2 more illnesses tied to Leonard Wood
By Jim Salter - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Feb 19, 2009 21:30:57 EST
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Two more people with ties to Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood Army base were treated for meningitis-like symptoms, raising more concerns at the base where two soldiers have died this month from the disease.
Both soldiers died of a bacterial form of the illness. Speaking Thursday first at a news conference and then at a community forum, base officials said they had just learned of two additional possible cases.
A male nurse on the base was diagnosed with viral meningitis, but responded well to treatment and was expected to be released soon from an off-base hospital, said Lt. Col. John Lowery, the base medical director.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
1 dead, 1 ill with meningitis at Fort Leonard Wood
1 dead, 1 ill with meningitis at Leonard Wood
By Jim Salter - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Feb 16, 2009 15:07:21 EST
ST. LOUIS — Meningitis cases at Fort Leonard Wood have left a soldier dead and another “very seriously ill,” according to officials at the southern Missouri Army base.
Fort Leonard Wood officials announced the meningitis cases in a news release Sunday. Few details were released, including names of either victim. Calls on Monday to a media spokesman at the base were not returned.
Meningitis is an infection of the fluid of the spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain. It kills about 300 people in the U.S. each year.
At Fort Leonard Wood, both illnesses involved noncontagious forms of meningitis, authorities said. The two soldiers were members of the same unit, but no connection has been found between the cases.
“Although difficult to comprehend, all clinical data show these cases are unrelated and purely coincidental,” Lt. Col. John Lowery, deputy commander for clinical services at Fort Leonard Wood, said in a written statement.
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UPDATE
2nd soldier at Leonard Wood dies of meningitis
By Jim Salter - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Feb 17, 2009 15:57:26 EST
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — A second soldier stationed at the Army’s Fort Leonard Wood has died of meningitis, officials said Tuesday.
Leonard Wood officials said Pvt. Randy Stabnick, 28, of South Bend, Ind., died Tuesday at a hospital in Springfield.
Another soldier from the base died Feb. 9. His name has not been released.
“The soldiers and their families continue to be in our prayers today,” Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin, commanding general of Maneuver Support Center and Fort Leonard Wood, said in a statement.
Base officials said both soldiers had a non-contagious form of meningitis.
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By Jim Salter - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Feb 16, 2009 15:07:21 EST
ST. LOUIS — Meningitis cases at Fort Leonard Wood have left a soldier dead and another “very seriously ill,” according to officials at the southern Missouri Army base.
Fort Leonard Wood officials announced the meningitis cases in a news release Sunday. Few details were released, including names of either victim. Calls on Monday to a media spokesman at the base were not returned.
Meningitis is an infection of the fluid of the spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain. It kills about 300 people in the U.S. each year.
At Fort Leonard Wood, both illnesses involved noncontagious forms of meningitis, authorities said. The two soldiers were members of the same unit, but no connection has been found between the cases.
“Although difficult to comprehend, all clinical data show these cases are unrelated and purely coincidental,” Lt. Col. John Lowery, deputy commander for clinical services at Fort Leonard Wood, said in a written statement.
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UPDATE
2nd soldier at Leonard Wood dies of meningitis
By Jim Salter - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Feb 17, 2009 15:57:26 EST
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — A second soldier stationed at the Army’s Fort Leonard Wood has died of meningitis, officials said Tuesday.
Leonard Wood officials said Pvt. Randy Stabnick, 28, of South Bend, Ind., died Tuesday at a hospital in Springfield.
Another soldier from the base died Feb. 9. His name has not been released.
“The soldiers and their families continue to be in our prayers today,” Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin, commanding general of Maneuver Support Center and Fort Leonard Wood, said in a statement.
Base officials said both soldiers had a non-contagious form of meningitis.
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Sen. Claire McCaskill wants answers on military substance abuse program
When they have an addiction and want help, that takes courage. I know because my father was not only a disabled Korean War veteran, he was also an alcoholic. It took a lot for him to get to the point where he wanted to do whatever it took to stop drinking. To have them made to feel as if they should have never sought help if appalling.
There is one more thing that needs to be considered here. That's self-medicating. Most of the time without the diagnosis of PTSD, self-medicating can appear to be the same as an addiction. The problem is, they are not addicted to the chemicals but addicted to killing off feelings they don't want to feel and claiming themselves down. Too many have been treated for addictions when they were not addicted and PTSD had gone untreated, so the treatment for addiction was worse than a waste of time. It prolonged the agony.
