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How the Dallas SWAT team cornered and killed the July 7 police shooter .....

<p>As many of you may know, Freeper Jeff Head, a long time member of our forum, was diagnosed six years ago with malignant bone cancer callled Chordoma. It is very rare and and was fond in his lower back and his Sacrum. He had to undergo multiple major spine surgeries, then months of rehab, followed by radiation treatment.</p>

Received a cellular call from Jeff this PM . His brother who has been suffering for a long time may be losing his battle with cancer. Jeff and his family are enroute to Texas and will pass thru here Saturday afternoon. Jeff has asked all to please include his Brother and his family in their prayers for the next few days.

The cemetery in Dubois is on a hill, so it was possible to see the length of the procession following the horse-drawn carriage that took Marine Chance Phelps to his grave on Saturday. Pfc. Phelps was shot and killed west of Baghdad, Iraq, when the convoy he was protecting was ambushed on Good Friday. He was 19 and less than a year out of high school when he became the seventh member of the armed services with connections to Wyoming to have died in Iraq. In his eulogy, Rear Admiral Richard Porterfield, Director of Naval Intelligence, said Phelps' "name...

Just got a call from Freeper Jeff Head and he asked me to inform all that his Father passed away this evening. Please continue to pray for Jeff and his family........

Kewl new Tewl from SIG folks !

I have to immediately drive to the hospital in Dallas. Just got a call that my father passed out at Baylor hospital a few minutes ago while taking my brother, who has lymphnoma and who I have been helping for the last several months, in for a test. He is currently in the emergency room. Could someone please post a prayer request on behalf of my Dad, A.L. Head Jr., a WW II combat vet and the best mortal man I know? (Don;t take it wrong, but could someone do the same at LP ... there's lots of folks over...

Air Force Cross to be awarded 13 Sept 02 at Kirtland AFB New Mexico to Jason Cunningham a PJ who gave his life to save others.

05/31/02 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- Two Edwards F-15 Eagle pilots unknowingly helped the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department break up a gang-related incident May 18 while performing a flyby at the 43rd Annual Torrance Armed Forces Day parade. According to Sgt. Brian Stover of the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department, the parade, which was to include the F-15 fly-by, was in progress when an individual began shooting in a park near the parade route. The department dispatched deputies to investigate, and once officials were on the scene, the situation deteriorated rapidly into a violent state, said...

No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public. Freedom of press is limited to those who own one. Those who can -- do. Those who can't -- teach. Imagine the Creator as a low comedian, and at once the world becomes explicable. Nature abhors a moron. Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them. Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution. Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the...

The port security legislation has already passed in the Senate (by voice vote) is S. 1214, "The Port and Maritime Security Act of 2001." This bill contains a provision that could restrict firearms in ports, but the legislation does not narrowly proscribe what a "port" is. Therefore, there is the potential for this legislation to be interpreted in a way that restricts firearms from areas in and around ports, including port service facilities located miles from the water's edge. If the Senate bill were the final action on this subject, the legislation could adversely affect commercial and recreational fishermen, waterfowl...

Thursday, November 22, 2001 5:49 a.m. CT Officer fired for shooting another officer The Associated Press LUBBOCK (AP) - A Lubbock police officer who authorities say accidentally shot a SWAT officer during a July operation was fired Tuesday. Police Cpl. Wade Lee was cited by interim Police Chief Claude Jones for violating departmental policy regarding firearms safety and falsifying a written report about the shooting of Sgt. Kevin Cox by a fellow officer. "Today I have taken actions to assure Lubbock's citizens and members of the Lubbock Police Department that this administration will be proactive in providing professional police protection ...

John L. Levitow examines the cockpit of the C-17 named for him, the Spirit of John L. Levitow, Jan. 23, 1998 in Long Beach, Calif. Levitow, one of only 16 airmen awarded the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism during wartime, died Nov. 8 at his home in Connecticut after a lengthy battle with cancer. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Tudor) 11/08/00 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Air Force Sergeant John L. Levitow, one of only 16 airmen awarded the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism during wartime died Nov. 8 at his home in Connecticut after a lengthy battle ...

OK, whos gonna win the Survivor Million ? Alledgedly the winner was to get a Rebock contract and a photo in the paper showed Rudy the Navy Seal to be the only one wearing a T-shirt with the Rebock logo on it. And he was wearing the biggest crap eating grin weve seen to date ??? Cat out of the bag ? Vegas gives 4:1 odds on Rudy, followed by the Gay guy, then the White water Rafter and Susan whom they have labeled the redneck with the best odds of 2:1 .....

May 1, 2000 LOYALTY DAY, 2000 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 1, 2000 LOYALTY DAY, 2000 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION In the Declaration of Independence and in the Constitution, our Nation's founders first articulated the enduring ideals that have sustained our democracy -- freedom, self-determination, justice, and equality. Each year we set aside this special day to reaffirm our allegiance to those ideals and to our beloved country. The power and promise of our country's principles moved men and ...

WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- House representatives voted 397-0 April 10 naming the American "GI" as the "Person of the Century" in their Concurrent Resolution 282 with the Senate. Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base are in the district of House sponsor Rep. Robin Hayes of North Carolina. "I am continually impressed and made proud by their dedication, commitment and patriotism," he said in introducing his resolution. "We are just turning the corner on a period in which we ask the American GI to do more and more with less and less," Hayes continued. "As I have gotten to know these ...

Pro-gun forces have winning day By Jon Sarche Associated Press Writer Feb. 11, 4:30 p.m. - A second component of Gov. Bill Owens' plans to tighten gun-ownership regulations was struck down today. The House Appropriations Committee killed a measure to require non-licensed gun sellers at gun shows to conduct background checks on their buyers. The vote on the background check measure had been delayed twice in the past two weeks as Owens and the bill's sponsor, House Minority Leader Ken Gordon, D-Denver, tried to persuade Republican members of the panel to send the bill to the full House for ...

Saturday September 25 12:09 AM ET U.N. Discusses Gun Control Measure By PETER JAMES SPIELMANN Associated Press Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) - In a bid to curb civil wars, ethnic massacres and terrorism, the U.N. Security Council on Friday discussed an initiative by the U.N. chief to implement greater gun-control measures around the world. At the end of the first ministerial debate on small arms, council members called for new measures to discourage arms from reaching conflict zones and also called for effective implementation of arms embargoes. ``Small arms and light weapons are primary tools of violence in many conflicts ...

What is going on with the alledged need to bury JFK at sea with wife and her sister so "FAST"? Is my tin foil hat showing or is it natural to conduct such a service with such speed. As retired military I have never seen such a ceremony for non-military individuals much less a sister in law of a non-service individual. I will admit the kid lost his father in the service of his country as millions of other children have their fathers and mothers in the defense of their country but something just isn't right about the facts here........found ...