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Subject: Service Before Self My name is Debbie Argel Bastian.  I am the proud mother of Capt. Derek Argel, who was killed in action on Memorial Day, 2005 in the course of his service in Operation Iraqi Freedom.  It would be important to my son not to dwell on the circumstances surrounding his passing, but on his life and his brothers in Special Ops.I was raised the daughter of a career Marine and a Navy nurse.  I served in the Army, and am a Viet Nam era Vet.  Service before self was a common phrase in our home.  Derek felt...

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 Posted By:Melanie MorganPermalinkSacramento Union: Sacramentans Gather to Commemorate 9/11 Attacks NEWS: SPECIAL SECTION: REMEMBERING 9/11_____________________________________________________________ Sacramentans Gather to Commemorate 9/11 AttacksBy SacUnion Staff WriterPeople from throughout northern California converged at the west steps of the State Capitol Tuesday evening to commemorate the 5th year anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Billed as the largest 9/11 commemoration in the western United States, the event was part patriotic rally, part picnic in the park and part candlelight vigil. Music filled the air throughout much of the event.  At times the mood was bright as a sea of American...