'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America

An Army general brought back from Afghanistan to face court-martial on a series of sexual misconduct charges deferred entering a plea Tuesday.

U.S. Army prosecutors offered the first details of a rare criminal case against a general, alleging in a military hearing Monday that he committed sex-related crimes involving four female officers and a civilian.
Two pilots assigned to Fort Bragg were killed when their helicopter crashed in Afghanistan.
It was about a year ago that you gave me a lot of help in navigating the murky waters of the VA regarding the Aid and Attendance program for my mom so I thought tap your brain again. Mom passed away Aug. 10 (to refresh your memory — she was an unmarried surviving widow of a veteran who died in service) and I have heard there may be some benefits regarding burial expenses available. Do you know where to start that inquiry?

After months of grueling road marches through the north Georgia mountains, a group of elite paratroopers had to put their training to the test in a trial by fire.
Arizona's ban on abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy will take effect this week, as scheduled, after a federal judge ruled Monday that the new law is constitutional.

Military officials at Fort Bragg have confirmed that a soldier shot and killed his superior officer before shooting and wounding himself. A third soldier was also wounded.

A lot has changed since Myrtis Matthews of Pittsburgh and native Washingtonian Ronald Crockett enlisted in the military during the Korean War.
Dear Sgt. Shaft: May you please help me find information on my status. I am from Lithuania and a resident of the United States since July 9, 2010. My husband, a U.S. citizen and veteran, died recently. We had been married for 10 years. Do you have any information on when and how I might apply for U.S citizenship and how is this impacted by my husband's death.

A decorated Green Beret who returned from his fifth deployment to Afghanistan last summer died Tuesday trying to rescue his two young daughters from their burning home near Fort Bragg. The girls were also killed in the blaze.
Authorities have charged a member of the U.S. military who was arrested after trying to go through a security checkpoint at a Texas airport with explosives in military-grade wrapping, the FBI said Sunday.
Some important topics were omitted from discussion at the most recent Republican presidential debates. Although the Fox News-hosted debate was the best so far, according to many, the following were not mentioned:

President Obama on Wednesday saluted troops returning from Iraq, asserting that the nearly nine-year conflict was ending honorably, "not with a final battle, but with a final march toward home."

With the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq in its final days, President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will meet at the White House on Monday to discuss the next phase of the relationship between their countries.

Army aviators — the soldiers who fly attack missions, ferry troops and supplies, and evacuate the wounded — are in ever-increasing demand even as America eyes the exits in Afghanistan.
Army investigators work the scene of a fatal shooting Thursday afternoon, June 28, 2012, Fort Bragg, N.C. Officials say one soldier was shot and killed and two others wounded at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.