By Ann Rowland Marine Cpl. Robert Richards, 28, died at his home this past Wednesday. Richards had been at the center of an international scandal when a video showing him apparently urinating on dead Taliban insurgents was anonymously uploaded on…
Afghanistan
VIDEO: Intense Close Ambush From the Taliban
Alpha 1-87 IN 10th MTN charges head first into an enemy ambush. Skip to 2:20 to begin if you want. Basically we were on a cache search when we hit an enemy ambush from about 30-50 meters away, you can hear the…
Former Football Star turned Decorated Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
35-year-old Army Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Hairston died on August 12 in Ghazni, Afghanistan. He sustained injuries from enemy troops in a small arms battle with his unit. Hairston, from Houston, was a decorated soldier. Before entering the Army in…
Latest Information: Army General Killed in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Aug. 6, 2014) — An American general was killed yesterday, in Kabul, Afghanistan, by an individual wearing a uniform of the Afghan National Security Forces.Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, who has been the deputy commander of the Combined Security…
Afghan ‘insider’ attack at base kills 1, wounds 15; many victims American
By The Associated Press UPDATE: A U.S. official says “about a dozen” of the victims of an Afghan insider attack on Tuesday were Americans, and at least one American was killed. The official says many details of the attack early…
Congressman Proposes Bill Against Firing Soldiers in Combat
By Kristina Wong – 07/15/14 04:25 PM EDT Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Tuesday called on the Senate to pass legislation to prevent soldiers from being given notice while serving in a combat zone. “The men and women deployed overseas have left their…
