Army Medical Corps

18. May 2009 | 12:50

Geneva High School grad is occupational therapy consultant to all of Iraq

When Lynsay Whelan graduated from Geneva High School in 2001, she headed less than three hours away to begin her college experience. Today she is stationed a world away from her home town serving in the U. S. Army Medical Specialist Corps at a camp just outside of Baghdad. (News Source: Star Beacon - 04:36:58)

Bradley-Nason venture to build $21 million BRAC facility in Aberdeen

The joint venture of Bradley Enterprises and Nason Construction has been awarded a design-build contract by the US Corps of Engineers for a new $21 million Non-Medical Chemical Biological Facility at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD as part of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) program. (News Source: The Delaware Business Ledger - 02:34:30)

Three Radford University cadets receive military commissions

Three Radford University graduating cadets recently received their U.S. Army ROTC military commissions in a ceremony on campus. Emily Olsen of Ashburn, Shaun Revene of Richmond and Drew Welty of Williamsburg were commissioned as second lieutenants. Olsen graduated with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She will be an officer in the Army Nurse Corps and will be stationed at Walter Reed Army Medical … (News Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch - 13:32:27)

Lt. Dan Driscoll mobilized to Walter Reed

Driscoll, who has served in both the Navy and Army reserves since 1988, is heading to Washington, D.C. to be stationed at the Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital. There, as a member of the JAG Corps, he will provide legal assistance to wounded soldiers to help ensure they obtain the benefits they are entitled to receive. (News Source: Cohasset Mariner - 14:19:59)

Former editor, publisher of Robesonian, Sharpe dies

LUMBERTON - John Allen Sharpe Jr., the longtime co-publisher and editor of The Robesonian, died in Lumberton on Sunday. He was 96. Mr. Sharpe died of natural causes at the Southeastern Regional Medical Center Hospice. (News Source: The Fayetteville Observer - 04:21:40)

Blue Angels return to the Lowcountry

BEAUFORT - Bluffton resident Mark Howard held 5-year-old son Nicholas tightly as two Blue Angels jets roared overhead. Don’t fear those jets, Howard later told his son. Their return to the Lowcountry for the 2009 Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station air show after a tragedy at the same location two years ago embodies the American spirit. “Their drive and determination are what’s at the soul of our … (News Source: Savannah Morning News - 15:30:03)

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RECORD CROWD BEAUFORT - Bluffton resident Mark Howard held 5-year-old son Nicholas tightly as two Blue Angels jets roared overhead. The Blue Angels’ return to the Lowcountry for the 2009 Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station air show after a tragedy at the same location two years ago embodied the American spirit. (News Source: Bluffton Today - 14:47:35)

Marquis de Lafayette Day set in Boston on Wednesday

A celebration of French-American friendship will be held in Boston on Wednesday when the 74th-annual Marquis de Lafayette Day will pay homage to this freedom fighter, abolitionist and French hero who assisted Gen. George Washington in the war against England for colonial independence. (News Source: The Providence Journal - 01:32:25)

Positive mental attitude / McKay-Dee social worker receives national honor

OGDEN — It was 1968 and the Vietnam War was going strong. So were riots, peace, love and drugs. (News Source: Standard-Examiner - 06:15:36)

Pakistan army chief orders precision strikes

Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani yesterday instructed the army to make precise strikes against the militants in Swat and the adjacent areas to ensure minimum collateral damage even at the expense of taking risks. (News Source: Asia News Network - 08:09:49)

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