Marines Hold Easter Service in Fallujah Home
Marines of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment gather in a Northwest Fallujah dwelling for an Easter communion service. Lance Cpl. Ryan McCalley, 21, from Tucson, Arizona, offers wine to Navy Lt. Scott Radepski, 42, of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, as reports note a firefight with insurgents preceding the scene.
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Ryan McCalley
Tucson
Arizona
Navy
Scott Radepski
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Radepski
Echo Company
2Nd Battalion
1St Marine Regiment
Fallujah
Iraq
Fragile Fallujah cease-fire amid heavy civilian toll
A fragile cease-fire held Sunday in Fallujah as fighting between Sunni insurgents and U.S. Marines raged, with Iraqi officials saying more than 600 civilians were killed in the past week. Elsewhere near Baghdad gunmen shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter, killing two crewmen, as authorities weigh a negotiated solution with a southern Shiite cleric.
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Fallujah
Iraq
Baghdad
Rafie al-Issawi
Associated Press
U.S
Abu Ghraib
Thomas Hamill
Odessa police family violence unit marks six months
After six months on the job Detective Cpl. Terry Mercer says he sees impact for family violence victims in Odessa. Mercer and Cpl. Tommy Davis lead a two person unit to expedite cases and prevent gaps, aiming to deter assaults as awareness grows. Sue Arrington, executive.
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Cpl
Terry Mercer
Odessa
Mercer
Tommy Davis
Sue Arrington
OPD
Odessa Police forms Family Crisis Unit to handle violence cases
The Odessa Police Department created a two person Family Crisis Unit in October to expedite family violence cases and prevent recidivism. Officials urge victims to seek help from the Center for Crisis Advocacy and Angel House or Safe Place, with hotline numbers provided.
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Center For Crisis Advocacy
Angel House
Safe Place
Odessa
Centers For Crisis Advocacy and
OPD
Hesitant Victims Hinder Prosecution in Family Violence
Odessa police report about 450 family violence calls since January with roughly 90 percent of victims refusing to prosecute. Cpl Terry Mercer notes lack of file initiation. officials cite factors such as economic dependence, threats of retaliation, and concerns for children and family safety. The Family Crisis Unit aids quicker court action but victims’ reluctance remains the major obstacle.
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Family Crisis Unit
Odessa
Terry Mercer
Arrington
Permian Basin Rehab Center’s Expanded Role Since Polio Era
The Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center, founded in 1953 amid polio fears, shifted after 1960 as polio declined and Polio Foundation funding waned. It formed a 30 member board and a 33 member Easter Seals fundraising arm. Donations fund about a third of the budget. Exec Director Tom Snoddy notes about 2,300 patients yearly receive physical and occupational therapy speech therapy and audiology.
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Permian Basin
Polio Foundation
Tom Snoddy
Telethon supports Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center drives funding
The 28th annual Easter Seals telethon on KOSA-TV Channel 7 runs 7 p.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday to aid the Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center with a $1.7 million budget. executive director Tom Snoddy notes no one is turned away for lack of funds and last year’s telethon raised about $444,000. Call (800) 583-2404 to contribute.
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Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center
Tom Snoddy
Snoddy
Kosa-Tv
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