Relative reported worries about soldier, police say
Published August 28, 2012
Associated Press
SEATTLE – A relative of one of four soldiers accused by Georgia authorities of killing a fellow soldier and plotting anti-government acts came to police with concerns about the man almost a year ago, authorities in central Washington said Tuesday.
The female relative, who didn't want to be named, called police in September 2011 to relay her worries about Isaac Aguigui, who is originally from the small town of Cashmere near Wenatchee, police Sgt. John Kruse said.
The woman told police that Aguigui's wife had died in July 2011 under suspicious circumstances, and the soldier had bought 15 firearms from a store in Wenatchee while on leave from the military.
Kruse said police checked the report and confirmed Aguigui had purchased 15 firearms, including some semi-automatic rifles, and did so legally.
As a precaution, police contacted the Army's criminal investigation division at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, which confirmed there was an open investigation regarding the wife's death, Kruse said.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Oklahoma Vietnam Veteran's Dying Wish Granted
Oklahoma Vietnam Veteran's Dying Wish Granted
Posted: Aug 27, 2012
By Steve Shaw
News 9
Sixty-three-year-old Dennis Hall has an inoperable brain tumor doctors say will kill him in less than a year. Three weeks ago, we told you Halls' final request was to visit the National Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C.
Since our initial story aired, donations from all across the country have poured into the Hall's home in tiny Bridgeport, Oklahoma.
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Posted: Aug 27, 2012
By Steve Shaw
News 9
BRIDGEPORT, Oklahoma - A Vietnam veteran's dying wish has been granted.Hall received a special send-off from the Patriot Guard at Will Rogers World Airport.
Sixty-three-year-old Dennis Hall has an inoperable brain tumor doctors say will kill him in less than a year. Three weeks ago, we told you Halls' final request was to visit the National Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C.
Since our initial story aired, donations from all across the country have poured into the Hall's home in tiny Bridgeport, Oklahoma.
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175,000 commitments for veteran hires this year
Goal set for hiring 250K veterans, spouses by 2016
STARS AND STRIPES
by Leo Shane III
WASHINGTON — Officials from the Joining Forces campaign say they have helped 125,000 veterans and military spouses find jobs in the last year and are setting a new goal of getting another 250,000 hired in coming years.
First lady Michelle Obama announced the jobs figures at her appearance at Naval Station Mayport in Florida on Wednesday. She identified several new companies committed to hiring veterans. The campaign had already secured more than 175,000 commitments for veteran hires this year.
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STARS AND STRIPES
by Leo Shane III
WASHINGTON — Officials from the Joining Forces campaign say they have helped 125,000 veterans and military spouses find jobs in the last year and are setting a new goal of getting another 250,000 hired in coming years.
First lady Michelle Obama announced the jobs figures at her appearance at Naval Station Mayport in Florida on Wednesday. She identified several new companies committed to hiring veterans. The campaign had already secured more than 175,000 commitments for veteran hires this year.
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Two Men Rob 71-Year-Old Veteran At VFW
Two Men Rob 71-Year-Old Veteran At VFW
By Eugene Buenaventura
Published Monday, August 27th, 2012
The Yakima VFW
A Vietnam veteran is robbed at gunpoint this morning at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Yakima.
It happened about 6:30, when a 71-year-old employee was preparing to open for the day.
The veteran answered a knock on the back door and two men forced their way in, demanding money at gunpoint.
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By Eugene Buenaventura
Published Monday, August 27th, 2012
The Yakima VFW
A Vietnam veteran is robbed at gunpoint this morning at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Yakima.
It happened about 6:30, when a 71-year-old employee was preparing to open for the day.
The veteran answered a knock on the back door and two men forced their way in, demanding money at gunpoint.
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Vietnam War Memorial vandalized in Big Spring
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Big Spring Veterans Survey Damage to Vietnam Memorial
8/27/12
Tatum Guinn
CBS 7 News
Big Spring - Big Spring Police are on the search for the people who vandalized the Vietnam Memorial over the weekend.
Veterans are in shock as they surveyed the damage to their Vietnam Memorial and now they're asking one question, "why?"
The Vietnam Memorial is a quiet place where Big Spring veterans go for peace of mind.
"At night a lot of guys wake up with bad dreams...they go out there to the memorial to reconcile why they're here and their buddies are not," Mike Tarpley, Vietnam veteran said.
And it was overnight that their place to honor the fallen was vandalized.
"Its a place we go for peace and it's been destroyed," Tarpley said. "They busted out a window of the cobra helicopter and stole the pilots head. I guess they thought it would be funny."
Also damaged was a display case that held items from past wars. A canteen belt and canteen were taken from the case.
Tarpley says the damage done brings back bad memories.
"It took us back to how we were treated when we came home from Vietnam," he said. "We keep thinking that'll be over with, but when that was done, its like man why cant they leave us alone."
At this time, the police do not have any leads in the case. However, they are offering a substantial reward for anyone with information that leads to an arrest.
If you have any information, call the Big Spring Police Department at: 264-2550.
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