Fort Leonard Wood News

Photo/Tammy Curtis Victor Vaughn, a resident of Cherokee Village who, along with his three brothers, served in the United States Army during World War II.

Representatives from Fort Leonard Wood and the city of Mountain Grove are scheduled to sign a "community covenant" Wednesday during a Veterans Day celebration at Mountain Grove High School.

Three people were injured, one seriously, in a three vehicle collision Friday in St.

On Saturday, the people at Fort Leonard Wood, an Army base in the Missouri Ozarks, were still shocked and saddened by the tragedy at Fort Hood in Texas.

The throngs of flag-waving spectators lining 103rd Street in Evergreen Park on Saturday morning reminded Susan Stanker of a belief her fallen soldier son held dear.

The news of Fort Hood has shocked many across the country and especially those in the Tennessee Valley from servicemen at Redstone Arsenal to wounded warriors who've served their country proudly.

Across the nation, flags are at halfstaff and marquees in St. Robert have thoughts for a fellow community.

Under the bright lights inside Buckner Physical Fitness Center on Fort Richardson Army Post Oct.

The 739th Multi-Role Bridge Company is slated to conduct Palletized Load System training, water crossing and float bridge operations Nov.

Members of the 7th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team help extract an "injured" person from a collapsed structure during confined space training at Camp Gruber, Okla.

In an effort to increase awareness, raise funds, and sustain the programs of the Wounded Warrior Fund, the Mid-Missouri/Fort Leonard Wood Chapter of the Association of the United States Army is sponsoring a Wounded Warrior Awareness Campaign.

A defense bill that will make improvements at Whiteman Air Force Base and Fort Leonard Wood should be signed by President Barack Obama tomorrow .A A A A The U.S. Senate and U.S. House have both passed the Defense Authorization Act.A Congressman Ike Skelton is the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

Daniel H. Smith, 32, of Reynoldsburg, died Saturday in a sky-diving accident in Missouri.

For Mervin DeLong, the Lord's commandment, "Thou shalt not kill," was the final word.

Matt Joseph, a senior at the Tidioute Community Charter School, recently enlisted in the Army Reserves in the Military Police.

A Waynesville woman totaled her motorcycle and lay off the roadway for hours Saturday evening until she was found, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.

The Missouri National Guard's 140th Regiment Missouri Regional Training Institute of Fort Leonard Wood recently recognized the Neosho YMCA for its support of the Army.

The phone rang Wednesday night in the Styer house, as it did almost every night.

Efforts by city officials in Waynesville and Saint Robert to annex Fort Leonard Wood's housing areas could substantially increase the cities' populations for the 2010 census and spur economic development, but Pulaski County Presiding Commissioner Bill Ransdall warned that there could also be unforeseen complications.

Returning from a year-long deployment to civilian life can sometimes be daunting for Missouri National Guardsmen.