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Former Bingham man honored
by Outspoken on Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:35 am
Former Bingham man honored
BY KATHERINE LEBLANC
Special to the Kennebec Journal
Growing up in Central Maine many school-age children don't realize that if they "believe it they can achieve it."
Albert Snipes, formerly of Bingham, is proof that having a dream and making a plan can lead you exactly where you want to go in life.
AW1 Albert Snipes was recently named the 2007 Sailor of the Year, by the Chief of Naval Air Training office, based in Corpus Christi, Texas. AW1 stands for the "Aviation Warfare Operator First Class" classification.
When asked how he felt about receiving the award, Snipes said he was "happy, yet very humble, because an award of that stature couldn't have been obtained without the help of those that I work with."
The road from central Maine to Sailor of the Year was not without its bumps, Snipes said by phone from his home in Pace, Fla.
"Living in Bingham has made me the person I am today," he said. "I was an only child that made the decision to run away from home in Georgia with my mother. We went to live with my aunt and uncle and five cousins, all girls, until we could get back on our feet."
"I had to deal with family I hardly knew, cold winters, a new school system and being that person in school that was different.
"Bingham, being a small town, was the only thing going for me during my transition from one small town to another. I learned that opportunity, despite where you're at, small town or not, will always present itself. It is what you chose to do with that opportunity, and what you make of that opportunity. That's what counts."
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/5256339.html
BY KATHERINE LEBLANC
Special to the Kennebec Journal
Growing up in Central Maine many school-age children don't realize that if they "believe it they can achieve it."
Albert Snipes, formerly of Bingham, is proof that having a dream and making a plan can lead you exactly where you want to go in life.
AW1 Albert Snipes was recently named the 2007 Sailor of the Year, by the Chief of Naval Air Training office, based in Corpus Christi, Texas. AW1 stands for the "Aviation Warfare Operator First Class" classification.
When asked how he felt about receiving the award, Snipes said he was "happy, yet very humble, because an award of that stature couldn't have been obtained without the help of those that I work with."
The road from central Maine to Sailor of the Year was not without its bumps, Snipes said by phone from his home in Pace, Fla.
"Living in Bingham has made me the person I am today," he said. "I was an only child that made the decision to run away from home in Georgia with my mother. We went to live with my aunt and uncle and five cousins, all girls, until we could get back on our feet."
"I had to deal with family I hardly knew, cold winters, a new school system and being that person in school that was different.
"Bingham, being a small town, was the only thing going for me during my transition from one small town to another. I learned that opportunity, despite where you're at, small town or not, will always present itself. It is what you chose to do with that opportunity, and what you make of that opportunity. That's what counts."
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/5256339.html
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