United We Roll at Stardust Radio http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Airman Aids Victim of Oklahoma Tornado Strike http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/25/airman-aids-victim-of-oklahoma-tornado-s Sat, 25 May 2013 16:09:07 +0000 unitedweroll Military News and Support 699@http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/ <p><em>Like Guardian Angels, military members once again assisted first responders during the aftermath of the horrific tornadoes in Oklahoma.<br /> <br /> Literally giving the shirt off his back, TSgt Drew Stanley helped Sandra Adams after she was rescued from the rubble of her home.</em></p> <p><strong>Face of Defense: Airman Aids Victim of Oklahoma Tornado Strike</strong></p> <p>By Army Spc. Daniel Nelson<br /> 145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment</p> <p>MOORE, Okla., May 24, 2013 - As a community shatters in the wake of a deadly EF-5 tornado, ordinary citizens become heroes as they give selflessly to those directly affected. Many who answer the call to help are volunteers or first responders, but others are reacting to the Moore tornado as citizen soldiers and airmen serving their communities.</p> <p>Sandra Adams, 65, was in bed when her 88-year-old mother came to get her to take cover in a bathtub along with the family dog, Duke. With wind speeds of more than 200 mph, Adams remembers the sound of the tornado as it passed overhead, tearing up everything it came into contact with.</p> <p>"It got really loud as the tornado came closer, the lights went out and everything around us began falling inward on top of us," Adams said. "I could see through some of the debris that there was even more debris flying around overhead. Once all of the chaos was over, I could see some light through the stuff now on top of us. That's when I knew my house was gone."</p> <p>With the tornado now passed, Adams and her mother found themselves buried in their bathtub unable to dig their way out. They had no choice but to wait until someone could make their way through the rubble that once was her neighborhood.</p> <p>"I had just one oxygen bottle with less than 30 minutes of use left on it when a 13-year old boy found us," Adams said. "He yelled to me that he was going to have to get some bigger guys to help get me out."</p> <p>It took four men to dig Adams and her mother out of their debris-covered bathtub and carry them to a place where they could receive medical treatment and wait for transportation to the nearest hospital. Little did Adams know that she would soon meet a member of the Oklahoma Air National Guard, who would leave a lasting impression.</p> <p>Fellow Moore resident, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Drew Stanley, was at work at the Will Rogers Air National Guard Base when the reports of the tornado began being televised. Stanley, an air cargo specialist for the logistical readiness squadron, 137th Air Refueling Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard, watched as local meteorologists projected the tornado would pass over his house.</p> <p>"I drove home to make sure my roommates and dogs were going to be pulled out of the storm cellar," Stanley said. "I had been through a tornado a year earlier and knew that police officers would block off the area to people who weren't first responders."</p> <p>Fortunately, his home was not in the direct path of the tornado. So Stanley turned his focus on making sure his family members, who also live in the area, were safe. He then responded to radio broadcasts that the nearby Briarwood Elementary had been hit with children inside.</p> <p>"I headed that direction to help, but the traffic was so bad I had to pull over and began running to help," Stanley said. "With power lines down and the neighborhood being completely cut off from vehicle access, getting in to check for people was difficult."</p> <p>A police officer on the scene saw Stanley in his Air Force uniform and waved him down to have him help administer aid to victims that were emerging from the rubble and storm cellars. Stanley suddenly found himself in the middle of the chaos, standing on rubble piles that were once occupied houses, and providing first aid.</p> <p>"I never made it to the school because victims began coming out before I made it there, so I began immediate first aid with the first responders in the area," Stanley said.<br /> Stanley was about to meet Adams for the first time.</p> <p>"When I found Sandra, she was shaking so hard," Stanley recalled. "I gave her my [Air Force] blouse after asking her if she was cold. I then began treating her for shock; everyone was in shock."</p> <p>The deadly tornado that ripped through the quiet communities of Newcastle, Moore and southeast Oklahoma City is responsible for more than 20 deaths, including 10 children, just a day after another tornado took the lives of two people in Shawnee 30 miles to the east of Oklahoma City. Damages are estimated to be more than $2 billion.</p> <p>The lives of many people changed in the aftermath of the deadly tornado, but the two strangers, who would have otherwise never met, were able to leave a positive light on a tragic incident. Adams was determined to find the owner of the Air Force blouse once she was safe and stable in a local hospital. So, she used local media to set up a meeting with her Air Force rescuer.</p> <p>With a smile on his face and a handful of flowers, Stanley walked into Adams' hospital room for what would be their second meeting. This time, it was on more pleasant terms, with Adams giving Stanley a big hug in appreciation, his military blouse returned with many thanks.</p> <p>"It's great seeing that she is fine," Stanley said. "I'm glad I could bring a little light on such a devastating situation."<br /> <br /> Res: <a href="http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=120136">http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=120136</a><br /> Related Sites:<br /> Special Report -- Disaster Relief: Oklahoma Tornadoes<br /> Resources for People Affected by the Oklahoma Tornado<br /> Video: Tornado Search and Rescue<br /> Video: Guardsmen Respond to Oklahoma Tornadoes</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/25/airman-aids-victim-of-oklahoma-tornado-s">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Like Guardian Angels, military members once again assisted first responders during the aftermath of the horrific tornadoes in Oklahoma.

