Fallen soldier's mom searches for missing truck with distinct license plates
KOMO News
March 8, 2018
On top of the distinct license plates, she said her maroon 2003 Chevy Silverado HD 2500 Duramax diesel truck had no tail gate, a blue nylon web net on the back, tinted windows, a tool box, and a fallen soldiers symbol on the rear passenger side window.
MARYSVILLE, Wash. -- The mother of a fallen soldier is on a desperate search to find her missing truck that was stolen from her Marysville home.
"This was him at 4 years old wearing his dad’s flak vest and helmet. ‘Cause he wanted to be in the military all his whole life," Donna Woods said while looking at photos of her son Jake.
Vivid memories, photos, and a few keepsakes are all Woods has of him.
In 2009, she lost Jake to suicide just a couple of years after he joined the U.S. Army, she said. He was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
"He went to Afghanistan, they made him a gunner, and he came home from Afghanistan, bought himself a fancy sports car and then 6 weeks later killed himself," Woods said.
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US soldier found dead at Army base in South Korea
ABC News
By MARK OSBORNE
Mar 9, 2018
A U.S. soldier was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at a military base in South Korea on Friday morning.
The unnamed soldier was a member of the 35th Air Defense Artillery stationed at Camp Carroll in Daegu City, South Korea. Daegu is located about two hours southeast of Seoul in the southeastern part of the country.
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Two Fort Hood soldiers die days apart, each found at his residence
Military Times
By: Nicole Bauke
1 hour ago
Two soldiers were reportedly found unresponsive at their Fort Hood residences just one day apart from each other.
Spc. Devon Michael Wulff, 23, was found unresponsive at his home on Feb. 28 and died three days later, and Pvt. 2 Colton Everett Vassar, 29, was discovered on March 1, according to two separate press releases from Fort Hood, Texas.
Both incidents are under investigation.
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Gov. Rick Scott declared this day Florida Firefighters Appreciation Day and urged the community to thank first responders. Gov. Scott also announced he will sign a PTSD Benefits Bill. It's a continuation of the state's support of first responders and their families. It will ensure those firefighters suffering from PTSD will receive workers’ compensation benefits.
"It's a hidden killer in the profession. This benefit is needed so we ensure our firefighters don't have... their only option, our first responders don't look to suicide as the outlet to sort through the demons they deal with and these horrific images," said Chief Financial Officer, Jimmy Patronis.
By: Erika Fernandez | WCTV Eyewitness News
March 7, 2018
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Iowa Senate passes bill outlawing fake service dogs
THE HILL
BY MORGAN GSTALTER
03/08/18
Iowans could face jail time if they lie about having a service dog under a new bill passed by the Iowa Senate on Wednesday.
The bill was introduced in response to veterans who came forward with concerns after their highly trained service dogs, meant to help with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), were attacked in public by untrained companion animals, according to the Des Moines Register.
Dogs go through rigorous training to assist with PTSD, blindness, epilepsy and other types of disabilities.
People were buying dog harnesses and fake certificates online so their untrained dogs could pass as qualified service animals or service-animals-in-training in order to get certain privileges, the Register reported.
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