Marine Surprises Mom During Chemotherapy by Posing as a Doctor: 'I Haven't Seen You for Almost Two Years!'
PEOPLE
Lindsay Kimble
April 1, 2016
While facing her first round of chemotherapy treatment after her breast cancer diagnosis, Mary Glasure was understandably nervous. The 59-year-old woman's family helped ease her fears, however, with an incredible surprise.
In an emotional video, Mary is seen meeting with doctors at the Tony Teramana Cancer Center in Steubenville, Ohio, when she encounters a very rude "doctor."
"I have a lunch appointment I need to get to so let's hurry up," the faux-physician in blue scrubs demands of Mary, which elicits a surprised response.
When Mary turns around to face the now-unmasked man, however, she quickly realizes it is actually her son, Corey Hoffmaster, a U.S. Marine.
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Showing posts with label Yuma AZ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yuma AZ. Show all posts
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Marine Hit and Killed By Plane in Yuma Arizona
Marine Killed in Plane Crash Was Escorting Construction Crew
Associated Press
YUMA, Ariz.
Mar 25, 2015
A U.S. Marine who was killed when a civilian plane struck his government truck was serving as an escort to a construction crew when the crash happened at an Arizona military base, federal investigators say.
The construction crew was working near a runway at the base March 11, and the Marine was in a truck about 140 feet from the runway, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report into the plane crash at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and Yuma International Airport.
The Marine Corps has identified the Marine who died as Lance Cpl. Anthony T. DuBeau, 23, a native of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The pilot and a passenger were not injured. During takeoff, the plane banked to the left and then to the right, despite the pilot's attempts to regain control, the NTSB said. read more here
Associated Press
YUMA, Ariz.
Mar 25, 2015
The construction crew was working near a runway at the base March 11, and the Marine was in a truck about 140 feet from the runway, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report into the plane crash at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and Yuma International Airport.
The Marine Corps has identified the Marine who died as Lance Cpl. Anthony T. DuBeau, 23, a native of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The pilot and a passenger were not injured. During takeoff, the plane banked to the left and then to the right, despite the pilot's attempts to regain control, the NTSB said. read more here
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Marine safe after Harrier crash on Arizona tribal land
Marine jet crash-lands on Gila River tribal land
The Republic
Brenda Carrasco
May 10, 2014
A Marine Corps pilot was safe after his aircraft crash-landed in a desert area on the Gila River Indian Reservation near Sun Lakes on Friday, authorities said.
The pilot of the AV-8B Harrier ejected at about 2:30 p.m. and was found conscious about 2 miles southwest of the crash site.
A Marine spokesperson in San Diego confirmed the aircraft was based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
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The Republic
Brenda Carrasco
May 10, 2014
A Marine Corps pilot was safe after his aircraft crash-landed in a desert area on the Gila River Indian Reservation near Sun Lakes on Friday, authorities said.
The pilot of the AV-8B Harrier ejected at about 2:30 p.m. and was found conscious about 2 miles southwest of the crash site.
A Marine spokesperson in San Diego confirmed the aircraft was based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
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Monday, February 18, 2013
1st Lt. Alejo Thompson's killer killed by NATO
NATO kills insurgent behind US soldier's death
Miami Herald
BY PATRICK QUINN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An Afghan soldier-turned-insurgent who was feted by the Taliban for killing an American soldier during an insider attack in eastern Afghanistan last year has been killed in a raid, the U.S.-led international coalition said on Monday.
NATO identified the insurgent as Mahmood and said that he and an accomplice, identified only as Rashid, died in last Wednesday's operation in eastern Kunar province's Ghaziabad district. No other details were provided.
Mahmood is thought responsible for the May 11 killing of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alejo Thompson, who died during an insider attack on a base in Kunar. The attack also wounded two American soldiers. Mahmood, in his early 20's and who went only by one name later fled. Thompson, 30, a father of two, was from Yuma, Arizona. He was based at Ford Carson, Colorado.
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Miami Herald
BY PATRICK QUINN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An Afghan soldier-turned-insurgent who was feted by the Taliban for killing an American soldier during an insider attack in eastern Afghanistan last year has been killed in a raid, the U.S.-led international coalition said on Monday.
