SSG Robert J. Miller posthumously awarded Medal of Honor
The president has bestowed the Medal of Honor this afternoon upon the family of Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller, whose actions allowed seven of his Special Forces teammates and 15 Afghan soldiers to escape an ambush kill zone.
Combat soldier killed by police is denied Army funeral honors
On Monday, amid a small group of mourners, Gail Barrett of Tucson trembled and wept as Spc. Brandon Barrett was laid to rest without Army …
GOTG 2010 Keynote Address by Bryan Birdwell, USA Lt. Col. (Ret.)
Sept. 10, 2010) Killeen/Ft. Hood, Texas, the Honorable Bryan Birdwell, Texas State Senator (R), District 22, USA Lt. Col. (Ret.), Native Son of Texas, and …
Patriot Guard Riders National GOTG 2010 Opening
Killeen, TX Sept. 10,2010 the Patriot Guard Riders held their National Gathering of the Guard near Ft. Hood. Remnants of Hurricane Hermine had passed through a couple of days prior and caused a few rain delays.
Remains of Korean War MIA, USA Sgt. Charles P. Whitler, Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors. United States Army Sgt. Charles P. Whitler will be buried Sept. 2 in his hometown of Cloverport, Ky.
SPC Alexis V. Maldonado – KIA Homecoming Aug 2010
Wichita Falls, TX Aug. 28,2010. On a warm clear summer day several dozen family members gathered at the Wichita Falls Municipal Airport to welcome home their loved one, SPC Alexis V. Maldonado.
DoD committed to bringing home MIA service members
The Defense Department is as committed as ever to bringing home thousands of U.S. service members who remain missing from the Korean War and Cold War conflicts, the Pentagon’s undersecretary of defense for policy said, Aug. 26.
SPC Alexis Vicente Maldonado KIA, returning home to North Texas
SPC Alexis Vicente Maldonado, 20, of Wichita Falls, died Saturday, August 21, 2010 while serving his country in Afghanistan and is expected to return to the North Texas region later this week. Once arrangements have been announced we will update this article.
Marine waits 68 years for Dress Blues to be issued.
LCpl. Dustin Tunnell, recently attended the funeral of one of his uncles. After the ceremonies an elderly man walked up to LCpl. Dustin Tunnell to thank him for his service to our country and admire his uniform. The elderly man began to recall how the uniform was a contributing factor in his decition to join the USMC, but at the time not all Marines were issued a dress uniform since, they were immediately shipped out to war as soon as they completed basic training.
Former Arlington Cemetery officials subpoenaed by the Sentate
Officials who ran Arlington National Cemetery for nearly two decades before hundreds of unmarked and mismarked graves were discovered last month have been served with subpoenas to testify Thursday before a Senate subcommittee investigating contracting irregularities, according to the committee’s chairwoman.
