were out for blood, which he was losing at an alarming rate from his severed leg. So as the helicopter’s crew scrambled to find the medical kit and something to use as a tourniquet, he was calling out for someone to get him his rifle.

Fortunately, for Halling and the crew, the helicopter had crashed near the United Nations base and away from the epicenter of the battle, and so U.N. forces were able to secure the area and call in the medevac helicopter. Halling was brought to a M.A.S.H. unit, where his left leg was amputated

above the knee. He had made it out. He had survived. When he awoke from surgery, the fight was still going on. He would learn later that 18 soldiers died in the battle, including both Gordon and Shughart.

“So, I did, I made it out. There was a hard piece in that initially – something that I probably don’t talk about very much – the survivor’s guilt,” Halling says, pausing again, emotion thick in his voice. “Even though I couldn’t control that

situation and it was only by luck or bad luck that I ended up on that mini gun, I lived and my two teammates didn’t. So I told myself I’ve got to make a choice. Make good of it or not.”

There’s the twist, the dichotomy of the survivor’s mind as thoughts slip between relief and guilt. Recovery becomes not only for yourself, but for the friends who will never have the chance to recover. And through it all, the battle continues within, always represented by one nagging, pain-in-the-ass question: Why me? The simple question that’s simply impossible to answer.A State of Mind

It was Buddy that gave Halling his one moment of self-pity, the one moment of thinking he would be defined by his injury.

“It’s the craziest thing and to this day I still don’t know why it affected me so much,” Halling says with a wry smile. “I had a dog and when I came back from the hospital, the dog, which was a wonderful springer spaniel named Buddy, nicest dog, best dog, that dog would not accept me. He would growl and was mean and mad and it was a weird deal and it really affected me because before that I was motivated. I was like, OK, I’m going to go get my prosthetic leg, and make good, but then I come home and that dog kind of just


spooked me. Just took me from this climb to this drop. It was weird how a relationship with a pet could do that.”

Buddy eventually accepted Halling, but it was somewhat of a precursor to the challenges that lay ahead, and fortified his determination “to make good,” to find meaning in his survival.

At Walter Reed Medical Center, the prosthetist helping to fit him with his first prosthetic leg was the first obstacle to overcome.

“I was there two weeks and I was really struggling,” says Halling. “Everything he said was negative. ‘Son, you’re not going to swim. You don’t need to swim. Son, you don’t need that foot because you’re not going to want to run. You need to think about getting out, taking what the Army gives you and finding something that you can do, because running and swimming are not part of the formula.’ All of which probably made me fight a little bit harder.”

Part of the challenge was the technology of prosthetics at the time. Carbon fiber, with its increased range of mobility, was still a new, expensive technology for prosthetics in the early ’90s, and the Army was still fitting amputees with the old “rubber and plastic” prosthetics that severely limited mobility. Halling’s vision of life as an amputee had nothing to do with limitations, and that meant getting the best leg he could.

Enter Ross Perot, the millionaire businessman and presidential candidate in 1992 and 1996, who is a strong supporter of wounded veterans, particularly amputees and the military’s prosthetic program. Prior to going to Walter Reed, Perot had offered Halling the latest carbon fiber prosthetic but Halling declined, wanting to go through proper Army channels. But after fighting with Walter Reed and realizing he wouldn’t be receiving the prosthetics he wanted, Halling was ready to take Perot up on his offer. But even the possibility of Halling going to Perot caused a complete turnaround at Walter Reed. Suddenly, Halling could get whatever leg he wanted, and soon after he was fitted for a leg, he was back at Fort Bragg ready to push the limits.

“I started running on the thing, training, working out,” he says. “I had guys wanting me to go to the climbing wall, just trying to do all this stuff. And for me, it was actually an exciting time because everything I was doing was a new challenge, figuring out how to do it. And I was starting to get pretty good, but I was bleeding every day. I bled in my socket for a year.”

