The Home Depot Foundation Improves More Than 10,000 Units of Veterans' Housing in Effort to Ensure Every Veteran Has a Safe Place to Call Home
Foundation Announces Nearly $4 Million in Additional Grants for Veterans' Housing, Part of Five-Year, $80 Million Commitment
ATLANTA, March 26, 2014
PRNewswire
Today, The Home Depot® Foundation announced an additional $3.9 million in grants to organizations across the country that address veterans' housing needs. The recent round of grants brings the Foundation's financial contributions to the issue to $65.7 million since launching its mission in the spring of 2011 of ensuring every veteran has a safe place to call home. To date, donations made by The Home Depot Foundation have impacted more than 10,200 units of veterans' housing.
In the most recent round of grants, The Home Depot Foundation is providing project funding that includes:
"We know that too many veterans struggle with issues related to housing: nearly 60,000 U.S. veterans are homeless on any given night, and women veterans, many of whom have children, are the fastest-growing segment of this homeless population, while several million others live with a service-connected disability," said Kelly Caffarelli, president of The Home Depot Foundation. "As we work toward our mission of ensuring every veteran has a safe place to call home, we are committed to funding nonprofit organizations that address veterans' needs at every point on the housing continuum."
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Fort Hood widow of massacre fears losing home over taxes
Fort Hood widow fears losing house due to taxes
Associated Press
By BAILEY ELISE McBRIDE
Tuesday, March 25, 201
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The widow of a soldier killed in the Fort Hood shooting could get relief from a $6,000 tax bill under a measure Oklahoma legislators are considering that would grant some families benefits similar to those given after acts of terrorism.
Jennifer Hunt, 30, had been married just short of three months when her husband, Jason, was killed in the rampage at Fort Hood on Nov. 5, 2009, when a U.S. Army major fatally shot 13 people and injured more than 30 others.
“He joined the Army after high school and did a tour in Iraq and it was there that he re-enlisted for six more years on his 21st birthday so that he could continue to serve,” President Barack Obama said of Hunt at a memorial shortly after the shooting.
Jason Hunt, 22, was preparing for a deployment to Iraq. He and Jennifer had recently purchased a house in Fort Hood, and Jennifer and their three children were preparing to move there.
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Associated Press
By BAILEY ELISE McBRIDE
Tuesday, March 25, 201
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The widow of a soldier killed in the Fort Hood shooting could get relief from a $6,000 tax bill under a measure Oklahoma legislators are considering that would grant some families benefits similar to those given after acts of terrorism.
Jennifer Hunt, 30, had been married just short of three months when her husband, Jason, was killed in the rampage at Fort Hood on Nov. 5, 2009, when a U.S. Army major fatally shot 13 people and injured more than 30 others.
“He joined the Army after high school and did a tour in Iraq and it was there that he re-enlisted for six more years on his 21st birthday so that he could continue to serve,” President Barack Obama said of Hunt at a memorial shortly after the shooting.
Jason Hunt, 22, was preparing for a deployment to Iraq. He and Jennifer had recently purchased a house in Fort Hood, and Jennifer and their three children were preparing to move there.
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Coast Guard Crew Grants Wish for Sick Child
Coast Guard Crew Grants Wish for Sick Child
DVIDS
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta Disco
Mar 25, 2014
NEW YORK - A Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City helicopter crew helped fulfill the dream of a Queens boy with a life-threatening illness, at Juniper Valley Park in Queens, N.Y., Monday.
Eight-year-old Colin Flood, diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia, is battling his second round of the disease after fighting it off with chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant.
An avid fan of shows such as Coast Guard Alaska and the Deadliest Catch, Colin dreamed of being in a Coast Guard helicopter. Due to the serious nature of his condition, it was uncertain whether Colin would be able to experience seeing a Coast Guard helicopter up close. The New York Police Department and Fire Department of New York closed Juniper Valley Park, located near the Flood's home, so a Coast Guard helicopter crew could safely land there and Colin could visit it.
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DVIDS
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta Disco
Mar 25, 2014
NEW YORK - A Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City helicopter crew helped fulfill the dream of a Queens boy with a life-threatening illness, at Juniper Valley Park in Queens, N.Y., Monday.
Eight-year-old Colin Flood, diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia, is battling his second round of the disease after fighting it off with chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant.
