Veterans can get help at mobile service unit in Myrtle Beach
By Rusty Ray
WBTW Anchor/Producer
Published: August 3, 2009
MYRTLE BEACH—Veterans—and their family members—in Myrtle Beach have the chance to get important questions answered regarding benefits, medical and insurance coverage, and claims this week,
The Disabled American Veterans Mobile Service unit is parked outside the Veterans Administration clinic near The Market Common until Tuesday night.
Inside, representatives from DAV hope to help veterans wade through the mountains of paperwork and forms that can pile up.
“Because VA regulations are so complicated for a normal person, we’re here to assist (veterans),“ said Bill Patterson, who works for Disabled American Veterans. “That’s what we specialize in,‘ he said.
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Veterans can get help at mobile service unit in Myrtle Beach
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Veterans can get help at mobile service unit in Myrtle Beach
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is not part of the Veterans Administration or part of the government. They are privately funded by donations. This is something that has been misunderstood by a lot of people. They fight for you for free. They ask for donations but they turn away no one. I know that my husband's claim would not have been approved without the help of the DAV. My husband became a life member and I became a life member of the DAV Auxiliary because we know first hand how wonderful they are and stand by the side of our disabled veterans.
Illinois National Guard returns from Afghanistan
Heroes welcomed home at Soldier Field
Monday, August 03, 2009 4:36 PM
By Linda Yu
August 3, 2009 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- After a year in Afghanistan, 180 members of the Illinois National Guard are finally back home in Chicago.
Cheering crowds greeted the troops at Soldier Field. Families were patient as Governor Pat Quinn addressed the Chicago-based troops-- from the Illinois Army National Guard Headquarters Co., 1-178th Infantry, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat team-- during the quick ceremony.
Despite the roar from the crowd, soldiers kept their eyes straight ahead and marched in formation as they waited for that one word-- dismissed. Then, the rush to find loved ones.
"My stomach hurts. My head hurts. I have seven kids and he's the baby," said Josephine Richnn=rds, mother of returning soldier. "I'm glad they're all back safe."
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http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6945806
Monday, August 03, 2009 4:36 PM
By Linda Yu
August 3, 2009 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- After a year in Afghanistan, 180 members of the Illinois National Guard are finally back home in Chicago.
Cheering crowds greeted the troops at Soldier Field. Families were patient as Governor Pat Quinn addressed the Chicago-based troops-- from the Illinois Army National Guard Headquarters Co., 1-178th Infantry, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat team-- during the quick ceremony.
Despite the roar from the crowd, soldiers kept their eyes straight ahead and marched in formation as they waited for that one word-- dismissed. Then, the rush to find loved ones.
"My stomach hurts. My head hurts. I have seven kids and he's the baby," said Josephine Richnn=rds, mother of returning soldier. "I'm glad they're all back safe."
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http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6945806
Four People Dead, More Than A Dozen Injured In Shooting at Fitness Center
Think about being one of the people going to the gym for a workout and having this happen. How would you feel the next time you went? Would the memories of this act of violence return? Would you ever be able to feel as if there was nothing else to think about than getting a good workout for your health? Would you ever really feel safe just doing simple things again?
After traumatic events caused by others you are never really the same again.
Sometimes it just takes time to regain the sense of security as days go by without anything else happening. You watch people more closely. You may jump when you hear a car backfire or any other sudden loud noise. You may get edgy when you hear a loud, angry voice. If time takes away your discomfort level, talking about it helps ease your horrific memories and it gets easier to cope as the days pass, then you shouldn't need more help to "get over it" by a professional. The key is, is it getting easier or harder or staying the same within you?
If the emotions and memories get stronger, if it does not seem that you are "getting over it" as days pass, or you find yourself still jumping out of your skin a month later, seek help. It usually means the event took a greater hold on you than you thought it did. Do no deny what is happening inside of you. A professional will be able to diagnose if you need more help or not to overcome it.
If you are a family member of any of the people there yesterday, watch for signs of change in them. Here is a list of changes that happen when people have been exposed to traumatic events and in need of help. You know them better than anyone else and they need you to pay attention to them so they get help as soon as possible.
