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Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 8:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
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Ron & Kelly are a dating Team from Villa Rica, Georgia and Greenville, South Carolina, respectively. Ron is a former Iraq War POW who is currently a student at the University of Georgia and works as a motivational speaker. Kelly was crowned Miss South Carolina in 2002 and works as a Legislative Correspondent. Their primary motivation for participating in the Race is strictly for the adventure.

Ron grew up in Lithia Springs, Georgia. A fan of the movie “Top Gun,” Ron became a pilot after joining the Army and started flying Apache helicopters. When Ron’s helicopter was shot down in Iraq, he was captured, interrogated, held captive and later rescued by the United States Marines. Following his rescue, Ron returned home and was introduced to the reigning Miss South Carolina. The two have been an item ever since. Ron is very competitive and admits he’s a thrill seeker. He currently works as a motivational speaker.
Kelly’s determination has always been a part of her life. After growing up with a learning disability, she graduated cum laude from North Greenville College. After being crowned Miss South Carolina, she went on to compete in the Miss America pageant. Kelly describes herself as well-rounded and persistent.

This couple has been on quite a roller coaster ride over the past few years, and they’re not showing any signs of slowing down. They’re ready for a new adventure.

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race7/teams/ron/

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 9:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Great stories from this team...could be the sentimental favorites, if they don't get bounced early...

Karen
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09-07-2004

Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 10:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The POW and the Beauty Queen. Can't wait to see how they shape up...

Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003

Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 12:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ron didn't get enough "adventure" in Iraq?

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 12:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think this is a totally different kind of adventure. This should be fun, his Iraqi experience definitely was NOT.

Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003

Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 12:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh I know LT, I was just being sarcastic in a nice way. Playful, you might say. But then if I put a smiley, someone would accuse me of not caring about his plight. So I guess I can't win. Sorry for posting.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 12:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Don't apologize for posting, Eeyores... I got the joke, and the tone intended! I think perhaps this sarcasm thing is better kept between us crazy canuks, though...

Knightpatti
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12-06-2001

Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 6:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
this is the team I will cheer on from the bios!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 11:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm claiming them as my early favorites, too!

Wick1st
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02-10-2005

Friday, February 11, 2005 - 4:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I know this girl. She competed in pageants with my daughter and is absolutely a wonderful and fair competitor. She is fairly quite but so determined and easy to be around. I can not wait to see her and Ron in this race.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 2:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for that real life input, Wick..

So far, I'll be thinking positively about this team..

Bbfanatic
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08-14-2000

Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I hope they go early.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 5:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dems fighting words Bb, lol

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 3:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just a thought..He could be demanding with that military background. (just a hunch) Seem like a good couple!

Cliotheleo
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03-13-2002

Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 10:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've been following Ron's story ever since he was a POW. Homeboy's about as laid back as they come, Twiggy, not demanding at all. As a matter of fact, he's a little too laid back I fear. I saw a little too much easy going-ness in tonight's episode, not enough aggressiveness. He always comes off as the perfect gentleman like when we saw him trying to help Kelly with her basket tonight. That's wonderful in the real world, not such a good thing on this show. I'm hoping that what happened tonight was a wake up call to both of them and they're a little more aggressive from now on.

Here's an article about Kelly from her alma matre. Seriously, could these two get any more loveable!

Kelly McCorkle, a 2001 North Greenville College graduate and the 2002 Miss South Carolina, will be part of the seventh season of CBS's Emmy award-winning reality television show The Amazing Race. McCorkle will be teamed with her former boyfriend Ron Young, a former Iraq War POW.

McCorkle worked as a legislative correspondent for SC Sen. Jim DeMint prior to her participation in The Amazing Race. Young is a student at the University of Georgia and works as a motivational speaker.

After growing up with a learning disability, McCorkle graduated cum laude from NGC, won the Miss SC pageant and was a top 15 finalist in the Miss America contest.

The race proved to be a life-altering experience for McCorkle.

"God taught me so much about myself through the whole experience," said McCorkle. "I am really excited about the show."

In a pre-race interview with CBS, McCorkle and Young discussed their life experiences, their relationship and their thoughts on the upcoming race.

"I think our strength as a team is that Ron and I are both very competitive. We hate to lose," said McCorkle. "So I think we are going to have the right attitude, the drive to not give up, and go all the way to the end and be the first to arrive at the last stop."

McCorkle also talked about another factor that will help them in the competition.

"Our life experiences will bring a lot to the table," said McCorkle. "There won't be anybody in this race that has been through what we've been through."

The Army helicopter flown by Young and fellow Chief Warrant Officer David S. Williams was shot down during heavy fighting in central Iraq in the early days of the war.

