European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse July 2007 stars and stripes Page medals for the Holiday by Leo Shane m stars and stripes Hon Oring the White and Blue dont forget the Sil ver and officials from the ment of veterans affairs Are re minding All former servicemen Bers to proudly Wear or display their medals this Independence Day As part of an Effort to High Light their sacrifices and inspire the next generation of military a Secretary Jim Nicholson proposed the idea last just before veterans he said veterans groups have told him Treyve used the initiative to spread More information about their and individuals to Tell their families about their i received one letter from the wife of a Soldier who served in Vietnam who never wore his purple heart because he thought it would be he when we announced he wore it with great Pride on veterans she was because it got the whole fam ily talking about what he did and Nicholson said die idea is based on veterans celebrations in where veterans and family members routinely Wear their medals on National holi you dont have to have been a you dont have to have been in he everyone is important to the total and we want people to know and Honor that the initiative is completely a officials reminded All veterans and current ser Vic members to double Check their service history if they have questions about what honors they May or May not have and to follow appropriate rules for wearing the for More information on the medals initiative or for guidelines on proper display of visit email Leo Shane at family looks for Justice theres been no closure for gis death in allegedly from blows suffered in gang initiation by Steve Mraz stars and stripes Germany like Many of her fellow Stephanie Cockrell will set off fireworks but in addition to celebrating july Cockrell will remember the life of her late son Juwan the Mother and son set off fireworks together on july while Johnson was Home in Baltimore on leave from on july Johnson was found dead in his Kaiserslautern its two years and theres still no Cockrell said in a Telephone interview this the medical examiner who per formed Johnsons autopsy ruled the death a homicide from Multi ple Blunt Force Johnson died from wounds allegedly suffered during a gang initiation cer Emony near a sol Dier for six Johnson was deployed to Iraq with kaisers laut eras 66th transportation Compa returning in Early while no one has been several sol Diers have faced or will face Legal including Johnson three who will stand be fore court martial this in a March 2006 army officials informed Cockrell that eight military service members were identified As suspects in Johnsons make the most of take the Road less travelled with our new or used car loan financial and calculators online at Community Bank operated by ban of America credit subject to approval and Normal credit standards Bank of n a member this is wrote Cheryl Juwan Johnsons great nothing is being theres no closure for and who cares Juwan was just another person i Hope his death Means nobody will go through what Juwan went court martial Are scheduled this summer for three All charged with involuntary Man Slaughter and other crimes related to Johnsons Terrence Norman faces court martial on july 16 in Kaiser and Rodney Howells court martial is scheduled for the following week in staff Alre Hud son is scheduled for court martial on 21 in no one else has been charged in relation to Johnsons according to the 21st theater sup port command Public affairs of two soldiers faced murder charges in Johnsons in october Bobby Morrissette was charged with becoming the first Soldier charged in the earlier this year when Morrissette was ordered to stand court mar he faced the lesser charge of involuntary mor Rissetter involuntary manslaughter charge and other re lated charges were Dis missed last month after evidence arose that prosecutors and investigators did not follow Morrissette proper proce Dure during a december 2005 interview of Latisha Ellis was also charged with after Mak ing a Deal to testify for the prose cution As an eyewitness to the Ellis most serious charges were at a summary Ellis pleaded guilty to making a false official she was reduced to the lowest pay Grade and sentenced to 30 Days of hard labor without while Cockrell sets off her fourth of july Shell re member her Cockrell knows she needs to get to the Point where she can but Shes not there she you know suwans death Hap but nothing officially has been done to any individual be cause of she in blown Back by what happened with mor i really wonder when does suwans spirit what message is the military sending to its soldiers or its potential sol Diers email Steve Mraz at
