Conn. Town Honors Marine Convicted in Iraq Deaths
MERIDEN, Conn
August 19, 2012
(AP)
A Marine who was convicted in the 2005 killings of unarmed Iraqis returned home this weekend to Connecticut for a golf tournament organized by local veterans for his benefit.
Former Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich told the Record-Journal of Meriden on Saturday that some people think prosecutors let a child-killer go free. He says that's absolutely not the case.
"It wasn't the military letting off a murderer, rampager," he said.
In February, he received a general discharge under honorable conditions — one step below an honorable discharge. Wuterich was the only Marine convicted in the killings in Haditha.
Wuterich, who grew up in Meriden but now lives in California, pleaded guilty to negligent dereliction of duty as the leader of the squad that killed 24 Iraqis. He apologized for the loss of life but said his squad did not behave dishonorably.
Local veterans, including golf tournament organizer Chip Geriak, have rallied around Wuterich and criticized the military, which they say has given Wuterich a bad deal.
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Showing posts with label Iraq deployments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iraq deployments. Show all posts
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Last MRAP out of Iraq to be dedicated at Fort Hood
Fort Hood: 1st Cavalry Division Dedicates Last MRAP Out Of Iraq
FORT HOOD (June 8, 2012)--The 1st Cavalry Division Museum will hold a dedication ceremony for the last mine-resistant ambush-protected or MRAP out of Iraq on Tuesday.
The vehicle was the last vehicle to exit the country following Operation New Dawn and was seen by thousands across the country as it crossed the border into Kuwait.
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FORT HOOD (June 8, 2012)--The 1st Cavalry Division Museum will hold a dedication ceremony for the last mine-resistant ambush-protected or MRAP out of Iraq on Tuesday.
The vehicle was the last vehicle to exit the country following Operation New Dawn and was seen by thousands across the country as it crossed the border into Kuwait.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Col. charged with fraud, adultery, forgery, but not charged for blown up ego
UPDATE 6-11-12
Col. pleads guilty to bigamy; some charges dropped
Col. pleads guilty to bigamy; some charges dropped
Col. charged with fraud, adultery, forgery, but not charged for blown up ego.
When you read this you'll feel the same way too. How could any man in his position actually think he'd get away with all of this?
O-6 faces bigamy, fraud, adultery charges
By Joe Gould - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Jun 5, 2012
The brigade commander seemed born to one day wear stars on his shoulder boards. The son of a distinguished Army general, his own career — including war-zone command of the esteemed 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team — had soared impressively toward flag rank.
Now it’s all in tatters. Fired from command, his next battle will come at court-martial June 11, when he will fight charges that he defrauded the Army out of tens of thousands of dollars to “frolic” with an Iraqi mistress, whom he allegedly made his wife even though he already was married.
If charges prove true, Col. James H. Johnson III is a cheat and a bigamist.
In all he is charged with six counts of violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and 27 specifications. Among them: forgery, fraud, lying and bigamy.
The woman who was his sweetheart while he was a cadet at West Point — and then his wife and mother to his two children — said she was sure her husband was unfaithful but had no clue he had wed his alleged mistress.
Kristina Johnson, 47, said she was shocked to learn about the second marriage, finding out only after being denied Tricare health coverage. She said it was then that she discovered a divorce certificate she suspects was doctored in the process of transferring benefits to the Iraqi woman. She said Army investigators informed her that her husband had married again.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Soldier wrongly fired by Catholic charity for Iraq service
Jury: Soldier wrongly fired by Catholic charity for Iraq service
BY LEVI PULKKINEN,
SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
A Washington National Guard sergeant was wrongly fired shortly before she deployed to Iraq, a federal jury in Seattle hearing the soldier’s civil lawsuit has ruled.
Returning its verdict late Monday, the jury found Sgt. Grace Campbell’s former employer Catholic Community Services discriminated against and wrongly fired her after learning Campbell would deploy to Iraq in 2008. The jury awarded her $485,000 in damages following a week-long trial.
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BY LEVI PULKKINEN,
SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
A Washington National Guard sergeant was wrongly fired shortly before she deployed to Iraq, a federal jury in Seattle hearing the soldier’s civil lawsuit has ruled.
