NATO: 2 American troops missing in Afghanistan
By Robert H. Reid - The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Jul 24, 2010 11:30:56 EDT
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two U.S. troops are missing in eastern Afghanistan, a military official said Saturday. An Afghan official said one may have been killed and the other taken hostage by the Taliban.
A NATO statement Saturday said the two service members left their compound the previous day in Kabul but did not return.
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Search continues for soldier feared drowned in Taylorsville lake
Search continues for soldier feared drowned in Taylorsville lake
Posted by Charles Gazaway
TAYLORSVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Search crews continued patrolling Taylorsville Lake on Friday, hoping to find a Fort Knox soldier who disappeared while swimming on May 29.
High water and debris on the lake continued to hamper the search for 23-year old Specialist Anthony Carter, who was assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion.
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Posted by Charles Gazaway
TAYLORSVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Search crews continued patrolling Taylorsville Lake on Friday, hoping to find a Fort Knox soldier who disappeared while swimming on May 29.
High water and debris on the lake continued to hamper the search for 23-year old Specialist Anthony Carter, who was assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion.
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Officials suspect body found at Bamberg is soldier
Officials suspect body found at Bamberg is soldier's
Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, April 17, 2010
BAMBERG, Germany – A badly decomposed corpse that washed up in a river lock in Bamberg might be that of a U.S. soldier, U.S. military officials said.
Construction workers found the body this week in the Main-Danau canal adjacent to Galgenfuhr street on the outskirts of Bamberg. Reports did not disclose exactly when the body was found.
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Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, April 17, 2010
BAMBERG, Germany – A badly decomposed corpse that washed up in a river lock in Bamberg might be that of a U.S. soldier, U.S. military officials said.
Construction workers found the body this week in the Main-Danau canal adjacent to Galgenfuhr street on the outskirts of Bamberg. Reports did not disclose exactly when the body was found.
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Friday, November 6, 2009
2 coalition service members missing in Afghanistan
2 coalition service members missing in Afghanistan
(AP) – 1 hour ago
KABUL — Two NATO soldiers are missing in western Afghanistan from a routine resupply mission, the alliance said Friday.
The two were reported missing on Wednesday, NATO forces headquarters in Afghanistan said in a statement. It did not specify their nationality or which province they had been in, or provide any details of the resupply mission.
"We continue exhaustive search and rescue operations to locate our missing service members," spokeswoman Navy Capt. Jane Campbell said in the statement. "We are doing everything we can to find them."
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2 coalition service members missing in Afghanistan
(AP) – 1 hour ago
KABUL — Two NATO soldiers are missing in western Afghanistan from a routine resupply mission, the alliance said Friday.
The two were reported missing on Wednesday, NATO forces headquarters in Afghanistan said in a statement. It did not specify their nationality or which province they had been in, or provide any details of the resupply mission.
"We continue exhaustive search and rescue operations to locate our missing service members," spokeswoman Navy Capt. Jane Campbell said in the statement. "We are doing everything we can to find them."
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Monday, August 10, 2009
The body of a Fort Hood soldier has been found
Fort Hood soldier's body found
© 2009 The Associated Press
Aug. 9, 2009, 6:33PM
BELTON, Texas — The body of a Fort Hood soldier has been found in Lake Belton after he went missing during an outing with family and friends.
Waco television station KWTX reported 35-year-old Sgt. Vevesi Semu, Jr. went missing Saturday evening.
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Fort Hood soldiers body found
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Body found in river where Fort Lewis soldier disappeared
Body found in Nisqually River
By KOMO Staff OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Search and rescue crews have recovered a body from the Nisqually River.
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By KOMO Staff OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Search and rescue crews have recovered a body from the Nisqually River.
PFC Robert Wheatley Jr. was one of nine people on three rafts which capsized in the river when they hit a log jam. The other eight made it to shore safely.
