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A Perth woman has been in a six-month battle with her neighbours, builders and the council to have a wall thats crumbled into their backyard pool fixed.

Justine Challender said it sounded like an earthquake when the limestone retaining wall between her familys Ellenbrook home and her neighbours collapsed without warning almost six months ago.

Her backyard looks like a disaster zone, with debris from the wall scattered in and around her backyard pool.

Ms Challender has been told it could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to fixed, but her insurance wont cover it.

Thats because the wall belongs to her neighbours, who dont have insurance.

Its their wall, which has been stipulated by several engineers and engineers reports we have the wall was built to support the properties up the back, Ms Challender told .

The local council has said the wall is not their concern as its on private property and an investigation is currently underway into whether the builder or developer is responsible for the damage.

But until thats complete, the Challenders have been given no option but to tolerate the damage.

Engineers said in order to clear the rubble, the neighbours will have to remove their shed and pool.

Ms Challender said with those stipulations, theres been no end in sight.

Other neighbours have taken steps to protect their own property.

Scaffolding has been installed on one side, while fence-mate Jason French said he set up an exclusion zone, fearing it was a disaster waiting to happen.

It could just as easily happen on our side any minute, Mr French said. The Challenders are meeting with lawyers next week and hope for a quick resolution.

Were determined to get this fixed, Ms Challender said.

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In case you haven't heard, the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race is set to take place this Sunday with drivers practicing on the high-altitude fourteener-summiting course throughout the past week. On a track that's resulted in multiple racer deaths, one returning driver had a close call when his Tesla Model 3 hit a dip and went airborne seconds after traveling well over 100 miles per hour.

As described by driver Randy Pobst, the accident occurred when he approached a corner near the infamous "bottomless pit" section of the road. At this point, Pobst dropped his speed from 112 miles per hour to 68 miles per hour. Pobst then "laid into the turn" and hit a bump on the road that raised the vehicle off the ground. In a moment of commotion, the car travels off of the road and into a wall before coming to a stop.

Intense images from the scene show the car hit a retaining wall near a cliff at an estimated 40 miles per hour. It was Pobst's first run on the track of the morning and he walked away without serious injury.

During the previous day, Pobst called the vehicle the "Unplugged Performance Telsa 3" the best car he's driven during his six Pikes Peak Hill Climb races, praising its handling. Pobst finished 1st place in that day's qualifying runs, 26 seconds ahead of the closest competitor.

See the wreck in first-person view and images captured of the incident at around 3:00 in the video embedded below.

The many bumps and waves on the Pikes Peak Highway are notorious for throwing racers off-course as they blast along the track. Two of three Tesla vehicles have wrecked on the course this year, but the Unplugged Performance team is hopeful that Pobst's totaled vehicle won't be a set-back.

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is an annual race that travels a 12.42 mile-long track. Drivers face a number of hazards, including steep drop-offs, wild weather conditions, and unpredictable wildlife. Including more than 150 turns and close to 5,000 feet of vertical climbing to an elevation of 14,115-feet, the lap record is 7 minutes and 57 seconds set when an electric car broke the 8-minute barrier for the first time ever in 2018. The race started in 1916.

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Paris Heres a look at work planned in the district during the week of Aug. 31, 2020. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as cell phones, eating, drinking, or car audio or navigation systems.

Sherman Area (Fannin, Grayson Counties)

Contacts: Sherman Area Office (903) 892-6529; Grayson Co. Maintenance (903) 893-8831; Fannin Co. Maintenance (903) 583-7566.

US 75, Grayson County: from FM 1417 to SH 91 (Texoma Parkway). Watch for shoulder closures and lane shifts on northbound and southbound US 75 between Center Street and FM 1417 as crews work on building new main lanes and the new South Travis Street Bridge. Watch for lane closures on the frontage roads between FM 1417 and Washington Street as crews work on building detours and installing drainage structures. The northbound exit ramp for Houston and Lamar is currently closed, and exiting traffic is requested to use the Park Avenue exit ramp. The southbound exit ramp for Park Avenue is currently closed and exiting traffic is requested to use the Houston/Lamar Street exit. The northbound frontage road from South Travis Street to near Park Avenue is scheduled to be closed beginning Sept. 1 for crews to work on building the remaining portion of the retaining wall along US 75. The estimated closure time is two months, and traffic is requested to use the US 75 mainlanes during this closure. A reduced speed limit of 60 mph has been set for this construction project.

