Monroe Cty 911 :.Chuck Simmins | May 31, 2008
Before Dr. Jason Huang became a major in the U.S. Army, he faced tanks at Tiananmen Square, served three years of house arrest, signed daily confessions to the Chinese police, was blacklisted by the government, had himself declared mentally ill, used a fake passport to enter the United States and became a political refugee, an American student, an American citizen and eventually a neurosurgeon at Strong Memorial Hospital.
Chuck Simmins | May 31, 2008
Photo: Sergeant Shaun Meyers shows off a carp he caught in a fish farm pond in the Khidr area, Iraq.
Chuck Simmins | May 31, 2008
Photo: Utilitiesman 3rd Class Nicole Grieve and Construction Electrician 3rd Class Thomas Wierzloicki feed cable through pipes to aid in the construction of a multipurpose building…
Chuck Simmins | May 30, 2008
One of the problems with being unemployed for over a year is waking up and wondering “What the hell day is this?”
Chuck Simmins | May 30, 2008
Sons of Iraq killed nine enemy insurgents today during a firefight at a checkpoint near Owja, south of Tikrit, May 29.
Chuck Simmins | May 30, 2008
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo set up a web site for consumers seeking restitution from Dell Inc.
Chuck Simmins | May 30, 2008
The promise of a prosperous future for Iraq took one step closer to becoming a reality as the Sarafiyah Bridge linking the Rusafa and Karkh districts of Baghdad was reopened May 27 after being rebuilt.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was present for the opening event, which featured live music, several speeches and a ribbon cutting on the bridge’s road way.
Chuck Simmins | May 30, 2008
Businesses and residences of southwest Baghdad will soon benefit from the recent completion of electricity transmission lines and the energizing of a major substation today.
The al-Rasheed 400kV substation was energized May 28, 2008 on the 400kV electrical grid only a few days after the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity completed the hook up of a new 11 kilometer 400kV transmission line to the station.
Chuck Simmins | May 29, 2008
Here are some military reports covering the on-going action in Baghdad.
Chuck Simmins | May 29, 2008
As humans, we’re tied to the base ten system of numbers. Since most of us have ten fingers and ten toes [except poor Unlce Cletus who had those extras], we count and measure in tens.
Chuck Simmins | May 28, 2008
Photo: U.S. Public Health Service’s Lt. Elizabeth Leavitt takes a break to spend some time with Salvadoran children during continuing Promise (CP) 2008.
Chuck Simmins | May 28, 2008
On, May 17, 31 women from the Adil and Jamia neighborhoods of northwest Baghdad began training to become part of the Daughters of Iraq.
The 10-day training program was held at the Joint Security Station in Adil. There Soldiers incorporated hands-on-instruction with classroom activities to teach women basic military skills.
Chuck Simmins | May 28, 2008
Photo: Staff Sgt. Jason Snow prepares to send a PACBOT to an incident site while local authorities look on.
