Not content with just staying in the Army after being blinded in battle, Capt. Ivan Castro is the only blind officer serving in the Special Forces the small, elite units famed for dropping behind enemy lines on combat missions.
June 2008
Monthly Archive
Mon 30 Jun 2008
U.S. Soldier, Blinded in Battle, Determined to Keep Serving
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Mon 30 Jun 2008
Uncle of Missing Girl Arrested on Unrelated Sex Charges
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Vermont State Police say the uncle of a missing 12-year-old girl one of the last people to see her before she vanished has been arrested on unrelated sex charges developed as part of the investigation into her disappearance.
Mon 30 Jun 2008
Two medical helicopters collided Sunday afternoon about a half-mile from a northern Arizona hospital, killing at least six people and critically injuring another person, a federal official said.
Mon 30 Jun 2008
Man Accused of Walking Down I-291 in Thong, Fake Breasts
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Connecticut man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly strolled along a busy interstate wearing nothing but a thong, fake breasts and a wig.
Mon 30 Jun 2008
Authorities are treating the death of a pregnant Army servicewoman in North Carolina as a homicide, police said Monday.
Mon 30 Jun 2008
Doctors: Wet Clothes Helped Man Survive Lightning Strike
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A Minnesota man is home from the hospital from being struck by lightning after he ran out into his yard during a storm to stop the wind from blowing his gazebo away.
Mon 30 Jun 2008
Mississippi River Cresting Below Flood Stage at St. Louis
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The Mississippi River is about to crest at just under 9 feet below flood stage at St. Louis, according to the National Weather Service.
Mon 30 Jun 2008
A 22-year-old man who stole a sheriff deputy’s car took it for a joyride into the Mississippi River on Sunday, authorities said.
Mon 30 Jun 2008
A ‘red flag warning’ of extreme fire danger remained in effect Monday in northern California as firefighters battled more than 1,400 blazes in the state.
Mon 30 Jun 2008
Calif. firefighters battle more than 1,400 blazes (AP)
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AP - More than a thousand wildfires including a massive, stubborn blaze in the Big Sur region were burning early Monday in Northern California and there was no relief in sight for weary firefighters.