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Russian court says US soldier charged with theft causing ‘significant’ damage

A Russian court has announced that US soldier Gordon Black, who is being held in the Russian city of Vladivostok until July 2, has been charged with theft causing serious damage. Black’s detention, which the Pentagon says traveled to Russia without permission, is a new diplomatic headache for the United States, which has warned Americans […]

Former Army soldier found guilty of murdering pregnant solider overseas in 2001

A federal jury in Pensacola, Florida, on Monday convicted a former U.S. Army soldier in the murder of a pregnant soldier overseas decades ago. Shannon Wilkerson, 43, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the beating and strangulation death of 19-year-old PFC. Department of Justice Amanda Gonzalez made the announcement Tuesday. The crime took place […]

Army Confirms Russia Has Detained an American Soldier

The U.S. military on Monday confirmed reports that Russia had captured a U.S. soldier. “On May 2, 2024, Russian authorities in Vladivostok, Russia, detained a U.S. soldier on suspicion of criminal activity,” Army spokeswoman Cynthia O. Smith said in a statement. The Russian Federation notified the US Department of State of the criminal detention pursuant […]

U.S. Army Soldier Detained In Russia, Officials Say

(Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images) OAN’s James Myers2:23 PM – Monday, May 6, 2024 A US soldier was captured in Russia last week, according to a US military spokesperson. advertisement Staff Sergeant Gordon D. Black was stationed in South Korea and traveled to Russia for personal reasons, not official business, according to multiple […]

US soldier detained in Russia: report

A U.S. soldier has been arrested and is being held in Russia, U.S. officials confirmed Monday. According to reports, the unnamed soldier traveled to Russia for personal, rather than official, reasons and was stationed in South Korea. NBC Newsfirst reported on the detention. The unidentified soldier is reportedly accused of stealing things from a woman. […]

WWII soldier who died in Japanese POW camp identified 81 years later

Military scientists have identified the remains of an Illinois soldier who died in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines during World War II. The remains of Army Pfc. Harry Jerere of Berkeley, Illinois, was identified in December, nearly 81 years after he died of pneumonia at the Cabanatuan POW camp, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting […]

US soldier shoots migrant around El Paso during border-crosser stabbing 

National Guard troops shot and killed an immigrant Sunday while responding to a stabbing by an illegal border crosser in the El Paso area, as violence in the region continues to escalate. U.S. soldiers sent to the region to contain the steady flow of illegal immigration into the U.S. from Mexico said in the afternoon […]