NATO identified the insurgent as Mahmood and said that he and an accomplice, identified only as Rashid, died in last Wednesday's operation in eastern Kunar province's Ghaziabad district. No other details were provided.
Mahmood is thought responsible for the May 11 killing of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alejo Thompson, who died during an insider attack on a base in Kunar. The attack also wounded two American soldiers. Mahmood, in his early 20's and who went only by one name later fled. Thompson, 30, a father of two, was from Yuma, Arizona. He was based at Ford Carson, Colorado.
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Friday, November 2, 2012
Marines back after tragic Afghanistan deployment
Marines back after tragic deployment
Yuma Sun
November 01, 2012
BY JAMES GILBERT
The Harrier squadron that lost its commanding officer and the aviation support unit that lost one of its fellow Marines in an insurgent attack on their base during a six-month deployment to Afghanistan both returned to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Thursday afternoon to a tearful, hug-filled reunion with friends and family.
Approximately 88 members of Marine Attack Squadron 211 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 were greeted by relatives, loved ones and fellow Marines who had returned in late September, when they arrived outside the squadron's hangar.
Yuma Sun
November 01, 2012
BY JAMES GILBERT
The Harrier squadron that lost its commanding officer and the aviation support unit that lost one of its fellow Marines in an insurgent attack on their base during a six-month deployment to Afghanistan both returned to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Thursday afternoon to a tearful, hug-filled reunion with friends and family.
Approximately 88 members of Marine Attack Squadron 211 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 were greeted by relatives, loved ones and fellow Marines who had returned in late September, when they arrived outside the squadron's hangar.
Despite all the happy reunions, there was also a sense of sadness. While deployed, the squadron was touched by tragedy when Lt. Col. Christopher “Otis” Raible, VMA-211's commanding officer, and Sgt. Bradley Atwell, a Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 electronics technician, were killed in an insurgent attack on Camp Bastion on Sept. 14.
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Saturday, October 20, 2012
Lt. Col. Christopher Raible KIA up for Silver Star
Fallen Marine commander up for Silver Star
Marine Corps Times
By Dan Lamothe
Staff writer
Posted : Friday Oct 19, 2012
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan — Cpl. Cecil Burkes was on the flight line here tinkering with an MV-22 Osprey when he heard a fellow Marine screaming over the radio. He pulled his head out of the aircraft — just in time to see tracer rounds streaking at him through the night sky.
Burkes, 23, didn’t know it at the time, but 15 insurgents had penetrated the wire at Bastion. Working in three teams of five, they used assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons in a coordinated attack that killed two Marines, wounded at least nine other coalition personnel and destroyed six U.S. AV-8B Harrier jets, military officials said.
Lt. Col. Christopher Raible, 40, commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron 211, the Harrier squadron deployed at Bastion, led a heroic counterattack against the insurgents that ultimately cost him his life — bravery that has led to a nomination for the Silver Star, Marine officials say. It’s the nation’s third-highest award for combat valor.
Also killed in the attack was Sgt. Bradley Atwell, 27, who was assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 and working for MALS-16 while deployed. Both men were based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., while stateside.
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Marine Corps Times
By Dan Lamothe
Staff writer
Posted : Friday Oct 19, 2012
Burkes, 23, didn’t know it at the time, but 15 insurgents had penetrated the wire at Bastion. Working in three teams of five, they used assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons in a coordinated attack that killed two Marines, wounded at least nine other coalition personnel and destroyed six U.S. AV-8B Harrier jets, military officials said.
Lt. Col. Christopher Raible, 40, commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron 211, the Harrier squadron deployed at Bastion, led a heroic counterattack against the insurgents that ultimately cost him his life — bravery that has led to a nomination for the Silver Star, Marine officials say. It’s the nation’s third-highest award for combat valor.
Also killed in the attack was Sgt. Bradley Atwell, 27, who was assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 and working for MALS-16 while deployed. Both men were based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., while stateside.
