Stair-climbing chair rolls to a stop May 26, 2009
The smaller, lightweight manual lets him drive a car, not a van, to Fort Campbell, where he now oversees an aquatic training facility. He installed an elevator in his house. (MSNBC -- Health)
The stories of Wisconsin soldiers killed in the past year May 25, 2009
After a short stint as a platoon leader at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, he was promoted to executive officer, handling logistics and answering directly to the company commander. In March 2008, he shipped out to Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Readers honor fallen troops May 24, 2009
(David) was a Blackhawk helicopter pilot with C Company 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. He was killed on Sept. 11, 2007, along with two other crew members near Skyline, Ala. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Kix Brooks to Honor Fallen Soldier on Memorial Day May 23, 2009
None of it left as deep of an impression on him, though, as a letter he received from a friend of Cpl. Jessica Ellis, a medic with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky. Brooks met Ellis while performing for the troops in Iraq last year. (Newsmax)
Ex-soldier gets life for Iraqi murders May 22, 2009
The trial, which began April 27, was held in Paducah because Green was deployed with the 101st Airborne Division, based at nearby Fort Campbell. Three other soldiers involved pleaded guilty in military courts-martial in exchange for lesser sentences after agreeing to testify against Green. (USA Today)
Ex-GI spared death in Iraqi girl's killing May 22, 2009
The trial was held in western Kentucky because Green was a member of the 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Ky. on the Tennessee border. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Soldier Spared Death Sentence For Iraq Murders May 22, 2009
The trial was held in western Kentucky because Green was a member of the 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Ky. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa Ford said in a statement that prosecutors have "the utmost respect" for the jury's decision. (Time.com)
Sgt. Adam Tripod Peacock shows off his tattoo - I did it for the parking - which accompanied a wheel chair sign prior to boarding a boat for his first saltwater fishing experience Saturday in Port OConnor. He is recovering from injuries after serving two terms in Iraq. (Wave photo by Charlyn Finn) May 21, 2009
Sgt. Peacock came all the way to Port O Connor from Fort Campbell, which straddles the Kentucky and Tennessee state lines in the western part of each state ... Goodman was also from Fort Campbell ... Fort Campbell supports the third largest military population in the Army and the seventh largest in the Department of Defense. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Warriors Weekend begins Friday May 14, 2009
The troops will arrive Friday evening from Fort Bragg, Fort Campbell, Walter Reed Medical Center and Fort Riley. Saturday morning more troops will arrive around 9:45 in chartered buses from Brooke Army Medical Center. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Ex-soldier Green's childhood May 14, 2009
Green deployed to Iraq with the Fort Campbell, Ky. -based 101st Airborne Division. (Odessa American, TX)
Are Mentally Unstable Troops Redeployed? May 12, 2009
Citing privacy, officials at DeVlieger's base in Fort Campbell, Ky. declined to comment except to say there was a combat stress unit assigned to DeVlieger's base in Iraq. (ABC News)
Ex-soldier: 'You probably think I'm a monster' May 11, 2009
Green was a former member of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, based in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The agents asked no questions. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Iraqis demand death for GI who killed family May 10, 2009
Campbell Robertson,Atheer Kakan, New York Times. Saturday, May 9, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle)
2009 Military Spouse of the Year Named May 9, 2009
Branch winners included Susan Webb of Glasford, IL (Air Force); Misti Stevens of Fort Campbell, KY (Army); Trish Pruett of Miami, FL (Coast Guard); Tanya Queiro of Jacksonville, NC (Marine Corps); and Christy Kuriatnyk of Ellerslie, GA (Navy). The 2009 MSOY award represents the positive qualities of a military spouse. (PR Newswire)
Ex-GI convicted of raping, killing Iraqi girl May 8, 2009
Steven Dale Green, a former Fort Campbell soldier, was convicted in civilian court on charges that include raping and killing a teenage Iraq girl. . (MSNBC -- Crime)
Virginia R. Guido (1954-2009) (3) May 4, 2009
Survived by: her husband; a son, James (Linda) of Fort Campbell, Ky. a daughter, Kristi Guido of Marion; three grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; a brother, Claire Stohr of Waterloo; and two sisters, Beverly Stohr of Evansdale and Ruth Pazdera of Gilbertville. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Ex-sergeant: Soldier admitted Iraq crimes Apr 30, 2009
The federal trial is being held in western Kentucky because the 101st Airborne Division is based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. More from msnbc. (MSNBC -- International)
