US grieves after Muslim doctor kills 13 on army base Nov 7, 2009
The bodies of those killed were taken to the same mortuary at Dover Air Base in Delaware that handles fallen soldiers from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Pentagon said Friday. Hasan was moved meanwhile from a civilian to a military hospital, in part for security reasons, Fort Hood deputy commander Colonel John Rossi told reporters. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Death quiets hero's music Nov 7, 2009
Tirador's husband, Mickey Tirador, who was stationed in Iraq on his third tour of duty, was scheduled Friday to accompany his wife's body on a flight to Dover Air Force Base. The Seyboth family, including Amy Tirador's mother, Colleen; sister, April; and brother, Evan, drove to the Delaware base to await the arrival of the casket. (Albany Times Union)
Delegates Discuss Way Forward In UN Climate Talks Nov 7, 2009
Military officials says the bodies of the Fort Hood shooting victims will be flown to the Dover Air Force Base military mortuary tonight ... Military officials says the bodies of the Fort Hood shooting victims will be flown to the Dover Air Force Base military mortuary tonight. (W-USA News, DC)
4 Minutes of Chaos... Nov 7, 2009
In all, 13 caskets, each draped with an American flag, were loaded into a C-17 transport plane on Friday afternoon, to be flown to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Stephanie Simon, Yochi Dreazen, Kris Hudson and Nomaan Merchant contributed to this article. (The Drudge Report)
Fort Hood Mourns After Shooting RampageAlleged gunman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is paralyzed from his injuries. Nov 7, 2009
Earlier Friday, the caskets of 13 victims were loaded on to a C-130 transport plane for a flight to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Some 300 soldiers in dress uniform watched as the caskets were loaded onto the plane. (ABC News)
High school football scores Nov 7, 2009
22 Philadelphia Roman Catholic 34, St. Joseph's Prep 0 Pittston Area 40, Wyoming Area 19 Pleasant Valley 28, Stroudsburg 7 Plymouth-Whitemarsh 27, Cheltenham 7 Pocono Mountain E. 28, Pocono Mountain West 14 Pottsgrove 10, Phoenixville 6 Punxsutawney 29, Brookville 12 Quakertown 21, Souderton 16 Radnor 24, Marple Newtown 20 Reading Holy Name 42, Reading Central Catholic 21 Richland 44, Penn Cambria 22 Ridgway 20, Clarion-Limestone 13 Ridley 28, Upper Darby 0 Salisbury 28, Southern Lehigh 14... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Feds Swarm Home Of Ft. Hood Suspect Nov 7, 2009
The Army said it was preparing to send the bodies of the victims to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for an autopsy and full military funerals that are often held at that base for soldiers killed at war. Copyright 2009 by. (Click2Houston, TX)
Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims Nov 7, 2009
Earlier in the day, a moment of silence was held at U.S. military installations as a show of respect for the victims, and 13 flag-draped coffins departed from Fort Hood for Dover Air Force Base and the military's mortuary based in Delaware. At the vigil, husbands wrapped their arms around their wives, babies cried and old men in wheelchairs bowed their heads during the service at a post stadium. (USA Today)
Eric Jones, 29; Marine pilot served in Afghanistan Nov 5, 2009
The day after his death, the Joneses traveled to Dover Air Force Base to claim his body. Not many of us are brave enough to put our lives on the line every day and then get up and do it again, his mother said. (Boston Globe)
Read Chris Wallace's interview Nov 4, 2009
Do you at least give him credit for going to Dover, Delaware, to honor the remains of soldiers, dead soldiers, who came back from Afghanistan ... WALLACE: I don't know that he ever went to Dover, Delaware. (Fox News)
Afghan candidate's exit complicates peace effort Nov 2, 2009
Oct. 29: Obama goes to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to observe the return of the remains of 18 troops and agents killed in Afghanistan during the most deadly month for U.S. troops since the start of the war there in 2001. Source: USA TODAY research. (USA Today)
Related: Obama honors fallen Americans at Dover Nov 2, 2009
Obama honors fallen Americans at Dover ... Obama honors fallen Americans at Dover ... who, accordng to the Department of Defense died in Afghanistan, during the dignified transfer event at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Fordie Pitts Jr., 79; golfer made name(s) for himself Oct 31, 2009
In addition to his wife and son, Mr. Pitts leaves four daughters, Lorraine Johnson of Dover, N.H., Mary Lou Bohn of Dover, Karen of Milton, and Corinne Norton of Pembroke; a sister, Lorraine Young of Pembroke; a brother, Ken of Clearwater, Fla. and 10 grandchildren. (Boston Globe)
