Troops need help for holiday

Gov. Brad Henry and Maj. Gen. Harry M. ?Bud? Wyatt III, Oklahoma?s adjutant general, on Friday called on state residents to help bring members of the 45th Infantry Brigade home for the holidays before they are deployed to Iraq.
From: www.tulsaworld.com

Five from BG going back to Iraq

Five Army National Guard soldiers from Bowling Green have volunteered to go to Iraq in early 2008 by transferring to Murray?s 438th Military Police Company.
From: www.bgdailynews.com

More than 20 local soldiers headed to Iraq

More than 20 soldiers from the Richmond-based 617th Military Police Unit will be heading Sunday to Fort Dix, N.J., to begin training for a year-long tour in Iraq.The Kentucky National Guard soldiers will be joining the Murray-based 438th MP Unit for the overseas deployment.
From: www.richmondregister.com

Bluffton bus deaths spark motor-coach safety bill in Senate

WASHINGTON ? Eight-months after five Bluffton baseball players were killed during a bus crash in Atlanta, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R., Texas) yesterday introduced a new motor-coach safety bill.
From: www.toledoblade.com

Bluffton crash results in bill to upgrade bus safety

In the hours after his son and four other Bluffton University baseball players died in a bus crash, John Betts made a promise to team members who survived.
From: www.cleveland.com

Cullman band goes to the Big Apple

Start spreading the news ? The Cullman High School Marching Band is leaving today for New York, New York. The band was invited to the City that Never Sleeps to take part in an annual parade to honor U.S. veterans being held Sunday.
From: www.cullmantimes.com

Bluffton Bus Crash Inspires Bus Safety Bill

Two U.S. senators have proposed requiring seat belts on charter buses and passenger buses that travel from state to state in response to the deadly Bluffton bus crash that killed five baseball players.
From: www.cbs46.com

Bluffton bus crash inspires bill to upgrade bus safety

TOLEDO ? In the hours after David Betts died, his father made a promise to his son?s teammates who survived a bus crash that killed four other Bluffton University baseball players.
From: www.portclintonnewsherald.com