Distressed Army vet missing since watching Boston bombings on TV
by Stacia Willson
KENS 5
Posted on April 18, 2013
SAN ANTONIO -- A man who was seeking help for post traumatic stress disorder has gone missing from his family after watching footage of the Boston Marathon bombings.
On Monday, the Rory Lester, Jr. and his aunt were visiting a friend at San Antonio Methodist Hospital when they saw the report on TV. The 28-year-old Army veteran asked his aunt for her car keys so he could go outside and cool down.
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Friday, April 19, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Marine killed in motorcycle accident
Father grieves loss of Marine son allegedly killed by drunken driver in Texas
March 12, 2013
The News Herald
By Jackie Harrison-Martin
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS — When representatives of the U.S. Marine Corps knocked on Don Di Pietro’s door in Wyandotte early Sunday morning, he relived a nightmare.
The first time that happened, he was told his brother, Robert, a 24-year-old Army specialist, had been killed in Vietnam.
This time, he was told that his son, who had been rising through the ranks as a Marine stationed in Texas had been killed.
Donald Di Pietro, 24, a 2002 Lincoln Park High School graduate, died at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday after the motorcycle he was driving crashed with a pickup truck.
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March 12, 2013
The News Herald
By Jackie Harrison-Martin
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS — When representatives of the U.S. Marine Corps knocked on Don Di Pietro’s door in Wyandotte early Sunday morning, he relived a nightmare.
The first time that happened, he was told his brother, Robert, a 24-year-old Army specialist, had been killed in Vietnam.
This time, he was told that his son, who had been rising through the ranks as a Marine stationed in Texas had been killed.
Donald Di Pietro, 24, a 2002 Lincoln Park High School graduate, died at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday after the motorcycle he was driving crashed with a pickup truck.
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
Veterans frustrated by VA disability claims backlog
Veterans frustrated by VA disability claims backlog
Miami Herald
12.27.12
BY ALEX BRANCH
THE FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM
Infantryman Josh Odom was seven months into his first tour in Iraq when someone lobbed a grenade over the gate at the combat outpost he guarded.
It exploded six feet from the Rockwall native, driving three chunks of shrapnel deep into his right shoulder. One pierced his lung.
Odom wound up at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where he spent four months in rehab before completing his military service in May 2010.
Still suffering neck and shoulder pain, he filed a disability claim at a Veterans Affairs Department office in Dallas.
He expected the claim to take a while, he said, but not the nearly 18 months he waited for a partial decision, then eight more for a final ruling.
While he waited, lingering pain combined with frequent consultations with doctors for surgeries made it difficult to work.
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Miami Herald
12.27.12
BY ALEX BRANCH
THE FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM
Infantryman Josh Odom was seven months into his first tour in Iraq when someone lobbed a grenade over the gate at the combat outpost he guarded.
It exploded six feet from the Rockwall native, driving three chunks of shrapnel deep into his right shoulder. One pierced his lung.
Odom wound up at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where he spent four months in rehab before completing his military service in May 2010.
Still suffering neck and shoulder pain, he filed a disability claim at a Veterans Affairs Department office in Dallas.
He expected the claim to take a while, he said, but not the nearly 18 months he waited for a partial decision, then eight more for a final ruling.
While he waited, lingering pain combined with frequent consultations with doctors for surgeries made it difficult to work.
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Express Lube steps up after woman steals donations for Homeless Veterans
This was caught on security video. The woman is seen looking around to make sure no one was watching. Then she just takes the box of money intended for homeless veterans.
This could have been one more of the terrible stories out there about heartless people, but Express Lube turned it into a heartwarming story. They replaced the donations that were estimated to be about $100 with $500!
This could have been one more of the terrible stories out there about heartless people, but Express Lube turned it into a heartwarming story. They replaced the donations that were estimated to be about $100 with $500!
Woman Steals Donation Box for Homeless Veterans
FOX 29 San Antonio
By: Robert Price
A woman is caught on camera stealing a donation box full of money for homeless veterans.
Surveillance video shows the woman taking the money from the counter of an Express Lube at Babcock and Hillcrest.
