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September 23, 2021

 

Green Beret dies during diver training at Fort Campbell A special forces soldier died while participating in diver training Tuesday at Fort Campbell, Ky., according to the Army. READ MORE

Four Fort Polk soldiers arrested, charged in possible gang-related shooting The DeRidder Police Department received multiple calls at about 11:25 p.m. Monday about shots being fired on West 8th Street, a mostly residential area in the town about 20 miles from Fort Polk. When police arrived, they said they found one person who was injured trying to escape gunfire by climbing out a window. READ MORE

Pentagon ‘open to discussion’ that ties formal end of Korean War to denuclearization Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the ultimate goal is to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons. READ MORE   ‘Hope ... dressed in beautifully adorned uniforms’: Woman thanks Marine rescuers seen in viral flood video A woman who shot a viral video of Marines in dress blue-white uniforms rescuing her from floodwaters on a northern Virginia road thanked two of the service members at their barracks this week. READ MORE   US, Netherlands remember 48 paratroopers who died in heroic Waal River crossing in WWII An event honored paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division who died in 1944 crossing the Waal River during Operation Market Garden. READ MORE

Moon repeats call to end Korean War during joint remains repatriation ceremony in Hawaii South Korea transferred the remains of six American service members unearthed from unmarked graves in recent years, making it the first joint transfer of remains between the nations. READ MORE   ‘We plan to move fairly quickly’: US, Philippines to restart work on shared military facilities Plans to build facilities for US troops in the Philippines, which had stalled for years amid wrangling over rules for visiting forces, are back on track, officials from both countries said. READ MORE   ‘Remember them’: Yokosuka honors 2017 collision victims along with sailors who died in past year About 60 sailors and civilians gathered to pay their respects as part of the Navy Gold Star Program’s Bells Across America for Fallen Service Members. READ MORE   US military in South Korea reports 14 new coronavirus cases from past week USFK reported two service members at Camp Humphreys, two at Osan Air Base and one at Camp Casey fell ill with COVID-19 symptoms, along with two family members and a South Korean civilian employee at Humphreys, since Sept 13. READ MORE   A decade after ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ LGBTQ veterans say they still feel the effects Some ex-service members suffer from debilitating depression and trauma disorders. Others struggle to find work, and many don't have access to the benefits other veterans receive — a discrepancy that leaves them at higher risk of mental health issues. Studies have found that 15 percent of LGBTQ veterans attempt suicide, compared with less than 1 percent for the entire veteran population. READ MORE

 

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