Army Investigating Soldier's Death at Fort Bragg Barracks THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FORT BRAGG, N.C. Nov 19, 2016
Army officials say a 21-year-old decorated soldier was found dead in his barracks at Fort Bragg.
Local media outlets report that Pfc. David Winchester, of Adamsville, Alabama, was found Wednesday. Agents with the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command are investigating.
The Army said in a release Friday that Winchester was a biomedical equipment specialist. He joined the Army in April 2015 and was assigned to Fort Bragg last June. read more here
Blind veteran says he was left stranded by MARTA FOX 26 By: Portia Bruner POSTED:NOV 18 2016
“Patients were coming in after my appointment was over. Then they would be on their way out and ask why I was still there. I told them I was still waiting. They were supposed to pick me up at 2:30. They didn’t get there until 6:30. That was a long time," Litttle said.
ATLANTA - John Little is happy to boast that driving is the only thing he can’t do. Despite being legally blind, the 92-year-old World War II Navy Veteran takes a lot of pride in living own in Hapeville.
He doesn’t like to bother his loved ones for a ride, so he relies on MARTA Mobility to get back and forth to his doctor's office in Tucker. But Little told FOX's 5 Portia Bruner, MARTA left him stranded for four hours at the doctor's officer on Thursday. read more here
Friends of Fallen Iowa Veteran Honor His Memory in Ink WHO 13 News BY REID CHANDLER NOVEMBER 19, 2016
ANKENY, Iowa - A group of tattoo artists in Ankeny are remembering a dear friend through ink.
Curtis Gearhart, an Iraq War veteran and Des Moines native who took his own life last week, had many friends and family who want to honor him in a permanent way. That's why the artists at Pink Elephant Tattoo in Ankeny opened their doors Saturday for a special charity event; $50 tattoos to customers would ensure every penny be donated to Gearhart's family. What's more, the tattoos people could choose included designs Gearhart either had on his own body, or designs he intended to get.
"It's a piece of him that everybody can have," said Jesse Drake.
It's a tragedy told too often, but when Gearhart took his own life, it hit the people here inside this tattoo shop like a train.
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Semper Fidelis America spent the day with a group of heroes at the Lake Nona VA Hospital Community Living Center, sharing a Thanksgiving meal. This is the 17th year!
Heroes Among Us: Major Jackie Hall ABC News 4 BY ASHLEY BLACKSTONE NOVEMBER 18TH 2016
"I had visions of all these guys that I had brought back and feeling guilty about why could I have not taken better care of them all all this other stuff. That was the first time it had reared its ugly head," she said. "It wasn't until about five years ago that they finally gave me a PTSD diagnosis."
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Approximately 11,000 military women were stationed in Vietnam during the conflict. Nearly all of them were volunteers, and 90 percent served as military nurses.
Among them was Major Jackie Hall.
"I did the very best I could," Hall said as she walked through the Vietnam exhibit at Patriots Point. " You're never really totally relaxed."
Visit the exhibit brought back vivid memories for Hall, some of them horrific.
Hall served as an Air Force flight nurse during the Vietnam War. It was a job she wanted and a service she requested.
"You listen to them pour out their guilt," she said. "Their survivor guilt, you know? 'Why me? Why did I survive?'" read more here