Obama: The Vietnam moment... Oct 31, 2009
Following the worst month of the war so far with 45 Americans killed in October Mr Obama paid a pre-dawn visit to Dover air force base in Delaware on Thursday to salute the caskets of the returning American dead ... Nor do people doubt his understanding of the great weight that falls on the shoulders of Americas commander-in-chief as his visit to Dover illustrated. (The Drudge Report)
Real men don't read D.C. pundits Oct 31, 2009
And the idea that the president may have been "dithering" when he went to visit the war dead at Dover Air Force Base this week is offensive. Obama knows what he has to do this week, and it's a good thing he took the time to let the mortal implications of his decisions sink in. (Salon)
* Obama meets Afghan war dead Oct 30, 2009
WEIGHTY MATTER: As the US death toll in Afghanistan rises, the US president is carefully mulling a request from top US generals to send up to 40,000 more troops AFP, DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DELAWARE Friday, Oct 30, 2009, Page 7. US President Barack Obama participates in the transfer of late US Army Sergeant Dale Griffin at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, yesterday ... The sobering move, Obamas first such journey to Dover Air Force Base, where virtually all transfers take place, was highly... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Afghan, Pakistan carnage raises heat on Obama... Oct 30, 2009
President Obama traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Thursday to meet the plane carrying the bodies of 18 U.S. personnel killed in Afghanistan earlier this week. DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware -- President Barack Obama made an overnight dash to Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday to honor the return of fallen soldiers, absorbing the ultimate cost of war as the United States endures its deadliest month of the Afghanistan campaign ... President Barack Obama arrived Dover Air Force Base... (The Drudge Report)
Scozzafava earns district newspaper endorsement Oct 30, 2009
President Obama paid his respects to returning war dead at Dover Air Force base. And Jon Stewart takes on the media coverage of the public option. (TheHill.com)
SOLEMN SERVICE: Obama Honors the Fallen Oct 30, 2009
President Obama Attends Dover AFB for 'Dignified Transfer Movement' of Fallen U.S. Soldiers From Afghanistan. By SUNLEN MILLER, JAKE TAPPER and JON GARCIADOVER, Del ... Earlier this year, Obama lifted the 18-year ban on to Dover, a ban critics said hid the costs of war from the American people. (ABC News)
Obama honours Afghanistan killed Oct 30, 2009
His predecessor, George W Bush, visited the families of dead troops but never received the bodies at the base, in Dover, Delaware. Mr Bush also did not go to military funerals, telling the military newspaper Stars and Stripes three years ago that he preferred to meet families privately. (BBC News -- Americas)
Obama to meet military brass in Afghanistan Oct 30, 2009
"And it is something that I think about each and every day," Obama said, after the visit to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Thursday that the president was "at the end stages of what is this, sort of, close-hold, pre-decisional, confidential process over at the White House.". (Channelnewsasia.com)
Obama visits air base to honor fallen Americans Oct 30, 2009
"It was a sobering reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices that our young men and women in uniform are engaging in every single day, not only our troops but their families as well," Obama said from the White House, reflecting briefly on his surprise middle-of-the-night trip to Dover Air Force Base to observe the return of the fallen Americans to the United States ... An 18-year ban on coverage of Dover homecomings, dating to the 1991 Gulf War and strengthened by former President George W. Bush,... (AZCentral -- News)
Obama visits Dover AFB to honor fallen soldiers Oct 29, 2009
Obama honoring return of fallen soldiers at Dover - National Wire - Fresnobee ... Attorney General Eric Holder and DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart were to travel to Dover Air Force Base Wednesday night to meet the plane carrying the bodies of the agents, who died Monday in a helicopter crash that also killed seven U.S. service members ... DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Obama attends return of fallen soldiers Oct 29, 2009