The following is from the Mayo Clinic
UPDATE
Police: Gym shooter 'had a lot of hatred'
A Pennsylvania man who walked into a gym aerobics class and opened fire, killing three women and wounding nine others before turning the gun on himself, "just had a lot of hatred in him," police said Wednesday. George Sodini, 48, brought four handguns into the LA Fitness gym outside Pittsburgh and used three of them, firing at least 36 times, police said.
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After traumatic events caused by others you are never really the same again.
Suspect Identified In Fatal Collier Twp. Fitness Club Shooting
Four People Dead, More Than A Dozen Injured In Shooting
POSTED: 8:21 pm EDT August 4, 2009
UPDATED: 8:39 am EDT August 5, 2009
COLLIER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Authorities have identified a possible suspect in a Collier Township fitness club shooting that killed four people and wounded as many 15."I've never seen (anybody) shot before. I feel like it's a dream. I don't know what to think of it," said Mike Hentosz, a witness who was near the room where the shooting took place.
ABC News reported the suspect is George Sodini, of Pittsburgh.5 Women Taken To UPMC-Mercy In Critical Condition
A representative from UPMC-Mercy in Pittsburgh told WTAE Channel 4's Marcie Cipriani that the hospital was treating five women who were shot multiple times. All five women were admitted in critical condition. Within an hour, three were upgraded to serious condition, and two others remained in critical condition by 11 p.m.read more here
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/20283352/detail.html
Sometimes it just takes time to regain the sense of security as days go by without anything else happening. You watch people more closely. You may jump when you hear a car backfire or any other sudden loud noise. You may get edgy when you hear a loud, angry voice. If time takes away your discomfort level, talking about it helps ease your horrific memories and it gets easier to cope as the days pass, then you shouldn't need more help to "get over it" by a professional. The key is, is it getting easier or harder or staying the same within you?
If the emotions and memories get stronger, if it does not seem that you are "getting over it" as days pass, or you find yourself still jumping out of your skin a month later, seek help. It usually means the event took a greater hold on you than you thought it did. Do no deny what is happening inside of you. A professional will be able to diagnose if you need more help or not to overcome it.
If you are a family member of any of the people there yesterday, watch for signs of change in them. Here is a list of changes that happen when people have been exposed to traumatic events and in need of help. You know them better than anyone else and they need you to pay attention to them so they get help as soon as possible.
The following is from the Mayo Clinic
Symptoms
By Mayo Clinic staff
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder typically begin within three months of a traumatic event. In a small number of cases, though, PTSD symptoms may not occur until years after the event.
Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms are commonly grouped into three types: intrusive memories, avoidance and numbing, and increased anxiety or emotional arousal (hyperarousal).
Symptoms of intrusive memories may include:
Flashbacks, or reliving the traumatic event for minutes or even days at a time
Upsetting dreams about the traumatic event
Symptoms of avoidance and emotional numbing may include:
Trying to avoid thinking or talking about the traumatic event
Feeling emotionally numb
Avoiding activities you once enjoyed
Hopelessness about the future
Memory problems
Trouble concentrating
Difficulty maintaining close relationships
Symptoms of anxiety and increased emotional arousal may include:Irritability or angerPost-traumatic stress disorder symptoms can come and go. You may have more post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms during times of higher stress or when you experience reminders of what you went through. You may hear a car backfire and relive combat experiences, for instance. Or you may see a report on the news about a rape, and feel again the horror and fear of your own assault.
Overwhelming guilt or shame
Self-destructive behavior, such as drinking too much
Trouble sleeping
Being easily startled or frightened
Hearing or seeing things that aren't there
When to see a doctor
It's normal to have a wide range of feelings and emotions after a traumatic event. The feelings you experience may include fear and anxiety, a lack of focus, sadness, changes in sleeping or eating patterns, or bouts of crying that come easily. You may have recurrent nightmares or thoughts about the event. This doesn't mean you have post-traumatic stress disorder.
But if you have these disturbing feelings for more than a month, if they're severe, or if you feel you're having trouble getting your life back under control, consider talking to your health care professional. Getting treatment as soon as possible can help prevent PTSD symptoms from getting worse.
In some cases, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may be so severe that you need emergency help, especially if you're thinking about harming yourself or someone else. If possible, call 911 or other emergency services, or ask a supportive family member or friend for help.
