Fort Carson says its suicide rate is falling
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 12:34:20 EDT
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Commanders at Fort Carson say the suicide rate among their soldiers is on track to drop by 45 percent.
Fort Carson's deputy commanding general for support, Brig. Gen. Jim Pasquarette, said Wednesday the decrease might be due in part to a campaign to make mental health experts more accessible and to reduce the stigma sometimes associated with seeking help.
He cautions that the rate could still climb. He says officials are still studying the reasons for the declining rate at the post.
Suicide rates are measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Pasquarette says Fort Carson's rate was 44 per 100,000 in 2008, and this year is on track to be 25 per 100,000.
The Army's overall suicide rate is about 22 per 100,000.
Fort Carson says its suicide rate is falling
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
10 infant deaths investigated at Fort Bragg
10 infant deaths investigated at Fort Bragg
By Tom Breen - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 11:49:25 EDT
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The mysterious deaths of two infants at the same home within three months of each other has prompted a probe into eight other unexplained infant deaths at the Fort Bragg Army base since January 2007, the military said Tuesday.
At a news conference at the base, military leaders say they don’t suspect foul play in any of the deaths, and are conducting tests of the air, building materials and other elements at the on-base housing where the deaths occurred.
So far, though, investigators have not found any link between the deaths since the probe was ordered earlier this summer, according to Christopher Grey, spokesman for the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command.
“There are no commonalities that we’ve found thus far,” he said.
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10 infant deaths investigated at Fort Bragg
By Tom Breen - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 11:49:25 EDT
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The mysterious deaths of two infants at the same home within three months of each other has prompted a probe into eight other unexplained infant deaths at the Fort Bragg Army base since January 2007, the military said Tuesday.
At a news conference at the base, military leaders say they don’t suspect foul play in any of the deaths, and are conducting tests of the air, building materials and other elements at the on-base housing where the deaths occurred.
So far, though, investigators have not found any link between the deaths since the probe was ordered earlier this summer, according to Christopher Grey, spokesman for the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command.
“There are no commonalities that we’ve found thus far,” he said.
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10 infant deaths investigated at Fort Bragg
Man Shot, Killed By Police During Baldwin Standoff
Man Shot, Killed By Police During Baldwin Standoff
BALDWIN BOROUGH (KDKA)
Sep 1, 2010
Baldwin Borough police shot and killed an armed man while responding to a domestic dispute Tuesday night.
Police say the man threatened to shoot a police officer and that is when an officer fired a single shot, which killed him.
The incident stemmed from a domestic dispute that quickly turned into a standoff.
"One of our officers was across the street from the residence trying to ascertain what the address was when the deceased called out to our officer and said, 'You know, I don't want to shoot you. If I wanted to, I have seven rounds here and I'm a Vietnam vet and I won't shoot for your Kevlar, I'll shoot for your heads,'" Baldwin Police Chief Michael Scott said.
According to police, that's the message they received from Edward Zevola, 61, when they arrived at the home on Songo Street.
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Man Shot Killed By Police During Baldwin Standoff
BALDWIN BOROUGH (KDKA)
Sep 1, 2010
Baldwin Borough police shot and killed an armed man while responding to a domestic dispute Tuesday night.
Police say the man threatened to shoot a police officer and that is when an officer fired a single shot, which killed him.
The incident stemmed from a domestic dispute that quickly turned into a standoff.
"One of our officers was across the street from the residence trying to ascertain what the address was when the deceased called out to our officer and said, 'You know, I don't want to shoot you. If I wanted to, I have seven rounds here and I'm a Vietnam vet and I won't shoot for your Kevlar, I'll shoot for your heads,'" Baldwin Police Chief Michael Scott said.
According to police, that's the message they received from Edward Zevola, 61, when they arrived at the home on Songo Street.
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Man Shot Killed By Police During Baldwin Standoff
Marine Sgt. Floyd Holley of Casselberry dies in Afghanistan
Chrissy and Floyd Holley on their wedding day. Holley, 36, a Marine gunnery sergeant from Casselberry, was killed by a roadside bomb Aug. 29 in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (Facebook / August 30, 2010)
Marine Sgt. Floyd Holley of Casselberry dies in Afghanistan
By Susan Jacobson, Orlando Sentinel
11:56 p.m. EDT, August 30, 2010
Gunnery Sgt. Floyd Holley did one of the most dangerous jobs in the military.
A specialist in roadside explosives, Holley grew up in Casselberry and was planning to come home to the U.S. from Afghanistan for the birth of his first child — a daughter — in November.
On Sunday, however, Holley was killed during his third tour of duty in the Middle East, the Department of Defense announced this evening.
Holley, 36, died in Helmand province when he was hit by a blast from an improvised explosive device, the military said.
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Marine Sgt Floyd Holley
Samaritan who saved driver from sinking car was afraid of lake
Samaritan who saved driver from sinking car: 'I'm terrified of this lake'
Kent Nugent, 32, rescued a woman from a sinking car after she crashed into a pond, officials say
By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel
9:31 p.m. EDT, August 31, 2010
Firefighters in Orange County rescued a woman from a sinking car on Tuesday, with a big assist from a man who dove in headfirst to help.
Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Kim Montes said 31-year-old Terasa Susanne Meadows had a medical emergency while driving south on Westgate Road.
Meadows lost control of her vehicle, Montes said, driving off the road and into a pond at about 2:25 p.m. Tuesday.
Kent Nugent, 32, lives across the street from the pond and was getting ready to mow his lawn when the vehicle hit the water, officials say.
As an Orange County Fire Rescue spokesman described it, "Without hesitation, he swam out to the vehicle to assist the driver in exiting."
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Samaritan who saved driver from sinking car
Kent Nugent, 32, rescued a woman from a sinking car after she crashed into a pond, officials say
By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel
9:31 p.m. EDT, August 31, 2010
Firefighters in Orange County rescued a woman from a sinking car on Tuesday, with a big assist from a man who dove in headfirst to help.
Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Kim Montes said 31-year-old Terasa Susanne Meadows had a medical emergency while driving south on Westgate Road.
Meadows lost control of her vehicle, Montes said, driving off the road and into a pond at about 2:25 p.m. Tuesday.
Kent Nugent, 32, lives across the street from the pond and was getting ready to mow his lawn when the vehicle hit the water, officials say.
As an Orange County Fire Rescue spokesman described it, "Without hesitation, he swam out to the vehicle to assist the driver in exiting."
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Samaritan who saved driver from sinking car
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