Employees say the box had about one hundred dollars in it.
Express Lube has the donation boxes at sixteen of its locations around town. To make up for the lost money, it has donated five hundred dollars to the campaign.
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Friday, October 19, 2012
PTSD veteran attempted suicide by cop at Little Caesars
Fake assault rifle scare at Little Caesars
SAN ANTONIO -- Employees at an East Side pizza shop got a scare Wednesday night when an Army vet barged in carrying assault rifles.
Police say the 30-year-old vet walked into the Little Caesars near South W.W. White near Martin Luther King Drive with two fake assault-type rifles just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
"The officers were very quick to respond, and we were in the right place at the right time," said Sgt. Javier Salazar. "Everybody pulled together as a team and we got the job done."
Police say the man taunted officers from the lobby, and held a gun to his face before surrendering. The vet, who reportedly suffers from P.T.S.D., also told police he needed help and wanted to commit suicide by cop. The man was taken into custody, and police say he will be charged with making terroristic threats.
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SAN ANTONIO -- Employees at an East Side pizza shop got a scare Wednesday night when an Army vet barged in carrying assault rifles.
Police say the 30-year-old vet walked into the Little Caesars near South W.W. White near Martin Luther King Drive with two fake assault-type rifles just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
"The officers were very quick to respond, and we were in the right place at the right time," said Sgt. Javier Salazar. "Everybody pulled together as a team and we got the job done."
Police say the man taunted officers from the lobby, and held a gun to his face before surrendering. The vet, who reportedly suffers from P.T.S.D., also told police he needed help and wanted to commit suicide by cop. The man was taken into custody, and police say he will be charged with making terroristic threats.
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Wounded war hero Spc. Charlie Lemon to receive free home
Wounded war hero Spc. Charlie Lemon to receive free home
By: Jennifer Moore
TAMPA - Last year on June 8, 2011, Army Spc. Charlie Lemon lost both his legs deployed overseas with the 3rd Armored Calvary out of Fort Hood, Texas.
An IED destroyed the Humvee Lemon was riding in, and he endured months of extensive rehabilitation at San Antonio Military Medical Center.
ABC Action News covered Lemon's homecoming as family and friends greeted him at Tampa International Airport back in April when he returned for a week in the Tampa Bay area.
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By: Jennifer Moore
TAMPA - Last year on June 8, 2011, Army Spc. Charlie Lemon lost both his legs deployed overseas with the 3rd Armored Calvary out of Fort Hood, Texas.
An IED destroyed the Humvee Lemon was riding in, and he endured months of extensive rehabilitation at San Antonio Military Medical Center.
ABC Action News covered Lemon's homecoming as family and friends greeted him at Tampa International Airport back in April when he returned for a week in the Tampa Bay area.
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Injured Vets Heal With Ride 2 Recovery
Injured Vets Heal With Ride 2 Recovery
Posted: Apr 19, 2012
By Amanda Kenney
What's red, white, blue and travels from San Antonio to Arlington? Try, the Ride 2 Recovery. It's a huge road cycling event that raises rehab money for military veterans and on Thursday they stopped at Lakewood Elementary in Belton for lunch.
It's a journey most might find difficult to make. But these cyclists are on the Ride 2 Recovery and are living proof that anything is possible.
"I was one of the Fort Hood shooting victims," said Matthew Cooke. He was shot four time that November day. He's riding in a portion of the 350 mile ride, as part of his rehabilitation.
"It's good comradery for all of us to share what happened to us and then compare to most of the people out here," said Cooke.
More than 200 cyclists, including injured Vets and their supporters ride for seven days from San Antonio to Arlington.
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Posted: Apr 19, 2012
By Amanda Kenney
What's red, white, blue and travels from San Antonio to Arlington? Try, the Ride 2 Recovery. It's a huge road cycling event that raises rehab money for military veterans and on Thursday they stopped at Lakewood Elementary in Belton for lunch.
It's a journey most might find difficult to make. But these cyclists are on the Ride 2 Recovery and are living proof that anything is possible.
"I was one of the Fort Hood shooting victims," said Matthew Cooke. He was shot four time that November day. He's riding in a portion of the 350 mile ride, as part of his rehabilitation.
