October 2022

www.thelompocvision.com The Lompoc Vision “Good News You Can Use.” 16 VIVA PET OF THE MONTH by Barbara Hayes VIVAVolunteer CAPA PET OF THE MONTH at the Lompoc Animal Shelter by Cynthia Allen / CAPAVolunteer MEET BENNY Benny is a two-year-old male, black and tan German Shepherd Dog available for adoption at the Santa Maria Animal Center. The Santa Maria division of Santa Barbara County Animal Services is located at 548 W. Foster Road. If you have any questions, please call (805) 934-6119 and the friendly staff will be happy to assist you. Benny’s adoption fees include his neuter, microchip, vac- cinations, flea-treatment, and health/wellness exam. Please visit https://countyofsb.org/phd/animal/petsearch.sbc to see all of the animals available in Santa Barbara County and call to make an appointment to meet the animal of your choice. To learn more about CAPA, a non-profit organization committed to supporting the medical and behavioral needs of the animals in the Lompoc Valley, and our partnership with the Santa Barbara County Animal Services, follow us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CapaofLompoc. Want to help but can’t adopt? Visit our website at www.Lompoc- CAPA.org for the CAPA wish list, information on how to become a volunteer, and donation opportunities. This gorgeous female brown tabby is under 2 years old. She is super friendly and good with other cats. While in foster care, she loved spending time on her foster mom's lap. She is quite a lover and will make someone a great companion. MEET HONEYSUCKLE If you would like to meet Honeysuckle, or any of our beautiful cats and kittens, please call VIVA (Volunteers For Inter Vallley Animals) at (805) 735-6741. Or visit our website (www.vivashelter.org ) and complete an adoption application. One of our adoption coordinators will get back to you and set up a meet and greet. When the airships took off in the morning they flew west over Surf and out to sea. When going over Honda it was very easy to see the four stack destroyers lying on the bottom where they hit the rocks in the 1923 catastrophe. The normal procedure was to fly up and down the coast beyond the breakers looking for possible enemy submarines to eliminate. Each crew looked forward to its month’s tour of duty in Lompoc, because it was more like a trip to paradise than duty. The lo- cals were so good to all Navy personnel and provided the best USO in the state. The people were interested in everything the sailors did and rooted for the team at the softball games. The floral flag planted by Bodger Seed Company in 1942 was a sight to behold when returning from a long flight over the ocean. One day a stray dog wandered onto the base and decided to make it his home. He was welcomed with open arms by all the men and became base mascot. He was named “Half hitch.” Four sailors were killed and one was seriously injured on a foggy morning in August 13, 1943 when the airship was be- (continued from page 14) LOMPOC NAVALAUXILIARY STATION ing held on the ground by a group of men prior to take off. A gust of wind is thought to have come up and swung the tail structure of the ship around toward some high-tension electrical wires bordering the field – an 11,000-volt circuit arced through the air and into the ship. Fleet Airship Wing 3 and ZP-31 were disestablished in September 1945 along with the Del Mar, Lompoc and Ensenada stations. Reference: The Military History of California, Justin M.Ruhge, pgs.1029-34.