Arrested and Unarmed, He Led a Cavalry Charge and Became the First Italian-American Medal of Honor Recipient
On June 17, 1863, Col. Luigi Palma di Cesnola was forced to watch his men get slaughtered near the village of Aldie, Virginia. Just hours earlier, his superior officer had placed him under arrest for protesting the promotion of a less experienced officer. His saber and sidearm had been stripped away. But the 30-year-old Italian […]
How a North Korean Assassination Attempt on South Korea's President in 1968 Led to the Deaths of Four American Soldiers
Thirty-one North Korean commandos slipped past American and South Korean sentries on Jan. 17, 1968, cutting through the DMZ fence on a mission to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee. Four days later, disguised as South Korean soldiers and wearing civilian trench coats over their weapons, they reached a police checkpoint 100 meters from the […]
Drone Sightings? Alabama’s Own Radar Mystery Led to Conspiracy Theories, Military Rumors
Weeks of drone sightings over New Jersey and New York have sparked concerns – and conspiracies. The FBI is investigating more than 3,000 reports of unexplained drone sightings in New Jersey alone. The vast majority of the reports are turning out to be airplane but other sightings of the unexplained drones are just that – […]
Police Report Sheds New Light on Pentagon Nominee Hegseth's Sexual Encounter that Led to Assault Allegation
A woman alleged that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, prevented her from leaving his hotel room, took her phone and sexually assaulted her, according to a detailed police report made public Wednesday. The complainant, whose name was redacted from the report, later sought a sexual assault examination at a hospital, leading […]
How an Active-Duty Commander Could Help with Helene, According to the General Who Led Katrina Response
Hurricane Helene, the deadliest hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. mainland since Katrina, has brought thousands of National Guardsmen and more than a thousand active-duty troops to states across the Southeast to help deliver supplies, clear roads and rescue trapped survivors. There’s another thing the military could be doing in the eyes of the […]
Tripler Hospital Settles Malpractice Lawsuit for $9.5M After Army Wife’s Botched Surgeries Led to Death
The U.S. government will pay $9.5 million to a military family to settle a medical malpractice judgment for a “botched gastric bypass surgery” in 2020. In November 2020, Julie Bond, a 31-year-old Army wife, underwent a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure at Tripler Army Medical Center after being referred to the hospital’s bariatric surgery program by her primary care physician at […]