Monday, May 26, 2008
NATIONAL TRAGEDY:1,800 VETS Die EVERYDAY ;-( Memorial day '08
~VETERANS BURIALS NONSTOP @ NATIONAL CEMETARYS ~MY LOVE TO YOU & THOSE WHO HAVE LOST A DEAR WARRIOR.KNOW THAT MANY OF US PRAY AND SEND LOVE.BUT PEOPLE I BEG YOU TO HAVE A VET IN YOUR LIFE.ESP.AN ELDERLY ONE.THER ARE THOUSANDS OF NURSING HOMES FILLED WITH THESE HEROS.GOD BLESS THEM AND GOD BLESS YOU!THANK A VET TODAY & REMEMBER @ #pm Pacific/6 Eastern IS NATION MOMENT OF SILENCE.REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED & THOSE LIVING AMUNG US WHO NEED OUR LUV & SUPPORT.SET A PICNIC PLACE FOR THEM =^.^= ~ -----RITTMAN, Ohio -- The cracking of rifle fire silenced the twittering blue jays, blackbirds and killdeer.
As members of the color guard lowered their rifles, the smell of bitter smoke drifted over the family and friends of former Army Sgt. Ellis Hale, a Vietnam War veteran who died of prostate cancer at age 59. Sniffles and gentle sobs accompanied a recording of taps.
Moments after the final note, Sherry Hale walked down a curved brick walkway past the saluting line of representatives of the country's past wars. Head bowed, she clutched to her chest the American flag that covered her husband's casket.
The scene at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery is repeated nationwide more than 100 times a day. Military veterans are being buried at such a rapid rate that national cemeteries use heavy equipment to make room.
"We're still in growth mode right now," said Bill Tuerk, under secretary for memorial affairs at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. "We're in a very high demand time period and we're trying to respond to it."
An average of 1,800 veterans die each day, and 10 percent of them are buried in the country's 125 national cemeteries, which are expected to set a record with 107,000 interments, including dependents, this year. And more national cemeteries are being built.
The peak year for veterans' deaths will be either 2007 or 2008, Tuerk said. An estimated 686,000 veterans died in 2007. While many World War II veterans are dying, so are an increased number of Korean War and Vietnam veterans.
Ohio Western Reserve, a 273-acre expanse south of Cleveland, opened in 2000 and has about 11,000 veterans and dependents buried there. It has enough land to keep it open 92 more years and accommodate a total of 106,000 burials.
Thirty-four veterans groups volunteer for services. Every seventh Thursday members of American Legion Post 548 from Louisville, Ohio, dressed in black coats, ties and pants with white belts, gloves and shoulder cords, come to pay tribute to fellow veterans.
One crisp spring morning, dozens of mourners for Hale more than filled the benches inside a stone open-air shelter tucked into a wooded corner.
Several jumped as the seven members of Post 548 fire the first of three volleys. The shell casings faintly ping and clatter as they landed on the brick walkway.
"Every time I fire, I say 'This is for you,'" says Navy veteran Dave Scanlon, choking up while referring to his father, "Skip," a World War II veteran who died in 1999.
Ohio Western Reserve averages 7 1/2 burials a day. The busiest national cemetery is Riverside National Cemetery, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles. It averages about 30 burials, followed by Florida National Cemetery, 50 miles north of Tampa.
Third busiest is Calverton National Cemetery, about 50 miles east of Manhattan, although it has handled as many as 55 burials in a day, said Michael Picerno, director of Calverton National Cemetery in New York.
To accommodate so many burials, hundreds of crypts are preplaced at Calverton, then covered with dirt and grass. When it comes time for a burial, the sod is cut away, the crypt opened and the casket lowered in.
Six new national cemeteries are under construction under a fiscal year 2008 budget of $167.4 million, triple the previous year. It's the largest number of cemeteries constructed at one time.
Despite handling burials at an assembly-line pace, the National Cemetery Administration has the highest customer satisfaction score of any federal government agency and any private sector company, according to the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index. It tops companies such as Heinz, Amazon.com, and Hershey's.
"We are ever-conscious of the fact that with each family we get one chance to get it right," Tuerk said.
Part of streamlining the process involved holding services at committal shelters _ open-air, gazebo-like structures _ instead of graveside. Calverton has seven shelters; Western Reserve has two.
After taps, two uniformed members of an Army honor guard, wearing white gloves, perform the third and final ritual _ the folding of the flag. They make each of the traditional 13 folds with precision as mourners look on in silence.
The flag was presented to Hale's wife of 36 years. She was seated on a bench in the front row.
