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WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Lieberman, who chairs a Senate oversight committee, chided the Obama administration Tuesday for not providing information to lawmakers probing the Fort Hood killings. The Connecticut independent said his Homeland Security panel still has not received the personnel file of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the Nov. 5 shooting spree that left 13 people dead.

Thirteen TFP volunteers traveled fourteen hours from Pennsylvania to Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, to show their support and gratitude to our brave troops on November 19 through 22, 2009. They also made the trip to counter-protest leftist pacifists at the gates of the military base. The thirteen young men were treated to some glaring contrasts that made the long trip a memorable one. Rally for the Troops Gathered at the intersection of 13th Street and Broadway, the volunteers unfurled two large banners reading: “The American soldier guarantees the peace, not socialist protesters,” and “We are proud of our military...

Freedom of speech no longer exists. That is, for conservatives. The definition of freedom of speech according to Wikipedia: “Is the freedom to speak without censorship and/or limitation.” But I like the definition I found on Answers.com better: “Liberty to express opinions and ideas without hindrance, and especially without fear of punishment.” Keyword “fear.”

I hate violence. So much that I can barely tolerate the evening news, where crime is given a spotlight. Yes, I know it exists, but why should I dwell on it? It only serves to depress me because I feel so helpless against it. Why would people ever commit such acts? It is mind boggling. The Fort Hood killings were heartbreaking, terrible, and should never have happened. Innocent soldiers were hurt, and the lives of their families will change forever. No one should die the way they did. When I first heard about them, I was upset, of course. I...

Sunday, November 8, we published a piece entitled The enemy within. On Monday we were treated to this. And as ABC (bless their souls) has reported, there is a definite connection between the murderer of Fort Hood and Anwar al Awlaki. We would not advocate rounding up all Muslims and putting them in concentration camps. Not at all. But we would advocate identifying the individuals, organizations and institutions that harbor the Awlaki's and the Hasan's and deal with them effectively. Effectively enough to prevent another 9-11 or Fort Hood. It turns out that Nidal Hasan had attended the same Muslim...

The personal Web site for a radical American imam living in Yemen who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers is praising alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero.

Fort Hood shootings: FBI given gunman's name six months ago.

WASHINGTON – His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counseling as a medical student because of problems with patients. There are many unknowns about Nidal Malik Hasan, the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing on a U.S. military base. Most of all, his motive. ... At least six months ago, Hasan came to the attention of law enforcement officials because of Internet postings about suicide bombings and other threats, including posts that equated suicide bombers to...

ALDERSON, W.Va. - Although it was occupied off and on for only about 10 years by Revolutionary War-era soldiers and settlers who left few traces of their presence behind, Arbuckle's Fort continues to shed light on the lives of those it protected. During an excavation last weekend involving Concord University and Marshall University Graduate College students, new evidence surfaced about a likely black presence at the fort during the struggle for independence from Britain. The frontier fortress was built on a bluff overlooking the confluence of Muddy and Mill creeks during the peak of tensions between Virginia settlers who developed...

WASHINGTON, April 29, 2009 – The last of five defendants found guilty in a terror plot to kill soldiers at Fort Dix, N.J., were sentenced today, with four to serve the rest of their lives behind bars and one sentenced to 33 years in prison. Mohamad Shnewer, who a federal judge described as the “epicenter” of the plot, was sentenced in New Jersey earlier today to life plus 30 years in prison. Serdar Tatar, a convenience store clerk in Philadelphia who provided the other conspirators a map of Fort Dix, received a 33-year sentence today. Three brothers involved in...

Just Say NO to Higher Taxes and Bigger Government! On April 15, 2009, from 5pm to 7pm, a group of patriots will join together in Centennial Park to express our collective outrage at the rampant spending and out of control government growth that is taking place in Washington D.C. The Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party movement started when Rick Santelli, On Air Editor for CNBC, set out on a rant to expose the bankrupt liberal agenda of the White House Administration and Congress. Specifically, the flawed "Stimulus Bill" and pork filled budget. He called for a Chicago Tea Party...