An avid fan of shows such as Coast Guard Alaska and the Deadliest Catch, Colin dreamed of being in a Coast Guard helicopter. Due to the serious nature of his condition, it was uncertain whether Colin would be able to experience seeing a Coast Guard helicopter up close. The New York Police Department and Fire Department of New York closed Juniper Valley Park, located near the Flood's home, so a Coast Guard helicopter crew could safely land there and Colin could visit it.
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Marine just returned from Afghanistan struck, killed in Bay Area
UPDATE
'He survived all the bullets and bombs': Tragedy as US Marine just back from Afghanistan killed by drunken driver while out for a ride on new motorcycle
Marine Lance Cpl Andrew Silva, 23, returned to his wife and 2-year-old son in February after serving six months in Helmand Province
Alexander Yohn, 23, was charged with murder in the suspected Fremont, California, DUI crash Yohn, an EMT, told police he was heroin addict and alcoholic, and that he had at least five shots before getting into his Mini Cooper
Silva planned to go back to college and launch a career in law enforcement
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'He survived all the bullets and bombs': Tragedy as US Marine just back from Afghanistan killed by drunken driver while out for a ride on new motorcycle
Marine Lance Cpl Andrew Silva, 23, returned to his wife and 2-year-old son in February after serving six months in Helmand Province
Alexander Yohn, 23, was charged with murder in the suspected Fremont, California, DUI crash Yohn, an EMT, told police he was heroin addict and alcoholic, and that he had at least five shots before getting into his Mini Cooper
Silva planned to go back to college and launch a career in law enforcement
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Marine just returned from Afghanistan struck, killed in Bay Area
By a Los Angeles Times staff writer
March 26, 2014, 7:07 a.m.
A U.S. Marine who had recently returned from Afghanistan was struck and killed in the Bay Area on Tuesday by a man suspected of driving under the influence.
Alexander Yohn, 23, of Emeryville, was taken into custody shortly after 1 a.m. after an employee of a Fremont Taco Bell called to report that a drive-thru customer appeared intoxicated, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
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Corrupted Valor Broken Trust
Corrupted Valor Broken Trust
Wounded Times
Kathie Costos
March 25 2014
There are so many things that happen right under our noses and we never see it. We never seem to question when someone reports something because we all want to assume the news is truthful. After all, if we cannot trust what you read, then what can we trust?
Eustace Horne was a local legend. It was said many times he was “one of the highest decorated veterans in Florida.” I assumed what I heard was true because the people telling me about Horne were all veterans.
Within a couple of hours searching news reports, it was clear no one checked the claims made by Horne over the years.
The first report I found was reported November 13, 2013. News 13 did a feature on Horne called Everyday Hero. In the article, he became Retired Major Eustace Horne.
It was reported he served three tours of duty in Vietnam. He was awarded the Silver Star, three Bronze Stars with Valor, Purple Hearts and more. “But while the museum is a place filled with stories, his is not one the former Green Beret wished to share.” When asked to talk about his service "It's something that's personal for me, and I don't want to talk about it. It's just between me and my God," said Horne.
The next report I found was from MyFOX Orlando reported on May 27, 2013.
In a year, Horne went from Green Beret, to Captain, to Retired Major.
The truth is Horne was a Staff Sgt and did a tour in Vietnam where shrapnel wounded him and he earned a Bronze Star for valor.
Valerie Boey of My FOX Orlando used "she" instead of "he" in her report.
The truth about the war? Didn’t anyone think to check the validity of the claims?
At the time he was “Horne, a Vietnam veteran who left the United States after returning from Vietnam because he felt ashamed.” He didn’t leave the United States for Germany because he was ashamed. He served in Germany according to his service records.
There is another issue regarding visitors to the museum. Seminole Chronicle in November of 2012, "Horne estimated that 3,000 people visited the museum last year, and the number keeps growing." to 15,000 when interviewed by My Fox Orlando in May of 2013 to 16,000 when interviewed by Bay News 9 in November of 2013.
Didn’t anyone think to check the validity of those claims?
In 1989 Horne was interviewed as President of Vietnam Veterans of Central Florida by Mike Oliver of the Orlando Sentinel. Horne said the group was trying to raise $6.5 million to build a “research center” and they were looking for land and seriously considering 40 acres near the East-West Expressway.