Literally giving the shirt off his back, TSgt Drew Stanley helped Sandra Adams after she was rescued from the rubble of her home.

Face of Defense: Airman Aids Victim of Oklahoma Tornado Strike

By Army Spc. Daniel Nelson
145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

MOORE, Okla., May 24, 2013 - As a community shatters in the wake of a deadly EF-5 tornado, ordinary citizens become heroes as they give selflessly to those directly affected. Many who answer the call to help are volunteers or first responders, but others are reacting to the Moore tornado as citizen soldiers and airmen serving their communities.

Sandra Adams, 65, was in bed when her 88-year-old mother came to get her to take cover in a bathtub along with the family dog, Duke. With wind speeds of more than 200 mph, Adams remembers the sound of the tornado as it passed overhead, tearing up everything it came into contact with.

"It got really loud as the tornado came closer, the lights went out and everything around us began falling inward on top of us," Adams said. "I could see through some of the debris that there was even more debris flying around overhead. Once all of the chaos was over, I could see some light through the stuff now on top of us. That's when I knew my house was gone."

With the tornado now passed, Adams and her mother found themselves buried in their bathtub unable to dig their way out. They had no choice but to wait until someone could make their way through the rubble that once was her neighborhood.

"I had just one oxygen bottle with less than 30 minutes of use left on it when a 13-year old boy found us," Adams said. "He yelled to me that he was going to have to get some bigger guys to help get me out."

It took four men to dig Adams and her mother out of their debris-covered bathtub and carry them to a place where they could receive medical treatment and wait for transportation to the nearest hospital. Little did Adams know that she would soon meet a member of the Oklahoma Air National Guard, who would leave a lasting impression.

Fellow Moore resident, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Drew Stanley, was at work at the Will Rogers Air National Guard Base when the reports of the tornado began being televised. Stanley, an air cargo specialist for the logistical readiness squadron, 137th Air Refueling Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard, watched as local meteorologists projected the tornado would pass over his house.

"I drove home to make sure my roommates and dogs were going to be pulled out of the storm cellar," Stanley said. "I had been through a tornado a year earlier and knew that police officers would block off the area to people who weren't first responders."

Fortunately, his home was not in the direct path of the tornado. So Stanley turned his focus on making sure his family members, who also live in the area, were safe. He then responded to radio broadcasts that the nearby Briarwood Elementary had been hit with children inside.

"I headed that direction to help, but the traffic was so bad I had to pull over and began running to help," Stanley said. "With power lines down and the neighborhood being completely cut off from vehicle access, getting in to check for people was difficult."

A police officer on the scene saw Stanley in his Air Force uniform and waved him down to have him help administer aid to victims that were emerging from the rubble and storm cellars. Stanley suddenly found himself in the middle of the chaos, standing on rubble piles that were once occupied houses, and providing first aid.

"I never made it to the school because victims began coming out before I made it there, so I began immediate first aid with the first responders in the area," Stanley said.
Stanley was about to meet Adams for the first time.

"When I found Sandra, she was shaking so hard," Stanley recalled. "I gave her my [Air Force] blouse after asking her if she was cold. I then began treating her for shock; everyone was in shock."