Indeed, at the end of each day, Halling would remove his leg, empty out the blood, clean the socket and put it back on. It became a painful daily ritual. He didn’t know any better and accepted it as a consequence of his injury. It wasn’t until a year later, when he was attending a sports clinic, that he ran into Mike Joyce, a prosthetist from Advanced Prosthetics in Long Island, New York, who saw him walking and asked what was wrong. When Halling told him he was bleeding, Joyce couldn’t mask his shock.

Photos: (left/middle/bottom) Courtesy of the U.S. Army Airborne and Special Operations Museum; (top) Courtesy of Brad Halling


“‘You’re bleeding!’ he said. He couldn’t believe it. But I didn’t know any different; I thought every amputee bled. So he took a heat gun, reformed the plastic and two days later I couldn’t believe the difference.”

It was like running a marathon in shoes two sizes too small every day and then suddenly being offered a pair custom-molded for your feet. Cloud nine, and Halling came away with a crucial lesson learned. “At the end of the day, for all amputees, regardless of what level, what makes you successful is a good fit. You can have a $10,000 foot, but if the fit is bad you can’t wear it.”

Halling would eventually get his second leg from Advanced Prosthetics, and it ended up inspiring him to become a prosthetist himself, and interning at the same company, helping other amputees find the perfect fit for their new artificial limb. But before that, he had to face another major obstacle.Once a soldier, always a soldier

After being fitted for his leg at Walter Reed, the Army started talking to him about going before the medical board and receiving his medical discharge from the military, a process that usually took place within six months after rehabilitation. Prior to Halling’s injury, “it was just a hard, fast rule” that above-knee amputees were automatically given a medical discharge.

“I said, ‘I’m not getting out.’ They said, ‘No, you have to get out. You’re an above-knee amputee.’ And I said, ‘Who says? I don’t know who’s deciding for me but I’m telling you I’m not getting out.’”

Halling would dodge the medical board for three years. He simply avoided the physicians at Fort Bragg and went back to work. Finally, his commander told him he had to go through the process, but Halling still wanted to fight the discharge. He believed he could function in the Army with an above-knee amputation, and proved it by passing the physical fitness test.

The medical board met, however, and still deemed him “unfit,” a label that didn’t sit well. “I just told them, there has to be another means. And they said you have 10 days to appeal the decision, but there might be a way under a program called ‘Continuation on Active Duty.’”

It was a stretch because Continuation on Active Duty was really created for people that can benefit the Army but don’t need to meet the physical requirements, such as nuclear physicists working in a laboratory. But they figured it out. They justified it by citing the time and money put toward his extensive training as a special-operations soldier and sent the approval papers up the chain of command to be signed, but then the bureaucratic cog stopped it in its tracks. Apparently, another above-knee amputee was allowed to re-enlist without proper authorization and so someone in “high command” put a stop to Halling’s request.

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Halling, of course, wasn’t going to take this decision lying down, so he asked who he needed to talk to to get this pushed through and was told, rather facetiously, the Secretary of Defense. “So I said, ‘What if I get an endorsement from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs?’ They said, ‘Well, good luck with that.’”

Halling wasn’t just grasping at straws. Well, maybe just a little. When Halling was recovering from his injury in Germany, Gen. John Shalikashvili, the U.S. Commander in Europe, visited Halling and told him if he ever needed anything, to let him know - a comment probably made to every soldier he met in the hospital that day. Halling took him at his word. Fast forward several years, and Shalikashvili was now the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest ranking military officer in the U.S. Armed Forces. Halling made a call.

“It was a real struggle,” Halling remembers with a laugh. “Shalikashvili’s staff didn’t want some E-8 calling up the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and start making requests. This one lieutenant colonel was like, ‘Who is this? Where are you calling from? I don’t think you understand how this works.’”