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Sunday, January 4, 2009
Missing soldier's body found
Soldier's body found in bay near Corpus Christi
Houston Chronicle - United States
© 2009 The Associated Press
Jan. 3, 2009, 12:45PM
ROCKPORT, Texas — The body of a soldier missing since he apparently drove his car off a pier the day after Christmas was found along a shoreline Saturday morning.
Aransas County Sheriff Bill Mills said his office received a call just after 9 a.m. Saturday and recovered the body of Pfc. Jamie Wagner Sengvanhpheng from Copano Bay, near Corpus Christi and a few miles inland from the Texas Gulf Coast.
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
Divers search for Pfc. Jamie Wagner Sengvanhpheng
Divers searching for missing Bragg soldierMcALLEN, Texas — Searchers continued combing a South Texas bay Sunday for a soldier who authorities believe drove his car off the end of a pier the day after Christmas.
Pfc. Jamie Wagner Sengvanhpheng, 21, was home on leave from Fort Bragg, N.C. and visiting family in Rockport when he disappeared after hanging out with friends at a bar late Christmas night.
His 2004 Acura was found submerged in Copano Bay Friday, but Sengvanhpheng was not inside.
A body had not been recovered so the search continued, a dispatcher with the Aransas County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday.
Older brother James Sengvanhpheng said there were no developments and declined to say more while his brother remained missing.
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Pfc. Jamie Wagner Sengvanhpheng, 21, was home on leave from Fort Bragg, N.C. and visiting family in Rockport when he disappeared after hanging out with friends at a bar late Christmas night.
His 2004 Acura was found submerged in Copano Bay Friday, but Sengvanhpheng was not inside.
A body had not been recovered so the search continued, a dispatcher with the Aransas County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday.
Older brother James Sengvanhpheng said there were no developments and declined to say more while his brother remained missing.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Sgt. Ahmed Kousay al-Taie still missing after two years
Sgt. still missing, 2 years after capture
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ahmed Kousay al-Taie was visiting his wife’s family in central Baghdad when a group of armed, masked men dragged him to a waiting car.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ahmed Kousay al-Taie was visiting his wife’s family in central Baghdad when a group of armed, masked men dragged him to a waiting car.
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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Fort Bliss Female Pfc. missing
Police: Missing Texas pfc. may be in danger
By Alicia A. Caldwell - The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Jul 19, 2008 9:24:27 EDT
EL PASO, Texas — Police say a Fort Bliss soldier is considered in danger after she did not report for work Friday and evidence of foul play was found in her apartment.
Authorities were searching for Pfc. Jeneesa Lewis, 29, and her husband. The couple is believed to be together and police want to talk to Clinton Lewis, 34, about his wife’s disappearance, El Paso Officer Chris Mears said.
People who know the soldier told investigators that she and her husband, who is not in the Army, have been having marital problems, Mears said.
Fort Bliss spokeswoman Jean Offutt said that when Jeneesa Lewis didn’t report to physical training or work, soldiers from the 5-52 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 11th Brigade went to her off-post apartment to check on her.
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By Alicia A. Caldwell - The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Jul 19, 2008 9:24:27 EDT
EL PASO, Texas — Police say a Fort Bliss soldier is considered in danger after she did not report for work Friday and evidence of foul play was found in her apartment.
Authorities were searching for Pfc. Jeneesa Lewis, 29, and her husband. The couple is believed to be together and police want to talk to Clinton Lewis, 34, about his wife’s disappearance, El Paso Officer Chris Mears said.
People who know the soldier told investigators that she and her husband, who is not in the Army, have been having marital problems, Mears said.
Fort Bliss spokeswoman Jean Offutt said that when Jeneesa Lewis didn’t report to physical training or work, soldiers from the 5-52 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 11th Brigade went to her off-post apartment to check on her.
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Monday, July 14, 2008
Father says remains are those of missing soldier
Father says remains are those of missing soldier
Posted: Today at 7:54 a.m.
