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Doug Collins, Lee County
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Daffodils are colorful spring flowers that
require very little effort (in some cases, no
effort) to grow.
Daffodils
By Harry R. Martinez,
Ph. D
Loving Life pt. 3
There are times in the
lives of Christians when
external pressures bring
discouragement and
diminish an appreciation
of having another day to
live. Life is not free from
adversity or the effects
of evil in the world.
Scripture reminds us
that... “man is born for
trouble, as sparks fly up
ward” (Job 5:7 NASB).
However, knowing and
trusting the God who
is in full control of His
creation, brings to every
Christian encourage
ment and stability in life.
God said through the
psalmist... “do not fret
because of evildoers,
be not envious toward
wrongdoers. For, they
will wither quickly like
the grass, and fade like
the green herb. Trust in
the Lord, and do good”
(Ps 37:1-3a NASB).
God will have the last
say against evil and evil
ones. Therefore, be
assured that... “the evil
will bow down before
the good, and the wick
ed at the gates of the
righteous” (Prov 14:19
NASB).
Who are the righteous?
In the Church Age, they
are believers in Christ
who use the grace pro
visions of the filling of
the Spirit and the Word
of God. Their lives are
marked with the charac
teristics of Christ during
His earthly ministry.
Paul described these as
the fruit of the Spirit.
“But the fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control;
against such things there
is no law” (Gal 5:22-23
NASB).
Some of the Christians
in Galatia had forgotten
that the Christian life
was one of walking by
means of the Spirit as He
uses the Word of God
in the believer’s life.
Somehow, they had been
deceived into thinking
that faith alone in Christ
was not sufficient for
salvation but need to
add a system of works.
They had reversed God’s
order. Relationship with
God was based on faith
alone, by grace alone,
and in Christ alone.
Good works would be
the result of spiritual
growth, not the means
of salvation. Jesus Christ
had accomplished “the
good” [salvation] that
brought eternal life to all
who placed their trust in
Him as their Savior.
The Christian life
would be one of main
taining fellowship
with the Spirit of God
through confession of
sin (1 John 1:9) and
learning the Word
of God, so that with
wisdom gained from
the Scriptures, every
believer could live the
abundant life that only
Christ can give. Jesus
said ... “I came that they
might have life, and
might have it abundant
ly” (John 10:10b NASB).
The Christian life would
be a supernatural life,
one of God working in
us to do His will. Such a
life would reflect Christ
and draw others to the
Savior. It would not be
a life free from turmoil.
Though adverse circum
stances surrounded one’s
life, it would be possible
to have tranquility of
soul, an inner peace.
Paul wrote... “Now
may the Lord of peace
Himself continually
grant you peace in every
circumstance” (2 Thess
3:16a NASB). Loving
Life and length of days
demanded that the be
liever ... “seek peace and
pursue it” (1 Peter 3:11b
NASB). The Apostle
Paul wrote ... “And let
the peace of Christ rule
in your hearts, to which
indeed you were called
in one body; and be
thankful. Let the word
of Christ richly dwell
within you, with all wis
dom teaching and ad
monishing one another
with psalms and hymns
and spiritual songs, sing
ing with thankfulness in
your hearts to God. And
whatever you do in word
or deed, do all in the
name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks through
Him to God the Father”
(Col 3:15-17 NASB).
Without peace ruling
or umpiring in the life of
a Christian, it is impos
sible to love life and see
length of days. Lack
of peace in the soul is
physically and mentally
harmful. Therefore,
Paul gives a command
that affects both the
physical and spiritual
life of Christians. “Be
anxious for nothing,
[stop worrying] but in
everything by prayer
and supplication with
thanksgiving let your
requests be made known
to God. And the peace
of God, which surpasses
all comprehension, shall
guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Je
sus” (Phil 4:6-7 NASB).
Editor’s note: Dr.
Martinez is an ordained
minister and was a
professor and head of
the music department at
Florida State University
School from 1975 to
2003. He is the father of
five adult children and
resides in Lee County
with his wife, Sara.