Returning its verdict late Monday, the jury found Sgt. Grace Campbell’s former employer Catholic Community Services discriminated against and wrongly fired her after learning Campbell would deploy to Iraq in 2008. The jury awarded her $485,000 in damages following a week-long trial.
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Soldier accused of selling stolen arms on eBay from Iraq
Feds: Soldier sold stolen arms on eBay from Iraq
Fidel Ignacio Cisneros is accused of violating federal arms export laws, according to the Homeland Security investigators.
By Arelis R. Hernández
Orlando Sentinel
April 28, 2012
A U.S. Army soldier with connections to Orlando sold stolen arms to buyers on eBay while he was deployed in Iraq in 2010, according to Homeland Security investigators.
Fidel Ignacio Cisneros is accused of violating federal law regarding the export of sensitive technology such as night-vision equipment, rifle scopes and high-powered infrared lasers that were not intended for the public, according to an affidavit filed in federal court in Orlando.
Using the eBay name of "silentpro2010," Cisneros told buyers he was retired from the military and based in Orlando selling surplus equipment, investigators said.
His listing touted the arms as being extremely rare and "impossible to find on the international market," the affidavit said.
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Fidel Ignacio Cisneros is accused of violating federal arms export laws, according to the Homeland Security investigators.
By Arelis R. Hernández
Orlando Sentinel
April 28, 2012
A U.S. Army soldier with connections to Orlando sold stolen arms to buyers on eBay while he was deployed in Iraq in 2010, according to Homeland Security investigators.
Fidel Ignacio Cisneros is accused of violating federal law regarding the export of sensitive technology such as night-vision equipment, rifle scopes and high-powered infrared lasers that were not intended for the public, according to an affidavit filed in federal court in Orlando.
Using the eBay name of "silentpro2010," Cisneros told buyers he was retired from the military and based in Orlando selling surplus equipment, investigators said.
His listing touted the arms as being extremely rare and "impossible to find on the international market," the affidavit said.
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Friday, March 16, 2012
Fallen Soldier's Mom Says She Must Move On
Fallen Soldier's Mom Says She Must Move On
Army Sgt. Matthew Gallagher Shot, Killed By Roommate
BOSTON -- With tears streaming down her face, Cheryl Ruggiero said she had fought for justice for her son, Army Sgt. Matthew Gallagher.
Nearly a year after Gallagher was shot dead by another soldier in Iraq, Ruggiero said she must let the fight go for the sake of her two other children.
Gallagher, 22, was shot by his roommate, Army Sgt. Brent McBride, 25, who just accepted a plea agreement with the Army that will send him to a military prison for a maximum of seven years.
McBride will plead guilty to manslaughter instead of the original charge of murder.
Ruggiero said Army officials told her there was not enough evidence to convict McBride on the charge of murder, which under military law would have sent him to prison for a maximum of 12 years.
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Army Sgt. Matthew Gallagher Shot, Killed By Roommate
BOSTON -- With tears streaming down her face, Cheryl Ruggiero said she had fought for justice for her son, Army Sgt. Matthew Gallagher.
Nearly a year after Gallagher was shot dead by another soldier in Iraq, Ruggiero said she must let the fight go for the sake of her two other children.
Gallagher, 22, was shot by his roommate, Army Sgt. Brent McBride, 25, who just accepted a plea agreement with the Army that will send him to a military prison for a maximum of seven years.
McBride will plead guilty to manslaughter instead of the original charge of murder.
Ruggiero said Army officials told her there was not enough evidence to convict McBride on the charge of murder, which under military law would have sent him to prison for a maximum of 12 years.
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Fellow soldier to plead guilty in Sgt. Matthew Gallagher's death
Fellow soldier to plead guilty in Gallagher's death
By SEAN TEEHAN
March 15, 2012
The soldier accused of killing Army Sgt. Matthew R. Gallagher of North Falmouth in Iraq in June will plead guilty to manslaughter.
The Army's prosecutor, Capt. Kate Buzicky informed Gallagher's family of the plea deal Tuesday night, Gallagher's mother, Cheryl Ruggiero, said.