UPDATE
Police: Gym shooter 'had a lot of hatred'
A Pennsylvania man who walked into a gym aerobics class and opened fire, killing three women and wounding nine others before turning the gun on himself, "just had a lot of hatred in him," police said Wednesday. George Sodini, 48, brought four handguns into the LA Fitness gym outside Pittsburgh and used three of them, firing at least 36 times, police said.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
VFW takes aim at Woodstock anniversary but misses a lot
I love the VFW and do a lot of posts about the good work they do, but this is not so simple. Woodstock was complicated and so were the people who went and listened to the music.
I was only ten. One of my brothers was 17 and so was the man I married many years later. My brother listened to the music and I loved it. I still do.
My husband didn't get drafted. He enlisted. He wanted to be like his WWII father, with a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. While my husband did end up with a Bronze Star in Vietnam, he ended up with a wound that did not qualify for the Purple Heart or any recognition at all. He ended up with PTSD. I've been doing this work since the day we met in 1982 and I have no plans of stopping.
When they go to war, they are in the war itself, watching over their brothers and sisters. It didn't matter when lives were on the line if one of them was drafted or enlisted, wanted to be there or not, they just watched out for each other.
Some protested when they got back and some faded into the background. Some got over what was asked of them and some were never close to the same. Some turned into Democrats and some turned into Republicans, the opposite of what their family members were. Some revolted against things and others ran to things.
There was nothing simple about Woodstock because there was nothing simple about America or the veterans back then. It was all complicated by nice intentions, like trying to save the lives of the men and women sent and stopping the forceful deployment of young men who didn't want to go. Things got out of control and the people they were trying to save became the targets. I often wonder how it was for veterans of Vietnam to be involved with protestors at the same time they were called "baby killers' and attacked by the people claiming valued them. Or what kind of heart tug happened when a Vietnam veteran was yelling at a soldier about to deploy.
The way things are for the newer veterans and even the Vietnam veterans finally getting the appreciation they so truly deserved was one lesson learned from the times of Woodstock and the times that came after. Woodstock was painful for a lot of people but the rest of the country managed to take away a lesson in never, ever allowing hostilities against wars fought to be taken out on the people we send to fight those wars.
I firmly believe that the events that harmed our veterans the most, ended up waking everyone else up to help the veterans more than ever before. There was a lot of pain to go around but there was a lot of good that did come out of it.
I was only ten. One of my brothers was 17 and so was the man I married many years later. My brother listened to the music and I loved it. I still do.
My husband didn't get drafted. He enlisted. He wanted to be like his WWII father, with a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. While my husband did end up with a Bronze Star in Vietnam, he ended up with a wound that did not qualify for the Purple Heart or any recognition at all. He ended up with PTSD. I've been doing this work since the day we met in 1982 and I have no plans of stopping.
When they go to war, they are in the war itself, watching over their brothers and sisters. It didn't matter when lives were on the line if one of them was drafted or enlisted, wanted to be there or not, they just watched out for each other.
Some protested when they got back and some faded into the background. Some got over what was asked of them and some were never close to the same. Some turned into Democrats and some turned into Republicans, the opposite of what their family members were. Some revolted against things and others ran to things.
There was nothing simple about Woodstock because there was nothing simple about America or the veterans back then. It was all complicated by nice intentions, like trying to save the lives of the men and women sent and stopping the forceful deployment of young men who didn't want to go. Things got out of control and the people they were trying to save became the targets. I often wonder how it was for veterans of Vietnam to be involved with protestors at the same time they were called "baby killers' and attacked by the people claiming valued them. Or what kind of heart tug happened when a Vietnam veteran was yelling at a soldier about to deploy.
The way things are for the newer veterans and even the Vietnam veterans finally getting the appreciation they so truly deserved was one lesson learned from the times of Woodstock and the times that came after. Woodstock was painful for a lot of people but the rest of the country managed to take away a lesson in never, ever allowing hostilities against wars fought to be taken out on the people we send to fight those wars.
I firmly believe that the events that harmed our veterans the most, ended up waking everyone else up to help the veterans more than ever before. There was a lot of pain to go around but there was a lot of good that did come out of it.
