The grave of Medal of Honor recipient MSG Gary Gordon has reportedly been defaced, and authorities are asking the public for help. The grave, which is in the town of Lincoln, Maine, belongs to the Delta Force operator who was…
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Soldier arrested for raping ten-year-old boy
A soldier who returned from a deployment to Egypt was arrested in North Augusta on Sunday on a criminal sexual conduct with a minor charge. Aaron Tafoya, 33, was charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the third…
National Guard deployed for COVID-19 given ‘hard stop’ order, ending eligibility for benefits
Around 40,000 US Army National Guardsmen are mobilized to help states with the pandemic, but the “hard stop” that ends their activation next month will fall 24 hours short of the needed time for many to become eligible for key…
US soldier, base worker suspected of armed robbery of currency exchange shop on Okinawa
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Two people who live and work at Kadena Air Base are suspected of making off with nearly $65,000 in the armed robbery of a currency exchange shop on Okinawa. The business, which isn’t far from Camp…
Army SFC’s wife arrested, stabbed him in the chest over “not cleaning the couch”
A U.S. Army sergeant first class’s wife has been arrested after she allegedly stabbed him during a dispute over household chores. The 46-year-old Fort Knox soldier was allegedly stabbed after his wife, 42-year-old Chaniqua Boyd, said he broke his promise…
Medal of Honor recipient, Secret Service agent dies at age 41
Ronald Shurer, the Green Beret medic awarded the Medal of Honor for aiding the wounded during a six-hour firefight in Afghanistan in 2008, died of lung cancer Thursday. He was 41. His death was announced by the U.S. Secret Service,…