Officer:Ex-soldier wanted to shoot civilians Apr 29, 2009
Steven Dale Green, a former Fort Campbell soldier, is being tried in civilian court on charges that include raping and killing a teenage Iraq girl ... Green's federal trial is being held in Paducah because of the western Kentucky city's proximity to Fort Campbell, where the 101st Airborne is based. (MSNBC -- International)
Country Music Marathon Runner Collapses, Dies Apr 28, 2009
U.S. Army officials say a runner who collapsed and died after the Country Music Marathon was a special operations aviation soldier based at Fort Campbell, Ky ... Pigman was a helicopter engine mechanic with the 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, a sprawling army base on the Kentucky-Tennessee border ... Pigman had been in the army since October, 2001, and at Fort Campbell since July, 2002. (Fox News)
Ex-soldier's trial for Iraqi killing begins Apr 28, 2009
Steven Dale Green, a former Fort Campbell soldier, is being tried in civilian court on charges that include raping and killing a teenage Iraq girl ... Green's trial is being held in Paducah because of the western Kentucky city's proximity to Fort Campbell on the Kentucky-Tennessee border where Green was based as a private with the 101st Airborne Division. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Gov. asks for flags to be lowered for Derry solidier Saturday Apr 18, 2009
Kuligowski was based at Fort Campbell, Ky ... Kuligowski was a signals intelligence analyst assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, a sprawling Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Fort Campbell soldier to be interred Saturday Apr 18, 2009
(AP) -- A Fort Campbell soldier who died in Afghanistan will be interred this weekend in New Hampshire ... Kuligowski was a signals intelligence analyst assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, a sprawling Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. (Concord Monitor)
Final jury selection slated for ex-soldier's trial Apr 17, 2009
(AP) - Jury selection is scheduled to wrap up for the trial of a former Fort Campbell soldier charged with killing a family in Iraq and raping a teenage girl who was among those killed. Former Pfc. (KSLA.com, LA)
Titans take road trip to personally thank fans Apr 17, 2009
Steve McNair and Eddie George made several appearances while on the team, and this year s tour, which started Monday and concludes with a private event at the Army post Fort Campbell on April 23, features top starters like Collins. They travel on a bus used in the 2008 campaign by President Barack Obama, and a sample of the rock star treatment came at the Lincoln County line where a sheriff s car was waiting to lead the bus to the town square. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
NH soldier was interested in exploring the world Apr 10, 2009
He entered the Army in October 2006 and arrived at Fort Campbell in August 2007. In New Hampshire he attended Pinkerton Academy, where the flag was flown at half-staff Wednesday. (Concord Monitor)
Returning soldiers now take additional brain tests Apr 10, 2009
The 101st Airborne Division is the only division going a step further and testing all soldiers again over the last few months as they have been returning to Fort Campbell from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. The tests alone can't diagnose traumatic brain injuries, the signature injury of the wars, potentially crippling and sometimes hard to detect damage from blows that can include an exploding roadside bomb, a mortar blast or a vehicle crash. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Research aimed at detecting problems Apr 10, 2009
Fort Campbell is using combat training techniques to help brain-injured soldiers readjust to life on the battlefield ... For every higher score on a test or every small goal they complete, soldiers regain confidence in their ability, said Dr. David Twillie, the director of a new brain injury care center at Fort Campbell. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Soldiers Survive War, But Not Inner Demons Apr 10, 2009
He knew he needed help and scheduled an appointment with a mental health counselor at Fort Campbell, Ky ... Chiarelli says Fort Campbell has the most aggressive suicide prevention program in the Army, but that has not stopped what he calls a horrible spike - 11 suicides at this one base since the first of the year. (CBS News)
Military Ramps Up Brain Injury Tests Apr 10, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class Landon Ranker gives medical treatment to a training dummy during an exercise at Fort Campbell, Ky ... The 101st Airborne Division is the only division going a step further and testing all soldiers again over the last few months as they have been returning to Fort Campbell from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan ... Dr. David Twillie, director of a newly opened brain injury care center at Fort Campbell, says the individual results are necessary "because the brain is a fairly complex... (CBS News)
Fort Campbell soldier dies in Afghanistan Apr 8, 2009
(AP) -- The military says a Fort Campbell soldier has died in Afghanistan following a non-combat incident ... He entered the Army in October 2006 and arrived at Fort Campbell in August 2007 ... Fort Campbell said Kuligowski is survived by his parents, Michael and Tracy Kuligowski of Derry, N.H.. (Concord Monitor)
