PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Demonstrators beheaded four Confederate statues before pulling one down using a tow rope Wednesday night at the Portsmouth Confederate monument as police watched.
Protester critically injured by Confederate statue while ripping it down
Air Force general says he was told he was not “black enough” by fellow African Americans, endured other instances of racism during an emotional speech regarding his feelings surrounding the death of George Floyd
Update: The Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Gen. Charles Brown Jr. as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, making him the first black officer to lead one of the nation’s military services. —- A US Air Force general…
Veteran barks orders at National Guard, tightens their formation during protest
A former military man participating in the protests taking place in the District of Columbia apparently had some pointers to give the Army National Guardsmen providing crowd control- and he was rather vocal about it. “Close up the gaps,” the…
Soldier, wife, four kids all found dead after an alleged murder-suicide
San Antonio police Monday identified all six victims in a case authorities have described as a murder-suicide but have shared little other information about. Army Staff Sgt. Jared Esquibel Harless, 38, and his wife Sheryll Ann, 36, were found in…
Army secretary says he’s open to changing Army base names related to Confederates, such as Fort Bragg
WASHINGTON — Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy is open to starting a conversation about changing the names of 10 of the service’s posts named for prominent Confederates, an Army officials said Monday. McCarthy wants to have a “bipartisan discussion” about the…
Protester records soldier secretly protesting ‘under his breath’
“I’m black and I’m proud,” protestors chanted in front of National Guard soldiers. While the Guard is there to help assist law enforcement with maintaining the peace, many National Guard soldiers were uprooted from their civilian lives in a matter…
