Army Veteran Convicted of Killing Girlfriend and Her 3 Children Set to Be Executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. — An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience triggered severe mental problems is scheduled to be executed Thursday in Florida for the shotgun killings of his girlfriend and her three young children in 1998. Barring a last-minute reprieve, Jeffrey Hutchinson is set to receive a lethal injection starting at 6 p.m. Thursday […]
After Paralyzing Bike Accident, Veteran Lauds VA as Critical to Recovery
After a biking accident five years ago, Mark, a retired Army officer, didn’t fully grasp the seriousness of his injuries. In his daze, he felt certain he was going to recover. But the accident left him paralyzed from his neck down and bedridden. He was uncertain if he would ever taste food again. Right after […]
Remains of Army Veteran and Her Daughter Identified 3 Decades After Deaths near Gilgo Beach
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A woman and toddler whose remains were discovered scattered along an oceanfront highway not far from the victims of Long Island’s infamous Gilgo Beach killings were identified Wednesday as an Army veteran from Alabama and her daughter. Tanya Denise Jackson, 26, of Mobile, had been living in Brooklyn with her 2-year-old daughter, […]
93-Year-Old Veteran Honors Granddaughter at Army National Guard Officer Graduation
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — It’s been at least six years since the last woman graduated from the Michigan Army National Guard’s Officer Candidate School. That was one motivating factor for 2nd Lt. Samantha Swiatek. The other, she said, was that her grandfather, Harold Yarrington, would be there to salute her after graduation. Swiatek graduated Officer […]
Georgia WWII Veteran, 100 Years Old, to Receive French Legion of Honor
ATLANTA — Alan Kinder was touched last year when the strangers he encountered during his trip back to Normandy gratefully hugged and kissed him. He had returned to France with other World War II veterans so they could mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the allied invasion of Europe. Still buoyed by that warm reception, […]
A Gulf War Veteran Convicted of Killing His Girlfriend and 3 Children Is Set for Execution
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Gulf War Army veteran convicted of the shotgun slayings of his girlfriend and her three children has been scheduled for execution in Florida, the fourth death warrant signed this year by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Jeffrey Hutchinson, 59, is set to die by lethal injection May 1 at Florida State Prison […]
Senate Confirms Driscoll, a Veteran and Financier with Little Leadership Experience, to Be Army Secretary
Financier Dan Driscoll, an Iraq War veteran who is close with Vice President JD Vance, has been confirmed by the Senate to be the next Army secretary. The Senate voted 66-28 on Tuesday to approve Driscoll to be the Army’s top civilian, putting a little-known and relatively inexperienced figure in charge of the military’s largest […]
Former Fort Carson Iraq War Veteran Gives Up the Fight to Stay in the US
Jose Barco, a decorated U.S. Army veteran once based out of Fort Carson who served two tours in Iraq during some of the most intense fighting but later served time for a felony conviction, has become a casualty of a different kind of war. At an immigration hearing Wednesday morning, he told Assistant Immigration Judge […]
Army Veteran Pleads Not Guilty to Killing Homeless Man in Downtown Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan pleaded not guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting a homeless man with an automatic rifle in downtown Memphis. A lawyer for Karl P. Loucks, 42, entered the plea to a first-degree murder charge during a hearing in Shelby County Criminal Court. Loucks […]
Bob Uecker, Army Veteran and Longtime Baseball Announcer, Dies at 90
It wasn’t Bob Uecker’s six seasons playing catcher that earned him a spot in Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame, the nickname “Mr. Baseball” or his frequent film and television roles. It was his sharp wit, smooth broadcast voice and great storytelling over decades of work in the sport he loved. Before becoming a Baseball […]