Veteran's story inspires outpouring of support
By Ben Wolford
Sun Sentinel
April 25, 2013
For one struggling Iraq War veteran, the generosity of South Florida has restored the young man's faith in the people he fought for, after what had been a brutal homecoming.
Since the story of 30-year-old Adam Peters was published, people have been calling, emailing and sending letters, offering everything from cash to a motorcycle that would replace the one thieves stole from him.
Peters returned to Boca Raton last month with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, inflamed by tragedies in the news and the stolen bike. He says the outpouring has been cathartic.
"I didn't know it was going to be like this," he said.
The article detailed Peters' difficulty re-adjusting to civilian life. He served in Baghdad from 2006 to 2007, and his new perspective, molded by combat horrors, clashed with the suburban landscape. Like perhaps a third of the 231,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in Florida, Peters deals with insomnia, irritability, anxiety and other afflictions — the hallmarks of PTSD or traumatic brain injury.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Iguana invasion in Boca Raton FL
Lizards invade Boca Raton 1:49
Residents are concerned about the growing iguana population in one Florida city. WPBF reports.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/09/18/dnt.fl.iguana.invasion.wpbf
• West Palm Beach News, Florida Breaking News, Weather, and Forecast - WPBF West Palm Beach's Channel 25
Residents are concerned about the growing iguana population in one Florida city. WPBF reports.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/09/18/dnt.fl.iguana.invasion.wpbf
• West Palm Beach News, Florida Breaking News, Weather, and Forecast - WPBF West Palm Beach's Channel 25
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Florida Atlantic University tests nerves and system
Shooting incident tests Florida Atlantic University's new emergency systems
By Scott Travis and Jerome Burdi | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 1, 2008
BOCA RATON - Sirens, audio alerts and e-mail warned Florida Atlantic University students and employees in the middle of the night Wednesday of a shooting on campus.
Within minutes notifications went out, but some students say it took too long to receive the automated messages. Some were confused by the sirens.
Sophomore Kelsey Hamilton, who lives on campus, slept through the announcements and sirens. He found out about the shooting when a friend called his cell phone to see if he was all right.
The loudspeaker announcement "was so low it sounded like a neighbor's TV," Hamilton said. "It was that quiet."
FAU police arrested Omar Everton Graham Jr., 23, of Royal Palm Beach, on suspicion of firing a gun during a student party in Building 58, Unit 233, at the University Village Apartments. The incident, which left one student with minor injuries, prompted a campus lockdown for half the day and disrupted final exams two days before graduation.
The shooting gave FAU an unexpected chance to use its new emergency alert systems, which were installed in the past few months. Officials say the system, still being tested, worked well for the most part. They confirm students and employees received an e-mail alert, but it's unclear how many, if any, received a phone call or text message.
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By Scott Travis and Jerome Burdi | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 1, 2008
BOCA RATON - Sirens, audio alerts and e-mail warned Florida Atlantic University students and employees in the middle of the night Wednesday of a shooting on campus.
Within minutes notifications went out, but some students say it took too long to receive the automated messages. Some were confused by the sirens.
Sophomore Kelsey Hamilton, who lives on campus, slept through the announcements and sirens. He found out about the shooting when a friend called his cell phone to see if he was all right.
The loudspeaker announcement "was so low it sounded like a neighbor's TV," Hamilton said. "It was that quiet."
FAU police arrested Omar Everton Graham Jr., 23, of Royal Palm Beach, on suspicion of firing a gun during a student party in Building 58, Unit 233, at the University Village Apartments. The incident, which left one student with minor injuries, prompted a campus lockdown for half the day and disrupted final exams two days before graduation.
The shooting gave FAU an unexpected chance to use its new emergency alert systems, which were installed in the past few months. Officials say the system, still being tested, worked well for the most part. They confirm students and employees received an e-mail alert, but it's unclear how many, if any, received a phone call or text message.
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