More than 1,000 mourn Sgt. La David Johnson and 3 fellow soldiers killed in Niger
Staff Sgt. Bryan Black; Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson; and Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright were killed, too, but did not become the center of political debate.
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Soldier killed in Niger remembered at Florida viewing
As gospel music filled South Florida's Christ the Rock Church during Sgt. La David Johnson's public viewing Friday night, loved ones and strangers cried, prayed and hugged each other.
Vietnam Veteran receives Long Overdue Bronze Star
October 19 - An honor long overdue was awarded to one Vietnam Veteran Thursday morning at the Illinois National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility at the Decatur Airport. From August 1971, to March 1972, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Kenneth Carlock served as an artillery forward observer, which from the very front lines, advised his commander on artillery fire support.
Families of fallen have mixed experiences with Trump, if any
WILSON - In this Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, frame from video, Myeshia Johnson cries over the casket of her husband, Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in an ambush in Niger, upon his body's arrival in Miami.... .
Solace or silence? Not all families of fallen get Trump call
President Trump is continuing to reject a Florida congresswoman's account of the commander in chief telling the widow of a soldier killed in an ambush in Niger that her husband "knew what he signed up for."
Father of fallen soldier says no call from Trump
Sgt. La David T. Johnson, 25, of Miami Gardens, Fla., was one of four U.S. soldiers killed in Niger. Relatives of at least a half dozen people who died in military service since Donald Trump became president say they never got a call from him about their loss.
Bowe Bergdahl: Traitor to American Exceptionalism and White Supremacy
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On a Trumpian track for the next Middle East war
Neither respect international agreements, except when it suits their purposes. Trump's badmouthing of the Iranian nuclear agreement is of one with his behaviour over the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Paris climate agreement, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and US alliances more generally.
Bergdahl: Trump has reaffirmed criticism, tainting case
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returns to the Fort Bragg courthouse after a lunch break on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl made a last-minute argument Tuesday that President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his criticism of the soldier - preventing him from receiving a fair sentence on charges he endangered comrades in Afghanistan.
Bergdahl guilty pleas leave room for drama at sentencing
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returns to the Fort Bragg courthouse after a lunch break on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. By JONATHAN DREW, Associated Press FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Army Sgt.
The Once Obama/Democrat Hero Bowe Bergdahl Pleads Guilty to Desertion …
Yesterday, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdah pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy .
Pentagon faces demands for details on deadly attack in Niger
Bryan C. Black, 35, of Puyallup, Wash.; Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, 39, of Springboro, Ohio; Sgt.
Couple married 75 years dies in wildfires: ‘They were happy right up until the last minute,’ son says
An elderly Napa County couple found dead from the devastating wildfires sweeping Northern California "were happy right up until the last minute," one of thei... -- Britt Harris was married to her husband, Chris Harris, for less than one year before he died while deployed with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.Just one week bef... MANHATTAN, Kan. - Recent years have seen increased enthusiasm for specialty crop agriculture, and opportunities for growth exist in this sector of agriculture throughout Kan... LINCOLN, Neb.
U.S. Military Adapting in Complex Environment, Mattis Says
The U.S. military is adapting to remain the most lethal joint force on the planet and to respond to evolving global security challenges, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said here today. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment -- The Old Guard -- perform during the opening ceremony of the Association of the United States Army's annual meeting and exposition in Washington, Oct. 9, 2017.
General Pledges ‘Tidal Wave’ Of Bombs To Rain Down In Afghanistan
Pfc. Samuel Corsolini, a gunner assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, pulls security with other Pathfinders as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off after unloading his team and members of 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Patrol Special Weapons And Tactics Team during a vehicle interdiction as part of Operation Pranoo Verbena in order to disrupt Taliban operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 16. US Army/Flickr The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan vowed a new wave of helicopter strikes by the Afghan National Security Forces on Taliban insurgents after the delivery of dozens of UH-60 black hawk helicopters, in a joint Saturday appearance with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
APNewsBreak: US military halts exercises over Qatar crisis
In this Aug. 21, 2017 photo released by the U.S. Defense Department, Qatari special operations personnel conduct a military free-fall Friendship Jump over Qatar. The U.S. military has halted some exercises with its Gulf Arab allies over the ongoing diplomatic crisis targeting Qatar, trying to use its influence to end the monthslong dispute, authorities told The Associated Press on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017.
Puerto Rico’s recovery: Here’s what lies ahead
Puerto Rico is under a flash flood watch as the agonizing wait for food and supplies continues in the US island after Hurricane Maria hit more than a week ago. Heavy rain is expected through the weekend, which "will aggravate the ongoing recovery and relief efforts," the National Weather Service said.
In 1981, she became the first female Supreme Court justice
On September 25, 1957, nine black students who'd been forced to withdraw from Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, because of unruly white crowds were escorted to class by members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division. In 1775, American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen was captured by the British as he led an attack on Montreal.
Descendants of fallen Japanese soldiers pay U.S. respects at Pearl Harbor
Dozens of descendants of Japanese soldiers killed in World War II visited Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Thursday to pay respects to fallen American soldiers. Nippon Izokukai, the Bereaved Family Association of Japan, sent about 36 children, grandchildren and other relatives of fallen Japanese soldiers to the U.S. to mark the 70th anniversary of the group's founding.
DataShredder for macOS revved to version 1.0.4
ProtectStar has upgraded Data Shredder, their military grade data deletion tool for macOS , to version 1.0.4. The utility deletes data using secure deletion methods that meet and exceed government, military, and industry standards. Users drag 'n drop files, folders, volumes or even external devices to the app.