A U.S. soldier accused of an Afghan killing spree was flown to Washington state from Kansas on Saturday in preparation for a military court hearing next month, his attorney says.
The Army says a Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier has died in Afghanistan from wounds sustained when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device.
A soldier's widow says his fellow Army Rangers wouldn't do anything to help him before he took his own life - after eight deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
"More soldiers are killing themselves each day than dying in combat. That right there says that something is very wrong with the system right now," said Army veteran Josh Simpson.
Steilacoom's Medal of Honor recipient has returned home to a hero's welcome. And now, Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry is using his new honor - and robotic hand - to help others wounded in war.
The soldiers who served with the Army sergeant set to receive the Medal of Honor next month because of his actions in Afghanistan say he's a hero's hero.
The Army sergeant accused of masterminding a plan to kill Afghan civilians for sport and goading other soldiers to do the same appeared at a military hearing Tuesday to determine whether there is enough evidence to court-martial him.
A U.S. Army general said it's a priority to investigate complaints from injured Oregon Army National Guard troops who accuse the Army of forcing many of them off active duty while they still need medical care.