Former Midland soldier on trial Apr 8, 2009
Green and four other soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment based at Fort Campbell, Ky. were investigated after an Iraqi girl was raped and her body set afire. (Odessa American, TX)
Trial starts for ex-soldier in Iraq killings Apr 7, 2009
-- Jury selection has begun in Kentucky for the trial of a former Fort Campbell soldier charged with crimes that include killing a family in Iraq and raping a teenage girl who was among those killed. Former Pfc. (North County Times)
Ex-soldier faces civilian trial in Iraq rape Apr 7, 2009
Green, 22, of Midland, Texas, and four other soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment based at Fort Campbell, Ky. were investigated after an Iraqi girl, Abeer Qassim al-Janabi, was raped and her body set afire. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Jury selection set to start for ex-soldier's trial Apr 6, 2009
(AP) - Jury selection is scheduled to begin in Paducah for the trial of a former Fort Campbell soldier charged with crimes that include killing a family in Iraq and raping a teenage girl who was among those killed. Former Pfc. (FOX19.com, OH)
Elsie Faye Seel Apr 2, 2009
and Thomas Ball Jr. and Jillian of Fort Campbell, Tenn. She is also survived by her 21 great-grandchildren, Madisen, Zachery, Loren, Mallory and Jackson Wright; Sarah, Joshua, Jacob, Rachel and Daniel Monson; Casey, Carson, Cayden and Cole Cottrell; Natalie and Issac Seel; Chrislynn and Addilynn Faye Ross; and Scarlett, Natalia and Noah Ball. (The Herald-Palladium)
Army: Officer reprimanded after friendly fire Apr 2, 2009
"There were tragic mistakes made, but not criminal," said Fort Campbell, Ky. -based spokeswoman Kelly Tyler. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
More soldiers returning to Fort Campbell Mar 30, 2009
(AP) - More soldiers from Fort Campbell's Fourth Brigade Combat Team are expected to return to the Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee border on Monday. Fort Campbell says an arrival ceremony is scheduled for early afternoon for the latest group to arrive out of about 500 over the last several days. (FOX19.com, OH)
Mystery Dog Ranch thanks sponsors Mar 27, 2009
Thanks to you we are able to support the Fisher Foundation Blanchfield House in Fort Campbell, Ky. with the proceeds. (Catoosa County News, GA)
BOB RAY SANDERS: Soldier/veteran suicides a growing problem Mar 22, 2009
Surely I had misread the news account from Fort Campbell, Ky ... When I reread the story more carefully, however, there was no mistaking the first sentence of the third paragraph: "Eight Fort Campbell soldiers have killed themselves since the beginning of the year." ... That's what The Associated Press was writing about at Fort Campbell, where families of soldiers were being trained in how to recognize signs of suicidal thoughts. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Jobless rate at 11.2% for veterans Mar 20, 2009
Some soldiers are re-enlisting specifically because of the poor civilian job market, says Sgt. 1st Class Julius Kelley, a career counselor at Fort Campbell, Ky. "It's job security (in the Army), and I try to sell that all the time," he says. (USA Today)
Army reaches out to families to prevent suicides Mar 12, 2009
(AP) - Struggling to prevent more military suicides, Fort Campbell officials are hoping that families members can help soldiers who may be hesistant to turn to the Army ... Since October, 11 Fort Campbell soldiers have killed themselves, part of a 4-year overall rise in the Army. (FOX19.com, OH)
Soldier found stabbed to death in husband's SUV Mar 10, 2009
(AP) - A Tennessee woman found stabbed to death in the back of her husband's SUV was a Fort Campbell soldier who was on leave from Afghanistan. The mother of 18-year-old Ashley Cecelia Barnes-Lambert told the Leaf-Chronicle that she had recently filed for divorce with her husband, 28-year-old Khaleefa Lambert. (WSJA.com, AL)
NC-based 82nd Airborne headquarters to Afghanistan Mar 3, 2009
They are replacing the 101st Airborne Division headquarters from Fort Campbell, Ky. . (Herald Sun)
Third time unlucky for local soldier Mar 3, 2009
After a 14-week training program, the army assigned him to Fort Campbell, Ky ... He spent six months in Mosul, went back to Fort Campbell for down time, was sent back to Al Mahmudiyah for another year and then returned to Fort Campbell. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Down economyboosts military Mar 1, 2009
The recruiting command, based at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, does not compile statistics on the quality of new recruits until the end of the fiscal year, so such information about recent enlistees is not yet available. But Asch, who frequently advises the Pentagon on demographic trends, thinks the Army has reason to be hopeful. (Boston Globe)
US soldier guilty of Iraq murder Mar 1, 2009
The jury in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, also convicted 1st Lt Michael Behenna of assaulting Ali Mansour Mohammed near Baiji, north of Baghdad, last May. Behenna had argued that he was defending himself when he fatally shot Mr Mohammed during an interrogation. (BBC News -- Americas)
