Author: Scott Prater
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Clutch putts vault Stiles into quarters
• Army Sgt. Joseph F. Knight, Denver White River, S.D., January 1891 Knight, 27, “led the advance in a spirited movement to the assistance of Troop K, 6th U.S. Cavalry.” • Army Lt. Col. William Remsburg Grove, Denver Philippine Islands, Sept. 9, 1899 Grove, 27, rushed ahead of his regiment to the assistance of his…
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A golfer’s junior achievement
A statue of the Medal of Honor recipient who founded Colorado Springs surveys the city from atop a bronze horse on Platte Avenue at the center of downtown. A few miles away from the statue of William Jackson Palmer and the adjacent high school that bears his name, is a facility to care for veterans…
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Cool track provides hot results in NHRA
The first soldier to survive after losing all four limbs in the Iraq war has received a double-arm transplant. Brendan Marrocco had the operation on Dec. 18 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, his father said Monday. The 26-year-old Marrocco, who is from New York City, was injured by a roadside bomb in 2009. He…
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Slack events get week off to fast start
WASHINGTON — Suicides in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year, far exceeding American combat deaths in Afghanistan, and some private experts are predicting the dark trend will grow worse this year. The Pentagon has struggled to deal with the suicides, which Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and others have called an epidemic.…
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Cyclist is quick study on the track
A Fort Carson soldier was arrested Thursday on charges of sexual assault, domestic violence and child endangerment. John Allen Dupree, 27, is being held in the Fremont County Detention Center on a $50,000 bond for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend twice Nov. 23 at her parent’s house in Fremont County, said Capt. Don Pinover with the…
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Pearce wins despite crash
“Look, it’s dad,” Glori Fernandez whispered, pointing a few feet away to her husband, 1st Lt. Joffrey Fernandez. She glanced at her 14-month-old daughter, Ariana, and watched her eyes light up as she spotted him. Her sisters did too. Photo Gallery “Hi, daddy!” yelled 3-year-old Kailyn, while waving wildly. As Joffrey Fernandez and hundreds of…
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Donner continues to blitz competition
Not a single soldier’s hand would go unshaken at Monday evening’s homecoming for 250 Fort Carson GIs fresh back from Afghanistan.Not if retired Army Lt. Col. Charley Watkins had anything to say about it.Watkins and a half-dozen fellow Veterans of Foreign Wars members lined both sides of the most heavily used exit doors at the…
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Verdier tops in Rally Car division race
SAN DIEGO — A federal lawsuit filed by four service members Tuesday challenges the Pentagon’s longstanding policy barring women from serving in direct combat positions. Here are the issues: WHAT IS THE CURRENT POLICY REGARDING FEMALE TROOPS? The 1994 combat exclusion policy bars women from being assigned to ground combat units, which are smaller and…
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Driver prefers racing downhill on Pikes Peak
Thanksgiving came a day early to Fort Carson, where dozens of soldiers spent Wednesday preparing holiday fare for thousands of comrades, family members and needy individuals throughout the Colorado Springs area. As early as 10:30 a.m., a lengthy line spilled outside the Robert C. Stack Dining Facility, where Army cooks prepared to serve a traditional…
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Story lines abound as race day nears
KABUL, Afghanistan — For former CIA director David Petraeus, it was a one-year stint as top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. His replacement is scheduled to leave next year after 18 months in the job. And now the sex scandal that draws them together — Petraeus’ career toppled and Marine Gen. John Allen’s possibly on hold…