The deadly tornado that ripped through the quiet communities of Newcastle, Moore and southeast Oklahoma City is responsible for more than 20 deaths, including 10 children, just a day after another tornado took the lives of two people in Shawnee 30 miles to the east of Oklahoma City. Damages are estimated to be more than $2 billion.

The lives of many people changed in the aftermath of the deadly tornado, but the two strangers, who would have otherwise never met, were able to leave a positive light on a tragic incident. Adams was determined to find the owner of the Air Force blouse once she was safe and stable in a local hospital. So, she used local media to set up a meeting with her Air Force rescuer.

With a smile on his face and a handful of flowers, Stanley walked into Adams' hospital room for what would be their second meeting. This time, it was on more pleasant terms, with Adams giving Stanley a big hug in appreciation, his military blouse returned with many thanks.

"It's great seeing that she is fine," Stanley said. "I'm glad I could bring a little light on such a devastating situation."

Res: http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=120136
Related Sites:
Special Report -- Disaster Relief: Oklahoma Tornadoes
Resources for People Affected by the Oklahoma Tornado
Video: Tornado Search and Rescue
Video: Guardsmen Respond to Oklahoma Tornadoes

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]]> http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/25/airman-aids-victim-of-oklahoma-tornado-s#comments OK tornado affects 33K Airmen who must log in to AFPAAS http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/22/ok-tornado-affects-33k-airmen-who-must-l Wed, 22 May 2013 05:39:19 +0000 unitedweroll Military News and Support 698@http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/ <p><em><strong>Note from Stardust Radio Network - If you have families of deployed members in your area who may have been affected by the recent tornadoes, please be sure to check on them.<strong><em><br /> <br /> ---------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> OK tornado affects 33K Airmen who must log in to AFPAAS<br /> <br /> Release No: 097<br /> May 21, 2013<br /> <br /> by Debbie Gildea<br /> Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs<br /> <br /> JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas &#8211; More than 33,000 total force in the Oklahoma area may have been affected by recent tornados that leveled neighborhoods in and around Moore and Oklahoma City, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. To ensure those Airmen and their families are accounted for and have access to assistance, AFPC has activated the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System.<br /> <br /> AFPAAS is a web-based application used to account for and assess the needs of the Air Force total force including active-duty Airmen, selected Reserve members, Department of the Air Force and non-appropriated fund civilian employees, Air Force contractors overseas, and family members affected by disasters, said Brian Angell, AFPC personnel readiness chief.<br /> <br /> &#8220;Following the devastating tornados in Oklahoma, the Air Force Crisis Action Team directed 100 percent accountability of all personnel residing, on leave in or on temporary duty to the impacted area,&#8221; said Angell. &#8220;All Airmen must account for themselves and for their family members, and if Airmen unable to do so, their units can account for them.&#8221;<br /> <br /> Airmen affected by the Oklahoma tornado should log into AFPAAS and complete a needs assessment survey which tells their leaders that they need help. <br /> <br /> &#8220;The Tinker Airman and Family Readiness Center has activated the Emergency Family <br /> Assistance Center and teams of volunteers are standing by to help our Airmen and their families,&#8221; Angell said. <br /> <br /> First, however, Airmen must go to <a href="https://afpaas.af.mil">https://afpaas.af.mil</a>, login, account for themselves and complete the needs assessment, if applicable. AFPAAS can also be accessed from the Air Force Portal, and the Air Force Personnel Center website at <a href="http://www.afpc.af.mil">www.afpc.af.mil</a>. <br /> <br /> &#8220;Tornados are not uncommon this time of year, and summer hurricanes will soon be upon us,&#8221; said Angell. &#8220;Airmen need to become familiar with AFPAAS and ensure they can access the site if necessary before a disaster occurs.&#8221;<br /> <br /> For more information about personnel issues, visit the myPers website at <a href="https://mypers.af.mil">https://mypers.af.mil</a>. <br /> <br /> - 30 -</em></strong></strong></em></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/22/ok-tornado-affects-33k-airmen-who-must-l">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Note from Stardust Radio Network - If you have families of deployed members in your area who may have been affected by the recent tornadoes, please be sure to check on them.

