WATCH: Soldier Surprises Kids with Reunion at Hockey Game
Courtesy Fawn Gallardo(CINCINNATI) — Siblings Karisma and Phillip Gallardo of Covington, Ky., knew they were in for a treat when they got to attend a local hockey game with their whole family last Saturday night.What they didn’t know is that the one m…
WATCH: Soldier Surprises Wife, Son During Rose Parade
Visions of America/Joe Sohm/Thinkstock (file photo)(PASADENA, Calif.) — While many families attended the 2013 Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on New Year’s Day, military wife Miriam Pazz wished her husband could join her and their 4-year-old so…
Soldier’s Surprise Homecoming at Christmas Parade Shocks Family
Shelby Police(SHELBY, N.C.) — An unexpected event stole the show during the annual Christmas parade in Shelby, N.C.Specialist Walter Smith, 26, returned home early from Afghanistan to surprise his family along the parade route by popping out of the ba…
Soldier’s Surprise Homecoming at Christmas Parade Shocks Family
Shelby Police(SHELBY, N.C.) — An unexpected event stole the show during the annual Christmas parade in Shelby, N.C.Specialist Walter Smith, 26, returned home early from Afghanistan to surprise his family along the parade route by popping out of the ba…
Afghans Testify in Hearing of US Soldier Accused of Massacre
ABC News(KABUL) — Some of the Afghans who were wounded or witnessed the attacks on two villages have been testifying at the hearing for the U.S. soldier accused of having carried out the massacre that left 16 Afghans dead. Staff Sergeant Robert …
Texas Soldier Dead After Friend Waves Gun to Scare Away Hiccups
Killeen Police Department(KILLEEN, Texas) — A Texas soldier has been charged with manslaughter after he allegedly killed his friend while reportedly waving around his gun to scare him and rid the friend of the hiccups.Pfc. Isaace Lawrence Young, 22, w…
Fallen Soldier’s Picture Used in Craigslist Scam
KATU/ABC News(PENSACOLA, Fla.) — An Oregon father was angered to find an image of his son, a fallen soldier, posted on Craigslist as part of a scam to collect money for a fictitious wounded soldier.“It’s disheartening. This just seems to b…
Military Breastfeeding Spokeswoman Fired from Civilian Job
George Doyle/Thinkstock(SPOKANE, Wash.) — Crystal Scott, spokeswoman for the organization behind the controversial photographs of military mothers’ breast-feeding in uniform, was fired from her first civilian job as an x-ray technician because o…
ISAF Soldier Killed by Attacker in Afghan Army Uniform
ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) — An individual dressed in an Afghan National Army uniform opened fire on coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan Friday, killing one service member, according to NATO’s International Security Assis…
Wife Skyping Soldier in Afghanistan Saw Bullet Hole After He Died
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A woman who watched her husband, an Army nurse in Afghanistan, die during a Skype video chat, says she saw a bullet hole in the closet behind him after he collapsed suddenly.In a statement released on Sunday by Capt…
Soldier Killed in Afghanistan During Skype Chat with Wife
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(EL PASO, Texas) — A Michigan native serving as an Army medic in Afghanistan was killed during a Skype video chat with his Texas-based wife earlier this week, The Detroit Free Press reports.Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark, a 43-year-old …
Missing Soldier: Police Release Photo Taken Night of Disappearance
Fayetteville Police Department(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) — Investigators searching for Kelli Bordeaux have released a new photo of the missing Fort Bragg soldier, which was taken by Bordeaux herself using her iPhone just before heading out to the Fayettevil…
Police Search Pond for Clues in Missing Fort Bragg Soldier Case
Fayetteville Police Dept(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) — Police in Fayetteville, N.C., turned up no new leads Thursday after searching a pond for signs of the missing soldier Kelli Bordeaux.Pfc. Bordeaux, who is stationed at Fort Bragg, was last seen leaving Fr…
Missing Soldier: Person of Interest, Questioned Twice, Denies Involvement
Fayetteville Police Dept(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) — A 25-year-old bar hand who is a registered sex offender has been questioned twice by police in connection with the disappearance of a missing soldier and has been called a person of interest.Kelli Bordeau…
Missing Fort Bragg Soldier May Be in Danger
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) — Police are questioning friends and relatives of a missing Fort Bragg soldier who is believed to be in danger.Kelli Bordeaux, 23, was last seen early Saturday morning leaving Froggy Bottoms bar in Fayettev…
Joint Base Lewis-McChord Officer Charged with Making Death Threats
Hemera/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — A lieutenant colonel from the same military base in Washington state that’s linked to an Army sergeant accused of slaying 16 Afghan civilians was arraigned Tuesday on charges that he tried to hire a hit man to kill his est…
US Soldier Accused of Killing 16 Afghans, Both Women and Children
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) — In an untimely blow to U.S.-Afghan relations, a U.S. soldier left his base in Kandahar in the middle of the night, walked to a nearby residential area and opened fire, allegedly killing up to 16 Afghan…
Soldier Shot at His Homecoming Party in California
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — An Army soldier from San Bernardino, Calif., who survived a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, was shot at his homecoming party Friday night, leaving him paralyzed, authorities said.Christopher Sullivan, 22, of the…