MOSUL, Iraq – Sgt. Kyle Wright was about to take a bite of chocolate cake when the blast knocked him out of his chair. Two other Virginia National Guardsmen picked him up and rushed him out of the chow-hall tent on Forward Operating Base Marez. “I kind of went into the air,” Wright said as…
AFGHANISTAN DEATHS: Two members of the Virginia National Guard were killed in Afghanistan in August. Staff Sgt. Craig W. Cherry, 39, of Winchester, and Sgt. Bobby E. Beasley, 36, of Inwood, W.Va., died Aug. 7 in Ghazikel when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Both soldiers were assigned to the Virginia Army Guard’s 3rd…
The Prince William area offers several organizations that provide services such as day care, support group sessions and job training for the disabled. The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 helped spawn awareness and additional support for people with disabilities. The federal act requires that public buildings remove any obstacles to access. Offices, for example,…
The Prince William County Health District provides certain preventive services as well as follow-up services for communicable diseases. Services may be free, offered for a sliding scale fee or offered at a fixed charge. Some services require income eligibility. Clinics are located in Manassas and Woodbridge. For more information, contact one of the health district…
Movie showtimes Shrek the Third, like the title characters head, is large, and in some aspects, too big for its britches. The animation by Dreamworks is larger-than-life – really beautiful in some scenes and always stunning throughout. The hair on Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) looks so thick and wavy that that alone covered the cost…