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OK tornado affects 33K Airmen who must log in to AFPAAS

Release No: 097
May 21, 2013

by Debbie Gildea
Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – More than 33,000 total force in the Oklahoma area may have been affected by recent tornados that leveled neighborhoods in and around Moore and Oklahoma City, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. To ensure those Airmen and their families are accounted for and have access to assistance, AFPC has activated the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System.

AFPAAS is a web-based application used to account for and assess the needs of the Air Force total force including active-duty Airmen, selected Reserve members, Department of the Air Force and non-appropriated fund civilian employees, Air Force contractors overseas, and family members affected by disasters, said Brian Angell, AFPC personnel readiness chief.

“Following the devastating tornados in Oklahoma, the Air Force Crisis Action Team directed 100 percent accountability of all personnel residing, on leave in or on temporary duty to the impacted area,” said Angell. “All Airmen must account for themselves and for their family members, and if Airmen unable to do so, their units can account for them.”

Airmen affected by the Oklahoma tornado should log into AFPAAS and complete a needs assessment survey which tells their leaders that they need help.

“The Tinker Airman and Family Readiness Center has activated the Emergency Family
Assistance Center and teams of volunteers are standing by to help our Airmen and their families,” Angell said.

First, however, Airmen must go to https://afpaas.af.mil, login, account for themselves and complete the needs assessment, if applicable. AFPAAS can also be accessed from the Air Force Portal, and the Air Force Personnel Center website at www.afpc.af.mil.

“Tornados are not uncommon this time of year, and summer hurricanes will soon be upon us,” said Angell. “Airmen need to become familiar with AFPAAS and ensure they can access the site if necessary before a disaster occurs.”

For more information about personnel issues, visit the myPers website at https://mypers.af.mil.

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]]> http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/22/ok-tornado-affects-33k-airmen-who-must-l#comments Promotions to Master Sergeant for Air Force Members to be Announced Thursday, May 23rd. http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/21/promotions-to-master-sergeant-for-air-fo Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:26 +0000 unitedweroll Military News and Support 697@http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/ <p><em>Celebrations will be on the way as 3,800 plus well deserved promotions to Master Sergeant for Air Force members are announced on Thursday, May 23rd<br /> <br /> Congratulations to all of the Technical Sergeants who qualified for these promotions! We also congratulate the families of the new Master Sergeants for their part in helping to secure these ranks.</em></p> <p>Release No: 096<br /> May 21, 2013<br /> <br /> <strong>AF selects 3,841 for master sergeant</strong> </p> <p>Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs</p> <p>JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas &#8211; More than 3,800 technical sergeants have been selected for promotion to master sergeant, Air Force officials said today. The 3,841 selected represent 18.71 percent of the 20,528 eligible. <br /> <br /> Following official commander notification, the list of selectees will be released Thursday, 8 a.m. Central Time.<br /> <br /> The average score for those selected was 350.21. Selectees&#8217; average time in grade is 4.38 years and time in service is 15.27. The average enlisted performance report score is 133.85, and 11.02 is the average decorations score. Selectee average promotion fitness examination score is 82.76 and the average specialty knowledge test score is 68.43. <br /> <br /> Those selected for master sergeant will be promoted according to their promotion sequence number beginning in August. Selections are tentative until the data verification process is complete, which is no later than 10 days after the promotion release date. Personnel officials will notify Airmen, via military personnel sections, if their selection is in question.<br /> <br /> To see the promotion list Thursday, go to the myPers website at <a href="https://mypers.af.mil">https://mypers.af.mil</a>, select &#8220;Search All Components&#8221; from the drop down menu and enter &#8220;enlisted promotions&#8221; in the search window. Airmen will also be able to access their score notices on the virtual MPF, accessible via the secure applications page and the Air Force Portal.<br /> <br /> For more information about promotion opportunities and other personnel issues, visit myPers.<br /> <br /> - 30 - <br /> Follow us on Facebook at US Air Force Life and Career or on Twitter at AFCareers.<br /> For more news and information, visit Air Force Personnel Center.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/21/promotions-to-master-sergeant-for-air-fo">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Celebrations will be on the way as 3,800 plus well deserved promotions to Master Sergeant for Air Force members are announced on Thursday, May 23rd

Congratulations to all of the Technical Sergeants who qualified for these promotions! We also congratulate the families of the new Master Sergeants for their part in helping to secure these ranks.

