Remains of WWII Medal of Honor Recipient, Killed as a POW, Finally Comes Home
Capt. Willibald C. Bianchi, an Army Medal of Honor recipient who survived many obstacles in World War II, only to be killed in a terrible mistake, will finally return home to receive proper burial 80 years after he was declared missing in action. Bianchi, whose remains were properly identified on Aug. 11 by the Defense […]
Long Wait Finally Over: World War II Airman Returns Home
Bonnie McClure was just a young girl when her uncle, Clifford Keeney, an Army Airman fighting in World War II, was shot down in Germany while on a mission in 1944. Keeney was listed as killed in action, and he was buried in a cemetery by enemy forces in Germany. Despite the obstacles, McClure vowed, […]
Alaska Storm Damage so Bad Many Evacuees Won’t Go Home for at Least 18 Months, Governor Says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Damage to remote Alaska villages hammered by flooding last weekend is so extreme that many of the more than 2,000 people displaced won’t be able to return to their homes for at least 18 months, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said in a request to the White House for a major disaster declaration. […]
My Job Was Army Cook. But Ranger School Didn’t Care, and I Wasn’t Going Home Without a Tab
This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. I joined the Army as a cook, thinking it would keep me out of trouble. I wasn’t looking to be a hero; I just needed a reset. And the $35,000 bonus didn’t hurt. I figured […]
Saved by an Army Vet, a Bald Eagle Named Freedom Now Calls a NJ Zoo Home
Turtle Back Zoo joined in the Eagles Super Bowl hoopla. First, Lady Edwina, the resident groundhog, predicted Philadelphia would win by munching on a snack near their logo before the game. Then, the zoo launched a campaign to promote another resident, Freedom, the bald eagle. Now that the confetti has fallen in Philadelphia, Turtle Back […]
2 Charged in Gruesome Murder of 101st Airborne Soldier in Home Near Fort Campbell
Authorities have formally charged two individuals in direct connection with the grisly murder of Pfc. Katia Dueñas Aguilar, 23, a 101st Airborne Division soldier whose body was discovered in her home near Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in May with 68 stab wounds. Among the accused: the victim’s own husband. Sophia Rodas, 35, faces charges of first-degree […]
Home from Boot Camp, Army Recruit from Oregon Dies of Fentanyl Overdose
Army recruit Tyson Richardson was home for the holidays in Oregon and out with friends looking to have some fun. Several days before he was set to resume boot camp in Georgia, he took some multi-colored pills laced with fentanyl. While others were partying in another room at a Lake Oswego apartment, Richardson lay unconscious. […]
Body of a US Army Vet Killed Fighting in Ukraine Returns Home
GRAPEVINE, Texas — The phone call came in early April this year from the U.S. embassy in Kyiv. At 1 in the morning in Texas, Raquel Hamm steeled herself for the news she had dreaded since her son enlisted as a U.S. Army Ranger eight years earlier. Cedric “Charlie” Hamm was 26 years old and […]
Active-Duty Soldiers Deployed for Hurricane Response Returning Home this Week
Active-duty troops deployed to help respond to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina will be returning back to their regular missions this week, the Pentagon said Thursday. Earlier this month, 1,000 troops — an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division and other units from […]
Trump Tested the Limits on Using the Military at Home. If Elected Again, He Plans to Go Further
WASHINGTON (AP) — During his first term as president, Donald Trump tested the limits of how he could use the military to achieve policy goals. If given a second term, the Republican and his allies are preparing to go much further, reimagining the military as an all-powerful tool to deploy on U.S. soil. He has […]