Teen in Critical Condition After Alleged Text-Message Dispute
by Colleen Egan Mar 22nd 2010 2:28PM
A 15-year-old Florida girl is in a medically-induced coma after being brutally beaten by a 13-year-old boy, an incident that allegedly stemmed from a text-message exchange.
Wayne Treacy was reportedly trying to reach his ex-girlfriend -- 13-year-old Kayla Manson, who didn't have a text-message-enabled phone -- through her friend, Josie Lou Ratley. Treacy allegedly became enraged after Ratley reportedly told him that she didn't approve of the relationship and made disparaging remarks about Treacy's brother, who'd committed suicide last year, the Today show reports.
According to CBS4, Treacy rode his bike to Deerfield Beach Middle School to confront Ratley. Since he'd never met her face-to-face before, he reportedly asked Manson to point her out. When he found Ratley, the boy, wearing steel-toed boots, began kicking and stomping her, Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti tells CBS 4.
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Teen in Critical Condition After Alleged Text Message Dispute
Monday, March 22, 2010
Soldier Found Dead at Ft. Carson Recent Victim of Theft
Soldier Found Dead at Ft. Carson Recent Victim of Theft
Posted: March 19, 2010 05:53 PM EDT
By: Johnray Strickland
j.strickland@krdo.com
COLORADO SPRINGS – A Fort Carson Soldier who was found dead Thursday on the post was a recent victim of a theft, according to his facebook status updates.
An investigation is underway by the Criminal Investigation Division after 19-year-old Pfc. Winston James Miroy, a Fort Carson Soldier with 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, died on post Thursday, March 17.
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Soldier Found Dead at Ft. Carson Recent Victim of Theft
Posted: March 19, 2010 05:53 PM EDT
By: Johnray Strickland
j.strickland@krdo.com
COLORADO SPRINGS – A Fort Carson Soldier who was found dead Thursday on the post was a recent victim of a theft, according to his facebook status updates.
An investigation is underway by the Criminal Investigation Division after 19-year-old Pfc. Winston James Miroy, a Fort Carson Soldier with 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, died on post Thursday, March 17.
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Soldier Found Dead at Ft. Carson Recent Victim of Theft
For Hero in Afghanistan, just another "day at the office"
Mother thought hero soldier son worked in office
Michael Smith
From The Sunday Times March 21, 2010
Lance Bombardier Gary Prout who risked his life three times under Taliban gunfire in Afghanistan.
THE mother of a soldier decorated for bravery in Afghanistan had thought he was working in an office until she found out he had won an honour second only to the Victoria Cross.
This weekend it was announced that Lance Bombardier Gary Prout had been awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross. He was one of more than 150 servicemen and women who were honoured.
Prout risked his life three times in quick succession when his patrol was caught in a vicious firefight with the Taliban.
Heather, his mother, said: “He kept it from me that he was actually on the front line ... He had already done one tour. I thought he worked in an office.”
Prout, 27, from Lisburn, Co Antrim, won his medal for what the citation described as “the most incredible courage”. It added: “It was a miracle he was not killed.”
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Mother thought hero soldier son worked in office
Michael Smith
From The Sunday Times March 21, 2010
Lance Bombardier Gary Prout who risked his life three times under Taliban gunfire in Afghanistan.
THE mother of a soldier decorated for bravery in Afghanistan had thought he was working in an office until she found out he had won an honour second only to the Victoria Cross.
This weekend it was announced that Lance Bombardier Gary Prout had been awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross. He was one of more than 150 servicemen and women who were honoured.
Prout risked his life three times in quick succession when his patrol was caught in a vicious firefight with the Taliban.
Heather, his mother, said: “He kept it from me that he was actually on the front line ... He had already done one tour. I thought he worked in an office.”
Prout, 27, from Lisburn, Co Antrim, won his medal for what the citation described as “the most incredible courage”. It added: “It was a miracle he was not killed.”
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Mother thought hero soldier son worked in office
Secret Service helps crack Florida hit-and-run case
Secret Service helps crack Florida hit-and-run case
Agency analyzed cell phone records for Porsche owner, friend
By Mike Clary and Jon Burstein, Tribune Newspapers
8:12 a.m. CDT, March 22, 2010
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — To crack the hit-and-run case of the speeding Porsche that killed two men, Fort Lauderdale police turned to a crime-fighting ally: the U.S. Secret Service.
The government agency that protects the president and zealously pursues counterfeiters played a role in the investigation by analyzing cell phone records for the car's owner and one of his friends, police records show.