Updated: Today at 8:17 a.m.
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — The father of a missing Fort Bragg soldier said Monday authorities told him the remains of a woman found in a brush fire near Camp Lejeune were those of his daughter.
In an e-mail statement provided to WRAL-TV in Raleigh, Jesse James, the father of Holley Wimunc, said his family had been told by authorities that Wimunc is dead.
Army 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc, a nurse, has been missing since a fire was discovered Thursday at her apartment in Fayetteville.
"It is with profound sadness that our family just received the news from authorities that our beloved daughter Holley is dead," James, of Dubuque, Iowa, said in the statement. "Since last Thursday's shocking news about Holley's burned apartment and her missing person status, our family through the country has nonetheless been holding on to a thin thread of hope that she would be found alive.
"Today, that thread of hope broke as her body was discovered."
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Posted: Today at 7:54 a.m.
Updated: Today at 8:17 a.m.
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — The father of a missing Fort Bragg soldier said Monday authorities told him the remains of a woman found in a brush fire near Camp Lejeune were those of his daughter.
In an e-mail statement provided to WRAL-TV in Raleigh, Jesse James, the father of Holley Wimunc, said his family had been told by authorities that Wimunc is dead.
Army 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc, a nurse, has been missing since a fire was discovered Thursday at her apartment in Fayetteville.
"It is with profound sadness that our family just received the news from authorities that our beloved daughter Holley is dead," James, of Dubuque, Iowa, said in the statement. "Since last Thursday's shocking news about Holley's burned apartment and her missing person status, our family through the country has nonetheless been holding on to a thin thread of hope that she would be found alive.
"Today, that thread of hope broke as her body was discovered."
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2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc remains may have been found
DA: Remains near Lejeune may be soldier
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Jul 14, 2008 8:21:27 EDT
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — The burned remains of a woman found in a brush fire near Camp Lejeune may be those of a missing Fort Bragg soldier, the Onslow County prosecutor said.
Army 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc, a nurse, has been missing since a fire was discovered Thursday at her apartment in Fayetteville.
“Because of the evidence discovered at the scene, I have strong suspicions that the body found belongs to Holley Wimunc,” District Attorney Dewey Hudson said Sunday.
The body appeared to have been burned prior to the brush fire, he said.
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The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Jul 14, 2008 8:21:27 EDT
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — The burned remains of a woman found in a brush fire near Camp Lejeune may be those of a missing Fort Bragg soldier, the Onslow County prosecutor said.
Army 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc, a nurse, has been missing since a fire was discovered Thursday at her apartment in Fayetteville.
“Because of the evidence discovered at the scene, I have strong suspicions that the body found belongs to Holley Wimunc,” District Attorney Dewey Hudson said Sunday.
The body appeared to have been burned prior to the brush fire, he said.
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Sunday, July 13, 2008
Missing soldier's children are safe
Missing soldier's children are safe
By John Ramsey
Staff writer
The children of a missing female soldier whose apartment was found smoldering Thursday morning are safe, police said Friday.
2nd Lt. Holley Lynn Wimunc, a 24-year-old nurse who works in the mother and baby ward of Womack Army Medical Center, has been missing since the fire at Morganton Place apartments off Morganton Road.
Police would not say how many children she has or reveal their ages. Detectives offered few new details Friday about the arson investigation and missing-person case.
One of her co-workers reported the fire when she went to check on Wimunc after she didn’t show up for work.
“Womack Army Medical Center staff is very concerned about our soldier and her safety,” Col. Terry Walters, commander of Womack, said in a news release Friday. “The staff and members of her unit are being supported by the command and with counseling available through our unit chaplains.”
Wimunc’s husband, Marine Cpl. John Wimunc, was questioned by police Thursday and Friday at Camp Lejeune, a Marines spokesman said.
A few other Marines were also questioned by police, said Maj. Cliff W. Gilmore, a spokesman for the 2nd Marine Division.
