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Coast Guard, Local Agencies Search for Two Missing Fishermen Near Yachats

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the missing men should contact the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.

(ASTORIA, Ore.) - The Coast Guard is searching for two missing fishermen two miles south of Yachats, Oregon Thursday. 62-year old Bill Bodewig and 23-year old Nick Lutz, both from the local area, were reported missing late Wednesday night to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.

An HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Facility Newport, Oregon, searched at first light and discovered a fishing pole and two backpacks in the area the fishermen were last reported.

Everyday Leaders

As an everyday leader, you are the guardians of servitude and the custodians of courage in the time of need. You tap the resources of your leadership not out of impulse, but from what you have nurtured all along.

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) - On a cold wintry day in January 2009, US Airways flight 1549 taxied down the runway at New York’s LaGuardia airport. The flight, bound for Charlotte, N.C., was a familiar flight for Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. Within a matter of minutes after takeoff, flight 1543 was floating in the Hudson River, mechanical failure from a bird shot brought the plane down.

In his book, Highest Duty, My Search for What Really Matters, Sullenberger shares not only his life story, but the heroic actions he and his crew took to ensure that not one passenger was lost.

Hero Who Served in Four Wars Laid to Rest in Washington

It was an honor to be there and to learn a little more about one of our great heroes who fought in and survived the conflicts of our nation's recent history.

(WASHOUGAL, Wash.) - I was fortunate this week to attend a ceremony in Washougal, Washington to help honor one of our heroes from the greatest generation.

I had no idea who this person was upon arriving there, and barely even remembered his name, but that changed when I learned a little more, just by looking at a display in the gathering area of the church.

Costly Day for Americans in Afghanistan

Ten Americans killed as helicopter is lost, and four Americans were killed as a result of the mid-air collision.

(KABUL) - The U.S. experienced one of its worst days so far in Afghanistan, losing three helicopters and 14 American servicemen.

Fox News reports that the first incident involved a helicopter that was lost after picking up troops who had been in a firefight/ 10 Americans were killed, among those were seven members of the U.S. military and three civilian employees.

Balloon Boy: Conspiracy or PR Stunt?

Award-winning producer, director and writer Peter Hankoff has been thinking about the Balloon Boy “conspiracy”.

(LOS ANGELES) - Not too long ago, casting off a balloon and making the case for a boy gone lost might have carried a ‘Wizard of Oz’ spin. But this is now. Post 9/11 - when anything that goes wild in the air is fair game for F-16s.

First, a confession … when I initially heard about “Balloon Boy” I told a friend over lunch, “The kid was probably murdered by his parents. You’ll see.” When the balloon landed, I was happy to hear that Balloon Boy was up in the attic and not filleted in a shallow grave or folded into the trunk of a submerged subcompact.

Pilots on Food Stamps

Pilots on food stamps, companies secretly taking out life insurance policies on employees and hoping they die young so the company can collect, judges getting kickbacks from the private prison industry for sending innocent people (kids) to be locked up. The profit motive -- it's a killer.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - We're on the descent from 20,000 feet in the air when the flight attendant leans over the elderly woman next to me and taps me on the shoulder.

"I'm listening to Lady Gaga," I say as I remove just one of the ear buds. I know not this Lady Gaga, but her performance last week on SNL was fascinating.

Downed Aircraft and Injured Pilot Recovered Near Scappoose (PHOTO UPDATE)

A Lifeflight helicopter was used to transport the single male patient from the area to Emanuel Hospital in Portland.

(SCAPPOOSE, Ore.) - A pilot received injuries today when his single-seat, light aircraft crashed northwest of Saint Helens, Oregon, approximately 5 miles northwest of the Scappoose Airport.

The Columbia County Sheriff's Office dispatched its Search and Rescue Unit and requested assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard for help in locating the aircraft after they were contacted by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Three Survive Plane Crash in Oregon`s Ochoco National Forest

The small aircraft was occupied by three people whose names are not available for release at this time.

(BIG SUMMIT PRAIRIE, Ore.) - A small plane has crashed about three miles northeast of Big Summit Prairie in the Ochoco National Forest, according to Oregon State Police.

OSP Lieutenant Gregg Hastings says emergency responders including state troopers and Wheeler and Crook countie officials, are on scene of the injury plane crash. "One person received non-life threatening injuries and two others are reported not injured," Hastings said.

Lejeune Breast Cancer Victims Not Supported by Corps

So much for Semper Fi from the Corps’ leadership.

(CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.) - The Marine Corps threw the male breast cancer survivors under the bus on Friday night. On Friday's Campbell Brown show, the spokesman for the Corps (a Major General no less) danced around the issue of causality for the Lejeune Marines with male breast cancer.

He had it wrong. The VA does not require total proof of a service connection cause to award a compensation and disability pension.

Two Oregon Men Die as Helicopter Crashes in Field

The helicopter was owned by Hillsboro Aviation and was used to train new pilots.

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - A pilot and a student pilot were killed when their helicopter crashed and burst into flames Sunday at 1:09 p.m.

Sgt. Bob Ray with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, says deputies responded to the Fern Hill area south of Forest Grove after a report of the helicopter crashing in a field.