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Monday, November 27, 2006
Atlanta soldier killed in Iraq
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An Army sergeant from Atlanta has died of injuries sustained in an explosion in Iraq, the Department of Defense said today.
Command Sgt. Major Donovan E. Watts, 46, died last Tuesday in Bayji, Iraq.
Watts, who was based at Fort Bragg, N.C., was injured when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Siniyah, Iraq. Watts was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
The Department of Defense also announced Monday that an Arizona soldier based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., died Friday in Iraq.
Pvt. Reece D. Moreno, 19, of Prescott, Ariz., died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Balad, Iraq.
Moreno was assigned to the 92nd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division.
Airport Expecting Busiest Day
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Holiday stragglers and business travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport found lengthening security lines today at the beginning of what was expected to be the airport’s busiest day of the year.
An estimated 292,584 passengers were expected to pass through the airport today.
Early travelers found wait times of 30 to 40 minutes at the main security checkpoint, as well as at the “T-Gate” security line at 8 a.m., according to the airport’s website, www.atlanta-airport.com.
By 9:30 a.m., the wait times were only 15 to 20 minutes at each checkpoint.
That compared with average wait times of 15 minutes or less on Sunday.
The only significant flight delays reported by the Federal Aviation Administration early Monday were on flights bound for Philadelphia. Those flights were not allowed to take off until 7:30 a.m. Monday because of incliment weather in the Northeast.