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Relatives defend missing soldier's husband
http://www.fayobserver.com/article_ap?id=126006
Friday, July 11, 2008
Missing soldier from Fort Bragg identified
Missing soldier from Fort Bragg identified
July 11, 2008 09:54 EDT
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Authorities have identified a soldier missing in Fayetteville as a 24-year-old second lieutenant.
The Fayetteville Police Department said Friday that 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc was assigned to Charlie Company, Womack Army Hospital at Fort Bragg. Detectives ask anyone with information about Wimunc to call authorities.
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July 11, 2008 09:54 EDT
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Authorities have identified a soldier missing in Fayetteville as a 24-year-old second lieutenant.
The Fayetteville Police Department said Friday that 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc was assigned to Charlie Company, Womack Army Hospital at Fort Bragg. Detectives ask anyone with information about Wimunc to call authorities.
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Bodies of 2 Missing U.S. Soldiers Found
Bodies of 2 Missing U.S. Soldiers Found
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: July 11, 2008
Filed at 4:27 a.m. ET
DETROIT (AP) -- The bodies of two U.S. soldiers missing in Iraq for more than a year have been found, their families said Thursday night. The military would not immediately confirm the report.
The father of Army Sgt. Alex Jimenez, of Lawrence, Mass., said the remains of his son and another soldier, Pvt. Byron W. Fouty, of Waterford, Mich., had been identified in Iraq.
Jimenez, 25, and Fouty, 19, were kidnapped along with a third member of the 2nd Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division during an ambush in May 2007 in the volatile area south of Baghdad known as the ''triangle of death.'' The body of the third seized soldier, Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr. of Torrance, Calif., was found in the Euphrates River a year later.
Jimenez's father, Ramon ''Andy'' Jimenez, said uniformed military officials came to his home in Lawrence on Thursday to tell him that his son's body and some of his son's personal effects had been discovered. Fouty's stepfather, Gordon Dibler, said military officials came to his Oxford home to break the news.
The Pentagon generally waits 24 hours after notifying the next of kin before making a release public.
Andy Jimenez told The Associated Press through a translator that the news ''shattered all hope'' the family had to ''see Alex walk home on his own.''
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: July 11, 2008
Filed at 4:27 a.m. ET
DETROIT (AP) -- The bodies of two U.S. soldiers missing in Iraq for more than a year have been found, their families said Thursday night. The military would not immediately confirm the report.
The father of Army Sgt. Alex Jimenez, of Lawrence, Mass., said the remains of his son and another soldier, Pvt. Byron W. Fouty, of Waterford, Mich., had been identified in Iraq.
Jimenez, 25, and Fouty, 19, were kidnapped along with a third member of the 2nd Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division during an ambush in May 2007 in the volatile area south of Baghdad known as the ''triangle of death.'' The body of the third seized soldier, Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr. of Torrance, Calif., was found in the Euphrates River a year later.
Jimenez's father, Ramon ''Andy'' Jimenez, said uniformed military officials came to his home in Lawrence on Thursday to tell him that his son's body and some of his son's personal effects had been discovered. Fouty's stepfather, Gordon Dibler, said military officials came to his Oxford home to break the news.
The Pentagon generally waits 24 hours after notifying the next of kin before making a release public.
Andy Jimenez told The Associated Press through a translator that the news ''shattered all hope'' the family had to ''see Alex walk home on his own.''
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Body of missing Lawrence soldier discovered in Iraq
Body of missing Lawrence soldier discovered in Iraq
By Jeannie Nuss & Milton J. Valencia
Globe Correspondent And Globe Staff / July 10, 2008
The body of Alex R. Jimenez, a Lawrence-based soldier who was kidnapped more than a year ago, has been found in Iraq in a tragic ending to a family's wrenching hope for his return.
Jimenez's father, Ramon "Andy'' Jimenez, was notified by Army servicemen who came to his home yesterday that his son's body was found two days ago by Iraqi authorities, who contacted their American counterparts.
