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ts wodpiitil don‘t know you. We‘re doing something to help them." Because Bill is in the French Foreign Legion, and not the Canadian Armed Forces, mail had to be sent regular post, and WCI students have held fundraising campaigns to cover the costs of sending the cards and letters. Other students have also started writing to servicepeople in the Canadian military stationed in the Persian Gulf. Bill left for France in February of 1988 with the ambition of joining the French Foreign Legion â€" he felt he needed more of a ch;llfie than what the Canadian armed fc could offer, Les says. "This is the route he wanted to take â€" he wanted the challenge," Les says. "And now he‘s doing what he feels he has to do. He‘s always been for the underdog and always deplored terrorism â€" even more so after he saw the bombing of the Rome airport on T.V. a few years ago in which an elevenâ€"yearâ€"old girl was killed. He‘s doing what he has to do." Although on full alert, Bill is now in the process of writing individual letters to everyone who has sent letters to him and the other men in his unit. "I really want to convey my thanks," Les says, "to everyone who has written letters â€" not only to my boy, but to all the men over there." "On T.V., especially during Christams time, they‘ve been showing a lot of the guys in the Gulf," Armoogan says. "And it makes me feel good to know that we‘ve brightened up someone‘s Christmas, espeâ€" cially people who you don‘t know and who m:f fellow students together, Becky y, Diane Dube, Tina Hua, Leilani and Marion Hansel, the letterâ€"writing campaign began. Jn writing the letters, the students felt they were doing what they could to lul[‘?ort Bill in his contributions and selfless efforts in combating the Kuwait church, and after hearing a prayer reâ€" quest for Bill, she decided to begin sending letters to him. After rallying a â€"â€" In a desert near Kuwait, a military unit of the French Foreign Legion sits poised and waiting for the onslaught of war. With those soldiers sits Corp. Bill Mitchell; a Waterloo native who has not seen his o has rengy tare Wns Cirtrmaee soching sent lovingly from his family * i tent a Chri ing sent lovingly from hi ily â€" a small yet significant reminder of home, holidays, parents and siblings. ; So far away from home during the holiday season, in a potentially lifeâ€"threatening situation, it wasn‘t unusual for the young Waterloo man to feel lonely and homesick. But thanks to a group of Waterloo Collegiate Institute students, the distance between Kuwait and Waterloo has been made a bit shorter. Ovorth&rltfew months, hundreds of them have been sending cards and letters to Bill Mitchell, offering support and expressing their care and concern. Bill‘s father, Les Mitchell, says the letters have been a great morale booster, not only for Bill, but for the 12 other men under his command. "It‘s been a big boost, He‘s been sharing y the letters with the other men," Les says. § »*. 2. "They are good men, but some of them /. own x * ts don‘thnvemlhmilyâ€"nobodywlend fo. . *# \ sotiitn s * them letters. It‘s a terrible feeling when || _ you‘re serving in that sort of situation, e s . : and at mail call nobody calls your name." || _ _ / Hayley Armoogan, a WCI student, first learnedthntBilllfihhellvuming{in Persian Gulf thro:zh her church. Her Letters from home boost morale in Guilf of fellow students together, Becky Deep Clean Any 4 Rooms Any Couch and Chair Ffl ‘ It‘s all down hill loo. The hill was great, but that bump at the bottom was a was the turnout at the hill near cofl;"u. Lake in Waterâ€" It was a great day for of snow. 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The new centre is impressâ€" ive and Eichinger is justiâ€" fiably proud of it and, alâ€" though he admits a new arena could probably have been built for less money, he doubts it would have the features and mod cons of the Albert McCormick. And, says Eichinger, the extra money was wel! spent. "One of the features we‘re particularily pleased with is the sky light in the new arena. With the natural light available, even on cloudy days, there is less need to use the overhead electric lights." Eichinger says the new arena increases the seating capacity by 380 and dressing rooms were increased from four to eleven. Parking was increased from 70 to 180 spaces but the new spaces didn‘t come at the expense of The arensa has also been equipped with a special insu lation _ called _ AlumaZorb which reflects heat from the ceiling back into the arena and helps to lower heating (Continued from page A1) ble to recognize. 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