The analysis helped lead to vehicular homicide charges last week against the Porsche's owner, Ryan LeVin, of Hoffman Estates, Ill., who is now in the Broward County Jail in Florida without bond.
What got the Secret Service involved? Neither the federal agency nor Fort Lauderdale police would say. The local head of the Secret Service declined to discuss how often his agency is asked to analyze such cell phone records.
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Secret Service helps crack Florida hit and run case
Agency analyzed cell phone records for Porsche owner, friend
By Mike Clary and Jon Burstein, Tribune Newspapers
8:12 a.m. CDT, March 22, 2010
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — To crack the hit-and-run case of the speeding Porsche that killed two men, Fort Lauderdale police turned to a crime-fighting ally: the U.S. Secret Service.
The government agency that protects the president and zealously pursues counterfeiters played a role in the investigation by analyzing cell phone records for the car's owner and one of his friends, police records show.
The analysis helped lead to vehicular homicide charges last week against the Porsche's owner, Ryan LeVin, of Hoffman Estates, Ill., who is now in the Broward County Jail in Florida without bond.
What got the Secret Service involved? Neither the federal agency nor Fort Lauderdale police would say. The local head of the Secret Service declined to discuss how often his agency is asked to analyze such cell phone records.
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Secret Service helps crack Florida hit and run case
Vietnam vet in Haiti eager to share war experiences
Vietnam vet in Haiti eager to share war experiences
By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Sunday, March 21, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — When soldiers working in Haiti see Giles Pace coming, they often do a double take.
A typical outfit for the 66-year-old father of six, who’s in Haiti working as a contractor in support of the U.S. State Department, is an Army combat uniform top, worn unbuttoned with the sleeves rolled up, and a tattered green beret that marks him as a former member of the U.S. Army’s elite Special Forces.
Soldiers who get close enough might glimpse his tattoo, with the SF emblem and the numbers of the 1st, 5th and 7th SF Groups that Pace served with during the Vietnam War.
The Chicago native did two tours of duty in Vietnam after joining the Army straight out of high school in 1961 and being assigned to 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.
By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Sunday, March 21, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — When soldiers working in Haiti see Giles Pace coming, they often do a double take.
A typical outfit for the 66-year-old father of six, who’s in Haiti working as a contractor in support of the U.S. State Department, is an Army combat uniform top, worn unbuttoned with the sleeves rolled up, and a tattered green beret that marks him as a former member of the U.S. Army’s elite Special Forces.
Soldiers who get close enough might glimpse his tattoo, with the SF emblem and the numbers of the 1st, 5th and 7th SF Groups that Pace served with during the Vietnam War.
The Chicago native did two tours of duty in Vietnam after joining the Army straight out of high school in 1961 and being assigned to 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.
Some Vietnam War veterans are reluctant to talk about the war, but Pace isn’t one of them. He said he’s eager to share his experiences to inspire today’s soldiers and show them that Vietnam War veterans are still supporting them. He’s also eager to tell them how much easier they have it.
“These guys don’t know what war is,” Pace said of modern soldiers. “We didn’t look like robo-cops. All we had were soft caps and our weapons and we’d go chasing [the enemy] in the jungle.”read more here
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=68803
Survivor shows sexual abuse victims how to reclaim their lives
Vacaville man showing other sexual abuse victims how to reclaim their lives
By David Deerfeeder
Posted: 03/21/2010 12:02:56 PM PDT
I attended a Roman Catholic elementary school, high school and university. I knew many dedicated priests and nuns who lived in integrity. Early on, I also met the priest who molested me repeatedly as a child. He was a sick and twisted individual. With the emerging news of sex abuse scandals concerning Roman Catholic schools in Europe, I am reminded of my own abuse experiences and the long road of reaction and recovery that followed them. Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of the German Bishops Conference, is quoted as saying, "Sexual abuse of children ... has neither to do with celibacy, nor with homosexuality, nor with Catholic sexual doctrine."
I am relieved to hear a Roman Catholic prelate who understands that the sexual abuse of a child by an adult is not about sexual orientation. It is about power. Recovering from sexual abuse is also about power. Breaking the silence about what happened is the start of reclaiming the power that was surrendered -- not lost -- during the abuse. It may be decades before that silence can be approached, much less broken. It requires attaining a moment that feels safe and mustering enough courage to feel strong.
It can be a long and difficult road from the abuse to that moment of coinciding strength and safety. Our society portrays the ideal man as the strong, silent type, expected to rise to any challenge in a world where "winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." Even a boy knows this expectation. When he is sexually abused, he knows he was not the winner in the encounter. Shame over his powerlessness will hold him in silence for as long as he keeps the secret.