The elder Ramirez, who had held out hope that he would one day see his son's return, seemed to come to terms with the news.
"It comforts you when you accept something, and Alex did what he wanted to do,'' said Andy Jimenez, who was joined yesterday by friends and family, and a community of supporters who had rallied around him since Alex first went missing on May 12, 2007.
Sergeant Alex Jimenez, an Army specialist, was 25 when he and other members of the Second Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division were ambushed while on patrol on a deserted highway south of Baghdad. Several members of his unit were killed.
Jimenez and two other soldiers were kidnapped. The body of Private First Class Joseph J. Anzack Jr., 20, of Torrance, Calif. was discovered in a river just 11 days later. Private Byron W. Fouty, 19.of Waterford, Mich., is still missing. There was no information on Fouty yesterday.
Two Pentagon officials with knowledge of the case said that the military plans to announce the discovery of Jimenez's body today, in accordance with Pentagon policy that no announcement will be made until 24 hours after a family is notified.
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By Jeannie Nuss & Milton J. Valencia
Globe Correspondent And Globe Staff / July 10, 2008
The body of Alex R. Jimenez, a Lawrence-based soldier who was kidnapped more than a year ago, has been found in Iraq in a tragic ending to a family's wrenching hope for his return.
Jimenez's father, Ramon "Andy'' Jimenez, was notified by Army servicemen who came to his home yesterday that his son's body was found two days ago by Iraqi authorities, who contacted their American counterparts.
The elder Ramirez, who had held out hope that he would one day see his son's return, seemed to come to terms with the news.
"It comforts you when you accept something, and Alex did what he wanted to do,'' said Andy Jimenez, who was joined yesterday by friends and family, and a community of supporters who had rallied around him since Alex first went missing on May 12, 2007.
Sergeant Alex Jimenez, an Army specialist, was 25 when he and other members of the Second Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division were ambushed while on patrol on a deserted highway south of Baghdad. Several members of his unit were killed.
Jimenez and two other soldiers were kidnapped. The body of Private First Class Joseph J. Anzack Jr., 20, of Torrance, Calif. was discovered in a river just 11 days later. Private Byron W. Fouty, 19.of Waterford, Mich., is still missing. There was no information on Fouty yesterday.
Two Pentagon officials with knowledge of the case said that the military plans to announce the discovery of Jimenez's body today, in accordance with Pentagon policy that no announcement will be made until 24 hours after a family is notified.
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
Remains of Sgt. Matt Maupin found in Iraq
Maupin's remains found
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BATAVIA, Ohio – The father of a soldier missing in Iraq since since 2004 says the military has informed him that remains found in Iraq have been identified as his son, Sgt. Matt Maupin.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080330/NEWS01/80330010
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BATAVIA, Ohio – The father of a soldier missing in Iraq since since 2004 says the military has informed him that remains found in Iraq have been identified as his son, Sgt. Matt Maupin.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080330/NEWS01/80330010
Friday, March 28, 2008
2 Soldiers missing from Camp Pendleton
US Searches for Missing Indian Soldiers
The Associated Press
Friday, March 28, 2008; 8:31 PM
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- U.S. authorities are searching for two Indian soldiers who disappeared from Camp Pendleton during a military training exercise.
Defense Department officials said Friday that the soldiers have been missing since March 20, the final day of a 30-day training exercise with the Pendleton-based 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
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Why did they have to add in the word Indian instead of just using "soldiers" like they do with all other soldiers?
The Associated Press
Friday, March 28, 2008; 8:31 PM
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- U.S. authorities are searching for two Indian soldiers who disappeared from Camp Pendleton during a military training exercise.
Defense Department officials said Friday that the soldiers have been missing since March 20, the final day of a 30-day training exercise with the Pendleton-based 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
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Why did they have to add in the word Indian instead of just using "soldiers" like they do with all other soldiers?