Under the deal, Army Sgt. Brent McBride, 25, of Fairhope, Ala., will serve a maximum of seven years — in a military or a federal prison — for manslaughter, dereliction of duty and failure to obey a lawful general order, Ruggiero said.
The prosecution previously sought a murder charge, but agreed to the lesser plea after an Army major who oversaw a pretrial hearing deemed the case lacked evidence to prove the charge.
"As a family, we accepted his guilty plea just for closure," Ruggiero said. The prosecution contacted family members before agreeing to the deal. "I just said it's time to bring it to an end. ... (McBride's) been walking a free man all this time."
By SEAN TEEHAN
Army Sgt. Matthew R. Gallagher of North Falmouth
March 15, 2012
The soldier accused of killing Army Sgt. Matthew R. Gallagher of North Falmouth in Iraq in June will plead guilty to manslaughter.
The Army's prosecutor, Capt. Kate Buzicky informed Gallagher's family of the plea deal Tuesday night, Gallagher's mother, Cheryl Ruggiero, said.
Under the deal, Army Sgt. Brent McBride, 25, of Fairhope, Ala., will serve a maximum of seven years — in a military or a federal prison — for manslaughter, dereliction of duty and failure to obey a lawful general order, Ruggiero said.
The prosecution previously sought a murder charge, but agreed to the lesser plea after an Army major who oversaw a pretrial hearing deemed the case lacked evidence to prove the charge.
"As a family, we accepted his guilty plea just for closure," Ruggiero said. The prosecution contacted family members before agreeing to the deal. "I just said it's time to bring it to an end. ... (McBride's) been walking a free man all this time."
Monday, March 5, 2012
Lawmakers urge Medal of Honor for San Diego Marine
Lawmakers urge Medal of Honor for San Diego Marine
Fellow Marines say that as Sgt. Rafael Peralta lay dying in Iraq in 2004, he pulled an enemy grenade under his body, saving their lives. A pathologist disagreed, but new evidence has emerged.
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
March 5, 2012
Reporting from San Diego— A bipartisan group of California legislators has asked the secretary of the Navy to reconsider a request from the Marine Corps that the Medal of Honor be awarded posthumously to a Marine from San Diego killed in Iraq.
The group says newly discovered video and a report from a noted pathologist merit a review of the decision by then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates not to recommend that the Medal of Honor be awarded to Sgt. Rafael Peralta.
Peralta, 25, an immigrant from Mexico, was killed in November 2004 while Marines were clearing insurgents from barricaded homes in Fallouja.
Marines who were with Peralta said that as he lay dying from a gunshot wound to the head, he reached out and pulled an enemy grenade beneath his body to shield his fellow Marines, saving their lives.
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Video of Sgt. Rafael Peralta pulling grenade under his body being reviewed for Medal of Honor
Fellow Marines say that as Sgt. Rafael Peralta lay dying in Iraq in 2004, he pulled an enemy grenade under his body, saving their lives. A pathologist disagreed, but new evidence has emerged.
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
March 5, 2012
Reporting from San Diego— A bipartisan group of California legislators has asked the secretary of the Navy to reconsider a request from the Marine Corps that the Medal of Honor be awarded posthumously to a Marine from San Diego killed in Iraq.
The group says newly discovered video and a report from a noted pathologist merit a review of the decision by then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates not to recommend that the Medal of Honor be awarded to Sgt. Rafael Peralta.
Peralta, 25, an immigrant from Mexico, was killed in November 2004 while Marines were clearing insurgents from barricaded homes in Fallouja.
Marines who were with Peralta said that as he lay dying from a gunshot wound to the head, he reached out and pulled an enemy grenade beneath his body to shield his fellow Marines, saving their lives.
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Video of Sgt. Rafael Peralta pulling grenade under his body being reviewed for Medal of Honor
Friday, February 17, 2012
Major Troy Gilbert's body will be searched for again
Air Force Asks for New Search of F-16 Pilot Troy Gilbert’s Remains in Iraq
By Luis Martinez
The Air Force has agreed to a family’s plea that the Pentagon renew the search for the body of Major Troy Gilbert, whose F-16 fighter jet crashed in Iraq in 2006 as he came to the rescue of troops pinned down by enemy fire. His full remains were never recovered.
