Friends remember Houston soldier found murdered in Colorado barracks
by Brad Woodard
KHOU 11 News
Posted on January 10, 2012
HOUSTON – Students at Texas Southern University mourned the death of a graduate who was found murdered in Colorado last weekend.
“Wow. She’s gone,” said graduate student Herman Shelton. “She’s not supposed to be gone.”
TSU grad Brandy Fonteneaux, a 28-year-old Army Specialist, was found dead in her Fort Carson barracks Sunday morning in Colorado.
“She might have been small in stature, but big at heart,” said Shelton. “She was the life of the party, just a good person to be around.”
The Army is releasing very little information at this point. All it will say is that Fonteneaux’s death is being investigated as a homicide, and that it doesn’t believe there’s any further threat at Fort Carson. It also released a statement on behalf of Fonteneaux’s family members requesting privacy from the media. The statement comes after a Colorado Springs television station interviewed Fonteneaux’s sister here in Texas by phone.
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Showing posts with label female soldier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label female soldier. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Female Fort Carson soldier's death treated as homicide
Army identifies soldier found dead at Carson
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jan 10, 2012 12:39:01 EST
FORT CARSON, Colo. — A soldier found dead in a barracks at a Colorado infantry post has been identified as 28-year-old Brandy Fonteneaux of Houston.
The Army says Fonteneaux's death is being investigated as a homicide. Her body was found Sunday at Fort Carson outside Colorado Springs.
KKTV in Colorado Springs quoted Fonteneaux's family as saying the soldier had been stabbed and was found unclothed.
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The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jan 10, 2012 12:39:01 EST
FORT CARSON, Colo. — A soldier found dead in a barracks at a Colorado infantry post has been identified as 28-year-old Brandy Fonteneaux of Houston.
The Army says Fonteneaux's death is being investigated as a homicide. Her body was found Sunday at Fort Carson outside Colorado Springs.
KKTV in Colorado Springs quoted Fonteneaux's family as saying the soldier had been stabbed and was found unclothed.
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Carson soldier’s death treated as homicide
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Jan 9, 2012 20:10:06 EST
FORT CARSON, Colo. — The Army says it’s investigating the death of a soldier in a Fort Carson barracks as a homicide.
Post officials said Monday the soldier is a 28-year-old woman. She was found dead on Sunday.
No other information has been released.
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Sunday, January 8, 2012
Cancer survivor credits Army's help
Sgt. 1st Class Ana Carrizo Cancer survivor credits Army's help
Written by
Laura Ungar
The Courier-Journal
Army Sgt. 1st Class Ana Carrizo is surviving breast cancer while her mother is dying of the disease.
Carrizo, 43, said she found her cancer early, thanks to an Army program that electronically reminds soldiers to get medical screenings. But her 69-year-old mother, Ruth Turner, who lives in Panama, found her disease late, and now it’s considered terminal.
“If I was not reminded to do the checks, I probably wouldn’t have found the cancer,” said Carrizo, who was diagnosed in December 2009. “Being female in the military, I think they do a great job … taking care of us.”
Carrizo, who works in operations at the Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Fort Campbell, has experienced many facets of Army care.
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Written by
Laura Ungar
The Courier-Journal
Army Sgt. 1st Class Ana Carrizo is surviving breast cancer while her mother is dying of the disease.
Carrizo, 43, said she found her cancer early, thanks to an Army program that electronically reminds soldiers to get medical screenings. But her 69-year-old mother, Ruth Turner, who lives in Panama, found her disease late, and now it’s considered terminal.
“If I was not reminded to do the checks, I probably wouldn’t have found the cancer,” said Carrizo, who was diagnosed in December 2009. “Being female in the military, I think they do a great job … taking care of us.”
Carrizo, who works in operations at the Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Fort Campbell, has experienced many facets of Army care.
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Gainesville Florida woman lost 84 pounds to become a soldier
Woman Loses 84 Pounds to Become Soldier
January 04, 2012
Army News Service
by Cynthia Rivers-Womack, USAREC
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Allison Scarbrough will officially change jobs Jan. 3, 2012, from retail cashier to Health Care Specialist in the U.S. Army. But the change has not been easy.