The US 75 pedestrian bridge near Pecan Street in Sherman is closed to pedestrian traffic. The east side over the frontage road has been removed. The remaining pedestrian bridge will be removed at a later time. Pedestrians wishing to cross US 75 are advised to cross at the Houston Street signalized intersection.

FM 1417, Grayson County: from US 82 to SH 56. Watch for lane shifts and shoulder closures between US 82 and SH 56 while crews are working to construct a portion of the new Sand Creek bridge. Watch for occasional daytime lane closures as crews perform utility work. A reduced speed limit of 45 mph has been set for this construction project.

SH 289, Grayson County: from FM 120 in Pottsboro north to the end of State Maintenance. Watch for daytime lane closures as crews perform pavement repairs and overlay the roadway.

FM 691, Grayson County: from FM 131/Loy Lake Road to US 75. Watch for occasional lane closures as workers perform final touch ups on the project. The intersection of FM 691 with FM 131/Loy Lake Road has been converted to a signalized intersection.

FM 121, Grayson County: from Jim Jones Road to FM 3356. Watch for daytime lane closures as crews work to widen the roadway to provide a detour section and build portions of the new bridges. Watch for lane shifts and narrow lanes near the FM 3356 intersection as crews have moved traffic to the detour section. The ultimate roadway will be a five-lane section when the project is finished.

US 377, Grayson County: Willis Bridge at the Oklahoma State line. Watch for occasional lane closures on the existing bridge as workers pour concrete for the new bridge structure.

US 75 Ramp Reversal in Denison, Grayson County: on the southbound US 75 main lanes and frontage road between Spur 503 and FM 691. Watch for a lane closure on the southbound US 75 frontage road as well as the westbound Spur 503 ramp while construction crews work on building the new southbound US 75 entrance ramp. A new traffic pattern has been implemented where westbound Spur 503 will be shifted to the southbound US 75 frontage road and will travel through the FM 691 intersection and then enter southbound US 75 using the on-ramp after FM 691. The new FM 691 exit ramp is open to access FM 691.

US 75 debris pickup, Grayson County: from Collin County line to Oklahoma State line. Watch for mobile lane closures as workers pick up debris from the roadway every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during the daytime.

US 82 & US 69, Grayson County: from FM 131 to FM 1897 on US 82, and from SH 56 to US 75 on US 69. Watch for temporary daytime lane closures and shoulder closures as workers install safety treatments on fixed objects.

SH 289, Grayson County: between SH 56 and FM 121. Watch for daytime lane closures as maintenance workers perform pavement repairs.

US 69, Grayson County: between SH 56 and SH 11. Watch for daytime lane closures as maintenance crews perform base repairs.

FM 121, Grayson County: between US 377 and SH 289. Watch for daytime lane closures as maintenance crews perform edge repairs.

US 69, Grayson County: between FM 697 and SH 11. Watch for daytime lane closures as workers perform erosion repairs at the Bois DArc bridge structure.

FM 1753, Grayson and Fannin County: from FM 1897 to SH 78. Watch for temporary one-lane closures as workers rehab and widen the roadway.

FM 898, Fannin County: from the Grayson County line to SH 121. Watch for temporary one-lane closures as workers rehab and widen the roadway.

FM 2815, Fannin County: from FM 1629 to SH 11. Watch for temporary one-lane closures as workers rehab and widen the roadway.

FM 1743, Fannin County: from SH 56 to FM 1550. Watch for temporary one-lane closures as workers rehab and widen the roadway.

FM 824, Fannin County: from SH 56 in Honey Grove to the Lamar County line. Construction is expected to begin Sept. 10 on a project to rehab and widen the roadway.

US 82, Fannin County: from SH 121 to the Lamar County Line. Watch for slow moving construction equipment as crews work on widening US 82 from a two-lane roadway to a four-lane divided section. Westbound US 82 traffic has been shifted to the new pavement on the eastern end of the project between the Fannin and Lamar County line and County Road 2975. Eastbound traffic will remain in its current lane, while crews begin working on the inside lane to work on completing the crossovers and turn lanes. Drivers who frequent this roadway are advised that all driveways, county roads and farm-to-market roads approaching the new westbound main lanes on US 82 will have a full stop before crossing over to the median. The SH 121 and US 82 frontage road intersections have been converted to signalized intersections. The on-ramp to westbound US 82 from SH 78 has been closed while crews work on building the new westbound main lanes. The westbound exit ramp for SH 121 is closed as crews work on building the new mainlanes in this area. Exiting traffic for SH 121 is asked to use the SH 78 exit and continue along the frontage road to SH 121.

