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Muslim Serviceman May Sue Army Over Its Autopsy of Infant

religionclause.blogspot.com     yesterday    1 related    Send to a friend

The AP reported yesterday that a Muslim soldier and his wife, stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, may join a pending lawsuit challenging the military's respect for religious diversity. Pfc. Eli Agee and his wife, Mackenzie, are upset that authorities insisted on performing an autopsy on...

Memorial Expanded as War Deaths Mount

military.com     May 15, 2008    31 related    Send to a friend

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina - When the Army's 82nd Airborne Division dedicated a memorial to paratroopers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, organizers believed three sides of a wide granite column would be plenty of space to engrave the names of the fallen. The last name on the memorial belongs to...

The Ft. Bragg Barracks scandal

thisfuckingwar.blogspot.com     May 13, 2008    2 related    Send to a friend

I missed this when it first came out, but Joe Galloway, veteran military correspondent, is hopping mad.The latest outrage is a father's video of a U.S. Army barracks at Fort Bragg, N.C., the home of the 82nd Airborne Division. It shows the quarters where his soldier son...

Fort Bragg soldier dies from injuries in Afghanistan

localtechwire.com     May 13, 2008    2 related    Send to a friend

Military officials say a soldier based at Fort Bragg has died from non-combat related injuries. ... A statement from the post on Monday said 20-year-old Pvt. Matthew Warren Brown died Sunday morning in Asadabad, Afghanistan. Brown's death is under investigation. The...

Army scrambles to fix barracks at eight facilities

signonsandiego.com     May 12, 2008    Send to a friend

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army plans to immediately repair barracks at eight facilities in the wake of inspections at bases worldwide. ... The inspections done in the last week of April covered nearly 150,000 barracks rooms. They found that 45 repairs needed priority...

U.S. Army: 45 barracks need immediate repairs

newslookup.com     May 10, 2008    6 related    Send to a friend

Of the 148,000 U.S. Army barracks inspected nationwide, 45 barracks at eight Army posts "were found to need immediate attention," according to Army officials. The inspections come after reports of substandard living conditions in some barracks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Army targets 8 bases for repairs after worldwide inspections

iht.com     May 10, 2008    22 related    Send to a friend

The U.S. Army said Friday it will immediately repair barracks at eight facilities in the wake of inspection at bases worldwide. ... The inspections were done the last week of April and covered nearly 150,000 barracks rooms. They found that 45 repairs needed priority...

Still a teenager, Silver Star winner looks to future

scrippsnews.com     May 8, 2008    2 related    Send to a friend

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- At 17, Monica Lin Brown joined the Army. At 18, she dashed into a firefight to help wounded soldiers. Twice she shielded them with her body. read more ... FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- At 17, Monica Lin Brown joined the Army. This spring -- still a teenager at...

Bragg Cuts Ribbon on Model Apartment for Single Soldiers

army.mil     May 8, 2008    Send to a friend

When the ribbons fell to the ground Wednesday outside the model privatized apartment at Fort Bragg, N.C., it marked the beginning of a new way to house single Soldiers. ... Secretary of the Army Pete Geren addresses a crowd gathered Wednesday at Fort Bragg, N.C., for the...

Army reacts to shoddy barracks

msn.com     May 8, 2008    47 related    Send to a friend

Spc. Loren Dauterman, who trained at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin last month with the National Guard, found something good to say about the falling-apart floors and ceilings in her quarters. ... Thousands of soldiers at Fort McCoy, Fort Campbell and elsewhere are assigned to...