Originally published Dec. 24, 2010
By DAN ELLIOTT
Associated Press
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Some kids who call NORAD on Christmas Eve to find out where Santa is hang up as soon as a volunteer answers the phone -- probably because they expected a recording and not a real person, veteran Santa trackers say.
There were some especially awed kids Friday, when one of the people answering the phone was first lady Michelle Obama.
A telephone link from Hawaii, where the Obamas are on vacation, allowed her to pitch in with volunteers at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., who were answering phone calls and e-mails for the North American Aerospace Defense Command's Santa-tracking program.
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Colorado family still in awe of mom, baby's recovery
Originally published Dec. 22, 2010
By DAN ELLIOTT
Associated Press
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Strangers sometimes ask if they can touch 1-year-old Coltyn Hermanstorfer on the head or take his photo after he and his mother, Tracy, recovered from a near-death experience during childbirth last Christmas Eve.
"People feel that he is, like, somehow connected right directly with God," said Coltyn's father, Mike Hermanstorfer.
Mike Hermanstorfer isn't convinced of that -- "We'll find that out later in life," he said -- but he has no doubt it was a miracle, and he can understand if others want to get as close to it as they can.
"I'm not going to deny anybody," he said.
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By DAN ELLIOTT
Associated Press
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Strangers sometimes ask if they can touch 1-year-old Coltyn Hermanstorfer on the head or take his photo after he and his mother, Tracy, recovered from a near-death experience during childbirth last Christmas Eve.
"People feel that he is, like, somehow connected right directly with God," said Coltyn's father, Mike Hermanstorfer.
Mike Hermanstorfer isn't convinced of that -- "We'll find that out later in life," he said -- but he has no doubt it was a miracle, and he can understand if others want to get as close to it as they can.
"I'm not going to deny anybody," he said.
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Army struggles with mental health amid 2 long wars
Originally published Dec. 7, 2010
By DAN ELLIOTT
Associated Press
FORT CARSON, Colo. -- A baby-faced, chain-smoking infantryman who was on a prescribed antidepressant when he allegedly shot and killed a captured Taliban member is the latest challenge to the Army's ability to address mental health problems in the ranks while fighting two lengthy wars.
Pfc. David Lawrence, 20, also told family members before the shooting he was hearing voices.
Lawrence is charged with premeditated murder in the Oct. 17 death of the prisoner, who prosecutors say was asleep in a jail cell when he was shot. If convicted, Lawrence could face execution or life in prison.
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By DAN ELLIOTT
Associated Press
FORT CARSON, Colo. -- A baby-faced, chain-smoking infantryman who was on a prescribed antidepressant when he allegedly shot and killed a captured Taliban member is the latest challenge to the Army's ability to address mental health problems in the ranks while fighting two lengthy wars.
Pfc. David Lawrence, 20, also told family members before the shooting he was hearing voices.
Lawrence is charged with premeditated murder in the Oct. 17 death of the prisoner, who prosecutors say was asleep in a jail cell when he was shot. If convicted, Lawrence could face execution or life in prison.
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