County Road 3530, Fannin County: at Wafer Creek. County Road 3530 is closed for crews to remove the existing bridge and build a new culvert. Traffic on CR 3530 will need to use an alternate route during construction.

County Road 4250, Fannin County: at Freeman Creek. County Road 4250 is closed for crews to remove the existing bridge and build a new bridge. Traffic on CR 4250 will need to use an alternate route during construction.

FM 896, Fannin County: from SH 78 to Business SH 121: Watch for daytime lane closures as crews work to blade level the roadway.

Sulphur Springs Area (Hopkins, Franklin Counties):

Contacts: Sulphur Springs Area Office (903) 885-9514; Franklin Co. Maintenance (903) 537-4976; Hopkins Co. Maintenance (903) 885-4031.

SH 11, Hopkins County: From SH 19 to White Oak Creek. Watch for lane closures and short traffic delays as crews install guard fence and perform striping operations.

SH 19, Hopkins County: From Loop 301 to Delta County Line. Watch for crews installing erosion control devices preparing for safety enhancement work.

I-30, Hopkins & Franklin Counties: From Titus County Line to Hunt County Line. Watch for lane closures and short traffic delays as crews upgrade metal beam guard fence.

I-30, Hopkins County: From Hunt County Line to Loop 301. Watch for lane closures and short traffic delays as crews perform concrete pavement repairs.

Paris Area (Delta, Lamar, Red River Counties)

Contacts: Paris Area Office (903) 784-1357; Delta Co. Maintenance (903) 395-2139; Lamar Co. Maintenance (903) 785-4468; Red River Co. Maintenance (903) 427-3561.

FM 1507, Lamar County: from Church Street to South Collegiate Drive. Watch for temporary lane closures while crews mill existing pavement and place new hot mix.

FM 1507, Lamar County: from South Collegiate Drive to Loop 286. This roadway is closed while crews rehabilitate and resurface the existing roadway.

Loop 286, Lamar County: from US 82 West to Dawn Drive. Watch for lane closures while crews perform concrete pavement repair.

US 82 (Loop 286), Lamar County: Watch for workers as crews perform signal upgrade work. An all-way stop will be in place during various phases of this work.

SH 37, Red River County: from US 271 (Bogata) to Franklin County Line. Watch for daytime lane closures as crews mill existing pavement, upgrade bridge rail, and place new hot mix.

US 82, Red River County: from FM 1159 to Bowie County Line. Traffic is shifted to the south side of the existing roadway between FM 44 and FM 1699 while crews perform pavement widening work on the north side.

SH 37, Red River County: from the Texas-Oklahoma state line south to the Red River-Franklin County line. Watch for temporary traffic signals at bridge locations while crews upgrade bridge rail from Clarksville to Bogata.

FM 911, Red River County: from BU 82K (Avery) to FM 44. Watch for temporary lane closures while crews safety treat drainage structures and rehabilitate the existing pavement.

Greenville Area (Hunt, Rains Counties)

Contacts: Greenville Area Office (903) 455-2363; Hunt Co. Maintenance (903)455-2303; Rains Co. Maintenance (903) 473-2682.

SH 66, Hunt County: from near FM 6 to near FM 2642. A project to widen the pavement, install continuous left-turn lanes, and safety-treat fixed objects is underway. The contractor is finalizing project clean up. Please be aware of lane closures, and watch for work zones and workers in this area.

FM 2194, Hunt County: between Merit and FM 903. This project will widen the shoulders and apply safety treatments to fixed objects. The contractor is currently working on watering, seeding, ditch work and placing signs. Please be careful when traveling in this area.

SPUR 264, Hunt County: in Quinlan. Sidewalk improvement project. The contractor is currently seeding and watering, sidewalk construction is complete. Please be careful when traveling in the area and watch out for workers.

FM 1566, Hunt County: from FM 272 near Celeste to State Highway 34. The contractor is constructing cross culverts on this roadway. Detours have been removed. Please be careful when traveling in this area and watch out for workers.

Hunt County mowing contractors are working at various locations in Hunt County.

Hunt County maintenance crews are removing a median/turn-around on State Highway 24, near the Twin Oaks Blueberry Farm in Commerce, Texas. Maintenance crews will be performing ditch work and pothole repairs at various locations as well; watch for lane closures, work zones and workers along these roadways. Please be careful when traveling in these areas, watch out for workers and maintain a safe distance from these work crews.