In 1985 there was a street party and $6,000 was raised for Vietnam Veterans of Central Florida center. It was not until 1996 Orange County granted a 25-year lease for the property on Tanner Road to be used for the museum because it was “surplus” property. “In all, the veterans invested $80,000 in materials to remodel the building.”
My FOX Orlando report that “Vietnam Veterans hope to relocate the museum” when Horne claimed to have been a “Captain” and trying to move the museum to the B-52 Park in Orlando near Orlando International Airport in 2013.
There is no building there. There is the B-52, a park, an observation deck directly across from the B-52 and nothing else.
It was dedicated on April 17, 1985. The list of donors appears on this stone.
On February 4, 2014 there was a celebration for Vietnamese New Year and in an interview by Caitlin Couillard for Central Florida Future this came out.
2014 is the first year that both organizations had a different President. From 1999 until 2013 the same person held the office of President for The Cpl. Larry E. Smedley National War Museum and Vietnam and All Veterans of Central Florida organizations simultaneously.
As more and more information was discovered, it seemed this story would never end. The Green Berets were contacted along with other investigators. Soon it was discovered that Eustace Horne Jr. had not been a Major, or a Captain or a Green Beret. He was not awarded the Silver Star. He was not awarded three Bronze Stars for Valor. He did earn one. He had not been awarded Purple Hearts. He did have one.
That is the most troubling thing of all is that according to the documents, Horne had nothing to be ashamed of. So why wasn’t his real service good enough? What did he hope to gain by all of this?
When we read about Stolen Valor cases, it is hard to figure out why they do it as much as it is hard to understand why they were able to pull it off. It isn’t as if Horne was staying in the shadows and just whispering into ears about his “accomplishments.” He was telling reporters what he wanted them to hear and they just repeated the claims without checking.
No one checked on what they were being told until a little over a month ago. The fabrication had gone on for years and people believed him including school-aged children touring the museum.
You can see all the documents and links investigators found here.
Wounded Times
Kathie Costos
March 25 2014
There are so many things that happen right under our noses and we never see it. We never seem to question when someone reports something because we all want to assume the news is truthful. After all, if we cannot trust what you read, then what can we trust?
Eustace Horne was a local legend. It was said many times he was “one of the highest decorated veterans in Florida.” I assumed what I heard was true because the people telling me about Horne were all veterans.
Within a couple of hours searching news reports, it was clear no one checked the claims made by Horne over the years.
The first report I found was reported November 13, 2013. News 13 did a feature on Horne called Everyday Hero. In the article, he became Retired Major Eustace Horne.
It was reported he served three tours of duty in Vietnam. He was awarded the Silver Star, three Bronze Stars with Valor, Purple Hearts and more. “But while the museum is a place filled with stories, his is not one the former Green Beret wished to share.” When asked to talk about his service "It's something that's personal for me, and I don't want to talk about it. It's just between me and my God," said Horne.
The next report I found was from MyFOX Orlando reported on May 27, 2013.
"It's a day we have to recognize -- all the men and women who lost their lives, not just in Vietnam, but in every war," said Eustace Horne, who once served as a captain in the U.S. Army.On November 8, 2012 the Seminole Chronicle reported Horne had done “multiple tours of duty in Vietnam as a Green Beret.”
In a year, Horne went from Green Beret, to Captain, to Retired Major.
The truth is Horne was a Staff Sgt and did a tour in Vietnam where shrapnel wounded him and he earned a Bronze Star for valor.
Valerie Boey of My FOX Orlando used "she" instead of "he" in her report.
They plan to meet with the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority later this week. Right now, Horne isn't sure how much it will cost to relocate, but she said all the money would come from private donations. She said it is important to the museum's mission, to give young people the truth about war.
The truth about the war? Didn’t anyone think to check the validity of the claims?
At the time he was “Horne, a Vietnam veteran who left the United States after returning from Vietnam because he felt ashamed.” He didn’t leave the United States for Germany because he was ashamed. He served in Germany according to his service records.
There is another issue regarding visitors to the museum. Seminole Chronicle in November of 2012, "Horne estimated that 3,000 people visited the museum last year, and the number keeps growing." to 15,000 when interviewed by My Fox Orlando in May of 2013 to 16,000 when interviewed by Bay News 9 in November of 2013.
Didn’t anyone think to check the validity of those claims?
In 1989 Horne was interviewed as President of Vietnam Veterans of Central Florida by Mike Oliver of the Orlando Sentinel. Horne said the group was trying to raise $6.5 million to build a “research center” and they were looking for land and seriously considering 40 acres near the East-West Expressway.
