He was one of the first. Now, the last: A Navajo code talker remembers Iwo Jima

In his red Marine Navajo code talker garrison cap, Thomas Begay, 92, sits with his son Ronald during a ceremony to honor veterans of the World War II battle for Iwo Jima. He's believed to be the last of the code talkers who fought with the 5th Marine Division on Iwo Jima.

1 soldier killed, 7 injured during training exercise

A training exercise involving demolitions killed one special operations soldier and injured seven others at the Army's largest base Thursday, just a day after 15 Marines were hurt in a fire while training in California. The soldiers were taken to several hospitals, including the Womack Army Medical Center on base for treatment, said Lt.

Lawmaker says Congress is partly to blame for rash of deadly military accidents

Congress is partly responsible for a string of military training accidents that killed two and injured more than 20 troops over the past week, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Friday. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, has blamed spending caps and delayed defense budgets, as well as the newest continuing budget resolution approved this month, for putting military service members at greater risk and said the new incidents at Fort Hood, Texas, Camp Pendleton, Calif., and Fort Bragg, N.C., are the latest evidence.

Officials say a training exercise left 1 dead and atleast 7 injured at Fort Bragg. Photo: Mike Pryor

A training exercise involving demolitions killed one special operations soldier and injured seven others at the Army's largest base Thursday, just a day after 15 Marines were hurt in a fire while training in California. The soldiers were taken to several hospitals, including the Womack Army Medical Center on base for treatment, said Lt.

1 soldier killed, 7 injured in Fort Bragg training exercise

A training exercise involving demolitions killed one special operations soldier and injured seven others at the Army's largest base Thursday, just a day after 15 Marines were hurt in a fire while training in California. The soldiers were taken to several hospitals, including the Womack Army Medical Center on base for treatment, said Lt.