Overcast 63°
Tag:

United States Army

Police & Fire
Sterling Army Officer, 43, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Sterling Army Officer, 43, Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Sterling Army Officer, 43, Killed In Motorcycle Crash A 43-year-old Sterling resident and former officer in the United States Army, was killed in a motorcycle crash in Sterling on Saturday, Aug. 5, according to authorities and those who knew him. Joshua Desmond was taken to a hospital following the 9:55 a.m. crash on Corkwood Drive and Cascade Parkway, the Loudon County Sheriff's Office said.  He died on Sunday, Aug 6, the Loudon County Sheriff's Office said.  The speed of the motorcycle is believed to be a factor in the crash, the Loudon County Sherriff's Office said. The driver of the passenger vehicle involved remained on the scene. Trib…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
News
Confederate Statue Depicting Slavery Removed From Arlington National Cemetery, Opinions Sought Confederate Statue Depicting Slavery Removed From Arlington National Cemetery, Opinions Sought
Confederate Statue Depicting Slavery Removed From Arlington National Cemetery, Opinions Sought The longstanding Confederate Memorial in the Arlington National Cemetery is on its way out, and public input is being sought. The Confederate Memorial is scheduled to be removed from Section 16 of the Arlington National Cemetery after nearly 110 years, at the request of Congress and implemented by the Secretary of Defense. At 32 feet tall, the bronze statue boasts 32 life-sized figures depicting mythical gods, alongside southern soldiers and civilians, its website says (click here for photos of the Confederate Memorial). Two of the figures are Black: One an enslaved woman holding…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
NJ Broker Scammed Grieving Army Families Out Of $3.5 Million In Death Benefits, Feds Charge NJ Broker Scammed Grieving Army Families Out Of $3.5 Million In Death Benefits, Feds Charge
NJ Broker Scammed Grieving Army Families Out Of $3.5 Million In Death Benefits, Feds Charge Families of soldiers killed in war lost nearly $3.5 million to a merciless financial counselor from New Jersey who exploited their grief, federal authorities have charged. Caz Craffy, 41, worked for the United States Army when he defrauded two dozen Gold Star families who trusted him out of death benefits, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said on Friday, July 7. Craffy – also known as “Carz Craffey” – “took advantage of his role as an Army financial counselor, using lies and deception to steer their investments in a way that would make him money,” Sellinger said during a new…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Cyberstalking Army Vet In Virginia Pressured Ex-Lovers, Officials Say Cyberstalking Army Vet In Virginia Pressured Ex-Lovers, Officials Say
Cyberstalking Army Vet In Virginia Pressured Ex-Lovers, Officials Say A former Army officer in Virginia has been indicted for alleged cyberstalking, witness tampering, and lying to multiple federal agencies about destroying important federal materials, authorities announced. Manfredo Madrigal, 36, a former attorney and Army Officer assigned to the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School (JAG School) has been indicted by a grand jury on an eight-count indictment for various offenses. Specifically, Madrigal was charged with: Four counts of lying to multiple federal agencies; Witness tampering; Attempted witness tampering; Deletion…

SHARE

by Zak Failla