Culture wars redux: VFW takes aim at Woodstock anniversary
Culture wars redux: VFW takes aim at Woodstock anniversary
Posted by Bryan Bender August 3, 2009 04:08 PM
By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff
WASHINGTON -- Nearly four decades after the Woodstock Festival, the culture wars are apparently still being fought at one of the nation's largest and most storied veterans organizations.
The cover story in the August issue of the Veterans of Foreign Wars' national magazine marks the upcoming anniversary of the four-day concert that symbolized the counterculture of the 1960s with an article penned by its editor, Richard K. Kolb, titled "GIs Died While Woodstock Rocked." (Click here to read the full article.)
Attacking the "illustrious spokesmen" of the Sixties Generation and criticizing the "elite media" at the time for hailing the "tribal gathering" in New York's Catskill Mountains while ignoring the sacrifices of young men in uniform, the article suggests that the hundreds of thousands of youngsters who attended the festival, widely known for its drug use and "free love," had abandoned their nation in a time of need.
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Asthma, PTSD still linger for NYC 9/11 survivors
Asthma, PTSD still linger for NYC 9/11 survivors
By DEEPTI HAJELA (AP) – 2 hours ago
NEW YORK — People who were heavily exposed to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center still had elevated risks of developing post-traumatic stress disorder even five years later, according to a study released Tuesday by the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
The study contained better news about asthma. While those who developed respiratory symptoms soon after the attacks were still being diagnosed with asthma some years later, rates among people who first showed symptoms after 2003 were consistent with normal asthma rates.
"What this study shows fairly thoroughly, there was a very strong association between the intense exposure" on Sept. 11 and the days immediately following, in terms of developing asthma, said Lorna Thorpe, deputy commissioner for epidemiology and a co-author of the study.
"There were lingering effects, but those lingering effects have ameliorated."
The study, based on data from a public health registry that tracks the health effects of Sept. 11, found elevated levels of post-traumatic stress disorder among the more than 46,000 people who were surveyed in 2006-2007.
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Asthma, PTSD still linger for NYC 9/11 survivors
By DEEPTI HAJELA (AP) – 2 hours ago
NEW YORK — People who were heavily exposed to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center still had elevated risks of developing post-traumatic stress disorder even five years later, according to a study released Tuesday by the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
The study contained better news about asthma. While those who developed respiratory symptoms soon after the attacks were still being diagnosed with asthma some years later, rates among people who first showed symptoms after 2003 were consistent with normal asthma rates.
"What this study shows fairly thoroughly, there was a very strong association between the intense exposure" on Sept. 11 and the days immediately following, in terms of developing asthma, said Lorna Thorpe, deputy commissioner for epidemiology and a co-author of the study.
"There were lingering effects, but those lingering effects have ameliorated."
The study, based on data from a public health registry that tracks the health effects of Sept. 11, found elevated levels of post-traumatic stress disorder among the more than 46,000 people who were surveyed in 2006-2007.
Rescue and recovery workers had the highest rates of new asthma diagnoses, and their risk was even higher if they were at the World Trade Center site on 9/11 itself or worked there for longer than 90 days. People who had to deal with heavy layers of dust in their homes or offices also had a higher risk of developing asthma.
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Asthma, PTSD still linger for NYC 9/11 survivors
National Guard stolen laptop had 131,000 Guardsmen information on it
Stolen laptop holds Guard soldiers’ ID
Staff report
Posted : Tuesday Aug 4, 2009 17:25:17 EDT
Personal information of about 131,000 former and current Army National Guard members may be at risk of identity theft after a contractor’s laptop turned up stolen, the National Guard reported Tuesday.
The laptop was stolen July 27. It contained information for soldiers enrolled in the Guard’s Bonus and Incentives Program, including Social Security numbers, incentive payment amounts and payment dates.
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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/08/army_idtheft_080409w/
Staff report
Posted : Tuesday Aug 4, 2009 17:25:17 EDT
Personal information of about 131,000 former and current Army National Guard members may be at risk of identity theft after a contractor’s laptop turned up stolen, the National Guard reported Tuesday.
The laptop was stolen July 27. It contained information for soldiers enrolled in the Guard’s Bonus and Incentives Program, including Social Security numbers, incentive payment amounts and payment dates.
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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/08/army_idtheft_080409w/
Army Ranger saves woman's life after his death
Woman receives heart from fallen Ranger
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Aug 4, 2009 15:51:22 EDT
ROSEMOUNT, Minn. — Army Cpl. Benjamin Kopp, a Ranger, died last month after being wounded in Afghanistan, but a part of the Minnesota soldier lives on.
