30 soldiers rolled up their sleeves to help a Norfolk family that lost everything when fire swept through their home. It was July 2008 when fire damaged every room inside the Galt Street house that was home to a mother and her children. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WVEC Norfolk VA]
It's a scene being played out over and over in cities and towns across the county since the Iraq war began: Young men and women heading from the home front to the battlefield. Alpha Company 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion was mobilized at a ceremony at Fort Meade, Maryland on Monday morning. [www.clipsyndicate.com | FOX WTTG Washington, DC]
A day to salute and honor the veterans [www.clipsyndicate.com | WIVB CBS 4 Buffalo]
There was a bittersweet homecoming at Fort Hood Tuesday night as 295 soldiers returned home from a year-long deployment in Iraq. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KXAN NBC 36 Austin]
The group Homes for Our Troops has presented the keys to an energy-efficient, barrier-free home in Hillsdale, N.J., to Marine Cpl. Visnu Gonzalez, a paralyzed war veteran. In 2004, a sniper's bullet took down Gonzalez while he was fighting in Fallujah, Iraq. It was the second tour of duty for the Dominican-born warrior who grew up dreaming about becoming a Marine. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WNYW FOX 5 New York, NY]
The U.S. Army is investigating a new wave of fraud that involves a decorated soldier right here in Indianapolis. A scammer is using one Indianapolis war hero's time on the battlefield to lure women. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WNDY 23 Indianapolis]
Hasan investigation [www.clipsyndicate.com | WLUK FOX 11 Green Bay]
President Obama spoke at a memorial for those killed in the Fort Hood Shooting [www.clipsyndicate.com | WLUK FOX 11 Green Bay]
St. Louis (KMOV) - Flags throughout Missouri were at half staff Tuesday to honor a St. Louis area soldier killed in Iraq. 28-year old Sergeant Christopher Cooper died of non-combat injuries. A visitation happened all day Tuesday. Mark Schnyder has more. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KMOV St Louis, MO]
a suspected case of road rage in las vegas leaves one man dead and puts a national guard soldier behind bars for murder. santa fe bureau minute thumbnail 06:00 pm chief gadi schwartz just got back from las vegas with details on a case that once again rais questions about the difference between murder and self-defense. gadi. the criminal complaint goes like this... national guardsman richard baca was stopped at a light in las vegas last night. baca says benito lemos got out of the car behind him and started punching him -- saying baca cut him off. the complaint says baca then pulled out a gun and killed lemos... police tell us baca then tried to help lemos after shooting him 3 times point blank. "according to reports when the officers arrived mr. baca was there providing aid type of aid i'm not to sure... " witnesses -- who know lemos -- paint another picture... they say they never saw lemos punch baca -- and tell us after the shooting -- baca started cussing and yelling at the victim's wife and the couple's 2 young children who were in the back seat of the lemos's car... they also say baca didn't start minute thumbnail 06:01 pm trying to give lemos c-p-r until after he saw police. "cold blooded murder i mean that's how it happened i mean even if he is trying to say it was self defense or whatever my friend benito didn't even have shoes and socks on he was out here taking his family out to get some dinner." we just stood there over benito he wasn't even breathing we saw him take his 2 last breaths and it was horrible its horrible its like a nightmare..." baca is currently on leave from iraq is now facing an open count of murder. the las vegas police chief tells us that it will be up to the d.a. to decide whether this is a case of self defense. live in santa fe, gadi schwartz, eyewitness news 4.// [www.clipsyndicate.com | KOB Albuquerque]
A North Texas soldier on tour in Iraq got the news that a thief here at home has stolen three of his most prized possessions. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KDFW FOX4 Dallas-Ft Worth]
rescue dog that worked the streets of iraq-- minute thumbnail 05:13 pm and even helped find people at the pentagon after 9- 11 -- is now battling cancer. joe bartels sat down with the dog's owner in roswell today. he's live to tell us about the challenge they're now facing. joe? sage the border collie has answered the call of duty countless times-- serving our country in some its darkest hours. sage is now battling cancer and her owner says she needs help saving sage's life. you couldn't tell by looking at her-- but 10-year-old sage has done some incredible things. "she was always from the beginning, so willing to do anything. her job was to be a disaster dog." after 9-11, sage helped rescuers pull bodies from underneath the rubble at the pentagon. for her service, sage is able to participate in health screening each year as part of a 9-11 k-9 study. this year-- doctors found something. "the radiologist found a tumor down deep between her lungs and that's how we found out. i guess you minute thumbnail 05:14 pm could say, 9-11 saved her life." diane whetsel and her dog have been on countless missions-- even helping to find missing soldier in iraq. "she would come in after foot patrol and everyone would be tired, but this little dog could bring a smile to any soldiers face, and with a frisbee, you had a friend." now, whetsel doesn't know how she is going to pay for sage's surgery. her job is in jeopardy because of the possible closing of the roswell correctional facility. she is asking for help to save her friend and american hero. "i could never imagine life without her. i know some day i'll lose her. but i'm not ready now." sage's treatment could be as much as $6,000. friends have set up an account at pioneer bank in roswell for anyone who can to help with expenses. reporting in roswell, joe bartels eye witness news four [www.clipsyndicate.com | KOB Albuquerque]
From across the nation to around the world, all eyes turned to Ft. Hood as President Obama joined thousands, including shooting victims, to pay tribute. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KXAN NBC 36 Austin]
Victims' families react to the Fort Hood shootings. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KXAN NBC 36 Austin]
Blunt force trauma cause of man's death [www.clipsyndicate.com | WIVB CBS 4 Buffalo]
As the nation mourns last week's Fort Hood tragedy, a northeast Indiana soldier is sharing his memories. NewsChannel 15 spoke with West Noble High School graduate, U.S. Army Specialist Matthew Gaff. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WANE CBS 14 Fort Wayne]
President Obama on Tuesday spoke at a memorial service for last week's shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRQE CBS 13 Albuquerque]
Vision 21 Care is dedicated to helping military veterans and their families with post-traumatic stress issues. Sergeant Ross Beurmann, who served in Iraq, joined us to tell us about the program. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTTG FOX 5 Washington, DC]
A New York State trooper killed in the line of duty, has been laid to rest. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WIVB CBS 4 Buffalo]
Military Headlines - November 9, 2009 [www.clipsyndicate.com | WAVY NBC 10 Norfolk]
Convicted sniper's ex-wife speaks out [www.clipsyndicate.com | WAVY NBC 10 Norfolk]
It is disbelief for the family of Capt. Russell Seager. The Mount Pleasant soldier arrived in Texas just one day before the shooting massacre. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTMJ Milwaukee, WI]
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