Fort Polk News

Brig. Gen. James Yarbrough, commanding general at Fort Polk and its Joint Readiness Training Center since July 2008, wil be guest speaker at tomorrow's annual Shreveport Bar Association veterans appreciation luncheon.

I was stationed at Fort Hood from September, 1968, to December, 1969. I was a sports writer at the Lexington Herald when I got drafted and returned to that position when I got out of the Army in December, 1969.

Louisiana military bases were under tight watch Thursday after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas.

The U.S. Army says 12 people have been killed and 31 wounded in a shooting rampage on the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.

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

Shouts of "zdravo" echoed through the terminal at Pease International Airport on Monday when the Pease Greeters gathered to celebrate their 300th flight and found themselves greeting 100 members of the Macedonian Army rather than the United States troops they are more accustomed to welcoming.

Although Richard Cruz was not selected to serve as grand marshal of San Marcos' Veterans Day Parade this year, his turn is bound to come because few others, if any, have done as much to pay tribute to local veterans who paid the ultimate price during their service to their country.

The dimly lit Bennington Armory was a hub of activity Thursday as soldiers wandered the worn, wooden floors, speaking excitedly to fellow guard members and taking care of last minute tasks.

For months now, the Vermont Army National Guard has been preparing to send 1400 soldiers to Afghanistan.

The Army Reserve's top enlisted soldier retires this month from an Army that's vastly different from the one he was drafted into almost 40 years ago.

When Sgt. Richard Nicholson heard that his commanding officer wanted his U.S. Army unit to do some off-road mud training, he knew just the place -- Colfax's Louisiana Mudfest grounds.

A loud boom was heard in the Leesville area, but it posed no danger to residents.

Members of the Vermont National Guard hold their spouses' hands Oct. 12 as Sen. Patrick Leahy speaks to troops preparing for a year-long deployment to Afghanistan.

Farman Yousif, whose face is being shielded to protect his family's identity in Iraq, left his native land because he feared his cooperation with the Americans put his relatives in danger.

By Sam Hemingway, Free Press Staff Writer * Tuesday, October 13, 2009 SOUTH BURLINGTON - Vermont National Guard soldiers heading to Afghanistan next year will help previously trained Afghan security forces more than initially thought, the leader of the Task Force Phoenix operation said Monday.

Army Col. Rich O'Connor does not mince words when he talks about the amount of mental health training he had before he took a squadron in the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment to war in Iraq's Diyalah province in 2006.

This is the only photo Cox has of himself while serving in the war. Photos By Wayne Ford/Staff John Cox sits in the shade of his yard recalling his days as a young man fighting a war on foreign soil.

Miranda Simpson said she started noticing more anger in her 8-year-old son during her husband's last deployment.

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP Army Specialist Charles A. Hatcher Jr., who returned from a 15-month tour in Iraq earlier in September, was honored by Township Committee Wednesday, Sept.

Wearing a bright sun dress and a dazzling smile, Ashley Garner was part of a huge throng of people who awaited the Minden-based 39th Military Police Company's return Saturday at Shreveport Regional Airport after a year in Iraq.