Hamlet News

On Jan. 8, the younger Tauteris, also named Robert, performed the most solemn duty asked of a son.

He had reason to show it often. The Chicago Heights native and graduate of Rich South High School was a decorated veteran, an accomplished weightlifter, an outdoors enthusiast and a friend to many.

A family of four was rescued from their burning vehicle on Saturday by Patriot Guard Riders as they were escorting the body of a serviceman killed in Afghanistan, the Porter County Sheriff's Police said.

VALPARAISO, Ind. - Police and motorcyclists escorting the body of a fallen soldier home from Afghanistan stopped to pull four people - including 6-year-old twins - out of a burning Jeep following a crash Saturday in northwest Indiana.

The United States Army has posthumously promoted a fallen Indiana National Guard soldier.