One bullet each. By Courtney Mabeus: Hearings Postponed for SEALs, Marines Charged in Green Beret’s Death
Charge sheets accuse the special operators of breaking into Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar’s bedroom in Bamako, Mali, while he was sleeping, restraining him with duct tape and strangling him by placing him in a chokehold. In addition to murder, they have also been charged with involuntary manslaughter, conspiracy, obstruction of justice, hazing and burglary.
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Commander Adm. Charles Rock decided last month to go forward with the charges after he was provided a Naval Criminal Investigative Service report into the death. The purpose of the Article 32 hearings is to consider the charges and to make recommendations on them.
If convicted, all four could face the death penalty or life in prison without parole.
Kearney also was sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison for the use of a firearm in commission of a crime. He will be required to pay about $490,000 in restitution to the couple’s daughter and his late wife’s mother.
By Tom Roeder: Colorado Springs Guard Troops Honored Among World’s Best Snipers
Part-time soldiers Staff Sgt. Micah Fulmer and Spc. Tristan Ivkov of the Colorado National Guard beat most teams from around the globe to take second place this fall at the 18th annual International Sniper Competition at Fort Benning, Ga.
They took on full-time experts from Navy SEALs to Israeli commandos, falling only to a crack team from the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment. Not bad for two guys with civilian jobs.
Just after 3:30 p.m., another tweet came from the congressman: “We’ve been given the all clear at Walter Reed — at no point was there any indication that this was a drill.”
Ruppersberger, a former prosecutor and Ocean City police officer, said he was not scared himself during the ordeal, just trying to remain calm and help others remain calm by talking with them.
“The court cannot let the family move forward with their suit,” he continued. “The Feres Doctrine … bars the suit. That doctrine has long been heavily criticized … Since Feres, soldiers suffering even the most brutal injuries due to military negligence have been shut out of the court.”
“Nevertheless,” he said, “and despite strong reservations, the court remains bound by Feres and its progeny.”
“This despicable targeting of our brave service members will never be tolerated,” NCIS Director Andrew Traver said in the release. “We will not allow criminal networks to degrade the readiness of our military force.”
Maj. Gen. Alenka Ermenc, 55, will formally take up her post as the Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces at a ceremony on Wednesday, when she will also become the only woman to currently hold the top armed forces post among the NATO countries.
By Richard Sisk: Remains of Heroic WWII B-24 Pilot Identified 73 Years Later
As a 22-year-old in 1944, Lazar Karakashev, from the tiny Bulgarian village of Churen, had rushed to the mountainside where an American bomber crashed and helped pull from the wreckage the body of a pilot — who had stayed at the controls to allow his crew to bail out.
The pilot, 1st Lt. John D. Crouchley, 26, of Providence, Rhode Island, was the enemy at the time — Bulgaria was still allied with Germany — but the villagers treated the remains with respect. They dug a grave, prayed for the soul of the pilot, and fashioned a cross to mark the site.
The Angry Staff Officer: Thanksgiving Safety Brief
First off, don’t drink and drive. That’s just basic. Watch out for slips, trips, and falls. Next, if you get stuck between your violently right wing uncle and your violently left wing aunt, execute the following battle drill: get out your phone and start playing cat videos. The angry middle-aged relatives cannot resist and will cease firing for a time. If you cannot break contact, just start throwing gravy. Yes, it will be uncomfortable for a bit, but it’s better than the complete family division that they will undoubtedly sow if left unchecked.
By James Barber: ‘Operation Finale’: The Hunt for a Nazi War Criminal
In 1960, Israeli secret agents were tasked with running down rumors that Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer Adolf Eichmann was alive and well in Argentina. Known as “the Architect of the Final Solution,” Eichmann was the highest-profile German officer to escape prosecution after World War II.
“Operation Finale” (out now on Digital, coming to Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on Dec. 4) tells the story of Eichmann’s capture and eventual prosecution back in Israel. Unlike the Nuremberg Trials, Eichmann’s court proceedings were broadcast live all over the world, giving many people their first opportunity to hear details of the Holocaust.
