Thursday, October 01, 2015

Coincidence? Alek Skarlatos, American Hero Who Helped Put Down Jihadist on French Train, Was Raised in Roseburg, Oregon, Home of Umpqua Community College


The home of Umpqua Community College also happens to be the hometown of Alek Skarlatos

From Wiki:


Skarlatos (centered), standing with President of France François Hollande (left) and United States Ambassador to France Jane D. Hartley.
BornOctober 10, 1992 (age 22)
ResidenceRoseburg, Oregon, United States
NationalityAmerican
TelevisionDancing with the Stars
AwardsKnight of the Legion of Honour,United States Army Soldier's Medal

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Skarlatos graduated from Roseburg Highs School and attended Umpqua Community College before joining the National Guard and serving in Afghanistan.

Anonymous said...

OCRegister: "All of the classrooms in the building open to the outdoors — there are no hallways..."

Officials said the gunman died after an exchange of gunfire with police. The name of the gunman has not been released though his age was given as 20.
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comment cut/paste from freerepublic:

I live and work in Roseburg. Had a client just took a job at UCC in the nursing program, just moved from Colorado. She called me to say she was Ok. I agree with you, most likely a 20's something white male on drugs. ...

We have a VA hospital so our population is many veterans who move here for the hospital, and retirees. It is a very friendly community, 90+% white and beautiful with the Umpqua river running through it."

Anonymous said...

Recall also: FBI Warns U.S. Soldiers: ISIS Could Target You Using Social Media

Anonymous said...

"I was enrolled as a student at Umpqua Community College prior to my 2014 deployment to Afghanistan," Skarlatos, 22, says in a statement to PEOPLE. "While I was fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time in August aboard a train bound for Paris, I only wish that the same could be said for today. I wish that I could have been there today to assist." People

Anonymous said...

The Umpqua Community College Shooter Has Reportedly Been ID’d Mediaite: 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer

Anonymous said...

Chris Harper Mercer was armed with four guns, three handguns and an AR-15-style long gun, according to CNN.

Anonymous said...

RT: three have been shot dead and 1 airlifted to UF Health Shands Gainesville with serious injuries at Town Hall shooting in Inglis, FL

Anonymous said...

UPDATED: Sheriff: 3 dead in Inglis, Fla., shooting; incident started as a domestic disturbance at a home

christian soldier said...

my immediate reaction was- the shooter is a follower of the "religion of peace"
waiting for the news out lets to reveal that info-
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waiting - waiting--crickets---


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