Fort Riley News Archives

Field-grade officers at Fort Riley have teamed up with the Army ROTC program at Kansas State University to give senior cadets a leg up on leadership as well as Army culture.

A variety of activities are planned for Memorial Day. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is expected to visit Fort Riley for the post's Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony.

A farewell ceremony was held Friday morning for 17 Wisconsin Army National Guard soldiers who are going to spend the next year overseas.

For the voters out there.... This post comes in three parts: Part 1 In just one year .

Military vehicle displays, re-enactors, active-duty soldiers and a live band are just part of Armed Forces Day events scheduled at the First Division Museum on the grounds of Cantigny Park in Wheaton on May 17.

A climate-controlled warehouse at Thompkins Barracks holds the remains of exhibits once in place at the 1st Infantry Division's museum in Wurzburg, Germany.

Fort Riley soldiers who are deployed were expected to be able to watch their children graduate from high school today via video teleconference technology. via KWCH

The Border Patrol visited the Holiday Inn in Manhattan Wednesday looking for qualified applicants who are willing to relocate. via WIBW-TV Topeka

“Fort Riley is pleased with the news and we appreciate everyone's efforts”

The U.S. House approved a supplemental appropriations bill Thursday that includes $404 million for new medical facilities at Fort Riley. via Hays Daily News

About 70 South Carolina National Guard soldiers who were embedded with Afghan military units have returned to the Palmetto State after a year of duty overseas. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

It is amazing to me how people rant and rave about this and that. Atheist who use the same tired arguments that Madalyn Murray O'Hair used back in the '60s. This kid at Fort Riley - it was like listening to her ... via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“It's a small start. I'm still going to go to school at the University of North Alabama, but if (acting) snowballs and it goes somewhere else, that'd be fine”

As a boy, Michael Conner Humphreys made a splash on the silver screen as 'Young Forrest Gump.' As an adult, he somewhat mirrored the life of his movie character: He joined the Army and fought in an unpopular ... via CourierPostOnline

“Every son should say that about his mother.”

As the Pentagon burned and the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, Ima Jean Peper's phone call wouldn't go through to her son's Army base in Maryland. via Tulsa World

“I didn't know what the atmosphere was going to be like, but it's been great.”

A Kansas State University student from Fort Riley has been featured in a magazine for military spouses. via Abilene Reflector-Chronicle

Soldiers say they are pleased with their living conditions at Fort Riley.They say the accomodations are clean, dry and, for the most part, as modern as any apartment complex they could find.The surroundings ... via KansasCity.com

“What I learned is, this is going to take time”

Regardless of what happened before he got to Sadr City or what happened after he left, Col. via KSHB-TV Kansas City

Maybe the reason the misperception persists that there are no atheists in foxholes is that nonbelievers must either shut up about their views or be hounded out of the military. via Salt Lake Tribune

Ft. Riley is taking a proactive approach to help its families cope with the daily chores and stresses that become the responsibility of soldiers' spouses during long deployments. via Chicago Tribune

Last week for the first time in a LONG time the Mercury put a POSITIVE story about soldiers from Ft Riley. via Manhattan Mercury

“I'm not sure the fallout is really there yet”

The price for diesel fuel, the lifeblood of the American highway system, is going through the roof. via The Topeka Capital-Journal