Rains County maintenance crews will be performing patch work on FM 2795 from SH 69 to SH 19; watch for lane closures, work zones and workers along this portion of the roadway. Please be careful when traveling in these areas, watch out for workers and maintain a safe distance from these work crews.

Debris and litter operations are ongoing throughout multiple parts of the county. Please be careful when traveling, and watch out for workers.

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Lloyd Boeder, left, owner of Hartmann's and Lloyd's Liquor in Pierz, presented Pat "Patio" Oldakowski with $500 in Pierz Bucks after the lucky resident found the specially-marked Oktoberfest medallion, Saturday morning.

An excited Pat Oldakowski, affectionately known as "Patio" is the winner of $500 in Pierz Bucks after having found the specially-marked Oktoberfest Medallion Saturday, Aug. 29.

Oldakowski said he'd been hunting all week, including several hours in the rain Friday. But Saturday's clue which pointed medallion hunters kiddy-corner to Red's Auto and Bait in Pierz, led him and his friend, Chantelle Naill, to search on the corner of Main Street and First Avenue North. He lives a couple of blocks away and said he found it about 6:02 a.m., just after the clue was released.

It was hidden in the crevice of a retaining wall, in a bag, wrapped in newspaper and painted gray - easily overlooked, he said.

Oldakowski plans to share his newly-won riches with Naill and also plans to buy candy to give out at the Pierz Lions sponsored Oktoberfest parade Sunday, Aug. 30, which starts at noon.

According to Boeder, it's been quite a few years since the hunt has lasted so long, especially until the last of the clues was released.

Pat "Patio" Oldakowski points to the crevice in the retaining wall which held the specially-marked Pierz Oktoberfest button.

Here are the week's clues:

First Clue: Sunday, Aug. 23:

Second Clue: Monday, Aug. 24

Third Clue: Tuesday, Aug. 25

Fourth Clue: Wednesday, Aug. 26

Fifth Clue: Thursday, Aug. 27

Sixth Clue: Friday, Aug. 28

Seventh Clue: Saturday, Aug. 29

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ExploreMeet the woman who has created 100 murals for Dayton

Members of the firefighters union brainstormed with Clark, who has created more than 100 murals in Dayton, and came up with the novel idea.

Dayton Fire Fighters Local 136 has teamed up with mural artist Tiffany Clark to create a 20-panel mural along Buckeye Street between Main and Warren streets. The mural will tell the history of the Dayton Fire Department in vintage comic book style. LISA POWELL / STAFF

Credit: Lisa Powell

Credit: Lisa Powell

I appreciate the old Marvel, Steve Ditko and Stan Lee era of comics, said Jim Burneka, a Dayton firefighter and paramedic. As many murals as Tiffany has done, she hasnt done anything quite like this. Its unique and a different way of spinning our history.

Clark studied vintage Marvel comic books for months to replicate the artistic style for painting the first responders. Their sole job is to save people, so my mind went to superheroes right away, she said.

One of the panels recreates a 1980 photograph of civilian medics and reimagines them as the Fantastic Four superhero team.

Fire Man, a muscular superhero in training armed with a hose, flies from the cover of his own Dayton-styled comic book. The cover reads And Now It Begins.!

Randolph Jones Tams, the first Black member of the department appointed in 1907, will be immortalized in a recreation of an original Black Panther comic book cover.

Tiffany Clark, a Dayton mural artist, (left) and members of Dayton Fire Fighters Local 136, Dennis Bristow, Marques Kincaid and Jim Burneka at a new mural on Buckeye Street commemorating the history of the Dayton Fire Departments. Dayton Fire Fighters Local 136 has teamed up with mural artist Tiffany Clark to create a 20-panel mural along Buckeye Street between Main and Warren streets. The mural will tell the history of the Dayton Fire Department in vintage comic book style. LISA POWELL / STAFF

Credit: Lisa Powell

Credit: Lisa Powell

The firefighters chose scenes that helped change the city and influenced firefighting techniques across the country.

In vivid colors, Clark has painted a burning warehouse with dark smoke billowing into the sky. Below the scene are three layers labeled ground water, confining layers and aquifer.

In May 1987, a Sherwin-Williams paint warehouse, located at the Concourse 70/75 Industrial Park off Wagner Ford Road, caught fire and threatened the areas drinking water.

Dayton fire officials made the decision to let it burn unchecked for almost a week because they believed pouring millions of gallons of water onto the flames would cause well field contamination, as the water carried chemicals into the aquifer.