Archaeologists Discover Roman Fort In Cornwall, England ScienceDaily (Feb. 5, 2008) — University of Exeter archaeologists have discovered a Roman fort in South East Cornwall. Dating back to the first century AD, this is only the third Roman fort ever to have been found in the county. The team believes its location, close to a silver mine, may be significant in shedding light on the history of the Romans in Cornwall. Situated next to St Andrew’s Church, Calstock, the site is on top of a hill in an area known to have been involved with silver mining in medieval times....

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - In an embarrassing battlefield defeat for Pakistan's army, Islamic extremists attacked and seized a small fort near the Afghan border, leaving at least 27 soldiers dead or missing. The militants did not gain significant ground, but they did further erode confidence in the U.S.-allied government's ability to control the frontier area where the Taliban and al-Qaida flourish. Attacks on security forces are rising in the volatile tribal region, and Pakistan is reeling from a series of suicide attacks that killed former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and hundreds more, chipping away at President Pervez Musharraf's prestige...

Fort Collins task force releases holiday policy proposalRebecca Boyle, (Bio) rboyle@fortcollinsnow.com November 9, 2007 FORT COLLINS -- If city leaders adopt a proposed holiday policy announced Tuesday, Fort Collins' official holiday celebration will include an educational museum display, plain wreaths and garlands on city property, and trees with white lights. If there is a Christmas tree at the Fort Collins Museum, it will be part of a display including other religious and cultural symbols. There will be no specified Christmas tree nor a Hanukkah menorah in Oak Street Plaza, home to a Christmas tree in the past, but there's hope...

FT. MASSAC — This weekend one of the highlights of Southern Illinois will spotlight a portion of history as the Ft. Massac Encampment is held this weekend, Oct. 20 and 21. The festival begins at 10 a.m. Saturday with the ceremonial posting of the colors and runs through 5 p.m. with various activities. Sunday hours are from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Parking is free and is available at the old fairgrounds adjacent to the park. Tram service is provided and is wheelchair accessible. This re-creation of the lifestyles and atmosphere of the late 1700s attracts more than 80,000 people....

FORT HUACHUCA — If England and America are two countries separated by a common language as George Bernard Shaw once said, the same is true of Australia and America. Just ask Australian Army Capt. Tony Sewell. One day while relaxing with some American friends, the 28-year-old officer mentioned he was going to put on his thongs. The comment elicited some raised eyebrows and pointed comments about why Sewell would want to put on the skimpy item meant for the most private of parts. Of course, what the captain meant to impart “to the mates,” he was going to wear flip-flops,...

8/14/2007 - FORT DIX, N.J. (AFPN) -- As a Blackhawk helicopter lowers itself to the ground, voices are drowned out by the turning rotors. Some of the soon-to-be passengers are muzzled. Waiting patiently, they are in a staggered formation to board the helicopter that will take them on a training flight over Fort Dix, N.J. No ordinary Airmen are about to board. These Airmen are military working dogs and their security forces handlers, who are students in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Phoenix Warrior Course at Fort Dix, N.J. The Phoenix Warrior class included its first canine training track...

Massive Egyptian fort discovered Mon, 23 Jul 2007 Egypt announced on Sunday the discovery of the largest-ever military city from the Pharaonic period on the edge of the Sinai desert, part of a series of forts that stretched to the Gaza border. "The three forts are part of a string of 11 castles that made up the Horus military road that went from Suez all the way to the city of Rafah on the Egyptian-Palestinian border and dates to the 18th and 19th dynasties (1560-1081 BC)," antiquities supreme Zahi Hawwas said in a statement. Teams have been digging in the...

Nestled at the foot of Syria's coastal mountains, an ancient citadel has been put on the tourist map by restoration and excavation that revealed mysteries of the medieval Assassins sect, once based here. Saladin, the great Muslim leader, laid siege to Masyaf castle in the 12th century. But he thought twice before launching an assault on the Assassins, who had a reputation for mounting daring operations to slay their foes. "Anyone who tried to take the Assassins' castle would be dead the next day," said Haytham Ali Hasan, an archaeologist involved in the restoration project. Although Saladin had conquered Crusader...

