'Storm Chasers' Star Tim Samaras, Son Paul Samaras And Carl Young Die In Oklahoma
Huffington Post
Posted: 06/02/2013
Former "Storm Chaser" star Tim Samaras, his son Paul Samaras, and colleague Carl Young died while chasing the Oklahoma storm on Friday, May 31.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Tim Samaras his son Paul and their colleague Carl Young. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families," Discovery Channel said in a statement.
Samaras' brother, Jim, posted a message on Samaras's official Facebook page. TheWeatherSpace.com reported on the trio's passing.
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Sunday, June 2, 2013
Plan to shut military supermarkets shows difficulty of cutting defense spending
Plan to shut military supermarkets shows difficulty of cutting defense spending
Washington Post
By Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Published: June 1
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Motion sensors and razor-wire coils ring the ammunition depot on this vast Marine Corps base. Sentries stand watch in the lobby of the headquarters complex. Military police officers patrol the barracks every few hours. But no building here boasts the defenses of the giant, government-run supermarket, whose bright, wide aisles are stocked with seemingly every brand of every food product available in America — Heinz ketchup, Oscar Mayer bacon, Lay’s chips — all sold at close to wholesale prices.
The cost of ordering the goods, filling the shelves and checking out customers is all borne by the American taxpayer.
Three summers ago, Richard V. Spencer, a retired investment banker who serves on a Pentagon advisory board, proposed shutting down the commissary at Camp Lejeune and every other domestic military base, a step that would save taxpayers about $1 billion a year.
He called several large retailers to see if they would be willing to take over the markets. None were, but Wal-Mart, which has stores within 10 miles of most U.S. bases, proposed offering equivalent discounts to troops, their spouses and their retired brethren. He figured other national chains would follow suit.
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Washington Post
By Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Published: June 1
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Motion sensors and razor-wire coils ring the ammunition depot on this vast Marine Corps base. Sentries stand watch in the lobby of the headquarters complex. Military police officers patrol the barracks every few hours. But no building here boasts the defenses of the giant, government-run supermarket, whose bright, wide aisles are stocked with seemingly every brand of every food product available in America — Heinz ketchup, Oscar Mayer bacon, Lay’s chips — all sold at close to wholesale prices.
The cost of ordering the goods, filling the shelves and checking out customers is all borne by the American taxpayer.
Three summers ago, Richard V. Spencer, a retired investment banker who serves on a Pentagon advisory board, proposed shutting down the commissary at Camp Lejeune and every other domestic military base, a step that would save taxpayers about $1 billion a year.
He called several large retailers to see if they would be willing to take over the markets. None were, but Wal-Mart, which has stores within 10 miles of most U.S. bases, proposed offering equivalent discounts to troops, their spouses and their retired brethren. He figured other national chains would follow suit.
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Open Carry Rally and March Triggers Second Amendment Rights
Open Carry Rally and March Triggers Second Amendment Rights
KWTX News
Kristin Gordon
June 1, 2013
TEMPLE (June 1, 2013)--A run in between a Fort Hood soldier and the Temple Police Department triggers an open carry rally and march...and a strong desire to protect second amendment rights.
On March 16, Army Master Sergeant CJ Grisham and his son were walking down Airport Road in West Temple.
He had a loaded assault style rifle strapped across his chest. While Grisham had the right to carry a firearm, a person called police out of concern after seeing the weapon in public.
Grisham's son recorded video on his phone of police confiscating his dad's weapon and taking Grisham into custody.
Arguments are still being heard over why this incident took place between Grisham and Temple Police.
But it has also awakened a desire to show support for the second amendment.
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From YouTube
KWTX News
Kristin Gordon
June 1, 2013
TEMPLE (June 1, 2013)--A run in between a Fort Hood soldier and the Temple Police Department triggers an open carry rally and march...and a strong desire to protect second amendment rights.
On March 16, Army Master Sergeant CJ Grisham and his son were walking down Airport Road in West Temple.
He had a loaded assault style rifle strapped across his chest. While Grisham had the right to carry a firearm, a person called police out of concern after seeing the weapon in public.
Grisham's son recorded video on his phone of police confiscating his dad's weapon and taking Grisham into custody.
Arguments are still being heard over why this incident took place between Grisham and Temple Police.
But it has also awakened a desire to show support for the second amendment.
read more here
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Vietnam Vet acquitted of killing wife's lover celebrates at Waffle House in Florida
Add this to strange news out of Florida!
Elderly Veteran Catches Young Wife Cheating; Shoots, Kills Her Lover
(VIDEO)
6/01/13
by Chris Mandia
Guns.com
The 70-year-old Vietnam veteran from Brandon, Florida, who confessed to killing another man after finding him having sex with his wife, has been acquitted of any wrongdoing.
Ralph Lewis Wald called 911 on March 21 and calmly told a dispatcher he shot 32-year-old Walter Lee Conley, whom he’d reportedly caught “fornicating” with his 42-year-old wife Johnna Flores.
When Hillsborough County Sheriffs deputies arrived, Wald explained he’d woken up for a late-night drink from the kitchen when he saw the lovers having sex in his living room. He returned to his room, grabbed a gun and shot Conley several times.
“Because my husband puts me first, he’s taking me to the Waffle House,” said Flores.read more here
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