The men and several other American military personnel were rescued by a group of Marines after three weeks of captivity, when the Iraqis guarding them abandoned their positions.

Young and McCorkle will not be the only team with South Carolina ties competing in The Amazing Race. Two best friends from the Upstate of South Carolina will also be participating.

The Amazing Race follows couples with pre-existing relationships around the globe as they race each other and compete in different challenges. The last team to arrive at the pre-determined stopping point may be eliminated from the race. Eliminations continue until only three teams remain. In the last stage of the race, the first team to arrive at the final destination wins one million dollars.

The Amazing Race season seven will premiere March 1 at 9 p.m. on CBS.


Penpoint
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03-27-2001

Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 11:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Did I hear correctly when Ron was telling Ray that he was a veteran of the Iraqi situation, that if he won he was going to use the money for his fellow soldiers? Hmmm, sounds like Ron is playing the war hero card!

At this point I'm not impressed by this couple. There is something flat and uninteresting about them.

Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 12:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
They were very disappointing in episode 1. I had high hopes for them, and they barely escaped elimination.

Starshine40
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07-30-2002

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 12:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pen, Ron told the guy that if he won the money he would donate it to guys that were injured in the war....

I too was disappointed in their performance this episode. They just couldn't seem to get it together very well. Hopefully they'll do better in the future.

Cliotheleo
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03-13-2002

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 6:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pen, if he were playing the war hero card, wouldn't he be telling EVERYONE that?

Article on Ron:

Former POW on 'Race'

Kay Young, the mother of Lithia Springs' Ron Young Jr., a former
Iraqi War POW, wasn't surprised when she heard he had signed on to be
part of CBS' adventure reality show "The Amazing Race."

"He thought it would be a fun adventure," she said. "And if he wins,
he will donate his share of the money to help veterans from Iraq."

Young explains this charitable element on the debut show, which airs
at 9 tonight in a two-hour special on CBS (and which Buzz got to
preview).

Naturally, Kay Young thinks her son will do well on the show. "Ron is
very stubborn," she said. "He's an Eagle Scout and of course has a
lot of that military training."

Young is joined by his girlfriend, Kelly McCorkle, the 2002 Miss
South Carolina pageant winner. The pair are adorable during the
opening episode, and Young is seen with a big grin on his face almost
all the time on camera.

His mom isn't surprised. "When he first got in the military, he got
in trouble for smiling too much at boot camp," she said, chuckling.


Wick1st
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02-10-2005

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 6:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was disappointed tonight that they ran so close to last place. They both are laid back, but I'm thinking they can pull it together. Kelly was extremely stressed in the show and those of us that know her could see it 'big time'. I'm hoping for the best, but don't see they going too far in the game.

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 7:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was also very disappointed in their performance in the race. They seem incredibly naive given their competitive circumstances. They also don't seem to be thinking very far ahead. They seem distracted somehow. Get your head in the game kids or you will be going home soon!

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 7:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kelly's article says FORMER boyfriend - wonder if the stresses of the race broke them up?

Gina8642
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06-01-2001

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 7:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hmmmm... That's sorta a bummer. I like them. Ron does seem to consider her a bit of a trophy, and she did an eye roll at him last night when he wouldn't let her do her basket on her own. So, the relationship isn't perfect - but then what relationship is?

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 8:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I confess that I was pretty disappointed as well. They seem nice but very bland. And, unfortunately, they don’t seem to be thinking clearly and playing the game very well. They lack intensity, they seem naïve and they don’t even seem to want to bother checking alternate options. A couple of times when offered options they simply didn’t bother to check and took the first available.

Please note that this is not in any way meant to disparage their personal life accomplishments, which appear to be significant. I’m only commenting on what we were shown in the first episode of the race.

Bbk5
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03-01-2005

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 2:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Growing up in Greenville, I've been exposed to Kelly through a variety of different means (ie. church, high school, etc.). Although she is a very nice person, I've grown a bit tired of her relying on her learning disability as a crutch to generate sympathy. The basic story is that Kelly suffers from ADD, and as such, has struggled to overcome this learning disability her whole life. While I know that ADD is classified as a learning disability, I feel that Kelly overuses it. This was her big push during the Ms. SC pageant, and is always mentioned when describing herself.

Trust me when I say that Kelly has led a very privileged and lucky life, and this is why I take offense to her statement that "there won't be anybody in this race that has been through what we've been through." I agree that statement applies to Ron, but I have a hard time buying that a former Ms. South Carolina, working on Capitol Hill, who is currently moonlighting as a local model, has seen a great deal of hard times.