A Slain Soldier’s Dad Fights for Son’s Honor

Daris Long wants to know why his son, Army Pvt. Andrew Long, didn’t rate a Purple Heart after he was shot and killed outside his recruiting station in 2009 by a self-proclaimed radicalized Islamist.

 

Report says 274 Soldiers’ Ashes in Landfill

Military records show the ashes of body parts from at least 274 members of the U.S. military were dumped in a landfill, the Washington Post reported Thursday.

 

Court to Review Funeral Protest Ban Ruling

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal appeals court agreed Wednesday to take another look at whether a St. Louis suburb can enforce a funeral protest ordinance drafted in response to the picketing of an anti-gay Kansas church — a move that could push the issue closer to the U.S. Supreme Court.

 

U.S. commandos fan out in remote Africa to help find brutal rebels

NAIROBI, Kenya — The U.S. military has dropped its first set of boots into the tropical overgrowth of central Africa, one of the most inaccessible areas of the world, to help fight a brutal rogue rebel group that’s known for abducting children and mutilating the faces of victims.

 

Senator wants Purple Heart in Arkansas shooting

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from Texas and Arkansas have been pushing the Army for years to award Purple Hearts to the victims of domestic terrorist attacks such as the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, but have seen little success. Now, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., said he’ll take up the cause, too.

 

Pearl Harbor Survivors Return to Ships After Death

HONOLULU — Lee Soucy, who lived to be 90 after surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor, is finally back with his shipmates 70 years later.

 

Pearl Harbor Attack’s 70th Anniversary: Memories, Moment Of Silence

On this 70th anniversary of the date “which will live in infamy,” there will be a moment of silence in Hawaii at 7:55 a.m. (12:55 p.m. ET) to remember the 2,390 Americans who died when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

 

Report: Allen backs pause in withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2013

STUTTGART, Germany — The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, reported Wednesday that the top military commander in Afghanistan is privately recommending that once planned U.S. troop reductions for 2012 are completed there should be a pause for 2013.