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http://www.thereporter.com/features/ci_14725285
By David Deerfeeder
Posted: 03/21/2010 12:02:56 PM PDT
I attended a Roman Catholic elementary school, high school and university. I knew many dedicated priests and nuns who lived in integrity. Early on, I also met the priest who molested me repeatedly as a child. He was a sick and twisted individual. With the emerging news of sex abuse scandals concerning Roman Catholic schools in Europe, I am reminded of my own abuse experiences and the long road of reaction and recovery that followed them. Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of the German Bishops Conference, is quoted as saying, "Sexual abuse of children ... has neither to do with celibacy, nor with homosexuality, nor with Catholic sexual doctrine."
I am relieved to hear a Roman Catholic prelate who understands that the sexual abuse of a child by an adult is not about sexual orientation. It is about power. Recovering from sexual abuse is also about power. Breaking the silence about what happened is the start of reclaiming the power that was surrendered -- not lost -- during the abuse. It may be decades before that silence can be approached, much less broken. It requires attaining a moment that feels safe and mustering enough courage to feel strong.
It can be a long and difficult road from the abuse to that moment of coinciding strength and safety. Our society portrays the ideal man as the strong, silent type, expected to rise to any challenge in a world where "winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." Even a boy knows this expectation. When he is sexually abused, he knows he was not the winner in the encounter. Shame over his powerlessness will hold him in silence for as long as he keeps the secret.
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http://www.thereporter.com/features/ci_14725285
Yoga Helps Veterans Heal Physical, Emotional Wounds
Hendrickson is 55 years old, but can stretch and pose like someone half his age. He says he practiced yoga on and off starting in college, but it became a regular part of his routine when he was deployed to Afghanistan in 2003. He was in charge of a medical team that treated soldiers and civilians injured by bombs and land mines.
Yoga Helps Veterans Heal Physical, Emotional Wounds
By Erin Toner
March 22, 2010 WUWM Milwaukee, WI
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a heavy toll on military families. There’s a high rate of divorce, depression and substance abuse among people who’ve served. Some suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Doctors often treat PTSD with medication and psychotherapy, but WUWM’s Erin Toner met a group of veterans who also practice yoga as part of their healing process.
In the daytime, the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee is a hectic place. You can drive around for 15 minutes just to find a parking spot. It’s a different scene at night, when the appointments are finished and much of the staff has gone home. But even in the calm, the care continues.
“Good evening, welcome to session seven of the Battle Body Relaxation Yoga Sessions.” That’s Andy Hendrickson, a registered nurse at the VA. He also leads yoga classes here a few nights a week.
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New veterans court aims to help soldiers struggling at home
If this Marine had been treated for PTSD instead of forced to use alcohol and drugs to cope, then he wouldn't have been discharged. There would have been one more Marine receiving treatment and sent back to the job he loved but instead, there is one less Marine, without help and a less than honorable discharge.
While Veterans Courts acknowledge the fact there are complicated issues tied to service, service organizations have yet to adapt. They will still not allow anyone without an honorable discharge into their groups. It doesn't matter what the circumstances were. It doesn't matter that for too many, legal issues can be tied to their service. Remember the years when it was reported soldiers were being diagnosed with "preexisting personality disorders" instead of PTSD? They were discharged under less than honorable as well and they received nothing.
While Veterans Courts acknowledge the fact there are complicated issues tied to service, service organizations have yet to adapt. They will still not allow anyone without an honorable discharge into their groups. It doesn't matter what the circumstances were. It doesn't matter that for too many, legal issues can be tied to their service. Remember the years when it was reported soldiers were being diagnosed with "preexisting personality disorders" instead of PTSD? They were discharged under less than honorable as well and they received nothing.
Wheeler's trouble started on his way back to Minnesota. Like the other Marines in his unit, he used alcohol and marijuana to numb his memories. He failed a drug test one month before his discharge and spent 30 days in the brig.
New veterans court aims to help soldiers struggling at home
by Jessica Mador, Minnesota Public Radio
March 22, 2010
Chaska, Minn. — The Pentagon estimates that as many as one in five veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will suffer from mental health problems as a result of their military service.
Many returning veterans with conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder get in trouble with the law. Some wind up in the criminal justice system for years while their PTSD goes untreated.
This summer, a new court opens in Hennepin County to divert these veterans from prison, and get them the services they need to recover.