"It's good comradery for all of us to share what happened to us and then compare to most of the people out here," said Cooke.
More than 200 cyclists, including injured Vets and their supporters ride for seven days from San Antonio to Arlington.
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Friday, April 6, 2012
New York Marine dies of wounds from January attack in Afghanistan
U.S. Marine dies months after being injured in Afghanistan
5 APRIL 2012 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (BNO NEWS)
A U.S. Marine from New York who was critically injured in January when a suicide bomber attacked his patrol in southern Afghanistan has died at a military hospital in Texas, the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed on Thursday.
Corporal Christopher D. Bordoni, 21, of Ithaca, New York, was critically injured on January 18 when a suicide bomber attacked his patrol in Helmand province, located in southern Afghanistan. Bordoni was sent to a hospital in Germany before being transported to San Antonio Military Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in Texas, where he died on Tuesday night.
Few details about the attack in January have been released by officials, but the U.S. Department of Defense earlier confirmed that 25-year-old Marine Corporal Phillip D. McGeath, of Glendale, Arizona, was killed in the same attack. They were both assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
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5 APRIL 2012 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (BNO NEWS)
A U.S. Marine from New York who was critically injured in January when a suicide bomber attacked his patrol in southern Afghanistan has died at a military hospital in Texas, the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed on Thursday.
Corporal Christopher D. Bordoni, 21, of Ithaca, New York, was critically injured on January 18 when a suicide bomber attacked his patrol in Helmand province, located in southern Afghanistan. Bordoni was sent to a hospital in Germany before being transported to San Antonio Military Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in Texas, where he died on Tuesday night.
Few details about the attack in January have been released by officials, but the U.S. Department of Defense earlier confirmed that 25-year-old Marine Corporal Phillip D. McGeath, of Glendale, Arizona, was killed in the same attack. They were both assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
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Monday, April 2, 2012
Marine shot, killed by friend
Marine shot, killed by friend
Posted on 04/02/2012
by Robert Kolarik
A 24-year-old U.S. Marine was shot and killed by a man San Antonio police identified as his friend, KSAT-TV is reporting. Two men and a woman were in an apartment in the 3300 block of Timber View on Sunday evening when one of the men apparently was playing with a 12-gauge shotgun and it was fired, the station reports. read more here
Posted on 04/02/2012
by Robert Kolarik
A 24-year-old U.S. Marine was shot and killed by a man San Antonio police identified as his friend, KSAT-TV is reporting. Two men and a woman were in an apartment in the 3300 block of Timber View on Sunday evening when one of the men apparently was playing with a 12-gauge shotgun and it was fired, the station reports. read more here
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Retired Military Officer's body found on Camp Bullis
Man's body found on Camp Bullis
By Sig Christenson
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The Army on Tuesday said it was investigating the death of a retired military officer whose body was found on Camp Bullis.
The man, whose identity wasn't immediately available, suffered an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
“It looks like suicide,” said Brent Boller, a spokesman for Joint Base San Antonio. “It's just not formally declared yet.”
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By Sig Christenson
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The Army on Tuesday said it was investigating the death of a retired military officer whose body was found on Camp Bullis.
The man, whose identity wasn't immediately available, suffered an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
“It looks like suicide,” said Brent Boller, a spokesman for Joint Base San Antonio. “It's just not formally declared yet.”
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Wounded Afghanistan War vet undergoes rare surgery and wants to go back!
Spec. Joshua Saul has amazed people before this operation but now, top all of it off with the fact he wants to go back!
Wounded Afghanistan War vet undergoes rare surgery
University Hospital conducts an auto transplant after efforts at SAMMC were exhausted
Author: John Honore
"I'm hoping that I would be able to go back and serve with the people I've served with but right now its kind of out of my hands. It depends on how well I heal and what the doctors say I can do," Spc Saul said.
SAN ANTONIO -
U.S. Army Specialist Joshua Saul was serving in Afghanistan when a sniper shot him in the back. Saul's wounds were extensive and he went through multiple surgeries at San Antonio Military Medical Center to repair the damage.