I can think of few
flowers that will put on
flower displays for as
many years with so little
effort as the daffodil.
With just a little effort,
you can enjoy daffodils
for years to come.
Daffodils are one of
the early blooming flow
ers of spring. Daffodils
can be different shades
of yellow or creamy
white or combinations
of colors including yel
low, white, and orange.
Daffodils can be
placed rather randomly
in flower beds, planted
in a line as a border, or
naturalized in a wood
ed area. They can even
be grown in a lawn if
mowing can be delayed
until the daffodil foliage
has died back to the
ground each year. Under
favorable conditions,
daffodil bulbs will
multiply over the years.
It is not unreasonable
to expect that a plant
ing of daffodils will be
enjoyed for generations
to come.
Daffodils should be
planted in the fall. They
can be planted three to
six inches deep in the
soil and three to six
inches apart from each
other. Daffodils can be
purchased inexpensively
at home improvement
and other stores.
For more information,
call the Lee County
Extension Office at
759-6025 or email me at
collinsd@uga.ed
Lee County Veteran of the Month
Special to the Ledger
LTC (R) Daniel R.
Brewer
Daniel R. Brewer,
Ed.D., had his first
exposure to the United
States military while
attending Purdue Uni
versity in Lafayette, IN,
on an ROTC scholarship.
After completing his third
year of college, he was
selected to attend both
the U.S. Army’s Airborne
and Ranger schools as a
cadet. After successfully
completing both courses,
he returned to Purdue to
complete his final year,
graduating as a distin
guished military graduate
in 1974.
Second Lieutenant
Brewer spent his first two
years in the Army at Fort
Hood, Texas in Patton’s
own 2nd Armored Divi
sion “Hell on Wheels.” In
1976, Brewer was select
ed to attend the Army’s
rotary wing flight school
at Fort Rucker, Alabama,
where he graduated a
year later as a helicop
ter pilot. While at Fort
Rucker he also completed
training in the AH-1 “Co
bra” attack helicopter and
OH-58 “Kiowa” observa
tion helicopter transition
courses.
After a year and a half
at flight school, First
Lieutenant Brewer was
ordered to Germany
where he spent the next
three years in the pres
tigious 2nd Armored
Cavalry Regiment. The
2nd Armored Cav is one
of the oldest military
units in the United States
Army, having continu
ous service dating back
to 1836. Arriving in
Germany as an aviation
platoon leader, Lieutenant
Brewer would later be
come the 2nd Cav’s Avi
ation Troop Operations
Officer. Brewer was also
a trained border surveil
lance pilot and flew over
1,000 hours on the East
German/West German
border.
Captain Brewer left
Germany in 1980 and
was reassigned to the
194th Armored Brigade
at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
There, he was the Bri
gade’s Aviation Company
Commander, responsible
for both Command and
Control missions as well
as medical evacuation
(MEDIVAC) operations
at Fort Knox and the
surrounding northern
Kentucky area.
In 1982, Brewer left
active duty and began
his career at Procter &
Gamble Paper Products in
Albany, Georgia serving
in various roles to include
being the Plant Environ
mental Manger. While
at P&G, he remained in
the Air National Guard
and flew weekends out
of Hunter Army Airfield,
Savannah, GA. After
his promotion to Major,
Brewer left the National
Guard and transferred to
the U.S. Reserves. While
in the Reserves, Major
Brewer and later Lieu
tenant Colonel Brewer
reverted back to his edu
cational background and
started doing environ
mental engineering work
for the U.S. government.
During a 10-year peri
od, LTC Brewer solved
numerous environmental
challenges for the U.S.
military at locations such
as Fort Eustis and Fort
Story, VA, Fort Rucker,
AL, Marine Corps Logis
tic Base, Albany, GA, and
Headquarters, U.S. Army.
