Campbell soldier, dad found dead in apartment
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Dec 8, 2009 10:25:08 EST
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Police say that two men found shot to death in a Clarksville apartment were a Fort Campbell soldier and his father, and they are investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
19,2000 mourners expected for memorial for fallen officers gunned down
Procession for slain Lakewood police officers arrives at Tacoma Dome
The memorial procession and service honoring four slain Lakewood police officers gets underway in Tacoma.
Seattle Times staff
Flag-draped caskets for the four slain Lakewood police officers were wheeled into the Tacoma Dome as hundreds of members of law enforcement, holding crisp lines in their dress uniforms, watched in silence.
The procession for the memorial service began at 10:05 a.m. at McChord Air Force Base as 2,000 law enforcement vehicles, red-and-blue lights flashing, crawled along a somber, 10.3-mile route. The procession was so sprawling that the tail end was still at the base as the hearses were parking at the Tacoma Dome.
Gov. Chris Gregoire, scheduled to speak at the memorial, called it "the darkest day in the history of law enforcement in Washington."
The service will begin about 45 minutes later than the planned 1 p.m. start time because of the size of the procession.
The enormous contingent represented more than 300 agencies and thousands of law-enforcement officers, among them an estimated 600 from British Columbia, 100 each from Chicago and New York, and others from Boston, Bozeman, Mont., Salem, Ore., and every corner of Washington state. FBI Director Robert Mueller planned to attend.
Lakewood police Sgt. Mark Renninger and Officers Tina Griswold, Gregory Richards and Ronnie Owens were gunned down by Maurice Clemmons on Nov. 29 at a Pierce County coffee shop. It was worst attack on law enforcement in the state's history.
About 19,2000 mourners, mostly law-enforcement officers, were anticipated at today's memorial, making it the biggest such event in state history. About 2,500 seats were set aside for the public, on a first-come basis. Others will be watching on live television and at three off-site viewing locations.
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The memorial procession and service honoring four slain Lakewood police officers gets underway in Tacoma.
Seattle Times staff
Flag-draped caskets for the four slain Lakewood police officers were wheeled into the Tacoma Dome as hundreds of members of law enforcement, holding crisp lines in their dress uniforms, watched in silence.
The procession for the memorial service began at 10:05 a.m. at McChord Air Force Base as 2,000 law enforcement vehicles, red-and-blue lights flashing, crawled along a somber, 10.3-mile route. The procession was so sprawling that the tail end was still at the base as the hearses were parking at the Tacoma Dome.
Gov. Chris Gregoire, scheduled to speak at the memorial, called it "the darkest day in the history of law enforcement in Washington."
The service will begin about 45 minutes later than the planned 1 p.m. start time because of the size of the procession.
The enormous contingent represented more than 300 agencies and thousands of law-enforcement officers, among them an estimated 600 from British Columbia, 100 each from Chicago and New York, and others from Boston, Bozeman, Mont., Salem, Ore., and every corner of Washington state. FBI Director Robert Mueller planned to attend.
Lakewood police Sgt. Mark Renninger and Officers Tina Griswold, Gregory Richards and Ronnie Owens were gunned down by Maurice Clemmons on Nov. 29 at a Pierce County coffee shop. It was worst attack on law enforcement in the state's history.
About 19,2000 mourners, mostly law-enforcement officers, were anticipated at today's memorial, making it the biggest such event in state history. About 2,500 seats were set aside for the public, on a first-come basis. Others will be watching on live television and at three off-site viewing locations.
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WH: MoH Recipient Should Have Flagpole
WH: MoH Recipient Should Have Flagpole
December 08, 2009
Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that it is "silly" to think that a 90-year-old Medal of Honor recipient is being asked to remove a flagpole from his front yard.
Retired Army Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II veteran, is fighting to keep the 21-foot pole at his suburban Richmond, Va., home. His homeowners association said the pole violates the neighborhood's aesthetic guidelines. It pushed back a deadline to remove it to Friday.
Gibbs said during a briefing that he hasn't spoken directly to President Barack Obama about the flap. But he said "the president believes - I think all of us believe - that the very least we can do is show our gratitude and thanks to somebody that served our country so admirably."
He went on to say that "it's silly to ... think that somebody that's done that can't have a flagpole and ... show the proper respect and appreciation that any flag deserves by flying that in their neighborhood."
Other supporters include U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Jim Webb, both Virginia Democrats. They and veterans groups have rallied behind Barfoot, who was awarded the lofty Congressional honor for actions including standing up to three German tanks with a bazooka and stopping their advance.
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MoH Recipient Should Have Flagpole
December 08, 2009
Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that it is "silly" to think that a 90-year-old Medal of Honor recipient is being asked to remove a flagpole from his front yard.