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Pilot safe after Marine Harrier Jet Crash in Arizona
Early findings point to mechanical failure in Marine Corps Harrier attack jet crash in Arizona
By Associated Press
Published: July 26
YUMA, Ariz. — Military officials say early findings point to mechanical failure in the crash of a U.S. Marine Corps Harrier attack jet on a training mission in southwestern Arizona.
The AV-8B Harrier went down Wednesday afternoon about 15 miles northwest of the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma near the Arizona-California border.
Base officials say the pilot ejected safely.
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By Associated Press
Published: July 26
YUMA, Ariz. — Military officials say early findings point to mechanical failure in the crash of a U.S. Marine Corps Harrier attack jet on a training mission in southwestern Arizona.
The AV-8B Harrier went down Wednesday afternoon about 15 miles northwest of the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma near the Arizona-California border.
Base officials say the pilot ejected safely.
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Marine missing on California and Arizona border
Valley Police Beat: Marine missing on California/Arizona border
By ELIZABETH VARIN
Staff Writer
May 5, 2012
A Marine out of Yuma was reported missing Friday afternoon after not reporting to duty, according to Imperial County Sheriff’s Office logs. The Sheriff’s Office was called in about 4 p.m. to help search the area around Senators Wash near Winterhaven for the unnamed Marine who voluntarily left Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, according to the logs.
The man, with blond hair, blue eyes, weighing about 150 pounds and 5 feet, 8 inches tall, was last seen midnight Friday and did not report to duty.
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By ELIZABETH VARIN
Staff Writer
May 5, 2012
A Marine out of Yuma was reported missing Friday afternoon after not reporting to duty, according to Imperial County Sheriff’s Office logs. The Sheriff’s Office was called in about 4 p.m. to help search the area around Senators Wash near Winterhaven for the unnamed Marine who voluntarily left Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, according to the logs.
The man, with blond hair, blue eyes, weighing about 150 pounds and 5 feet, 8 inches tall, was last seen midnight Friday and did not report to duty.
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Is military training so intense it causes PTSD too?
Inside a military training exercise in Yuma
Royal Canadian Regiment trains in Ariz. desert
Published : Thursday, 26 Apr 2012
YUMA, Ariz. - It’s not just US Armed Forces taking on terrorism around the world. We get a lot of help from our allies.
FOX 10 cameras were watching as the Royal Canadian Regiment went into action recently, capturing a high-value target.
A battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment launches its air assault in clouds of swirling dust, as a platoon ropes into the hideout of a high value terrorist target.
“Our unit has deployed several times and I have as well,” said Major David Hill, Royal Canadian Regiment.
But this isn't Afghanistan. It isn't Iraq. That tire burning next to a saguaro cactus means only one thing. This is Arizona. To be exact, the US Army's Yuma proving ground.
“The landscape is a similar type of landscape to places we could potentially deploy in the future,” says Hill.
It's a mock Middle East village built years ago to help U.S. forces train for overseas missions. This month it helped Canadian forces sharpen their skills.
“It’s a great opportunity for the solders to get a chance to see the sights and smells and sounds of places in the future they might find themselves.”
Before the assault, we put a portable camera on one of the bad guys. Our volunteer, plus other Canadians and some U.S. Marines, play terrorist bodyguards.
They are protecting a high value target: another Canadian soldier. She's dressed to look like a terrorist leader.
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Published : Thursday, 26 Apr 2012
“Yeah I think some of the soldiers might get PTSD from being here, but it is a great training environment, it simulates the common environment we are all faced with, its great.”
YUMA, Ariz. - It’s not just US Armed Forces taking on terrorism around the world. We get a lot of help from our allies.
FOX 10 cameras were watching as the Royal Canadian Regiment went into action recently, capturing a high-value target.
A battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment launches its air assault in clouds of swirling dust, as a platoon ropes into the hideout of a high value terrorist target.
“Our unit has deployed several times and I have as well,” said Major David Hill, Royal Canadian Regiment.
But this isn't Afghanistan. It isn't Iraq. That tire burning next to a saguaro cactus means only one thing. This is Arizona. To be exact, the US Army's Yuma proving ground.
“The landscape is a similar type of landscape to places we could potentially deploy in the future,” says Hill.
