80 Years After Dying, a South Carolina Soldier Will Be Laid to Rest at Fort Jackson National Cemetery
On March 14, almost 80 years to the day after his death at 19, U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr. — simply Jr. to those who knew him, which is no one now — will be laid to rest at Fort Jackson National Cemetery with full military honors. The Columbia, South Carolina, […]
Unclaimed for Years, Veterans' Remains Laid to Rest in Connecticut Cemetery: 'We Claim Them'
MIDDLETOWN — Strong breezes kept American flags waving Wednesday morning during a ceremony honoring three U.S. Army veterans from Connecticut whose remains had lingered unclaimed on funeral home shelves. At the State Veterans Cemetery, white-gloved soldiers removed the cremated remains of PFC Mario N. DeVito, Private James Dickinson and SP5(T) Richard Robert Thurston from three […]
Boonie Caps Permitted for Soldiers at Fort Bliss But Remain Unauthorized for Rest of Army Bases
In what could be the most significant move on uniforms since black socks for physical training uniforms, the Army’s Fort Bliss in Texas approved the wear of the boonie cap on the installation. The policy — likely celebrated by junior enlisted there to the chagrin of soldiers elsewhere — was approved in October, but the […]
DC-Area Army Retention Is Good, and It Could Be a Bellwether for the Rest of the Service
Staff Sgt. Stephen Hughes never expected to make a career out of the Army. Like many soldiers, he joined with the intent of gaining a skill, serving a quick contract, getting out and going to college. It was the same plan some of the service’s most experienced leaders also had. But he stuck around after what […]
Man Laid to Rest 80 Years After His Death in World War II
CHICAGO — First Lt. Edward T. McGuire, a graduate of the Mount Carmel High School class of 1939, died Aug. 1, 1943, at the age of 22 when his B-24 Liberator bomber went down near Ploiesti, Romania, during Operation Tidal Wave in World War II. While his death was presumed when he did not make […]