Vanity - Planning honeymoon trip to NE part of America.
Thursday 9th of February 2012 12:26:51 PM
Posted by admin / Under Arlington County, Virginia
| I proposed to She Who Must Be Obeyed on Christmas Day, in front of all the usual suspects. So now the marriage machine is in full stroke and I am planning our honeymoon. I think we have settled on a roadtrip through the Appalachians up to Arlington. Probably come back through the FL panhandle, over to Nawlins and back home to Dallas. I have a few thoughts and many questions ... |
Officer Kills Dog as Kids Watched, Owner SaysRead more on myFOXdfw.com:
Thursday 9th of February 2012 12:26:51 PM
Posted by admin / Under Arlington County, Virginia
| ARLINGTON, Texas - A dog owner claims an Arlington police officer overreacted and shot his dog five times as his children watched. Buck Yandle said two police officers and an animal control officer showed up at his home on Lake Jackson Drive last week. They were there about his dog Bucky, a basset hound and Rottweiler mix. Neighbors said Bucky nipped a boy in the back after school. The dog never bit him, but it was enough to scare the 10-year-old. Yandle stepped outside to meet with the officers. He said he closed the door and left his four children... |
Washington Institution Defies Hurricane
Thursday 9th of February 2012 12:26:51 PM
Posted by admin / Under Arlington County, Virginia
| Neither rain nor sleet nor Hurricane Irene will prevent soldiers from standing sentry at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Though most businesses, shops, and government offices will be closed, not even the hurricane expected to hit the Washington area this weekendand its roughly 85-miles-per-hour windswill keep the guards from their duty. The tomb has been guarded continuously since 1948, said Maj. John Miller, a spokesman for the Old Guard, the Army unit that patrols the place. Theres been severe in the past. There will be severe weather in the future. We have contingency plans. -snip- Tradition... |
(Muslim) Marine reservist charged in 2010 military shootings
Thursday 9th of February 2012 12:26:51 PM
Posted by admin / Under Arlington County, Virginia
| Federal authorities on Thursday formally charged a Marine reservist in connection with 2010 shootings at the Pentagon and the National Museum of the Marine Corps. According to a criminal complaint, law enforcement officers searched the residence of Yonathan Melaku and found numerous documents concerning bomb-making and explosives. Melaku was arrested last week after he was found trespassing in Arlington National Cemetery before dawn. A car he pointed authorities to set off a bomb scare near the Pentagon. Officials said they seized a digital videotape in Melaku's bedroom desk. According to the criminal complaint, a review of the videotape showed Melaku... |
Reservist Charged in 10 Building Shootings [Yonathan Melaku]
Thursday 9th of February 2012 12:26:51 PM
Posted by admin / Under Arlington County, Virginia
| WASHINGTON The Marine Corps reservist arrested in Arlington National Cemetery last week with suspicious materials in his backpack was charged Thursday with firing shots last year at five military buildings in the Washington area, including the Pentagon. ...The late-night shots fired at the Pentagon, the National Museum of the Marine Corps and military recruiting offices last October and November were intended to shut down the buildings, the Justice Department said Thursday. No one was wounded in the shootings, which caused $100,000 in damage. |