His family agreed to donate his organs, and now a 57-year-old Chicago woman feels privileged to have received the Rosemount soldier’s heart.
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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/08/ap080409_armyorgandonor/
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Aug 4, 2009 15:51:22 EDT
ROSEMOUNT, Minn. — Army Cpl. Benjamin Kopp, a Ranger, died last month after being wounded in Afghanistan, but a part of the Minnesota soldier lives on.
His family agreed to donate his organs, and now a 57-year-old Chicago woman feels privileged to have received the Rosemount soldier’s heart.
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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/08/ap080409_armyorgandonor/
Clermont Florida Soldier with 10th Mountain dies in Afghanistan
Florida soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Aug 4, 2009 15:52:21 EDT
CLERMONT, Fla. —The Defense Department said Tuesday that Army Spc. Alexander J. Miller of Clermont, Fla., died Friday in Nuristan Province during an insurgent attack. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
A Fort Drum spokeswoman said Tuesday that Miller has been awarded the Purple Heart, among other medals.
Miller’s stepfather told the Orlando Sentinel that the 21-year-old “put everybody before himself.”
According to the Defense Department, as of Monday, at least 686 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan began in late 2001.
Florida soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Aug 4, 2009 15:52:21 EDT
CLERMONT, Fla. —The Defense Department said Tuesday that Army Spc. Alexander J. Miller of Clermont, Fla., died Friday in Nuristan Province during an insurgent attack. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
A Fort Drum spokeswoman said Tuesday that Miller has been awarded the Purple Heart, among other medals.
Miller’s stepfather told the Orlando Sentinel that the 21-year-old “put everybody before himself.”
According to the Defense Department, as of Monday, at least 686 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan began in late 2001.
Florida soldier killed in Afghanistan
U.S. Marine Corps bans Twitter, Facebook, MySpace
Marines ban Twitter, Facebook, other sites
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U.S. Marine Corps bans Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites
Order, issued Monday, states that information on the sites poses a security risk
The Marines' ban is effective immediately and will last a year
U.S. Army recently ordered all U.S. bases to provide access to Facebook
By Noah Shachtman
(WIRED) -- The U.S. Marine Corps has banned Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites from its networks, effective immediately.
The Marine Corps fears that social media sites such as Facebook could pose a security risk.
"These internet sites in general are a proven haven for malicious actors and content and are particularly high risk due to information exposure, user generated content and targeting by adversaries," reads a Marine Corps order, issued Monday.
"The very nature of SNS [social network sites] creates a larger attack and exploitation window, exposes unnecessary information to adversaries and provides an easy conduit for information leakage that puts OPSEC [operational security], COMSEC [communications security], [and] personnel... at an elevated risk of compromise."
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Marines ban Twitter, Facebook, other sites
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U.S. Marine Corps bans Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites
Order, issued Monday, states that information on the sites poses a security risk
The Marines' ban is effective immediately and will last a year
U.S. Army recently ordered all U.S. bases to provide access to Facebook
By Noah Shachtman
(WIRED) -- The U.S. Marine Corps has banned Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites from its networks, effective immediately.
The Marine Corps fears that social media sites such as Facebook could pose a security risk.
"These internet sites in general are a proven haven for malicious actors and content and are particularly high risk due to information exposure, user generated content and targeting by adversaries," reads a Marine Corps order, issued Monday.
"The very nature of SNS [social network sites] creates a larger attack and exploitation window, exposes unnecessary information to adversaries and provides an easy conduit for information leakage that puts OPSEC [operational security], COMSEC [communications security], [and] personnel... at an elevated risk of compromise."
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Marines ban Twitter, Facebook, other sites
President Clinton's trip success, journalists released
U.S. journalists' families welcome N. Korea pardon
North Korean President Kim Jong Il has pardoned two U.S. journalists, state-run news agency KCNA said today. News of the pardons came hours after former President Bill Clinton met with the North Korean leader to discuss the case of reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Clinton has now left the country, KCNA reports. developing story
North Korean President Kim Jong Il has pardoned two U.S. journalists, state-run news agency KCNA said today. News of the pardons came hours after former President Bill Clinton met with the North Korean leader to discuss the case of reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Clinton has now left the country, KCNA reports. developing story
My new site PTSD Support Videos
PTSD Support Videos
I wanted to have all of my videos in one place so that they can reach as many people as possible. Please visit there as new videos will be updated on this site. No news postings or editorials, just videos and comments. Hope they help.