Release No: 096
May 21, 2013

AF selects 3,841 for master sergeant

Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – More than 3,800 technical sergeants have been selected for promotion to master sergeant, Air Force officials said today. The 3,841 selected represent 18.71 percent of the 20,528 eligible.

Following official commander notification, the list of selectees will be released Thursday, 8 a.m. Central Time.

The average score for those selected was 350.21. Selectees’ average time in grade is 4.38 years and time in service is 15.27. The average enlisted performance report score is 133.85, and 11.02 is the average decorations score. Selectee average promotion fitness examination score is 82.76 and the average specialty knowledge test score is 68.43.

Those selected for master sergeant will be promoted according to their promotion sequence number beginning in August. Selections are tentative until the data verification process is complete, which is no later than 10 days after the promotion release date. Personnel officials will notify Airmen, via military personnel sections, if their selection is in question.

To see the promotion list Thursday, go to the myPers website at https://mypers.af.mil, select “Search All Components” from the drop down menu and enter “enlisted promotions” in the search window. Airmen will also be able to access their score notices on the virtual MPF, accessible via the secure applications page and the Air Force Portal.

For more information about promotion opportunities and other personnel issues, visit myPers.

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Follow us on Facebook at US Air Force Life and Career or on Twitter at AFCareers.
For more news and information, visit Air Force Personnel Center.

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]]> http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/21/promotions-to-master-sergeant-for-air-fo#comments United We Roll World Tour Show at Stardust Radio Network Inc Tuesday 05/21/13 and Wednesday 5/22/13 http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/21/united-we-roll-world-tour-show-at-stardu-2087 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:38 +0000 unitedweroll Military News and Support 696@http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/ <p>Join us for our United We Roll World Tour Show Tuesday 05/21/13 1pm-3:00pm CST (repeat Wed 05/22/13 at 6pm CST) as we bring you an encore presentation of our show from April 30th of this year. </p> <p>We visit with 3 deployed members serving in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and in Afghanistan. </p> <p>To hear the broadcast, tune in on <a href="http://www.stardustradio.com">www.stardustradio.com</a> and click the Listen Live button. <br /> Guests are: SSgt Darvin E Johnson / 376th ECS - CPT Thomas Luizzi / HHC, 4-2 SBCT and LT Morgan Talley / 817 EAS</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/21/united-we-roll-world-tour-show-at-stardu-2087">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Join us for our United We Roll World Tour Show Tuesday 05/21/13 1pm-3:00pm CST (repeat Wed 05/22/13 at 6pm CST) as we bring you an encore presentation of our show from April 30th of this year.

We visit with 3 deployed members serving in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and in Afghanistan.

To hear the broadcast, tune in on www.stardustradio.com and click the Listen Live button.
Guests are: SSgt Darvin E Johnson / 376th ECS - CPT Thomas Luizzi / HHC, 4-2 SBCT and LT Morgan Talley / 817 EAS

