Archive for June 2nd, 2019
World War II vet, 101, commissions grandson during Air Force Academy graduation
World War II veteran Walter Kloc, 101, flew from Amherst, New York to commission his grandson, Joseph, during the U.S. Air Force Academy’s class of 2019 graduation ceremony in Colorado Springs. (US Air Force Academy) By Frank Miles All in the family. “I’m so excited for him,” Joseph’s father, William Kloc, told WGRZ earlier in […]
Former Marine accused of rape and murder 43 years after woman’s death
Leslie Penrod Harris and Eddie Lee Anderson are seen in photos from 1976, the year she was killed. Anderson was arrested May 24 and charged with murder with a special allegation of rape. (Courtesy of Orange County Sheriff’s Department) Rape and murder. Two of the most horrific crimes one can commit, so it’s small wonder […]
Another Feels Good Story
FREEHOLD, N.J. — A jury has awarded $1.8 million to a former New Jersey police officer who claimed he was discriminated against because of his military service. Kenneth Hagel filed suit in 2014, claiming Sea Girt Police Chief Kevin Davenport falsely believed he was gay and stymied his promotion to sergeant because he periodically was absent from his […]
More Misconduct? Nah – Just Continuing Since WWII
Oh, someone please tell me when it was ever less. This is, as I stated in another article, NOT something new, NOT just an isolated incident, and NOT going away until or unless the people who do these things are stopped permanently. https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2019/05/30/assault-fraternization-harassment-punishment-book-reveals-noncommissioned-officer-misconduct-aboard-13th-meu-deployment/ From the article: The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s 2018 deployment achieved historic […]
Another Two Return
DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel. From World War II Pfc John T. Burke, USMC Reserve, assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, was lost on Tarawa on 20 November 1943. He was accounted for on 27 May 2019. From Korea CPL Earl H. Markle, […]
Sunday Feel Good Stories
H&K MP5 Police: Wilkinsburg Shooting May Have Stemmed From Dispute, Intruder Fatally Shot In Head By Lisa Washington WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — Police say a man was shot and killed while allegedly trying to force his way into a home in Wilkinsburg early Wednesday morning. The victim has been identified as 19-year-old Jakeem Booker, of Braddock. […]
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