Auto Kills Spokane Child: Mother Injured
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Stephen Elijah Chittum, son of Elizabeth Green and Stephen Grubb Chittum. His wife was Martha Ann Stinnett and they had eleven children.
Co F, 58th Infantry Reg. VA
AGE: 46
HOMETOWN: North Bend , OR
RANK: Lieutenant Colonel
BRANCH: Army
WAR: Afghanistan
LOCATION OF DEATH: Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan
UNIT: 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard
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Army Lt. Col. James L. WileyDied September 18, 2008 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
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46, of North Bend, Ore.; assigned to the 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, Syracuse, N.Y.; died Sept. 18 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.
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Army Lt. Col. James L. Wiley remembered
The Associated Press
About a year ago, James L. Wiley decided to don fatigues again and become a soldier for one final tour in Iraq.
“While he was there, he really became a humanitarian,” said his mother, Ruth Wiley. “He collected clothing for the children.
He told me, ‘Mom, we can fight as many wars as we want, but when we get the children believing in us, that’s when we will get the wars to stop.’”
Wiley, 46, of North Bend, Ore., died Sept. 18 at Bagram Airfield of injuries from a non-combat-related incident. He was a 1979 high school graduate and was assigned to Syracuse, N.Y.
He earned degrees in math and chemistry as well as marketing and management from the University of Oregon. He also was a member of the Oregon National Guard during college.
Wiley then earned a law degree from Willamette Law School and enlisted in the Army as a captain. His father, Jim Sr., pinned his bars on his son.
His law degree led to a posting with the government as a military attorney in Germany. When it was time to return home, the government asked him to stay as chief legal counsel.
He is survived by his wife, Theresa, and three daughters.
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A North Bend soldier who found humanity among the children of Afghanistan died Thursday at Bagram Air Base.
Lt. Col. James L. Wiley, 46, a member of the 27th Brigade Combat Team of the New York Army National Guard, died of noncombat-related injuries, the U.S. Department of Defense said. His death is under investigation. No details of the cause have been released.
Wiley was born and raised in the coastal community and graduated from North Bend High School in 1979. He received a degree in marketing and management from the University of Oregon, said his mother, Ruth Wiley.
He had planned to become an international clothing buyer, then decided he didn't care for the travel and opted for law school. As it turned out, he would travel plenty.
His law degree from Willamette University School of Law in 1991 led to a posting with the government as a military attorney in Germany. When it was time to return home, the government asked him to stay as chief legal counsel, and Wiley agreed, Ruth Wiley said.
About a year ago, James Wiley decided to don fatigues again and become a soldier for one final tour.
"While he was there, he really became a humanitarian," Ruth Wiley said. "He collected clothing for the children. He told me, 'Mom, we can fight as many wars as we want, but when we get the children believing in us, that's when we will get the wars to stop.'"
Members of Ruth Wiley's church, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church of North Bend, made hats, scarves and gloves, sending them to her son to distribute.
Lt. Col. Wiley also organized clothing drives through the Oregon State Bar, and often sent pictures to the organization of him and the children he befriended, said Kateri Walsh, a spokeswoman for the state bar.
Afghanistan made him a new person, Ruth Wiley said. "He said he had found the new Jim over there. He was really learning a lot from these children."
Before his service with the New York Army National Guard, Wiley served in 1986 with the Oregon National Guard A Company, Second Battalion, 162nd Infantry, and later with Troop E of the 116th Calvary in Woodburn.
He is survived by his wife, Theresa; three daughters; and his parents, Ruth and James L. Wiley Sr.
Ruth Wiley isn't sure how her son died. "Maybe," she said, "I just don't want to know. It happened to be my birthday. I turned 65."
AGE: 46
HOMETOWN: North Bend , OR
RANK: Lieutenant Colonel
BRANCH: Army
WAR: Afghanistan
LOCATION OF DEATH: Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan
UNIT: 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard
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Army Lt. Col. James L. WileyDied September 18, 2008 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
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46, of North Bend, Ore.; assigned to the 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, Syracuse, N.Y.; died Sept. 18 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.
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Army Lt. Col. James L. Wiley remembered
The Associated Press
About a year ago, James L. Wiley decided to don fatigues again and become a soldier for one final tour in Iraq.
“While he was there, he really became a humanitarian,” said his mother, Ruth Wiley. “He collected clothing for the children.
He told me, ‘Mom, we can fight as many wars as we want, but when we get the children believing in us, that’s when we will get the wars to stop.’”
Wiley, 46, of North Bend, Ore., died Sept. 18 at Bagram Airfield of injuries from a non-combat-related incident. He was a 1979 high school graduate and was assigned to Syracuse, N.Y.
He earned degrees in math and chemistry as well as marketing and management from the University of Oregon. He also was a member of the Oregon National Guard during college.
Wiley then earned a law degree from Willamette Law School and enlisted in the Army as a captain. His father, Jim Sr., pinned his bars on his son.
His law degree led to a posting with the government as a military attorney in Germany. When it was time to return home, the government asked him to stay as chief legal counsel.
He is survived by his wife, Theresa, and three daughters.
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A North Bend soldier who found humanity among the children of Afghanistan died Thursday at Bagram Air Base.
Lt. Col. James L. Wiley, 46, a member of the 27th Brigade Combat Team of the New York Army National Guard, died of noncombat-related injuries, the U.S. Department of Defense said. His death is under investigation. No details of the cause have been released.
Wiley was born and raised in the coastal community and graduated from North Bend High School in 1979. He received a degree in marketing and management from the University of Oregon, said his mother, Ruth Wiley.
He had planned to become an international clothing buyer, then decided he didn't care for the travel and opted for law school. As it turned out, he would travel plenty.
His law degree from Willamette University School of Law in 1991 led to a posting with the government as a military attorney in Germany. When it was time to return home, the government asked him to stay as chief legal counsel, and Wiley agreed, Ruth Wiley said.
About a year ago, James Wiley decided to don fatigues again and become a soldier for one final tour.
"While he was there, he really became a humanitarian," Ruth Wiley said. "He collected clothing for the children. He told me, 'Mom, we can fight as many wars as we want, but when we get the children believing in us, that's when we will get the wars to stop.'"
Members of Ruth Wiley's church, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church of North Bend, made hats, scarves and gloves, sending them to her son to distribute.
Lt. Col. Wiley also organized clothing drives through the Oregon State Bar, and often sent pictures to the organization of him and the children he befriended, said Kateri Walsh, a spokeswoman for the state bar.
Afghanistan made him a new person, Ruth Wiley said. "He said he had found the new Jim over there. He was really learning a lot from these children."
Before his service with the New York Army National Guard, Wiley served in 1986 with the Oregon National Guard A Company, Second Battalion, 162nd Infantry, and later with Troop E of the 116th Calvary in Woodburn.
He is survived by his wife, Theresa; three daughters; and his parents, Ruth and James L. Wiley Sr.
Ruth Wiley isn't sure how her son died. "Maybe," she said, "I just don't want to know. It happened to be my birthday. I turned 65."