Veterans Day

Full gallery »Veterans day service at Cambier Park

  • United States Marine Corps. Sgt. Chad Coleman, 26, salutes during the playing of Taps during the annual Armistice Day and Veterans Day event at Cambier Park in Naples. Coleman is on inactive ready reserve and did two tours during his time in the military - one to Afghanistan and one to Iraq. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Members of the Detachment Marine Corps. League fold the American Flag in honor of Lance Cpl. Dennis J. Burrow from Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment - who was killed in action in Afghanistan on August 7, 2009 - during the Armistice Day and Veterans Day event at Cambier Park in Naples. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Bugle player Sgt. Robert McDonald, left, from the U.S. Army Air Corps., and retired U.S. Navy Chaplain Hamby Barton, listen to wait on stage to present during the 2009 Armistice Day and Veterans Day event at Cambier Park in Naples. Instead of a keynote speaker, the event highlighted J.R.O.T.C. students in Collier County high schools and a letter written from a husband to his wife from the front lines of World War I was read. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Girls from the Barron Collier High School J.R.O.T.C. Facsimile Drill Team practice throwing their rifles before performing at the 2009 Armistice Day and Veterans Day event Wednesday at Cambier Park in Naples. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Cpl Howard Terry, 82, left, talks with other former Marines during the annual Armistice Day and Veterans Day event at Cambier Park in Naples. Terry lied about his age when he was young and entered the Marines in 1942 at the age of 15. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • A scene from the annual Armistice Day and Veterans Day event at Cambier Park in Naples. Lexey Swall/Staff

Hundreds gather for a Armistice Day and Veterans Day celebration at Cambier Park on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.



Full gallery »USO Show at Naples Depot

  • Bonnie Gray, from left, Janae Woody and Annie Jensen, from Bonnie Gray Productions, perform as the Andrew Sisters during the USO Show on Wednesday at the Naples Depot. More than 100 people attended the event that featured music from 'The Legends of WWII' in honor of Veterans Day. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Carmella Rath, 72, and her husband Fritz, 74, dance to hits fromt he 1940's sung by a Judy Garland impersonator during the USO Show on Wednesday at the Naples Depot. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Scenes from the USO Show on Wednesday at the Naples Depot. More than 100 people attended the event that featured music from 'The Legends of WWII' in honor of Veterans Day. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Scenes from the USO Show on Wednesday at the Naples Depot. More than 100 people attended the event that featured music from 'The Legends of WWII' in honor of Veterans Day. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Scenes from the USO Show on Wednesday at the Naples Depot. More than 100 people attended the event that featured music from 'The Legends of WWII' in honor of Veterans Day. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Scenes from the USO Show on Wednesday at the Naples Depot. More than 100 people attended the event that featured music from 'The Legends of WWII' in honor of Veterans Day. Lexey Swall/Staff

Scenes from the Veterans Day USO Show at the Naples Depot



Damas family killings

Full gallery »Dieu-Damas family photos

  • Photos from the funeral program of Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children - Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan 19 months.
  • Photos from the funeral program of Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children - Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan 19 months.
  • Photos from the funeral program of Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children - Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan 19 months.
  • Photos from the funeral program of Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children - Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan 19 months.
  • Photos from the funeral program of Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children - Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan 19 months.
  • Photos from the funeral program of Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children - Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan 19 months.

Photos from the funeral program of Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children - Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan 19 months. The family was buried Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Palm Royal Cemetery & Mausoleum in North Naples.



