Soldier's family gets confirmation on body
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Relatives of a Texas soldier caught in an insurgent attack in Iraq said Thursday the military had confirmed one of two brutalized bodies found there was his.
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Death notices sent to relatives of missing people
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In his calls and notes from Iraq, Army Pfc. Kristian Menchaca told relatives about his dangerous assignment at military checkpoints. His family is now hoping for the 23-year-old Houston soldier&#039;s safe return after learning he was one of two servicemen missing in Iraq after an insurgent attack.
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The U.S. military on Saturday said it was investigating the death of a soldier in eastern Afghanistan as a possible &quot;friendly fire incident.&quot;
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The grandfather of an Army Reserve soldier whose platoon refused to deliver supplies in Iraq said his grandson told him Saturday that he and other soldiers had been detained by military authorities but were later released. Meanwhile, military officials said commanders reassigned five members of the unit.
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A close friend of the latest soldier killed in action in Iraq spoke today of the family&#39;s shock and devastation at the news of his death.
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For weeks, Chief Warrant Officer Jason DeFrenn's family awaited his homecoming, a trip planned as much more than a simple respite from his second tour in Iraq: The nine-year Army veteran was returning to South Carolina to help his wife give birth. Instead, his loved ones are making plans for the 34-year-old Army pilot's funeral.
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Relatives of the Black Watch soldier killed during the controversial military deployment from Basra spoke tonight of their devastation at his death.
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The funeral of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan, is due to take place on the same day he was due to return home.
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Parents of soldiers who died at the Deepcut army base are to push for a full inquiry as they meet MPs.
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Relatives of the Black Watch soldier who died in an accident during a controversial redeployment of troops in Iraq have said they are &quot;devastated&quot;.
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American forces acknowledged what appeared to be one of the deadliest cases of mistaken identity in recent weeks.
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News that the Pentagon wants to double death benefits for families of U.S. troops killed in Iraq reminded Tracy Miller, whose son, Marine Cpl. Nicholas Lee Ziolkowski, died there in November, of an old summer-camp yarn:
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An Army soldier killed in Iraq and his grief-stricken mother, who died a week later, were buried alongside one another Friday, hailed as "both heroes in their own right, and casualties of war."
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A mutilated body found in Iraq last month was not that of aid worker Margaret Hassan, officials have said. Dental records definitely proved the corpse US troops discovered in Falluja on 14 November was someone else&#39;s, a Foreign Office spokesman said.
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They may be disappointed, but families of troops in Iraq should not be surprised that 3,500 soldiers who were expected home next month have been ordered to remain overseas for
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We can confirm that the family has received absolute proof that Ken Bigley was executed by his captors. How we all, as individuals, handle crisis situations will differ from person to person, family member to family member.