Afghanistan Cargo Plane Crash Kills 7 Crew Members
Reuters
Posted: 04/29/2013
KABUL, April 29 (Reuters) - Seven crew members of a U.S.-run cargo plane were killed on Monday when their plane crashed shortly after take off from Bagram air base near the Afghan capital Kabul, the cargo operator told Reuters.
The Taliban in a statement claimed responsibility for the crash, but NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said there were no reports of insurgent activity in or around the base, which is one of the largest in the country and located about 40 km (25 miles) north of Kabul.
"We did lose all seven crew members," a spokeswoman for National Air Cargo told Reuters by telephone from Florida, where the company is located. The nationalities of the crew members were not immediately clear.
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Fort Campbell Soldier completes Air Assault School after becoming an amputee
Army amputee completes air assault schoolKRISTIN M. HALL
Associated Press (AP)
Posted April 29, 2013
Sgt. First Class Greg Robinson, 34, of 101st Airborne Division, stands with his 4-year-old daughter, Drew, on Monday, April 29, 2013, at Fort Campbell, Ky., after graduating from air assault school. He lost a lower portion of his right leg in Afghanistan in 2006 and is the first amputee to graduate from the grueling Sabalauski Air Assault School. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Thousands of soldiers are physically and mentally tested every year at the Army's air assault school at Fort Campbell, but Sgt. 1st Class Greg Robinson is the first amputee to complete the grueling 10-day course.
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Teen to raise money for wounded warriors mow lawns
Teen to raise money for wounded warriors
By THOMAS BRENNAN
Daily News Staff
Published: Sunday, April 28, 2013
After tragedy hit close to home, a local teen has decided he was going to make a difference — one lawn at a time.
“My friend Nick lost his father, and then his stepdad stepped on an improvised explosive device and lost his legs,” 16-year-old Gregory Brown III said. “He mentioned he needed a zero-turn mower but couldn’t afford it.”
Brown began Greg’s Lawn and Landscape of Richlands at the age of 11. From May 1 through May 8 he will donate all proceeds to the purchase of zero-turn lawnmowers for wounded veterans. Brown cuts anywhere from five to 11 lawns per week but is hoping to cut upwards of 30 per day during the first week of May.
“Many things are overlooked when it comes to wounded warriors,” Brown said. “Their houses and car are retrofitted but other areas of their lives need to be adapted too. Things like mowers are a necessity for them also, not just houses and cars. Things like this truly help them out with their independence.”
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By THOMAS BRENNAN
Daily News Staff
Published: Sunday, April 28, 2013
After tragedy hit close to home, a local teen has decided he was going to make a difference — one lawn at a time.
“My friend Nick lost his father, and then his stepdad stepped on an improvised explosive device and lost his legs,” 16-year-old Gregory Brown III said. “He mentioned he needed a zero-turn mower but couldn’t afford it.”
Brown began Greg’s Lawn and Landscape of Richlands at the age of 11. From May 1 through May 8 he will donate all proceeds to the purchase of zero-turn lawnmowers for wounded veterans. Brown cuts anywhere from five to 11 lawns per week but is hoping to cut upwards of 30 per day during the first week of May.
“Many things are overlooked when it comes to wounded warriors,” Brown said. “Their houses and car are retrofitted but other areas of their lives need to be adapted too. Things like mowers are a necessity for them also, not just houses and cars. Things like this truly help them out with their independence.”
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Two Marines start foundation after 6 friends committed suicide
Local Marines take on a new battle: suicide among veterans
Posted: Apr 25, 2013
by Connie Tran
KSBY News
Two local Marines are taking on a new battle, that is, against suicide.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs says someone can suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after going through a traumatic event like combat, assault, or a disaster.
Veterans Matt Reid and Daniel Pitocco said PTSD is one of the leading factors of high suicide rates among veterans and something needs to be done.
The two, who live in Morro Bay, said after serving multiple tours overseas, coming home wasn't as easy as they'd hoped.
"It's feelings of isolation. You come back and you bottle things up," said Pitocco.
He and Reid said they've lost six comrades, but not from war as one might expect, rather something perhaps much deeper and darker.
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Posted: Apr 25, 2013
by Connie Tran
KSBY News
Two local Marines are taking on a new battle, that is, against suicide.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs says someone can suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after going through a traumatic event like combat, assault, or a disaster.
Veterans Matt Reid and Daniel Pitocco said PTSD is one of the leading factors of high suicide rates among veterans and something needs to be done.
The two, who live in Morro Bay, said after serving multiple tours overseas, coming home wasn't as easy as they'd hoped.
"It's feelings of isolation. You come back and you bottle things up," said Pitocco.
He and Reid said they've lost six comrades, but not from war as one might expect, rather something perhaps much deeper and darker.
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VA West Los Angeles Medical Center evacuated due to a possible grenade
UPDATE
Inert grenade causes scare at LA VA hospital
Published: April 29, 2013
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Authorities say an object that appeared to be a grenade caused a partial evacuation of the Veterans Affairs hospital in West Los Angeles before experts confirmed it wasn't live.
Bomb technicians from the FBI and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department went to the hospital around 7 a.m. Monday after a 66-year-old man handed over the object. The man said he found it in a bathroom.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller says it was reported to be a practice grenade.
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Inert grenade causes scare at LA VA hospital
Published: April 29, 2013
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Authorities say an object that appeared to be a grenade caused a partial evacuation of the Veterans Affairs hospital in West Los Angeles before experts confirmed it wasn't live.
Bomb technicians from the FBI and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department went to the hospital around 7 a.m. Monday after a 66-year-old man handed over the object. The man said he found it in a bathroom.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller says it was reported to be a practice grenade.
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VA Hospital ER Evacuated Over Possible Grenade
1 hour ago
by Kellan Connor
Web Producer
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — The emergency room at the VA West Los Angeles Medical Center has been evacuated due to a possible grenade.
The facility is located in the 11000 block of Wilshire Boulevard.
Authorities say that, around 8 a.m., an employee reported the discovery of what’s believed to be a hand grenade in the bathroom.
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