Retired Marine found dead in Goettge Memorial Field House
January 12, 2012 3:37 PM
HOPE HODGE - DAILY NEWS STAFF
Updated at 4:26 p.m.
A retired Marine Master Sergeant was discovered dead at the Goettge Memorial Field House aboard Camp Lejeune Thursday morning, base officials confirmed Thursday afternoon.
Shawn P. O’Shea, 45, was discovered unresponsive in a sauna at the field house, which is used for public events, ceremonies and sports activities. Base officials are currently performing renovations on the 1940s-era building to equip it with an air conditioning system.
According to officials, he was pronounced dead on-scene by emergency services personnel. Naval Criminal Investigative Services is investigating the death, and O’Shea’s next-of-kin were notified.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
OEF-OIF veteran records deputies punching homeless woman on bus
Deputies Punch Homeless, Mentally Ill Woman on Bus
by Kristina Chew
January 11, 2012
Two Los Angeles County deputy sheriffs have been videotaped hitting a woman with unspecified mental health and other disabilities. The incident happened on Monday night, on a Metro bus in Bellflower. Jermaine Green and his fiancee Violet Roberts boarded a bus and noted another passenger, a woman with a stroller full of pillows who clearly had “special needs.” The two deputies, one male and one female, boarded the bus at the next stop and confronted the woman, grabbing at her and telling her to get off the bus. The male deputy punched her — and Green recorded everything on his cell phone video camera.
Said Green, who had just returned home after serving in the army for six years with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan:
“I couldn’t believe it. He seen me taping. He looked up at the camera a few times, and he still hit her like that, and I can’t believe he didn’t try to diffuse the situation at all.”
“In the Army, they gave us extensive training for rules of engagement. There’s proper protocols and steps you take. This lady didn’t do anything, she wasn’t combative and he actually turned combative on her.”
When Green refused to hand over the video, the deputies told him he could be arrested and asked if he had any warrants. Green answered, “”I said no, I’m a veteran, I just came back, I have six years, I have no record, and he said ‘We’ll see about that.’”
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by Kristina Chew
January 11, 2012
Two Los Angeles County deputy sheriffs have been videotaped hitting a woman with unspecified mental health and other disabilities. The incident happened on Monday night, on a Metro bus in Bellflower. Jermaine Green and his fiancee Violet Roberts boarded a bus and noted another passenger, a woman with a stroller full of pillows who clearly had “special needs.” The two deputies, one male and one female, boarded the bus at the next stop and confronted the woman, grabbing at her and telling her to get off the bus. The male deputy punched her — and Green recorded everything on his cell phone video camera.
Said Green, who had just returned home after serving in the army for six years with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan:
“I couldn’t believe it. He seen me taping. He looked up at the camera a few times, and he still hit her like that, and I can’t believe he didn’t try to diffuse the situation at all.”
“In the Army, they gave us extensive training for rules of engagement. There’s proper protocols and steps you take. This lady didn’t do anything, she wasn’t combative and he actually turned combative on her.”
When Green refused to hand over the video, the deputies told him he could be arrested and asked if he had any warrants. Green answered, “”I said no, I’m a veteran, I just came back, I have six years, I have no record, and he said ‘We’ll see about that.’”
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Veteran Uses His Disability Check To House Homeless Veterans
Shane D'Onofrio, N.M. Veteran, Uses His Disability Check To House Homeless Veterans
It's an understatement to say that Navy veteran Shane D'Onofrio would give the shirt off his back for his fellow servicemen.
The Rio Rancho, N.M. veteran actually dedicates his income to vets in need, according to KOAT.com.
D'Onofrio reinvests his disability check -- about $1,700 each month -- back into What Would U Give, a nonprofit he started a few years ago designed to help other disabled veterans get off the streets while building community development and helping veterans achieve their after-military life goals.
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It's an understatement to say that Navy veteran Shane D'Onofrio would give the shirt off his back for his fellow servicemen.
The Rio Rancho, N.M. veteran actually dedicates his income to vets in need, according to KOAT.com.
D'Onofrio reinvests his disability check -- about $1,700 each month -- back into What Would U Give, a nonprofit he started a few years ago designed to help other disabled veterans get off the streets while building community development and helping veterans achieve their after-military life goals.
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Fort Hood soldier found dead at home
Soldier found dead in his Tomball home
Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2012
By Jennifer Bell
A Fort Hood soldier who had recently returned from Iraq was found dead in his Tomball home on New Years’ Day.