There is one more thing that needs to be considered here. That's self-medicating. Most of the time without the diagnosis of PTSD, self-medicating can appear to be the same as an addiction. The problem is, they are not addicted to the chemicals but addicted to killing off feelings they don't want to feel and claiming themselves down. Too many have been treated for addictions when they were not addicted and PTSD had gone untreated, so the treatment for addiction was worse than a waste of time. It prolonged the agony.
Senator wants substance-abuse program review
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Jan 29, 2009 17:31:54 EST
A Missouri lawmaker wants service members who seek help for substance abuse problems to be shielded from disciplinary action.
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is pushing for a review of military treatment and prevention programs for alcohol and substance abuse to look at whether the threat of punishment for admitting a problem is discouraging people from getting help.
She also is concerned about mismanagement and chronic understaffing of substance abuse programs.
Both Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Army Secretary Pete Geren have promised McCaskill they will investigate problems, but she is pressing ahead with legislation calling for a comprehensive review of current programs, new research into substance abuse treatment and an independent study of substance abuse in the ranks.
In a statement, McCaskill said her concerns come after looking into whistle-blower complaints involving the substance abuse program at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., where the Army employee who pointed out problems said he later suffered reprisals. click link for more
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Critics hit Army's treatment of drug abuse
Critics hit Army's treatment of drug abuse
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- Spec. Jeremiah Thomson didn't know what was worse: excruciating back pain from a combat explosion in Baghdad or the prescription drug addiction he developed trying to ease the suffering once home.
The Army was quick to prescribe Percocet, Vicodin, Oxycontin and similarly powerful painkillers to Thomson and other injured soldiers at Fort Leonard Wood, Thomson testified in a court-martial hearing. He's now serving a three-year sentence for illegally buying prescription drugs - the sellers included a former commanding officer in Iraq - and selling the pills to eight other soldiers.
As more troops return home with war injuries, the Army is prescribing more pain medication to treat those wounds. But a military system that relies on discipline as well as treatment is drawing fire from some prominent critics, including those inside the system.
"It's a terrible problem," said Barbara McDonald, a civilian social worker and Army drug abuse counselor, describing a recent surge in prescription drug abuse and the Army's handling of the problem.
Legal painkiller use by injured troops has increased nearly 70 percent since the start of the Iraq war six years ago, according to Army records. Surveys show that more soldiers are struggling with prescription drug addiction - and seeking help from Army doctors and counselors.
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Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- Spec. Jeremiah Thomson didn't know what was worse: excruciating back pain from a combat explosion in Baghdad or the prescription drug addiction he developed trying to ease the suffering once home.
The Army was quick to prescribe Percocet, Vicodin, Oxycontin and similarly powerful painkillers to Thomson and other injured soldiers at Fort Leonard Wood, Thomson testified in a court-martial hearing. He's now serving a three-year sentence for illegally buying prescription drugs - the sellers included a former commanding officer in Iraq - and selling the pills to eight other soldiers.
As more troops return home with war injuries, the Army is prescribing more pain medication to treat those wounds. But a military system that relies on discipline as well as treatment is drawing fire from some prominent critics, including those inside the system.
"It's a terrible problem," said Barbara McDonald, a civilian social worker and Army drug abuse counselor, describing a recent surge in prescription drug abuse and the Army's handling of the problem.
Legal painkiller use by injured troops has increased nearly 70 percent since the start of the Iraq war six years ago, according to Army records. Surveys show that more soldiers are struggling with prescription drug addiction - and seeking help from Army doctors and counselors.
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Saturday, December 13, 2008
Sex, lies and basic training at Fort Leonard Wood
Sex, lies and basic training
Drinking parties. Sex in the laundry room. Social dates and text messaging. Sex in a truck. In a bathroom. And in the barracks.
Leonard Wood cases top list of trainee abuse by instructors
By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Dec 13, 2008 7:29:09 EST
Between February 2007 and November 2008, 12 drill sergeants and advanced individual training instructors at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., admitted in court-martial proceedings to having engaged in such forbidden sexual and social relationships with trainees.
Each soldier pleaded guilty to at least one count of violating Regulation 350-6 — wrongfully engaging in a personal and social relationship with a trainee — and dozens of other related offenses on and off post between December 2005 and August 2008.
Fort Leonard Wood officials told Army Times there is “no clear pattern” in the conduct of the cadre over the two and a half years, indicating they all appeared to have acted alone.
