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Lex a bomb-sniffing military dog " that made national headlines when he was adopted by a fallen Marine's family has died of cancer." Back in 2007 " .. a rocket explosion in Iraq killed Cpl. Dustin Lee and injured his canine partner, Lex. The German shepherd, struck with shrapnel and whimpering from his own injuries, stayed by Lee's side on the battlefield. Medics had to pull Lex away" from the body of Lee. According to AP.. " Lee and Lex had worked closely together, scouring roads for explosives and sleeping together at night. When Lee died, his family spent months...

There is a Latin maxim that addresses the centrality of worship in the life, identity and mission of the Catholic Church; "Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi". The phrase in Latin literally means the law of prayer ("the way we worship") is the law of belief ("what we believe"). It is sometimes expanded to as, "lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi", further deepening the implications of this truth - how we worship reflects what we believe and determines how we will live. The Church has long understood that part of her role as mother and teacher is to watch over worship, for...

Lex attended the funeral of his best friend in March, playing with the 20-year-old Marine's younger brother away from the crowd. He was beside Cpl. Dustin Lee when Lee was killed in a mortar attack in Falluja. -snip- "Since Dustin's death we've been trying to get his dog, Lex, from the Marine Corps, and needless to say we've had some difficulty there," said Lee, a former Mississippi Highway Patrol officer. "This thing went from colonels to generals all the way up to the commandant of the Marine Corps, and it almost went to the secretary of defense." -snip- Well before...

James Polehinke, 44, of Margate, the copilot and sole survivor of Sunday's Comair Flight 5191 crash in Lexington, Ky., kept to himself, neighbors said. [snip] Ida Askew, 51, was arrested and charged with attempted murder in July 1999 after she shot Polehinke in the stomach with a handgun while the couple was arguing, police records show.

The FAA has added a second controller to the weekend overnight shift at Bluegrass Airport, following the crash of Flight 5191 Sunday. Only one controller was in the tower early Sunday morning when the CRJ100 attempted to take off a runaway too short for it to gain enough speed to become airborne. FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown declined to give a reason for the decision. Brown says two controllers are in the tower on weekdays but only one controller was scheduled for the weekend overnight shift because traffic was significantly lighter.

<p>Possible plane crash in Lexington, KY. My brother works security for Lexington UK Hospital and was just called in. No news locally or on major news outlets yet. I didn't want to post anything for fear of being wrong, but he's still waiting for an official call while on stand-by.</p>

OK I usually dont bother making movie reviews but hey its a weekend and I have nothing better to do. First off this is trully one of the best if not the best Superman movies ever made, not that previous editions didnt make it easy. Brandan Routh carried himself very well and I felt little continuity problems between him and Reeve's, at times in fact you would have thought it was Reeve's himself standing there. Kevin Spacey was born for the role as Lex Luther at times you felt the true evil that Lex Luther really was in the comic...

Just a note to say that Freeper Lex went to be with Jesus, Her Lord, today, 7-15-02, at 4:30 AM. I posted a prayer thread for her earlier but cannot find it now. Maybe others can. And if anybody who can update the FR Memorial Wall with Lex's name, that would be wonderful She attended the March for Justice with me and other Freeper friend (Naomi) - met Matt Drudge, Jim Robinson, Lucianne, and all those in attendance that day. Lex's real name is Patricia Johnson. She is with Jesus now, whole and pain free, and is, I know, rejoicing...