"I wanted something permanent," Horne said. "We want to do something that will last forever. We want a place where serious academic research can be done into the total effects of the war."Oliver interviewed Horne again in a follow-up article announcing that an anonymous donor had given the $2 million and Horne said “if everything goes as planned we can break ground in one year.” Horne wouldn’t say where the property was but it should only take 8 months.
"All we want is the truth to be known, because through truth there's knowledge and through knowledge there's no way that another Vietnam will happen again."
The Vietnam Veterans of Central Florida received the money from a private individual who wishes to remain anonymous, said Horne, who is spearheading the project.
In 1985 there was a street party and $6,000 was raised for Vietnam Veterans of Central Florida center. It was not until 1996 Orange County granted a 25-year lease for the property on Tanner Road to be used for the museum because it was “surplus” property. “In all, the veterans invested $80,000 in materials to remodel the building.”
My FOX Orlando report that “Vietnam Veterans hope to relocate the museum” when Horne claimed to have been a “Captain” and trying to move the museum to the B-52 Park in Orlando near Orlando International Airport in 2013.
There is no building there. There is the B-52, a park, an observation deck directly across from the B-52 and nothing else.
On February 4, 2014 there was a celebration for Vietnamese New Year and in an interview by Caitlin Couillard for Central Florida Future this came out.
"Another booth at the festival hoped to spread the word of the relocation and expansion of the National Vietnam War Museum, which is located on Tanner Road as of now.A day after, John W. Martin was recorded by Florida Division of Corporations as President Vietnam and All Veterans of Central Florida.
Christine Doan, president and founder of Joint Ventures, said she is trying to spread the word about the new museum that should be breaking ground this year.
She said this museum is going to be much larger with interactive activities and simulations for younger children to enjoy. She also hopes people understand that the museum is about recognizing both Vietnamese veterans and American veterans who fought in the war."
2014 is the first year that both organizations had a different President. From 1999 until 2013 the same person held the office of President for The Cpl. Larry E. Smedley National War Museum and Vietnam and All Veterans of Central Florida organizations simultaneously.
As more and more information was discovered, it seemed this story would never end. The Green Berets were contacted along with other investigators. Soon it was discovered that Eustace Horne Jr. had not been a Major, or a Captain or a Green Beret. He was not awarded the Silver Star. He was not awarded three Bronze Stars for Valor. He did earn one. He had not been awarded Purple Hearts. He did have one.
That is the most troubling thing of all is that according to the documents, Horne had nothing to be ashamed of. So why wasn’t his real service good enough? What did he hope to gain by all of this?
When we read about Stolen Valor cases, it is hard to figure out why they do it as much as it is hard to understand why they were able to pull it off. It isn’t as if Horne was staying in the shadows and just whispering into ears about his “accomplishments.” He was telling reporters what he wanted them to hear and they just repeated the claims without checking.
No one checked on what they were being told until a little over a month ago. The fabrication had gone on for years and people believed him including school-aged children touring the museum.
You can see all the documents and links investigators found here.
Navy Commander's body recovered from Washington mudslide
Body of Navy commander, victim of Washington mudslide, found by brothers
Seattle Times
Posted by Sara Jean Green
March 25, 2014
The body of U.S. Navy Cmdr. L. John Regelbrugge III, 49, was found this morning on his property on Steelhead Drive, said his sister-in-law, Jackie Leighton of Vacaville, Calif.
Regelbrugge was a 32-year Navy veteran, she said.
“John was found this morning about 10 a.m. with his dog. His brothers found his body,” Leighton said.
Regelbrugge’s wife, Kris, remains missing, Leighton said: “They were both home when the slide hit, but they haven’t found her yet.”
The couple had three sons and two daughters. Two sons are in the Navy, and their daughters are both in college, according to Leighton. The couple’s third son, who lived with his parents, “left for work at the lumber mill right before the slide happened,” Leighton said.
Two of John Regelbrugge’s brothers and two of his sons “were all part of the search,” while his third son is overseas and now trying to make his way home, said Leighton.
Regelbrugge, a graduate of Esparto High School in Esparto, Calif., had 13 deployments during his career, including to Iraqi territorial waters in 2002 and 2006, according to a biography released by the Navy.
