LUCY -- The Colt that Went to the Belmont Stakes
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LUCY – The Colt that Went to the Belmont Stakes is a story about a colt named Lucy who wants to be a champion race horse like her Mother and Father. To reach this goal, she decides that she must travel to the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, New York. In preparation for this trip, Lucy decides to study geography. During her geography class, Lucy learns that her travels to Elmont, New York, will take her across Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. Lucy prepares for the trip both mentally and physically by studying her geography and racing the other colts up and down the fields along Brush Creek. As Lucy journeys to Elmont, New York, she encounters a number of different animals -- an owl, a flock of geese, dolphins, crows, and a covey of quail. Lucy becomes fascinated with the countryside through which she runs, and she decides that in the future she must come back to explore the natural beauty found in these states. Upon reaching the Belmont Stakes, Lucy persuades the race track owner to allow her to run in the place of a sick horse. This break was all Lucy needed to set a race record in winning the Belmont Stakes. After winning this race, Belmont Police inform Lucy that her parents are searching for her. Lucy tells the police that she did not intend to frighten her parents, and she quickly returns home to Tennessee where her victory at the Belmont Stakes is celebrated.
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Lucy wants to be a champion race horse like her Mother and Father. To reach this goal, she decides that she must travel to the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, New York. In preparation for this trip, Lucy decides to study geography. During her geography class, Lucy learns that her travels to Elmont, New York, will take her across Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. Lucy prepares for the trip both mentally and physically by studying her geography and racing the other colts up and down the fields along Brush Creek. As Lucy journeys to Elmont, New York, she encounters a number of different animals -- an owl, a flock of geese, dolphins, crows, and a covey of quail. Lucy becomes fascinated with the countryside through which she runs, and she decides that in the future she must come back to explore the natural beauty found in these states. Upon reaching the Belmont Stakes, Lucy persuades the race track owner to allow her to run in the place of a sick horse. This break was all Lucy needed to set a race record in winning the Belmont Stakes. After winning this race, Belmont Police inform Lucy that her parents are searching for her. Lucy tells the police that she did not intend to frighten her parents, and she quickly returns home to Tennessee where her victory at the Belmont Stakes is celebrated.
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James Carl Duncan grew up in the rolling hills of middle Tennessee. He graduated as the Valedictorian of his high school class in 1973. In 1977, Mr. Duncan graduated "with highest honors" from the University of Tennessee at Martin with a Bachelor of Science degree in History and a minor in Mathematics. He received the History Award for having the highest grade point in his major. James Carl Duncan graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville, Tennessee with a J.D. degree in 1981. He is a member of the state bar of Tennessee, and he has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Military Appeals (now the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces); the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals; and the Federal District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. James Carl Duncan entered the U.S. Marine Corps through Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Quantico, Virginia. He was commissioned after completing OCS in December 1982. In 1983, he completed Naval Justice School, and he was certified as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Duncan progressed through the ranks in the Marine Corps from Second Lieutenant to Lieutenant Colonel. In 1988, Lieutenant Colonel Duncan was selected for the Special Education Program (SEP). Under SEP, he attended George Washington University and graduated "with highest honors" receiving a Masters of Law Degree in International Law in 1989. Lieutenant Colonel Duncan served over 28 years in the Marine Corps before retiring on January 1, 2011. Upon retiring, he returned to his home in Perry County, Tennessee.