Veterans Treatment Court aims to help veterans like former Marine Jonathan Wheeler.
With his two children napping upstairs, Wheeler's townhouse in Chaska is quiet. But until recently, things weren't so peaceful.
Wheeler pulls open a sliding closet door he ripped out of the frame, in one of many violent rages.
"Pictures that used to be hanging here are gone, because I broke them," said Wheeler. "I broke a lot of pictures of my wife and I. I don't know why I was so mad at her. I wasn't. I think I was just taking it out on her. But I broke a lot of pictures and ripped up a lot of stuff that was memorable, because of how angry I was. I took my anger towards something else, an object or something."read more here
Shot policewoman quits force due to stress
This report is from the UK but it speaks loudly about the fact the dangerous job of police work sometimes leaves wounds no one can see.
The men and women entering into law enforcement, no matter what nation they live in, are much like the men and women entering into the military. They know the job is dangerous but they know it has to be done.
The men and women entering into law enforcement, no matter what nation they live in, are much like the men and women entering into the military. They know the job is dangerous but they know it has to be done.
"Policing is a vocation and attracts a certain calibre of person. Those who feel an overwhelming sense of wanting to serve, to help others, and believe strongly in the principles of upholding the law to protect the law-abiding majority and keep people safe. Rachael Bown is one of those people."
Shot policewoman quits force due to stress
By Theo Usherwood, PA
A police officer shot in the stomach by an illegal immigrant announced today that she was leaving her force because of post-traumatic stress.
Pc Rachael Bown, now 27, said she still suffered flashbacks and panic attacks after being shot by Trevon Thomas while investigating a burglary in Lenton, Nottingham, in February 2006.
She needed emergency surgery and spent several days in intensive care after the bullet passed through her stomach.
Pc Bown, a trainee at the time of the shooting, went back to work after 12 months. But she could not return to frontline policing and was restricted to desk duties.
Today she said she was leaving Nottinghamshire Police.
In an open letter to the force, she said: "People think you can get over it or simply move on.
"But the reality is so very different. I have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and suffer from panic attacks, nightmares and anxiety flashbacks. I have developed phobias about hospitals and the dark.
"Being shot changes you as a person. You see things differently. You also know that no-one can ever truly understand what you are going through."
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Shot policewoman quits force due to stress
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Iraq War's 7th Anniversary Came and Went
Iraq War's 7th Anniversary Came and Went
Bob Schieffer Reflects on the Conflict's Impact Upon All of Us, Especially the Men and Women Who've Fought It
By Bob Schieffer
Play CBS Video Video An Anniversary Forgotten
As the news cycle revolves around health care, Friday marked an important anniversary that received little attention. As Bob Schieffer explain, it was the 7th anniversary of the Iraq war.
(CBS) Washington has always been a one-story town. And for the last few weeks - months, really - the story has been health care reform. It's all we've been talking about.
Which is probably one reason a rather important anniversary passed almost without notice: March 19.
Ring a bell? Probably not. But March 19 was the seventh anniversary of the Iraq invasion, which began our longest war.
A heavy news cycle was not the only reason it went unnoticed. We remember the wars and events that had an impact on our daily lives - December 7, or Sept. 11.
But in the age of the all-volunteer military, few of us remember much about a war that had so little effect on our day-to-day lives - especially a war where questions still exist over whether it should have been fought at all.
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Iraq War 7th Anniversary Came and Went
Iraq War Anniversary Quietly Passes
As thousands more soldiers from The Mountain Post are heading to Iraq, there was little mention that Friday was the seventh anniversary since the start of the war in Iraq.
From fighters to fixers
From fighters to fixers: Marines woo villagers
Yesterday I wrote a piece for Afghanistan Crossroads touching on the main challenge facing the coalition now that the fighting in Marjah has come to an end: winning over the local population.
Today, Monday, we saw first hand what that means. We went to the rough base of the Charlie Company to join a patrol heading to the village of Nasiri, outside Marjah. Mad-dogs, Englishmen and the Marines go out in the midday sun.
The purpose of the patrol was not to engage in combat with the Taliban, however. It was essentially a social call, intended to build relationships between the Marines and the people around Marjah. (Watch the video of troops practicing diplomacy in the village)
Yesterday I wrote a piece for Afghanistan Crossroads touching on the main challenge facing the coalition now that the fighting in Marjah has come to an end: winning over the local population.
Today, Monday, we saw first hand what that means. We went to the rough base of the Charlie Company to join a patrol heading to the village of Nasiri, outside Marjah. Mad-dogs, Englishmen and the Marines go out in the midday sun.
