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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Nov. 21, 2005) -- Every Marine goes through stressful situations in the Marine Corps. Sometimes its life altering circumstances that can make or break a career. Marines are forced to reach within themselves and find a strength they thought was lost. Whether a Marine’s down, he’s definitely never out for the count. For Lance Cpl. Timothy M. Amstutz of Payne, Ohio, who sustained injury while deployed fighting the Global War on Terrorism, the future is still very bright. Amstutz, an assaultman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom...

FORT PAYNE, Ala. (AP) — Police say a 14-year-old boy is in juvenile detention today after he apparently decided he wanted to fly a Cessna aircraft. Fort Payne Police Chief David Walker said the Rainsville youngster was apparently wandering around the Fort Payne Municipal Airport when he found a set of keys inside the cockpit. The incident happened last night at about 11:20 p.m.. Walker said the boy started the plane's engine and after driving around the runway he took off. Police estimate the teen flew about five minutes and then landed. But he took off again and flew the...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A civil trial has started over who and what is to blame for the 1999 Learjet crash that killed pro golfer Payne Stewart and five others. The lawsuit, brought by the families of Stewart and his close friend and agent Robert Fraley, who also died, could result in a jury award worth millions if the plane's manufacturer is found to be at fault. Or testimony could show that a lack of pilot training and plane maintenance caused the Learjet 35 to lose pressure soon after takeoff from Orlando, killing all aboard within minutes. The plane then began...

Film director Alexander Payne and wife Sandra Oh have gone from 'Sideways' to parting ways, a spokeswoman told People Magazine on Saturday.The Hollywood coulple has 'mutually decided to seperate,' although they will 'remain friends.' The couple met five years ago and married in 2003.Payne wrote and directed 'Sideways,' a comedy about two friends on a wine tasting road trip through California.The film was nominated for five Academy Awards and Payne shared the Oscar with his writing partner for Best Adapted Screenplay.Oh, a former co-star on the long running HBO TV series 'Arli$$,' was one of the stars of the film.