Teachey NewsLocal news for Teachey, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Wallace says goodbye to Emanuel Pickett, guardsman killed in Iraq- April 16, 2008 "He just always been smiling, always been energetic" Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 9:32 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 9:42 p.m. National Guardsmen carry Staff Sgt. via StarNewsOnline.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/teachey-nc/2008/04/wallace-says-goodbye-to-emanuel-pickett-guard... Duplin mourns a beloved son- April 14, 2008 By the time Kemely Pickett left Duplin County early Sunday morning, so many people had passed through his parents' home -- nearly 1,400 -- that the carpet was wearing out. via News Observerhttp://www.topix.net/city/teachey-nc/2008/04/duplin-mourns-a-beloved-son?fromrss=1 U.S. toll in Iraq- April 11, 2008 As of Tuesday, at least 4,025 members of the U.S. military had died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. via San Francisco Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/teachey-nc/2008/04/u-s-toll-in-iraq?fromrss=1 NC National Guard soldier dies, 14 wounded in Iraq attack- April 9, 2008 A North Carolina National Guard soldier has died from wounds sustained during an attack that wounded 14 other soldiers assigned to his unit in Iraq.The Department of Defense said Tuesday that Staff Sgt. Emanuel Pickett, 34, of Teachey, died Sunday in Baghdad.Pickett was assigned to the 1132nd Military Police Company in Rocky Mount and in civilian life was a police officer in Wallace.National Guard spokesman Maj. Matt Handley said Pickett and the other soldiers were hit during mortar or rocket..http://www.topix.net/city/teachey-nc/2008/04/nc-national-guard-soldier-dies-14-wounded-in-... |