Fort Sill News

A good friend suggested the idea for this column. In years past we have headed to the beach for a summer vacation.

Get in a patriotic mood for the upcoming holiday by hearing an early-day patriot talk about the original Declaration of Independence.

A Marine in training at Fort Sill, Okla., has been charged with first-degree rape in connection with a relationship with a 12-year-old girl that is expected to lead to charges against at least two other Marines, authorities said.

A 19-year-old U.S. Marine based at Fort Sill is in the Comanche County Jail on a rape charge.

FORT SILL a ' The first of what may be several charges against U.S. Marines accused of participating in a shocking sex ring involving a 12-year-old girl and a 33-year-old woman was filed in Comanche County Court Wednesday.

Ceremonies at Fort Sill Tuesday, officially uncased the Air Defense Artillery Center colors and established the ADA School and its commandant as part of the Fires Center of Excellence.

Army Pfc. Andrew C. Hall, son of Gordon T. and Janie Hall of Bella Vista, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla.

Fort Sill honored about 160 soldiers with a welcome home ceremony on June 28th. The soliders are from the Alpha and Charlie batteries, second battalion, and the fifth field artillery.

The State Chamber of Oklahoma recently honored Vance Air Force Base Maj. David Aumack as a Champion of Freedom.

Sing America! - Lawton Pro Musica presents patriotic and American songs at Centenary United Methodist Church 704 SW D Ave.

Army Pvt. Leonard E. Firestone has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton.

Geronimo's grave in the Apache cemetery at Fort Sill in Lawton. Historians say that many of the legends surrounding the famed Indian warrior, including one that his bones were removed by grave robbers, are more myth than reality.

Read more about federal stimulus projects. For most of us, $3 billion is a lot of money.

The pace of over-35 enlistment in the US Army jumped sharply in the first months of this year, and while rising unemployment is an important factor, older recruits say the economy is not their only motivation By James Dao NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA Saturday, Jun 20, 2009, Page 16 Private First Class Shane Dixon is known as Old Dix.

The State Chamber named a Lawton businessman as its new chairman at the groupa s annual meeting at Fort Sill June 18.

Hoisington completes combat training at base in Oklahoma Army National Guard Pvt.

LAWTON a ' Officials at BAE Systems say they are moving ahead with plans for an assembly plant at Elgin to upgrade the Paladin cannon.

Fort Sill officials battled the weather Wednesday as they unveiled plans for a 40-million dollar training center.

Population and business are growing and so is the number of awards and honors for the Lawton-Fort Sill community.The "Official Best Of" television company named Lawton-Fort Sill their Official Best City in Oklahoma for 2009.

July 4, 2009 marks the 25th anniversary of The Firearms Coalition and our bi-monthly newsletter The Hard Corps Report.