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Drinking parties. Sex in the laundry room. Social dates and text messaging. Sex in a truck. In a bathroom. And in the barracks.
Leonard Wood cases top list of trainee abuse by instructors
By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Dec 13, 2008 7:29:09 EST
Between February 2007 and November 2008, 12 drill sergeants and advanced individual training instructors at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., admitted in court-martial proceedings to having engaged in such forbidden sexual and social relationships with trainees.
Each soldier pleaded guilty to at least one count of violating Regulation 350-6 — wrongfully engaging in a personal and social relationship with a trainee — and dozens of other related offenses on and off post between December 2005 and August 2008.
Fort Leonard Wood officials told Army Times there is “no clear pattern” in the conduct of the cadre over the two and a half years, indicating they all appeared to have acted alone.
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Substance abuse numbers higher, but not drug counselors
The military seems to have a habit of making things go from bad to worse. First they don't do enough to get the soldiers to understand what PTSD, then they do, along with people stepping up across the nation, then they don't have enough people to take care of them. Then they want them to stop using drugs to kill off what they don't want to feel, but yet again, not enough people to take care of them. Like I said, it's like they're trying to hold off a tsunami with a beach shovel!
More soldiers seeking drug abuse help
By Gregg Zoroya - USA TODAY
Posted : Friday Nov 21, 2008 6:48:57 EST
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — The number of soldiers seeking help for substance abuse has climbed 25 percent in the past five years, but the Army’s counseling program has remained significantly understaffed and struggling to meet the demand, Army records show.
About 13,500 soldiers sought drug counseling this year and 7,200 soldiers were diagnosed with an abuse or dependency issue and enrolled in counseling, according to Army data. That compares with 11,170 soldiers reporting to drug counseling in 2003, when 5,727 enrolled.
Army records show 2.38 percent of all soldiers had positive results on routine drug urinalysis screening, a 10-year record. In 2004, when combat troops returned from Iraq in large numbers, 1.72 percent had positive results.
The Army requires one drug counselor for every 2,000 soldiers, yet is currently operating with one for 3,100 soldiers, a chronic shortage exacerbated by the increase in substance abuse cases.
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Saturday, November 1, 2008
Military Rise in drug prescriptions may signal abuse
Rise in drug prescriptions may signal abuse
By Gregg Zoroya - USA TodayPosted : Saturday Nov 1, 2008
The sharp rise in outpatient prescriptions paid for by the government suggests doctors rely too heavily on narcotics, says Army Col. Chester “Trip” Buckenmaier III, of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.
By Gregg Zoroya - USA TodayPosted : Saturday Nov 1, 2008
The sharp rise in outpatient prescriptions paid for by the government suggests doctors rely too heavily on narcotics, says Army Col. Chester “Trip” Buckenmaier III, of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.
Recently, at least 20 soldiers in an engineer company of 70 to 80 soldiers at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., shared and abused painkillers prescribed for their injuries, according to court testimony.
“The groundwork for this toxic situation was laid out through the continual prescription of highly addictive, commonly overused drugs,” said Capt. Elizabeth Turner, the lawyer for one defendant in the case.
In response to six suicides and seven drug-related deaths among soldiers in Warrior Transition Units — created for the Army's most severely injured — aggressive efforts are underway to manage prescription drugs, says Col. Paul Cordts, chief of health policy for the Army surgeon general. These include limiting prescriptions to a seven-day supply and more closely monitoring use.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Fort Leonard Wood solider found dead
Leonard Wood soldier found dead
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Oct 29, 2008 6:34:44 EDT
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — A Fort Leonard Wood soldier has died after being found unconscious in a St. Louis hotel, the Army says.
Pfc. Cori Feltner, 22, was assigned Fort Leonard Wood’s 14th Military Police Brigade. She was pronounced dead Saturday at St. Louis University Hospital.
Feltner had recently graduated from initial entry military police training.
Feltner, originally from Laxahatchez, Fla., was en route to her first assignment in Korea.
St. Louis police and the military are investigating her death.
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Oct 29, 2008 6:34:44 EDT
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — A Fort Leonard Wood soldier has died after being found unconscious in a St. Louis hotel, the Army says.
Pfc. Cori Feltner, 22, was assigned Fort Leonard Wood’s 14th Military Police Brigade. She was pronounced dead Saturday at St. Louis University Hospital.
