100-Year-Old Veteran Kept Jewish Prayer Book over His Heart as He Confronted the Holocaust
This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. This Reflection was written by Jesse Schraub, who turns 101 this month, with the help of his three daughters, Alice Kinsler, Ellen Gang, and Laura Siegel. In 1943, I was drafted into the military at […]
2nd Batch of DNA Results Link Army Vet Alone to Daughters' Deaths at Campground Crime Scene
Investigators have linked a second source of DNA evidence to Travis Decker in the deaths of his three daughters earlier this year. On June 2, authorities found the bodies of Olivia, 5, Evelyn, 8, and Paityn, 9, at the Rock Island campground near Icicle Road in Leavenworth, Washington. The girls were reported missing after their […]
Trump's Federal Law-Enforcement Crackdown Ripples Through DC Neighborhoods
WASHINGTON — The main drag in Washington’s Columbia Heights neighborhood is typically crammed with people peddling pupusas, fresh fruit, souvenirs and clothing. On Tuesday, though, things felt different: The white tents that bulge with food and merchandise were scarcer than usual. “Everything has stopped over the last week,” said Yassin Yahyaoui, who sells jewelry and […]
Army Chief Vows to Respect Hawaii Culture and Environment, but 60-Day Timeline Is Questioned
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll has a vision for soldiers in the Pacific, and part of it centers on renegotiating leases for Hawaii lands the service has trained on for decades that expire in 2029. Driscoll recently embarked on a tour of the Pacific that took him to Hawaii and Guam, as well as […]
Mississippi Becomes Fourth State to Send National Guard Troops to DC in Expanding Federal Crackdown
WASHINGTON — Joining forces from three other Republican-led states, the Mississippi National Guard will deploy 200 troops to Washington as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing federal policing and immigration overhaul in the nation’s capital. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a statement Monday that he has approved the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National […]
AI Is About to Radically Alter Military Command Structures that Haven’t Changed Much Since Napoleon’s Army
Despite two centuries of evolution, the structure of a modern military staff would be recognizable to Napoleon. At the same time, military organizations have struggled to incorporate new technologies as they adapt to new domains — air, space and information — in modern war. The sizes of military headquarters have grown to accommodate the expanded […]
Gold Star Widow Fighting to Be Buried Next to Husband Has New Evidence
A Vietnam War veteran’s widow and her family have uncovered a letter they say provides irrefutable evidence that she had a separate reserved plot next to her husband’s grave at the Camp Lewis Post Cemetery. Mary Dowling, 86, discovered that another servicemember was buried in her plot on a visit to the cemetery at Joint […]
Homeowners Say the Army Corps and its Contractors Mishandled LA Fire Debris Cleanup
LOS ANGELES — After January’s wildfires reduced thousands of homes in Altadena and Pacific Palisades to heaps of ash and rubble, wildfire survivors hoped federal disaster workers would give them a fresh start on a rebuild-ready lot. But many residents say that has not been the reality. More than 800 complaints were submitted to a […]
Army Sergeant Charged with Attempted Murder in the Shootings of 5 Fort Stewart Soldiers
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A U.S. Army sergeant accused of shooting five fellow soldiers at a Georgia base was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, aggravated assault and domestic violence as the Army revealed that one of the victims was the suspect’s romantic partner. The charges were issued as Sgt. Quornelius Radford made his first appearance Tuesday […]
Activist and Trump Confidant Seeks to Oust Army Secretary
Far-right political activist and close confidant to President Donald Trump Laura Loomer launched an unusual public attack on Army Secretary Dan Driscoll after the service marked the anniversary of a Medal of Honor recipient’s heroism. Loomer criticized a post Friday on X in which the Army commemorated retired Capt. Florent Groberg’s actions in Afghanistan, which […]