Marines in court, charged in nurse slaying

[unhappycamper]

Marine Cpl. John Wimunc makes a court appearance at the Cumberland County Jail in Fayetteville, N.C. on July 15. Wimunc is charged with the first-degree murder of his wife, Army 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc.


Marines in court, charged in nurse slaying
By Kevin Maurer - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jul 16, 2008 6:53:01 EDT

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — It’s a scene that’s become all too familiar in North Carolina’s military communities.

For the third time in seven months, a young woman serving her nation has been slain at home, away from the dangers of combat.

“It is so close to home, and it is back to back,” said Takisha Word, 30, a combat veteran’s daughter from Fayetteville. “It kind of makes you leery.”

The latest is Army 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc, 24, a maternity ward nurse at Fort Bragg’s Womack Army Medical Center whose body was found Sunday not far from Camp Lejeune.

That’s where her husband — Marine Cpl. John Wimunc — served as a combat engineer alongside Lance Cpl. Kyle Alden.


Rest of article at: http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2008/07/ap_wimunc_murder_071508/

[Ron Green]

1. War and domestic violence are two sides of the same coin, whose inflation we've seen

spike sharply in the past few years.