Guardsman dies during training for Iraq deployment
Vienna soldier Sgt. Jonathan M. Forde died Monday after becoming ill at Fort McCoy while preparing for a second Iraq deployment. He and about 22 southwest Virginia soldiers were in training to clear homemade bombs from roads with the 237th Engineer Company. Officials say the death was due to bacterial meningitis and not during a training exercise.
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Three oxycodone defendants plead guilty in Bluefield case
In Bluefield on Wednesday three defendants named in a federal information pled guilty to drug distribution counts. Terry Headen also admitted money laundering. Jerry Headen’s plea hearing was continued to Aug 27 in Charleston. Grawley’s sentencing set for Dec 17 in Bluefield, with Headen and Gross to follow on Dec 3.
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Bloodiest Iraq attack kills up to 500 Yazidis
Rescuers dug through shattered clay homes after coordinated bombings killed at least 250 and possibly as many as 500 Yazidis near the Syrian border. Officials cited al Qaida in Iraq and warned of more attacks ahead of a Petraeus Crocker progress report.
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