Westboro Baptist Church set to protest funeral for slain New Jersey soldier
A memorial service being held Saturday morning in New Jersey for Bordentown resident and soldier Benjamin Moore who was killed in action last week in Afghanistan. Moore was the first casualty from New Jersey in Afghanistan in 2011. His fueneral will be held Saturday morning at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Bordentown.
The Westboro Baptist Church has issued a bulletin identifying PFC Moore’s funeral to preach their message which is “Thank God For IED’s”. The zealots of the WBC will be met by the Patriot Guard Riders whose purpose is to shield the families of fallen soldiers from the insensitive and provocative protests of the WBC. They will be forming a flag line at the request of Moore’s family at the Friday night service and Saturday morning service.
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Westboro Baptist Church set to protest funeral for slain New Jersey soldier
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Iowa vets lobby for free counseling, mental health court
Iowa vets lobby for free counseling, mental health court
By Mike Wiser Lee Des Moines Bureau
DES MOINES - State support for free counseling services and establishing a mental health court that would cater to veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder are the top two priorities of the veterans lobby this year.
Steve Mulcahy, chairman of the Iowa Commission of Veterans Affairs, said he hopes to work with legislators this year for greater recognition of mental health issues many veterans face when they return from combat.
"PSTD is the main issue right now," Mulcahy said following a series of short speeches today by Gov. Terry Branstad and three of the four legislative leaders of the Veterans Affairs Committees in the House and Senate in the Capitol Rotunda.
"Last year we had legislation that any counseling visit by a veteran would be covered, but it didn't make it out by the end of session," Mulcahy said. "Every veteran goes through some readjustment when they return from deployment to what we call ‘the life' and we're working for greater support of that."
Mulcahy's presence and the speeches by the governor and lawmakers were part of the events set up for today's Veterans Day at the Capitol. Roughly 300 people, many of them wearing hats signifying the Legion or VFW post they belong to and the years of their military service listened to the speeches and browsed among the display tables set up by organizations such as the Gold Star Mothers.
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Iowa vets lobby for free counseling, mental health court
By Mike Wiser Lee Des Moines Bureau
DES MOINES - State support for free counseling services and establishing a mental health court that would cater to veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder are the top two priorities of the veterans lobby this year.
Steve Mulcahy, chairman of the Iowa Commission of Veterans Affairs, said he hopes to work with legislators this year for greater recognition of mental health issues many veterans face when they return from combat.
"PSTD is the main issue right now," Mulcahy said following a series of short speeches today by Gov. Terry Branstad and three of the four legislative leaders of the Veterans Affairs Committees in the House and Senate in the Capitol Rotunda.
"Last year we had legislation that any counseling visit by a veteran would be covered, but it didn't make it out by the end of session," Mulcahy said. "Every veteran goes through some readjustment when they return from deployment to what we call ‘the life' and we're working for greater support of that."
Mulcahy's presence and the speeches by the governor and lawmakers were part of the events set up for today's Veterans Day at the Capitol. Roughly 300 people, many of them wearing hats signifying the Legion or VFW post they belong to and the years of their military service listened to the speeches and browsed among the display tables set up by organizations such as the Gold Star Mothers.
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Iowa vets lobby for free counseling, mental health court
VA Office Developing Innovative Patient-Centered Model of Care
VA Office Developing Innovative Patient-Centered Model of Care for
Veterans
Dr. Tracy Williams Gaudet to Lead Office
WASHINGTON (Jan. 19, 2011)-- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is
creating a new office to develop personal, patient-centered models of
care for Veterans who receive health care services at VA's more than
1,000 points of care across the Nation.
"VA has become one of the Nation's leaders in quality health care and is
increasingly cited as the standard to emulate," said VA Under Secretary
for Health Dr. Robert A. Petzel. "However, we must always continue to
find ways to deliver more with our systems to the incredible patients we
are honored to serve. We need to be data-driven, providing the
treatments and therapies with the best clinical evidence, and we need to
be patient-centered, never losing sight that we have been given the
noble mission to care for our Nation's Veterans, families and
survivors."
The new VA Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation
began operations on Jan. 17 and is based in Arlington, Va.
The office's director, Dr. Tracy Williams Gaudet, comes to VA from Duke
University Medical Center where she has served as the executive director
of Duke Integrated Medicine since 2001. Dr. Gaudet received her
Bachelor of Arts and medical degrees from Duke University.
