USS Germantown captain relieved of duty
Stars and Stripes
By Matthew M. Burke
Published: March 10, 2014
SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — The captain of the USS Germantown has been relieved of command for failure to use good judgment and uphold standards in relation to a sexual assault investigation involving one of the ship’s top sailors, Navy officials said Monday.
Cmdr. Jason Leach was removed Friday by Amphibious Force Seventh Fleet commander Rear Adm. Hugh Wetherald, who lost confidence in his ability to command, according to a Navy statement. The relief was the result of a poor command climate onboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship.
The command investigation that led to Leach’s firing was triggered by a Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigation into sexual assault allegations against former Command Master Chief Petty Officer Jesus Galura. Galura has been removed from his duties onboard the ship.
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Monday, March 10, 2014
Florida Afghanistan Veteran Marine Takes Down Crook
Former Marine helps catch robbery suspect in Bradenton
Bay News 9
By Randi Nissenbaum, Reporter
March 09, 2014
BRADENTON
Dustin Ellis was relaxing outside of his parents' house in Bradenton last week, when he witnessed a neighbor's house being robbed.
“He got past us and I heard that the gentlemen robbed a ladies house," said Ellis. "I started chasing him down the sidewalk.”
Ellis, a Marine who served in Afghanistan until 2012, ended up chasing the suspect through the neighborhood. He even had to climb through fences. Ellis has a brown belt in Marine Corps martial arts.
When he tracked down the suspect, he realized that he had a screw driver in his hand. Thanks to his Marine background, he knew just what to do.
“I came up from behind him, I took the screwdriver from him and then I put him on the ground," he said. "When I did, he was on his hands and knees and dropped to his stomach. From there I then rolled him over in a sitting position and grabbed him by his hoodie.”
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Bay News 9
By Randi Nissenbaum, Reporter
March 09, 2014
BRADENTON
Dustin Ellis was relaxing outside of his parents' house in Bradenton last week, when he witnessed a neighbor's house being robbed.
“He got past us and I heard that the gentlemen robbed a ladies house," said Ellis. "I started chasing him down the sidewalk.”
Ellis, a Marine who served in Afghanistan until 2012, ended up chasing the suspect through the neighborhood. He even had to climb through fences. Ellis has a brown belt in Marine Corps martial arts.
When he tracked down the suspect, he realized that he had a screw driver in his hand. Thanks to his Marine background, he knew just what to do.
“I came up from behind him, I took the screwdriver from him and then I put him on the ground," he said. "When I did, he was on his hands and knees and dropped to his stomach. From there I then rolled him over in a sitting position and grabbed him by his hoodie.”
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DOD Proved Einstein Right
DOD Proved Einstein Right
Wounded Times
Kathie Costos
March 10, 2014
The definition of inflicted is "to impose as something that must be borne or suffered: to inflict punishment, to impose (anything unwelcome)and to deal or deliver, as a blow." Albert Einstein said the definition of insanity is, "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result."
Until the Department of Defense understands this, suicides will continue to go up but they will no longer have to account for them simply because they will become veterans. They will be someone else's problem.
Pharmaceutical companies say don't blame the drugs they make to treat PTSD and sleep issues. After all, it isn't their fault. Never mind that most medications come with warnings their drugs can make it all worse. Some medications for depression actually warn their drug can make it worse.
Mental Health experts say don't blame them. After all, when the Department of Veterans Affairs adopted the DOD program Battlemind in 2008, they said it was better than nothing. It turned out they were wrong. It was worse than nothing. The numbers of veterans committing suicide went up even after everything was being done to prevent them.
No one has explained how after all the funded research, programs, drugs, suicide prevention hotline, thousands of charities claiming to make a difference and outreach efforts across the country, have ended up producing more suicides than ever before.
Battlemind spawned the same type of effort in what the DOD pushed called Comprehensive Soldier Fitness. It didn't matter that Battlemind had already failed. Years later it didn't matter that CSF had failed. In the end, the DOD proved Einstein right.
Considering the outcome was predicted on Wounded Times in 2009 and last year in THE WARRIOR SAW, SUICIDES AFTER WAR, these deaths were inflicted because they should have been preventable.
Wounded Times
Kathie Costos
March 10, 2014
The definition of inflicted is "to impose as something that must be borne or suffered: to inflict punishment, to impose (anything unwelcome)and to deal or deliver, as a blow." Albert Einstein said the definition of insanity is, "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result."
Until the Department of Defense understands this, suicides will continue to go up but they will no longer have to account for them simply because they will become veterans. They will be someone else's problem.
Pharmaceutical companies say don't blame the drugs they make to treat PTSD and sleep issues. After all, it isn't their fault. Never mind that most medications come with warnings their drugs can make it all worse. Some medications for depression actually warn their drug can make it worse.
Mental Health experts say don't blame them. After all, when the Department of Veterans Affairs adopted the DOD program Battlemind in 2008, they said it was better than nothing. It turned out they were wrong. It was worse than nothing. The numbers of veterans committing suicide went up even after everything was being done to prevent them.
No one has explained how after all the funded research, programs, drugs, suicide prevention hotline, thousands of charities claiming to make a difference and outreach efforts across the country, have ended up producing more suicides than ever before.
Battlemind spawned the same type of effort in what the DOD pushed called Comprehensive Soldier Fitness. It didn't matter that Battlemind had already failed. Years later it didn't matter that CSF had failed. In the end, the DOD proved Einstein right.
Considering the outcome was predicted on Wounded Times in 2009 and last year in THE WARRIOR SAW, SUICIDES AFTER WAR, these deaths were inflicted because they should have been preventable.
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Survivor of Vietnam War thanks Vietnam Veterans
Orlando Nam Knights Bike Week Party Huge Success
There has been plenty of speeches given about the Vietnam War and what veterans did. This one is from a survivor from South Vietnam and he wanted to thank Vietnam veterans for what they did for his people. He talked about them risking their lives for the freedom of his people. "Vietnam veterans never lost a single battle but politicians lost the war." This was at the Nam Knights Bike Week party yesterday.
The Escapes and My Journey to Freedom Hardcover
by Du Hua
There has been plenty of speeches given about the Vietnam War and what veterans did. This one is from a survivor from South Vietnam and he wanted to thank Vietnam veterans for what they did for his people. He talked about them risking their lives for the freedom of his people. "Vietnam veterans never lost a single battle but politicians lost the war." This was at the Nam Knights Bike Week party yesterday.
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