Air Force Veteran Wrongly Arrested Caught On Dashcam

Elderly man who was wrongly arrested threatening to sue city
KIRO News
January 29, 2015

SEATTLE — A former Metro Bus driver and Air Force veteran wrongly arrested by Seattle police is threatening to sue the city.

The arresting officer was reprimanded, but William Wingate says it’s not enough.

Wingate filed a claim for damages, perhaps for as much as $750,000, if it leads to a lawsuit.

He said he was targeted, arrested and embarrassed by a Seattle police officer at 12th Avenue and Pike Street last summer.

Thursday morning, the 70-year-old Wingate sat with his attorney, saying he’s still bewildered by police dash cam video that shows the arrest.

In July, Wingate was walking down the street, using his golf club as a cane, when Seattle police Officer Cynthia Whitlatch stopped him and claimed he had swung his club at her while she was driving by in her patrol car. read more here

Published on Jan 28, 2015
SPD Commanders first became aware of this incident in October 2014 after receiving an inquiry from former Washington State Representative Dawn Mason in which she raised questions as to the necessity of the arrest and charges.

VA Declared Another Veteran Dead, Sent New VA Card

Local2 Investigators: VA Tells Live Claimant He’s Dead
CBS Chicago
January 29, 2015

(CBS) – A U.S. Army veteran who worked on anti-terrorism cases and even went undercover for his country needed help. But when he went to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, he was rejected because he was supposedly dead.

CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini reports Karl Moess fears there will be further delays in his nearly decade-long fight for benefits.

The VA sent him a letter saying he was dead and denying him added benefits he was trying to obtain. Moess says he was angry and confused because on the same day he received his so-called death notice, he also received a new VA card to get care at a VA hospital.

“I think this is an example of the government not knowing what the right hand is doing,” he says.

“This is totally ridiculous.”
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Veteran declared dead January 15 According to a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs sent to James Fale’s wife, he’s dead, even though he was the one who opened it.

Fake Ranger Gets Called Out

Stolen Valor: Fake Ranger Gets Called Out, HUMILIATED at LA Stadium [WATCH]
Published on Dec 7, 2014

In quite the upsetting incident, a man has been caught on video impersonating an army ranger in yet another incident of stolen valor.

Taking place at Staple Center in Los Angeles, an unidentified man recording the incident confronts a “soldier” about his uniform. Dressed in what he’s trying to pass off as an Army Ranger’s attire, he would appear to be a soldier who deserves respect to an unknowing individual.

The man recording, presumably a veteran himself, points out several reasons as to why this is not the case from the black boots to the “soldier’s” shaggy hair and scruffy facial hair. All the while, the man in the uniform just stares at his phone.

As many of us would do, the man continues to question the “soldier.” Eventually, the soldier shows some pictures that are meant to prove that he is, in fact, a soldier.

Police seeking man accused of stealing identities of 14 military members

Police seeking man accused of stealing identities of 14 military members: The Colorado Springs Police Department is looking for a man accused of stealing the identities of 14 military members and several civilians.

"Police said the theft resulted in a loss of about $22,000."

Pittsburgh Steeler Jeremy Staat Marine Choice Spiritual Decision

Former Steeler Jeremy Staat: ‘I Hold My Head Higher Being A Marine Than Being A Steeler’ 
CBS Pittsburgh
January 29, 2015

PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Drafted in 1998 to be one of the next great Steelers defensive linemen, California native Jeremy Staat lasted only a couple of years. Eventually, he joined the Marine Corps. following the death of his friend Pat Tillman. Staat told The Cook and Poni Show on 93.7 the Fan Thursday about his journey.

“At the end of the day, I hold my head higher up being a Marine than being a Steeler,” Staat said.

“No offense to anyone out there listening, but there are bigger things out there, believe it or not, than the Pittsburgh Steelers.” Staat said he had always thought about joining the Marines and after Tillman’s death he felt it was now or never.

“The decision was literally a spiritual-based decision,” said Staat who was a college teammate of Tillman.

“If there is a God up there, if you’re up there sitting on high, I’m going to put faith to the test. I’m going to join the United State Marine Corps. I’m going to go in as an infantry machine gunner. I’m going to go to Iraq and if you’re up there, bring me home safe.” 
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