Monroe Cty 911 :.Chuck Simmins | March 31, 2005
I shall be attending the STEP EMS conference on Friday and Saturday. Blogging will be non-existant.
This eleventh annual Emergency Medical Services Conference is open to all EMS, Fire, Police, Security, Nurses, Physicians and other Health Care Professionals, Hospital Administrators, Government and Facility Managers. The conference has five tracks of five workshops each for a [...]
Chuck Simmins | March 31, 2005
A wild story caught on film by CNN. The Marines is from near where I grew up.
WIVBA Marine from the Southern Tier has quite a story to tell. Lance Corporal Jason Hunt cheated death when a car bomb exploded in Iraq. The big blast was caught on tape. It is an amazing act of heroism, [...]
Chuck Simmins | March 31, 2005
MNF Iraq Iraqi Security Forces discovered a large terrorist’s base March 28 in Salman Pak, south of Baghdad. The Iraqi forces stormed the base, overcame light resistance and disabled several improvised explosive devices. Several weapons, munitions and two IEDs were found on the scene. More than 90 suspected terrorists were captured and are being questioned.
The [...]
Chuck Simmins | March 31, 2005
DefenseLINKThe Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) has announced that the remains of the co-pilot of an aircraft shot down in China during the Cold War have been identified and will soon be returned to his family. He is Robert C. Snoddy of Roseburg, Ore.
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Chuck Simmins | March 30, 2005
Two biggies of the blogosphere are on opposite sides of the Terry Schiavo matter.
Glenn Reynolds believes that the law which Congress passed violates the principles of federalism. He is a member of the faction that holds that libertarians and small government conservatives should find the actions of the local court and the repeated appeals that [...]
Chuck | March 29, 2005
DefenseLINKTIKRIT, Iraq, March 22, 2005 ‘ Members of Iraq’s 1st Police Commando Battalion today discovered and attacked an apparent insurgent training facility in southwestern Salah Ad Din province. The commandos are part of the interim Iraqi government’s interior ministry.
The officers received both indirect and direct fire from the facility as they approached near Lake Tharthar [...]
Chuck Simmins | March 28, 2005
NOAA
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1629Z 28 MAR 2005
THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.
… TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN …
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THERE IS NO TSUNAMI WARNING
OR WATCH IN EFFECT.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
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Chuck Simmins | March 27, 2005
This guy was the subject of FBI raids last year, and I blogged about him several times.
Wellsville Daily Reportern his first interview since the national spotlight was pointed at Wellsville during the August anthrax investigation, Berry talked to The Daily Reporter about his current legal battles and the FBI.
“(The FBI investigation) totally destroyed my life. [...]
Chuck Simmins | March 25, 2005
Defend AmericaKABUL, Afghanistan, March 24, 2005 ‘ A $28 million contract to build a bridge between Afghanistan and Tajikistan was awarded March 21 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District. The bridge will enable economic development and integration in the region.
“The Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bridge is a start in developing a new form of [...]
Chuck Simmins | March 25, 2005
DefendAmericaBy U.S. Army Spc. Erin Robicheaux 256th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs
CAMP TIGERLAND, BAGHDAD, March 24, 2005 ‘ A new addition has been added to the Tiger Brigade family and taken up residence with the 1088th Engineering Battalion. The Buffalo is the most recent equipment to defeat [...]
Chuck | March 25, 2005
First, the original story, then the details. You will be amazed. These folks done good.
CentcomAt approximately noon on March 20, 26 terrorists were killed, seven wounded, and one captured when they attacked a coalition force convoy on the outskirts of Baghdad in the Salman Pak area. Seven soldiers were injured during the attack. A U.S. [...]
Chuck Simmins | March 24, 2005
A minor cannot have a wart removed, have an ingrown toenail treated, or walk away from my ambulance with permission from their parents. However, the abortion Nazis have ensured that little girls can be operated on without their parents ever knowing. And, from Howard comes this tale:
GRANITE CITY - A Southern Illinois woman was [...]