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]]> http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/21/united-we-roll-world-tour-show-at-stardu-2087#comments Welcome Home Marine Corp Pfc. Daniel A. Benedett from Mission on May 15, 1975 http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/14/welcome-home-marine-corp-pfc-daniel-a-be-1975 Wed, 15 May 2013 03:38:59 +0000 unitedweroll Military News and Support 695@http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/ <p><em>No man left behind. With the return of Pfc Benedett, all members are now home who were aboard a rescue helicopter that was part of the mission to recover the crew of the S.S. Mayaguez but crashed in the surf off the coast of Cambodia.<br /> <br /> May God grant Pfc Benedett with everlasting peace and bring comfort to his family and friends. </em></p> <p>IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 330-13<br /> May 14, 2013<br /> </p> <p><strong>Marine Missing from Vietnam War to be Buried with Crew</strong></p> <p> <br /> The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing from the Vietnam War, was recently accounted for and will be buried along with the 12 other servicemen who were lost in the same crash. <br /> <br /> Marine Corps Pfc. Daniel A. Benedett of Seattle, Wash., will be buried May 15, at Arlington National Cemetery, along with Air Force 2nd Lt. Richard Vandegeer of Cleveland, Ohio; Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Bernard Gause Jr., of Birmingham, Ala.; Hospitalman Ronald J. Manning of Steubenville, Ohio; Marine Corps servicemen Lance Cpl. Gregory S. Copenhaver of Lewistown, Pa.; Lance Cpl. Andres Garcia of Carlsbad, N.M.; Pfc. Lynn Blessing of Lancaster, Pa.; Pfc. Walter Boyd of Portsmouth, Va.; Pfc. James J. Jacques of La Junta, Colo.; Pfc. James R. Maxwell of Memphis, Tenn.; Pfc. Richard W. Rivernburgh of Schenectady, N.Y.; Pfc. Antonio R. Sandoval of San Antonio, Texas; and Pfc. Kelton R. Turner of St. Louis, Mo. <br /> <br /> On May 12, 1975, Khmer Rouge gunboats captured the S.S. Mayaguez in the Gulf of Thailand, approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of Cambodia. After the vessel was taken to Koh Tang Island, U.S. aircraft began surveillance flights around the island. When efforts to secure the release of the ship and its crew failed, U.S. military forces began a rescue mission. <br /> <br /> Three days after the Mayaguez seizure, the Air Force dispatched six helicopters to the island. One of the helicopters came under heavy enemy fire and crashed into the surf with 26 men on board. Thirteen of the men were rescued at sea, leaving Benedett and 12 other service members unaccounted-for from the crash. <br /> <br /> Between 1991 and 2008, investigators conducted more than 10 investigations and excavations, led by Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC). On three occasions, Cambodian authorities turned over remains believed to be those of American servicemen. In 1995, U.S. and Cambodian specialists conducted an underwater recovery of the helicopter crash site where they located remains, personal effects and aircraft debris associated with the loss. Between 2000 and 2004, all of the missing service members from this helicopter, except Benedett, were accounted-for.<br /> <br /> On Jan. 30, 2013, Benedett was accounted-for. Scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces Identification Laboratory (AFDIL) used circumstantial evidence and DNA process of elimination to account for his remains. <br /> <br /> Today, more than 1,600 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. The U.S. government continues to work closely with the governments of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia to recover Americans lost during the Vietnam War. <br /> <br /> For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO website at <a href="http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo">http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo</a> or call 703-699-1169 .</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/14/welcome-home-marine-corp-pfc-daniel-a-be-1975">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> No man left behind. With the return of Pfc Benedett, all members are now home who were aboard a rescue helicopter that was part of the mission to recover the crew of the S.S. Mayaguez but crashed in the surf off the coast of Cambodia.

May God grant Pfc Benedett with everlasting peace and bring comfort to his family and friends.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 330-13
May 14, 2013

Marine Missing from Vietnam War to be Buried with Crew


The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing from the Vietnam War, was recently accounted for and will be buried along with the 12 other servicemen who were lost in the same crash.

Marine Corps Pfc. Daniel A. Benedett of Seattle, Wash., will be buried May 15, at Arlington National Cemetery, along with Air Force 2nd Lt. Richard Vandegeer of Cleveland, Ohio; Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Bernard Gause Jr., of Birmingham, Ala.; Hospitalman Ronald J. Manning of Steubenville, Ohio; Marine Corps servicemen Lance Cpl. Gregory S. Copenhaver of Lewistown, Pa.; Lance Cpl. Andres Garcia of Carlsbad, N.M.; Pfc. Lynn Blessing of Lancaster, Pa.; Pfc. Walter Boyd of Portsmouth, Va.; Pfc. James J. Jacques of La Junta, Colo.; Pfc. James R. Maxwell of Memphis, Tenn.; Pfc. Richard W. Rivernburgh of Schenectady, N.Y.; Pfc. Antonio R. Sandoval of San Antonio, Texas; and Pfc. Kelton R. Turner of St. Louis, Mo.

On May 12, 1975, Khmer Rouge gunboats captured the S.S. Mayaguez in the Gulf of Thailand, approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of Cambodia. After the vessel was taken to Koh Tang Island, U.S. aircraft began surveillance flights around the island. When efforts to secure the release of the ship and its crew failed, U.S. military forces began a rescue mission.

Three days after the Mayaguez seizure, the Air Force dispatched six helicopters to the island. One of the helicopters came under heavy enemy fire and crashed into the surf with 26 men on board. Thirteen of the men were rescued at sea, leaving Benedett and 12 other service members unaccounted-for from the crash.

