Jacob D. Bower, West Point Cadet, Dies During Training

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- U.S. Military Academy officials were investigating Friday how an apparently healthy, athletic 18-year-old West Point cadet died during a land navigation exercise. Cadet Jacob D. Bower of Fairmont, W.Va., was found unresponsive Thursday by fellow cadets in a largely wooded area used for training. Attempts to revive Bower were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at 6:05 p.m. The incident and cause of death are under investigation. Temperatures <a href="http://www.christianlouboutinheel.com/Christian-Louboutin-Christian-Louboutin-Pumps-f2-2.html"><strong>christian shoes</strong></a> in the Hudson Valley were in the 90s Thursday, but West Point's Lt. Col. Sherri Reed said it was not clear if high temperatures were a factor. A type of bone cyst in Bower's pelvis was surgically removed last year but the cadet had fully recovered and there were no other health problems, his father, Dean Bower, told The Associated Press. He had passed all of the academy's physical tests and received clearance from the surgeon who removed the cyst, the father said. "He was just in incredible shape," his father said. "He lifted weights all the time. He ran. He just trained for this like a fiend, running with backpacks on for months before going in there." Bower said his son, who was the valedictorian of East <a href="http://www.christianlouboutinheel.com/Christian-Louboutin-Christian-Louboutin-Sneakers-f2-9.html"><strong>christian louboutin</strong></a> Fairmont High School's Class of 2011, wanted to become an officer and an orthopedic surgeon. "Ever since he's been young he's wanted to go to the Military Academy and serve his country," he said. Dean Bower said letters the family had received from the storied academy on New York's Hudson River said Jacob was doing well. "We don't know what really happened," he said. "We just have to wait on the autopsy results." Bower's uncle, Mark Bower of Fairmont, told The Associated Press his nephew excelled at any sport he played and wanted to help people. "He was a very high role model," Mark Bower said. The land navigation exercise requires cadets carrying a compass to find points in the wooded area around West Point. The exercise does not require <a href="http://www.christianlouboutinheel.com/"><strong>christian louboutin shoes</strong></a> a full pack and it was not clear what kind of pace Bower was keeping, Reed said. Bower entered the academy this summer. He had completed the first three weeks of cadet basic training, the six-week summer shakedown sometimes called <a href="http://jamianhudson.com/displayimage.php?pos=-139"><strong>Dealer Auto Leasing Tricks</strong></a> "beast barracks" that all incoming cadets go through. The land navigation exercise was part of the second half of basic training. Cadet Bower was a three-sport athlete and a member of the National Honor Society while attending East Fairmont High School. "Everyone just loved him," his father said. "It's a shock to everyone, just an absolute shock." ___ Associated Press reporter Pam Ramsey contributed to this report from Charleston, W. Va.

Major League Baseball didn&rsquo;t believe Braves reliever Jonny Venters&rsquo; claim that he wasn&rsquo;t intentionally throwing at the Brewers&rsquo; Prince Fielder on Saturday night at Turner Field.MLB announced Monday that Venters has been levied a four-game suspension and an undisclosed fine. MLB JERSEYS Braves manager Bobby Cox was also given a one-game suspension that will be served during Tuesday night&rsquo;s series opener against the Padres.Venters opened the eighth inning with a first-pitch slider that sailed over Fielder&rsquo;s head. The rookie left-handed reliever followed with a fastball that drilled the first baseman squarely in the back.The new Hull City boss is keen to get the top-earning midfielder off the pay roll but has so far been unable to find a taker.SPL giants Celtic continue to be linked with a move for Bullard, either in a loan deal or permanent switch. Because a warning had been issued after the first pitch, Venters and Cox were both immediately ejected from the game.If Venters chooses to waive his right to appeal this suspension, he will begin serving it Tuesday night. The 25-year-old left-hander ranks fourth among all National League relievers with a 1.25 ERA.
MLB said in a release that Cox has been suspended “for the intentional actions of Venters after a warning had been issued to the pitcher following the first intentional pitch thrown at Fielder.”Fielder had also been hit by Tommy Hanson on Friday night, immediately following a Ryan Braun home run. Hanson, who has hit a Major League-high 11 batters this year, also plunked Braun in the left elbow with a fastball in May.”We didn&rsquo;t hit Braun intentionally in Milwaukee at all,” Cox said Saturday. “We didn&rsquo;t hit Fielder last night at all.We&rsquo;ll have to wait and see what happens further down the line. Cheap MLB Atlanta Braves Jerseys The window is open for quite a bit longer yet so there&rsquo;s a lot that can happen.We&rsquo;ll re-evaluate that nearer the time but until that arises I think we&rsquo;re all pretty clear where we&rsquo;re at. And we didn&rsquo;t hit him tonight intentionally at all, and that is the truth.”Cox felt the Brewers gained some retribution Friday when Randy Wolf threw a pitch up and in to Brian McCann.We have a first-team squad at the minute which is considerably smaller than last year. We&rsquo;ve recouped some money this summer to stabilise our situation.Later, Kameron Loe plunked new Braves shortstop Alex Gonzalez.
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