Fort Campbell News

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky - With a fattened GI Bill covering full tuition and more, the number of veterans attending college this fall is expected to jump 30 percent from last year to nearly half a million.

Home to two Army bases and thousands of soldiers, Kentucky is looking to entice more troops to become full-time residents by exempting them from the state's income tax.

Police say a Fort Campbell, Ky., soldier was shot to death after an argument escalated into gunfire at a Clarksville housing complex.

Pfc. Barry L. Winchell of the 101st Airborne Infantry was murdered in his bed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky in the pre-dawn hours of July 5th, 1999 while he lay sleeping.

Fort Campbell schools have an open-door policy this summer. School officials have announced respective schools on post are open weekdays for families to enroll their children for the 2009-10 school year.

Some mornings, Ernie and Martha Brockman show up at Fort Campbell's Sabalauski Air Assault School before dawn.

Some soldiers from Fort Campbell will spend July Fourth with President Barack Obama at the White House.

FORT CAMPBELL, KY July 1, 2009 --- Four highly distinguished former Soldiers join the Fort Campbell Historical Foundation.

Please pardon the pun, but when the Boy Scouts of Troop 101 of Fort Campbell had the opportunity to work with actual Archaeologists, they did lots of digging! They were extremely fortunate to have the professional team from the Fort Campbell Archaeologists' Office to agree to be merit badge counselors.

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Fort Campbell is warning post residents of upcoming blasting as part of training on the post.

Residents near Fort Campbell need to get ready for some noise. As part of a week-long training session, residents should expect to hear three consecutive blasts, in quick succession, around noon Tuesday.

When I left my house early Wednesday morning, I really didn't quite know what I was getting into.

He still has nightmares about his time in Afghanistan. He might break down and cry uncontrollably.

This month marks the beginning of summer, a time many Kentuckians look forward to spending with their family and friends.

Eric Horner was on the road to country music fame, but chose a full-time Christian music ministry instead.

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky: Filipino-American Marcus Lee Vasquez was recently awarded the Purple Heart and promoted to staff sergeant, days after returning from a year-long combat duty in Afghanistan's war zone.

The commander of the 101st Airborn Division has returned home to Fort Campbell, marking the end of a 15-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Family members of a slain Iraqi teen confronted the former Fort Campbell soldier convicted of her rape and murder in court Thursday.

A U.S. Army base is suspending regular duties for the rest of the week, so the post can focus on preventing suicides among troops.