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Hegseth tells Army Secretary to dismiss Col Butler from public affairs position

Hegseth tells Army Secretary to dismiss Col Butler from public affairs position

Changes at the Pentagon Over Army Leadership Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth has instructed Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to remove Col. Dave Butler from his role as the Army’s director of public affairs. This decision reportedly affects Butler’s involvement in ongoing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Butler, who had previously acted as the public […]

Druze Arab IDF Tank Commander, Col. Ehsan Daqsa, Killed in Combat

Col. Ehsan Daksa, a Druze Arab who was the commander of the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) 401st Armored Brigade, was killed in action Sunday when he was struck by an explosive charge while standing outside his tank. IDF spokesman Maj. Gen. Daniel Hagari said in a statement: Colonel Ahsan Daksa, commander of the 401st Brigade, […]

Col. Ralph Puckett, Korean war hero and Medal of Honor recipient, dead at 97

Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., 2021 Medal of Honor recipient, died Monday at his home. He was 97 years old. Puckett, a Korean War veteran, was awarded the U.S. military’s highest honor after leading a Ranger company to a 10-to-1 defeat of Chinese troops during a 1950 security operation. Puckett sustained multiple gunshot wounds during […]