"They had to repair my bowels in several places and I had damage to my ureter, which is the tube between my kidney and my bladder," said Spc Saul.
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Three homeless veterans buried with honor
Three homeless veterans buried with honor
by Brian New / KENS 5
SAN ANTONIO - They served their country, yet ended up without a home and without family to be found.
Wednesday, three homeless veterans were buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery -
"We are their family,” said John Rodriguez.
The former Marine and Vietnam War veteran has attended nearly 150 military funerals for homeless men and woman.
He said their service deserves his respect.
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by Brian New / KENS 5
SAN ANTONIO - They served their country, yet ended up without a home and without family to be found.
Wednesday, three homeless veterans were buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery -
Of the nearly fifty veterans in attendance at the burial, none had ever met any of the three, and yet they came.U.S. Air Force veteran Peyton Brown, 51,U.S. Army veteran Craig Burton, 57,U.S. Navy veteran Richard Owen, 71.
"We are their family,” said John Rodriguez.
The former Marine and Vietnam War veteran has attended nearly 150 military funerals for homeless men and woman.
He said their service deserves his respect.
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Airmen Given Expired Anthrax Vaccines
Airmen Given Expired Anthrax Vaccines
October 28, 2010
Military.com|by Bryant Jordan
In a memo issued Oct. 26, Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark Ediger, commander of the Air Force Medical Operations Agency in San Antonio, said the stand-down would remain in place until treatment centers can confirm the vaccine stock they have is current. But Ediger also said that confirmation that corrective actions had been taken were to be sent to the AFMOA by close of business Oct. 27, according to a copy of the memo obtained by Military.com.
The only exceptions to the stand-down will be for personnel slated to deploy prior to Oct. 29 if the center can confirm that its vaccine supply is current, the memo states. If the available vaccine has passed its expiration date, the medical centers must follow waiver procedures set up by the Air Force Central Command Surgeon General's office.
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Airmen Given Expired Anthrax Vaccines
October 28, 2010
Military.com|by Bryant Jordan
In a memo issued Oct. 26, Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark Ediger, commander of the Air Force Medical Operations Agency in San Antonio, said the stand-down would remain in place until treatment centers can confirm the vaccine stock they have is current. But Ediger also said that confirmation that corrective actions had been taken were to be sent to the AFMOA by close of business Oct. 27, according to a copy of the memo obtained by Military.com.
The only exceptions to the stand-down will be for personnel slated to deploy prior to Oct. 29 if the center can confirm that its vaccine supply is current, the memo states. If the available vaccine has passed its expiration date, the medical centers must follow waiver procedures set up by the Air Force Central Command Surgeon General's office.
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Airmen Given Expired Anthrax Vaccines
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Once alone, Vietnam vets reunite
Can you tell if either of these soldiers were drafted? Enlisted? Can you tell if they voted for Republicans? Democrats? Can you tell if they are rich? Poor? You can't tell any of that by looking at this picture. What you can tell is that they cared about each other no matter what else was going on because they shared a common bond as brothers. The rest of it, just didn't matter.
This article points out there are brothers out there still caring about what really matters, each other.
Once alone, Vietnam vets reunite
By Joe Rodriguez
jrodriguez@mercurynews.com
Posted: 09/12/2009 06:42:32 PM PDT
Updated: 09/13/2009 02:45:56 AM PDT
Liz Condon was only 18 when her older brother, Vic Best, was killed in the Vietnam War more than 40 years ago.
"He was a screwball, a goof and the nicest guy, and he was my best friend," she said Saturday afternoon at an emotional reunion of her brother's old unit in Santa Clara. She gestured with her hand around a meeting room filled with gray-haired veterans, a few who knew her brother.
"These people take you into their hearts, they love you," Condon said. "They are the only people I have left who knew my brother."
It is difficult to pinpoint the moment Vietnam veterans emerged from the isolated, unhappy and silent foxhole of the heart they had hunkered down in for decades after the war, but the first reunion of the Blackhorse regiment 24 years ago is as good a guess as any. Formally known as the 11th Armored Cavalry's Veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia, the group held its latest get-together this weekend at a Hyatt Hotel near a huge amusement park. While the 700 or so Army vets spent a lot of time catching up with old friends — determined not to rehash the war politics of the present — this was no ordinary reunion of fading old soldiers.
