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ANTON
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ORTHVILLE
U.S. Army SSgt. Dewey Smith
will take the place of the man
who saved his life in Vietnam
during the annual Canton
Township Salute to Service set
for Nov. 11 at the Village Theater
at CherryHill.
Smith is one of the last eight
soldiers of B Company who was
rescued via helicopter by U.S.
Army Lt. Colonel Charles Kettles
onMay 15, 1967. Kettles, who was
awarded the Medal of Honor for
his actions during the Vietnam
War, was originally scheduled to
speak at the ceremony but was
recently taken ill.
The presentation will include
video interviews with Kettles,
who was awarded the nation's
highest military decoration by
President Barack Obama at the
White House. His life-saving
efforts of rescuing soldiers
trapped in a river valley in South
Vietnam is credited with saving
more than 40 soldiers and four of
his own crewmembers. Kettles, a
UH-1D Huey helicopter pilot,
was serving as a flight command-
er assigned to the 176th Aviation
Company.
Smith will discuss his recol-
lections of being rescued by
Kettles, who was described by
President Obama, as “…the rea-
son they lived and came home
and had children and grandchil-
dren. Entire family trees, made
possible by the actions of this one
man.”
The program will also feature
musical tributes sung by the
Workman Elementary Choir,
under the direction of Mrs. Keri
L. Mueller.
In addition to the formal pres-
entation, items for service men
and women will be collected by
the Michigan Military Moms,
including individual size or trav-
el size: disposable hand and foot
warmers; foot and body powder;
Q-tips; Beef Jerky; hot chocolate
mix; wipes; granola/power bars;
and monetary donations to offset
postage. Please note that all
items must be small enough to fit
a 12 by 12 by 8-inch U.S. Priority
box.
For more information about
this free event at The Village
Theater at Cherry Hill, call (734)
394-5300 or visit
-
lagetheater.org.
The public is encouraged to
attend this free event, presented
by Canton Township. Doors will
open at 6 p.m. for the public to
enjoy exhibited military memo-
rabilia displays and a cookie and
punch pre-show reception, prior
to the start of the formal stage
presentation at 7 p.m.
The Village Theater at Cherry
Hill is located 50400 Cherry Hill
Road inCanton.
Smith is one of the last eight soldiers
of B Company who was rescued
via helicopter by
U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Charles Kettles.
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Alternate speaker set for Salute to Service
3 sell liquor to decoy
2 graduate from
command school
Three of eight businesses visited by the
Canton Police Department Special
Enforcement Unit (SEU) illegally sold
alcohol tominors lastmonth.
The special unit utilized a volunteer
decoy minor who attempted to make a
purchase of alcohol at the businesses,
according to a prepared statement from
theCantonPoliceDepartment.
Businesses that sold the alcohol to the
minor included the 7-11 at 7171 North
Canton Center Road; En-Joy Liquor at
39457 Joy Road and the Canton Party
Store, 43431MichiganAve.
Smoker's Express 45156 Ford Road did
not sell alcohol to theminor decoy, nor did
DEV 6624 N. Canton Center Road; Crown
Liquor 42432 Ford Road; CVS 45300
Cherry Hill Road and Oakview Party
Store 42256PalmerRoad.
The Canton Special Enforcement Unit
has performed alcohol and tobacco com-
pliance checks at local businesses in the
past, and will continue to use the decoy
program as a means of keeping minors
safe in the community, according to the
statement. The unit utilizes a”zero toler-
ance” enforcement strategy when dealing
with violations of alcohol and tobacco
sales. Under local ordinance, alcohol sales
to under age persons as the result of an
undercover operation result in a civil
infraction ticket being issued to the server
or salesperson with a fine of not more
than $100. The establishment is cited for a
Liquor Control Commission (LCC) viola-
tion, resulting in an administrative hear-
ing with the LCC. Sales of tobacco prod-
ucts to persons under age 18 result in a
misdemeanor ticket being issued to the
salesperson with a fine of up to $50, the
statement concluded.
Two members of the Northville
Township Police Department have gradu-
ated from the Eastern Michigan
University Police Staff and Command
School. The Northville Township Police
Department continues tomaintain a tradi-
tion of academic and leadership excel-
lence, a spokesmannoted.
Lieutenant Michael Burrough has
been serving the department for 11 years.
He was promoted to sergeant in 2014 and
lieutenant in 2016. Burrough is currently
assigned as the patrol division command-
er. His previous assignments include com-
munity policing, evidence technician, and
investigations. He earned a bachelor's
degree in criminal justice and a master's
degree in organizational leadership and
administration, both from Concordia
University - AnnArbor.
Sergeant David Roberts has served the
community of Northville Township for 16
years. He was promoted to sergeant in
2015 and is currently assigned to the
detective bureau,
with past outside
assignments to the
Western
Wayne
Michigan
State
Police Task Force as
well as the Federal
DEA Task force. He
earned a bachelor's
degree
from
Madonna University
and is currently
working on a master's degree at Eastern
MichiganUniversity.
The Eastern Michigan University Staff
and Command school is an intensive pro-
gram consisting of 350 hours of classroom
instruction over 10 months geared
towards police management. The com-
mand school has a reputation for excel-
lence and is supported by quality instruc-
tors and law enforcement management
professionals, according to a prepared
release.
Michael Burrough
David Roberts
