Tony Clark, Marine Veteran, On Why He Runs
(VIDEO)
Huffington Post
Posted: 04/26/2013
After a few years of competing in ultramarathons, Marine veteran Tony Clark decided his racing had been completely selfish. "I needed to use the talent I was given in order to help others," he says in the video above. The deserving group he decided to help? Veterans with PTSD. "If I can be a small part of being that voice, then it's a win-win for me."
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
PTSD soldier fights stabbing charges
PTSD soldier fights stabbing charges
Anthony McFarlane says stabbing was self-defense
WOOD TV
Updated: Friday, 26 Apr 2013
OTSEGO, Mich. (WOOD) - An Otsego soldier, back from war, is fighting to stay out of prison after stabbing a man.
Anthony McFarlane is facing up to life in prison for a stabbing, but he and his father say the act was in self-defense.
"If you feel like your life is in danger, which he did, coming back from Afghanistan fighting for his life and somebody blindsides him; he did what he thought that he needed to do," Jeff Seeback, Anthony's father, said.
Supporters of an Army veteran protested today outside the Allegan county courthouse.
Police say McFarlane was arguing with his girlfriend outside an Otsego apartment in January when Adam Laws stepped in to ask if she was OK. Laws testified earlier this month that MacFarlane said "that he felt disrespected".
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Anthony McFarlane says stabbing was self-defense
WOOD TV
Updated: Friday, 26 Apr 2013
OTSEGO, Mich. (WOOD) - An Otsego soldier, back from war, is fighting to stay out of prison after stabbing a man.
Anthony McFarlane is facing up to life in prison for a stabbing, but he and his father say the act was in self-defense.
"If you feel like your life is in danger, which he did, coming back from Afghanistan fighting for his life and somebody blindsides him; he did what he thought that he needed to do," Jeff Seeback, Anthony's father, said.
Supporters of an Army veteran protested today outside the Allegan county courthouse.
Police say McFarlane was arguing with his girlfriend outside an Otsego apartment in January when Adam Laws stepped in to ask if she was OK. Laws testified earlier this month that MacFarlane said "that he felt disrespected".
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Support pours in for Fort Bragg family when Army didn't
We keep hearing how much the military is doing to help these soldiers and their families. So how is it this happened? It is because while they say one thing, they are doing another. Resilience Training is worse than a joke. It is harmful. They say they are taking care of families but most families don't know what to do. The Reilly family suffered along with thousands of other families.
Fort Bragg Army wife stands by her man when Army didn't
Support pours in for family affected by post-traumatic stress disorder
ABC News WTVD
Friday, April 26, 2013
Nicole Carr
FAYETTEVILLE (WTVD) -- The community is reaching out to help a woman fed up with how the military treated her husband suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Crystal Reilly, a mother of two, says she took her concerns about her husband's PTSD to the Army, and was virtually ignored.
Thursday, Reilly posted signs at her home saying that she was forced to sell all of her furniture because of how the Army treated her husband. A sign on the home read, "The Reilly family is done with the guinea pig Army system. Get us real help."
Reilly has been married to the Army for 15 years, but it became apparent in 2009 that her husband, Sgt. Charles Reilly, was starting to change.
"The rage, the anger, the adrenaline surges he would have," said Reilly.
The fast moving, debilitating disease is called PTSD.
During Reilly's sixth war deployment came the official diagnosis and suggestion for clinical help.
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Fort Bragg Army wife stands by her man when Army didn't
Hotel denied family stay over PTSD service dog, until KOB News got involved
Hotel turns family away because of service dog
04/26/2013
By: Chris Ramirez
KOB Eyewitness News 4
A New Mexico family claims they were denied a room at an Albuquerque hotel because of their service dog.
Jim Deverman and his son Tim Melton were planning on starting at the In Town Suites near Jefferson and Interstate 25. The rooms are a decent price and clean, which made it at tractive for the family who needed a temporary place to stay.
They said they were surprised when they were turned away because of Tim’s service dog, Blitzen the Husky.
Blitzen and Tim Melton go together like Aspirin and a headache. Tim is 24, but his father says he has the mental maturity of a 12-year-old. The medicine to control Tim's mental disability comes on four white legs.
“Our service dogs are larger breeds because of his size are trained to help calm him down when he gets into one of his PTSD moods or fits,” Jim said.
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04/26/2013
By: Chris Ramirez
KOB Eyewitness News 4
A New Mexico family claims they were denied a room at an Albuquerque hotel because of their service dog.
Jim Deverman and his son Tim Melton were planning on starting at the In Town Suites near Jefferson and Interstate 25. The rooms are a decent price and clean, which made it at tractive for the family who needed a temporary place to stay.
They said they were surprised when they were turned away because of Tim’s service dog, Blitzen the Husky.
Blitzen and Tim Melton go together like Aspirin and a headache. Tim is 24, but his father says he has the mental maturity of a 12-year-old. The medicine to control Tim's mental disability comes on four white legs.
“Our service dogs are larger breeds because of his size are trained to help calm him down when he gets into one of his PTSD moods or fits,” Jim said.
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Disabled veteran wins gold medals at regional games
Disabled veteran wins gold medals at regional games
April 26, 2013
BY JANICE GIBBS
TELEGRAM STAFF
At age 69, Bill Scales, a double amputee and a patient at the Olin E. Teague Veterans Medical Center, competed in his first Paralympics, bringing home gold medals in shot put, discus and javelin.
The Texas Regional Games of the Paralympics were held a couple of weeks ago in San Antonio and three Temple VA patients competed.
The experience put things in perspective, Scales said. There was always someone else competing who had a more challenging disability.
“I watched a blind man run 13 laps around the track,” he said. “Of course he had someone running with him to keep him in the right lane, but to run 13 laps, that in itself is amazing.”
April 26, 2013
BY JANICE GIBBS
TELEGRAM STAFF
At age 69, Bill Scales, a double amputee and a patient at the Olin E. Teague Veterans Medical Center, competed in his first Paralympics, bringing home gold medals in shot put, discus and javelin.
The Texas Regional Games of the Paralympics were held a couple of weeks ago in San Antonio and three Temple VA patients competed.
The experience put things in perspective, Scales said. There was always someone else competing who had a more challenging disability.
“I watched a blind man run 13 laps around the track,” he said. “Of course he had someone running with him to keep him in the right lane, but to run 13 laps, that in itself is amazing.”
Mike Weaver, adaptive sports coordinator for the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, which includes the Temple VA, encouraged Scales to participate in the San Antonio games.
"Motivating the generation of veterans who are 55 and older is important for both the individuals and the VA, he said."
“Getting them off the couch and active means they’ll be physically and mentally healthier, which is a benefit to the veterans and the VA,” he said.
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