Feltner had recently graduated from initial entry military police training.
Feltner, originally from Laxahatchez, Fla., was en route to her first assignment in Korea.
St. Louis police and the military are investigating her death.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Wentzville soldier dies at military base in Iraq
Wentzville soldier dies at military base in Iraq
By Tim Bryant
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
09/16/2008
A military police officer who grew up in Wentzville and joined the Army when he was 33 has died in a noncombat shooting in Iraq, his wife said Monday.
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel R. Sexton, 53, died Wednesday at Joint Base Balad, the Army said. He had been assigned since June 2004 to the 164th Military Police Company at Fort Richardson, Alaska.
A Fort Richardson spokesman did not provide details of the fatality but Sexton's wife, Tori, said her husband was the victim of an accidental shooting. She added that the Army had yet to provide her with much information about his death, which remains under investigation.
Before his assignment to Fort Richardson, Sexton had been attached to several Army posts, including Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. He was a veteran of the Persian Gulf War.
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By Tim Bryant
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
09/16/2008
A military police officer who grew up in Wentzville and joined the Army when he was 33 has died in a noncombat shooting in Iraq, his wife said Monday.
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel R. Sexton, 53, died Wednesday at Joint Base Balad, the Army said. He had been assigned since June 2004 to the 164th Military Police Company at Fort Richardson, Alaska.
A Fort Richardson spokesman did not provide details of the fatality but Sexton's wife, Tori, said her husband was the victim of an accidental shooting. She added that the Army had yet to provide her with much information about his death, which remains under investigation.
Before his assignment to Fort Richardson, Sexton had been attached to several Army posts, including Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. He was a veteran of the Persian Gulf War.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Mike Cox still walking for the troops
Walking for the troops
By Patrick Dickson, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Thursday, July 24, 2008
WASHINGTON — There are a lot of individuals doing a lot of things to show their support for the troops, but not many like Mike Cox.
The Kirkwood, Mo., native is walking 850 miles, from his hometown to Washington to raise money for two purposes: $35,000 to put new computers in the USO facility at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and $25,000 to help build a Fisher House in nearby St. Louis.
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By Patrick Dickson, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Thursday, July 24, 2008
WASHINGTON — There are a lot of individuals doing a lot of things to show their support for the troops, but not many like Mike Cox.
The Kirkwood, Mo., native is walking 850 miles, from his hometown to Washington to raise money for two purposes: $35,000 to put new computers in the USO facility at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and $25,000 to help build a Fisher House in nearby St. Louis.
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Complaint filed over religious event near post
Complaint filed over religious event near post
By John Milburn - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jul 23, 2008 21:10:48 EDT
TOPEKA, Kan. — A national group alleged Wednesday that Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., is forcing soldiers to participate in a weekly religious event, a program that has been mentioned in a federal lawsuit in Kansas.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State sent a letter to the Department of Defense’s inspector general, asking for an investigation into the Sunday evening event, whose name was recently changed from “Free Day Away” to “Tabernacle Baptist Church Retreat Program.” The Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lebanon, Mo., has hosted the event for soldiers from the Missouri post since 1971.
A Fort Leonard Wood spokesman said the program is voluntary, and the church’s pastor said it has taken steps to ensure that soldiers know they will hear a religious message if they attend.
But Americans United’s executive director, the Rev. Barry Lynn, said soldiers at Fort Leonard Wood must either attend the program or stay on post.
“That’s not the kind of choice that ought be to be given to soldiers,” said Lynn, who described the practice as “coercive evangelism.”
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By John Milburn - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jul 23, 2008 21:10:48 EDT
TOPEKA, Kan. — A national group alleged Wednesday that Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., is forcing soldiers to participate in a weekly religious event, a program that has been mentioned in a federal lawsuit in Kansas.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State sent a letter to the Department of Defense’s inspector general, asking for an investigation into the Sunday evening event, whose name was recently changed from “Free Day Away” to “Tabernacle Baptist Church Retreat Program.” The Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lebanon, Mo., has hosted the event for soldiers from the Missouri post since 1971.
A Fort Leonard Wood spokesman said the program is voluntary, and the church’s pastor said it has taken steps to ensure that soldiers know they will hear a religious message if they attend.
But Americans United’s executive director, the Rev. Barry Lynn, said soldiers at Fort Leonard Wood must either attend the program or stay on post.
“That’s not the kind of choice that ought be to be given to soldiers,” said Lynn, who described the practice as “coercive evangelism.”
