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Becoming role models - Four San Antonio girls part of first class of female Eagle Scouts FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 Medwyn Guarjardo, who reached the rank of Eagle Scout, paints the stairs of a pirate ship at McGimsey Scout Park as a community service.Jessica Phelps /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less 2of11 Monica Cruz, Medwyn Guajardo and Marcus Dyke, all active in troops of Scouts BSA, formerly known as Boy Scouts of America, paint the inside of a pirate ship at McGimsey Scout Park as...

Veteran who lost home in a fire surprised with new place to call home New home for veteran who lost her house and last updated 2021-01-26 19:49:34-05 JAY, Okla. — Teresa Birge lost her home just ten days before Christmas. She watched everything she owned in her home of 40 years burn to the ground. "It was just like everything you ever had was gone in just a few hours,” Birge said. Being an Army veteran, Birge never had a time in life where she felt hopeless, until the tragedy struck....

Pop-Up Food Pantries resume FacebookTwitterEmail UPPER THUMB - The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan assists hungry individuals and families throughout eastern Michigan in many ways. The Food Bank is a key source of food in their 22-county service area for a network of "partner agencies" serving those struggling to afford food. Many of these partner agencies are food pantries, enabling people to pick up and receive an assortment of basic food and grocery supplies. The following is a list of times a...

Paper cuts? >> paper cuts. >> reporter: he lost both of his legs from the knee down because of an ied in afghanistan. >> you were the only survivor. >> yes. >> tough. >> it transformed his life in a flash. >> back home he got hooked on his pain meds and slipped in to depression. >> things i was doing out there, not too proud of. got into doing heroin. >> jesse, you want to help to load this up. >> reporter: a fellow marine came to the rescue, jim hamm recruited jessie to join a warrior bill. sou...

Paper cuts? >> paper cuts. >> reporter: he lost both of his legs from the knee down because of an ied in afghanistan. >> you were the only survivor. >> yes. >> tough. >> it transformed his life in a flash. >> back home he got hooked on his pain meds and slipped in to depression. >> things i was doing out there, not too proud of. got >> jesse, you want to help to load this up. >> reporter: a fellow marine came to the rescue, jim hamm recruited jessie to join a southern california garage staffed e...

Crude moves up and down. the oil industry does get tax breaks as many companies in the other industries. its not clear that its anything more than short-term health. we want the know are the higher gas prices changing the summer driving plans? what do you want washington to do? log on to foxnews.com/americashq. we love to hear from the viewers. >> shannon: well check back with you. thank you. >> thanks. >> the victims of ponzi schemer bernie madoff have a little something to toast to. his eclect...

Raise western fears that al qaeda will take over if he steps down. >> gregg: on this memorial day americans are remembering our veterans and honoring those still serving and the u.s. began the wars in iraq and afghanistan, over 260,000 women have been deployed. and the veterans of foreign wars organization is recognizing that. and starting the first vfw post in the country to support women. we are covering it life from the newsroom. >> it is about time, since the first vfw was founded in 1899, i...

Site in towns across america. but they are missing a group of membership that may not realize they can join. women. we have more on this. >> 260,000 women have been deployed. when they return from duty, they have trouble readjusting. no support group to help. the majority of the v.f.w. members are men, over 60. the female vets oftentimes arent aware theyre eligible. attracting them to join is difficult. post 1297 west seneca, new york, trying to change that and organizing the only post specifica...

Less than two weeks after being shot through the head in an assassination attempt that, of course, killed six people, including a member of her staff, a 9-year-old little girl. also judge roll. she is traveling by ambulance along a pre-determined route to the air force base. that escort, a motorcycle riders from vfw post, who know her and who have worked with her in the past, and there she will be taking a medical flight to the airport in houston, and then shell be moved by helicopter to the icu...

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