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Heartbreaking Search Intensifies
Seattle Times
Posted by Sara Jean Green
March 25, 2014
The body of U.S. Navy Cmdr. L. John Regelbrugge III, 49, was found this morning on his property on Steelhead Drive, said his sister-in-law, Jackie Leighton of Vacaville, Calif.
Regelbrugge was a 32-year Navy veteran, she said.
“John was found this morning about 10 a.m. with his dog. His brothers found his body,” Leighton said.
Regelbrugge’s wife, Kris, remains missing, Leighton said: “They were both home when the slide hit, but they haven’t found her yet.”
The couple had three sons and two daughters. Two sons are in the Navy, and their daughters are both in college, according to Leighton. The couple’s third son, who lived with his parents, “left for work at the lumber mill right before the slide happened,” Leighton said.
Two of John Regelbrugge’s brothers and two of his sons “were all part of the search,” while his third son is overseas and now trying to make his way home, said Leighton.
Regelbrugge, a graduate of Esparto High School in Esparto, Calif., had 13 deployments during his career, including to Iraqi territorial waters in 2002 and 2006, according to a biography released by the Navy.
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Heartbreaking Search Intensifies
Untold story of US Forces on Russia Aircraft in Afghanistan
Untold story of US Forces on Russia Aircraft in Afghanistan
Wounded Times
Kathie Costos
March 26, 2014
Reading news reports from around the world brings puzzling information. I read about US Forces on Russian and Ukraine aircraft for their missions in Afghanistan. The article said that the Pentagon is searching for alternative transportation because of the rift between the US and Russia. It didn't seem possible, so I did some searches and found that the Antonov AN-124 is in fact being used by the US Military.
Military Photos has more pictures of the Antonov AN-124 being used for US Forces in Afghanistan.
As you can see, the story is true. The pictures show the 101st Airborne working in these massive planes. What will happen to them if things come to a head with sanctions? The troops are still in harms way in Afghanistan. What will all of this mean to them and their safety?
Wounded Times
Kathie Costos
March 26, 2014
Reading news reports from around the world brings puzzling information. I read about US Forces on Russian and Ukraine aircraft for their missions in Afghanistan. The article said that the Pentagon is searching for alternative transportation because of the rift between the US and Russia. It didn't seem possible, so I did some searches and found that the Antonov AN-124 is in fact being used by the US Military.
Military Photos has more pictures of the Antonov AN-124 being used for US Forces in Afghanistan.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Soldiers from 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Destiny, pose in the mouth of an Antonov AN-124 cargo plane after loading OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Duncan Brennan, 101st CAB public affairs)
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Soldiers from 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Destiny maneuver an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter into the space between two other Kiowas already loaded onto an Antonov AN-124 cargo plane at Bagram Airield, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. Loading cargo onto an aircraft is a team effort ensuring the safety of the Soldiers loading the cargo. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Duncan Brennan, 101st CAB public affairs)
As you can see, the story is true. The pictures show the 101st Airborne working in these massive planes. What will happen to them if things come to a head with sanctions? The troops are still in harms way in Afghanistan. What will all of this mean to them and their safety?
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Army soldier pleads guilty to killing wife, unborn child in Ga.
Army soldier pleads guilty to killing wife, unborn child in Ga.
CBS News
Crimesider Staff
March 24, 2014
FORT STEWART, Ga. - An Army soldier confessed that he killed his pregnant wife by persuading her to wear handcuffs during sex and then suffocating her with a plastic bag over her head, a former Army buddy testified before a court-martial Monday.
Prosecutors at Fort Stewart used testimony alleging the confession to open their case against 22-year-old Pvt. Isaac Aguigui, who is charged with murder as well as killing an unborn child. He faces an automatic life sentence if a military judge convicts him of murder in the July 17, 2011, death of Sgt. Deirdre Aguigui.
Capt. Janae Lapir, an Army prosecutor, said in her opening statement Monday that Isaac Aguigui wanted to be free from a rocky marriage and coveted the $500,000 in life insurance and benefit payments he received from the Army after his wife was found dead in their apartment on the southeast Georgia Army post. She called him "a schemer" who tricked his wife into letting him handcuff her.
"Sgt. Aguigui never had a chance to fight back because she never saw it coming," Lapir said.