I wanted to have all of my videos in one place so that they can reach as many people as possible. Please visit there as new videos will be updated on this site. No news postings or editorials, just videos and comments. Hope they help.
Maitland fatal police shooting remains under investigation
Maitland fatal police shooting remains under investigation
Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents are investigating Monday's fatal police shooting in Maitland.
Amy L. Edwards
Sentinel Staff Writer
7:55 AM EDT, August 4, 2009
Law-enforcement officers continue to investigate Monday's fatal police shooting of an 18-year-old who allegedly stabbed his mother with a butter knife.
Alexander May, who graduated from Winter Park High School earlier this summer, was shot by a Maitland police officer who responded to May's home after his mother called 911.
Police said May repeatedly stabbed his mother, Diana May, 60, in the torso.
At least one officer went inside the May residence on Dommerich Drive around 7:30 a.m., but authorities have not released details about the shooting.
Alexander May ended up shot to death on the bathroom floor, armed with a butter knife and a 16-inch barbecue fork, Maitland police have said.
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Maitland fatal police shooting remains under investigation
Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents are investigating Monday's fatal police shooting in Maitland.
Amy L. Edwards
Sentinel Staff Writer
7:55 AM EDT, August 4, 2009
Law-enforcement officers continue to investigate Monday's fatal police shooting of an 18-year-old who allegedly stabbed his mother with a butter knife.
Alexander May, who graduated from Winter Park High School earlier this summer, was shot by a Maitland police officer who responded to May's home after his mother called 911.
Police said May repeatedly stabbed his mother, Diana May, 60, in the torso.
At least one officer went inside the May residence on Dommerich Drive around 7:30 a.m., but authorities have not released details about the shooting.
Alexander May ended up shot to death on the bathroom floor, armed with a butter knife and a 16-inch barbecue fork, Maitland police have said.
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Maitland fatal police shooting remains under investigation
Chain reaction hurts police officers before Bruce Rossmeyer Funeral
Accident reported before funeral for Harley-Davidson magnate Bruce Rossmeyer
Bruce Rossmeyer was killed in a motorcycle crash in Wyoming.
Ludmilla Lelis
Sentinel Staff Writer
12:18 PM EDT, August 4, 2009
A "chain-reaction" accident involving police officers was reported before the funeral for Harley-Davidson mogul Bruce Rossmeyer
Rossmeyer's funeral is today in Ormond Beach.
Television stations said there was a "chain-reaction" accident involving police officials. It didn't happen during the procession, an official told the Orlando Sentinel.
It was a police escort for family members who were heading to the funeral.
Two people were transported to Halifax Health Medical Center with non-threatening injuries, the TV stations reported.
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Accident reported before funeral for Harley-Davidson magnate Bruce Rossmeyer
Bruce Rossmeyer was killed in a motorcycle crash in Wyoming.
Ludmilla Lelis
Sentinel Staff Writer
12:18 PM EDT, August 4, 2009
A "chain-reaction" accident involving police officers was reported before the funeral for Harley-Davidson mogul Bruce Rossmeyer
Rossmeyer's funeral is today in Ormond Beach.
Television stations said there was a "chain-reaction" accident involving police officials. It didn't happen during the procession, an official told the Orlando Sentinel.
It was a police escort for family members who were heading to the funeral.
Two people were transported to Halifax Health Medical Center with non-threatening injuries, the TV stations reported.
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Accident reported before funeral for Harley-Davidson magnate Bruce Rossmeyer
Kansas Vietnam Memorial Causes Wall Between Veterans
In Kansas, Proposed Monument to a Wartime Friendship Tests the Bond
By MONICA DAVEY
Published: August 2, 2009
WICHITA, Kan. — This city’s small population of Vietnamese-Americans imagined a new monument in Veterans Memorial Park, a peaceful slope along the Arkansas River blooming with monuments to soldiers gone.
