Florida Navy veteran receives another person's medical records in mail
WFLA.com
Shannon Behnken
Updated: Jan 19, 2015
It was hard enough for Carol McBride, who served in the Navy, to get copies of her own medical file from the Veteran's Administration. But now, she has someone else's records - and she can't seem to give them back.
"I shouldn't have to deal with this," McBride said. "I don't want to be responsible for someone else's medical records."
When her 1,500 pages of medical records arrived, she found someone else's records sandwiched between hers. There are three EKG reports and doctor's notes for a man who was in the Army in the 1980's. His name, social security number and date of birth are right there: Everything someone would need for identity theft.
"I know more about him than I should know about him, and it (could have) been someone who's not honest. They could have taken quite a bit of advantage of him," McBride said.
She worries that if she has someone's records by mistake, someone else could have hers. After all, she ordered her file to make sure all of her records are there. She's battling with the VA over her compensation amount for a disability. She questions whether all of her records are there - and wonders if this man needs the documents she now has.
"With the VA's history of losing and compromising veteran's social security numbers this upsets me because apparently they haven't fixed the problem yet," McBride said.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Arizona Iraq Veteran Killed By Police, Turned Away from VA
Arizona veteran suffering from PTSD killed in confrontation with police
AZ Family.com
by Jared Dillingham
Posted on January 19, 2015
MARICOPA, Ariz. --- An Arizona military veteran died after a confrontation with police in his neighborhood south of Phoenix Sunday afternoon.
The widow of 32-year-old Johnathan Guillory says her husband struggled for many years with post-traumatic stress, brought on by a combat deployment in Iraq. He also spent time as a contract worker in Afghanistan.
"Sometimes he couldn't even deal with day-to-day life. It was a struggle for him to get through each morning, but he did," Maria Garcia told 3TV.
DPS is investigating the confrontation with Maricopa Police, which led to the deadly shooting. A spokesman would not comment on why the officers felt threatened, or whether Guillory was armed at the time.
Garcia says her husband proactively sought help for his condition.
"He saw therapists, and was on the phone constantly with suicide hotlines," she says.
Guillory's widow says he went to the VA hospital, where he reported he was having a mental health emergency.
"They turned him away. They told him there was no room, and that he'd have to make an appointment," she recalls.
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AZ Family.com
by Jared Dillingham
Posted on January 19, 2015
The widow of 32-year-old Johnathan Guillory says her husband struggled for many years with post-traumatic stress, brought on by a combat deployment in Iraq. He also spent time as a contract worker in Afghanistan.
"Sometimes he couldn't even deal with day-to-day life. It was a struggle for him to get through each morning, but he did," Maria Garcia told 3TV.
DPS is investigating the confrontation with Maricopa Police, which led to the deadly shooting. A spokesman would not comment on why the officers felt threatened, or whether Guillory was armed at the time.
Garcia says her husband proactively sought help for his condition.
"He saw therapists, and was on the phone constantly with suicide hotlines," she says.
Guillory's widow says he went to the VA hospital, where he reported he was having a mental health emergency.
"They turned him away. They told him there was no room, and that he'd have to make an appointment," she recalls.
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Fatal Motorcycle Accident Claims Marine Veteran's Life
Parents grieve for son, an ex-Marine who was killed in motorcycle accident
Jacksonville.com
By Derek Gilliam
Jan 19, 2015
A fatal motorcycle crash killed a former U.S. Marine Saturday night on Jacksonville’s Westside, the family told the Times-Union.
Rodney Keith Housand said he believes his son — 28-year-old Richard “Ricky” Housand — was on his way to visit a friend when a sports utility vehicle turned into his path near Plymouth Street and Cassat Avenue about 8 p.m. about three blocks from where his friend lives.
Ricky Housand died at the scene.
Rodney Housand said his son always wore a helmet and had been riding motorcycles for years.
“He was a very safety conscious rider,” he said.
