Tag: soldier

Confidential Pentagon Memo Says Transgender Soldiers Can Defer Deployment While on Hormones

Transgender soldiers will be allowed to delay deployment for up to 300 days while using cross-sex hormones during their “transition” and waive physical fitness standards, according to a confidential Pentagon memo. The Feb. 1 Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) memo said that the delay in deployment was needed so the transgender soldier could “stabilize” while taking hormones….


Tourist Who Saw US Soldier Sprint to North Korea Initially Thought It Was a Stunt

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Sarah Leslie thought she was witnessing a stunt when she saw an American soldier start sprinting toward North Korea. Leslie and her father, tourists from New Zealand, were part of a group that left Tuesday morning from Seoul to visit the Demilitarized Zone that divides South and North Korea. Pvt. Travis King was…


DNA Testing Leads to Former US Army Soldier in 1978 Killing of Woman in Germany

DNA testing has led to the arrest of a Nebraska man who was repeatedly questioned over decades in the 1978 stabbing death of a woman while he was stationed with the U.S. Army in Germany, authorities said. Tommy Molina, 69, was arrested in the western Nebraska city of Gering on June 21, the U.S. Marshals…


Revealing the Risks With America’s ‘Transgender Soldiers’: Darlene Sanchez on the Serious Side Effects

The U.S. Armed Forces have been releasing stories about the new American soldier: transgender soldiers. They’re no longer about fighting wars. They’re fighting against stereotypes. But is this actually a good policy for the military to get behind? What’s the cost to taxpayers? And given that some of them have openly stated their suicidal tendencies,…


Ex-Infantry Soldier Shares Crisis Survival Tips, Says Preparation Is Possible for Everyone

An ex-infantry soldier and married father of two is sharing some of his best survival tips for families in the event of a major or localized disaster and says preparation is possible for everyone. Michael Major, 42, currently works as a manager at a fabrication company in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia, Canada,…


US Soldiers Pleads Guilty to Instructing ISIS to Ambush and Kill US Troops

A U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday to teaching ISIS fighters to be better able to kill his fellow service members. 22-year-old Cole Bridges of Stow, Ohio, pled guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Bridges further pled guilty to attempting to murder U.S. military service members…


US Soldier Pleads Guilty to Instructing ISIS to Ambush and Kill US Troops

A U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday to teaching ISIS fighters to be better able to kill his fellow service members. 22-year-old Cole Bridges of Stow, Ohio, pled guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Bridges further pled guilty to attempting to murder U.S. military service members…


At Least 51 Soldiers Killed in North Burkina Faso Attack on Friday

OUAGADOUGOU—At least 51 soldiers were killed when their unit was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso on Friday, the army said on Monday, one of the highest reported death tolls from a single attack since the area became a hotbed of terrorist activity. The incident occurred two days before France officially marked the end of its…


Sunset Over the Killing Fields

This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. Set in World War II in Thailand, this is the story of a Japanese soldier Kobori and a Thai girl Angsumalin. Kobori does everything to serve his nation but he has to lose everything to save his love. …


Texas Woman Pleads Guilty in Connection With Death of Fort Hood Soldier Vanessa Guillen

The only suspect to be arrested in the case regarding the disappearance and murder of Texas U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen in 2020 pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a slew of charges. Cecily Aguilar, 24, pleaded guilty to four charges, including one count of accessory to murder after the fact and three counts of false…