Lt. Col. Jason Awadi has gone public with a complaint that he was discriminated against when he was passed over for promotion this summer. He claims that the Michigan National Guard discriminated against his Iraqi descent. Awadi is a native…
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Army says intelligence system was broken during hospital attack in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The Army’s $5 billion intelligence network, which is designed to give commanders battlefield awareness but has been criticized for years as a boondoggle, was not working in Afghanistan during the recent American air attack on a hospital, according…
Army veteran saves 16 children from knife-wielding attacker at Illinois library
MORTON, Ill. — A 75-year-old chess instructor who fought off a knife-wielding man threatening to kill children at a central Illinois library says this week’s attack will not stop his class from holding its next meeting. Army veteran James Vernon…
Army vet found murdered in St Louis may have been targeted on Craigslist
Police say Army veteran Robert Polk was found dead in a St. Louis alley yesterday after being gunned down. Family members of the 22-year-old man said he was going to look at a used car advertised on Craigslist before his…
US Army still looking for new handgun, may change ammunition
FORT STEWART, Georgia — Firearms manufacturers are competing for a rare chance to sell the U.S. Army a new handgun that would replace its current Cold War-era model, and they must meet a lengthy list of requirements to win the…
Soldier to receive Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan
An American Soldier who was born in France, lived in Spain, and later moved to the United States with his family where he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2001, will receive the nation’s highest military award for actions in…
