AP – Unarmed soldiers caught up in a deadly shooting rampage as they were preparing to deploy from Fort Hood reacted as though they had already reached a combat zone, playing dead to avoid direct gunfire and refusing to leave their fallen comrades behind. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – As the Obama administration considers appealing a judge’s order to stop the law prohibiting gays from serving openly in the military, some officers and service members say they are uncertain how to react. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – An injured soldier stood up in an army base courtroom Wednesday and pointed to the man who shot him five times during a 2009 rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead and dozens injured. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – A federal judge’s ruling that the military must stop its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy comes amid conflicting concerns of gays who think the government is moving too slowly to let them serve openly and Pentagon officials who believe that moving too quickly might disrupt a military engaged in war. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – An explosion on board a US helicopter killed one person and wounded eight others shortly after it landed on a small military base in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a military spokesman said. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – A Muslim Army major charged in last year’s killing rampage at a Texas Army base sat in a courtroom packed with victims and their families on Tuesday, as his lawyer sought to delay a military tribunal until November. Read the rest of this entry »