Gold Star Widow Fighting to Be Buried Next to Husband Has New Evidence

The sign at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

A Vietnam War veteran’s widow and her family have uncovered a letter they say provides irrefutable evidence that she had a separate reserved plot next to her husband’s grave at the Camp Lewis Post Cemetery. Mary Dowling, 86, discovered that another servicemember was buried in her plot on a visit to the cemetery at Joint […]

Widow of Former West Point Running Back Sues NCAA for Wrongful Death

The Army Black Knights sported the 82nd Airborne Division patch during their football game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at U.S. Military Academy West Point's Michie Stadium.

The widow of former West Point football player Gene Merlino — who died after suffering at least 14 concussions during his time on the field — is suing the NCAA on the eve of the second anniversary of the Army gridder’s July 2021 death. The suit by Kelly Merlino in Manhattan Supreme Court alleges that the college sports group suppressed knowledge about the dangers of brain injury in […]