Arthur Frommer, Army Vet and Travel Guide Innovator, Has Died at 95
NEW YORK — Arthur Frommer, whose “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations abroad, has died. He was 95. Frommer died from complications of pneumonia, his daughter Pauline Frommer said Monday. “My father opened up the world to so many people,” she said. “He […]
Army Returns Remains of 9 Indigenous Children Who Died at Boarding School over a Century Ago
CARLISLE, Pa. — The remains of nine more Native American children who died at a notorious government-run boarding school in Pennsylvania over a century ago were disinterred from a small Army cemetery and returned to families, authorities said Wednesday. The remains were buried on the grounds of the Carlisle Barracks, home of the U.S. Army […]
Army Identifies Explosive Ordnance Officer Who Died After a Fall During Training at Fort Johnson
An Army officer died during a training event at the service’s Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana, on Saturday, the service confirmed. First Lt. Zachary Galli died in an incident related to a fall, one source with direct knowledge of the situation told Military.com. He was assigned to the 749th Ordnance Company, 242nd […]
The Beloved Air Force Chief Behind the 'AAFES Hot Dog Guy' Meme Has Died
For years, one of the most recognizable faces in military life was not that of the commander in chief, the secretary of defense or any other senior leader in the chain of command. It was the face of an airman who was (understandably) excited to eat a hot dog. His visage graced Army and Air […]
Boise Was His Home, But Ukraine Became His Cause. Idaho Army Veteran Died ‘Hero’s Death’
For more than three decades, they referred to each other as brothers, even though they weren’t — at least not by blood. When they started out, one was a doctor from Virginia establishing himself in his new community of Boise, and the other a scrawny, redheaded 11-year-old boy who never met his father and was […]
Fort Jackson Soldier Who Went Missing During Training Died, Army Says
A soldier who went missing during a training exercise at Fort Jackson is dead, the U.S. Army said Wednesday. Staff Sgt. Jaime Contreras, 40, was found unresponsive at about 11:20 p.m. Monday, Army officials said at a news conference. The Army said it was not able to provide information about Contreras’ cause of death because it is still under investigation. Contreras’ family has […]