Monday, February 11, 2008
ABC News Picks Up On Missing Marine Eric Hall's Story
Not much added to the story but at least they are paying attention to this.
Ex-Marine Vanishes After Combat 'Flashback'
Florida Authorities Find Eric Hall's Motorcycle Running, but No Sign of Injured Iraq War Veteran
By DAVID SCHOETZ
Feb. 11, 2008
Relatives and volunteers -- some members of the military -- continued searching in Florida today for a former Marine who has been missing for a week and who may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Ex-Marine Vanishes After Combat 'Flashback'
Florida Authorities Find Eric Hall's Motorcycle Running, but No Sign of Injured Iraq War Veteran
By DAVID SCHOETZ
Feb. 11, 2008
Relatives and volunteers -- some members of the military -- continued searching in Florida today for a former Marine who has been missing for a week and who may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The ex-Marine suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) stemming from the bomb blast, his aunt and family spokesman Marge Baker told ABC News. The June 2005 explosion killed a fellow Marine and injured Hall's right arm, left leg, hip and the left side of his abdomen.
His injuries were so severe that he spent 13 weeks in military hospitals in Germany and Bethesda, Md. He has undergone nearly 20 operations since the explosion and was left with a permanent limp, Baker said. Hall was granted a medical retirement by the U.S. Marine Corps.
Baker said that Hall frequently would wake up in the night after having nightmares about combat. He had moved in January to Florida with the hope of putting his military experiences behind him. "While it is a disabling [injury], he didn't want it to be the forefront of him," Baker said. "He wanted a job, he wanted to get back into society and be meaningful to society."
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Missing Marine Eric Hall may be evading search effort
Marine may be evading search effort
By LATISHA R. GRAY
latisha.gray@heraldtribune.com
Family and friends of an injured Iraq war veteran who has been missing since Sunday fear that the 24-year-old is covering his tracks.
Courtney Birge said that if former Marine Eric W. Hall does not want rescuers to find him, they will not.
Hall's family spent Saturday printing fliers, driving around and talking to anyone who may have seen him.
"He's a Marine," said Birge, who is married to Hall's cousin, Adam Birge. "He knows how to survive off the land and find food. We don't feel he is dead. We want him back with us."
The family is planning a search party today and is asking for help from anyone interested in helping them. The group will gather at 8 a.m. at Gilchrist Park, 400 W. Retta Esplanade, Punta Gorda.
The family is asking anyone with all-terrain vehicles, heavy-duty trucks, dogs, a helicopter or any other search aids, for help. They said people with military experience can also help with tracking and understanding a Marine's thought process.
Hall disappeared from another cousin's Deep Creek home last Sunday. He had recently stopped taking his pain medication for a serious leg injury he suffered in Fallujah, Iraq, three years ago when an explosive device nearly blew off his leg.
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By LATISHA R. GRAY
latisha.gray@heraldtribune.com
Family and friends of an injured Iraq war veteran who has been missing since Sunday fear that the 24-year-old is covering his tracks.
Courtney Birge said that if former Marine Eric W. Hall does not want rescuers to find him, they will not.
Hall's family spent Saturday printing fliers, driving around and talking to anyone who may have seen him.
"He's a Marine," said Birge, who is married to Hall's cousin, Adam Birge. "He knows how to survive off the land and find food. We don't feel he is dead. We want him back with us."
The family is planning a search party today and is asking for help from anyone interested in helping them. The group will gather at 8 a.m. at Gilchrist Park, 400 W. Retta Esplanade, Punta Gorda.
The family is asking anyone with all-terrain vehicles, heavy-duty trucks, dogs, a helicopter or any other search aids, for help. They said people with military experience can also help with tracking and understanding a Marine's thought process.
Hall disappeared from another cousin's Deep Creek home last Sunday. He had recently stopped taking his pain medication for a serious leg injury he suffered in Fallujah, Iraq, three years ago when an explosive device nearly blew off his leg.
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