"The VA's vision and commitment to cultural transformation comes at a
pivotal moment for health care in this country, and I am deeply honored
to be joining VA in this important work," said Dr. Gaudet. "The Office
of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation will be a living,
learning organization in which we will discover and demonstrate new
models of care, analyze the results, and then create strategies that
allow for their translation and implementation across the VA. VA will
continue to be a national leader in innovation, and, in this way, we
will provide the future of high-quality health care to our Veterans."
The VA Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation will
have four regional implementation teams at select VA medical centers
across the country: Birmingham, Ala; East Orange, N.J.; Dallas; and Los
Angeles.
Each VA medical center was selected for excellence already demonstrated
in producing cultures of patient-centered care based on established
criteria. These regional teams, comprised of patient-centered care
consultants, will be responsible for facilitating the culture change for
patient-centered care at all VA facilities.
Veterans
Dr. Tracy Williams Gaudet to Lead Office
WASHINGTON (Jan. 19, 2011)-- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is
creating a new office to develop personal, patient-centered models of
care for Veterans who receive health care services at VA's more than
1,000 points of care across the Nation.
"VA has become one of the Nation's leaders in quality health care and is
increasingly cited as the standard to emulate," said VA Under Secretary
for Health Dr. Robert A. Petzel. "However, we must always continue to
find ways to deliver more with our systems to the incredible patients we
are honored to serve. We need to be data-driven, providing the
treatments and therapies with the best clinical evidence, and we need to
be patient-centered, never losing sight that we have been given the
noble mission to care for our Nation's Veterans, families and
survivors."
The new VA Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation
began operations on Jan. 17 and is based in Arlington, Va.
The office's director, Dr. Tracy Williams Gaudet, comes to VA from Duke
University Medical Center where she has served as the executive director
of Duke Integrated Medicine since 2001. Dr. Gaudet received her
Bachelor of Arts and medical degrees from Duke University.
"The VA's vision and commitment to cultural transformation comes at a
pivotal moment for health care in this country, and I am deeply honored
to be joining VA in this important work," said Dr. Gaudet. "The Office
of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation will be a living,
learning organization in which we will discover and demonstrate new
models of care, analyze the results, and then create strategies that
allow for their translation and implementation across the VA. VA will
continue to be a national leader in innovation, and, in this way, we
will provide the future of high-quality health care to our Veterans."
The VA Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation will
have four regional implementation teams at select VA medical centers
across the country: Birmingham, Ala; East Orange, N.J.; Dallas; and Los
Angeles.
Each VA medical center was selected for excellence already demonstrated
in producing cultures of patient-centered care based on established
criteria. These regional teams, comprised of patient-centered care
consultants, will be responsible for facilitating the culture change for
patient-centered care at all VA facilities.
Both teens were hit with the same bullet from dropped backpack
Jan. 18, 2011
Girl Critical after School Shooting Near L.A.
Gun Discharged at School after Student Dropped Backpack Carrying It, School Principal Says
AP) Updated at 9:37 p.m. ET
LOS ANGELES - A gun in a 10th grader's backpack discharged Tuesday when he dropped the bag, wounding two students at a high school, including one who remained in critical condition, police said.
Both teens were hit with the same bullet, Los Angeles deputy police chief Patrick Gannon said.
John Deasy, deputy superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, said there was no indication the student with the backpack had touched the gun before it discharged.
"He literally dropped his knapsack on the desk and it went off," Deasy said.
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Girl Critical after School Shooting Near L.A.
Girl Critical after School Shooting Near L.A.
Gun Discharged at School after Student Dropped Backpack Carrying It, School Principal Says
AP) Updated at 9:37 p.m. ET
LOS ANGELES - A gun in a 10th grader's backpack discharged Tuesday when he dropped the bag, wounding two students at a high school, including one who remained in critical condition, police said.
Both teens were hit with the same bullet, Los Angeles deputy police chief Patrick Gannon said.
John Deasy, deputy superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, said there was no indication the student with the backpack had touched the gun before it discharged.
"He literally dropped his knapsack on the desk and it went off," Deasy said.
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Girl Critical after School Shooting Near L.A.
