Q: There was a young lady in Florida, I believe her name is Misty Croslin, who was on trial a couple of years ago. It received a lot of publicity at the time, but I’ve not heard or seen anything else about it.
—Ronnie Summers, Marietta
A: Croslin was 19 years old when she was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted on drug charges in 2011. Croslin also was involved in another case involving 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings, who disappeared from her family's Satsuma, Fla., home on Feb. 10, 2009. Haleigh was living with her father, Ronald Cummings, and Croslin, who was 17 when she went missing. Cummings was at work when Croslin called 911 at about 3:30 a.m. Haleigh was never found, and Croslin has said she doesn't know anything about the girl's disappearance. Putnam County (Fla.) Sheriff Jeff Hardy said earlier this year that it's an open investigation.
Q: I’ve seen a lot of U.S. soldiers wearing berets, but I thought the Army no longer required soldiers to wear them. What happened? Did the army change its mind?
—Willis Reasons, Roswell
A: Two years ago, the patrol cap replaced the black beret as the headgear of soldiers wearing U.S. Army Combat Uniforms (camouflage fatigues known as ACUs). Black berets remain the official headgear of the Army Service Uniform (ASU), a dress uniform. Also, Special Forces still wear green berets; Airborne troops wear maroon berets; and Rangers wear tan berets.
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