Civilian prosecutors say Aguigui used the insurance money to buy guns and bomb components for an anti-government militia group he started by recruiting other disgruntled soldiers. Aguigui pleaded guilty in a civilian court last summer to murder charges in the slayings of a former soldier and his girlfriend eight months after his wife died. Civilian prosecutors say he ordered their slayings to protect the group.
Aguigui is already serving a sentence of life without parole at a Georgia prison.
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CBS News
Crimesider Staff
March 24, 2014
FORT STEWART, Ga. - An Army soldier confessed that he killed his pregnant wife by persuading her to wear handcuffs during sex and then suffocating her with a plastic bag over her head, a former Army buddy testified before a court-martial Monday.
Prosecutors at Fort Stewart used testimony alleging the confession to open their case against 22-year-old Pvt. Isaac Aguigui, who is charged with murder as well as killing an unborn child. He faces an automatic life sentence if a military judge convicts him of murder in the July 17, 2011, death of Sgt. Deirdre Aguigui.
Capt. Janae Lapir, an Army prosecutor, said in her opening statement Monday that Isaac Aguigui wanted to be free from a rocky marriage and coveted the $500,000 in life insurance and benefit payments he received from the Army after his wife was found dead in their apartment on the southeast Georgia Army post. She called him "a schemer" who tricked his wife into letting him handcuff her.
"Sgt. Aguigui never had a chance to fight back because she never saw it coming," Lapir said.
Civilian prosecutors say Aguigui used the insurance money to buy guns and bomb components for an anti-government militia group he started by recruiting other disgruntled soldiers. Aguigui pleaded guilty in a civilian court last summer to murder charges in the slayings of a former soldier and his girlfriend eight months after his wife died. Civilian prosecutors say he ordered their slayings to protect the group.
Aguigui is already serving a sentence of life without parole at a Georgia prison.
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Gitmo guards accused of sexually assaulting subordinate soldiers
2 Gitmo guards accused of sexually assaulting subordinate soldiers
Miami Herald
By Carol Rosenberg
Published: March 24, 2014
The military is putting two Guantánamo guards on trial in Texas next month on charges alleging they sexually assaulted junior soldiers at the remote outpost at a time when commanders were grappling with the prison hunger strike, the military said Monday.
The separate courts martial will take place next month by order of Army Maj. Gen. Joseph P. DiSalvo, the commanding officer of Army South, the headquarters unit for personnel activities of soldiers at the U.S. detention center in southeast Cuba.
In one case, 1st Sgt. Richard A. Smith, no age provided, is accused of raping a sergeant in January 2013 as well as sexually assaulting two other women at the base several months later. Smith, described as a reservist from Orlando, Fla., was activated to service about 10 weeks before the alleged rape.
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Miami Herald
By Carol Rosenberg
Published: March 24, 2014
The military is putting two Guantánamo guards on trial in Texas next month on charges alleging they sexually assaulted junior soldiers at the remote outpost at a time when commanders were grappling with the prison hunger strike, the military said Monday.
The separate courts martial will take place next month by order of Army Maj. Gen. Joseph P. DiSalvo, the commanding officer of Army South, the headquarters unit for personnel activities of soldiers at the U.S. detention center in southeast Cuba.
In one case, 1st Sgt. Richard A. Smith, no age provided, is accused of raping a sergeant in January 2013 as well as sexually assaulting two other women at the base several months later. Smith, described as a reservist from Orlando, Fla., was activated to service about 10 weeks before the alleged rape.
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Deputy Chaplain Lt. Cmdr. John Keith died in Naples after surgery
UPDATE
Navy chaplain Keith remembered in Naples
Navy chaplain Keith remembered in Naples
Navy chaplain in Naples dies following surgery
Stars and Stripes
By Steven Beardsley
Published: March 24, 2014
NAPLES, Italy — A Navy chaplain assigned to Naples died over the weekend following complications from surgery.
Deputy Chaplain (Lt. Cmdr.) John Keith, 49, of Irvine, Calif., was a familiar face in the small military community. He led a Protestant church service every Sunday, Bible studies and the occasional memorial service.
“He is very well-known and well-loved by the community, and he’s leaving a huge hole here for us,” base Chaplain (Cmdr.) Manuel Biadog said. “The folks are just completely overwhelmed, shocked. At yesterday’s service there was no dry eye there.”
Keith died early Saturday in an Italian hospital in Castel Volturno after being transferred from the nearby Naval hospital in Gricignano where he had arrived Friday night complaining of pain, according to several officials on the base.
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