When it sends out invitations to the reunions, the Blackhorse alumni also invite the widows, brothers, sisters and civilian friends of the 729 men from the regiment who were killed in action from 1966 to 1972. Since the first reunion in San Antonio in 1985, dozens of "KIA families" have learned preciously more about the men they lost after meeting their war buddies, or simply have had their memories reaffirmed.
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Once alone, Vietnam vets reunite
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
VA Honors Veterans Who Are Artists, Performers
VA Honors Veterans Who Are Artists, Performers
National Veterans Creative Arts Festival Coming to San Antonio
WASHINGTON (Sept. 1, 2009) - More than 120 Veterans from across the country who are medal winners in national music, dance, drama, creative writing or visual arts contests are preparing to attend the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival in San Antonio from Oct. 5 - 11.
"The Creative Arts Festival represents the top achievements of Veterans participating in VA art therapy throughout the nation," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "Their achievements are a testament to the outstanding care and rehabilitative techniques used to pave the way toward recovery for our nation's most deserving men and women."
The National Veterans Creative Arts Festival is presented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV) and the American Legion Auxiliary. It is hosted this year by the South Texas Veterans Health Care System in San Antonio.
The festival is the culmination of a year-long fine arts talent competition involving nearly 3,500 participants nationwide. It is open to all Veterans receiving care at VA medical facilities.
"It is truly an honor for the American Legion Auxiliary to support the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival," said National President Rita Navarreté. "This phenomenal event affords our Veterans a unique outlet for their creative expression and is incredibly inspiring for everyone who is privileged to attend."
At this year's event, these talented Veterans will come to San Antonio for a week of rehearsals and workshops, concluding on Sunday, Oct. 11, with a visual art exhibit and gala variety stage show at the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium.
"The Board of Directors of HHV is again thrilled and privileged to co-sponsor the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival with VA and the American Legion Auxiliary," said Mike Lynch, HHV president and CEO. "HHV wishes to congratulate all Veterans who entered into this national competition, for you have shared your fantastic performing and visual arts abilities with America."
The artists will exhibit their work from 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 11, at the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium. At 2 p.m., performers in music, drama and dance, as well as the creative writing winners, will showcase their talents in an entertaining stage show backed by a professional orchestra.
Heloise, from "Hints from Heloise," will serve as the festival stage show's mistress of ceremonies for the first time. Actress Bo Derek, honorary chairperson of VA's National Rehabilitation Special Events, is expected to attend the event again this year.
For further information about the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, contact Jeanne Stith at (202) 461-7448, or log on to the festival's Web site at: www.creativeartsfestival.va.gov
National Veterans Creative Arts Festival Coming to San Antonio
WASHINGTON (Sept. 1, 2009) - More than 120 Veterans from across the country who are medal winners in national music, dance, drama, creative writing or visual arts contests are preparing to attend the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival in San Antonio from Oct. 5 - 11.
"The Creative Arts Festival represents the top achievements of Veterans participating in VA art therapy throughout the nation," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "Their achievements are a testament to the outstanding care and rehabilitative techniques used to pave the way toward recovery for our nation's most deserving men and women."
The National Veterans Creative Arts Festival is presented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV) and the American Legion Auxiliary. It is hosted this year by the South Texas Veterans Health Care System in San Antonio.
The festival is the culmination of a year-long fine arts talent competition involving nearly 3,500 participants nationwide. It is open to all Veterans receiving care at VA medical facilities.
"It is truly an honor for the American Legion Auxiliary to support the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival," said National President Rita Navarreté. "This phenomenal event affords our Veterans a unique outlet for their creative expression and is incredibly inspiring for everyone who is privileged to attend."
At this year's event, these talented Veterans will come to San Antonio for a week of rehearsals and workshops, concluding on Sunday, Oct. 11, with a visual art exhibit and gala variety stage show at the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium.