Born in Africa. Bred on the streets of the Bronx. Became a man in the SEAL Teams. Join Navy SEALs, Marcus Luttrell, David Rutherford, and the Wizard as they welcome one of their own to this weeks epic TNQ Podcast. Remi Adeleke represents the American Dream in its highest fashion. Join these teammates as Remi delivers his inspiring Never Quit stories and how he’s now using his profound experiences as a platform to spread a message of hope and strength. Remi will change your perceptions and help you begin to discover your own Never Quit mindset.
Captain Humbert Roque “Rocky” Versace (July 2, 1937 – September 26, 1965) was a United States Army officer of Puerto Rican-Italian descent who was posthumously awarded the United States’ highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his heroic actions while a prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War. He was the first member of the U.S. Army to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions performed in Southeast Asia while in captivity.[1]
“This is a coward, and he is not a man by any definition that we use in the Department of Defense,” Mattis told reporters traveling with him to Prague, according to Reuters.
Lawmakers vote against overriding the Governor's vetoes, health officials monitor the spread of coronavirus, and a Nome resident converts a church into a common house.
Our students have compiled research in three topic areas. Below are the links to their research tables that can be downloaded for searching and viewing. For a state-by-state review of Mandatory Reporter laws, click here. For a state-by-state review of Background Check laws, click...
Our students spent the summer working on the inaugural project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children ave been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized. Here are...
Picture of the day Juvenile Ugandan defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) in the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. National Resistance Movement Liberation Day in Uganda is celebrated on 26 January.
Given the news out of China and now spreading around the world, we’re seeing what is hopefully only a foreshadowing of what is inevitable: a world-wide pandemic. They have happened regularly through history and another one will come. As we are seeing, there are things that make it even more dangerous, such as international air […]
The Green Beret Pocket-Sized Survival Guide is now available. It’s an updated and upgraded version of previous guides and designed to fit just about anywhere. This is the essential book we all need at least one copy of. The prefect manual for your grab-n-go bag; glove compartment; kitchen drawer. Designed to fit in your purse […]
Originally posted on Jim Webster: Our steering committee was assembled in the conservatory at Ann Hodgson’s house. Normally our committee met in her kitchen but in honour of our greater numbers, she had put the conservatory at our disposal. Already I can see that the factions from Auldwick and from Cowperthwaite were coming together in…
after making the decision to challenge my traffic ticket (I’m innocent, for the record) my scheduled hearing has been adjourned twice. in today’s mail I received the new date for my next potential hearing. I had to laugh when I picked up the new envelope (for the third time now) and it once again clearly […]
Okay, I might be exaggerating here. The truth is that there’s probably an easy way out of here and I may have stumbled onto it a few times. My head is so fuzzy from fatigue and the remnants of a … Continue reading →
Welcome to the first author update for the authors in the Cafe and Bookstore with recent reviews. Time to catch up with Sally Harris who has received a great many five star reviews for her debut novel Haverscroft. About the … Continue reading →
Sweet rivers of redeeming love Lie just before my eyes, Had I the pinions of a dove, I’d to those rivers fly. I’d rise superior to my pain, With joy outstrip the wind; I’d cross cold Jordan’s stormy waves, And leave the world behind. A few more days or years at most My troubles will […]
I woke up this morning thinking there was never any time to do the things I wanted to do. Of course it was seven-thirty am and I think I may have actually thrown back the covers closer to eight. That was after I picked up my phone and checked emails, twitter, Facebook, and played a […]
In 1999 Liz Mitten Ryan, award-winning artist, mother of six and founder of a successful fine art publishing company in Vancouver, moved with her architect husband, and a herd of eleven horses, to Gateway 2 Ranch -- a 320-acre slice of paradise nestled in the grasslands of British Columbia. For several months their home was […]
Serotiny refers to the process of seeds using the destructive power of fire to trigger the germination of new growth. On the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, the organization Lead to Life gathered in Atlanta to honor the life of gun victims by putting weapons of killing through fire to forge shovels; […]
As winter arrives, I'm taken back in my mind to last year... Last winter, I was really down and out at the start of 2019. I spent so much time in bed, engaging in unhealthy coping methods, and generally just feeling rotten about myself and my life. While I don't know for sure if this […]
Welcome to Part 2 of 2 of Month by Month Blog Post Ideas.Did you miss Part 1 of these Blog Tip? If so, just click here.As I said in Part 1, you should always have a list of resources that can nudge your imagination.Your resources should be topics you can go to time and again […]
This morning when I was working out, I had YouTube on. I watched 10 Hidden Amazon Prime Benefits by NextTimeTech.Absolutely watch his video. He lists the direct links for each of the 10 benefits he discusses.I'm going to share 4 benefits that I haven't been using that I plan to adopt immediately. I'll admit up […]
Welcome to the Minstral Show, the podcast that spotlights the very best music from around the world, made exclusively in the 21st century. Every year has its character, and that character or ambiance, is defined by its music. Within the ambiance of a year are all its memories and events that we experience, and so […]
"Jacqueline Cochran was looking for WASP. They told me I would have to be interviewed and they would contact me when they came to the Wichita area. But I didn’t wait for that. I went down to Houston for my interview, to speed things up. And I think that’s one of the smartest things I […]
"My first flight was with a barnstormer at the age of five. I loved it! I also tried to 'fly' out of the barn loft with an umbrella. This was less than successful..." WASP Jean Terrell McCreery, 44-10 The indomitable Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery has "...slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on […]
This image taken almost sixty-nine years ago on January 31, 1951, in Philadelphia, Pa, contains commuter traffic during a snow storm traveling around Logan Circle. This space, located in the center of the City is named Logan Square and was converted into a traffic circle in the late-1910s and became a part of the Benjamin...
