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PATCHES SR. Chaplain User is Offline Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 12997 Karma: 16 applaud / smite Location: Randolph, County N.C. 9216 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:01 am    Post subject: More Tragedy at Fort Bragg · Quote ASSOCIATED PRESS ARTICLE LOCAL NEWSPAPER AUTHOR:UNKNOWN Marines charged in nurse's slaying make first court appearances FAYETTEVILLE (AP) - It's a scene that's become all too familiar in North Carolina's military communities.   For the third time in seven months, a young woman serving her nation has been slain at home, away from the dangers of combat.   "It is so close to home, and it is back to back," said Takisha Word, 30, a combat veteran's daughter from Fayetteville. "It kind of makes you leery."   The latest is Army 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc, 24, a maternity ward nurse at Fort Bragg's Womack Army Medical Center whose body was found Sunday not far from Camp Lejeune.   That's where her husband Marine Cpl. John Wimunc served as a combat engineer alongside Lance Cpl. Kyle Alden.   Wimunc is charged with murder in his wife's death, and both men are charged with setting fire to her Fayetteville apartment.   "I don't want this tried in the media," said Wimunc's attorney, D.W. Bray. "Please remember he is innocent until proven gulity."   At a brief hearing in Cumberland County Distric Court, Judge George Franks explained the charges and agreed to appoint an attorney for Alden. Their next court appearance is set for Aug. 5.   "Good luck to you, sir," Franks told both men.   Investigators have stressed that Holley Wimunc's death and the recent slayings of two other young military women are not related.   But the discovery of Wimunc's body, which was burned during an apparent effort to hide it from authorities, stirred memories of Marine Lance. Cpl. Maria Lauterbach's death.   The 20-year-old from Vandalia, Ohio, disappeared in December. Her remains - and those of her unborn child - were found a month later in the backyard fire pit of a fellow Marine personnel cleark. Detectives said Cpl. Cesar Laurean, 21, of Las Vegas, admitted in a note to his wife that he buried Lauterbach's body, but denied he had killed her. He fled to Mexico, where he was captured in April and is awaiting extradition to face charges of first-degree murder.   Onslow County District Attorney Dewey Hudson described the scene where state forestry officials responding to a brush fire found Wimunc's body almost the same way he discovered Lauterbach's a few months ago. _________________ Staff Moderator Company XO   M.S.T. Charlie CO. SR. Forum Chaplain I used to ask God if He would come and help me. Then I asked if I could come and help Him. Finally I ended by asking God to do His own work through me.
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PATCHES SR. Chaplain User is Offline Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 12997 Karma: 16 applaud / smite Location: Randolph, County N.C. 9216 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:42 pm    Post subject: · Quote ASSOCIATED PRESS ARTICLE LOCAL NEWSPAPER AUTHOR UNKNOW Service held for slain nurse FORT BRAGG (AP) - An overflow crowd attended a memorial service at Fort Bragg for Army 2nd Lt. Holley L. Wimunc, the maternity ward nurse who became the third female soldier to be slain in seven months.   Wednesday's service at Womack Army Medical Center hosted soldiers from across the post, hospital staff, volunteers, friends from the community and two Marines from Camp Lejeune. Some who attended stood in the aisles.   In front of the packed, 200-seat auditorium stood a display that included boots, dogtags and a poster-sized photo of Wimunc in uniform with her stethoscope.  Marine Cpl. John Wimunc is charged with murder in his wife's death. He and Lance Cpl. Kyle Alden are charged with setting fire to Holley Wimunc's Fayetteville apartment. Her body was found last Sunday in Onslow County. _________________ Staff Moderator Company XO   M.S.T. Charlie CO. SR. Forum Chaplain I used to ask God if He would come and help me. Then I asked if I could come and help Him. Finally I ended by asking God to do His own work through me.
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