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Rochester NY Marines and Georgian soldiers train together
Georgian soldiers can be found fighting alongside U.S. Marines on the frontlines of the Afghanistan. But to ensure both parties work well together on the battlefield requires practice conducted on the training grounds. Marines from Anti-Terrorism Battalion based in Rochester, N.Y., and Black Sea Rotational Force 11, alongside soldiers from the Georgian 4th Infantry Brigade practiced Military Operations in an Urban Terrain (MOUT) during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between … Read entire article »
Filed under: Marines, Military, Our Allies, Rochester New York, War on Terror
Rochester NY Soldier Trains Iraqi Troops
Sgt. James Quatro enlisted in the 105th Military Police Company, New York Army National Guard, to be a part of something greater than himself. Answering the call of duty, the military policeman recently deployed to Iraq, attached to Task Force Shield, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, in support of Operation New Dawn. His mission involves advising and training Iraqi Security Forces in U.S. Division – North, helping to make the ISF a sustainable force … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, Rebuilding, Rochester New York, War on Terror
Sudden Jihad syndrome strikes in Rochester, NY
Munir Muthana may have been having a bad day. He was full of beer and enjoying the company of a transvestite. Life can bring little problems like that. When it was all over, though, Munir’s bad day turned into an arrest and five counts of second-degree assault, driving while intoxicated, and reckless driving. RocNow Howie at the Jawa Report wonders if it is a case of Sudden Jihad syndrome. This is where a Muslim suddenly begins to try to kill, maim and mangle innocent people around him whose only crime is that they are American. Muslims engaging in acts of violence is nothing new. Muslims in Rochester being linked to terror is nothing new. Muslims getting drunk and hanging with transvestites is, well, nothing new. The reality is that the most faithful Muslims in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Americas North Shore, Rochester New York, War on Terror
Factory Owners Association of NE Baghdad
In an open-air factory on the outskirts of northeast Baghdad, Iraqi workers diligently polish mosaic tiles with buffers, spraying water in circular, cascading waves. An Iraqi teenager sweeps the water toward a drainage ditch with a determined look on his face as the workers’ machines drone on noisily. The owner of the factory, a distinguished Iraqi man with salt and pepper hair, strides toward the wrought iron gate of his factory. With open arms and a wide, beaming smile, he greets American Soldiers and Iraqi federal police officers at the entry gate. The factory owner, Kaled Waead al-Hahed, is happy to see the Soldiers because, being a member of the Factory Owners Association, he knows they are here to help. By visiting with Iraqi factory owners, July 30, members of the 1479th … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, Rochester New York, War on Terror
Latest on Upstate Murders
Accused murderer Frank Garcia pleaded not guilty in Sweden Town court to two counts of First Degree Murder and one count of attempted murder at his arraignment last night. He is charged with the murders of Mary Sillman and Randall Norman and the attempted murder of Audra Dillon. A Lakeside Health spokesman calls Randy Norman “a hero”. Mary Sillman started with Lakeside as a CNA in their long term nursing facility in October. Garcia was let go by Lakeside last week. He was hired in late October or early November. His was a per diem position, a nursing supervisor on off-shifts at the long term nursing facility. He was an RN. His RN registration The Lakeside spokesman cannot comment on Garcia’s employment history or reason for termination. A memorial service is being planned in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Americas North Shore, Crime and Punishment, Original writing, Reporting, Rochester New York
Multiple Murders Rock America’s North Shore
Shots rang out during an argument in the parking lot of Lakeside Memorial Hospital in Brockport, New York about 5 a.m.. A man and a women were arguing when a couple passing by attempted to intervene. A suspect fired multiple shots killing two and wounding one. He then fled the scene. Killed at the scene were Randall Norman, 41, from Holley and Mary Sillman, 23, from Albion. Sillman is reported by Monroe Country Sheriff Patrick O’Flynn to have been the women the shooting suspect was fighting with. Norman was one of the two people who intervened. The wounded individual, a woman, is being treated at Strong Memorial Hospital this evening. Sheriff O’Flynn does not believe her injuries to be life threatening. Her name was not released by the Sheriff. Around 1:30 p.m., Ontario … Read entire article »
Filed under: Americas North Shore, Crime and Punishment, Original writing, Reporting, Rochester New York
Stimulating the Rochester NY Area
From Stimulus Watch, this list of projects for the Rochester New York area. My comments in bold. Brighton: $3.6 million for Senator Keating Blvd. This street is less than a mile long and lined by medical office buildings. I was there last week and it is in great shape. Rochester: Broad Street tunnel rehab: $10 million. An old subway runs under Broad Street. Due to lack of attention over the decades, it is now creating problems overhead. Full of winos most of the time. Rochester: Mt. Hope Ave. reconstruction $5 million. Busy street near University of Rochester Medical Center. Narrow, poorly marked, lots of driveways for businesses and many pedestrians. Rochester: Art Walk 2. $3.3 million. To extend an “urban art trail” and improve a key intersection. Intersection sucks. WTF is an “urban art … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, American Politics, Congress, Politics, Pork Busters, Rochester New York
America’s North Shore Gets Snow
Here are some pics from today’s snow storm. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Americas North Shore, Original writing, Photos, Reporting, Rochester New York
EMT Saves Cop
It was a fairly normal call. Mom was worried about her son’s mental health. May 1, 2008, about 8:30 pm. Rochester City police officer Robert Osipovitch responded to the call. He found the suspect, and asked him to remove his hands from his pockets. Also on scene was a Rural Metro ambulance crew, two people including EMT Brandon McCaughey. They would be transporting the suspect if he were arrested for mental health reasons. The suspect did not comply with the police officer. The officer pulled out pepper spray and asked again. The suspect rushed at Osipovitch and pulled a knife. The officer used the spray and the two grappled. EMT McCaughey saw the suspect repeatedly stabbing Officer Osipovitch and moved to help. R News: I saw the subject pull out the knife in his right hand … Read entire article »
Filed under: Crime and Punishment, EMS, Rochester New York
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