Soldier from Tallahassee killed in Afghanistan

DOD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Pvt. Brandon M. King, 23, of Tallahassee, Fla., died July 14 at Combat Outpost Nolen, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

http://icasualties.org/OEF/index.aspx

Bloggers help raise donations for homeless veterans

Bloggers help raise donations for homeless veterans
By Matt Gilmourt • Democrat staff writer • July 11, 2009
More than 10 bloggers from Tallahassee.com gathered at Lake Ella on Saturday to collect donations for an apartment complex for homeless veterans on Lake Bradford Road.

Glenn Walker, a former homeless veteran, said the housing project, which is being organized by the American Legion and Volunteers of America, will have enough bedrooms for 52 veterans.

“It’s going to be transitional housing to help more veterans move from the streets back into society,” Walker said. “This is a pilot program, the first of its kind in the country. That’s why we’re trying to do it right.”
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Bloggers help raise donations for homeless veterans

Children shocked with stun guns at Florida prisons

Report Shows Stung Guns Used on Children in Florida Prisons
07/08/09 - 11:02 AM

Associated Press

Tallahassee, Fla:

New reports indicate Florida correctional officers may have used stun guns to shock children as part of demonstrations at prisons in the past, perhaps as far back as six years ago.

That contradicts what Corrections Secretary Walter McNeil said in May when he announced that 43 children were shocked with stun guns by corrections employees at three prisons during this year’s annual “Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day.”

The Corrections Department has completed its investigation of the incidents and released nearly 300 pages with photos of children who were shocked with stun guns in April.
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Tallahassee FL soldier found dead at Fort Hood

Another soldier found dead in Hood barracks
The Associated PressPosted : Thursday Aug 14, 2008 18:40:36 EDT

FORT HOOD, Texas — A soldier has been found dead in his barracks at Fort Hood, the second soldier’s death at the Central Texas Army post in less than a month.

Pfc. Travis Edward Dowd, 22, of Tallahassee, Fla., was found Tuesday in his room by fellow soldiers after he failed to report to formation, and he was later pronounced dead, Fort Hood officials said Thursday. Authorities are still trying to determine how he died, said Maj. David Shoupe, who said he could not comment on whether foul play is suspected.

Dowd joined the military in 2007 and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division as an infantryman. His unit is to deploy to Iraq early next year.

Dowd’s decorations and awards include the Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Army Service Ribbon.

The body of Spc. Donald James Scott Jr., 28, a biomedical equipment specialist from Boyceville, Wis., was found July 29 by a game warden in a training area, although his unit was not doing training exercises at the time, Fort Hood officials have said.

Army officials in the Washington, D.C., area handling the investigation into Scott’s death did not immediately return calls on Thursday.
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