Full gallery »Funeral for Damas family

  • Martineau Fleury, right, holds his wife, Netty Fleury, who is mourning for her sister, Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children, Zack, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 19 months, as their coffins were being lowered into the ground Saturday at Palm Royale Cemetery & Mausoleum in Naples. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Mackindy Dieu, left, and Netty Fleury, center, relatives of the Damas family, mourn as the coffins for the five family members slain two weeks ago, 32-year-old Guerline Dieu Damas, and her children, Zack, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 19 months, were lowered in the ground Saturday at Palm Royale Cemetery & Mausoleum in Naples. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Damas family relatives held funeral and burial services for the five family members slain two weeks ago, 32-year-old Guerline Dieu Damas, and her children, Zack, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 19 months, Saturday at Palm Royale Cemetery & Mausoleum in Naples. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Damas family relatives held funeral and burial services for the five family members slain two weeks ago, 32-year-old Guerline Dieu Damas, and her children, Zack, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 19 months, Saturday at Palm Royale Cemetery & Mausoleum in Naples. Guerline's sister, Netty Fleury, center, tries to get one last look at the grave site before family members ushered her away from the burial site. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Damas family relatives held funeral and burial services for the five family members slain two weeks ago, 32-year-old Guerline Dieu Damas, and her children, Zack, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 19 months, Saturday at Palm Royale Cemetery & Mausoleum in Naples. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Martineau Fleury, right, holds his wife, Netty Fleury, who is mourning for her sister, Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children, Zack, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 19 months, as their coffins were being lowered into the ground Saturday at Palm Royale Cemetery & Mausoleum in Naples. Michel Fortier/Staff

The viewing and funeral service for Guerline Damas and her five children, Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan, 19 months, at First Baptist Church of Naples followed by a burial at Palm Royale Cemetery in North Naples on Oct. 3, 2009. The six family members were found killed more than two weeks ago. The husband, Mesac Damas, is charged with six counts of first degree murder.



Your PrepZone Photos

Full gallery »Prep football: Naples-PR fan photos

  • A scene from the Palmetto Ridge vs. Naples high school football game on Nov. 13, 2009. Photo courtesy Toni Palumbo via Participate
  • A scene from the Palmetto Ridge vs. Naples high school football game on Nov. 13, 2009. Photo courtesy Toni Palumbo via Participate
  • A scene from the Palmetto Ridge vs. Naples high school football game on Nov. 13, 2009. Photo courtesy Toni Palumbo via Participate
  • A scene from the Palmetto Ridge vs. Naples high school football game on Nov. 13, 2009. Photo courtesy Toni Palumbo via Participate
  • A scene from the Palmetto Ridge vs. Naples high school football game on Nov. 13, 2009. Photo courtesy Toni Palumbo via Participate
  • A scene from the Palmetto Ridge vs. Naples high school football game on Nov. 13, 2009. Photo courtesy Toni Palumbo via Participate


Full gallery »Prep football: Barron Collier fan photos

  • Seniors (L. to R.) Marvin Kloss, Nathan Rathbun, Chris Pasalodos (captain) and Jury Paulson (captain) celebrate Barron Collier's win over Gulf Coast in the 2009 Catfish Bowl, returning the 'catfish' trophy home to Barron for another year. Photo by Andrea Lynn via Participate
  • Barron Collier fans hang a fake shark from a fishing pole during the final minutes of the Catfish Bowl on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, in Naples. The Cougars took home the Catfish trophy and the Collier County Championship with a 45-28 win. David Albers/Staff

Fan photos from the Barron Collier-Gulf Coast game Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 at Gulf Coast High School.



Amalia Mendoza

Full gallery »The Resurrection of Amalia Mendoza - Day 3

  • Amalia Mendoza, center, talks with family and friends while she waits in the Miami International Airport to fly back home to Colombia after being away for months. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Amalia Mendoza steps off the airplane in Colombia with her son Antonio by her side. 'I feel normal and happy once more,' Mendoza said. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Amalia Mendoza is greeted by friends and family after arriving in Colombia. 'When I arrived home there was a crowd of people awaiting me,' Amalia Mendoza said. 'Everyone who knows me was there asking me what had happened. It was very emotional and surprising. They barely recognized me and that made me feel great.' Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Amalia Mendoza, right, laughs with her mother, Rosa Solano, after she saw Mendoza for the first time with her new prosthetic face. 'She is more talkative,' Solano said. 'It definitely did her good. She is more willing to greet people and have conversations.' Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Amalia Mendoza, lower left, hands out gifts to family she bought in America while in her resaurant in Valledupar, Colombia. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Amalia Mendoza is led around her now closed restaurant by friends as she spent her first day back home by seeing everyone she knew. Greg Kahn/Staff

The story of Amalia Mendoza who lost her face in a car accident in May 2001, and came to Naples, Fla. to have a prosthetic face made for her by David Trainer, one of the world's leading prosthetic makers.