It's a mock Middle East village built years ago to help U.S. forces train for overseas missions. This month it helped Canadian forces sharpen their skills.
“It’s a great opportunity for the solders to get a chance to see the sights and smells and sounds of places in the future they might find themselves.”
Before the assault, we put a portable camera on one of the bad guys. Our volunteer, plus other Canadians and some U.S. Marines, play terrorist bodyguards.
They are protecting a high value target: another Canadian soldier. She's dressed to look like a terrorist leader.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Suspect in Yuma Marine shooting broke weapons rules
Suspect in Marine shooting broke weapons rules
September 19, 2011 7:28 PM
BY MARA KNAUB - SUN STAFF WRITER
Although Saturday's shooting of a Marine appears to be accidental, the suspect is still facing charges of breaking Marine Corps Air Station rules regarding the transportation of weapons.
The shooting occurred just after midnight near the Navy Federal Credit Union Bank in the proximity of Hart Street and Thomas Avenue.
Investigators from the Naval Criminal and Investigative Service identified the shooter as another Marine, who used a .45-caliber pistol. His name will not be released until formal charges are filed, according to Capt. Staci Reidinger, director of public affairs for the MCAS Yuma.
The shooting appears to be an accidental discharge, said Reidinger. However, “rules were broken in this case. They are deciding what formal charges to bring against him.”
She expects charges to be filed sometime this week. In the meantime, the suspect is being held in pretrial restrictions pending disciplinary action, she said.
The victim, Lance Cpl. Daryl Adams, 22, “is doing well with recovery at Yuma Regional Medical Center,” she added. Officials are working to bring his family to Yuma “to be with him as he recovers.”
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September 19, 2011 7:28 PM
BY MARA KNAUB - SUN STAFF WRITER
Although Saturday's shooting of a Marine appears to be accidental, the suspect is still facing charges of breaking Marine Corps Air Station rules regarding the transportation of weapons.
The shooting occurred just after midnight near the Navy Federal Credit Union Bank in the proximity of Hart Street and Thomas Avenue.
Investigators from the Naval Criminal and Investigative Service identified the shooter as another Marine, who used a .45-caliber pistol. His name will not be released until formal charges are filed, according to Capt. Staci Reidinger, director of public affairs for the MCAS Yuma.
The shooting appears to be an accidental discharge, said Reidinger. However, “rules were broken in this case. They are deciding what formal charges to bring against him.”
She expects charges to be filed sometime this week. In the meantime, the suspect is being held in pretrial restrictions pending disciplinary action, she said.
The victim, Lance Cpl. Daryl Adams, 22, “is doing well with recovery at Yuma Regional Medical Center,” she added. Officials are working to bring his family to Yuma “to be with him as he recovers.”
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Monday, September 19, 2011
Shooting of Marine may have been accidental
Shooting of Marine may have been accidental
September 18, 2011 3:08 PM
BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER
Although the incident is still under investigation, Saturday's shooting at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in which a Marine was wounded is believed, based on initial findings, to have been inadvertent.
“We are leaning toward an accidental discharge at this time,” said Capt. Staci L. Reidinger, the director of public affairs at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
The Marine wounded in the shooting has been identified as 22-year-old Lance Cpl. Daryl Adams, an avionics technician attached to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13, Marine Air Group 13, Third Marine Air Wing.
Adams recently returned from a deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and has served in the Marine Corps for over two and a half years, joining in December 2008.
He is currently listed in fair condition at Yuma Regional Medical Center, according to base officials.
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September 18, 2011 3:08 PM
BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER
Although the incident is still under investigation, Saturday's shooting at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in which a Marine was wounded is believed, based on initial findings, to have been inadvertent.
“We are leaning toward an accidental discharge at this time,” said Capt. Staci L. Reidinger, the director of public affairs at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
The Marine wounded in the shooting has been identified as 22-year-old Lance Cpl. Daryl Adams, an avionics technician attached to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13, Marine Air Group 13, Third Marine Air Wing.
Adams recently returned from a deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and has served in the Marine Corps for over two and a half years, joining in December 2008.
He is currently listed in fair condition at Yuma Regional Medical Center, according to base officials.