Persistence paid off, and finally, with some help from his commanding officer at Fort Bragg, Halling persuaded Shalikashvili’s staff to put the call through. And Shalikashvili, good to his word, gave his endorsement to Halling. Halling’s efforts ended up changing the Army’s policy and, today, all above-knee amputees are allowed to apply for Continuation on Active Duty and remain in the service if they want.

“I was very happy to see the Army change their policy,” says Halling. “It angered me when I was told, after 13 years of service and a loss due to combat, that the Army does not keep above-knee amputees. It seemed to me that someone who loses a limb while serving in the Armed Forces (especially when lost in combat) should at least have a choice.”

It’s safe to say Halling has lived up to his promise of “making good.” After 20 years of service, he went on to become a prosthetist, rejoined the Army after 9/11 as a trainer, and ended up mentoring and caring for other amputees returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. From riding a motorcycle to sky-diving to running marathons to earning his pilot’s license, he’s never once let his injury limit his drive.

Toward the end of the interview, as he shows the different legs he’s had over the years, from his first hydraulic leg, to the popular microprocessor versions most often used today, to the bionic leg of the future, I ask if there’s anything he hasn’t been able to do. After a long period of silence, he answers, “No. There’s a way to do anything you want. It probably won’t be as efficient, but there’s a way to do it.”


porkAs cold weather settles in, comfort food

recipes come out. Since more pigs go to slaughter in the fall, a practice begun before the invention of modern refrigeration, the price of pork falls this time of year. And with more relatives visiting over the holidays, an economical and versatile main dish of pork is ideal.

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145It's the Magic NumberCook most pork cuts until the internal temperature hits about 145 F and then let it rest. Also, forget what your mother may have told you … a slight pinkish tinge is OK.

The Other White MeatWell, no, it’s not. Pork is categorized as red meat. That advertising campaign was a little too successful.

Go Ahead, Marinate ItAccording to foodsafety.gov, you can marinate pork for up to five days. If your spice rack is looking bare, try a simple combination of honey, soy sauce and garlic to bathe your chops in.

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Asian Peanut Butter Pork Marianne Lewis, proprietor of Chef Warren’s

2 pound pork tenderloin(preferably Heritage if you can find it, deeper flavor)

1 medium white or yellow onion, sliced in rings

1/4 cup soy sauce (I prefer low sodium)

1/4 cup brown sugar(you can use dark brown for a deeper molasses flavor)

3 tablespoons white wine or rice wine vinegar

3 tablespoons water

4 garlic cloves, chopped

3/4 cup creamy natural peanut butter

Chopped peanuts(garnish; I prefer roasted but not salted peanuts)

Optional | 2 whole jalapenos, if you want to add a little heat, sliced if you like a lot of heat

2 limes, 1 cut in wedges (garnish; optional) and the other squeezed in at the end just before serving

Place onion slices in bottom of slow cooker, then the pork tenderloin. Pour remaining ingredients on top of the pork. Cook in slow cooker on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 7-9 hours. Turn pork, mix sauce so pork is covered. When pork is fully cooked, shred it in the slow cooker to mix with the sauce. Add lime and peanuts. When serving, garnish with more lime and peanuts. Serve with either sticky rice or rice noodles and sautéed cucumbers (VERY hot wok, light soy) or bok choy. Hush puppies and a roll will work too.

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Wolcott’s | 160 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern PinesGrilled Pork Tenderloin Marsala Risotto Milanese with sweet peas, topped with Marsala mushroom sauce and truffle essence.Pairs with: La Quercia Aglianico

Chef Warren’s | 215 NE Broad St., Southern PinesWarm Prosciutto-Wrapped Bufala Mozzarella Pairs with: Umberto Fiore Dolcetto

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Hanah Enrenreich isn’t asking for much. She just wants clean air and water. As executive director of Sustainable Sandhills, she has a little bit more invested in this goal, but, really, who doesn’t want what she wants?

