160 Years Later, Descendants of Army's Sand Creek Massacre Still Wait for Justice
Less than a week after Thanksgiving in 1864, Army Col. John Chivington had a plan for a Native American encampment he gazed down upon. His designs stood in wild opposition to a part of the holiday’s history tied to breaking bread with tribes. Chivington ordered nearly 700 troops to attack the tent camp, where members […]
Hawaii Soldier Held After Wife Went Missing Is Charged with Child Porn, Obstruction of Justice, False Statements
The Army said Tuesday it has filed criminal charges against a junior enlisted soldier in Hawaii who was arrested earlier this month after his pregnant wife went missing. Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II, of Frederick, Maryland, was charged with 14 counts on three charges: providing false official statements; obstruction of justice; and production and distribution […]
Justice Department Fights to Reinstate Bowe Bergdahl’s Court-Martial Conviction
The Justice Department is fighting a federal judge’s decision to dismiss the court-martial sentence of former Staff Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, asking the U.S. District Court of Washington to “leave intact the orders of the military courts.” Bergdahl’s conviction and sentence, which included a dishonorable discharge, monetary fine and demotion to private, should be preserved, the […]
‘You Can’t Let These Bastards Go’: WWII Army Sgt. Ben Ferencz’s Life Finding Justice
In the spring of 1947, former Army sergeant and now Nuremberg prosecutor Ben Ferencz pleaded with his boss to add one more case to the docket before the International Military Tribunals set up to try Nazi war crimes shut down. Army Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor, who had succeeded Associate Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson as […]