Oviedo man also accused of sex attacks on missionary kids in Africa
Child-porn arrest: Oviedo man also accused of sex attacks on missionary kids in Africa
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) published a report accusing Samuel Shamba Warlick of sexually abusing children at a housing facility for missionary families in the Congo in the late 1980s.
January 14, 2011|By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel
An Oviedo man with past ties to church missions in Africa was arrested by the FBI on child-pornography charges Friday.
The arrest of Samuel Shamba Warlick comes three months after the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) published a report unrelated to the FBI case accusing Warlick of sexually abusing children at a housing facility for missionary families in the Congo in the late 1980s.
Warlick, 39, made an appearance Friday afternoon in Orlando federal court and was ordered to be jailed until a hearing next week. He faces charges of possessing and distributing child pornography, and could be sentenced up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
According to court documents, law-enforcement officers began investigating Warlick in an undercover capacity online in December.
When agents searched his home Friday, Warlick told them he has possessed child pornography for the past 10 years and that he prefers boys who are between 13 and 16 years old.
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Oviedo man also accused of sex attacks on missionary kids in Africa
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) published a report accusing Samuel Shamba Warlick of sexually abusing children at a housing facility for missionary families in the Congo in the late 1980s.
January 14, 2011|By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel
An Oviedo man with past ties to church missions in Africa was arrested by the FBI on child-pornography charges Friday.
The arrest of Samuel Shamba Warlick comes three months after the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) published a report unrelated to the FBI case accusing Warlick of sexually abusing children at a housing facility for missionary families in the Congo in the late 1980s.
Warlick, 39, made an appearance Friday afternoon in Orlando federal court and was ordered to be jailed until a hearing next week. He faces charges of possessing and distributing child pornography, and could be sentenced up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
According to court documents, law-enforcement officers began investigating Warlick in an undercover capacity online in December.
When agents searched his home Friday, Warlick told them he has possessed child pornography for the past 10 years and that he prefers boys who are between 13 and 16 years old.
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Oviedo man also accused of sex attacks on missionary kids in Africa
Missing female sailor's body recovered in Gulf of Oman
Missing sailor's body recovered in Gulf of Oman
By the CNN Wire Staff
January 19, 2011 7:46 a.m. EST
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
The sailor was reported missing from the USS Halsey on Tuesday
British and American forces participated in the search
(CNN) -- The body of a U.S. Navy sailor, who was reported missing from a ship on Tuesday, was recovered Wednesday during search and rescue operations in the Gulf of Oman, the U.S. 5th Fleet said.
The sailor failed to report to watch Tuesday aboard the USS Halsey, the military said in a statement. "After a search of the ship, a man overboard was called away."
Missing sailor's body recovered in Gulf of Oman
By the CNN Wire Staff
January 19, 2011 7:46 a.m. EST
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
The sailor was reported missing from the USS Halsey on Tuesday
British and American forces participated in the search
(CNN) -- The body of a U.S. Navy sailor, who was reported missing from a ship on Tuesday, was recovered Wednesday during search and rescue operations in the Gulf of Oman, the U.S. 5th Fleet said.
The sailor failed to report to watch Tuesday aboard the USS Halsey, the military said in a statement. "After a search of the ship, a man overboard was called away."
The sailor is a female, a U.S. military official told CNN Tuesday.read more here
Missing sailor's body recovered in Gulf of Oman
Army to report rise in National Guard, Reserve suicides
Army to report rise in National Guard, Reserve suicides
From Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent
January 19, 2011 8:13 a.m. EST
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Report on suicides is to be released Wednesday, senior Army official says
Active-duty suicides declined in 2010, but rose among Reserve, National Guard
Increase was among stateside troops, most of whom were never in a war zone
Army doesn't have any answers for the discrepancy, official says
Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Army on Wednesday will report that while the number of suicides in the active-duty force declined in 2010, the number of suicides in the Army Reserve and National Guard increased, a senior Army official said.
The increase in Reserve and National Guard suicides is among troops who are in the United States and not activated for duty. The senior Army official said more than half of those troops were never deployed to a war zone.
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Army to report rise in National Guard, Reserve suicides
From Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent
January 19, 2011 8:13 a.m. EST
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Report on suicides is to be released Wednesday, senior Army official says
Active-duty suicides declined in 2010, but rose among Reserve, National Guard
Increase was among stateside troops, most of whom were never in a war zone
Army doesn't have any answers for the discrepancy, official says
Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Army on Wednesday will report that while the number of suicides in the active-duty force declined in 2010, the number of suicides in the Army Reserve and National Guard increased, a senior Army official said.