Dayton Fire Fighters Local 136 has teamed up with mural artist Tiffany Clark to create a 20-panel mural along Buckeye Street between Main and Warren streets. The mural will tell the history of the Dayton Fire Department in vintage comic book style. LISA POWELL / STAFF

Credit: Lisa Powell

Credit: Lisa Powell

It was quite controversial at the time, Dennis Bristow, Jr., a member of the unions executive board, said. Back in 1987 dealing with hazardous materials was new to fire departments.

It was a groundbreaking decision made that day and one of things we wanted to make sure was depicted.

Near the end of the mural at Warren Street, Clark will paint the Dayton Fire Department Line of Duty Memorial, a monument dedicated to firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

The mural, financed by the firefighters union, will be completed in September.

The firefighters intend it to beautify the street and hope it will also be a reminder of their dedication to the community, Bristow said. Were here to serve and proud to serve.

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Alex Bowman and Kurt Busch are among the drivers who will drop to the rear of the field for Sundays NASCAR Cup Series race after their teams deployed backup cars at Dover International Speedway.

The teams opted to use their reserve cars after their primary entries were damaged in an early crash in Saturdays 311-miler. Both drivers will have to gain ground from the back of the 40-car field in Sundays Drydene 311 (4 p.m. ET on NBCSN/NBC Sports App, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), the second Cup Series race in as many days on the 1-mile Delaware oval.

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Buschs No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet was severely crumpled after heavy contact with the inside retaining wall. He was the races only crash-related retiree, exiting after completing just six of the 311 laps.

Buschs misfortune came after contact with the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Erik Jones, who collected Bowmans No. 88 Chevrolet in the stack-up at the exit of Turn 2. Bowman continued with significant right-front damage to a 21st-place result, two laps off the pace.

Jones trudged on to a 12th-place effort with damage to the rear of his No. 20 entry. The 24-year-old driver indicated on social media his JGR crew was going to attempt to repair the car, which would keep Jones in the ninth starting spot. Sundays starting lineup was determined by an inversion of the top 20 finishers, then performance metrics to establish positions 21-40.

The No. 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet of Garrett Smithley will also drop to the rear because of an engine change.

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Four children and two women playing in the rain were killed when a retaining wall collapsed in Saima Square One in Gulistan-e-Jauhar near Millennium Mall in Karachis second incident being described as land sliding.The 20 to 25 feet long wall ran along the back of Saima Square One flats next to Shan-e-Mughlia restaurant. There is a hilly area between Saima Square One and the restaurant from which the land sliding took place, said resident Javed Akhtar. Thats where the children were playing. Residents retrieved three bodies themselves. Karachi has seen approximately 19 inches of rain in the span of a few days, wreaking devastation across its neighbourhoods. The rain broke a 90-year record. A Pakistan Rangers spokesperson confirmed the six deaths, adding that the bodies were sent to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center. Rescue teams from Chhipa and Edhi began removing the debris.This is the second land sliding incident. On Tuesday in Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 3 another retaining wall collapsed, buying around 35 cars and 50 motorcycles behind Javed Hill View Apartment.

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The harsh realities of drug addiction and overdose struck a deep chord with Nydia Hill in her early days working with recovering addicts.

Her first client as a peer advocate with the New Choices Recovery Centers COTI (Centers of Treatment Innovation) Project died of an overdose in April 2018, galvanizing Hills choice in her line of work.

It impacted my life on a few levels, Hill said, on what were not doing for individuals [to remove the] stigma [around addiction] ... Theyre not bad people, theyre sick people.

Hill went on to become a founding member of Friends of Recovery - Montgomery County, which Monday night at Veterans Park will hold its second annual Overdose Awareness Vigil as part of International Overdose Awareness Day.

The event, Hill said, is an opportunity to educate the public on the stark realities of the nations opioid crisis.

Every day we lose lives around us, and [lives are] being changed due to overdose, she said. Overdose does not discriminate. You can be from the richest part of town, or you can be from the poorest part of town or in between. If your individual gets caught up with opioids, theres a close chance that theyll be gone.

Mondays vigil at Veterans Park will run from 7 to 7:30 p.m., with both mask-wearing and social distancing mandated.

As he did at last years inaugural event, Father Neal Longe of St. Anns Episcopal Church will lead the crowd in prayer, while candles will be provided by Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Funeral Home and both signs and stickers will be provided by Sticker Mule.

Were looking forward to educating individuals about the stigma [of addiction], Hill said. It could be my family, it could be yours. It could be a neighbor, it could be a parents neighbor. It could be anyone, at any time, anywhere.

