Monday, June 3, 2013
Baby Death Certificates from Camp Lejeune 2,500
Baby Death Certificates from Camp Lejeune 2,500 during 30 years of contamination
Pope Francis: A debt of love for military families
Pope Francis: war is the suicide of humanity
Vatican Radio
June 2, 2013
“War is the suicide of humanity because it kills the heart and kills love,” Pope Francis said in his homily at Mass this morning at the Casa Santa Marta. In attendance at the Mass was a group of about 80 people, consisting of relatives of Italian soldiers killed in peacekeeping missions in the last 4-5 years, particularly in Afghanistan, along with a number of soldiers wounded during the same missions.
June 2nd is “Republic Day” in Italy, which commemorates the foundation of the Italian republic in 1946. Archbishop Vincenzo Pelvi, the head of the Military Ordinary in Italy, who concelebrated Mass with the Holy Father, said it is a “significant day” in which the country expresses “a debt of love for military families.”
“The Lord hears the prayers of everyone!” – not only Solomon’s prayers on the day of the consecration of the Temple, but also the prayer of all of us. Pope Francis emphasised that fact, citing the Gospel story of the centurion who goes to Jesus to ask for the healing of his servant. He said our God is such that He hears the prayers of each one of us – not as an “anonymous” mass of prayers, but the prayers of each and every individual. "Our God is the God of the great and the God of small, our God is personal," He listens to everyone with His heart, and loves “from the heart”
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Vatican Radio
June 2, 2013
“War is the suicide of humanity because it kills the heart and kills love,” Pope Francis said in his homily at Mass this morning at the Casa Santa Marta. In attendance at the Mass was a group of about 80 people, consisting of relatives of Italian soldiers killed in peacekeeping missions in the last 4-5 years, particularly in Afghanistan, along with a number of soldiers wounded during the same missions.
June 2nd is “Republic Day” in Italy, which commemorates the foundation of the Italian republic in 1946. Archbishop Vincenzo Pelvi, the head of the Military Ordinary in Italy, who concelebrated Mass with the Holy Father, said it is a “significant day” in which the country expresses “a debt of love for military families.”
“The Lord hears the prayers of everyone!” – not only Solomon’s prayers on the day of the consecration of the Temple, but also the prayer of all of us. Pope Francis emphasised that fact, citing the Gospel story of the centurion who goes to Jesus to ask for the healing of his servant. He said our God is such that He hears the prayers of each one of us – not as an “anonymous” mass of prayers, but the prayers of each and every individual. "Our God is the God of the great and the God of small, our God is personal," He listens to everyone with His heart, and loves “from the heart”
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'Army Wives': Tim Nearly Kills His Wife While Suffering Through PTSD
I am not ashamed to admit I am a fan of Army Wives. I have been since it started. Friends make fun of it but I can't help it, I like it. Last night a young soldier suffering from PTSD and survivor guilt had a bad nightmare and in the process, repeated strangling someone to death. In reality, his hands were on his wife's throat. It was pretty powerful and it is something that does happen more times than most people know about. More wives are punched out over waking up a veteran from a nightmare in striking distance and end up calling 911. The veteran is arrested all too often ending up in jail over domestic violence and the spouse is left in shock. In a perfect world, the wife is safe while the veteran receives treatment and she is supported to understand what happened. This is not a perfect world and too many face fates left up to commanding officers.
'Army Wives': Tim Nearly Kills His Wife While Suffering Through PTSD
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Huffington Post
Posted: 06/03/2013
A frightening scene that was all too real for many veterans and soldiers on "Army Wives." Tim was still readjusting to live back on base, but he was also struggling with some rather serious post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
In one scene he was dreaming that he was choking a man only to have the scene cut to the real world and find him choking his wife, Holly, in their bed. She was pleading with him to stop between desperate gasps for air. Luckily, she was able to get through to him in time.
TV Fanatic said that this storyline sends the message that 18-year-olds may not be ready to fight our wars. "We're essentially saying you're old enough to protect your country but not relieve your stress with a beer," they wrote. "'[Tim's] PTSD is beyond the help of friends and fellow soldiers, and if Holly doesn't demand he seek help, there could be a time when she doesn't live through the night. That's pretty heady stuff.”
While the storyline does tap into things that are really going on in the world, there is encouraging news. According to a study released this spring, the Army says that 80 percent of its soldiers diagnosed with PTSD remain on active duty and can be treated.
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Gun suicides and mental health linked
Analysis: Local gun suicides and mental health linked
June 1, 2013
BY ERIC DEXHEIMER
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sean F.’s July 2010 obituary in the American-Statesman said he had passed away “unexpectedly.” But the 39-year-old had already tried to kill himself twice before, his parents later told investigators — once, three years earlier, with a gun. He had bipolar disorder and possibly was schizophrenic, according to his autopsy report. The Austin Police Department had also identified him internally as an “EDP,” an emotionally disturbed person recognized by officers from previous contacts.
