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Full-time Guardsman volunteers as Pulaski County sheriff's deputy

Posted by darrellmaurina on Friday, July 31, 2009 2:54:04 AM
Full-time Guardsman volunteers as Pulaski County sheriff's deputy
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (July 30, 2009) — Assisting others is a way of life for 1st Lt. Nathan Looper. As a member of the Missouri Air National Guard, Looper, 31, has served on the 7th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team on post for more than seven years. In that same span, he has spent his spare time volunteering as a reserve deputy/K-9 officer with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department. “I enjoy helping other people and that’s the biggest reason that I’m in the military doing this job or my civilian law-enforcement life,” said Looper, a Lynchburg resident. “Public safety has pretty-much always been part of my life.” Click here to read more on Pulaski County Daily News ...

By Matthew J. Wilson/Missouri National Guard Public Affairs
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Swine flu cases at Fort Leonard Wood now more than St. Louis, Kansas City

Posted by darrellmaurina on Friday, July 24, 2009 11:39:15 PM
Swine flu cases at Fort Leonard Wood now more than St. Louis, Kansas City
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (July 24, 2009) — Swine flu struck Fort Leonard Wood hard this month, with more confirmed cases on the military installation than in either Kansas City or metro St. Louis. State officials are reporting that there are only 80 cases of H1N1 influenza — the proper medical name for what’s been termed ‘swine flu’ — in the entire state of Missouri. That report includes one case in Pulaski County reported last month at Fort Leonard Wood. However, it apparently doesn’t include a total of 21 cases of the H1N1 influenza on the post that have now been confirmed by military doctors following testing in Texas. That number now accounts for a fifth of the total H1N1 cases in Missouri, and is higher than the 13 cases in Kansas City, five cases in the city of St. Louis, and 16 cases in St. Louis County. Greene County, which includes Springfield, has only two H1N1 cases so far. Click here to read more on Pulaski County Daily News ...
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From mortgage broker to medic: Saint Robert man receives Bronze Star

Posted by darrellmaurina on Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:30:12 AM
From mortgage broker to medic: Saint Robert man receives Bronze Star

Sgt. James H. Carter received the Bronze Star for valor in saving Navy personnel from a blown-up vehicle in Iraq.
From mortgage broker to medic: Saint Robert man receives Bronze Star
SAINT ROBERT, Mo. (July 22, 2009) — A Waynesville High School graduate serving in Iraq received the Bronze Star with valor device for his role as a medic in rescuing Navy personnel from a burning explosive ordinance disposal vehicle that had been blown into the air by a roadside culvert bomb. Sgt. James H. Carter, 33, followed up on that 2007 award by recently being named Medic of the Year for the 3rd Brigade Combat Team in Iraq, to which he’s assigned as part of the 82nd Airborne in his second tour of duty in Iraq. Although he’s the son of a former Marine who transferred to the Army and retired after serving two terms during the Vietnam conflict, Carter didn’t originally plan a career wearing a military uniform. After graduating from Waynesville High School in 1994, he went to the University of Missouri in Columbia and became a mortgage broker in that city, continuing in that career until he began to reconsider the direction of his life after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. “Especially after 9/11, just realizing the vulnerability of the country, I took a step back, looked at my life, and asked what I had done. Everything I had done was geared toward me,” Carter said. “I was studying for a while and resisted but eventually I gave in. It’s the best decision I made in my life so far.” Click here to read more on Pulaski County Daily News ...
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399th Army Band sergeant named Fort Leonard Wood soldier of the year

Posted by darrellmaurina on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 12:00:00 AM

399th Army Band sergeant named Fort Leonard Wood soldier of the year

Sgt. Wesley Henderson (shown at a prior rank) is Fort Leonard Wood's soldier of the year.
399th Army Band sergeant named Fort Leonard Wood soldier of the year
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (July 21, 2009) — It’s not unusual for the person selected as soldier of the year at Fort Leonard Wood to have a hard-charging attitude and high aspirations for his future, and Sgt. Wesley D. Henderson, 24, is no exception. His military career goals include maxing the Army Physical Fitness Test, attending airborne and air assault school, and retiring as a command sergeant major; his off-duty activities include hunting, weightlifting and watching football. So what’s his MOS? He’s an Army musician in the 399th Army Band, with a bachelors’ degree in music performance as a distinguished honor graduate from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, training at the Armed Forces School of Music, and work already underway on a masters’ degree in business administration. Click here to read more on Pulaski County Daily News ...

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Guard’s 7th Civil Support Team supports agencies at All-Star baseball

Posted by darrellmaurina on Monday, July 20, 2009 12:00:00 AM
Guard’s 7th Civil Support Team supports agencies at All-Star baseball

Sgt. 1st Class Juan Gallego, of the 7th CST, monitors a manhole during the All Star Game.
Guard’s 7th Civil Support Team supports agencies at All-Star baseball
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (July 20, 2009) — For 1st Lt. Jean LeGall, spending three days with the 7th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team supporting civilian authorities at the Major League Baseball All-Star festivities was the right combination of work and play. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said LeGall, the unit’s physician assistant. “We got to go there and work with the secret service. That was a lot of fun, and they were very appreciative of us being there.” The team’s mission was to support the St. Louis Fire Department by checking the stadium and its patrons for potential hazards. “One of our tasks was to monitor for abnormal radiation readings,” said Lt. Col. Raymond White, the 7th CST commander. “During the course of the three days, we encountered numerous individuals who had recently had medical treatment involving radiation. We identified them and verified the authenticity of their medical treatment.” Click here to read more on Pulaski County Daily News ...

By Matthew J. Wilson/Missouri National Guard Public Affairs
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Fort Leonard Wood soldiers thanked for role at baseball’s All Star Game

Posted by darrellmaurina on Monday, July 20, 2009 12:00:00 AM
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (July 20, 2009) — While the national television and radio audience may not have known it, Fort Leonard Wood soldiers took center stage at last week’s All-Star baseball game in St. Louis, with more than a hundred personnel from the post joining in a flag ceremony in front of President Barack Obama and tens of thousands of fans. Waynesville R-VI School Board member Randy Walters, who attended the game, thanked Mike Warren, the post’s representative to the school district, during Monday night’s school board meeting. “Fort Leonard Wood had a tremendous presence there. The 5th Engineers, the way I understood it, held the flag during the national anthem and all that and also provided the color guard, I believe,” Walters said. “There were lots of soldiers from Fort Leonard Wood and that is always great to see.” Click here to read more on Pulaski County Daily News ...

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