In May 2010, then 20-year-old Scarbrough walked into the Gainesville recruiting station ready to become a Soldier. This was a brave move for her because before she could enlist two things had to happen. Weighing 240 pounds, the 5-foot-5-inch Scarborough had to lose 84 pounds -- and keep the weight off -- before she would be eligible to enlistment. But for the motivated Scarborough, failure was not an option.
In 2010, Scarbrough belonged to the country's growing demographic of 18- to 24-year-olds considered overweight and obese. In 1998, the National Institutes of Health announced the release of the first federal guidelines to identify, evaluate and treat overweight and obese adults. When the guidelines were released, 97 million Americans, or 55 percent of the population, were identified by physicians as overweight or obese.
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January 04, 2012
Army News Service
by Cynthia Rivers-Womack, USAREC
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Allison Scarbrough will officially change jobs Jan. 3, 2012, from retail cashier to Health Care Specialist in the U.S. Army. But the change has not been easy.
In May 2010, then 20-year-old Scarbrough walked into the Gainesville recruiting station ready to become a Soldier. This was a brave move for her because before she could enlist two things had to happen. Weighing 240 pounds, the 5-foot-5-inch Scarborough had to lose 84 pounds -- and keep the weight off -- before she would be eligible to enlistment. But for the motivated Scarborough, failure was not an option.
In 2010, Scarbrough belonged to the country's growing demographic of 18- to 24-year-olds considered overweight and obese. In 1998, the National Institutes of Health announced the release of the first federal guidelines to identify, evaluate and treat overweight and obese adults. When the guidelines were released, 97 million Americans, or 55 percent of the population, were identified by physicians as overweight or obese.
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Monday, January 2, 2012
West Virginia Air National Guard female medic earns Bronze Star for Valor
W.Va. flight medic receives medal for bravery in Afghanistan
By Travis Crum
January 1, 2012
She vividly remembers looking out her flight's window during her return trip at another plane carrying coffins draped in American flags.
"What I thought most about during that flight home was the guy we picked up that day, Sgt. Matthew Weikert," Hopkins said. "He was flying back to the states the same time as me, only he wasn't flying home injured."
Hopkins, a 35-year-old staff sergeant with the West Virginia Air National Guard, was presented the Bronze Star with Valor last month for her bravery during missions to rescue injured soldiers in July 2010.
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By Travis Crum
January 1, 2012
Courtesy photoCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Nicole Hopkins, a flight medic from West Virginia, said she would never forget the day she left Afghanistan with severe injuries received during a dangerous mission in one of the war's deadliest months.
Staff Sgt. Nicole Hopkins, a flight medic from the West Virginia Air National Guard, was presented a Bronze Star with Valor last monthfor her bravery during rescue missions in Afghanistan. On July 17, 2010, Hopkins risked her life when she was lowered from an aircraft over a minefield to treat and evacuate injuries soldiers.
She vividly remembers looking out her flight's window during her return trip at another plane carrying coffins draped in American flags.
"What I thought most about during that flight home was the guy we picked up that day, Sgt. Matthew Weikert," Hopkins said. "He was flying back to the states the same time as me, only he wasn't flying home injured."
Hopkins, a 35-year-old staff sergeant with the West Virginia Air National Guard, was presented the Bronze Star with Valor last month for her bravery during missions to rescue injured soldiers in July 2010.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Mom Soldier surprises Redding son with classroom visit
Soldier surprises Redding son with classroom visit
By Record Searchlight staff
Posted December 21, 2011
A 7-year-old Columbia Elementary School student, a shocked look on his face, got the best Christmas present ever today.
It’s been more than a year since first-grader Jacob Larkin saw, embraced and kissed his mother, U.S. Army Spec. Tammy Walker of Redding.
But he got to do all three today as his 26-year-old mother, who could not hold back her tears, paid a surprise visit to her son and his class after returning home on what is a much-too-short leave.
