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What to Know About Suicides in the U.S. Army
New York Times· 2 hours agoThe Army’s suicide rate has risen steadily even in peacetime, and the numbers now exceed total combat deaths in the Iraq and...stationed ...
A Disaster of the U.S. Military’s Own Making
New York Times· 2 hours agoAustin Valley had just arrived at his Army base in Poland, last March, when he knocked on his buddy Adrian Sly’s door to borrow a knife. A boyish-looking...
More American soldiers are dying by suicide than in battle: Inside the startling numbers
USA Today· 7 days agoA Pentagon analysis says more U.S. soldiers are dying of suicide than any other reason, with 65% of them taking their ...
Maine shooting exposes gaps in mental health treatment and communication practices, official says -...
The Morning Sun· 6 days agoThere are no Army hospitals in New England, and reservists generally don’t qualify for care through Veterans Administration...information with the Army ...
Honoring a Black Catholic Civil War hero on Juneteenth
Catholic News Agency· 3 hours agoCatholics should honor Capt. André Cailloux’s bold sacrifice, which his contemporaries believed decisively changed the outcome of the Civil War.
The Army's Recruiting Problem Is Male
Military.com via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA decade of declining recruitment numbers for the Army is almost entirely attributable to a significant drop in male recruiting as female enlistments...
War Veterans and Family Testify at Al Qaeda Commander’s War Crimes Tribunal
New York Times· 5 days agoVictims of insurgent attacks in wartime Afghanistan described their loss to a jury at Guantánamo Bay...
Army lieutenant colonel says Lewiston shooter had ‘low threat’ profile upon leaving hospital
Bangor Daily News· 2 days agoLt. Col. Ryan Vazquez also testified that there were limitations on forcing the gunman, reservist...
‘It Was 46 Years Ago, But It’s Still Vivid’: A Jonestown Massacre Responder Speaks Out
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe firsthand account of Ret. Gen... Netterville — one of the first three U.S. servicemen on the...
Battling bureaucracy after burn pits: Why are contractors left behind?
Military Times via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe work wasn’t as danger-free as it sounded. The air turned black when tires were in the burn pits....