They pictured an American service member, in bronze, his arm resting protectively around the shoulder of a South Vietnamese comrade — an appreciation, they said, of the Americans’ alliance in a war that shaped their lives.
But in an effort to remember an old friendship, the bond seemed to come apart a little.
To the surprise of the Vietnamese here, some American veterans objected to the plan. And after long, tense talks, a compromise emerged last month at City Hall: the monument will sit just outside the John S. Stevens Veterans Memorial Park (named for a former local official and veteran), set apart from the rest of the memorials by a landscaped, six-foot earthen berm, with no sidewalk between.
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Proposed Monument to a Wartime Friendship Tests the Bond
By MONICA DAVEY
Published: August 2, 2009
WICHITA, Kan. — This city’s small population of Vietnamese-Americans imagined a new monument in Veterans Memorial Park, a peaceful slope along the Arkansas River blooming with monuments to soldiers gone.
They pictured an American service member, in bronze, his arm resting protectively around the shoulder of a South Vietnamese comrade — an appreciation, they said, of the Americans’ alliance in a war that shaped their lives.
But in an effort to remember an old friendship, the bond seemed to come apart a little.
To the surprise of the Vietnamese here, some American veterans objected to the plan. And after long, tense talks, a compromise emerged last month at City Hall: the monument will sit just outside the John S. Stevens Veterans Memorial Park (named for a former local official and veteran), set apart from the rest of the memorials by a landscaped, six-foot earthen berm, with no sidewalk between.
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Proposed Monument to a Wartime Friendship Tests the Bond
Vietnam Veteran Biking One Mile for Every Wisconsin Soldier Killed in Action
Vietnam Veteran Biking One Mile for Every Wisconsin Soldier Killed in Action
Posted: Aug 2, 2009 09:46 PM EDT
One Wisconsin veteran is on a quest to honor each and every fallen veteran from Wisconsin.
Tom Kingsbury, a Vietnam veteran, is riding over 1,500 miles in 10 days, one mile for each person who has died in action since Vietnam.
The bike riding tribute is also a fundraiser for the 25th Anniversary of High Ground an organization meant to honor veterans and their families and educate others on the cost of war.
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http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=10834744
Posted: Aug 2, 2009 09:46 PM EDT
One Wisconsin veteran is on a quest to honor each and every fallen veteran from Wisconsin.
Tom Kingsbury, a Vietnam veteran, is riding over 1,500 miles in 10 days, one mile for each person who has died in action since Vietnam.
The bike riding tribute is also a fundraiser for the 25th Anniversary of High Ground an organization meant to honor veterans and their families and educate others on the cost of war.
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http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=10834744
Group aims new project at commemorating all service members
Tacoma’s War Memorial Park's new project to include county veterans
Memorial park expansion: Group aims new project at commemorating all service members
SCOTT FONTAINE; The News Tribune
Published: 08/02/09
Organizers who helped create a monument for Pierce County residents who were prisoners of war or went missing in action at Tacoma’s War Memorial Park have launched a new project to honor a much broader group: a monument for all the county’s service members.
Joseph Zelazny, a Tacoma resident and chairman of the committee working to create the veterans memorial, said the other monuments at the park at Sixth Avenue and McArthur Street can be exclusive.
The new project, he said, would honor anyone who has worn the uniform – soldier, sailor, airman or marine.
“Look at the World War II memorial: It’s nice, but a double-amputee who died in 1947 from his wounds can’t make it on the wall,” said Zelazny, a retired Army lieutenant colonel. “We want to honor anyone who served in peace or war, alive or dead.”
Memorial park expansion: Group aims new project at commemorating all service members
SCOTT FONTAINE; The News Tribune
Published: 08/02/09
Organizers who helped create a monument for Pierce County residents who were prisoners of war or went missing in action at Tacoma’s War Memorial Park have launched a new project to honor a much broader group: a monument for all the county’s service members.
Joseph Zelazny, a Tacoma resident and chairman of the committee working to create the veterans memorial, said the other monuments at the park at Sixth Avenue and McArthur Street can be exclusive.
The new project, he said, would honor anyone who has worn the uniform – soldier, sailor, airman or marine.
“Look at the World War II memorial: It’s nice, but a double-amputee who died in 1947 from his wounds can’t make it on the wall,” said Zelazny, a retired Army lieutenant colonel. “We want to honor anyone who served in peace or war, alive or dead.”