Sword, armor found buried inside remains of James Fort Archaeologists Mary Anna Richardson, left, and Luke Pecoraro carefully begin excavating a potential cache of arms and armor that so far includes a broad sword with a basket hilt and blade, armor that protects the thigh and a rapier hilt, discovered recently at Historic Jamestowne. PHOTO BY MICHAEL LAVIN / APVA PRESERVATION VIRGINIA By DIANE TENNANT, The Virginian-Pilot © May 9, 2007 | Last updated 1:49 PM May. 9 JAMESTOWN – A cache of armor from the early 1600s has been discovered by archaeologists excavating a trash pit inside the remains...

FORT HUACHUCA — Quilts are pieces of cloth sewn together that in many cases tell history. But not all are designed to remember happy times. For Rosa Freund, the quilt she recently completed looks back on when she and others lived through the tyranny of Nazism. A Holocaust survivor who started her life in concentration camps when she was 17 years old, Freund gathered patches from friends and then created a quilt to be a silent witness of those terrible days more than six decades ago when she was taken from her home on the outskirts of Budapest, Hungary. One...

A village in south-west Ireland has won a fresh round in a battle to change its name in the Irish language back to Fort of the Harlot. For centuries, the village known as Doon in English had been known in Irish as Dun Bleisce, or Fort of the Harlot, but the name was changed in 2003 when the Government ordered a simpler An Dun, or The Fort. The unpopular move led to 1,000 locals signing a petition to have 'harlot' added back to the name. They were backed by local politicians and a Limerick County Council motion of support.

In 1944, Russell Pollitt Sr. found himself being herded from doctor to doctor through a "warehouse" at Fort Hayes with hundreds of other recently drafted men. Pollitt was convinced he wasn’t going into the Army. The 18-year-old from Manchester, Ohio, had tried to enlist in Cincinnati and was rejected for poor vision. At Fort Hayes, there was a "stop" sign hanging from the ceiling where the men were supposed to wait until a doctor finished examining the previous person’s eyes. "But I didn’t see it," said Pollitt, now 80. "This sign must have been about 12 or 14 feet in...

FORT HUACHUCA — Think the days of soldiers riding Army horses are limited to memorial units? You’d be wrong. “There are 2,500 Army horses serving today,” said Paul H. Scholtz, one of the directors of the U.S. Cavalry Association who also is the group’s chaplain. The days of using four-footed members of the equine class are still needed, especially as the United States continues its engagement in the war on terrorism, he said. While many of the Army-owned mounts are part of ceremonial units, some are being used in Afghanistan and other places in the world to carry soldiers to...

Maj. Danny Salter stands by while Maj. Gen. Barbara Fast chats with his sons, James, 5, left, and Will, 7. Salter and 27 others were honored during a welcome home ceremony Friday at Fitch Auditorium in Alvarado Hall. (Mark Levy-Herald/Review) Herald/Review FORT HUACHUCA — Although there is a tendency to denigrate Iraqi soldiers, Maj. Danny B. Salter advises against doing that. After spending more than a year in Iraq as the operations officer for a Military Transition Team, Salter said the 17-, 18- and 19-year-olds willing to enlist in the Iraqi Army are stepping up to defend their nation. And...

Ohio's StonehengeFort Ancient is largest, best preserved earthwork of its kind in America. Its purpose is not known By Bob Downing Beacon Journal staff writer A sign identifies one of the prehistoric earthworks at Fort Ancient State Memorial. Ohio law forbids walking off trail or on any mound or earthwork.OREGONIA - Fort Ancient remains a mystery. The extensive earthen mounds and walls in southwest Ohio are unlikely a fortress, although they might have been used for social gatherings and religious ceremonies and astronomical viewings. The site, atop a wooded bluff 235 feet above the Little Miami River in Warren County,...

