Fort Leavenworth officially welcomed home the Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Military Police Internment and Resettlement Battalion, at a ceremony Jan. 25.
The Soldiers and corrections specialists assigned to Camp Cropper, Iraq, deployed for one year in support of detainee operations. The 40th’s stateside role is the care and custody of inmates at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks. The battalion was stood up about two years ago to serve alongside the existing 705th Military Police Internment and Resettlement Battalion, forming a new Army Corrections Brigade to staff both the USDB and the newly-built Joint Regional Correctional Facility.
Seventh-grader Lawson Smead writes a word on his arm as he thinks through how to spell it aloud during the seventh-grade spelling bee Jan. 19 at Patton Junior High School. The top two spellers from each English class participated in the bee to determine who will represent the school in the county bee next month. Lawson won the seventh-grade spelling bee and will continue on to the county bee. Eighth-grader Gabe Buss will also represent Patton at the county bee. Sixth-grader Kaitlyn Linney and fifth-grader Makenna Brunson will represent MacArthur Elementary School, and sixth-grader Mason Nicks and fifth-grader Ana Golden will represent Bradley Elementary School in the Leavenworth County Spelling Bee.
Capt. Shaun O’Laughlin was looking for educational classes and for better treatment methods for his physical therapy patients in a combat zone. He came across a technique that uses acupuncture-style needles to alleviate pain in joints and muscles.
Two years later, O’Laughlin has become certified to perform trigger-point dry needling, a form of physical therapy used in combination with other, more traditional physical therapy practices. The physical therapist at Munson Army Health Center said he uses trigger-point dry needling almost every day to help patients.
Jim Redwine became concerned about his finances when he deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001, wondering what might happen to his family if he were killed.
Redwine, then a major, and his wife, Gina, had been frugal with their spending before, but that’s when they really began to worry about money.
Amber is a young female domestic shorthair cat available for adoption at the Veterinary Treatment Facility. Call 684-6510 for more information.
Several family-friendly pets are available for adoption at the VTF. Adoption fees vary according to the needs of the pet. The VTF is at 831 McClellan Ave. and is open 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 1-3:30 p.m. Friday.
Pets available for adoption are listed on www.petfinder.com.