Full gallery »The Resurrection of Amalia Mendoza - Details

  • The original prosthetic worn by Amalia Mendoza since her accident in May 2001. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • A tongue depressor is used as a handle as Dr. David Trainer makes a mold of Amalia Mendoza's face. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Dr. David Trainer brushes the mold with implants made from Amalia Mendoza's face. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • A wax piece to begin to carve out the face of Amalia Mendoza as old images of her before the accident lay beside. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Dr. David Trainer checks the look of Amalia's face as he builds the shape with wax. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Dr. David Trainer blends powder and Silicon together to make the flesh tone for Amalia Mendoza's prosthetic face. Greg Kahn/Staff

Details from the process of making the prosthetic face for Amalia Mendoza, who lost her face in a car accident in May 2001, and came to Naples, Fla. to have a prosthetic face made for her by David Trainer, one of the world's leading prosthetic makers.



Naples Daily News Building

Full gallery »Flag raising ceremony at Naples News Media Group

  • Seventeen-year-old Dalton Chaney, of the Palmetto Ridge High School JROTC, raises a flag over the new Naples Daily News building on Immokalee Road during a ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff
  • Publisher Chris Doyle speaks during a flag raising ceremony at the new Naples Daily News building on Immokalee Road on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff
  • An American flag commissioned by the U.S. Army to be flown in Iraq flies over the new Naples Daily News building on Immokalee Road during a flag raising ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff
  • Naples Daily News editor Phil Lewis speaks during a flag raising ceremony at the new Naples Daily News building on Immokalee Road on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff
  • Naples Daily News editor Phil Lewis speaks during a flag raising ceremony at the new Naples Daily News building on Immokalee Road on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff
  • Publisher Chris Doyle speaks during a flag raising ceremony at the new Naples Daily News building on Immokalee Road on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff

Employees participate in a flag raising ceremony at the new Naples Daily News building on Immokalee Road.



Full gallery »Naples Daily News Building: June 2009

  • Glenn Williams, Naples Daily News' packaging and distribution manager, watches a trial run of the conveyor belt in the mailroom of the new building on June 17, 2009. The Daily News' offices have been in Naples since 1947 doubling its plants size twice since moving to its Central Avenue office in 1969. The new building is 186,503 square feet situated on 18 acres at 1100 Immokalee Road, behind the Granada Shoppes on U.S. 41 North in North Naples. It has 60,000 square feet of office space on two floors, and 120,000 square feet of production and warehouse space. The building is scheduled to open late summer.
  • Papers move down the conveyor belt in the mailroom of the Naples Daily News' new building on June 17, 2009 as the project nears completion. The Daily News offices have been in Naples since 1947 doubling its plants size twice since moving to its Central Avenue office in 1969. The new building is 186,503 square feet situated on 18 acres at 1100 Immokalee Road, behind the Granada Shoppes on U.S. 41 North in North Naples. It has 60,000 square feet of office space on two floors, and 120,000 square feet of production and warehouse space. The building is scheduled to open late summer.
  • Martin Jota cleans one of the pieces of equipment in the mail room where the newspaper and direct mail is packaged at the Naples Daily News' new location on June 17, 2009. The Daily News offices have been in Naples since 1947 doubling its plants size twice since moving to its Central Avenue office in 1969. The new building is 186,503 square feet situated on 18 acres at 1100 Immokalee Road, behind the Granada Shoppes on U.S. 41 North in North Naples. It has 60,000 square feet of office space on two floors, and 120,000 square feet of production and warehouse space. The building is scheduled to open late summer.
  • Jeff Nassiff installs Systems Furniture on the ground floor of the Naples Daily News' new building on June 17, 2009. The new building is 186,503 square feet situated on 18 acres at 1100 Immokalee Road, behind the Granada Shoppes on U.S. 41 North in North Naples. It has 60,000 square feet of office space on two floors, and 120,000 square feet of production and warehouse space. The building is scheduled to open late summer.
  • Martin Jota cleans one of the pieces of equipment in the mail room where the newspaper and direct mail is packaged at the Naples Daily News' new location on June 17, 2009.
  • Test pages lay on a designer's desk as the new press at the Naples Daily News' new building is tested on June 17, 2009.

Photos of the construction of the new Naples Daily News building on June 17, 2009.



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