On Dec. 3, the residents of 14 historic military quarters on Fort Huachuca will open their doors to curious visitors for the annual home tour. Everyone is invited to come celebrate the holiday season as the historic homes are decked with holiday finery. For the past 16 years, the fort has marked the beginning of the holiday season with the Holiday Tour of Historic Homes. The Fort Huachuca Old Post area, a National Historic Landmark, will be lit by the soft glow of luminaries as the public is given a rare glimpse at the interior of these homes. Annually, the...

FORT HUACHUCA — The annual vigil concerning alleged training of torture procedures on the post will happen today near the fort’s Main Gate. The object of the event, which is held in conjunction with the annual nationwide vigil against the now defunct Army School of the Americas at Fort Benning, Ga., is to protest military intelligence training that foster humiliation, intimidation and torture, according to the Tucson School of Americas Watch. The local protest will be held from 2:30 to 4 p.m., with the gathering point at the northeast corner of Fry Boulevard and Buffalo Soldier Trail. In the past...

TUCSON — Soldiers deploy to Iraq as part of the nation’s war on terrorism. But the war front isn’t thousands of miles away. A big part of a soldiers defensive arsenal is at home, where the family remains. And like their soldier husbands and wives, stress is an everyday reality for spouses and children. It’s not the sounds of roadside bombs exploding, mortars rushing overhead or bullets whizzing by that creates stress on the home front. They have other obstacles. The wives and husbands who stay worry about the safety of their uniformed loved ones In Iraq and elsewhere overseas....

FORT HUACHUCA — Master Sgt. Jim Knight said he owes the Army more of his time. So, three months ago, the 58-year-old re-enlisted — 21 years after he retired. “I can’t let somebody else fight my war. Terrorism is every American’s battle,” Knight said. The Vietnam War veteran enlisted in 1965 right out of high school. He retired in 1985. Now, Knight didn’t just get his retirement pay and do nothing. He was gainfully employed, using some of his military training. He also got to do some things he wanted to do. The GI enjoys an inside joke or two...

FORT HUACHUCA — When U.S. led forces attacked Iraq in 2003, Haythem was an Iraqi officer in the regular Army. Assigned to an air defense artillery unit that had old equipment from the former Soviet Union, the Iraqi knew he and his men had no chance of doing any harm to the newer, more sophisticated air power the United States and its allies were unleashing in the skies over his homeland. An American pilot flew over the site indicating he was going to release his munitions but was willing to give the Iraqi conscripts a chance to flee, Haythem said....

FORT HUACHUCA — Darien Enyart was but a babe when his father held him just before he said farewell about a year ago. Wednesday morning, Sgt. James Enyart once again held Darien, who has turned from a wiggling infant to a walking, albeit with tentative steps, child. It was early in the morning when the 40th Signal Battalion noncommissioned officer marched into the Barnes Field House gymnasium with 93 other soldiers of Companies C and B of the 11th Signal Brigade battalion. Waiting in the crowd was his son, held by wife Danica. The boy was held aloft by his...

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 21, 2006 -- Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alex Morales may have lost both his legs while on a training mission in support of the global war on terrorism, but he was standing tall Sept. 19 at the Hiring Heroes Career Fair here. Army Sgt. Sandra Scott, a wounded warrior recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center, discusses job opportunities Sept. 19 with Calvin Holland, from the Washington-Harris Group, at the Hiring Heroes Career Fair at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. More than 200 wounded warriors, veterans and families attended the job fair; many walked away...

FORT HUACHUCA — A federal judge has approved a lawsuit settlement in which the post and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will renegotiate a biological opinion. “Fort Huachuca’s proactive decision to re-initiate consultation was instrumental in the Center for Biological Diversity and the Army agreeing to settle the lawsuit involving activities at Fort Huachuca and the impact of these activities on the San Pedro River basin,” post spokeswoman Tanja Linton said Tuesday. Jeff Humphrey, a Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman in Phoenix, said the settlement was signed Friday by U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson, who is assigned to...