(CNN) -- The flag-draped caskets of at least 18 Americans killed in Afghanistan arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware early Thursday, government and military officials said. President Obama, who arrived at Dover Air Force Base on Marine One, along with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and acting DEA administrator Michele Leonhart witnessed the transfer of the bodies, according to the Justice Department. (CNN)
The Inn place to be again Oct 29, 2009
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The plight of the bluefin Oct 29, 2009
They kept saying "there's no shortage of fish, but at the same time, they were selling parrot fish (filleted to disguise), because they completely overfished the reefs with massive numbers of fishpots. About 15 years ago a fishpot ban was introduced in Bermuda and parts of the reef system were set aside as breeding grounds. The fishermen were furious, but the law stood. Its taken all this time for the fish population to start to recover but there is still a long way to go. There are some... (BBC News -- Science)
Obama Attends Arrival of U.S. War Dead From Afghanistan in Deadliest Month Oct 29, 2009
Dover Air Force Base, about 80 miles (128 kilometers) east of Washington, is the traditional point of return to the U.S. for members of the military killed overseas ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Dover, Delaware, at. (Bloomberg -- US)
Delaware State prepares to play the Bulldogs Oct 28, 2009
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Phillies tickets take a trust fund Oct 24, 2009
Chance to watch home team in World Series won't be easy -- or cheap -- to get. By ADAM TAYLOR The News Journal October 23, 2009. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Week 8: Friday's District 10, state football scores Oct 24, 2009
16 Clairton 59, Avella 0 Clarion 48, Clarion-Limestone 0 Coatesville 35, West Chester Henderson 28 Cocalico 34, Garden Spot 0 Conemaugh Township 35, Berlin-Brothersvalley 8 Conestoga 35, Harriton 0 Conestoga Valley 35, Lebanon 14 Conrad Weiser 36, Blue Mountain 15 Coudersport 24, Port Allegany 0 Council Rock South 34, Harry S. Truman 14 Curwensville 41, Johnsonburg 6 Dallastown Area 41, Dover 14 Danville 21, Mifflinburg 0 Delaware Valley 28, West Scranton 24 Delone 23, Bermudian Springs 14 Derry... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Beau Biden Lays Low Amidst Senate Talk Oct 24, 2009
On Sept. 30, a ceremony in front of the Delaware statehouse welcomed the 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade home from Iraq to the brick buildings of Dover. Organizers tied yellow ribbons around the trunks of maple trees, the branches of which hung over desks belonging to the Delaware National Guard Enlisted Association. (CBS News -- US)
Report: Electric carmaker Fisker to build vehicles at Del. plant Oct 24, 2009
By Randall Chase, AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. People with knowledge of talks between Fisker Automotive and Delaware officials say the company plans to build vehicles at a former plant in Wilmington. (USA Today -- Money)
Halloween runneth over on the Seacoast — we just can't get enough Oct 22, 2009
"There's a ghost tour for the strong of heart and storytelling and spooky games for the skittish, Oct. 31, 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Remick Barn Visitor Center, on the corner of York Street and Lindsay Road. Cost $5 for teens and adults or $15 per family. (207) 363-4974, rbowen@oldyork.org. The Children's Museum of New Hampshire, 6 Washington St., Dover, has the "Not-So-Spooky Festivities" a toddlers and preschooler friendly affair. The "Not-So" runs from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24. There's... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Bankruptcy filing delays church sex abuse case Oct 20, 2009
The bankruptcy filing late Sunday delays a lawsuit that had been set to start Monday in Kent County Superior Court, the first of eight consecutive abuse trials scheduled in Delaware (Somerset Daily American, PA)
NASCAR seeks recruits at JCSU Oct 18, 2009
JCSU was the last of five stops on this year's tour; the others were at Clark Atlanta and Morehouse College in Atlanta, Virginia State University in Petersburg, and Delaware State University in Dover. At each stop, Thompson says, he encounters students like Brittany Andrews, a 21-year-old communication arts major at JCSU who asked Thursday. (News & Observer -- Sports)
UMES VOLLEYBALL FACES HAMPTON, COPPIN STATE THIS WEEKEND Oct 16, 2009
The Hawks dropped the opening set in Dover, Del. 25-18, before reeling off three straight sets to win their second MEAC match of the season (18-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-16). (Umeshawks.com)
One Death in Afghanistan: Ben Klaver's Story Oct 16, 2009
