U.S. Department of Defense-(ENEWSPF)- We’re starting a new daily series at eNews Park Forest called “Salute the Troops.” This will include photographs from the U.S. Department of Defense as well as stories of those from the area currently serving in the Armed Forces and local veterans. All of their stories[Read More…]
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DOD Identifies Army Casualty: Pfc. Joshua Mikeasky
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Department of Defense announced December 14 the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Pfc. Joshua Mikeasky, 19, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, died Dec. 13, 2018, at Bagram Airfield, Bagram District, Parwan Province, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident. The incident is under investigation. Pfc.[Read More…]
National Veterans Art Museum Set to Unveil New ‘Original Warrior’ Exhibitions
Group exhibit to feature artwork created by and about Native American Veterans Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2018 Contact: Tom Jones The National Veterans Art Museum is proud to announce ‘Original Warrior,’ an exhibit created to explore the complex Native American relationship between warrior and community, warrior and war, and warrior and[Read More…]
Congressional Leadership Strips Provisions Facilitating Medical Marijuana Access For Veterans
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 Contact: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director Lawmakers have removed language from pending federal legislation that sought to facilitate veterans’ access to medical cannabis in jurisdictions that regulate it. Under existing federal regulations, physicians affiliated with the US Department of Veterans Affairs are prohibited from filling out[Read More…]
Department of Defense Announces Army Casualties
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy A. Bolyard, 42, from Thornton, West Virginia, died September 3, 2018, of wounds sustained from small arms fire in Logar Province,[Read More…]
Department of Defense Identifies Army Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 21, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Defense announced the death of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor J. Galvin, a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Chief Warrant Officer Galvin, 34, from Spokane, Washington, died August 20, 2018, in Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of injuries[Read More…]
Stern of World War II U.S. Destroyer Discovered Off Remote Alaskan Island by NOAA-supported Scientists (Video)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2018 Contacts: Theo Stein, NOAA, Robert Monroe, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Andrea Boyle, University of Delaware, and Paul Taylor, Naval History and Heritage Command For almost 75 years, the stern of the destroyer USS Abner Read lay somewhere below the dark surface of the Bering Sea off the[Read More…]
Department of Defense Identifies Army Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Defense announced this week the death of Staff Sgt. Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion, a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Staff Sgt. Transfiguracion, 36, from Waikoloa, Hawaii, died August 12, 2018, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated[Read More…]
U.S. Receives Fallen Service Members’ Remains From North Korea
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 27, 2018 By: DoD News The United Nations Command with support from U.S. Forces Korea today repatriated 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members returned by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea, according to a news release. A U.S. cargo aircraft[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army and Air Force Casualties
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and an airman who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Andrew Celiz, 32, from Summerville, South Carolina, died, July 12, in Afghanistan, of[Read More…]
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