And the group hopes to erect a life-size statue of Marine Maj. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, a flying ace who shot down 26 enemy aircraft and spent 20 months as a prisoner of war. He later received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. Boyington grew up in Idaho and Tacoma.
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County ahead of the curve with new veterans court
County ahead of the curve with new veterans court
THE OLYMPIAN
Published August 03, 2009
Thurston County officials are to be commended for launching a new court program to help struggling veterans.
Thurston County Veterans Court offers a new path, a second chance, on the road to recovery for current and retired service members who commit crimes while suffering from war- related psychological wounds.
Patterned after other alternative courts, including mental health and drug courts, defendants must accept medical and mental health treatment for their problems, which, in the case of soldiers, typically involves post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injuries. They must also abide by regular, routine monitoring.
Play by the court’s rules, and the defendant can avoid jail time. Violate the conditions imposed by the judge and it’s back to jail.
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County ahead of the curve with new veterans court
THE OLYMPIAN
Published August 03, 2009
Thurston County officials are to be commended for launching a new court program to help struggling veterans.
Thurston County Veterans Court offers a new path, a second chance, on the road to recovery for current and retired service members who commit crimes while suffering from war- related psychological wounds.
Patterned after other alternative courts, including mental health and drug courts, defendants must accept medical and mental health treatment for their problems, which, in the case of soldiers, typically involves post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injuries. They must also abide by regular, routine monitoring.
Play by the court’s rules, and the defendant can avoid jail time. Violate the conditions imposed by the judge and it’s back to jail.
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County ahead of the curve with new veterans court
NJ corrections officer kills 4-month-old son, self
NJ corrections officer kills 4-month-old son, self
(AP)
NEWARK, N.J. — Police say a northern New Jersey corrections officer shot and wounded her boyfriend, then killed her 4-month-old son and committed suicide inside his apartment.
Newark police say 39-year-old Kelly McKenith and her infant son, Kaire McKenith, were pronounced dead Monday at University Hospital.
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NJ corrections officer kills 4-month-old son, self
UPDATE
August 5, 2009
New Jersey Real-Time News
Breaking Local News from New Jersey
Essex County corrections officer fired 15 times in murder-suicide
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Essex corrections officer fired 15 times in murder-suicide shooting that left infant dead
by The Associated Press
Tuesday August 04, 2009, 1:17 PM
NEWARK -- An Essex County corrections officer who shot and wounded her boyfriend before killing herself and their 4-month-old son fired 15 shots during the altercation.
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(AP)
NEWARK, N.J. — Police say a northern New Jersey corrections officer shot and wounded her boyfriend, then killed her 4-month-old son and committed suicide inside his apartment.
Newark police say 39-year-old Kelly McKenith and her infant son, Kaire McKenith, were pronounced dead Monday at University Hospital.
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NJ corrections officer kills 4-month-old son, self
UPDATE
August 5, 2009
New Jersey Real-Time News
Breaking Local News from New Jersey
Essex County corrections officer fired 15 times in murder-suicide
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Essex corrections officer fired 15 times in murder-suicide shooting that left infant dead
by The Associated Press
Tuesday August 04, 2009, 1:17 PM
NEWARK -- An Essex County corrections officer who shot and wounded her boyfriend before killing herself and their 4-month-old son fired 15 shots during the altercation.
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Monday, August 3, 2009
Mother to U.S. Army: Don't deny your mistakes
Mother to U.S. Army: Don't deny your mistakes
Carlene Cross' son died while serving in Afghanistan with two weeks left in his deployment. Cpl. Jason Bogar's unit ran out of water and ammunition, and was taken over by enemy soldiers in Wanat. Cross knows war is hell, but she thinks the military failed her son.
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Carlene Cross' son died while serving in Afghanistan with two weeks left in his deployment. Cpl. Jason Bogar's unit ran out of water and ammunition, and was taken over by enemy soldiers in Wanat. Cross knows war is hell, but she thinks the military failed her son.
Cross said Bogar's unit was scheduled to come home in August 2008, but was assigned to the mission with two weeks left. The assignment is against Army's own protocol, which prevents soldiers with less than 30 days left in their deployment to be assigned to a new mission.
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