Police: Man shoots wife, self in west Killeen
Jan 1, 2013
Brandon Janes
Herald staff writer
A Killeen man is dead and his wife seriously wounded after what police are calling an attempted murder-suicide.
Just before noon Monday, Killeen police received a 911 call from a woman who had been shot multiple times by her husband during a domestic dispute, police said.
Police believe that, after shooting his wife, a 65-year-old man turned the gun on himself in the bedroom of their southwest Killeen home in the 2800 block of Lavender Drive, Killeen Police Department spokeswoman Carroll Smith said.
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Def Leppard's Rick Allen helping veterans with PTSD
Rick Allen Launches Organisation To Help Veterans With Post-traumatic Stress
Contractmusic.com
28 December 2012
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen has launched a new organisation to help wounded veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder (Ptsd).
The rocker, who lost his left arm in a horrific car accident in England on New Year's Eve in 1984, has launched the Raven Drum Foundation, which helps other amputees and wounded soldiers recover from major injuries through free music therapy.
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Contractmusic.com
28 December 2012
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen has launched a new organisation to help wounded veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder (Ptsd).
The rocker, who lost his left arm in a horrific car accident in England on New Year's Eve in 1984, has launched the Raven Drum Foundation, which helps other amputees and wounded soldiers recover from major injuries through free music therapy.
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Afghanistan veteran serving at Ground Zero because of it
Afghanistan vet finds a new way to serve
By Jeremy Bradley
CNN
January 1, 2013
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Ricardo Benejam was born and raised in New York City and saw the twin towers fall
Benejam enlisted in the Army and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2007 and 2009
He now works at the 9/11 Memorial as a visitor services host
Benejam: It's like you're continuing to serve because you're telling the story
(CNN) -- Ricardo Benejam is a born-and-bred New Yorker. He grew up with a view of the World Trade Center from the window of his childhood apartment in lower Manhattan.
On September 11, 2001, he was a freshman in high school when the twin towers fell.
"I had actually blurted out, 'We'll be going to war,'" he recalls. "You knew it wasn't an accident. That was my first thought at 14 [years old]."
He witnessed the devastation firsthand as he walked home that day.
"I saw cars that were littered with dust," he said. "I saw people in business suits that were littered in dust."
By Jeremy Bradley
CNN
January 1, 2013
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Ricardo Benejam was born and raised in New York City and saw the twin towers fall
Benejam enlisted in the Army and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2007 and 2009
He now works at the 9/11 Memorial as a visitor services host
Benejam: It's like you're continuing to serve because you're telling the story
(CNN) -- Ricardo Benejam is a born-and-bred New Yorker. He grew up with a view of the World Trade Center from the window of his childhood apartment in lower Manhattan.
On September 11, 2001, he was a freshman in high school when the twin towers fell.
"I had actually blurted out, 'We'll be going to war,'" he recalls. "You knew it wasn't an accident. That was my first thought at 14 [years old]."
He witnessed the devastation firsthand as he walked home that day.
"I saw cars that were littered with dust," he said. "I saw people in business suits that were littered in dust."
Benejam visits ground zero several times a week now, not just to pay respect to his fellow veterans or to reflect on the events that inspired him to serve his country. He works at the 9/11 Memorial.
"Working down there, it's like you're continuing to serve because you're telling the story of what happened and what was there before," he said.
Part of what makes his job so special is the bond he shares with other veterans visiting the site.
"You meet a veteran, and it's almost like seeing a brother or sister," Benejam said. "A lot of us have deployed (as a result of) what happened on 9/11."
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Vietnam veteran discovers he isn’t eligible for veteran’s benefits
Vietnam veteran discovers he isn’t eligible for veteran’s benefits
“Either keep us home or take care of us.” —Bruce Gray, veteran
By Rachel Johnson
Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Bruce Gray received a Vietnam Service Medal from the U.S. Department of Defense. He has his DD-214. He served his country proudly.
But this year Gray learned he doesn’t qualify for veteran’s benefits.
“I thought I would go ahead and sign up for it for the time when I decide to retire,” Gray said.
Gray, like many Vietnam veterans, thought his service automatically qualified him for benefits.
“If you were in Vietnam you were supposed to be guaranteed,” he said. “We came back to the U.S. and if you wore your uniform in the airport you had tomatoes and sandwiches thrown at you. We were spit on. But whenever the government starts spitting on you…”
That is how Gray feels after being denied benefits. He received his rejection letter the Saturday before Veterans Day.
“I was told the law changed in 2009 and the income cut-off is $42,000. It was passed because there were so many veterans coming back,” he said.
Gray is upset he didn’t qualify and didn’t know, but he is more upset for other veterans.
“This isn’t about me,” he said. “Imagine a family making $48,000 with three kids where a veteran has just come home and can’t qualify because they make $6,000 too much.”
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“Either keep us home or take care of us.” —Bruce Gray, veteran
By Rachel Johnson
Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Bruce Gray received a Vietnam Service Medal from the U.S. Department of Defense. He has his DD-214. He served his country proudly.
But this year Gray learned he doesn’t qualify for veteran’s benefits.
“I thought I would go ahead and sign up for it for the time when I decide to retire,” Gray said.
Gray, like many Vietnam veterans, thought his service automatically qualified him for benefits.
“If you were in Vietnam you were supposed to be guaranteed,” he said. “We came back to the U.S. and if you wore your uniform in the airport you had tomatoes and sandwiches thrown at you. We were spit on. But whenever the government starts spitting on you…”
That is how Gray feels after being denied benefits. He received his rejection letter the Saturday before Veterans Day.
“I was told the law changed in 2009 and the income cut-off is $42,000. It was passed because there were so many veterans coming back,” he said.
Gray is upset he didn’t qualify and didn’t know, but he is more upset for other veterans.
“This isn’t about me,” he said. “Imagine a family making $48,000 with three kids where a veteran has just come home and can’t qualify because they make $6,000 too much.”
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800K civilian furloughs at stake if spending cuts happen
Congress continues to embarras this country by not being able to even pass budgets. One crisis after another while the American people end up paying for all of it. So why are we paying their salaries? They haven't done enough in years! Now more Americans will be out of work but they still get paid for not working. Does this fall under "entitlement" they love to cut from the budget?
Pentagon: 800K civilian furloughs at stake if spending cuts happen
By ERNESTO LONDOÑO
The Washington Post
Published: January 1, 2013
With lawmakers unable to approve a deal that would have averted steep spending cuts, Pentagon officials said Monday that 800,000 civilian employees could be ordered to go on unpaid leave for periods of time.
The military’s service chiefs, who have already been making cuts as part of a separate, long-term effort to whittle down the defense budget, are working to assess the impact of the congressionally mandated cuts. The broad fiscal retrenchment would begin Wednesday, although it is possible that lawmakers will find ways in coming weeks to allocate separate funding for the Pentagon and avoid the furloughs.
“Senior leaders in the department are working hard on how to communicate to the workforce what the consequences might be,” a senior defense official said Monday, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the Pentagon’s contingency planning.
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