SIERRA VISTA — Locals celebrated the U.S. Constitution’s 219th birthday on Sunday with patriotic music, ringing bells and saluting the flag. The Tombstone Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored the program, “Bells Across America,” held at Veterans’ Memorial Park. “We do this every year, Vicki L. Brown, Constitution Week chairwoman. She added schools and churches may also participate. Mayor Tom Hessler read a proclamation declaring Constitution Week, which is Sept. 17-23, as a small group — many wearing American flag pins or patriotic clothing — listened. Judy Jolley Waterman, DAR chaplain, read an invocation. She thanked God...

FORT HUACHUCA — Unity is a part of soldier’s survival kit, a Korean War POW told thousands of soldiers standing on Chaffee Parade Field on Friday morning. The sun had just broken, bringing bright rays through light cloud cover and to soldiers of the 11th Signal Brigade and 111th Military Intelligence Brigade, as well as a few Air Force members assigned to the post. In the stands, some civilian sat. All were waiting for the start of the annual fort POW/MIA Walkathon. “Unity helped me and others survive,” Al Simpson said about the time he served as a prisoner of...

Fort Stewart Freedom Walk Sustains Spirit of 9/11By Pat YoungSpecial to American Forces Press Service FORT STEWART, Ga., Sept. 11, 2006 – Soldiers and families of the 3rd Infantry Division, representatives of Fort Stewart, the city of Hinesville and Liberty County, and more than 1,000 other guests displayed their unity at twilight yesterday to observe the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, with a commemorative Freedom Walk. Soldiers, civilians, emergency responders and volunteers help set up the site for the Sept. 10 Freedom Walk along Fort Stewart, Ga.'s Warriors Walk. Photo by Pat Young  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image...

WASHINGTON, Sep. 1, 2006 – Fort Riley, Kan., an Army base that’s been a big player in the war on terror, will commemorate the terrorist attacks that gave rise to it during a Freedom Walk Sept. 11, the fifth anniversary of those attacks. More than 500 students at the post’s Ware Elementary School, 99 percent of them military children, and 85 staff members will participate in Freedom Walk, according to Pat Olmstead, the event organizer and family support monitor at the school. The participants will assemble for the 2 p.m. walk wearing red, white and blue clothing and carrying large...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (Army News Service, Aug. 31, 2006) – The active Army reached its fiscal 2006 retention goal one month early today when a Fort Campbell Soldier reenlisted. Staff Sgt. Michael Obleton, a truck driver assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, became the 64,200th reenlistment since Oct. 1, 2005. Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Richard Cody presided over the ceremony. “What a commitment. Our Army has been at war longer than we fought in World War II. Soldiers still reenlist knowing full well the dangers, knowing full well the sacrifice,” said Cody. Obleton, of Columbus, Ga.,...

AUSTIN, Texas (Army News Service, Aug. 11, 2006) – When the Army’s mission in Iraq began to focus on humanitarian and reconstruction efforts, leaders at Fort Hood, Texas, looked to local city officials for insight into what it takes to run a city. Austin officials have offered guidance in city management to 4th Infantry Division Soldiers currently in Baghdad via video teleconference. They’re also helping train Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division as they prepare for a return to the region. Collaboration between the Army’s largest post and Texas’ capital city “is a labor of love,” said Toby Hammett Futrell,...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2006 – A workshop today and tomorrow at Fort Gordon, Ga., is providing career guidance for wounded servicemembers. The Defense Applicant Assistance Office, of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the Army’s Installation Management Agency are sponsoring the “Hiring Heroes/Wounded Warriors Technical Workshop” and career fair at Fort Gordon’s Gordon Club. The program will provide transitional career and employment information for soldiers who have suffered injuries while supporting operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. DoD officials said the program is the first of its kind and will address issues such as benefits, entitlements and employment...

FORT HUACHUCA — Fort officials dedicate the post’s Military Intelligence Library to Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Nason in a ceremony at 8 a.m. Friday. Maj. Gen. Barbara Fast, commanding general of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca, and Nason’s sister, Gena Nason, will unveil a plaque honoring him. Nason, a Fort Huachuca military intelligence Soldier, died Nov. 23, 2003, of injuries sustained in a vehicular accident in Iraq. He was assigned to Company A, 306th Military Intelligence Battalion on the fort and had volunteered to serve a temporary yearlong assignment in Iraq. The Military Intelligence Library serves the...