Private First Class Kenneth McDaniel, 23, returned to Fort Hood in November 2011 as President Obama ordered troops home from Iraq, McDaniel’s mother Gloria said. The family enjoyed a Christmas holiday united with their three children, including Kenneth, his sister Kathryn, and older brother Kevin, a Sergeant at Fort Hood.
On New Years’ Day, Gloria McDaniel attended church after leaving Kenneth in a “deep sleep.” When McDaniel and her husband returned home, they found Kenneth in the garage and couldn’t get him to wake up, so they called 911.
Autopsy results are still pending, according to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, and no cause of death has been determined.
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Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2012
By Jennifer Bell
A Fort Hood soldier who had recently returned from Iraq was found dead in his Tomball home on New Years’ Day.
Private First Class Kenneth McDaniel, 23, returned to Fort Hood in November 2011 as President Obama ordered troops home from Iraq, McDaniel’s mother Gloria said. The family enjoyed a Christmas holiday united with their three children, including Kenneth, his sister Kathryn, and older brother Kevin, a Sergeant at Fort Hood.
On New Years’ Day, Gloria McDaniel attended church after leaving Kenneth in a “deep sleep.” When McDaniel and her husband returned home, they found Kenneth in the garage and couldn’t get him to wake up, so they called 911.
Autopsy results are still pending, according to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, and no cause of death has been determined.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Marines investigating video
UPDATE
Jan 12, 2012 1:24
What were they thinking doing this in the first place and putting it up on YouTube afterwards? Did they think about the other Marines still there and how this would make them hated by a lot more Afghans?
That is not what bothers me the most about this. Look at the picture and see what is wrong with it.
Unless there are two suns in Afghanistan, this doesn't make sense. Two shadows go toward the left, but two go right. The other odd thing is there is a shadow with an arm up but it does not match the figure. Either this is a twisted idea of a photoshop stunt or I'm seeing things.
Jan 12, 2012 1:24
I just watched the video and it is real. The shadows I was questioning moved. Maybe I just didn't want to believe it was real.
What were they thinking doing this in the first place and putting it up on YouTube afterwards? Did they think about the other Marines still there and how this would make them hated by a lot more Afghans?
That is not what bothers me the most about this. Look at the picture and see what is wrong with it.
Unless there are two suns in Afghanistan, this doesn't make sense. Two shadows go toward the left, but two go right. The other odd thing is there is a shadow with an arm up but it does not match the figure. Either this is a twisted idea of a photoshop stunt or I'm seeing things.
UPDATE from CNN
ISAF: Video appears to be work of 'small group of U.S. individuals'
By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 7:55 AM EST, Thu January 12, 2012
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: NCIS is the lead investigative agency, a senior military official says
NATO says the U.S. individuals are no longer in Afghanistan
It is a "reasonable conclusion" the video was taken in Afghanistan, an official says
The story was made public after videos surfaced on TMZ and YouTube
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- NATO-led forces in Afghanistan denounced a video purporting to show a Marine sniper team urinating on dead bodies, saying Thursday the actions appear to be the work of "a small group of U.S. individuals" who are no longer in the country.
The statement appears to indicate that military officials believe the video is real, even though the Marine Corps says it is still working to verify its origin and authenticity.
"A video recently posted on a public website appears to show U.S. military personnel committing an inappropriate act with enemy corpses. This disrespectful act is inexplicable and not in keeping with the high moral standards we expect of coalition forces," the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan said in a statement.
"ISAF strongly condemns the actions depicted in the video, which appear to have been conducted by a small group of U.S. individuals, who apparently are no longer serving in Afghanistan."
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Speechless.
Marines investigating video allegedly showing troops urinating on Taliban corpses
By LEO SHANE III
Published: January 11, 2012
WASHINGTON – Marine Corps officials said they are investigating a YouTube video that allegedly shows four servicemembers urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters.
The video, posted Tuesday on YouTube , shows four men in U.S. military uniforms standing above the corpses, joking and making references to relieving themselves on the dead men.
Capt. Kendra Hardesty, a spokeswoman for the Corps, said officials have not verified any details of the incident but added, “The actions portrayed are not consistent with our core values and are not indicative of the character of the Marines in our Corps. This matter will be fully investigated and those responsible will be held accountable for their actions."
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