51 h. ago East Ayrshire Leisure appealing for volunteers to help upcoming running events

Volutneers are needed for four events set to take place in the coming months.

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3 d. ago A Texas man is seeking justice for his brother who died in police custody: ‘He was a good person’

Glenn Smallwood had schizoaffective disorder. Instead of a hospital, police took him to jail and strapped him to a chairTwo days before he died, a 33-year-old father and US army veteran named Glenn Smallwood Jr was talking about building a house. His younger brother, John, was remodeling a home in Lufkin, Texas, where both brothers lived, and Glenn asked whether he could help.“He was so happy about the idea of working with me and turning his life around,” John said. “He was thinking positively about his future. I think about this memory often.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Army veteran appeals for volunteers to help servicemen and women

An Army veteran, from South Lanarkshire, is appealing for local people to volunteer to provide vital support for the men and women who have served their country.

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2 w. ago Man shot dead in road rage horror brought back to life by AI to address killer

US Army veteran Christopher Pelkey was fatally shot by Gabriel Paul Horcasitas in a road rage incident on his way home from a church softball game in Arizona on November 13, 2021

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2 w. ago Veteran who lied about age to join up tells of ‘relief’ at learning war was over

Don Turrell, 99, forged a letter from his parents to enlist in the Army underage.

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2 w. ago AI version of dead Arizona road rage victim addresses killer in court – video

Chris Pelkey was killed in a road rage shooting in Chandler, Arizona, in 2021. Three-and-a-half years later, Pelkey appeared in an Arizona court to address his killer. Sort of. 'To Gabriel Horcasitas, the man who shot me, it is a shame we encountered each other that day in those circumstances,' says a video recording of Pelkey. 'In another life, we probably could have been friends.' Pelkey continues: 'I believe in forgiveness, and a God who forgives. I always have, and I still do.' Pelkey was 37 years old, devoutly religious and an army combat veteran. Horcasitas shot Pelkey at a red light in 2021 after Pelkey exited his vehicle and walked back towards Horcasitas’s car. Pelkey’s appearance from beyond the grave was made possible by artificial intelligence in what could be the first use of AI to deliver a victim impact statement.AI of dead Arizona road rage victim addresses killer in court Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Army veteran who said war 'broke' him executed in Florida after murder of mum and three kids

The Gulf War veteran, convicted of four counts of murder, maintained his innocence through his numerous appeals but his attorneys were ultimately in preventing his execution

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3 w. ago Army veteran convicted of killing girlfriend and her 3 children set to be executed in Florida

An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience triggered severe mental problems is facing scheduled execution in Florida this week for the shotgun slayings of his girlfriend and her three young children in 1998

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3 w. ago Town’s entire poppy appeal ‘will cease’ unless new volunteer found

British Legion fundraising activities in local schools and supermarkets are under threat according to organisers

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