Body of a US Army Vet Killed Fighting in Ukraine Returns Home

The casket of Cedric Charlie Hamm, a U.S. Army veteran and Texas native killed fighting for Ukraine, is loaded into a hearse at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

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 […]

Iraq Campaign Medal Returns Amid Surge in Drone, Rocket Attacks on US Forces There

Operation Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal at Camp Taji, Iraq

The Army is bringing back a medal for service in Iraq, coming just as U.S. troops there have faced increased threats and attacks amid the new Israel-Hamas war. Last week, the service resurrected the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal specifically for service in Iraq, according to an internal service memo and confirmed by a service spokesperson. […]