“My emotions are all over the place,” said Walker as she dabbed her eyes.
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By Record Searchlight staff
Posted December 21, 2011
A 7-year-old Columbia Elementary School student, a shocked look on his face, got the best Christmas present ever today.
It’s been more than a year since first-grader Jacob Larkin saw, embraced and kissed his mother, U.S. Army Spec. Tammy Walker of Redding.
But he got to do all three today as his 26-year-old mother, who could not hold back her tears, paid a surprise visit to her son and his class after returning home on what is a much-too-short leave.
“My emotions are all over the place,” said Walker as she dabbed her eyes.
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
Man pleads guilty after attacking Fort Hood female soldier with a knife
Man Pleads Guilty To Assault With Knife On Fort Hood
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to an aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon that grew out of a domestic violence incident in a Fort Hood housing complex.
Reporter: Paul J. Gately
WACO (December 2, 2011)—A man pleaded guilty Thursday to attacking a female Fort Hood soldier with a knife at the soldier’s housing unit on post.
Joaquin Salatiel Nevels was set for sentencing on Feb. 1, 2012.
In a federal arrest affidavit obtained by News 10 an investigator for the Directorate of Emergency Services at Fort Hood says on July 22 and 23, Nevels and the female soldier engaged in a domestic disturbance at a housing unit in Walker Village.
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A man pleaded guilty Thursday to an aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon that grew out of a domestic violence incident in a Fort Hood housing complex.
Reporter: Paul J. Gately
WACO (December 2, 2011)—A man pleaded guilty Thursday to attacking a female Fort Hood soldier with a knife at the soldier’s housing unit on post.
Joaquin Salatiel Nevels was set for sentencing on Feb. 1, 2012.
In a federal arrest affidavit obtained by News 10 an investigator for the Directorate of Emergency Services at Fort Hood says on July 22 and 23, Nevels and the female soldier engaged in a domestic disturbance at a housing unit in Walker Village.
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Fort Bragg female soldier killed in murder suicide situation
Murder-suicide under investigation in Fayetteville
Authorities on scene of an abduction turned murder-suicide.
By: JONATHAN CARLSON
Published: October 06, 2011
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. --
Fayetteville police are investigating what they say was a domestic-related kidnapping and murder-suicide.
Officers say a 911 call was received at 8:11 a.m Thursday morning, reporting that a woman had been kidnapped from a Fayetteville area home where she was staying.
Authorities on scene of an abduction turned murder-suicide.
By: JONATHAN CARLSON
Published: October 06, 2011
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. --
Fayetteville police are investigating what they say was a domestic-related kidnapping and murder-suicide.
Officers say a 911 call was received at 8:11 a.m Thursday morning, reporting that a woman had been kidnapped from a Fayetteville area home where she was staying.
read more hereOfficials say the victim was in the military, stationed at Ft. Bragg.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Female soldier talks about the battlefield is still fresh on her mind
PTSD: THE WAR WITHIN WOMEN
Mothers, wives, and daughters all serve in the military. And women who served in combat zones continue to struggle with their war-time experiences when they're home.
Posted: 4:03 PM Sep 15, 2011
Mothers, wives, and daughters all serve in the military. And women who served in combat zones continue to struggle with their war-time experiences when they're home.
Research shows women are twice as likely to suffer from post traumatic stress disorder as men.
Now, one woman is talking about her problems to help others, but for Army Sergeant Megan Krause the battlefield is still fresh on her mind.
Megan served as a combat medic and struggles with the violence and trauma she experienced.
According to the Psychiatric Times, Archives of Internal Medicine, in recent years, nearly 20-thousand female veterans were diagnosed with PTSD and other war-related mental disorders.
Research shows women are four-times more likely than men to have long-lasting PTSD. In one study it took women five years to recover compared to two years for men.
Another study found women vets with PTSD were more likely to suffer from arthritis, lower back pain, obesity and hypertension than women without the disorder. Therapists say the key is to acknowledge the symptoms.
Sergeant Krause is now a college graduate and helps other vets. She says a lot of counseling saved her.
