James J. Timpanaro, 54,, pictured in a photo from his March 2017 arrest by Buffalo police in a separate case. (Photo via Buffalo Police Department)
Federal marshals Sunday afternoon recaptured the man accused last year of placing three fake pipe bombs outside a police station and a post office in South Buffalo, New York, after he escaped this weekend from the Buffalo Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
The Department of Veterans Affairs maintains an internal star rating system for its medical centers based on their service quality, but officials argue they are for internal use only, according to a USA Today report published Dec. 7.
In order to join the military you need to qualify medically. And while there are some obvious stipulations, like the fact that you can’t be carrying diseases that will endanger your platoon, there are other disqualifying conditions that might surprise you.
