From Ecstasy to Agony, By Capt. John
Jemionek and JO1 Joseph Gunder
Navy and Marine Corps brass are concerned that nearly 700 Sailors and
Marines tested positive for ecstasy in FY2001.
Bouncing Along at 40 MPH, By PR3
Drew Delp
A skydiver lets his aggressive attitude and inexperience get the best
of him on his first jump.
Wheels of Misfortune
There's a downside to those new, unpowered,
lightweight-aluminum scooters that are so popular with kids today. Many
riders are getting hurt.
Candle Fires: A Growing Problem, By
Marty Ahrens and Jennifer Mieth
Although candle fires decreased from 1980, the first year data was
available, through 1990, they increased 82 percent between 1990 and 1997.
Shallow-Water Blackout, By Lt.
Douglas Chandler
A young boy suffers from shallow-water blackout during a pool party
and has to be taken to a hospital.
Automatic-Inflatable Life Jackets: What To Know
Before They Blow
This reprint from Boat/U.S. Magazine provides information
designed to help boaters make an informed decision to increase their
boating enjoyment and safety.
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Camp Pendleton Wages War on Ecstasy,
By Cpl. Nathan J. Ferbert, USMC
If the current trend continues, this base will triple last year's 21
prosecutions for ecstasy use.
A Navy DWI Victim Remembered
A drunken-driver victim helps the parents of her boyfriend (who
died in the same crash) wage a campaign that attacks the problem of
drunken driving in a positive way.
Fire Watches Mundane? I Don't Think
So, By
Douglas A. Mazdzer
The author learns the importance of standing a fire watch.
Flaming Shoe Polish Everywhere, By
AMH1 Timothy Oakes
A Sailor finds himself in a painful, yet amusing, predicament when he
combines two partly filled cans of shoe polish.
Don't Drown in Shallow Water, By
Tanya C. Brown
Three Sailors die from shallow-water blackout during training
sessions.
Fighting the Odds, By PA3 Tom
Sperduto, USCG
The author traces a Coast Guard veteran's losing battle with cancer.
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