"I feel so blessed to be an American and that America has furnished something like this for our soldiers. It gives you such a wonderful feeling," she said. "I feel proud."
A cemetery employee politely asked the mourners to leave the shelter so the next service could begin.
Men and women in dark suits and dresses, some holding hands or with arms around one another for comfort, climbed into their Fords and Buicks and slowly drove away.
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Friday, May 09, 2008
SERIAL KILLER/CHILD MOLESTER JOE DUNCAN Mental Evaluation Complete
Duncan psychiatric evaluation completed
- STATESMAN STAFF
Edition Date: 05/09/08
A psychiatric evaluation of convicted child killer Joseph Edward Duncan III has been completed, and a federal judge could decide soon whether Duncan will be allowed to represent himself in his death penalty hearing.
A jury is expected to decide this summer whether Duncan should be imprisoned for life or executed for the kidnapping, abuse and slaying of young Dylan Groene in 2005. Duncan has already pleaded guilty to the crimes against Dylan and the kidnapping and abuse of his sister, Shasta Groene.
Duncan wants to represent himself, and U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge said he was inclined to grant Duncan's request but first wanted the mental competency evaluation.
Lodge said the evaluation would be kept under seal.
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Local Rapist gets his...YEEEAAWWHHH!!!
Police: Woman claims she killed man who raped her
A Kootenai County Sheriff's deputy monitors traffic at the access point to a homicide scene that was being processed by investigators Thursday morning on Hayden Creek Road.
Man found dead on Hayden Creek Road
HAYDEN -- The Kootenai County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a man on Hayden Creek Road early Thursday following a woman's report that she killed him after he raped and stabbed her.
Sheriff deputies responded to a 911 call from the woman just before 5 a.m.
"She had taken his vehicle to escape the scene and used his cell phone to call 911," said Capt. Ben Wolfinger. "I couldn't say whose knife was used to stab him. I know she fought with him and was able to jump in the vehicle and head down the road."
Deputies discovered the man's body about two miles down the dirt road from the nearest house. The woman's name is not being released because she is an alleged rape victim. The man's body was taken to Spokane for an autopsy. His name will not be released until his next of kin is notified.
The woman was treated and released from Kootenai Medical Center Thursday.
"I think she had cuts on her hands -- multiple cuts," Wolfinger said.
The vehicle has been impounded and it is unknown why the two were on the dirt road.
"We'll be getting a search warrant to search the vehicle. That still has to be processed," Wolfinger said. "We're just collecting information and putting pieces of the puzzle together."
The investigation is ongoing.
"There's still lots of forensic evidence that needs to go to the labs," Wolfinger said.
"It could be several weeks before the final picture comes into place. Our goal here is to do it right and make sure we have all the evidence processed appropriately."
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Friday, May 02, 2008
6 DEGREES OF SEGREGATION..OBAMA STYLE! SHOCKER!
Remember the drinking game' 6 degrees of Separation of Kevin Bacon'? Well this here is 6 degrees of SEGREGATION in terms of the company Barack Hussien Obama has been around.Talk about CHICKENS COME HOME 2 ROOST....But ALAS!!!Obamas birds have come home to roost!But they are more like looney and doe-doe birds,HELL,CUCKOOS too!,Finaly the groundhog Rev. Wright emerges on a ROCK STAR tour after Obama totaly dissed him ! I wonder if the Rev cried? ;-( The million dollar house must ease the pain.He is out talking about this mess he got Obama in.Saying he was 'DEVIOUSLY MISINTERPRETED'! DUDE WE HEARD YA,ALOT OF YOUR HATE SPEAK! This man is as full of CRAP as Ted Kennedy is full of Scotch! And that ALOT! Wright is at best a D-Class bottom feeding showman,the gold embroided robes and suits.Yeah, he served 6 yrs. in military,and thanks Rev, but did ya come home w/ shrapnel in that twisted head of yours? He may be so pissed at Yobama that he is posturing for a book deal coming out maybe Oct/Nov??? hmmm..... Yobamadinajad has so many OTHER big bombs ready to go off,and trust me this info WILL GET YOUR PANTIES in a wad! Wright has a bunch of GOOD BUDDIES...Lets start with 69 yr. old JAMES CONES,FOUNDER OF THE BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY MOVEMENT.(that even sounds angry)Ole James,in his own words says 'WHITE PEOPLE ARE POTENTIAL HUMANS,not YET EVOLVED!