In January 2005, LTC
Brewer reached his MRD,
mandatory removal date,
and retired. MRD is a
date assigned to each
person and is basically
the number of years one
can serve based on their
rank. Retirement was
short-lived however,
lasting only three months,
because in April 2005
Brewer was recalled and
ordered back to active
duty. After attending
pre-deployment training
at Fort Benning, GA
and Fort Bliss, TX, LTC
Brewer was ordered to
the Middle East and
arrived at Camp Arifjan,
Kuwait one week prior to
Christmas, 2005.
Kuwait was only a
temporary assignment
though, for after process
ing in, he was flown to
Baghdad, Iraq to inter
view for an assignment in
environmental engineer
ing. The interview went
good or bad, depending
on how one looks at it,
for LTC Brewer was
immediately selected
as the top environment
engineer for Iraq, being
assigned to the primary
staff of Multi-National
Forces-Iraq, and working
directly for the Com
mander, General David
Petraeus, as the MNF-I
Environment Engineer.
As one of the few
environmental engineers
in the army and the only
military ‘green suiter,’
in Iraq, Brewer staffed a
team of U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers environmen
tal specialists and envi
ronmental contractors to
complete the work ahead
of them and manage
the many environmen
tal challenges faced in
country. LTC Brewer and
team traveled multiple
times per week from
Camp Victory-Baghdad
to over 60+ major base
camps and hundreds of
smaller forward operat
ing bases, or FOBs, to
manage and solve a com
plexity of environmental
issues ranging from
drinking water, waste
water, solid/hazardous
waste, medical waste, oil
spills, asbestos and lead,
burnpit air pollution and
base closures.
On one of his trips,
which occurred on April
28, 2007, Brewer sur
vived an IED (Improvised
Explosive Device) or
roadside bomb attack
while traveling by Hum-
vee from Camp Victory
to the U.S. Embassy in
the Baghdad’s ‘green
zone.’
After completing 24
continuous months in
Iraq, Lieutenant Colonel
Brewer was reassigned to
J4 Logistics, U.S. Central
Command (CENTCOM),
MacDill AFB Flori
da. There he served as
CENTCOM’s senior envi
ronmental engineer, re
sponsible for the environ
mental management and
environmental health and
safety for all U.S. troops
stationed in the CENT
COM area of responsi
bility, which included 17
Middle Eastern countries.
From this assignment, he
redeployed to the Middle
East numerous times
including two tours in
Afghanistan, and one in
Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan,
and Egypt. He also did 1
to 3-month assignments
in UAE, Bahrain, Oman
and Pakistan working
environment issues.
Lieutenant Colonel
Brewer’s biggest ac
complishment while at
CENTCOM was author
ing the “first of its kind”
contingency environ
mental regulation, CCR
200-2, which provided
the much-needed envi
ronmental guidance and
best management prac
tices for U.S. base camps
engaged in contingency/
combat operations in both
Iraq and Afghanistan.
Today this document is
the combat environmental
regulation for the Depart
ment of Defense and is
used by all four branches
of service.
A year prior to LTC
Brewer’s second retire
ment from the Army, he
was reassigned from J4
Logistics to J5 Opera
tions at U.S. CENTCOM
to serve as the Depleted
Uranium (DU) Branch
Chief, Weapons of Mass
Destruction. From this
final assignment on active
duty, he deployed back
to the Middle East one
last time and spent six
months in Saudi Arabia
recovering military vehi
cles destroyed from DU
munitions.
Colonel Brewer received
his undergraduate degree
from Purdue University,
an MS degree from the
University of Southern
California, and a doctoral
degree from Northcen-
tral University. He lives
in Leesburg, Georgia
with his wife Rena,
where together, they
have four grown children
with spouses and elev
en grandchildren. His
military awards include
the Bronze Star, Defense
Meritorious Service Med
al, Army Commendation
Medal, National Defense
Service Medal, Afghan
istan Campaign Medal,
Iraq Campaign Medal,
Global War on Terrorism
Medal, Combat Action
Badge, Senior Army Avi
ator Wings, Parachutist
Badge, and Ranger Tab.
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