A mother and father driving to Dover Air Force base in Delaware to stand on a tarmac while their oldest boy, a lost treasure to his family and his nation, is carried gently to a hearse. A crowded service last Tuesday at Congregation Mishkan Israel in Hamden. (Time.com)
Eleven Lady Monarchs Named to CAA's 25th Anniversary Team Oct 14, 2009
Among the CAA's career top 10 in scoring (1,854 pts), rebounds (986) and blocks (214) Tyresa Smith - Delaware - 2003-07 - Dover, Del. CAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2005-06 and 2006-07. (Odusports.com)
Walker soldier dies in combat Oct 14, 2009
Aaron Taylor's body was flown to Dover Air Force base in Delaware on Monday. Funeral arrangements were pending. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
MEAC football recap - week 6 Oct 12, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009. Morgan State holds off N.C. Aomecoming. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
EDWARDS, JOHNSON TALLY DOUBLE-DIGIT KILLS IN UMES' FOUR-SET WIN AT DSU Oct 12, 2009
Hawks on four-match winning streak. Christine Edwards led UMES with 13 kills in a win at Delaware State Sunday. (Umeshawks.com)
Wildcats get kick for 1st victory Oct 12, 2009
Sports - newsjournalonline. MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2009. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Florida stays unbeaten; Miami, Bethune roll; FSU falls Oct 11, 2009
In Dover, Kory Kowalski made a 40-yard field goal with 2:12 left as Bethune-Cookman defeated Delaware State 9-7 for its first victory of the season. Jameel McCleod put the Wildcats (1-4, 1-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) on the board with a 46-yard pass from Jameel McCleod with 14:16 lef. (Florida Today)
Winless Wildcats 'optimistic' Oct 11, 2009
WHERE: Alumni Stadium, Dover Del. KICKOFF: 7 p.m.. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
HAWKS FACE DELAWARE STATE ON ROAD SUNDAY Oct 10, 2009
- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore volleyball team continues MEAC play this weekend when the Hawks travel to Dover, Del ... The Hawks and Hornets haven't met yet this this season but UMES won the Delaware State Invitational Sept. 11-12 in Dover defeating Navy, La Salle and Norfolk State. (Umeshawks.com)
Del. GOP Rep to Seek Biden's Former Senate Seat Oct 7, 2009
GOP Rep to Seek Biden's Former Senate Seat. SIGN UP FOR FREE NEWS ALERTS. (Newsmax)
Loudoun County Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Oct 7, 2009
About 50 family members gathered at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to watch the six flag-draped transfer cases removed from a military plane. The other slain servicemembers were identified as Sgt. Joshua J. Kirk of South Portland, Maine; Spec. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Bodies of soldiers due back in U.S. Oct 6, 2009
(CNN) -- The flag-draped coffins of at least four U.S. soldiers killed during a weekend onslaught against a U.S. military outpost in Afghanistan where scheduled to arrive at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Tuesday morning, the military said. The bodies will include Sgt. Joshua J. Kirk of South Portland, Maine; Spc. (CNN -- World)
2 U.S. Troops Killed by Afghan Policeman Oct 4, 2009
(Left: An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Alex French IV Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, French, 31, of Milledgeville, Ga. (CBS News)
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS VICTORIOUS AT DSU INVITATIONAL Oct 4, 2009
First four women's spots go to Hawks' runners. Junior Tamica Thomas placed first overall at the Delaware State Invtiational. (Umeshawks.com)
Friday's District 10 football scores Oct 3, 2009
DISTRICT 10 SCORES Advertisement Fairview 14, Fort LeBoeuf 6 General McLane 28, Girard 0 North East 42, Seneca 0 Cathedral Prep 27, East 0 Corry 40, Central Tech 0 Farrell 40, Linesville 0 Sharpsville 41, Lakeview 14 McDowell 44, Hempfield 14 Greenville 38, Grove City 7 Mercer 48, Harborcreek Youth 14 Strong Vincent 57, Warren 0 Union City 22, Eisenhower 21 Hickory 21, Wilmington 14 Oil City 34, Titusville 13 Youngsville 29, Cochranton 14 Bradford 14, Meadville 0 Northwestern 35, Maplewood 6... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Family remembers soldier found dead in Iraq Oct 3, 2009
Vogel's body at Dover Air Force base in Delaware on Friday. She said the family planned to bury him in Red Lion. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Biden welcomes son home from guard service in Iraq Oct 1, 2009