In July, the government established new PTSD regulations to help simplify and streamline the claims process.
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Mothers, wives, and daughters all serve in the military. And women who served in combat zones continue to struggle with their war-time experiences when they're home.
Posted: 4:03 PM Sep 15, 2011
Mothers, wives, and daughters all serve in the military. And women who served in combat zones continue to struggle with their war-time experiences when they're home.
Research shows women are twice as likely to suffer from post traumatic stress disorder as men.
Now, one woman is talking about her problems to help others, but for Army Sergeant Megan Krause the battlefield is still fresh on her mind.
Megan served as a combat medic and struggles with the violence and trauma she experienced.
According to the Psychiatric Times, Archives of Internal Medicine, in recent years, nearly 20-thousand female veterans were diagnosed with PTSD and other war-related mental disorders.
Research shows women are four-times more likely than men to have long-lasting PTSD. In one study it took women five years to recover compared to two years for men.
Another study found women vets with PTSD were more likely to suffer from arthritis, lower back pain, obesity and hypertension than women without the disorder. Therapists say the key is to acknowledge the symptoms.
Sergeant Krause is now a college graduate and helps other vets. She says a lot of counseling saved her.
In July, the government established new PTSD regulations to help simplify and streamline the claims process.
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Special homecoming for soldier who survived Ft. Hood shooting
Special homecoming for soldier who survived Ft. Hood shooting
by Alicia E. Barrón
azfamily.com
Posted on September 2, 2011
Capt. Antonia Carreon was featured in Glamour Magazine for her service in Iraq and was at Fort Hood when a shooter opened fire. It was an emotional homecoming as she arrived at Sky Harbor.
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by Alicia E. Barrón
azfamily.com
Posted on September 2, 2011
Capt. Antonia Carreon was featured in Glamour Magazine for her service in Iraq and was at Fort Hood when a shooter opened fire. It was an emotional homecoming as she arrived at Sky Harbor.
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Saturday, February 19, 2011
Female Sgt. told by Chaplain, rape must have been God's will
This so called "chaplain" told a woman that being raped must have been God's will and then told her to go to church more! No person in their right mind would suggest such a thing. Being a victim of a crime is not God's will. How could a Chaplain say such a deplorable thing? Yet this is going on all the time when soldiers turn to Chaplains for spiritual help. Being a member of the "wrong" denomination, or no affiliation at all, will bring condemnation from some Chaplains as they tell the soldier they are going to hell unless they covert. Now we hear that a female soldier is told it was God's will because she didn't go to church enough?
Military chaplain: Soldier’s rape ‘must have been God’s will’
By Sahil Kapur
Friday, February 18th, 2011
WASHINGTON – A lawsuit targeting the Pentagon contains an astonishing anecdote about a retired Sergeant's experience after being sexually assaulted by a colleague during a deployment to Afghanistan.
The lawsuit, available here (PDF), was filed by 17 military women against Secretaries of Defense Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld in Virginia. It assails "the military's repeated failures to take action in rape cases created a culture where violence against women was tolerated, violating the plaintiffs' Constitutional rights."
Sergeant Rebekah Havrilla alleges in the complaint that in 2006, after her military supervisor repeatedly sexually harassed her, she was raped by a colleague she was working with at the time.
"He pulled her into his bed, held her down, and raped her. He also photographed the rape," it reads. Havrilla reported the incident within a month.
In February 2009, she reported for active duty training and, upon seeing her rapist, went into shock.
"She immediately sought the assistance of the military chaplain," the lawsuit reads. "When SGT Havrilla met with the military chaplain, he told her that 'it must have been God's will for her to be raped' and recommended that she attend church more frequently."
The complains adds that "SGT Havrilla suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic depression."
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Soldier’s rape must have been God’s will
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Female war-dog handler has been killed in action
Death of female war-dog handler is first for active duty servicewomen
Jan 22, 2011 1:20AM
The recent death of an Army sergeant in Afghanistan marks the first time a female war-dog handler has been killed in action in any U.S. war, according to experts on military working dogs.
