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Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – A practicing Sikh who is a captain in the U.S. Army and fought for the right to wear the beard, long hair and turban that reflect his faith while on duty, won his battle for religious freedom after months of debate with Pentagon officials. On March 30, the
court
WASHINGTON – A serving U.S. Army officer who went to court to keep his beard for religious reasons notched a significant victory Thursday, when a federal judge blocked special tests for the decorated veteran while the case is pending. Federal District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington ruled that the Defense
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Education
SUDBURY – A month into his first tour of duty in Afghanistan, 1st Lt. Scott F. Milley died from enemy fire while on patrol in November 2010. He was 23 and a U.S. Army Ranger. He was also a former hockey captain at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, where news of
Faith
WASHINGTON – U.S. Army Capt. Simratpal Singh reported to his new post sporting a very different look Monday afternoon. During leave, he'd grown a beard and reportedly made himself a camouflaged turban, and last week he won an exception to Army rules, letting him keep his beard and
crime
BOSTON – A man accused of child rape in May was named in an FBI affidavit Wednesday as a suspect in the theft of six M4 automatic rifles and 10 military pistols from a U.S. Army Reserve center in Worcester last weekend. Authorities apprehended the man, James W. Morales, hours
Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. commando fatally wounded in a hostage rescue mission in Iraq heroically inserted himself into a firefight to defend Kurdish soldiers, even though the plan called for the Kurds to do the fighting, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday. Carter applauded Army Master Sgt. Joshua L.
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