(At least we have potential...),Cones rambles on that 'BLACK THEOLOGY WILL ONLY EXCEPT the love of GOD,which participates in the DESTRUCTION OF THE ENEMY'! (Us!)Thats from his book,'BLACK THEOLOGY & BLACK POWER'.This man is a SO CALLED 'HIGHLY RESPECTED SCHOLAR & PROFESSOR'!OMG! At New Yorks UNION THEOLOGY SEMINARY,which seems to just SUCK UP Wrights twisted hateful rasict thoughts.Core goes on goes on...'WHAT WE NEED IS DIVINE LOVE' (thats RICH!) Expressed in 'BLACK THEOLOGY & BLACK POWER' is 'the power for BLACKS 2 DESTRY their OPPRESSORS HERE & NOW by ANY MEANS at their disposal' ! (Holy crap, thats scary!) Now, check this out...He goes on and decrys 'IF GOD ISNT 4 US, and AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE,the HE(GOD) is a MURDERER and we HAD BETTER KILL HIM!' Isnt this INSANE,kidz?? And Yobama knows nothing ,BULLSHIT!! This man is a freakin homegrown terrorist,he declared Jihad on our caucasian asses!! A Rasist in EVERY sense of the word,and a bag of CHIPS! Next up 2 bat... another Kooky Cronie! KHALID ABDUL-MUHAMAD (soundz Johnny El-Kaboom-ish?) He is w/ Nation of Islam and a Screwy Lewy Farrakan deciple,who as we know Wright calls Lewy a 'BROTHER who I LOVE and ADMIRE'(And over 20 yrs. w/ Obama around he hasnt smelled this?NO!!!) This nut job Khalid Abdul Mohamad loves,LOVES (Alot of man love here!) LOVES COLIN FERGUSON.Remember Colin?He murdered a bunch of white folks on a Long Island Train!Yeah, a white murdering machine WITH GROUPIES! LOL! But sadly TRUE! Some Possee,huh?And last but not least another member of this RAT PACK...nutty KAMAU KAMBON.KAMAU KAMBON is ANOTHER NUTTY PROFESSOR (poor indocturnated kidz and parents tutition bucks!) He uses the job as a lecture pulpit at NORTH CAROLINA State. UNIVERSITY.In 2005 KK was speaking/screaking at HOWARD UNIVERSITY and JUMPED ON THE GENOCIDAL BANDWAGON,proclaiming (Now hold on to something..) 'WE THE BLACKS NEED 2 EXTERMINATE WHITE PEOPLE OFF THE FACE OF THIS PLANET' and 'BLAIMS THE WORLDS SUFFERING ON WHITE ARROGANCE' !! (What a bombshell!Are ya paying attention to these insane 'LEADERS"?) Obamadinajad, who ,in his wacked out head thinks he can have a chat fest w/ IRANS MONSTER DICK-TATOR! Sure Obama...and bring Jimmy Carter w/ ya, he can strum Kumbaya on the guitar as the peace talks flow.....JEEZE! He has NO IDEA what hes diong.Even started w/ the lies and distortion B4 being Prez, thats fresh!Hes been at the hip of Wright 4 over 20 yrs. him being his spiritual leader and all and NOT KNOW Wright and his pack HATE US,WANNA KILL US? They dont just think it THEY SCREAM IT OUT and put in BOOKS! These dudes are RACIST KILLERS ON THE LOOSE!! Hell, even if Obama came out now saying he was a gay,hooker loving,cokehead that wears womans panties we cant forget this what I have given you here! He is in it up to his neck and got LOTZ OF 'SPLAININ 2 DO! Just denouncing Wright now, MONTHS AFTER this tip of the iceberg that sinks S.S. BARACK,why the wait, its been too long to turn is back on him.Even after he said he wouldnt diss his grandma,or Wright.(Anyone seen Granny?) Wright is using this momentum 4 something.He freaks me out,not just his wordz, his eyes...Their DEAD.As these other idiots are.You know all these MUSLIM ties and names scares me,what do we REALY KNOW ABOUT OBAMA, 'cept his bowling game SUX!Even his wife dissed America! They scare my fur up and it should SCARE U 2!! This is EXTREME,UNEXPLAINABLE REDORIC! Plain and simple.Being Black they get a pass? Black Pride?Great I say embrace who you are.I am a proud white American Italian princess!But why may some call me a racist to declair my WHITE PRIDE? Why dont they take this crew to task?We need 2 kick these bozos OUTTA THE COUNTRY that they HATE and THEY HATE,Dispise US!?They are totaly degrading the hard working great black Americans that love and fight 4 this country.I want some to speak up and let their voices be heard.Obama is a joke.He hates our military,we are bitter,God loving shooters 2 him.Our warriors DESERVE a GREAT LEADER not some snot nosed elitist man-child w/ his head up some Pastors ass.These threats are real people.Directly from Obamas book 'The Audacity of Hope' (which he took that title from one of Wrights speeches) Yobama says 'I WILL STAND WITH THEM,THE MUSLIMS,SHOULD THE POLITICAL WINDS SHIFT IN AN UGLY DIRECTION' !! (Holy smokes,its almost as fugly as this can get,AND HE STANDS w/ MUSLIMS?) Like the ones who hi-jacked planes and murdered innocents on our soil and got us into this kitty litter box piled w/ crap? How can you POSSIBLY consider this man after this info I give u 2 chew on?How can he run a country when he has so many skeletons in his huge walk in closet? We know the Clintons..Hll Hillary is a fighter.She will go postal and need a straight jacket to get her to let go of her death grip.This woman is in it till the deathmatch,look at the patience and time she put into Bill.Shes no quitter.;-)> JUST SAY NO-BAMA! =^.^=
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SERIAL KILLER/CHILD MOLESTER JOE DUNCAN CASE GETZ SICKER!
