• Sheriff: Georgia deputy's killer had drinking problem

    By Rich Shulman

    The faces really tell the story.

    AP reports:

    Spc. Christopher Michael Hodges, 26, was randomly firing an assault rifle into traffic from behind his car on the side of an Augusta highway at about 1 a.m. Sunday when Deputy James Paugh pulled over and was shot — apparently not realizing at first that Hodges posed a threat, authorities said.

    Michael Holahan / The Augusta Chronicle via AP

    Augusta-Richmond County Sheriff's Deputies look at Deputy James D. Paugh's motorcycle at Hillcrest Memorial Park during funeral services for Deputy Paugh Thursday, Oct. 27, in Augusta, Ga.. The deputy was fatally shot early Sunday morning during a traffic stop.


    Zach Boyden-Holmes / The Augusta Chronicle viaAP

    Heather Hultman wipes a tear from the cheek of her husband, Deputy William Hultman's after Deputy J.D. Paugh's Funeral at Hillcrest Memorial Park Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, in Augusta, Ga.. The deputy was fatally shot early Sunday morning during a traffic stop.

     

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  • Soldier killed in Afghanistan

    By Mish Whalen

    According to the Department of Defense, Cpl. Loren Miles Buffalo, 20, of Mountain Pine, Ark, was a 101st Airborne Division soldier who died from wounds he suffered when an improvised explosive device went off while he was on dismounted patrol March 9 near Haji Rahmuddin, Afghanistan. He was a cavalry scout assigned to Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, according to a Fort Campbell news release. He joined the Army in May 2009 and arrived at Fort Campbell in October 2009. A memorial service will be held for Buffalo in Afghanistan. Fort Campbell holds a monthly Eagle Remembrance Ceremony to honor fallen Screaming Eagles.

    Steve Ruark / AP

    A transfer case containing the remains of Army Cpl. Loren M. Buffalo sits on a loader, Friday, March 11, 2011 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.

    Steve Ruark / AP

    An Army carry team marches away after placing a transfer case containing the remains of Pfc. Kalin C. Johnson into a transfer vehicle, Friday morning March 11, 2011 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.

    Steve Ruark / AP

    An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Loren M. Buffalo, Friday, March 11, 2011 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.