Familes, friends and other soldiers gathered at Fort Gordon on Thursday to remember Staff Sergeant Justin Decrow.

A Columbia County babysitter is charged with killing the baby she was supposed to be watching. Lawanda Concettes Tripp, 39, has been arrested, charged with the murder of 22-month-old Tearia Michele Hall. It happened on Avery Landing Drive…just off Belair Road. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop reports.

Soldiers, the Installation Chaplain, and the General gathered to hold a prayer vigil, Friday, to honor the 13 lives that were lost at Fort Hood, by respecting their memory at Fort Gordon. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe reports.

Many Wednesday took the time to remember those who fought and are still fighting for our country this Veterans Day. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud for more. He spoke to three local veterans who share their insights about this day.

Funeral services will be held Saturday for 32-year old Army Staff Sargeant Justin Decrow, of Evans, who was killed in the Fort Hood shooting incident. Services will be at Plymouth Wesleyan Church, in Indiana, at 1:00 p.m.

The wife of Justin DeCrow says her husband “always put others at ease.“ The 32-year old was killed when a shooter fired on a room filled with dozens of people. Thirteen were killed and thirty injured in the rampage. DeCrow lived in Evans Georgia and was waiting to return home for work at Fort Gordon, where he was assigned in 2000.

The news of the senseless shooting in Texas is impacting many military families across the nation. WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud spoke with a woman from Burke County whose husband was training at Fort Hood this summer.

Remembering the fallen…Saturday, Marines and Sailors at Fort Gordon began their tribute to honor those who have lost their lives in Iraq or Afghanistan, over the past year. Marines and sailors run 24 hours a day, for 21 days…an honor not just for the fallen, but also for the runners. This is the only tribute of its kind in the nation, and it’s the fifth year they have done it. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop was at Fort Gordon, on Monday, and she has more on this tribute.

According to the Fort Gordon Public Information Office, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center Family Medicine Clinic will be offering seasonal flu shots Saturday, October 24th.

According to the Fort Gordon Public Affairs Officer Marla Jones, a soldier with the 67th Signal Battalion died in Iraq on September 29th in a non-combat related incident. Specialist Ross Eugene Vogel III, 27, of Company B, 67th Signal Battalion, deployed to Iraq with the unit in August. He was found unconscious in his room at Camp Delta, Iraq, near the city of Kut, and was taken to a medical facility.

Thousands of men and women have lost their lives in the serving our country, and Thursday, along with Fort Gordon, we salute a mother who lost her son on the battlefield. WJBF News Channel 6’s Kimberely Scott spent Thursday morning in Thomson, and has this story.

A second school bus accident has occurred in Columbia County, Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened around 2:00 p.m. outside Gate 2 of Fort Gordon.

Col. (Ret.) Ev Greenwood stopped by Television Park to tell the viewers of WJBF News Channel 6 at Noon about an upcoming event honoring retired veterans at Fort Gordon. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.

Hundreds gathered at Fort Gordon today, to say goodbye. Four hundred soldiers from the 35th signal brigade and 67th signal battalion are shipping out. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.

According to Marla Jones, with the Public Affairs Office at Fort Gordon, a seven-year-old child was confirmed as the latest H1N1 (swine flu) case for Fort Gordon.