Archive for August 4th, 2008

Welcome to Iraq, and a long separation (Denver Post)

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Six months in training, and 16 straight months at war in Iraq: No unit, according to a congressional proclamation, had a longer continuous deployment on the ground there than the 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard.

CPR training was man’s key to saving choking daughter (Anchorage Daily News)

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Brian Flaherty and his wife, Kim, were watching the news over dinner in their Hillside home last Saturday night when their 9-month-old dog, a Shiba Inu named Ammo, began barking like crazy.

“Knock Out Dog Fighting” Program Honored with Achievement Award (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Celebrity Mixed Martial Arts fighters Cung Le, Josh “the Punk” Thomson and the American Kickboxing Academy receive achievement award for their work with Kristine Crawford and For Pits’ Sake, Inc. to combat dog fighting.

A PENSIONER who became stuck in bushes for over 13 hours was found by a search and rescue dog after a full scale … (The Journal)

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Malcolm Gomme-Duncan, 76, of Greensfield Moor Farm, near Alnwick, became entangled in thistles, nettles and brambles after going for a walk near his home at 7pm on Saturday night.

Dog saves farmer trapped in woods (The Journal)

Monday, August 4th, 2008

A PENSIONER who became stuck in bushes for over 13 hours was found by a search and rescue dog after a full scale manhunt.