Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2010.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Sgt. David J. Luff Jr., 29, of Hamilton, Ohio, died Nov. 21 in Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.  He was[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2010.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Staff Sgt. Loleni W. Gandy, 36, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, died Nov. 19 in Balad, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 103rd Expeditionary[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2010.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Jason T. Smith, 28, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died Nov. 19 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Branch,[Read More…]

DES PLAINES–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2010.  The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) today named World War II Navy Veteran John Manasse of Arlington Heights the November 2010 Veteran of the Month at a ceremony at the Silver Stallion Restaurant in Des Plaines. The Illinois Veteran of the Month award is a[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2010.  The Army released suicide data today for the month of October.  Among active-duty soldiers, there were nine potential suicides:  two have been confirmed as suicides, and seven remain under investigation.  For September, the Army reported 19 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers.  Since the release of that[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2010.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Justin E. Culbreth, 26, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died Nov. 17 at Panjway district, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2010.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Kyle M. Holder, 18, of Conroe, Texas, died Nov. 17 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident.  He was assigned to the 1st Squadron,[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2010.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. David P. Senft, 27, of Grass Valley, Calif., died Nov. 15 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to[Read More…]

Commentary By Gary Kopycinski & Rosemary Piser Those of us that are old enough to remember watching the nightly news during the war in Viet Nam will tell you that seeing the caskets of the dead being taken off the planes almost nightly, made us understand the reality of war[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010.  The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of five soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Nov. 14 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked their unit with small arms fire. Killed were: Spc. Shane H. Ahmed, 31, of Chesterfield, Mich. Spc. Nathan[Read More…]