Ricky Housand was a member of The American Legion Post 137 where other members nicknamed him Sheldon from the popular television show “The Big Bang Theory” because of some slight social awkwardness.
“He was really overcoming that and they accepted him and it was all good,” he said.
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If you want to know how something like this can happen watch this from a motorcycle escort we had Saturday for a double amputee Marine.
Jacksonville.com
By Derek Gilliam
Jan 19, 2015
Rodney Keith Housand said he believes his son — 28-year-old Richard “Ricky” Housand — was on his way to visit a friend when a sports utility vehicle turned into his path near Plymouth Street and Cassat Avenue about 8 p.m. about three blocks from where his friend lives.
Ricky Housand died at the scene.
Rodney Housand said his son always wore a helmet and had been riding motorcycles for years.
“He was a very safety conscious rider,” he said.
Ricky Housand was a member of The American Legion Post 137 where other members nicknamed him Sheldon from the popular television show “The Big Bang Theory” because of some slight social awkwardness.
“He was really overcoming that and they accepted him and it was all good,” he said.
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If you want to know how something like this can happen watch this from a motorcycle escort we had Saturday for a double amputee Marine.
Vietnam Veteran Died Alone, Remember by Many
Community Gathers to Honor, Lay to Rest Winona Soldier Who Died Alone
KSTP.com
By: Joe Mazan
January 19, 2015
One Minnesota community came together to honor a Vietnam Veteran who could have easily been forgotten.
Seventy-three-year-old Richard Rhodes was buried in a Winona cemetery on Monday. He died about a week before Christmas, no family or friends could be found. He left no will. A funeral home took charge of the body and discovered he served in the U.S Army in the 1960s.
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KSTP.com
By: Joe Mazan
January 19, 2015
Seventy-three-year-old Richard Rhodes was buried in a Winona cemetery on Monday. He died about a week before Christmas, no family or friends could be found. He left no will. A funeral home took charge of the body and discovered he served in the U.S Army in the 1960s.
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Kentucky: Vietnam Veteran Killed by Police
Vietnam veteran killed in Magoffin County officer involved shooting
WYMT News Montana
By: Kyle Collier, Alix Casper-Peak
Jan 19, 2015
Gunlock, Ky. (WYMT) Update: Sunday evening, Magoffin County Sheriff's Deputies and Kentucky State Police, went to serve an arrest warrant on Vietnam War Veteran, Carter Castle.
They say things quickly escalated and Castle told them he had a gun.
"Both tasers that were deployed on Mr. Castle were ineffective, which Mr. Castle at that point turned towards officers with the weapon and the officer acted and shot the suspect" says Kentucky State Trooper, Steven Mounts.
Longtime friend and neighbor, Ray Shepherd, grew up with Castle and even enlisted in the Military at the same time.
"He was like a sniper on the front line most of the time over there in Vietnam, he seen a lot of action.
After he came back home he's been sick" says Shepherd.
Family members and neighbors say that Castle was on medication, they believe he quit taking his medication a few days prior to the incident.
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WYMT News Montana
By: Kyle Collier, Alix Casper-Peak
Jan 19, 2015
Gunlock, Ky. (WYMT) Update: Sunday evening, Magoffin County Sheriff's Deputies and Kentucky State Police, went to serve an arrest warrant on Vietnam War Veteran, Carter Castle.
They say things quickly escalated and Castle told them he had a gun.
"Both tasers that were deployed on Mr. Castle were ineffective, which Mr. Castle at that point turned towards officers with the weapon and the officer acted and shot the suspect" says Kentucky State Trooper, Steven Mounts.
Longtime friend and neighbor, Ray Shepherd, grew up with Castle and even enlisted in the Military at the same time.
"He was like a sniper on the front line most of the time over there in Vietnam, he seen a lot of action.
After he came back home he's been sick" says Shepherd.
Family members and neighbors say that Castle was on medication, they believe he quit taking his medication a few days prior to the incident.
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