Fort Drum News

A final salute to a Montana soldier killed in Afghanistan. Friends, family, and fellow servicemen and women filled the sanctuary at Saint Bernard's Church in Billings to say good-bye to 22-year-old Sergeant Terry Jay Lynch, of Shepherd for the last time.

While he was stationed in Iraq, Charles Loverude taped himself reading a children's book and sent the DVD to his niece, Hannah, 2. "We put it on and she said, 'Uncle Charles, Uncle Charles!' She went up to the screen to touch it and said, 'He's not listening to me,'" Charles' mother Pat said.

He wanted to be a missionary but decided he needed to mature a little first. So Peter Kyle Cross of Saginaw joined the Army in August 2008 and was shipped to Afghanistan in February.

Iraq: As of Tuesday, at least 4,323 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

As of Wednesday, at least 4,322 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

What do the tactics of resistance look like in an all-volunteer military? - By Dahr Jamail No Comments Post Comment Wed July 1, 2009 1:52 PM PST This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website.

A Fort Drum soldier from Montana has been killed in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense says 22-year-old Sgt.

Former U.S. Army Lt. Dan Choi served in Iraq. Nobody cared if Dan Choi was a homosexual while he was leading Fort Drum soldiers on patrol in Iraq.

When Army Secretary Pete Geren took the job two years ago, his major mission was to take care of the force.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Clarkson and St. Lawrence universities will soon provide big breaks in tuition and fees for qualified military personnel in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Yellow Ribbon Program.

Exhilarating may be the best word to describe flying 1,800 feet in the air and looking straight down at the ground.

Rosa Isabel Castillo was setting the Sunday breakfast table when two Army representatives pulled up to her Gaithersburg home.

Spc. Rodridgo A. Munguia Rivas, 27, of Germantown was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Army base at Fort Drum, N.Y. Munguia Rivas, who joined active duty in 2008, was a driver with the 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Drum.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

A Fort Drum soldier was killed Sunday in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced Monday.

Dr. Ronald V. Uva recalled his friends and colleagues being impressed by his understanding of women's health issues during lobbying trips to Washington, D.C. "If the time should ever come, you should run for Congress," the board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist recalled them saying.

Avionic technicians and mechanics from General Atomics move the Predator B, an unmanned surveillance aircraft, out from under an air hangar at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Thursday.

U.S. border officials will temporarily deploy an unmanned aircraft to patrol the border along Lake Ontario and the St.

Madigan Army Medical Center will receive a new commander in August as the Army divides the duties of running the hospital and its regional command.