Ron Aiello, head of the U.S. War Dogs Association and a former Vietnam War dog handler, and others who have studied the history of U.S. dogs in combat said they were not aware of any other women dog handlers killed in action.
Sgt. Zainah Caye Creamer, 28, of Texarkana, Ark., died Jan. 12 in the Kandahar area while patrolling for explosives, one of which detonated. She was on her third war deployment, but her first tour as a dog handler. Her dog, Jofa, was not injured.
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Death of female war-dog handler
Jan 22, 2011 1:20AM
The recent death of an Army sergeant in Afghanistan marks the first time a female war-dog handler has been killed in action in any U.S. war, according to experts on military working dogs.
Ron Aiello, head of the U.S. War Dogs Association and a former Vietnam War dog handler, and others who have studied the history of U.S. dogs in combat said they were not aware of any other women dog handlers killed in action.
Sgt. Zainah Caye Creamer, 28, of Texarkana, Ark., died Jan. 12 in the Kandahar area while patrolling for explosives, one of which detonated. She was on her third war deployment, but her first tour as a dog handler. Her dog, Jofa, was not injured.
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Death of female war-dog handler
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Soldier's home foreclosed while she was serving abroad
Soldier's home foreclosed while she was serving abroad
"I couldn't believe it," Capt. Tania Garcia said. "I was in shock."
By Jeff Weiner and Gary Taylor, Orlando Sentinel
10:47 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2010
Army Capt. Tania Garcia said she was on active duty in South Korea when she got the news.
Garcia's Realtor informed her that her south Orange condominium had been foreclosed upon. Suddenly, a soldier serving abroad had no home to return to.
"I couldn't believe it," Garcia said. "I was in shock."
More shocking news was ahead. Court files from the foreclosure showed an affidavit had been filed that stated Garcia was not in the active military and that the notice of foreclosure was served on her husband.
Two problems: Garcia said this week she was on active duty — and she is not married. Now, Garcia is fighting to win back the home she thinks was taken from her unfairly.
Garcia fell victim to a foreclosure process in which the most important element is the time it takes from start to finish, said Jeff Kaufman, senior partner with KEL Attorneys.
Garcia's condo initially was bought back by Flagstar Bank and then resold, Kaufman said. But because of errors in serving notice in the case, his law firm was able to persuade a judge to throw out the sale, he said.
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Soldier home foreclosed while she was serving abroad
"I couldn't believe it," Capt. Tania Garcia said. "I was in shock."
By Jeff Weiner and Gary Taylor, Orlando Sentinel
10:47 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2010
Army Capt. Tania Garcia said she was on active duty in South Korea when she got the news.
Garcia's Realtor informed her that her south Orange condominium had been foreclosed upon. Suddenly, a soldier serving abroad had no home to return to.
"I couldn't believe it," Garcia said. "I was in shock."
More shocking news was ahead. Court files from the foreclosure showed an affidavit had been filed that stated Garcia was not in the active military and that the notice of foreclosure was served on her husband.
Two problems: Garcia said this week she was on active duty — and she is not married. Now, Garcia is fighting to win back the home she thinks was taken from her unfairly.
Garcia fell victim to a foreclosure process in which the most important element is the time it takes from start to finish, said Jeff Kaufman, senior partner with KEL Attorneys.
Garcia's condo initially was bought back by Flagstar Bank and then resold, Kaufman said. But because of errors in serving notice in the case, his law firm was able to persuade a judge to throw out the sale, he said.
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Soldier home foreclosed while she was serving abroad
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Female Army soldier involved in domestic incident
Police: Army soldier involved in domestic incident
Associated Press
08/24/10 4:30 PM PDT SAVANNAH, GA. — Savannah police say an Army soldier is suspected in a shooting incident that left her husband seriously injured Tuesday.
Savannah-Chatham police have not identified the woman or the man. They say it happened around 11:30 a.m. at a Windsor Forest home.
Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: Army soldier involved in domestic incident
UPDATE August 26, 2010
Soldier’s husband ‘primary aggressor’ in domestic shooting
The husband of a 3rd Infantry Division soldier was determined to be the primary aggressor in a domestic shooting Tuesday on Savannah's Southside, confirmed Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Information Officer Gena Moore. The soldier, Spc. Marlena McLaughlin, 24, is attached to an aviation brigade at Hunter Army Airfield, said Fort Stewart media chief Kevin Larson. McLaughlin's home of record is Wake Forest, N.C, Larson said.
"Officers found 26-year-old Charlie McLaughlin lying in the front yard of the residence suffering from a gunshot wound. His wife, Marlena McLaughlin, was across the street. She had run there to get help after an argument had escalated into violence. She told officers she had shot her husband after he had beaten her severely," read a SCMPD release.
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http://www.coastalcourier.com/news/article/23950/
Associated Press
08/24/10 4:30 PM PDT SAVANNAH, GA. — Savannah police say an Army soldier is suspected in a shooting incident that left her husband seriously injured Tuesday.
Savannah-Chatham police have not identified the woman or the man. They say it happened around 11:30 a.m. at a Windsor Forest home.
Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: Army soldier involved in domestic incident
UPDATE August 26, 2010
Soldier’s husband ‘primary aggressor’ in domestic shooting
The husband of a 3rd Infantry Division soldier was determined to be the primary aggressor in a domestic shooting Tuesday on Savannah's Southside, confirmed Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Information Officer Gena Moore. The soldier, Spc. Marlena McLaughlin, 24, is attached to an aviation brigade at Hunter Army Airfield, said Fort Stewart media chief Kevin Larson. McLaughlin's home of record is Wake Forest, N.C, Larson said.
"Officers found 26-year-old Charlie McLaughlin lying in the front yard of the residence suffering from a gunshot wound. His wife, Marlena McLaughlin, was across the street. She had run there to get help after an argument had escalated into violence. She told officers she had shot her husband after he had beaten her severely," read a SCMPD release.
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http://www.coastalcourier.com/news/article/23950/
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Veterans Airlift Command flying wounded Major to her niece's wedding
Nonprofit group flies hurt maj. to wedding
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Aug 17, 2010 7:55:41 EDT
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A nonprofit group of volunteer pilots will fly a wounded North Carolina-based major to her niece's wedding in Oklahoma.
Maj. Yvonne Heib will leave Fayetteville's Regional Airport on Tuesday and fly to Enid, Okla. The Army said in a news release that it will be the first time Heib has seen her family since she was wounded in Afghanistan in January. Heib is a nurse who was wounded in a mortar attack two days before her yearlong deployment was to end.
Veterans Airlift Command flies wounded service members, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families to and from hospitals and events. Pilot Andre Bohy, who also is president of New York-based Omni Financial, will fly Heib to the wedding.
Nonprofit group flies hurt major to wedding
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Aug 17, 2010 7:55:41 EDT
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A nonprofit group of volunteer pilots will fly a wounded North Carolina-based major to her niece's wedding in Oklahoma.
Maj. Yvonne Heib will leave Fayetteville's Regional Airport on Tuesday and fly to Enid, Okla. The Army said in a news release that it will be the first time Heib has seen her family since she was wounded in Afghanistan in January. Heib is a nurse who was wounded in a mortar attack two days before her yearlong deployment was to end.
Veterans Airlift Command flies wounded service members, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families to and from hospitals and events. Pilot Andre Bohy, who also is president of New York-based Omni Financial, will fly Heib to the wedding.
Nonprofit group flies hurt major to wedding
Sunday, July 25, 2010
W.Va. mom fights for soldier's PTSD treatment
W.Va. mom fights for soldier's PTSD treatment
By Julie Robinson
The Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Private First Class Lindsay Bailey saw plenty of carnage and destruction when she served as a U.S. Army gunner in Iraq.
About five months into her service there, the 21-year-old Sissonville native lost three friends when their vehicle was torn apart by an improvised explosive device, or IED.
"She called me crying and totally upset," said her mother, Robin, who was home with Lindsay's father, Greg. "She knew those three young men really well. She'd babysat the children and knew their wives.