Gilbert’s remains were shown on an insurgent video taken at the crash site, but when American troops arrived at the wreckage they did not find his body.
A small amount of tissue found on the plane’s canopy was positively identified through DNA testing as belonging to Gilbert and was enough to classify him as “killed in action.”
It was that small set of remains that was interred at Arlington National Cemetery and in the years since Gilbert’s family has held out hope that the search would continue for the rest of his remains.
When the last of the American troops left Iraq last December, the family was shocked to learn that no searches were being conducted for the rest of Gilbert’s remains because he is listed as killed in action, “body accounted for.”
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By Luis Martinez
The Air Force has agreed to a family’s plea that the Pentagon renew the search for the body of Major Troy Gilbert, whose F-16 fighter jet crashed in Iraq in 2006 as he came to the rescue of troops pinned down by enemy fire. His full remains were never recovered.
Gilbert’s remains were shown on an insurgent video taken at the crash site, but when American troops arrived at the wreckage they did not find his body.
A small amount of tissue found on the plane’s canopy was positively identified through DNA testing as belonging to Gilbert and was enough to classify him as “killed in action.”
It was that small set of remains that was interred at Arlington National Cemetery and in the years since Gilbert’s family has held out hope that the search would continue for the rest of his remains.
When the last of the American troops left Iraq last December, the family was shocked to learn that no searches were being conducted for the rest of Gilbert’s remains because he is listed as killed in action, “body accounted for.”
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
A Soldier's IPod Is Found 6,000 Miles Away In Cone Hospital
A Soldier's IPod Is Found 6,000 Miles Away In Cone Hospital
12:03 AM, Feb 14, 2012
Written by
Liz Crawford
Greensboro, NC-- Dalton Williams, 14, found something very valuable and then went hunting for its rightful owner.
The IPod owner was a US soldier serving in Iraq. His IPod, which was either stolen or lost, ended up in Greensboro. Williams found what turned out to be a vault of military memories.
"My hand could barely fit down into the crack where the IPod was because it was so small," said Williams.
Williams found the IPod in a couch in a hospital waiting room. After recharging it, he and his dad did a little detective work.
Dalton's father, Tony Williams, said, "there were pictures of military helicopters. When I actually looked through the address book, there were names with ranks of people."
The IPod belonged to Ventrice Curtis, a soldier who was 6,000 miles away from Cone Hospital, serving in Iraq.
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12:03 AM, Feb 14, 2012
Written by
Liz Crawford
Greensboro, NC-- Dalton Williams, 14, found something very valuable and then went hunting for its rightful owner.
The IPod owner was a US soldier serving in Iraq. His IPod, which was either stolen or lost, ended up in Greensboro. Williams found what turned out to be a vault of military memories.
"My hand could barely fit down into the crack where the IPod was because it was so small," said Williams.
Williams found the IPod in a couch in a hospital waiting room. After recharging it, he and his dad did a little detective work.
Dalton's father, Tony Williams, said, "there were pictures of military helicopters. When I actually looked through the address book, there were names with ranks of people."
The IPod belonged to Ventrice Curtis, a soldier who was 6,000 miles away from Cone Hospital, serving in Iraq.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Harsh Homecoming: The Challenges Facing Returning Vets
Harsh Homecoming: The Challenges Facing Returning Vets
By KSEE News
February 10, 2012
The past two months have been a time to reconnect for 23-year-old John Tucker of Fresno. Reconnect with his wife and two kids. He missed out on a huge chunk of their lives when he was deployed to Iraq. He served for a year with the Army Guard's 40Th Combat Aviation Brigade. Tucker says he was relieved to come back home and see his family and just try and get his life on track.
The homecomings are sweet. We've seen the reunions of the past 12 months. The end of the U.S. role in Iraq has families together again. But for some, civilian life can take a sour turn. According to Tucker, "It's a little difficult due to the cut in my paycheck. Just trying to support my family. Living paycheck to paycheck."
Fresno County is home of 50,000 veterans.