Today’s featured image appears to have been taken at about this time of the year in a quaint college town somewhere in the northern part of the country in the late-1940s to early-’50s. It’s not very easy to identify the vehicles covered with snow in the photograph, although the location is something to go to...
********* The Cape Peninsula and Western Cape region are absolutely breathtaking! I especially love the turquoise waters that are so typical for the Cape scenery. You can instantly recognize this region just by that color – that’s how special it is! A Road Trip Around the Cape Peninsula One of the most fun things to do […]
Hello Everybody, I will be attending a conference for work in Baltimore over the course of next week, so I will not be replying to any e-mails or making posts/posting comments on this page until January 28th. Please have patience … Continue reading →
The post January 25, 2020 – NATIONAL OPPOSITE DAY – NATIONAL FLORIDA DAY – NATIONAL IRISH COFFEE DAY – NATIONAL SEED SWAP DAY appeared first on National Day Calendar.
Asking for a Friend (Boyfriend Material #1) by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Andi Arndt and Jason Clarke with guests Zachary Webber and Erin Mallon Standalone First in an inter-related Series It’s no secret that I don’t ever miss a Lauren Blakely audiobook. I listened to Asking For a Friend back in December, then took vacation […]
"Princess Grace of Monaco, 1957 recipient of the first annual Golden Hat Award after being named 'Best Hatted Woman in the World' by the Millinery Institute of America, shown in 1949 as a teen-age hat model for the United States millinery industry." View full size.
This photo was taken by my close friend and fellow transit historian, Kenneth L. Douglas (1929-2017), who was born and raised in Huntington Park, Los Angeles. Ken gave me this 35mm slide about 1959, at the time I first became acquainted with him while we were both residents of Philadelphia. The photo looks north at […]
Third and Locust in Columbia, Pennsylvania, circa 1910. Photographer unknown. Scanned from a broken 8x10 glass negative (shown cracks restored via Photoshop but otherwise not retouched). The black edges are due to lost emulsion aging. Most buildings shown still exist. The corner building on the right was, for many years, Hinkles Pharmacy, where "Doc Hinkle" […]
In reply to Best Hatted: 1949: It was only five years later, in 1954, at the age of 25, that Grace Kelly appeared in Rear Window opposite Jimmy Stewart (who was then 46). Every time she breezed into the room, moved, spoke, breathed, I was unable to do anything but stare with my mouth hanging […]
I gave my daughter Macy a new mixer for Christmas – not the Kitchenaid mixer she thought she wanted, but a Sunbeam mixer – not because the Sunbeam was way less expensive (okay maybe), but because my first standup mixer was a Sunbeam that I received when my kids were little by my mother-in-law. That […]
Bookish Nostalgia January 2020 I totally stole this idea from Kay at Kay’s Reading Life. Every month she looks back in her reading records to see what she was reading this month in past years. I decided that would be fun even though my reading spreadsheet doesn’t go back as far as Kay’s records do. […]
Question from Bonnie Just saw an ad for a new purifier called the Bissell Lifestyle Air 320. Wondering if you have heard of it or if anyone here has tried it. Thanks. Lisa’s Answer I don’t have personal experience with it. After a quick look, it appears to be a much lower-cost option than the most […]
Question from Bonnie Thanks for the recent coverage on non toxic clothing. It was helpful. Just wondering if anyone has been able to find denim jeans ? Lisa’s Answer Rawganique has organic cotton and hemp jeans. They seam to be discontinuing many styles so act fast! The post Denim Jeans appeared first on Debra Lynn Dadd.