Soon after the explosion, Lindsay Bailey began suffering from severe anxiety and sleeplessness.
This week, the federal Department of Veterans Affairs announced regulations it says will simplify the path to care for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. However, those regulations only apply to veterans, not to active-duty soldiers.
By Julie Robinson
The Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Private First Class Lindsay Bailey saw plenty of carnage and destruction when she served as a U.S. Army gunner in Iraq.
About five months into her service there, the 21-year-old Sissonville native lost three friends when their vehicle was torn apart by an improvised explosive device, or IED.
"She called me crying and totally upset," said her mother, Robin, who was home with Lindsay's father, Greg. "She knew those three young men really well. She'd babysat the children and knew their wives.
Soon after the explosion, Lindsay Bailey began suffering from severe anxiety and sleeplessness.
This week, the federal Department of Veterans Affairs announced regulations it says will simplify the path to care for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. However, those regulations only apply to veterans, not to active-duty soldiers.
The base hospital at Fort Richardson is not equipped to provide long-term care and counseling for PTSD and substance-abuse sufferers, but they can be transferred to a private residential treatment facility in Colorado. Robin Bailey asked why her obviously troubled daughter was not receiving counseling, only extensive medication.
Later, she learned that her daughter's superiors planned to pursue a Chapter 14 discharge, which is issued for soldiers who have committed some form of misconduct. If they've served less than two years, as Bailey had at that point, they don't receive future Veterans Affairs and military benefits.
Confused and frightened by her daughter's condition and treatment, Robin Bailey turned to her friend, Diane Vande Burgt of Charleston, who runs Lest We Forget, a PTSD family support group, with her husband, Tom, a retired Marine and Army National Guard veteran.read more here
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Female troops take on new role in Afghanistan
Female troops take on new role in Afghanistan
By Jessica Binsch - Medill News Service
Posted : Thursday Apr 8, 2010 12:55:46 EDT
Teams of female Marines are stepping off their bases in Afghanistan and entering villages to build relationships with an often overlooked sector of the Afghan population: women.
Contrary to their image in the West, Afghan women can be powerful allies because of their central role in their families. And in the battle for the hearts and minds of the Afghan population, they can be a critical link, experts said Wednesday at a panel in Washington hosted by the Institute for the Study of War.
“Female engagement is really, absolutely a part of counterinsurgency,” said Claire Russo, who served in the Marine Corps for four years as an intelligence officer, including a 2006 deployment to Iraq. Russo now works as a civilian advisor to the Army in eastern Afghanistan to help create the so-called Female Engagement Teams.
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Female troops take on new role in Afghanistan/
By Jessica Binsch - Medill News Service
Posted : Thursday Apr 8, 2010 12:55:46 EDT
Teams of female Marines are stepping off their bases in Afghanistan and entering villages to build relationships with an often overlooked sector of the Afghan population: women.
Contrary to their image in the West, Afghan women can be powerful allies because of their central role in their families. And in the battle for the hearts and minds of the Afghan population, they can be a critical link, experts said Wednesday at a panel in Washington hosted by the Institute for the Study of War.
“Female engagement is really, absolutely a part of counterinsurgency,” said Claire Russo, who served in the Marine Corps for four years as an intelligence officer, including a 2006 deployment to Iraq. Russo now works as a civilian advisor to the Army in eastern Afghanistan to help create the so-called Female Engagement Teams.
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Female troops take on new role in Afghanistan/
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Fort Bragg:Female soldier's death is being treated as a murder case
Bragg soldier found dead
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
FORT BRAGG (WTVD) -- Fort Bragg officials are investigating the death of a soldier as a homicide.
The 32-year-old woman was found Monday night in her quarters on post. Authorities say a neighbor found the woman around 10 p.m.
Military officials have not released the soldier's name.
However, ABC11 Eyewitness News has learned the soldier's death is being treated as a murder case.
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Bragg soldier found dead
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
FORT BRAGG (WTVD) -- Fort Bragg officials are investigating the death of a soldier as a homicide.
