Charleston Military Community Examiner

McChord crews fly dolphins to California

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:33:29 -0700

While the airmen of the 446th Airlift Wing can’t really call this latest mission a vacation, they admit leaving the gray skies of the Tacoma area and flying to New Caledonia has a bit of an exotic ring to it. The unusual cargo for this...

South Carolina Airman dies in car crash

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:46:46 -0700

Airman First Class Joshua Zwick died on Highway 162 near Hollywood, South Carolina in a single car accident, early Sunday morning. He is assigned to the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base. Colonel John Wood, 437t...

US sailor dies in Kuwait

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:41:33 -0700

DoD Identifies Navy Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian M. Patton, 37, of Freeport, Ill., died Nov. 19 in Kuwait in a non-com...

Ft. Drum soldiers get knitted hats from home

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:44:31 -0700

Evoking memories of wars long past, knitters of Watertown, NY have been busy all year making wool stocking caps for Ft. Drum soldiers. Providing soldiers with extra warmth, day or night, these 100% wool caps are designed to fit inside a soldi...

Ft. Lewis Stryker soldier dies in Afghanistan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:15:55 -0700

DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Joseph M. Lewis, 26, of Terrell, Texas died on Nov. 17 in Kandahar, Afghanis...

Wyoming soldier dies in Iraq

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:05:58 -0700

DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Ryan L. Zorn, 35, of Upton, Wyo., died Nov.16 in Tal Afar, Iraq, of injuries sustained d...

Soldier killed in Afghanistan, fellow soldier listed as Whereabouts Unknown

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:45:12 -0700

DOD Announces Army Casualty, Dustwun Status The Department of Defense today announced the identity of a soldier currently listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) and the death of a soldier who were both supporting Operation Enduri...

Greensboro, NC based Honda Aircraft supports US troops

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:17:29 -0700

A hand written note is often the most cherished thing inside a box going to a deployed soldier and one will be included in every box headed for Afghanistan or Iraq from the employees at Honda Aircraft, Co. near Greensboro, North Carolina. ...

US troops sustain more losses in Afghanistan and Iraq

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:19:26 -0700

DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Opera...

Brad Blauser CNN Hero of the Year nominee

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:50:21 -0700

Brad Blauser, founder of Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids and nominee for CNN Hero of the Year, is out of the desert and back on home turf. Readers of this column and Facebook supporters know that voting ends November 19th for Hero of the Year nomi...

Camp Pendleton Marine dies in Helmand Province

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:04:10 -0700

DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Justin J. Swanson, 21, of Anaheim, Calif., died Nov. 10 while supporting combat o...

More faces of American war veterans

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:41:26 -0700

The response to yesterday's slideshow was overwhelming. The pictures were a mere snippet of the young veterans we have living, serving and volunteering in this country. May we honor them every day by thanking them for their ser...

Faces of today's veterans

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:14:17 -0700

Young Faces of War

Today as the mainstream news outlets show tributes to veterans, mostly older men, some with wheelchairs or walkers, please take a look at these veteran’s, the current Faces of War.

Four more troop losses in Iraq and Afghanistan

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:32:18 -0700

DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Charles I. Cartwright, 26, of Union Bridge, Md., died Nov. 7 while supporting combat oper...

Honor Flight returns to Charleston

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:11:46 -0700

More than a few tears were shed by both the greeters and the returning WWII veterans Saturday night as Honor Flight Lowcountry brought veterans home from a day at the nation’s capitol. Making their way slowly past the bagpipers and unde...

Fort Hood Officials Release Names of Casualties

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:26:00 -0700

As Ft. Hood officials prepare for the memorial service this afternoon and the arrival of President and Mrs. Obama the DoD officially released the names of the victims in the shooting at Ft. Hood last Thursday. The memorial begins at 1:00 pm. ...

Ft. Lewis loses two more soldiers in Afghanistan

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:59:15 -0700

DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Nov. 5 in Jelewar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked ...

Cell phone recycling benefits soldiers

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:36:49 -0700

According to Pam Newsom, Marketing Director for BBR Management in Charlotte, North Carolina, their company’s drive to benefit soldiers has exceeded all expectations. Their apartment properties have collected more than 1400 old cell phon...

Help for victims of the Ft. Hood tragedy

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:54:45 -0700

As the investigation continues into the horror at Ft. Hood last week there are readers of this Examiner column who can step up and do something to help. First of all, it should be noted that no members of the Ft. Hood based B Company...

Ohio voters approve bonuses for veterans

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:37:56 -0700

Estimates have it that 200,000 veterans in the state of Ohio will see a benefit from the newly passed Issue 1. November 3, 2009, voters in Ohio approved a state constitutional amendment authorizing $200 million in bonds that will be issu...