Military

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, January 3, 2011

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Maung P. Htaik, 20, of Hagerstown, Md., died Jan. 1 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine[Read More…]

DOD Identifies Army Casualty, January 2, 2011

Michael J. Beckerman. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 2, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Michael J. Beckerman, 25, of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., died Dec. 31 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit[Read More…]

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty. December 29, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Tevan L. Nguyen, 21, of Hutto, Texas, died Dec. 28, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,[Read More…]

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, December 28, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 28, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Garrett A. Misener, 25, of Cordova, Tenn., died Dec. 27 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd[Read More…]

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, December 27, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Kenneth A. Corzine, 23, of Bethalto, Ill., died Dec. 24 of wounds received Dec. 5 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 3rd[Read More…]

Dahr Jamail

Military Sexual Abuse ‘Staggering’

Part II of a series By Dahr Jamail Every year, rape increases at an alarming rate within American military institutions – and even males are victims of the cycle. In fact, due to raw demographics, one can roughly surmise that most victims of sexual abuse in the military are male.[Read More…]

Dahr Jamail

Rape Rampant In US Military

Statistics and soldiers’ testimonies reveal a harrowing epidemic of sexual assault in the US military. Sexual assault within the ranks of the military is not a new problem. It is a systemic problem that has necessitated that the military conduct its own annual reporting on the crisis. A 2003 Air[Read More…]

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, December 23, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. William H. Crouse IV, 22, of Woodruff, S.C., died Dec. 21 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Marine[Read More…]

DOD Identifies Army Casualty, December 21, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Conrado D. Javier Jr., 19, of Marina, Calif., died Dec. 19 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive[Read More…]

DOD Identifies Marine Casualties, December 20, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Sean A. Osterman, 21, of Princeton, Minn., died Dec. 16 from wounds received Dec.14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 2nd[Read More…]

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