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By KSEE News
February 10, 2012
The past two months have been a time to reconnect for 23-year-old John Tucker of Fresno. Reconnect with his wife and two kids. He missed out on a huge chunk of their lives when he was deployed to Iraq. He served for a year with the Army Guard's 40Th Combat Aviation Brigade. Tucker says he was relieved to come back home and see his family and just try and get his life on track.
The homecomings are sweet. We've seen the reunions of the past 12 months. The end of the U.S. role in Iraq has families together again. But for some, civilian life can take a sour turn. According to Tucker, "It's a little difficult due to the cut in my paycheck. Just trying to support my family. Living paycheck to paycheck."
Fresno County is home of 50,000 veterans.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Chicago Giving $6.2 Million To Arrested Anti-War Protesters
Veterans should hire these lawyers so they get some justice too!
Chicago Iraq War Protester Settlement: City Giving $6.2 Million To Arrested Anti-War Protesters
After nearly nine years of litigation, lawyers for the city of Chicago on Thursday agreed to settle a lawsuit brought on by anti-war protesters for $6.2 million.
More than 800 plaintiffs were part of the class action suit against the city, which claimed that hundreds of people were arrested without being told by police to disperse during a protest against the Iraq war in 2003. Last year, federal appellate Justice Richard Posner ruled that police did not have the right to arrest peaceful protesters "merely because they do not have a permit," the People's Law Office said in a statement.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Man gets jail for stealing from deployed Iraq soldier after wife died
Brisbane man who embezzled from soldier in Iraq gets jail time
By Joshua Melvin
Posted: 02/02/2012
A Brisbane man who embezzled $30,000 from a soldier while he was deployed in Iraq was sentenced Thursday to four months in jail, a prosecutor said.
Kenneth McCall, 66, was taken into custody immediately after sentencing in San Mateo County Superior Court, said chief deputy district attorney Karen Guidotti. However he can ask to serve his sentence at home under electronic monitoring. For the moment, the Sheriff's Office has not given him permission to do so.
McCall must also complete three years of probation and pay $30,221.71 to the victim.
Prosecutors say the victim, who was emotional in court Thursday as he recounted the damage caused by the crime, gave McCall power of attorney when he was deployed to Iraq in September 2006.
By Joshua Melvin
Posted: 02/02/2012
A Brisbane man who embezzled $30,000 from a soldier while he was deployed in Iraq was sentenced Thursday to four months in jail, a prosecutor said.
Kenneth McCall, 66, was taken into custody immediately after sentencing in San Mateo County Superior Court, said chief deputy district attorney Karen Guidotti. However he can ask to serve his sentence at home under electronic monitoring. For the moment, the Sheriff's Office has not given him permission to do so.
McCall must also complete three years of probation and pay $30,221.71 to the victim.
Prosecutors say the victim, who was emotional in court Thursday as he recounted the damage caused by the crime, gave McCall power of attorney when he was deployed to Iraq in September 2006.
The victim needed someone to manage his finances during his tour of duty. His wife had died in 2005 and he put his children in the care of a neighbor while he was at war.
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14,000 Fort Bragg "soldiers run" celebrates homecoming from Iraq
Fort Bragg run celebrates homecoming from Iraq
Reporter: Bryan Mims
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Approximately 14,000 soldiers ran through Fort Bragg Thursday morning to mark the homecoming of the 18th Airborne Corps from Iraq. The last soldiers in that unit returned in December.
Thursday's 4-mile run signified that a nearly 9-year run in Iraq is over.
“It feels food since they got back,” said Spc. Kevin Thomas. “It’s a comfort now that they’re all back on Fort Bragg.”
Fort Bragg's commander, Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, led the runners, just as he led the 18th Airborne Corps last year in winding down the Iraq War.
“I think they’ll say in bold print at the very beginning, at the middle and at the end of the operation, the 18th Airborne Corps soldiers made a difference,” Helmick said.
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Reporter: Bryan Mims
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Approximately 14,000 soldiers ran through Fort Bragg Thursday morning to mark the homecoming of the 18th Airborne Corps from Iraq. The last soldiers in that unit returned in December.
Thursday's 4-mile run signified that a nearly 9-year run in Iraq is over.
