Hundreds turn out for annual Ironstone Derby 5K in Andover
Eagle Tribune
By Kelsey Bode
8 hrs ago
ANDOVER — Nearly 300 runners gathered Sunday beneath a clear, blue sky to raise money and awareness during the fifth annual Ironstone Derby 5K.
“Happy Father’s Day to all the dads,” said Deedee O’Brien, executive director of Ironstone Farm. “We are really happy to be here.”
The 5K helps support programs at the farm, which serve children with disabilities, people of all ages with autism, veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, those diagnosed with cancer, and teen development programs, O’Brien said.
“We really appreciate everybody turning out this year for Ironstone,” said Neil Fater, the farm’s marketing director.
Fater pointed to a farmhouse being renovated to house veterans for weekend programs.
“People coming here for retreats can stay here,” Fater said of the farmhouse. “For veterans, having an immersive experience is really powerful. We appreciate people coming out to support kids and veterans. There are lots of great fathers here.”
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Tragic ‘suicides’ of two heroes who fought side by side in Iraq before succumbing to the strain of PTSD
Daily Mail
By ANDREW YOUNG FOR MAIL ON SUNDAY
16 June 2018
Soldier Kevin Williams and John Paul Finnigan both took their own lives
They both struggled to recover from the trauma of war after serving in Iraq
At least 12 veterans have killed themselves so far this year – one every 13 days
Going out on patrol night after night, soldiers Kevin Williams and John Paul Finnigan became brothers in arms, always looking out for each other amid the horrors of combat in Iraq.
But after leaving the British Army, they both struggled to recover from the traumas of war.
In March this year, Kevin took his own life at the age of 29.
John Paul, already tormented by the suicides of seven other soldiers he knew, was devastated.
Three weeks ago, the 34-year-old father-of-three was found hanging in the garden of his home.
‘He told me there were eight former soldiers who had taken their lives within eight months. The last one was Kevin. It started to eat away at him.’
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Having read that, reading how John Paul was "tormented" by the others who committed suicide, then took his own life, is what all this "awareness" has accomplished.
This is not just hitting veterans here in the US, it is hitting all of men and women risking their lives to save others.
None of this is new but when you consider that there were better results before all this "awareness" shit started, that should be a clue right there, the people doing it, do not have a clue they are doing more harm than good.
So, lets talk about the ones who do not count in the number being quoted because it is an easy number to remember!
Did not get "honorable discharge" not counted.
Lived outside the US after service for the US, not counted.
Lived in states where they do not have military service on death certificates, not counted. (California and Illinois passed legalization last year to have it added.)
Homeless veterans...not counted.
Drug deaths and accidents, not counted because they do not know for sure.
The really repulsive part of all of this is they say the VA said it was 22 a day. The truth is the VA said that was the average of limited data from just 21 states! So, no, the number did not come from the VA. It came from reporters too lazy to read it and people who just went blindly into all of this that has led to exactly what has happened all too many times.
"John Paul, already tormented by the suicides of seven other soldiers he knew, was devastated. Three weeks ago, the 34-year-old father-of-three was found hanging in the garden of his home."
They were too busy spreading the heartache to spend any time spreading hope that any day could be better than the next.
Marine apparently shoots himself by accident at Washington guard post
FOX NEWS
By Greg Norman
June 8, 2018
A Marine apparently shot himself by accident Friday inside a guard post at the Marine Corps barracks in Washington, D.C., officials say.
A Marine apparently shot himself Friday at the Marine Corps Barracks and Commandant's House in Washington, D.C. (Google Maps)
One official with the Marines told Fox News that “early indications are this was a negligent discharge.”
Another said the Marine suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, while Marine Corps spokeswoman Capt. Colleen McFadden described the wound as "self-inflicted."
The Marine is now in “stable condition with a non-life threatening injury,” she added.
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Local veteran looking for some answers
Courier News
Sean Ingram, Section Editor
6/17/2018
“With all of the other problems that are occurring in the world, why would the government want to cause a huge commotion amongst the veterans?”
Ira Johnson served his country in the Vietnam War. His medical list of conditions includes photosensitivity and exposure to Agent Orange. He is on 44 medications altogether.
He wants his fellow veterans to know he was told recently by his primary care physician at the VA Hospital in Fayetteville that his meds would be decreased, and when he reached age 75, they may be cut off completely.
"What purpose is this serving and what will happen to the veterans who are in need of their medications and are unable to obtain them?” Johnson said in a letter. “ ... This is a problem that needs to seriously be investigated, thoroughly reviewed and re-evaluated before any type of action occurs. Why would there be a reason for the medications to be discontinued if they are not being monitored?"
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20 injured, suspect killed in Trenton arts festival shooting
ABC 6 Action News
June 18, 2018
TRENTON (WPVI) -- Twenty people including a child were injured and a suspect was killed after gunfire broke out during a 24 hour arts festival in Trenton, New Jersey.
Sixteen of those injured suffered gunshot wounds, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said Sunday morning. A 13-year-old boy and three other people are in critical condition.
The Mercer County's Prosecutors Office Homicide Task Force is taking over the investigation as there was an officer-involved shooting in the incident, officials said.
It happened around 2:45 a.m. Sunday at the 'Art All Night Trenton 2018' festival at the Roebling Wire Works Building on the 600 block of South Clinton Avenue.
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