The 32-year-old woman was found Monday night in her quarters on post. Authorities say a neighbor found the woman around 10 p.m.
Military officials have not released the soldier's name.
However, ABC11 Eyewitness News has learned the soldier's death is being treated as a murder case.
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Bragg soldier found dead
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Mom serving in Iraq hears two young sons died in house fire back home
Sons die in fire while mom's in Iraq
'SHE'S DEVASTATED' Father pulls boys, ages 2 and 5, from room as smoke billows out window
January 5, 2010
BY STEFANO ESPOSITO Staff Reporter
If the dreaded news comes, it's supposed to arrive stateside with a knock at the front door and a visit from two somber soldiers.
That tragedy played out in reverse Monday when a Lansing soldier serving in Iraq was told her two small children had perished in a fire while napping at home.
"She's devastated, and she is trying to hold on," said Clint Towers, who is Areah Brown-Towers' father-in-law and grandfather to the two victims -- Joshua, 2, and Jeremiah, 5.
Clint Towers said the American Red Cross was making arrangements Tuesday to bring the grieving mother home -- perhaps as soon as Thursday.
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Sons die in fire while mom in Iraq
'SHE'S DEVASTATED' Father pulls boys, ages 2 and 5, from room as smoke billows out window
January 5, 2010
BY STEFANO ESPOSITO Staff Reporter
If the dreaded news comes, it's supposed to arrive stateside with a knock at the front door and a visit from two somber soldiers.
That tragedy played out in reverse Monday when a Lansing soldier serving in Iraq was told her two small children had perished in a fire while napping at home.
"She's devastated, and she is trying to hold on," said Clint Towers, who is Areah Brown-Towers' father-in-law and grandfather to the two victims -- Joshua, 2, and Jeremiah, 5.
Clint Towers said the American Red Cross was making arrangements Tuesday to bring the grieving mother home -- perhaps as soon as Thursday.
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Sons die in fire while mom in Iraq
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Lt. Col. Juanita Warman killed at Fort Hood wanted to help female soldiers
FORT HOOD SHOOTINGS
Trauma expert wanted to help female soldiers
Highest-ranking person killed in shootings, Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, had husband, two daughters and six grandchildren.
By Patrick George
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Editor's Note: Lt. Col. Juanita Warman was one of 13 people killed Thursday at Fort Hood.
Just a day after Lt. Col. Juanita Warman arrived at Fort Hood, the shooting started.
Warman had arrived in Texas to be processed for her deployment to Iraq at the end of the month. On Thursday, she was at the post's Soldier Readiness Processing Center when a gunman entered and began firing, killing her and a dozen others. She was 55.
Warman is survived by a husband, two daughters and six grandchildren.
"I kept thinking, 'She can't be in the processing center,' " her husband, Philip Warman, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "She had just gotten there; she had more training to undergo. She was not due to leave until the end of November. The base hot line didn't have her on the initial list of casualties."
But a half-hour later, two soldiers arrived in dress uniforms, and Warman immediately knew she had been killed, he told the paper.
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Trauma expert wanted to help female soldiers
Trauma expert wanted to help female soldiers
Highest-ranking person killed in shootings, Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, had husband, two daughters and six grandchildren.
By Patrick George
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Editor's Note: Lt. Col. Juanita Warman was one of 13 people killed Thursday at Fort Hood.
Just a day after Lt. Col. Juanita Warman arrived at Fort Hood, the shooting started.
Warman had arrived in Texas to be processed for her deployment to Iraq at the end of the month. On Thursday, she was at the post's Soldier Readiness Processing Center when a gunman entered and began firing, killing her and a dozen others. She was 55.
Warman is survived by a husband, two daughters and six grandchildren.
"I kept thinking, 'She can't be in the processing center,' " her husband, Philip Warman, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "She had just gotten there; she had more training to undergo. She was not due to leave until the end of November. The base hot line didn't have her on the initial list of casualties."
But a half-hour later, two soldiers arrived in dress uniforms, and Warman immediately knew she had been killed, he told the paper.
read more here
Trauma expert wanted to help female soldiers
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