Jan 1st, 2009 · An Army reservist who was deployed to Iraq last year has celebrated the holidays with the Iraqi he credits with keeping him alive. For more than a year, the master sergeant waited for his Iraqi translator to receive a visa to come to the U.S. Now the men and their families have formed a bond on American soil. Jessica Jones reports from North Carolina Public Radio.
Dec 12th, 2008 · The veteran actor Robert Prosky was perhaps best known for his role as the big-hearted desk sergeant Stan Jablonski on Hill Street Blues. He died Monday at the age of 77.
Nov 17th, 2008 · Most people don't think of comedy when thinking about serving in the military or the grueling aspects of basic training. But for actor Kahlil Ashanti, a screaming drill sergeant is ripe for laughs. His humorous portrayals of those he encountered while in the Air Force, round out his Broadway one-man show, Basic Training. Ashanti speaks with Farai Chideya.
Oct 27th, 2008 · Chop Chop is, for the most part, the work of songwriter Catherine Cavanagh. For Screens, her upcoming sophomore release, Cavanagh wrote each song, provided vocals and also performed many of the instruments by herself. She did receive help from her friends and family, though, including her brother and U.S. military sergeant Frank Cavanagh, who was once the bassist for Ohio-based band Filter.
Nov 13th, 2007 · For two Southern California mothers who served in Iraq, returning home was a difficult transition. One National Guard sergeant said she had to "unplug the warrior" in her. The other found herself distant, mentally, from her children.
Sep 13th, 2007 · Two sergeants who co-wrote a New York Times op-ed in August were killed along with five other soldiers. The opinion piece expressed dismay about U.S. Iraq policy, while affirming their commitment as soldiers.
Sep 7th, 2007 · Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, accused in the deaths of Iraqi civilians, tells a military court "the threat had to be neutralized" after a roadside bomb hit his convoy and killed a fellow Marine. The officer overseeing hearings about the slayings in Haditha will make a court martial recommendation.
Aug 30th, 2007 · Sgt. Frank Wuterich, the leader of a Marine squad that killed 24 civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha, faces a military hearing at Camp Pendleton, Calif. He is charged with 18 counts of unpremeditated murder in the largest criminal case to emerge from the war in Iraq.