Sustainable Sandhills was formed in 2003 out of an unlikely partnership when the garrison commander at Fort Bragg met with the secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. That meeting was the catalyst for a collaborative commitment to creating a “region of sustainability” that emphasizes local food, green business, green schools and green growth. The nonprofit organization now works with communities across eight counties through a number of initiatives, including the Go Green Initiative in county schools, green business certification, and environmental awareness and education.

“Our strategy has been to build partnerships by seeing what the community needs, then seeking funding with the goal to fill those needs,” explains Ehrenreich, who has been in her position since March.

It’s a daunting task for a staff of two full-time employees and a handful of part-time employees. Ehrenreich admits Sustainable Sandhills’ reach within the eight counties noticeably diminishes if volunteer commitment declines. So while they may have a strong presence in Cumberland County, their reach into Moore or Lee County could use an infusion of volunteer support.

“We’ve lost board members located in Moore County, so we don’t have that connection anymore,” she says. “A lot of it is being invited in and knowing who to connect with, and we kind of lost those connections over the last year and a half.”

That doesn’t mean, however, that all connections are lost. In fact, there are several companies within Moore County that are part of Sustainable Sandhills’ green business certification program.

“It’s the certification that makes the most direct impact on the community,” says Vrnda Bailey, owner of Watch My Wag, a behavior center and kennel on Commerce Street in Southern Pines.

Bailey enthusiastically sought green certification not only for the benefit of the pets she cares for but for her employees as well. To attain green certification, Sustainable Sandhills provides a comprehensive checklist that helps businesses develop a green mentality. The list can be intimidating for companies, but Sustainable Sandhills doesn’t just send it and demand compliance. As Bailey puts it, “They’re super-accessible, and even though it’s daunting, they’re ready to help you through it.”

Watch My Wag is a shining example of the green approach, from using natural ventilation and HVAC units on both sides of the building to utilizing grapefruit-seed extract as a natural antiseptic and eco-friendly shampoos for the dogs. She also has a bike-to-work program for her employees and a small apartment upstairs where employees that live far away can stay when needed. Oh, and if you have old towels you want to donate, drop them off. Watch My Wag doesn’t use paper towels.

“We’re just proud to make the commitment. It’s very attainable and cost-effective, so why not?” says Bailey.

It’s cost-effective for school districts as well. In fact, Ehrenreich says the Sustainable Sandhills’ Go Green Initiative with the Cumberland County school district saved the county $340,000 this year alone.

“We’re now in the final phase of getting every school in Cumberland County (87 schools) certified as green schools,” she says. “How have we done it? It’s a behavior change, and with any behavior change you work on the basics, but we have a lot of champions with teachers, parents and students. But, I mean, a $300,000 savings for a school district in North Carolina right now? How many teacher salaries is that?”

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And she says a bonus is every time a school reaches its energy conservation threshold, the principal of the school is awarded a slush fund to spend on whatever he or she wants.

What Ehrenreich wants to emphasize, through all of Sustainable Sandhills’ programs, is that her organization is working for the growth and enhancement of North Carolina.

“As an environmental organization, it’s very important to show that we are pro-business, pro-development, pro-energy independence,” she says. “One of the reasons people settle in Southern Pines is because it’s beautiful and part of that beauty is the tall, towering longleaf pine trees. It’s beautiful because you can walk places, because it has a strong local food movement. These are the things that tie into air quality, water quality, and green schools and businesses. That’s the model we want to promote region-wide.”

Sustainable Sandhills survives on donations and grants, as well as several fundraising events throughout the year, such as their PopUp Slow Food Dinners, which they describe as a “spontaneous dinner party with a menu sourced from within 80 miles.”

If you’re wondering how you can help, it’s simple. “If you’re interested in environmental issues, give us a call. Invite us in,” says Ehrenreich. “We’re looking for engagement and partners … those that are passionate about youth education and making sure every household has access to fresh, local food grown by farmers within 50 miles from their house. We need volunteers to support all that. Volunteers that educate, engage and help us build awareness about the environment.”