Yet, one week before he died, he was still able to purchase a gun. He then used the 9 mm handgun to shoot himself inside his North Austin apartment. (The Statesman isn’t using the full names of suicide victims because in some cases their families or friends couldn’t be reached.)
The recent nationwide discussion about gun violence has concentrated mainly on firearms used in homicides. Since December’s elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn., lawmakers’ focus has been even more specifically on guns used in the sort of mass murders that fuel public outrage and prompt policy reforms.
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A few gun deaths from January 2013 on Wounded Times
Ex-Marine in recovery is Broward's first homicide victim of 2013
Florida mother kills infant son in murder-suicide attempt, police say
PTSD, a Navy SEAL and family left behind
Andrew Baumgartner was a Marine, who served in Afghanistan
Iraq veteran with PTSD getting help after shooting
Iraq veteran held on $3M bond in shooting deaths
Fort Riley soldier died of gunshot wound
Young veteran's suicide shatters air of stability
Mississippi State Rep. Jessica Upshaw found dead
Police officer found dead in New Jersey Park
Mississippi Police officer and suspect killed at Jackson Police Station
Missouri Soldier killed woman and unborn child to "protect career"
Fort Hood soldier who died of gunshot identified
Veteran's suicide resonates with loved ones, law enforcement, veterans officials
Fort Hood soldier on leave dies of gunshot wound
June 1, 2013
BY ERIC DEXHEIMER
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sean F.’s July 2010 obituary in the American-Statesman said he had passed away “unexpectedly.” But the 39-year-old had already tried to kill himself twice before, his parents later told investigators — once, three years earlier, with a gun. He had bipolar disorder and possibly was schizophrenic, according to his autopsy report. The Austin Police Department had also identified him internally as an “EDP,” an emotionally disturbed person recognized by officers from previous contacts.
Yet, one week before he died, he was still able to purchase a gun. He then used the 9 mm handgun to shoot himself inside his North Austin apartment. (The Statesman isn’t using the full names of suicide victims because in some cases their families or friends couldn’t be reached.)
The recent nationwide discussion about gun violence has concentrated mainly on firearms used in homicides. Since December’s elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn., lawmakers’ focus has been even more specifically on guns used in the sort of mass murders that fuel public outrage and prompt policy reforms.
read more here
A few gun deaths from January 2013 on Wounded Times
Ex-Marine in recovery is Broward's first homicide victim of 2013
Florida mother kills infant son in murder-suicide attempt, police say
PTSD, a Navy SEAL and family left behind
Andrew Baumgartner was a Marine, who served in Afghanistan
Iraq veteran with PTSD getting help after shooting
Iraq veteran held on $3M bond in shooting deaths
Fort Riley soldier died of gunshot wound
Young veteran's suicide shatters air of stability
Mississippi State Rep. Jessica Upshaw found dead
Police officer found dead in New Jersey Park
Mississippi Police officer and suspect killed at Jackson Police Station
Missouri Soldier killed woman and unborn child to "protect career"
Fort Hood soldier who died of gunshot identified
Veteran's suicide resonates with loved ones, law enforcement, veterans officials
Fort Hood soldier on leave dies of gunshot wound
Former Marine sniper takes on rising coyote population
Former Marine sniper takes on rising coyote population
By Laura Arenschield
The Columbus Dispatch
June 3, 2013
DELAWARE, Ohio — Dusk is turning to night, and the sniper sits hidden in the woods, watching a grassy path that cuts through the trees. He lifts a pair of night-vision goggles to his eyes, scanning. So far, he sees nothing. But he knows the target is there.
A few hundred feet away, ducks honk a warning.
“He’s out there,” says the sniper, Mark Frederick. “It’s just a matter of time.”
From 1979 to 1985, Frederick served his country, often traveling the globe hunting for threats to the United States and providing cover for his fellow Marines. Now, he sets up in rural parts of Delaware County to hunt a different prey: coyotes.
Frederick, a well-known central Ohio dog trainer, has made it a personal mission to bring down the area’s growing coyote population. And he’s using his sniper skills to do it.
“I got tired of them attacking my clients’ dogs,” Frederick said. “I love the sport of hunting, but this is about balancing the ecosystem out.”
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By Laura Arenschield
The Columbus Dispatch
June 3, 2013
DELAWARE, Ohio — Dusk is turning to night, and the sniper sits hidden in the woods, watching a grassy path that cuts through the trees. He lifts a pair of night-vision goggles to his eyes, scanning. So far, he sees nothing. But he knows the target is there.
A few hundred feet away, ducks honk a warning.
“He’s out there,” says the sniper, Mark Frederick. “It’s just a matter of time.”
From 1979 to 1985, Frederick served his country, often traveling the globe hunting for threats to the United States and providing cover for his fellow Marines. Now, he sets up in rural parts of Delaware County to hunt a different prey: coyotes.
Frederick, a well-known central Ohio dog trainer, has made it a personal mission to bring down the area’s growing coyote population. And he’s using his sniper skills to do it.
“I got tired of them attacking my clients’ dogs,” Frederick said. “I love the sport of hunting, but this is about balancing the ecosystem out.”
read more here
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