Soldiers from Forward Operating Base McHenry, Iraq, pose with the Star Spangled replica flying in the background. The photograph, and the flag will be displayed at the visitor's center at Fort McHenry, Maryland. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cassandra Groce Hi-Res Forward Operating Base Repeats History Soldiers at Forward Operating Base McHenry withstand daily bombardments as their namesake once did. By U.S. Army Spc. Cassandra Groce 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detach HAWIJA, Iraq, July 3, 2006 -- In 1814, during the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key penned the poem that would be adopted as our country’s national anthem...

FORT TICONDEROGA, N.Y. (June 24, 2006) -- Sometimes history does repeat itself. A French garrison force at Fort Ticonderoga discovered this to devastating effect on June 25. Battles frequently captivate the imagination of people centuries after they are fought and long after the participants once lived. More than 4,500 spectators attended a weekend display of colonial battle between nearly a thousand French and British "re-enactors" at Fort Ticonderoga. Once a year, re-enactors clad in colonial period clothing and carrying flintlock weapons of the day descend upon Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York for a England vs. France battle. "We drive...

FORT HUACHUCA — Germany is hosting soccer’s World Cup, but this Southern Arizona Army post has it own international tournament. The 27th Conseil International du Sport Militaire Volleyball Championships began on Saturday. A very small, Olympic-like opening ceremony was held on Bujalski Field outside Barnes Field House, the venue for the games between teams from nine nations. With military members from the post carrying signs identifying the nations, the teams marched on to part of the field, behind one of their members carrying their national flags. First to be announced was L’Allemagne — Germany. The others followed in alphabetical order...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (June 8, 2006) -- The Fort Campbell, Ky., Fisher House opened its doors June 6 to Soldiers and families in need of a place to stay during hospitalization at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. The grand opening showcased the eight-family “comfort home” designed to give Soldiers and families a home away from home. The facility has private bedrooms and bathrooms with a shared kitchen, living and laundry room. There are now 35 Fishes Houses around the world. Each was built to honor the sacrifices of Soldiers and families for what they do for the country, said Arnold Fisher,...

FORT HUACHUCA — Hospitalized soldiers are generally focused on getting well. Many of the soldiers wounded in action in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan know their careers in Army green will be over after they go through painful rehabilitation or additional surgeries. But the Wounded Warriors, as the Army calls them, don’t know their military value does not end with a disability discharge. On Friday, a team from Fort Huachuca went to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on a recruiting mission. They sought soldiers interested in working as civilians on post. It was the first job...

SIERRA VISTA — Maj. Gen. Gerd Grombacher, who commanded a major Army organization on Fort Huachuca for six years and who continued in a leadership role in the civilian community after he retired, died Sunday of pneumonia at the University Medical Center in Tucson. Local people remember him for his leadership in the community, especially his role in establishing the local United Way chapter, and as a person who took being a citizen and a soldier to heart. The 83-year-old general, GG as he was called by friends, once told the Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Daily Review that as an immigrant...

FORT HUACHUCA — The side door of the Barnes Field House was about to be opened by two soldiers when “Who Let the Dogs Out” began to play over a loudspeaker in the gym. For those sitting in the bleachers, it was a sign that the cable dogs of the 69th Signal Company were about to enter. Family and friends of the 142 men and women of the unit would soon reunite, ending a yearlong deployment of the soldiers. As the GIs entered the gym to some of the song’s “woof, woof, woof” words, those in the bleachers were on...

FORT HUACHUCA — In January, Sgt. 1st Class Tim Kurczewski saw Tristian J. Slade off, as the 19-year-old headed for basic training. Monday, the former Army recruiter was at Chaffee Parade Field as he and other soldiers and civilians bade farewell to Slade, a private first class. Slade, of Charlotte, N.C., died Friday morning of unknown causes. Not feeling well, he went to a post medical clinic, where he collapsed, was treated by medical personnel and rushed to the Sierra Vista Regional Health Center, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The cause of his death is under investigation. Kurczewski...