Between 1991 and 2008, investigators conducted more than 10 investigations and excavations, led by Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC). On three occasions, Cambodian authorities turned over remains believed to be those of American servicemen. In 1995, U.S. and Cambodian specialists conducted an underwater recovery of the helicopter crash site where they located remains, personal effects and aircraft debris associated with the loss. Between 2000 and 2004, all of the missing service members from this helicopter, except Benedett, were accounted-for.

On Jan. 30, 2013, Benedett was accounted-for. Scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces Identification Laboratory (AFDIL) used circumstantial evidence and DNA process of elimination to account for his remains.

Today, more than 1,600 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. The U.S. government continues to work closely with the governments of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia to recover Americans lost during the Vietnam War.

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO website at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call 703-699-1169 .

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]]> http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/14/welcome-home-marine-corp-pfc-daniel-a-be-1975#comments United We Roll World Tour Show at Stardust Radio Network Inc Tuesday 5-14-13 and Wednesday 5-15-13 http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/13/united-we-roll-world-tour-show-at-stardu-2086 Tue, 14 May 2013 02:40:42 +0000 unitedweroll Military News and Support 694@http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/ <p>United We Roll World Tour Show<br /> Stardust Radio <a href="http://www.stardustradio.com">www.stardustradio.com</a><br /> Tuesday 05/14/13 1:00pm- 3:00pm Central (Live)<br /> Wednesday 05/15/13 6:00pm- 8:00pm Central (Repeat)</p> <p>Welcome Stardust Listeners -<br /> We thank you for joining us on Tuesday, May 14th of 2013.</p> <p>This Tuesday, we are honored to bring 2 new visits with four deployed members - three Air Force members who are serving in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and an Army member who is on duty in the country of Afghanistan. We also will play an encore presentation of an earlier interview with an Army member in Afghanistan.</p> <p>******************************</p> <p>United We Roll at Stardust Radio Network, Inc<br /> <a href="http://www.stardustradio.com">www.stardustradio.com</a> - click Listen Live button</p> <p>SHOW SCHEDULE<br /> Tuesday 5/14/13</p> <p>1:00pm - Introduction / Announcements</p> <p>376 AEW<br /> Interview #1 (appr 1:12pm) - SMgt Mtt Ascione,<br /> MSgt Bradley Bennett &amp; TSgt Paige Martin <br /> AFCENT Band "Vector" - Transit Center at Manas <br /> Republic of Kyrgyzstan</p> <p>Combined Task Force 4-2 <br /> Interview #2 (appr 1:47pm) - SPC Timothy P Ryan<br /> HHC 702D BSB<br /> CTF 4-2 / Afghanistan</p> <p> Task Force Durable<br /> Interview #3 (appr 2:13pm) - CW2 Pharel Petitfrere<br /> 1st Sustainment Brigade<br /> TF Durable / Afghanistan</p> <p>Show ends at appr 3:00pm Central</p> <p>******************************************<br /> If you are not able to stay through the show this afternoon, <br /> it will repeat on Wednesday 05/15 evening at 6:00pm Central.<br /> After the repeat show has been broadcast, an MP3 copy will be posted <br /> on the Stardust Radio Network Inc Archive site at <a href="http://www.stardustradio.info">www.stardustradio.info</a>.</p> <p>MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL &amp; MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA!</p> <p>**********************************************************<br /> OUR UNITS</p> <p>376 Air Expeditionary Wing<br /> Transit Center at Manas<br /> Republic of Kyrgystan<br /> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Transit-Center-at-Manas">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Transit-Center-at-Manas</a></p> <p>--------------------------------------------</p> <p>Combined Task Force 4-2<br /> 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division "RAIDERS!"<br /> 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment - "Manchu" <br /> 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment - "Tomahawk"<br /> 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment - "Rock of the Marne"<br /> 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment - "Blackhawk"<br /> 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment - "Viking"<br /> 702nd Brigade Support Battalion - "Forge"<br /> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/4SBCT2ID">https://www.facebook.com/4SBCT2ID</a></p> <p>*******************************************************</p> <p>To Our Military Members &amp; First Responders<br /> And To All The Families Who Also Serve...<br /> Thank You!</p> <p>*********************************************************</p> <p>Stardust Radio Network Inc <br /> Supporting Our Military Since November 12, 2001</p> <p>Listening Instructions</p> <p>To hear our broadcasts - go to <a href="http://www.stardustradio.com">www.stardustradio.com</a> and click the Listen Live button. A sound box from Live 365 will appear where you can adjust the settings to suit your listening pleasure. If you see red colored bars in the volume indicator, that means that station sound is buffering and it will turn to green and begin to play shortly. There is no fee for the service as provided.</p> <p>Local Area Riverside, Iowa - Tune in to 1690 AM radio</p> <p>Past Show MP3 Tapes - Are available on our show archive site at <a href="http://www.stardustradio.info">www.stardustradio.info</a>. Go to the main page, click on the United We Roll button on the left, then scroll down to the show you wish to hear or download. Left click the link to listen or right click to download. There is no fee for the downloads.</p> <p>**************************************************************</p> <p>For more news &amp; articles on current happenings, please visit our United We Roll sites at:<br /> Stardust Radio &#8211; <a href="http://www.stardustradio.com">www.stardustradio.com</a></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/05/13/united-we-roll-world-tour-show-at-stardu-2086">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> United We Roll World Tour Show
Stardust Radio www.stardustradio.com
Tuesday 05/14/13 1:00pm- 3:00pm Central (Live)
Wednesday 05/15/13 6:00pm- 8:00pm Central (Repeat)