My garden is like a salad bistro from November through April. The weather is perfect and nothing says “al fresco” like a Florida winter. In my garden, I grow a variety of lettuce, brassicas, and roots–all perfect for a healthy salad. However, eating salad every day can get boring. Yes, I said it out loud. […]
Rust is a fungal disease that commonly occurs in Florida where it’s warm and humid. Most beans are susceptible to Rust. The disease generally occurs only during prolonged periods of warm, wet and/or humid weather. Rust refers to a variety of fungus, exists in at least 35 pathotypes and is extremely variable. Symptoms develop on leaves […]
Learn how to make a yummy ginger and lemon balm honey syrup to help fight cold and flu bugs. Herbal syrups are one of the easiest (and tastiest) things you can make for your natural medicine cabinet. Basically, they’re composed of a strong herbal tea, mixed with at least an equal measure of raw honey. (The […]
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 26, 2020 is: sublimate • \SUB-luh-mayt\ • verb 1 : to pass or cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state 2 : to divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or […]
The Grammys, more so than pretty much any other awards show, are less about the awards than they are about the show, which is why a number of trophies (for surprisingly big categories!) are given away long before the famous people and wealthy record company executives file in and take their seats. So, even though […]
Sam Barsanti on News, shared by Sam Barsanti to The A.V. Club
The Grammys are a fairly straightforward awards show (we like music, so here’s four hours of music and two minutes of awards), but this year’s ceremony has spawned one extremely pressing question: Who’s the guy with the skeleton face sitting right in the front?Read more...
Sam Barsanti on News, shared by Sam Barsanti to The A.V. Club
First season finales are a tough formula to crack. There has to be just enough resolution to satisfy, a natural—if not conclusion, culmination—of some of the season’s central arcs. Tension and conflict building without any semblance of release and payoff leaves viewers floating. But, especially when a show’s future is…Read more...
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya on TV Club, shared by Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya to The A.V. Club
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan forces used ground attacks and air strikes in multiple operations against the Taliban during the last 24 hours, killing 51 fighters in an escalation that signaled renewed deadlock in peace talks.Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said on Sunday that government forces had conducted 13 ground offensives and 12 air strikes in nine provinces, […]
When Oscar Jesus Temores showed up to work at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story each day, his colleagues in base security knew they were in for a treat.Temores was a master-at-arms who loved his job and cracking corny jokes."He just he just had that personality that you can go up to him and talk […]
BEST NACHOS EVER! Loaded with the easiest, most tender carne asada, sharp cheddar, pico de gallo, avocado, jalapeno + drizzle of queso! Guys. Prepare to have your MIND BLOWN to the best nachos of 2020. CARNE ASADA NACHOS WITH A DRIZZLE OF QUESO. Yes and yes, inspired by these Mexican street tacos using the quickest […]
Golden brown, super juicy, tender chicken thigh recipe, smothered in a garlicky, mushroom butter sauce. 30 min. So quick, so so good! Chicken thighs. Cremini mushrooms. Tons of garlic. All the butter. And fresh thyme. The five key ingredients to a dinner I had every day this entire week. No, wait, I had pizza on Friday […]
This is the foolproof way to make the JUICIEST Poached Chicken you will ever make. Guaranteed results, dead easy, cooks itself, this is a cracker of a chicken breast recipe that everyone should know! Use the chicken for any recipe that calls for cooked chicken – sandwiches, salads, pastas, pies, wraps and burritos. Slice it,... […]
Thai Lettuce Wraps is one of those meals that will make you forget you’re eating healthy! A traditional Thai dish called Larb Gai, they’re quick to make and full of fresh flavours from herbs and lime, plus a nice hit of chilli. Use chicken mince or pork mince, bundle it up in lettuce or serve it... […]