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Across1. seed of a legume3. foretell5. dough6. posed7.gone by8.dough9. permit10. overdue11. change12.perceive with the eyes13. observed

14. scoff15. chield16. put down17. greek epic poem18. laboratory19. showing unusual talent20. white poplar tree21. 7th letter of greek alphabet22. story23. wide-awake

Down2. sporting dog having drooping ears4. small dog for hunting burrowing animals

Invented by Lewis Carroll on Christmas Day in 1877, ladderword puzzles connect two words with a chain of other words that link them. Also called word ladders, doublets, word golf and laddergrams.

Place numbers into the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains each of the digits 1 to 9. There is only one solution and no guessing is needed.

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Last WordSandhills Safety

building collaboration in law enforcementby Tim Wenzel

After 30 years of law enforcement in New Jersey, I was fortunate enough to be named police chief in Aberdeen just over a year ago. My wife and I had dreamed of retiring to North Carolina, as we have spent the past 15

years vacationing at the beaches here. With kids in college and still being relatively young, retirement was not yet in the cards, so being able to relocate to this beautiful state with a job waiting was a dream come true.

I was initially attracted to the Aberdeen job because of the small-town atmosphere. I come from a square-mile town in New Jersey named Dunellen and was very involved in youth athletics as well as being an elected member of the school board. I also worked in Watchung, New Jersey, another small town of around 6,400, and the similarities between those towns and Aberdeen are remarkable, even down to Dunellen being called “Railroad Town,” just like Aberdeen.

After reading Dr. Grimesey’s interview in the last issue of Sand & Pine, I have to agree with what he said about the people of Moore County. For the most part, I have been welcomed with open arms, Southern hospitality showing through again and again. While that doesn’t mean everybody has been friendly across the board – the latest count of being called a “Yankee” or worse is at three – but if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past 31 years in this profession it’s that you can’t please everybody.

My philosophy on being a good leader is to get input from all involved parties. We’ve held neighborhood meetings and listened to residents’ concerns about safety and community. I’ve also implemented an advisory committee made up of non-ranking officers within the department.

I was fortunate to have inherited an outstanding department. This was an especially good thing when Aberdeen experienced a spike in violent crimes last year, the

likes of which our community had never experienced. We had three homicides, a stranger sexual assault, and a couple of drive-by shootings, all of which I am proud to report have been solved with those responsible being charged.

I believe that Aberdeen today is a safe and wonderful community partly because of the outstanding job done by our officers as well as the working relationships we have built with our surrounding communities. To give you an example, we recently had a number of home burglaries taking place throughout Moore County. In response, the Aberdeen Police Department formed a Property Crimes Task Force with the Southern Pines Police Department and the Moore County Sheriff’s Office, and within weeks of this collaboration arrests were made and more than 40 burglaries were solved.

In my opinion, current crime trends are directly related to gangs and drugs, so it’s imperative that we, as a law-enforcement community, work together to battle both of these issues. We need to continue sharing intelligence, equipment and manpower in order to stay ahead of the curve. In my short time here, I’ve seen this cooperation between departments grow and we will continue to forge those relationships moving forward. In fact, one of the first people that my wife and I met upon coming to Moore County was Southern Pines Police Chief Robert Temme and his wife, Margaret. Chief Temme has become a mentor and a friend, and our departments now share a great working relationship.

As for changes moving forward, this is an exciting time. We’re embarking on the building of a new police headquarters and we’ve implemented changes to enhance officer safety, such as dividers in our marked vehicles and cameras in all the patrol vehicles. With the support that we have from our mayor, the board of commissioners and our town manager, the Aberdeen Police will continue offering outstanding service to the residents and guests of Aberdeen.

Tim Wenzel is chief of police for the Aberdeen Police Department. A native of New Jersey who has more than 30 years in law enforcement, he began his position in September of last year. 804 N. Sandhills Blvd., Aberdeen • 910.944.9721 • [email protected] • townofaberdeen.net

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