Posted By: JJ Hayes January 28, 2021 @ 4:02 am Blogs, JJ Hayes Show Page
Today’s Star Spangled Salute honors Marine Veteran Brian Meyer. Brian served in the Marines for 12 years and one day, while attempting to defuse an improvised bomb, it detonated. Brian lost most of his right leg, right hand and three fingers. Brian said, it’s not such a big deal, adding he was only in the hospital for 30 days. Still, beyond the physical scars, there are mental scars that needed to heal. Late in life, those scars are slowly healing thanks in part to hunting and the organization Wounded Warriors Outdoor. The non-profit, not to be confused with the Wounded Warrior Project was founded in 2008 and provides opportunities for wounded veterans to go hunting and fishing, all expenses paid. Meyer’s first outing with the group was a 2013 black bear hunt in Canada, he’s been hooked ever since. Thank yo
Triple amputee Marine veteran finds challenge in Montana bison harvest Brett French, The Billings Gazette January 27 Brian Meyer is seen during a bison hunt at the American Prairie Reserve in northeastern Montana on Jan. 17, 2021. Meyer is a triple amputee who lost most of his right leg, his right hand and three fingers on his left hand to a 2011 bomb blast while he was serving as a Marine Corps bomb disposal technician in Sangin, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP) Late in life, Brian Meyer found his people. They are hunters. “My parents were not those kinds of people,” he said.
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BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) â News literacy has never been more important with many of Americans getting their news all day long on a smartphone social media app.
We know you demand accuracy. We know balance is important to our news consuming audience. We know you are looking for more in-depth information â the story behind the headline.
7 Eyewitness News is kicking off a week-long series on the topic. News literacy is about build trust and weeding out fake news.
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Brian Meyer, adjunct communications professor, SUNY Buffalo State discusses media literacy.
âIâve often said that consistency is the most important thing,â remarked Brian Meyer.
MILTON
The uncertain future of Miltonâs fire department is casting doubt on the purchase of a replacement ambulance.
The Milton Town Board voted Jan. 11 to not move forward with the purchase of an ambulance until the future of the fire department is known.
The Milton City Council has not yet discussed the topic. City Finance Director Dan Nelson said, âWe were going to discuss it as we close out the books for 2020.â
The town and city, joint owners of the fire department, each would need to pay half of the cost if a new ambulance is purchased. That cost after equipment is added is estimated at $142,500.