Fort Polk News

Being away from family is not easy, and it's particularly hard during the holidays for families of those who serve in the military.

Luke Perocchi of St. Albans is taking care of his children Skylar, 12, Abi, 10; and Sadie, 18 months while his wife, Vermont Army National Guard soldier Chara Vincellette, is training for her deployment to Afghanistan.

Zack Halander watches his father leave for his second deployment. While his father was gone, Zack developed severe separation anxiety that was compounded by a speech delay.

An overflow crowd spread across the parking lot in front of Fort Polk's headquarters Nov.

Gov. Bobby Jindal channeled the man many have compared him to during his speech at the Alexandria Veterans Affairs Medical Center's Veterans Day Program Wednesday.

As a wounded Army platoon leader returning from combat in Vietnam, I was happy to get home to New Orleans in 1971, after spending six months recuperating at Fort Polk.

Carsten Franck III in his Army fatigues at home. He entered the Army in 2008 at age 31 to pursue a career in intelligence and has served one tour in Iraq.

Brig. Gen. James Yarbrough, commanding general at Fort Polk and its Joint Readiness Training Center since July 2008, wil be guest speaker at tomorrow's annual Shreveport Bar Association veterans appreciation luncheon.

I was stationed at Fort Hood from September, 1968, to December, 1969. I was a sports writer at the Lexington Herald when I got drafted and returned to that position when I got out of the Army in December, 1969.

Louisiana military bases were under tight watch Thursday after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas.

The U.S. Army says 12 people have been killed and 31 wounded in a shooting rampage on the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.

Under the bright lights inside Buckner Physical Fitness Center on Fort Richardson Army Post Oct.

Shouts of "zdravo" echoed through the terminal at Pease International Airport on Monday when the Pease Greeters gathered to celebrate their 300th flight and found themselves greeting 100 members of the Macedonian Army rather than the United States troops they are more accustomed to welcoming.

Although Richard Cruz was not selected to serve as grand marshal of San Marcos' Veterans Day Parade this year, his turn is bound to come because few others, if any, have done as much to pay tribute to local veterans who paid the ultimate price during their service to their country.

The dimly lit Bennington Armory was a hub of activity Thursday as soldiers wandered the worn, wooden floors, speaking excitedly to fellow guard members and taking care of last minute tasks.

For months now, the Vermont Army National Guard has been preparing to send 1400 soldiers to Afghanistan.

The Army Reserve's top enlisted soldier retires this month from an Army that's vastly different from the one he was drafted into almost 40 years ago.

When Sgt. Richard Nicholson heard that his commanding officer wanted his U.S. Army unit to do some off-road mud training, he knew just the place -- Colfax's Louisiana Mudfest grounds.

A loud boom was heard in the Leesville area, but it posed no danger to residents.

Members of the Vermont National Guard hold their spouses' hands Oct. 12 as Sen. Patrick Leahy speaks to troops preparing for a year-long deployment to Afghanistan.