"The Board of Directors of HHV is again thrilled and privileged to co-sponsor the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival with VA and the American Legion Auxiliary," said Mike Lynch, HHV president and CEO. "HHV wishes to congratulate all Veterans who entered into this national competition, for you have shared your fantastic performing and visual arts abilities with America."
The artists will exhibit their work from 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 11, at the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium. At 2 p.m., performers in music, drama and dance, as well as the creative writing winners, will showcase their talents in an entertaining stage show backed by a professional orchestra.
Heloise, from "Hints from Heloise," will serve as the festival stage show's mistress of ceremonies for the first time. Actress Bo Derek, honorary chairperson of VA's National Rehabilitation Special Events, is expected to attend the event again this year.
For further information about the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, contact Jeanne Stith at (202) 461-7448, or log on to the festival's Web site at: www.creativeartsfestival.va.gov
Monday, July 6, 2009
Wounded ex-Marine now fighting a two-front war
Web Posted: 07/05/2009 12:00 CDT
Wounded ex-Marine now fighting a two-front war
By Sig Christenson - Express-News
Eric Alva lived and breathed the Marine Corps for 13 years. Then he earned a dubious slice of American history by becoming the first GI injured in the Iraq invasion in 2003. He stepped on a mine three hours after rolling into Iraq, breaking both legs, suffering a badly mangled right arm and being filled with shrapnel from torso to his legs.
The picture-perfect Marine, who later lost part of his right leg and still carries 27 pieces of shrapnel, has evolved from a war hero photographed with President George W. Bush to one of the nation's prominent gay activists after coming out on ABC's “Good Morning America” on Feb. 27, 2007.
Now he advocates for gays to serve openly in the armed forces, a battle that heated up since a recent Supreme Court decision.
He marked July 4th by participating in San Antonio's Gay Pride parade and has spoken on dozens of college campuses. For him, a true Independence Day would see gays, lesbians and bisexuals allowed to openly serve in the armed forces — to be treated with the same dignity and respect of their straight comrades, rather than hiding in plain sight.
Alva, a 38-year-old San Antonio native, finds himself fighting a two-front war — one to maintain his health, and the other for gays who still conceal the truth about their sexual orientation from comrades and commanders.
He's got a home and devoted partner, but the war never is far away.
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Wounded ex-Marine now fighting a two-front war
I often wonder what the troops from other nations think of us when they have gay people serving side by side but the US doesn't want them serving and kicks them out no matter how long they've been in, how good they are, how trained they are, or how much they are liked by those they serve with.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Report: Army veteran won't face more charges
Corpus Christi, TX KRISTV.COM Report: Army veteran won't face more charges
SAN ANTONIO -- An Army veteran sentenced to probation for fabricating a dazzling military career will not face additional felony charges for the benefits he allegedly received based on false claims, according to a newspaper report.
Brian Culp, 38, was sentenced to three years probation Dec. 30 after falsely claiming a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with valor along with creating a fake military identification that gave him access to bases. He also was being investigated over allegations he received $11,000 in benefits fraudulently.
Culp told detectives he was receiving 60 percent disability payments from the Veterans Administration based on false claims about seeing mass war graves in Bosnia and being wounded there, according to the investigative file. However, Culp was never in Bosnia.
A decision not to prosecute was made this week after a review of the case that had been prepared jointly by the Office of Inspector General for Veterans Affairs and detectives at Lackland Air Force Base.
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SAN ANTONIO -- An Army veteran sentenced to probation for fabricating a dazzling military career will not face additional felony charges for the benefits he allegedly received based on false claims, according to a newspaper report.
Brian Culp, 38, was sentenced to three years probation Dec. 30 after falsely claiming a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with valor along with creating a fake military identification that gave him access to bases. He also was being investigated over allegations he received $11,000 in benefits fraudulently.
Culp told detectives he was receiving 60 percent disability payments from the Veterans Administration based on false claims about seeing mass war graves in Bosnia and being wounded there, according to the investigative file. However, Culp was never in Bosnia.
A decision not to prosecute was made this week after a review of the case that had been prepared jointly by the Office of Inspector General for Veterans Affairs and detectives at Lackland Air Force Base.
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