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, […]
Army's Use of Soldier Food Allowances Spurs Bipartisan Inquiry from Congress
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for answers on the Army’s handling of meal funds as questions mount over the apparent misallocation of tens of millions of dollars intended to feed soldiers. The scrutiny follows a Military.com investigation revealing that the Army cannot account for more than $151 million deducted […]
2 Charged in Gruesome Murder of 101st Airborne Soldier in Home Near Fort Campbell
Authorities have formally charged two individuals in direct connection with the grisly murder of Pfc. Katia Dueñas Aguilar, 23, a 101st Airborne Division soldier whose body was discovered in her home near Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in May with 68 stab wounds. Among the accused: the victim’s own husband. Sophia Rodas, 35, faces charges of first-degree […]
Final Soldier Killed in Black Hawk Collision Identified as Family, Friends Grieve
The Army on Saturday identified a pilot who was among three soldiers who died when their Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger airplane over Washington, D.C., this week, after the service initially withheld the name at the request of the family amid online speculation over her identity. Capt. Rebecca Lobach, 28, of Durham, North […]
Soldier Who Died by Suicide in Las Vegas Told Ex-Girlfriend of Pain and Exhaustion After Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The highly decorated Special Forces soldier who died by suicide in a Cybertruck explosion on New Year’s Day confided to a former girlfriend who had served as an Army nurse that he faced significant pain and exhaustion that she says were key symptoms of traumatic brain injury. Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger, 37, […]
Active-Duty Special Forces Soldier Connected to Trump Hotel Tesla Truck Explosion
Authorities have identified Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger, an Army Special Forces soldier, as the renter of the 2024 Tesla Cybertruck who was killed when the vehicle exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day. Livelsberger, who was assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group headquartered at Fort Carson, Colorado, and stationed in […]
Army National Guard Soldier from Indiana Dies in Non-Combat Incident in Iraq
WASHINGTON — A 34-year-old soldier serving with the Indiana National Guard in Iraq has died in a non-combat incident, the Army said Monday. Capt. Eric Richard Hart, 34, of Indianapolis, died Saturday in Iraq, the Army National Guard said in a statement. Hart was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion of Indiana’s 38th Infantry […]
Soldier Reunited with Dog He Met While Deployed Overseas
CUMBERLAND, Ga. — For eight months, Army Spc. Landon Gnade and his puppy Lepo called Camp Nothing Hill in northern Kosovo home. Before returning to the U.S. in November, Gnade never thought he would see his pup again. But thanks to help from nonprofit Paws of War, the two were reunited Tuesday at the Embassy […]
Massachusetts Cold Case: Man Arrested for Allegedly Killing Ex-Army Soldier, Mother of 2
A Mattapan, Massachusetts, man has been arrested for allegedly killing a mother of two more than 30 years ago, according to officials who said her “jealous and violent partner” set up a murder-for-hire plot. Michelle Miller, a former U.S. Army soldier, was 29 years old when she was last seen alive in Cambridge’s Central Square […]
National Guard Soldier Fatally Shot Ex's Boyfriend While on Drill Duty Break, Feds Say
A National Guard member is charged with murder in a shooting that triggered a lockdown at a military base in Georgia, federal prosecutors said. Natravien Landry, 25, of Abbeville, Louisiana, fatally shot a man early in the morning Saturday, Dec. 14, at his ex’s residence in Fort Eisenhower, just southwest of downtown Augusta, the U.S. […]