The purpose of the patrol was not to engage in combat with the Taliban, however. It was essentially a social call, intended to build relationships between the Marines and the people around Marjah. (Watch the video of troops practicing diplomacy in the village)
GI killed in Vietnam 1965 to be buried at Arlington
GI killed in 1965 to be buried at Arlington
The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Mar 21, 2010 13:18:18 EDT
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A soldier who died more than 40 years ago in a Vietnam jungle will be buried next month at Arlington National Cemetery.
The remains of Army Spc. Thomas Rice Jr. will be buried April 9 after a memorial service for him and three others who were aboard a helicopter that went missing in 1965, Rice’s sister Faye Smith told the Herald-Journal of Spartanburg.
“This is the final goodbye because now we know we’re actually fixing to bury his remains,” Smith said.
Rice’s family held a memorial service for the 23-year-old soldier after he was officially declared dead in 1966. Family members still wondered whether he had died or was being held prisoner.
The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Mar 21, 2010 13:18:18 EDT
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A soldier who died more than 40 years ago in a Vietnam jungle will be buried next month at Arlington National Cemetery.
The remains of Army Spc. Thomas Rice Jr. will be buried April 9 after a memorial service for him and three others who were aboard a helicopter that went missing in 1965, Rice’s sister Faye Smith told the Herald-Journal of Spartanburg.
“This is the final goodbye because now we know we’re actually fixing to bury his remains,” Smith said.
Rice’s family held a memorial service for the 23-year-old soldier after he was officially declared dead in 1966. Family members still wondered whether he had died or was being held prisoner.
Also aboard the chopper were Army Spc. 5th Class Donald C. Grella, Chief Warrant Officer Jessie D. Phelps and Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth L. Stancil.
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Multimillion-dollar nonprofit charity for Navy veterans steeped in secrecy
The Times also searched LexisNexis, an online full-text database of news and periodical articles and broadcast news transcripts. Nimitz, the head of a nonprofit that boasts 66,000 members and millions in annual revenue, was never profiled or quoted.
Multimillion-dollar nonprofit charity for Navy veterans steeped in secrecy
By Jeff Testerman and John Martin, Times Staff Writers
In Print: Sunday, March 21, 2010
First of two parts
Suppertime on a Sunday evening, a phone rings in suburban Tampa. Some 1,200 miles away, in a call center in Michigan, a cheerful telemarketer starts his pitch for a donation to the U.S. Navy Veterans Association.
Our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan need your help, he says. Any donation, even $20, would help pay for care packages.
He says the Navy Vets group has a long history. "They have a main office right there in Tampa. They really are on the up and up.''
How much of the donation gets to the Navy veterans, the homeowner asks, and how much goes to the telemarketer?
"That's a good question, I'm glad you asked. Hold the line and I'll get a supervisor.''
The supervisor says 20 percent goes to the charity. When the homeowner presses for more details, the line goes dead.
Other questions about the nonprofit went unanswered as well. In a six-month investigation, the St. Petersburg Times could find only one officer in the entire organization, and the nonprofit declined to reveal where its millions of dollars of income went.
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It’s never too late to act
It’s never too late to act
Theater class allows seniors to be any age and anyone
For one hour on Monday evenings, Sheri Womach can be someone else.
She doesn’t have to be Sheri Womach, a retiree since 2005 after working for the prosecuting attorney’s office for 30 years. Or Sheri Womach, the primary caretaker of her brother, a Vietnam War veteran suffering from PTSD. On this Monday, she is going to be Marie, a female version of Murray the policeman in Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple.” And Marie is going to play poker and have a few laughs.
It’s all part of a new acting class, “Act Your Age,” designed for budding actors age 55 and up. Students meet once a week to learn the process of creative dramatics and stage development while also learning about theater and how to build a character.
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Theater class allows seniors to be any age and anyone
For one hour on Monday evenings, Sheri Womach can be someone else.
She doesn’t have to be Sheri Womach, a retiree since 2005 after working for the prosecuting attorney’s office for 30 years. Or Sheri Womach, the primary caretaker of her brother, a Vietnam War veteran suffering from PTSD. On this Monday, she is going to be Marie, a female version of Murray the policeman in Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple.” And Marie is going to play poker and have a few laughs.
It’s all part of a new acting class, “Act Your Age,” designed for budding actors age 55 and up. Students meet once a week to learn the process of creative dramatics and stage development while also learning about theater and how to build a character.
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http://www.stjoenews.net/news/2010/mar/21/its-never-too-late-act/
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