Welcome Stardust Listeners -
We thank you for joining us on Tuesday, May 14th of 2013.

This Tuesday, we are honored to bring 2 new visits with four deployed members - three Air Force members who are serving in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and an Army member who is on duty in the country of Afghanistan. We also will play an encore presentation of an earlier interview with an Army member in Afghanistan.

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United We Roll at Stardust Radio Network, Inc
www.stardustradio.com - click Listen Live button

SHOW SCHEDULE
Tuesday 5/14/13

1:00pm - Introduction / Announcements

376 AEW
Interview #1 (appr 1:12pm) - SMgt Mtt Ascione,
MSgt Bradley Bennett & TSgt Paige Martin
AFCENT Band "Vector" - Transit Center at Manas
Republic of Kyrgyzstan

Combined Task Force 4-2
Interview #2 (appr 1:47pm) - SPC Timothy P Ryan
HHC 702D BSB
CTF 4-2 / Afghanistan

Task Force Durable
Interview #3 (appr 2:13pm) - CW2 Pharel Petitfrere
1st Sustainment Brigade
TF Durable / Afghanistan

Show ends at appr 3:00pm Central

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If you are not able to stay through the show this afternoon,
it will repeat on Wednesday 05/15 evening at 6:00pm Central.
After the repeat show has been broadcast, an MP3 copy will be posted
on the Stardust Radio Network Inc Archive site at www.stardustradio.info.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL & MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA!

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OUR UNITS

376 Air Expeditionary Wing
Transit Center at Manas
Republic of Kyrgystan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Transit-Center-at-Manas

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Combined Task Force 4-2
4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division "RAIDERS!"
4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment - "Manchu"
2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment - "Tomahawk"
1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment - "Rock of the Marne"
2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment - "Blackhawk"
2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment - "Viking"
702nd Brigade Support Battalion - "Forge"
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/4SBCT2ID

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To Our Military Members & First Responders
And To All The Families Who Also Serve...
Thank You!

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Stardust Radio Network Inc
Supporting Our Military Since November 12, 2001

Listening Instructions

To hear our broadcasts - go to www.stardustradio.com and click the Listen Live button. A sound box from Live 365 will appear where you can adjust the settings to suit your listening pleasure. If you see red colored bars in the volume indicator, that means that station sound is buffering and it will turn to green and begin to play shortly. There is no fee for the service as provided.

Local Area Riverside, Iowa - Tune in to 1690 AM radio

Past Show MP3 Tapes - Are available on our show archive site at www.stardustradio.info. Go to the main page, click on the United We Roll button on the left, then scroll down to the show you wish to hear or download. Left click the link to listen or right click to download. There is no fee for the downloads.

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For more news & articles on current happenings, please visit our United We Roll sites at:
Stardust Radio – www.stardustradio.com

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