“It feels food since they got back,” said Spc. Kevin Thomas. “It’s a comfort now that they’re all back on Fort Bragg.”
Fort Bragg's commander, Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, led the runners, just as he led the 18th Airborne Corps last year in winding down the Iraq War.
“I think they’ll say in bold print at the very beginning, at the middle and at the end of the operation, the 18th Airborne Corps soldiers made a difference,” Helmick said.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
80 Wis. soldiers still wait for service benefits for Iraq deployments
80 Wis. soldiers still wait for service benefits
Associated Press
January 28, 2012
OSHKOSH, Wis.— Dozens of Wisconsin National Guard soldiers are still waiting for thousands of dollars owed to them for their service in Iraq.
The delay is due to bureaucratic glitches and clerical errors, the Oshkosh Northwestern reported.
The soldiers, members of the Wisconsin National Guard 1157th Transportation Co., spent much of 2006 and 2007 in Iraq. When they came home they were due extra pay or days of leave for serving multiple deployments, but some never received what was owed to them because of errors in the way the Army computed and paid the benefits.
"It's frustrating," said Richard Vander Sande, one of the roughly 170 guardsmen and women in the unit. "
For some it's the issue of the money. For some it's the principle. If soldiers are owed something, they should be paid."
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Associated Press
January 28, 2012
OSHKOSH, Wis.— Dozens of Wisconsin National Guard soldiers are still waiting for thousands of dollars owed to them for their service in Iraq.
The delay is due to bureaucratic glitches and clerical errors, the Oshkosh Northwestern reported.
The soldiers, members of the Wisconsin National Guard 1157th Transportation Co., spent much of 2006 and 2007 in Iraq. When they came home they were due extra pay or days of leave for serving multiple deployments, but some never received what was owed to them because of errors in the way the Army computed and paid the benefits.
"It's frustrating," said Richard Vander Sande, one of the roughly 170 guardsmen and women in the unit. "
For some it's the issue of the money. For some it's the principle. If soldiers are owed something, they should be paid."
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Friday, January 27, 2012
NY LaGuardia Airport "Heroes Welcome Home" from Iraq
From Bill Taylor, Gunnery Sergeant of Marines (Ret.) in Massachusetts...
Good stuff! For those who don't know.. that's a bad-ass weapon system hangin' out the side of the fuselage on that AC-130.
I don't ever remember this happening before, but "Way to GO NY"!
Our last AC-130 crew traveling home from Iraq was diverted to LaGuardia Airport for a mechanical problem. They were thankful that such a busy airport allowed them to land there. They were absolutely surprised and overwhelmed by the incredible "Heroes Welcome Home" that they received. The crew didn't expect any sort of fanfare, but you can see from the pictures that LaGuardia went all out. Thank you to those wonderful folks at LaGuardia who made our troops feel so special!
Good stuff! For those who don't know.. that's a bad-ass weapon system hangin' out the side of the fuselage on that AC-130.
I don't ever remember this happening before, but "Way to GO NY"!
Our last AC-130 crew traveling home from Iraq was diverted to LaGuardia Airport for a mechanical problem. They were thankful that such a busy airport allowed them to land there. They were absolutely surprised and overwhelmed by the incredible "Heroes Welcome Home" that they received. The crew didn't expect any sort of fanfare, but you can see from the pictures that LaGuardia went all out. Thank you to those wonderful folks at LaGuardia who made our troops feel so special!
Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier allegedly fired at neighbor's home
JBLM soldier allegedly fired at romantic rival's neighbor's home
JEREMY PAWLOSKI
Staff writer
Published January 27, 2012
Tenino police arrested a solider at Joint Base Lewis-McChord for allegedly shooting up a Rainier home on New Year’s Day to get revenge for an affair.
Police think Eric David Kollar meant to target a romantic rival’s home but instead fired eight shots from a .45-caliber Glock into a home adjacent to where the man lived. The man had an affair with Kollar’s wife while Kollar was in Iraq, police said.
Kollar, 25, was most recently assigned to group support for the 1st Special Forces Group and has served at least one tour in Iraq, court papers state. He was arrested without incident Wednesday on suspicion of one count of drive-by shooting.