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Bill seeks more counseling to prevent PTSD
Bill seeks more counseling to prevent PTSD
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Jun 17, 2008 5:42:20 EDT
Fort Carson, Colo., and Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., would become test beds for predeployment counseling programs aimed at reducing the risk of combat stress under legislation sponsored by two Colorado lawmakers.
Reps. Mark Udall and John Salazar, both Democrats, are urging the creation of pilot programs at the two Army bases to try to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder in combat troops, and to provide early detection and treatment for PTSD when it happens.
“Providing prompt and effective treatment to our returning troops can help prevent many of the negative effects related to PTSD and depression,” Udall said. “It is the least we can do to repay them for the sacrifices they have made.”
The bill they introduced June 12, HR 6268, also gives active-duty service members access to readjustment and mental health counseling from veterans centers, provide grants for nonprofit groups who provide counseling services for the survivors of service members or veterans, extends military survivor benefits to families of service members who commit suicide after a history of combat-related health problems, and creates a new scholarship program to train behavioral health specialists about mental health treatment for service members and veterans.
The wide swath of initiatives complicates passage. The bill was referred to the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, but its provisions fall under the jurisdiction of two other panels — the Armed Services Committee that is responsible for military benefits, and the Ways and Means Committee that oversees grants for nonprofit groups.
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By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Jun 17, 2008 5:42:20 EDT
Fort Carson, Colo., and Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., would become test beds for predeployment counseling programs aimed at reducing the risk of combat stress under legislation sponsored by two Colorado lawmakers.
Reps. Mark Udall and John Salazar, both Democrats, are urging the creation of pilot programs at the two Army bases to try to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder in combat troops, and to provide early detection and treatment for PTSD when it happens.
“Providing prompt and effective treatment to our returning troops can help prevent many of the negative effects related to PTSD and depression,” Udall said. “It is the least we can do to repay them for the sacrifices they have made.”
The bill they introduced June 12, HR 6268, also gives active-duty service members access to readjustment and mental health counseling from veterans centers, provide grants for nonprofit groups who provide counseling services for the survivors of service members or veterans, extends military survivor benefits to families of service members who commit suicide after a history of combat-related health problems, and creates a new scholarship program to train behavioral health specialists about mental health treatment for service members and veterans.
The wide swath of initiatives complicates passage. The bill was referred to the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, but its provisions fall under the jurisdiction of two other panels — the Armed Services Committee that is responsible for military benefits, and the Ways and Means Committee that oversees grants for nonprofit groups.
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Soldier's wife charged with starving 11 month old daugter to death
Army wife charged with starving daughter
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Mar 14, 2008 5:57:28 EDT
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The wife of a soldier deployed in Iraq is charged with killing their 11-month-old daughter after the infant was found starved to death in their littered home on the Army post Fort Leonard Wood, authorities said.
The child was found dead in her mother’s arms last month, federal prosecutors said.
Kristin Marie Phillips, 33, of Fort Leonard Wood, was charged with killing her daughter — the federal equivalent of a murder charge.
A spokesman for the U.S. prosecutor said Phillips would be facing at least a life sentence if convicted. Prosecutors have not reached a decision on whether to pursue the possible maximum penalty of death.
Three other children, from ages 2 to 13, were also in the home and have since been placed in the custody of the Missouri Department of Social Services.
Phillips’ husband is a soldier who was deployed to Iraq at the time of the girl’s death but has since returned to Fort Leonard Wood. Prosecutors did not release his name.
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The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Mar 14, 2008 5:57:28 EDT
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The wife of a soldier deployed in Iraq is charged with killing their 11-month-old daughter after the infant was found starved to death in their littered home on the Army post Fort Leonard Wood, authorities said.
The child was found dead in her mother’s arms last month, federal prosecutors said.
Kristin Marie Phillips, 33, of Fort Leonard Wood, was charged with killing her daughter — the federal equivalent of a murder charge.
A spokesman for the U.S. prosecutor said Phillips would be facing at least a life sentence if convicted. Prosecutors have not reached a decision on whether to pursue the possible maximum penalty of death.
Three other children, from ages 2 to 13, were also in the home and have since been placed in the custody of the Missouri Department of Social Services.
Phillips’ husband is a soldier who was deployed to Iraq at the time of the girl’s death but has since returned to Fort Leonard Wood. Prosecutors did not release his name.
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