Prosecutors want Duncan hearing closed when Shasta testifies
~~~~~Its been a wylde couple of days in this horrible story!1st Duncan wanted 2 represent himself and they held off to do mental evaluation tests!HES FRIGGIN INSANE,JERKS! It was thought he was doing this to expedite his death penalty chances!BUT NOOOOOO...he just wants to get Shasta in his face and that pig may question sweet Shasta! Then last Sunday, his legal eagle had a traffic accident in Boise and arrested and released under a misdemeaner for drugs,weed, booze and paraphenalia!He also totaled his vehical!This jerk must have to self medicate when you DEFEND a scumbag like DUNCAN! So this ass Tom Monaghan had some jail time in Ada County,while his 2 partners wrangled to get his stupid ass out! =^.^=~~~~~~ BOISE — Federal prosecutors have requested that the sentencing hearing for confessed child killer Joseph Duncan be closed to the public during testimony from one of his young victims, Shasta Groene, to protect her from emotional harm.
Prosecutors, who filed the motion Tuesday in U.S. District Court here, also are asking that the courtroom be closed while the jury is shown a graphic videotape Duncan made that prosecutors say shows him sexually abusing the then 8-year-old girl and her 9-year-old brother, Dylan. Duncan eventually shot and killed the boy with a sawed-off shotgun at a wilderness campsite in Montana.
The motion filed by U.S. Attorney Thomas Moss and Assistant U.S. Attorney Syrena Hargrove says that Shasta could be harmed if the public is not excluded and she's "forced to testify knowing that the whole world is watching and scrutinizing her every word and movement," which "is likely to be even more psychologically damaging."
Duncan, who could receive the death penalty, has asked to represent himself, creating the possibility that he may question Shasta during the hearing.
Duncan, a convicted pedophile originally from Tacoma, pleaded guilty in December to 10 federal charges in the May 2005 kidnapping of the children from their Coeur d'Alene home and Dylan's death. Three of those crimes can carry the death penalty.
He earlier pleaded guilty in state court to murdering 13-year-old Slade Groene, his mother Brenda Groene and her fiance Mark McKenzie at the Groene home before driving away with the two children.
Shasta was rescued when Duncan took her back to Coeur d'Alene, where they stopped to eat at a restaurant on July 2, 2005. A waitress recognized Shasta and called police.
The motion was filed in response to a legal memorandum filed earlier this month by 16 media and open-government organizations, The Spokesman-Review newspaper of Spokane reported.
The group has told U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge that the public has a constitutional right to be present in the courtroom.
The 10-page legal brief filed by prosecutors notes that society has a "strong interest in protecting young victims of violent crime from further psychological harm," matched against an equally "strong interest in ensuring the accuracy and completeness of testimony."
But prosecutors argue the possible harm to Shasta outweighs reasons for keeping the courtroom open.
Duane Swinton, a Spokane attorney representing The Spokesman-Review and others, said closing the courtroom will not protect Shasta because she would still have to testify in front of Duncan, the jury, attorneys, Lodge, and other court personnel.
"The media has suggested a reasonable alternative to Shasta testifying in an open courtroom and that is having her testify by closed circuit television where she would be in another room," Swinton said.
Swinton also said the brief filed by prosecutors revealed that documents were filed secretly, going back to July of last year, arguing for closing portions of the trial.
"And yet this discussion has been going without any public notice or input until the recent briefing we filed," he said.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys are forbidden to discuss the case outside of court under a gag order issued by Lodge.
Jury selection for the sentencing hearing is currently delayed while Duncan undergoes a mental evaluation, after which Lodge will decide if Duncan is competent to represent himself. Lodge has indicated he's inclined to let Duncan serve as his own attorney.
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