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JEREMY PAWLOSKI
Staff writer
Published January 27, 2012
Tenino police arrested a solider at Joint Base Lewis-McChord for allegedly shooting up a Rainier home on New Year’s Day to get revenge for an affair.
Police think Eric David Kollar meant to target a romantic rival’s home but instead fired eight shots from a .45-caliber Glock into a home adjacent to where the man lived. The man had an affair with Kollar’s wife while Kollar was in Iraq, police said.
Kollar, 25, was most recently assigned to group support for the 1st Special Forces Group and has served at least one tour in Iraq, court papers state. He was arrested without incident Wednesday on suspicion of one count of drive-by shooting.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Last military shipment from Iraq
Beaumont receives last military shipment from Iraq
By Courtney Francisco - email
The end of the war in Iraq has brought the end of an era here in Beaumont, for the Port that is.
Military service personnel and port workers unloaded the last ship returning military equipment to the U.S. from Iraq Tuesday.
Lt. Col. Michael Arnold is Commander of the 842nd Transportation Battalion stations at the Port of Beaumont and says the ship more than just another job to unload.
Nearly 400 ships have traveled from Iraq to Beaumont since 2002 stocked full of supplies ranging from helicopters to military equipment.
However, now that troops have been withdrawn from Iraq the equipment is no longer needed there, and Lt. Col. Arnold says unloading it marks a milestone.
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By Courtney Francisco - email
The end of the war in Iraq has brought the end of an era here in Beaumont, for the Port that is.
Military service personnel and port workers unloaded the last ship returning military equipment to the U.S. from Iraq Tuesday.
Lt. Col. Michael Arnold is Commander of the 842nd Transportation Battalion stations at the Port of Beaumont and says the ship more than just another job to unload.
Nearly 400 ships have traveled from Iraq to Beaumont since 2002 stocked full of supplies ranging from helicopters to military equipment.
However, now that troops have been withdrawn from Iraq the equipment is no longer needed there, and Lt. Col. Arnold says unloading it marks a milestone.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Divorce Rate Among Afghanistan, Iraq War Vets Increases by 42 Percent
Divorce Rate Among Afghanistan, Iraq War Vets Increases by 42 Percent (VIDEO)
By Luiza Oleszczuk
Christian Post Reporter
The divorce rate among military couples has increased 42 percent throughout the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, a recent study shows, adding to the woes of U.S. military veterans returning from the Middle East who already have to tackle war-related problems like post-traumatic stress disorder and high unemployment rates.
Couples' plans to pursue divorce gain plausibility with each subsequent month a service member is deployed, according to new research by Family Life, a nonprofit that focuses on marriage and parenting issues. The first 90 days after deployment are the most critical for military marriages, the organization says.
"That window is the proven time frame during which people develop habits and set the tone for the future of their marriage. It's critical for military couples to establish healthy habits quickly as they struggle to reconnect and restructure their families," Family Life Founder and President Dennis Rainey said in a statement.
Some of the most common issues touching fresh veterans are a rushed transition to civilian life, renegotiating roles with the partner, realizing both spouses have changed during deployment, and possibly the influence of post-traumatic stress disorder, the organization claims.
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By Luiza Oleszczuk
Christian Post Reporter
The divorce rate among military couples has increased 42 percent throughout the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, a recent study shows, adding to the woes of U.S. military veterans returning from the Middle East who already have to tackle war-related problems like post-traumatic stress disorder and high unemployment rates.
Couples' plans to pursue divorce gain plausibility with each subsequent month a service member is deployed, according to new research by Family Life, a nonprofit that focuses on marriage and parenting issues. The first 90 days after deployment are the most critical for military marriages, the organization says.
"That window is the proven time frame during which people develop habits and set the tone for the future of their marriage. It's critical for military couples to establish healthy habits quickly as they struggle to reconnect and restructure their families," Family Life Founder and President Dennis Rainey said in a statement.
Some of the most common issues touching fresh veterans are a rushed transition to civilian life, renegotiating roles with the partner, realizing both spouses have changed during deployment, and possibly the influence of post-traumatic stress disorder, the organization claims.
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