Military Honors Bestowed on Illinois Veteran Identified Nearly a Decade After Death
CHICAGO — Standing near the gravestone for the relative he never met, Mark Bailey accepted the crisply folded American flag from the Army officer, hugged it to his chest and closed his eyes. Though the person he called his aunt — born Reba Caroline Bailey — had been estranged, missing for decades and died in […]
New Orleans Attacker Served in Army for More than a Decade, Deployed to Afghanistan
The man who federal officials say was responsible for a ramming attack that killed at least 15 people in the early hours of New Year’s Day in New Orleans had served in the Army for more than a decade, according to records from the service. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas, was the […]
ROTC Scholarships Could Be Slashed This Decade as Army Deals with Glut of Officers
The Army is eyeing a roughly $100 million cut to Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarships through the rest of the decade as the service aims to correct an oversaturation of officers in the force. Between 2026 and 2029, Army planners are looking to slash the ROTC program’s annual $315 million budget by $25 million or […]