The increase in Reserve and National Guard suicides is among troops who are in the United States and not activated for duty. The senior Army official said more than half of those troops were never deployed to a war zone.
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Army to report rise in National Guard, Reserve suicides
Army to implement new mental health screening procedures
By Charley Keyes, CNN
January 19, 2011 9:27 a.m. EST
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
The Pentagon will report on Army suicide rates for 2010 Wednesday
A study found pre-deployment screenings cut down on problems later
The soldier and unit both benefit from the screenings
Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Army hopes it can do a better job of preventing mental health problems in the ranks with more aggressive screening of troops -- before they ship out to a war zone.
After nine years of fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, the military is coping with a wave of mental health issues, from post-traumatic stress disorder to depression and suicide.
Army medical experts have been studying the results of a just-released study of the benefits of pre-deployment evaluation of soldiers and follow-up treatment while they were in Iraq. The study found that improved screening reduced later behavioral problems by 78% and reduced thoughts of suicide by more than half.
The service is struggling with a troubling suicide rate. At a news conference at the Pentagon later Wednesday, officials will report that while the number of suicides in the active-duty force declined in 2010, the number of suicides in the Army Reserve and National Guard increased, a senior Army official said.
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Army to implement new mental health screening procedures
Missouri town bans protests during funerals
Does the Westboro group have the right to do what they want, say what they want, attack anyone they want? According to the ACLU, they have every right to stalk and harass families trying to bury their dead. I usually agree with the ACLU but in this case, they picked the wrong side to fight for. The families needed someone fighting for them to do something as simple as be able to have a funeral for someone they loved. That's all they are asking for. No one has said Westboro can't hold up protest signs or scream any kind of rant they want but what they do not deserve and are not entitled to is a right to demand the attention of a captive group of mourners. That is the point in all of this. The ACLU is fighting for the rights of this group to go where they want, do what they want so they can use their rights but in the process, they are preventing the rights of families who have to be there when Westboro does not. The ACLU is defending a group of stalkers wanting attention at any cost.
Keeping them away from the families during the funeral keeps them from getting attention and that is the only thing they want. But that again is the right of the media to cover them or not. Let them protest, hold up as many signs as this tiny group can hold, say anything they want to prove they have no relationship to Christ but not when the families are forced to see them, hear them and be harassed by them.
Keeping them away from the families during the funeral keeps them from getting attention and that is the only thing they want. But that again is the right of the media to cover them or not. Let them protest, hold up as many signs as this tiny group can hold, say anything they want to prove they have no relationship to Christ but not when the families are forced to see them, hear them and be harassed by them.
Missouri town bans protests during funerals
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jan 19, 2011 8:24:40 EST
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Despite the likelihood that it will be sued, an eastern Missouri city has voted to ban protests at funerals.
The St. Charles City Council voted Tuesday night to allow protests during visitations and street and highway processions. But protests will be banned within 300 feet of funeral and burial sites between an hour before and an hour after an observance.
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Missouri town bans protests during funerals
2 Fort Hood soldiers killed by Iraqi trainee
2 Hood soldiers shot by Iraqi trainee ID'd
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jan 18, 2011 8:25:37 EST
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has released the identities of two Fort Hood soldiers officials say were shot dead by an Iraqi soldier they were training.
A Pentagon statement issued Monday says 23-year-old Sgt. Michael P. Bartley of Barnhill, Ill., and 43-year-old Spc. Martin J. Lamar of Sacramento, Calif., died when the trainee shot them with small-arms fire Saturday in Mosul, Iraq.
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2 Hood soldiers shot by Iraqi trainee
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jan 18, 2011 8:25:37 EST
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has released the identities of two Fort Hood soldiers officials say were shot dead by an Iraqi soldier they were training.
A Pentagon statement issued Monday says 23-year-old Sgt. Michael P. Bartley of Barnhill, Ill., and 43-year-old Spc. Martin J. Lamar of Sacramento, Calif., died when the trainee shot them with small-arms fire Saturday in Mosul, Iraq.
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2 Hood soldiers shot by Iraqi trainee
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