Its great that we do this every year, she added, but this something that we should be doing daily.

According to the state Department of Healths most recent County Opioid Quarterly Report issued in January, there were nine opioid overdose deaths in Montgomery County in 2018, and two from January through June 2019.

Montgomery County launched a task force last year to combat the opioid epidemic, as between 2015 to 2017 the county had the highest opioid prescription rate in the state, according to the Department of Health.

Combating the negative stigma of addiction is one key step to addressing the problem, Hill said, as is increasing the availability of and training for the use of Narcan (naxolone), the nasal spray that can be used to treat decreased breathing during an opioid overdose.

We should be teaching more of our community members about Narcan, Hill said. We should be dispensing Narcan at Stewarts, Walmart, all the places that individuals go into bathrooms and inject heroin, fentanyl or both.

Weve got to wrap our heads around prevention, weve got to wrap our heads around Narcan training. Weve got to wrap our heads around that it [an overdose] can happen. Its that simple. Theres no real big speech that can happen. Until it happens to someone you love, you wont know the feeling.

Its a feeling that struck Hill when she saw her first client's mother following his death, and one that has motivated her ever since.

Weve got to keep at it, Hill said. We cant stop.

We cant stop.

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GLOVERSVILLE -- While Ambrose Anderson is one of the men who made the 'Greatest Generation' just that, for the longest time, he received hardly any recognition for his deeds.

"All I did was what they told me to do," Anderson said.

Years ago, on a blood-soaked beach, the Gloversville native dodged bullets while delivering ammunition to frontline troops. Some of the guys around him weren't so fortunate.

He saw many things he wishes he hadn't, and the World War II veteran still has vivid memories of the time he spent both in and out of battle as a member of the all-Black 8th Marine Ammunition Company.

Very few of those memories are the good kind.

"I could tell you stuff you don't want to know," Anderson said. "I remember getting on the train when I went into the service and going to the back. From that day on ..."

Anderson was talking about the racism he endured during his military stint that began at the segregated Camp Montford Point in Jacksonville, N.C., and continued after his departure when finding a job and making ends meet was difficult, and recognition of his gallantry under fire was next to none.

"He went right back to being a second class citizen," said Clifton Park resident Mark Yingling, who advocates for World War II veterans.

"The way they treated us [in the service], I came back bitter," said Anderson, who began his two-year military hitch in 1943 after he was drafted at the age of 18. "Things got better, but we are still not there. The United States is not there yet."

But change is coming, and it can be seen in events like Friday's where the man known to his friends as "Cowboy" had a very special and significant 95th birthday. Following a parade of vehicles filled with waving well-wishers that traversed up and down Forest Street, state Senator Jim Tedisco, R-Glenville, presented Anderson with the New York State Liberty Medal, the Senate's highest honor for service and valor. .

"As we commemorate your birthday, we do more than that. We salute your service," Tedisco said to Anderson, adding later on. "Because of you, we get to love so many freedoms."

"It's overdue," Yingling said. "He won't say it, but I will. It's overdue."

Anderson enjoyed another noteworthy day in 2012 when he and the other surviving members of the Montford Point Marines were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

"I didn't know if I'd ever come home," Anderson said of his military service, before continuing "I would do it again."

Anderson was part of the allied invasion force's second-day wave at Iwo Jima in mid-January of 1945.

"I knew I was in a war when I saw Marines floating in the ocean, and when I hit the beach and saw a Marine get his leg blown off," Anderson said. "A corpsman was working on him, and I remember him yelling, 'I'll never play football again."

Anderson remained on Iwo Jima until the island was secured.

"I didn't see the flag," Anderson said in reference to the famous photo of the flag raising ceremony. "But I was there."

While on a battleship sailing to Iwo Jima, Andersons ship was attacked by Japanese kamikaze pilots. The corporal crawled into a hole and started feeding a gunner machine gun ammunition.

"We were all scared," said Anderson, who was a football and basketball standout at Gloversville High School before his military career "It was bad. We just did what we had to do."

After Iwo Jima, Anderson served in the occupation of Japan at Sasebo.

"Any time we hear of an Iwo guy or any World War II veteran having a birthday, we try to do something," said Yingling, who orchestrated Friday's festivities.

Anderson has six children, including four with his second wife, Betty, whom he was with for 47 years until her passing in 2004. The Forest Hill Towers resident worked as a mechanic for Ryder and retired in 1986.

Reach Jim Schiltz at[emailprotected]or @jim_schiltz on Twitter.

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