Camp Shelby News

The Gulfport Seabees are expecting more than just 15 minutes of fame as they appear in at least three filmed segments to feature the Naval Construction Battalion Center that will air in 2010.

Tears, prayers and flags flying set the stage in Dunlap Friday morning as people said goodbye to the men and women answering the call of duty to Iraq.

London Grace Coplen chewed on a tiny yellow rubber duck wearing an Army combat helmet as her mother, grandmother and great grandmother prepared Christmas boxes for her father and members of his deployed national guard unit.

Soldiers from the Sweetwater-based National Guard unit will leave around 9 a.m. Sunday for Camp Shelby, Miss., for final training for deployment in Iraq early next year.

Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 5:16 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 5:16 p.m. Ryan Bush, a National Guardsman from Petaluma who has served in Afghanistan, will be watching President Obama's speech tonight, hoping he'll announce 40,000 new U.S. troops will be heading for that war-savaged nation.

Before Thanksgiving guests arrive at the Testerman's, 10-year-old Katie plays dress up with her dad's army gear.

Author: Mathyn 'Matt' Williams Age: 46 Location: Petal Occupation: Army commander for the Army National Guard Medical Battalion Training Site, Camp Shelby Publisher: Xlibris Who is your favorite author? Samuel Clemens, pen name Mark Twain.

NASHVILLE - Tennessee's largest National Guard unit is scheduled to deploy to Camp Shelby, Miss., on or about Dec.

Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 10:10 p.m. Cora Moore of Rohnert Park would quickly tell you that a mother's concern for her son never fades.

America's servicemen and women need only the appreciation of their country to make their sacrifices bearable.

The prettiest lady Fred Harvey ever saw - next to his wife, Winnie, of course - was 111 feet tall, weighed 225 tons and was almost as green as the pine needles back home in Georgia.

Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to contribute $3,100 for bus rental so that local National Guard troops can spend Christmas with their families this year before shipping out to Iraq in 2010.

Nearly 65 years after the Battle of Iwo Jima, Bob Miner worries that the Marines who fought for that tiny island still haven't received the recognition they deserve.

During a 6 1/2 year enlistment in the U.S. Navy Reserve, I crossed the paths of many good people, both officers and enlisted, of different races and backgrounds.

In 1950, Clarence "Junior" Penton was working with his father at the Crosby mill in Picayune, and one day he told his dad he wanted to go join the Navy.

At 1:34 p.m. Friday, soldiers and staff at Camp Shelby paused for a moment of silence in memory of soldiers killed at Fort Hood on Thursday.

A local event to honor veterans of the United States armed forces started three years ago at a fallen soldier's funeral procession.

Pine Belt veterans may soon have a shrine dedicated to their service in the armed forces if patriotic residents can scrape together a few thousand dollars.

Originally published November 1, 2009 at 8:09 p.m., updated November 1, 2009 at 8:20 p.m. Master Sgt.

The Pentagon's inspector general has criticized the Navy's ability to train and mentor Afghan security forces in that country, saying sailors are either not allowed to - or are unable to - perform basic tasks required for operations.