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Thursday | Turret

Hooray for Heroes

By CATRINA FRANCIS Gold Standard Senior Staff Writer catrina.s.francis2.civ@mail.mil Hero.

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Related Topix: Radcliff, KY, US Army, US Military, Fort Knox, KY

Thursday | Turret

Memorial Day ceremony

Fort Knox PAO A ceremony in observance of Memorial Day will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday on Fort Knox's Brooks Parade Field to honor military troops, past and present, for their service and sacrifices.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Fort Knox, KY

Thursday | KXAN-TV Austin

1 SEAL dead, 7 sailors hurt ina

A Humvee carrying six Navy SEALs and two other sailors overturned during a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky, killing one of the SEALs and injuring the others, military officials said Friday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Knox, KY, US Navy, Fort Story

Wed May 22, 2013

The Atlantic

Ghost Army: The Inflatable Tanks That Fooled Hitler

Bill Blass was one of them. So was Ellsworth Kelly . And Arthur Singer . And Art Kane .

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Theater, Arts

Daily Mail

Bryan T. Roberts: Commander of Army base suspended after 'fighting with his mistress'

The commanding officer of a South Carolina army base was suspended after he got into a fight with a woman he is thought to be his mistress.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Hood, Fort Jackson

Tue May 21, 2013

WAVE-TV Louisville

Fort Knox launches Adopt a Platoon program

As soldiers at Fort Knox preparing for a summer deployment to Afghanistan, officials at the central Kentucky Army post are launching an Adopt a Platoon program.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Knox, KY

Fri May 17, 2013

WRIC-TV Richmond

1 sailor dead, 5 injured in training accident

A U.S. Navy sailor was killed and five were injured during a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky, a Navy spokesman said Friday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US Army, Fort Knox, KY, Fort Benning

Army Times

1 SEAL dead, others injured in training accident

If you've ever ridden a horse, your first time in the saddle probably wasn't on a big, hot-blooded... LOUISVILLE, KY.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Louisville, KY, Fort Knox, KY

Wed May 15, 2013

Common Dreams

How the US Turned Three Pacifists into Violent Terrorists

In just ten months, the United States managed to transform an 82 year-old Catholic nun and two pacifists from non-violent anti-nuclear peace protestors accused of misdemeanor trespassing into federal felons convicted of violent crimes of terrorism.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Military, US Army, US News, Liberal Political News

Trend

Iran-based hackers traced to cyber attack on US company

A previously unknown hacking group believed to be based in Iran has started cyber attacks inside the U.S., according to Mandiant Corp., a security company that's linked China's army to similar activity, Bloomberg reported.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Rogers

Sat May 11, 2013

WFMD-AM Frederick

Col. Middlecamp will take over the US Army Garrison.

Colonel Steven Middlecamp will assume command of the US Army Garrison at the installation.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Belvoir, Fort Belvoir, VA

Mon May 06, 2013

WKJK-AM Louisville

Fort Knox Shooting Suspect To Face Military Court Wednesday

He stands accused of shooting civilian Fort Knox employee Lloyd Gilbert to death on the 3rd of last month.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Knox, KY

Sat May 04, 2013

Observer

IN?HONOR?AND?MEMORY... Saluting area war veterans

Two years of cruising the streets of Dunkirk and Fredonia and watching all the pretty girls were winding down to an end.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Dunkirk, NY, Fredonia, NY, US Military, US Army, Ayers Kaserne, Fort Benning

Thu May 02, 2013

Turret

ASAP hosts annual Prescription Take Back Day

By CATRINA FRANCIS Gold Standard Senior Staff Writer catrina.s.francis2.civ@mail.mil People with expired and unused prescriptions and over-the-counter medications had an opportunity to safely turn in those medications Saturday during the Fort Knox Prescription Take Back Day in the lobby of the Main Exchange.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Drug Enforcement Administration, Drugs

Turret

Fort Knox honors dedicated unpaid workforce

By CATRINA FRANCIS Gold Standard Senior Staff Writer catrina.s.francis2.civ@mail.mil Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas Gandhi said, "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." On April 25, Fort Knox recognized those who are the epitome of service to others on the installation through their volunteerism ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Knox, KY

Turret

SHARP pledging to fight, eliminate sexual assault, harassment

By NORM JOHNSON ARRTC Primary PAO Was it comedy or drama? Was it training or entertainment? The Catharsis production of "Sex Signals," hosted by the Army Reserve Readiness Training Center April 17, had elements of each.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military

Tue Apr 30, 2013

11 Alive

Questions raised about Army Vet's Military Record

A Veteran's Day parade float struck by a train in Texas last November is in the news again, because of questions being raised about the military record of a former Holly Springs police officer.

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Benning, US Army, Train Disaster, Midland, TX

Mon Apr 29, 2013

WGNS Radio

Deputy County Mayor Starts Today

You may recall in August of 2012, the Rutherford County Commission approved an idea set forth by Rutherford County Mayor Ernest Burgess to hire a Deputy Mayor.

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Related Topix: Rutherford County, TN, US Military, US Army, Eagleville, TN

Fri Apr 26, 2013

The Courier-Journal

Kentucky's Appalachian Challenge Academy offers dropouts a chance to complete school

After dropping out of high school in Clay County, David Bowling spent his days smoking pot, abusing pills and avoiding a troubled home -- all the while edging closer to a dead-end future in a corner of Appalachia where jobs are scarce.

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Related Topix: Kentucky, US Military, US Army, Fort Knox, KY, Harlan County, KY, Eastern, KY, Coldiron, KY

Thu Apr 25, 2013

Turret

Museum exhibiting new items

By CATRINA FRANCIS Gold Standard Senior Staff Writer catrina.s.francis2.civ@mail.mil One of the question marks of moving the Armor School to Fort Benning, Ga., due to then President George Bush W. approving the recommendations of 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Committee, was the Patton Museum.

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Related Topix: Fort Benning, GA, US Military, Fort Benning, US Army, African-American