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07/17/11 SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Pat Tillman, who traded his football helmet for an Army Ranger beret and was later killed in Afghanistan , was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame Saturday.
07/13/11 When a bullet ripped through his legs, Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry still managed to help his fellow Army Ranger get to cover in the Afghan no-man's land. Then came the hand grenades. The first one wounded two of Petry's Ranger buddies. The second landed much closer...
07/12/11 Army Ranger & Ft. Benning soldier receives Medal of Honor.
07/09/11 Former U.S. Army Ranger Juan Ruiz of Chenoa is proud of the fact that a fellow Ranger is about to receive the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the U.S. government.
07/03/11 National movement puts veteran-owned firms on a par with minority- and women-owned firms Patrick McCormack's grueling Army Ranger training, along with several deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, taught the Ellicott City native important business lessons. Thanks to a growing national movement to put veteran-owned firms on a par with minority- and women-owned businesses when it comes to competing ...
06/24/11 The nephew of a fallen Army Ranger told those who gathered on a bridge over a wind-swept Stonewall Jackson Lake Friday that they should remember the words of Gen. George S. Patton. "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died," said Col.
06/23/11 A former U.S. Army Ranger wants to help residents as well as law enforcement and military officers become better trained in the use of firearms.
06/09/11 Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, honored for losing a hand while saving two comrades in Afghanistan, will become only the second living service member to receive the nation's highest award for valor during the current wars. An Army Ranger from New Mexico who lost his hand throwing a grenade away from two fellow soldiers in Afghanistan will become one of only two living service members awarded ...
06/08/11 KENDAL WEAVER For The Associated Press "The Ranger," (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Ace Atkins: A fast-paced thriller set in a backwoods Mississippi hamlet beset with violence and corruption, "The Ranger" is the enticing first novel in a new series by Southern author Ace Atkins. It features Quinn Colson as an Army Ranger back from Afghanistan and heading home on leave to sort out a favorite uncle's ...
06/06/11 War historians say more than 4,500 US Troops were killed on the invasion that has been called the beginning of the end of World War II. One man who survived the invasion was 86 year-old Army Ranger Ray Tollefson who now lives in Cheboygan County.
06/01/11 The Medal of Honor is to be awarded to a U.S. Army Ranger who lost his hand throwing a grenade away from his comrades, the U.S. Army says, reports UPI. Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry will receive the highest military honor from President Barack Obama July 12, the Army News Service announced Tuesday. Petry is the second living Afghanistan veteran and active duty military member to receive the ...
05/03/11 A giant banner of former Arizona Cardinal Pat Tillman is unfurled by fans at Sun Devil Stadium on Sept. 19, 2004, in Tempe, Ariz. Tillman, who left the Cardinals to become an Army Ranger, was killed in Afghanistan.
04/29/11 Fallen soldier's body returns home to Grand Ledge: The body of Army Ranger Spc. Bradley Rappuhn was escorted home through the flag-lined streets of Grand Ledge on Aug. 16. Rappuhn, 24, was killed in Afghanistan Aug. 8.
04/19/11 The eaglet was named Ranger by the mother of U.S. Army Ranger Cpl. Ryan Casey McGhee.
03/16/11 For as long as he can remember, Dan Stevens wanted to be an Army Ranger, work in radio and be a farmer
01/29/11 A 2007 West Bend East graduate and Army Ranger was laid to rest Saturday.
01/27/11 Army Ranger Specialist Richard "Rick" Kemp died from brain injuries suffered in a parachuting accident months earlier, his family believes.
01/23/11 A fundraiser has been held in honor of a U.S. Army Ranger medic from northwest Indiana who lost his left hand and both legs in October when he stepped on an improvised explosive device while serving in Afghanistan.
01/23/11 A fundraiser has been held in honor of a U.S. Army Ranger medic from northwest Indiana who lost his left hand and both legs in October.
01/13/11 Army Cpl. Willie A. McLawhorn Jr. Will McLawhorn was a fun-loving young man with a dry sense of humor and hopes of becoming an Army Ranger, friends and family said.
11/11/10 People across Georgia will be paying tribute to U.S. servicemen in ceremonies marking Veterans Day. Officials at Fort Benning will be hosting a ceremony Thursday featuring retired Col. Ralph Puckett, a Korean War veteran and a member of the Army Ranger Hall of Fame. read more |