Retired Army Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II veteran, is fighting to keep the 21-foot pole at his suburban Richmond, Va., home. His homeowners association said the pole violates the neighborhood's aesthetic guidelines. It pushed back a deadline to remove it to Friday.
Gibbs said during a briefing that he hasn't spoken directly to President Barack Obama about the flap. But he said "the president believes - I think all of us believe - that the very least we can do is show our gratitude and thanks to somebody that served our country so admirably."
He went on to say that "it's silly to ... think that somebody that's done that can't have a flagpole and ... show the proper respect and appreciation that any flag deserves by flying that in their neighborhood."
Other supporters include U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Jim Webb, both Virginia Democrats. They and veterans groups have rallied behind Barfoot, who was awarded the lofty Congressional honor for actions including standing up to three German tanks with a bazooka and stopping their advance.
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MoH Recipient Should Have Flagpole
Monday, December 7, 2009
Vets caught in a losing battle over funding cuts
Vets caught in a losing battle over funding cuts
By Marie Szaniszlo
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Veterans advocates are vowing to fight budget cuts to the state’s two Soldiers’ Homes, which closed outpatient services last week in Holyoke and will be forced to do the same in Chelsea by the end of this month.
“We’re in the middle of a war, and we’re cutting veterans’ services?” said Maggie Feyre, the Holyoke home’s recreation director. “They served, and now it’s our time to serve them.”
The outpatient clinics provide vision, medical and dental care, physical therapy, and a pharmacy. Unlike Veterans Administration hospitals, the homes receive most of their funding from the state.
In late October, Gov. Deval Patrick cut $1.89 million from the two health-care facilities.
“I think he should be ashamed of himself,” said Jim Mitrowski, a 61-year-old Vietnam veteran from Holyoke, where the outpatient clinic closed Tuesday. It served more than 2,100 people.
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Vets caught in a losing battle over funding cuts
By Marie Szaniszlo
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Veterans advocates are vowing to fight budget cuts to the state’s two Soldiers’ Homes, which closed outpatient services last week in Holyoke and will be forced to do the same in Chelsea by the end of this month.
“We’re in the middle of a war, and we’re cutting veterans’ services?” said Maggie Feyre, the Holyoke home’s recreation director. “They served, and now it’s our time to serve them.”
The outpatient clinics provide vision, medical and dental care, physical therapy, and a pharmacy. Unlike Veterans Administration hospitals, the homes receive most of their funding from the state.
In late October, Gov. Deval Patrick cut $1.89 million from the two health-care facilities.
“I think he should be ashamed of himself,” said Jim Mitrowski, a 61-year-old Vietnam veteran from Holyoke, where the outpatient clinic closed Tuesday. It served more than 2,100 people.
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Vets caught in a losing battle over funding cuts
2 Marine sons lost, neither in war action
2 Marine sons lost, neither in war action
A Minnesota family suffers a "crushing" blow as brothers die in accidents four years apart.
By KEVIN DUCHSCHERE, Star Tribune
Last update: December 7, 2009 - 1:38 PM
Ryan Pape graduated from high school the day after his older brother, Marine Cpl. Riley Pape, was buried in a country cemetery near the family farm north of East Grand Forks, Minn. Riley, 22, had survived deadly fighting in Iraq's Anbar Province only to lose his life in a motorcycle accident after returning to California.
Now, after following Riley into a Marine reconnaissance battalion and serving two tours in Iraq, Ryan is gone, too -- like his brother, a victim not of combat but a horrible accident in California. He died Thursday during a parachute training exercise for an elite unit of warriors. He was 23.
"It just isn't right," said the Rev. Bud Johnson, the Pape family's pastor and himself the father of veterans. "When they were deployed, we were on edge all the time. When they get back, you have a sense of safety."
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A Minnesota family suffers a "crushing" blow as brothers die in accidents four years apart.
By KEVIN DUCHSCHERE, Star Tribune
Last update: December 7, 2009 - 1:38 PM
Ryan Pape graduated from high school the day after his older brother, Marine Cpl. Riley Pape, was buried in a country cemetery near the family farm north of East Grand Forks, Minn. Riley, 22, had survived deadly fighting in Iraq's Anbar Province only to lose his life in a motorcycle accident after returning to California.
Now, after following Riley into a Marine reconnaissance battalion and serving two tours in Iraq, Ryan is gone, too -- like his brother, a victim not of combat but a horrible accident in California. He died Thursday during a parachute training exercise for an elite unit of warriors. He was 23.
"It just isn't right," said the Rev. Bud Johnson, the Pape family's pastor and himself the father of veterans. "When they were deployed, we were on edge all the time. When they get back, you have a sense of safety."
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