A crowd of about 1,000 people gathered Wednesday in front of the state capitol building in Dover to greet the 261st Signal Brigade ... Capt. Beau Biden kisses his son Hunter, 3, after an official welcome home ceremony for members of the Delaware Army National Guard 261st Signal Brigade, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Dover, Del. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
VP Biden Welcomes Home Son's Brigade Oct 1, 2009
"I have come here many times before as a Delawarean, as a United States senator," Biden said to the 115 troops on the mall in front of the state capitol in Dover. "But today, I come as you prepare to deploy, as a father, a father who got some sage advice from his son this morning: 'Dad, keep it short, we're in formation.'". (ABC News)
Without Bush, media lose interest in war caskets... Sep 30, 2009
org shows flag-draped coffins of U.S. war casualties aboard a cargo plane in Dover, Del ... "It's really fallen off," says Lt. Joe Winter, spokesman for the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where all war dead are received ... arrived at Dover the night of April 5 -- the first arrival in which press coverage was allowed -- there were representatives of 35 media outlets on hand to cover the story. (The Drudge Report)
Sports Calendar Sep 24, 2009
NASCAR Nationwide: Dover 200, practice ESPN2. 2p. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Family pays a toll of 00004000war Sep 22, 2009
His brother, Staff Sgt. Robert Monroe Jr., has taken emergency leave from his Army post in Italy to escort Jeremiah's body home from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The younger brother is acting as the family's spokesman. (Albany Times Union)
Robert Lynn Horton Sep 20, 2009
Robert was born on March 18, 1951 to the late Arthur and Irma (Dover) Horton in Plymouth, Ind. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers John and Art Horton and sister Jean Norris. (The Herald-Palladium)
Friday's high school football scores Sep 19, 2009
District 10 Conneaut Valley 22, Conneaut Lake 8 Mercer 54, Kennedy Catholic 0 Linesville 41, Lakeview 28 Union City 14, Cambridge Springs 8 Saegertown 39, Cochranton 20 Mercyhurst Prep 42, Youngsville 7 Greenville 42, Titusville 0 Hickory 24, Slippery Rock 14 Fairview 41, Seneca 6 Fort LeBoeuf 35, Northwestern 8 General McLane 56, Maplewood 9 North East 35, Harbor Creek 0 Bradford 46, Central Tech 0 McDowell 49, Norwin 6 East 34, Meadville 7 Strong Vincent 62, Franklin 6 Corry 24, Girard 14... (Erie Times-News, PA)
BHS grad dies in Afghanistan Sep 19, 2009
There he also posted a photograph of a tattoo he received in honor of his brother, dedicating it with the caption, "For my brother, who fights for us and protects his fellow troops from bombs every day." Members of the family flew to Delaware to await the return of Berky's remains to Dover Air Force Base and returned late Monday. A modest ceremony was held Thursday when the remains were flown into Gainesville. (Bradford County Telegraph, FL)
Ellsworth airman's body arrives in Florida hometown Sep 19, 2009
Berky s body was flown from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware by a charter plane. Berky, 25, formerly of Melrose, was killed in an ambush by insurgents in Afghanistan on Saturday, Sept. 12. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
HAWKS TRAVEL TO PITT BLUE & GOLD TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND Sep 19, 2009
Freshman (Arlington, Texas) was selected as the MEAC Rookie of the Week for the second time this season for her efforts in Dover, Del. helping the Hawks to the to a perfect record on the weekend. (Umeshawks.com)
Intravenous Therapy: A Closer Look -- A Comprehensive Manual Wittingly Designed for Healthcare Personnel and Patients -- Encompassing All They Need to Know Sep 18, 2009
D. is currently the president of Life Link Associates, Inc., a nursing education and consulting company and a Clinical Educator for Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover, Delaware. She was formerly the Director of Patient Care Services and Pain Management Specialist at Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland; Director of Metcare Pharmacy; Director of Infusion Therapy with Technicare Pharmacy; consultant for Manor Care, Inc.; Director of Infusion Services at the University of California, Davis... (Primezone Releases)
Damien Hirst Art Values Recover a Year After Record Sale, Lehman Collapse Sep 17, 2009
His reputation isnt going anywhere, said London-based dealer Robert Sandelson, who held a selling show of Hirst in his Dover Street gallery during the week of Sothebys Beautiful auction. Buyers should make their decision based on reputation, not on current prices. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Mercer routs DelTech Sep 16, 2009
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