http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43244 Q&A ”Guam Remains Functionally a US Colony” Interview with Julian Aguon, Chamoru activist MELBOURNE, Jul 21, 2008 (IPS) – The tiny island of Guam – officially an unincorporated territory of the United States – is soon to be inundated with thousands more U.S. military personnel as the world’s superpower realigns its forces. In this… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2008
Ex-Navy man claims self-defense in killing and burning of stepfather
Lawyer tells what led to Ewa Beach killing By Nelson Daranciang ndaranciang@starbulletin.com Timothy Adarna doesn’t deny that he killed his stepfather and set the body on fire. But he claims it wasn’t murder. “It started with self-defense and it ended up as EMED (extreme mental or emotional disturbance),” said David Hayakawa, Adarna’s lawyer. Adarna, 20,… Read more »
Marine sentenced to five years for identity theft
Judge imprisons identity thief for victimizing fellow Marines By Gene Park gpark@starbulletin.com Cpl. Daniel Alfieri deserved the five-year prison term he received yesterday for stealing the identities of fellow Kaneohe Marines while they were deployed to Iraq, one of his victims said. “We will never forget what he did. He waited in ambush like a… Read more »
Schofield Soldier’s Family Questions Military PTSD Treatment
KITV.com Schofield Soldier’s Family Questions Military PTSD Treatment Tripler Officials Defend Patient Policy Brent Suyama, Managing Editor TheHawaiiChannel.com POSTED: 8:39 pm HST July 11, 2008 TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Hawaii — An Alabama woman says her son, a Schofield Barracks soldier, is slipping through the cracks after a stand-off with Honolulu police last month. The… Read more »
Tripler plans to release soldier who held off Hawaii police in standoff
Posted on: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 SOLDIER’S FAMILY Tripler plans to release soldier who held off Hawaii police in standoff By Rob Perez Advertiser Staff Writer A Schofield Barracks soldier who was hospitalized last week after threatening suicide during an 18-hour standoff with police is scheduled to be released as soon as tomorrow despite concerns… Read more »
Veteran kills family and self in Mililani
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM A woman identified herself to Honolulu police yesterday as a relative of one of the residents at 95-1042 Moohele St. in Mililani Mauka upon arrival at the scene with another relative, right. According to HPD, a man killed his wife and son before hanging himself there. Family killed in Mililani… Read more »
Autopsy reveal cause of death in veteran-family murder-suicide
Starbulletin.com Posted on: Thursday, July 3, 2008 4:47 PM HST Autopsies reveal cause of death in murder-suicide Star-Bulletin Staff citydesk@starbulletin.com Michael Anthony James strangled his wife and drowned his 7-year-old son before hanging himself in the family’s Mililani Mauka home this week, autopsies revealed today. The city’s medical examiner said Michael Anthony James, Jr., had… Read more »
Soldier peacefully ends standoff with police
HonoluluAdvertiser.com July 1, 2008 Man gives up peacefully in Waipahu By Dave Dondoneau and David Waite ROYAL KUNIA – A standoff involving a Schofield Barracks soldier ended peacefully at about 10:40 a.m. today when the man walked out of his Royal Kunia townhouse with his hands up and surrendered to police. Neighbors said they were… Read more »
Deceptive recruiting methods damage the military
OUR OPINION Deceptive recruiting methods damage the military THE ISSUE A Navy recruiter has been accused of making false promises to enlist Misleading young men and women in order to sign them up for military service makes no sense for anyone involved, including the tricky recruiter. When enlistees discover they have been deceived, they aren’t… Read more »
Teens say recruiter duped them
June 17, 2008 Teens say recruiter duped them Grads claim they were told they could go to college before serving Advertiser Staff and News Services The Navy said it is investigating a Honolulu-based recruiter after two Kapolei High School graduates said they were scammed into joining the service. Cory Miyasato and Joseph Mauga Jr. said… Read more »
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