Frustration and Questions Swirl for Family of Soldier Who Ran into North Korea
The family of Army Pvt. Travis King — the soldier who ran across the border into North Korea in mid-July — say they’ve heard nothing from the military since they were first informed of the incident. As the rest of the world watches perplexed, they are also left with questions about what the young soldier […]
North Korea Acknowledges US Soldier Travis King Ran Across Border, Says They Are Investigating
North Korea in a brief statement addressed the defection of U.S. Army Private 2nd Class Travis King, an American soldier who dashed across across the demilitarized zone and into the communist nation some two weeks ago, officials revealed. “I can confirm that the [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] has responded to United Nations Command, but I don’t have any substantial progress to read out,” […]
A Year After Revolutionary War Soldiers from 1777 Were Found in a NJ Field, Questions Remain
It was one year ago Wednesday that officials announced a startling discovery at one of New Jersey’s Revolutionary War battlefields. An archeological dig just outside Red Bank Battlefield Park in Gloucester County, aimed at mapping a wartime trench, had accidentally uncovered the skeletal remains of a dozen or more individuals in an unmarked mass grave lost to history for […]
More Republican Governors Deploy National Guard Troops to Texas Border
The Republican governors of Oklahoma, West Virginia and Nebraska this week joined a growing list of those deploying National Guardsmen to the U.S.-Mexico border to bolster the ranks of the Texas National Guard’s scandal-scarred mission. The roster now includes at least 13 Republican governors who collectively made pledges to send roughly 1,300 Guardsmen to the […]
The Pentagon Is Pulling 1,100 Troops from the US-Mexico Border Mission
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 active duty troops from the U.S.-Mexico border it deployed earlier this year as the government prepared for the end of asylum restrictions linked to the pandemic. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the deployment of a total of 1,500 active duty troops for a temporary 90-day military presence surge […]
Army Veteran Convicted of NYC Hate Crime Rampage Against Asian Women Sentenced to 1 1/3 to 4 Years in State Prison
NEW YORK — A U.S. Army veteran who violently assaulted several Asian women in an April 2022 hate crime rampage throughout Manhattan was sentenced to 1 1/3 to 4 years in state prison on Monday. During a violent spree lasting nearly three hours, Steven Zajonc, 30, spewed racist insults when he punched, elbowed and shoved […]
Veterans in Congress Press for Bowe Bergdahl to Be Retried After Sentenced Was Dismissed
Five military veterans in Congress have written Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Attorney General Merrick Garland asking they review options for retrying former Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl after his verdict was vacated last week by a civilian court. Reps. Mike Waltz, R-Fla.; Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas; Jake Ellzey, R-Texas; Ryan Zinke, R-Mont.; and Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., […]
‘The Few, the Proud’ Aren’t So Few: Marines Recruiting Surges While Other Services Struggle
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — Not long ago, Marine Col. Jennifer Nash, a combat engineer with war deployments under her belt, made a vow to fellow officers as they headed to a dinner in Atlanta: She would get two new recruiting contacts by the end of the evening. She admits recruiting is not the job that […]
For 50 Years, Recruiting a Volunteer Military Was Salesmanship. Now, Few Are Buying.
In the spring of 1977, a letter appeared in Proceedings, the long-running journal of the U.S. Naval Institute. “I am no malcontent,” wrote a junior enlisted Navy man. “I love the Navy and believe in a strong national defense. But, I believe a man who is treated with dignity and respect, rather than like a […]
Plane Crash Near Aberdeen Proving Ground Kills Army General
An Army general died when his small private plane crashed near Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland on Tuesday, according to the service. Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts, who recently oversaw the Army’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical, or PEO C3T, died when the single-engine Piper PA-28 Cherokee airplane he was piloting crashed in […]