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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Marine shot in Yuma near Navy Federal Credit Union
Marine shot at MCAS Yuma
September 17, 2011 5:47 PM
BY CHRIS McDANIEL - SUN STAFF WRITER
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma law enforcement authorities were actively seeking the person responsible for shooting a Marine on base early Saturday morning.
The shooter had not been identified and remained at large as of press time Saturday.
The injured Marine, whose name and rank were not disclosed, was in serious but stable condition at Yuma Regional Medical Center, base officials said.
The shooting occurred just after midnight near the Navy Federal Credit Union Bank in the proximity of Hart Street and Thomas Avenue.
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September 17, 2011 5:47 PM
BY CHRIS McDANIEL - SUN STAFF WRITER
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma law enforcement authorities were actively seeking the person responsible for shooting a Marine on base early Saturday morning.
The shooter had not been identified and remained at large as of press time Saturday.
The injured Marine, whose name and rank were not disclosed, was in serious but stable condition at Yuma Regional Medical Center, base officials said.
The shooting occurred just after midnight near the Navy Federal Credit Union Bank in the proximity of Hart Street and Thomas Avenue.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Yuma Missing Marine's body found
Missing Marine from Maine found dead in Ariz. irrigation canal
Associated Press / March 23, 2011
YUMA, Ariz. — Authorities confirmed yesterday that a US Marine from Maine, reported missing last week, was found dead in an irrigation canal in Yuma, in southwest Arizona.
The body of Corporal Joshua Barron, 22, was discovered by a farmer Monday, said Captain Eben Bratcher, Yuma County Sheriff spokesman. He was reporting missing March 16.
There was no sign of trauma, and foul play is not suspected, Bratcher said. Barron was initially identified because his name was tattooed on his shoulder. The Marine Corps helped confirm his identity, and his wife, Natasha Barron, of Standish, Maine, was notified. An autopsy is scheduled for today.
Barron was wearing civilian clothing, and it appeared that his body had been in the canal for at least several days, Bratcher said.
Barron was stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, where he was a Harrier jet mechanic. He lived off base.
His roommate last saw Barron the evening of March 15, said Marine Captain Staci Reidinger. When Barron failed to show up for work on March 16, his commanding officer checked on him and found he was missing, and military investigators were called. Yuma police were notified two days later by his mother, said police spokesman Sergeant Clint Norred.
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Missing Marine from Maine found dead
Missing Marine's family speaks
Associated Press / March 23, 2011
YUMA, Ariz. — Authorities confirmed yesterday that a US Marine from Maine, reported missing last week, was found dead in an irrigation canal in Yuma, in southwest Arizona.
The body of Corporal Joshua Barron, 22, was discovered by a farmer Monday, said Captain Eben Bratcher, Yuma County Sheriff spokesman. He was reporting missing March 16.
There was no sign of trauma, and foul play is not suspected, Bratcher said. Barron was initially identified because his name was tattooed on his shoulder. The Marine Corps helped confirm his identity, and his wife, Natasha Barron, of Standish, Maine, was notified. An autopsy is scheduled for today.
Barron was wearing civilian clothing, and it appeared that his body had been in the canal for at least several days, Bratcher said.
Barron was stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, where he was a Harrier jet mechanic. He lived off base.
His roommate last saw Barron the evening of March 15, said Marine Captain Staci Reidinger. When Barron failed to show up for work on March 16, his commanding officer checked on him and found he was missing, and military investigators were called. Yuma police were notified two days later by his mother, said police spokesman Sergeant Clint Norred.
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Missing Marine from Maine found dead
Missing Marine's family speaks
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Family of missing Marine speaks
Yuma, Arizona March 21, 2011 - Natasha Barron fights to stay positive from her home in Buxton, Maine. She spoke to her husband, Cpl. Joshua Barron, last Wednesday.
"We just added the candles, kind of like a vigil," says Natasha. "Just keeping the hope alive in us."
"He called me to tell me he loved me and he kept reminding me that I am his everything and that he would talk to me later."
Natasha says she called him back after missing his call, but was alarmed when a woman answered and said she found Joshua's phone by a canal.
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Family of missing Marine speaks
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