Some Military Patients Left Without Heat for a Week at Texas Base During Blast of Frigid Weather
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Barracks that house service members undergoing medical treatment at a Texas military hospital lost heat during frigid temperatures throughout the region last week, Military.com learned. Liberty Barracks, located on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, serves troops who are being treated at Brooke Army Medical Center. The heating stopped Jan. 15 in several rooms, and […]
Ten-Hut Time Machine? West Point to Open Time Capsule Possibly Left by Cadets in the 1820s
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A long-forgotten time capsule at West Point recently discovered inside the base of a monument and believed to have been left by cadets in the late 1820s is expected to be pried open Monday. The contents of the small lead box could possibly provide a window into the early, more Spartan days of the storied […]
A Soldier Attempted Suicide in Poland. Left to Roam at Fort Riley, He Killed Himself.
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Warning: This story includes discussion of suicidal ideation and details of a suicide attempt. It was a cold March day in Poland, and no one had seen Spc. Austin Valley in hours. Valley, 21, had sent his parents a suicide note. During a frantic search, soldiers followed footprints in the snow into the dark woods, […]