* World News Quick Take Mar 1, 2009
A military panel of seven officers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, also found him guilty of assault but acquitted him of making a false statement. Behenna has testified that he was trying to defend himself when he shot Ali Mansour Mohammed and that the detainee reached for his gun in a secluded railroad culvert near Beiji, Iraq. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Army Officer Gets 25 Years for Detainee Murder Mar 1, 2009
(AP / FORT CAMPBELL, Ky ... After the detainee was shot twice, once in the head and once in the chest, another Fort Campbell soldier testified that he tossed an incendiary grenade on the body. (Time.com)
Soldier gets 25 years for detainee's murder Mar 1, 2009
Soldier gets 25 years for Iraqi detainee's murder. Army officer could have faced life in prison on the murder conviction. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Army officer to be sentenced for detainee murder Feb 28, 2009
Associated Press - February 28, 2009 4:14 AM ET. (AP) - A military jury in Kentucky will consider a sentence for an Army officer who was convicted of murder for shooting and killing an Iraqi detainee during an interrogation. (FOX19.com, OH)
Soldier testifies Iraq shooting was self-defense Feb 27, 2009
Behenna testified Thursday at his murder trial at Fort Campbell that he defied orders to release Mansour because he wanted another chance to question the detainee he believed was involved in a roadside bombing in April that killed two members of his platoon. He said he took drastic measures - stripping the detainee naked and interrogating him without authority - because he was trying to scare him into releasing the names of insurgents who were operating near Beiji, Iraq. (Anchorage Daily News)
David L. Schneider Feb 25, 2009
He was stationed at Fort Campbell and resided in Clarksville, Tenn. After his discharge he returned to Lebanon and served four years in the National Guard. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Iraqi detainee murder trial continues Feb 25, 2009
(AP) - Prosecutors are starting a third day of testimony in the murder trial of a Fort Campbell officer charged in the death of an Iraqi detainee ... A second Fort Campbell soldier charged in the case agreed to testify against Behenna as a part of a plea agreement. (FOX19.com, OH)
Pilot flies 1,000th patient Feb 24, 2009
During his Army career he was stationed in Germany, Korea, Egypt, the Middle East and Fort Campbell, Ky. Smith retired from the Army in 1996, joining Air Evac Lifeteam in March 1999. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
U.S. military changes how it brings dead soldiers' bodies home (1) Feb 23, 2009
They made sure an honor guard from Holley's unit based at Fort Campbell, Ky. was sent to Lindbergh Field in San Diego for the arrival of the body. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Mesquite soldier killed in Afghanistan just weeks away from returning home Feb 22, 2009
He was stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. since January 2002. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Frisco grieves for fallen son Feb 20, 2009
I joined shortly before he did and was stationed in Italy while he was at Fort Campbell, Bauer said ... He was an Airborne assault gunner previously stationed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky working his way up the ranks with every intention of spending the next 20 years in military service. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Soldier Pleads Guilty To Assault In Iraq Death Feb 19, 2009
Army Staff Sergeant Gets Year's Confinement After Assault Plea In Iraqi's Death. Text Size: (AP) An Army staff sergeant who was facing a murder charge in the death of an Iraqi detainee pleaded guilty to assault on Wednesday and received more than a year's confinement. (CBS News -- US)
Joint Chiefs chairman visits Ft. Campbell Feb 19, 2009
(AP) - The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will be in southern Kentucky Thursday for his first visit to Fort Campbell. Adm. (FOX19.com, OH)
Many, La. soldier body flown back home Feb 18, 2009
Family, friends, along with an Honor Guard from Fort Polk and Fort Campbell and The Patriot Riders all gathered in his hometown. Watson was killed Tuesday when and I-E-D detonated near the vehicle he was in. (KSLA.com, LA)
Political Correctness Tries to Tarnish Another Hero Feb 13, 2009
Within four to six weeks the fate of this extraordinary officer will be decided by lesser men at Fort Campbell, Ky. The potential negative ramifications of discharging Hill would be epic and long range. (Newsmax)
Fort Campbell soldier charged with child abuse Feb 9, 2009
(AP) - A Fort Campbell soldier has been charged with aggravated child abuse after the child was taken to Vanderbilt University Children's Hospital with head injuries. Clarksville police say 20-year-old Joshua Ryan Starner of Clarksville, Tenn. (FOX19.com, OH)
Hard Rock Soldiers tremendous work ethic helps accomplish the mission Apr 1, 2008
He arrived at Fort Campbell, Ky ... We did a lot of training, a lot of dismounted stuff, Stephenson said, about his training at Fort Campbell as the unit prepared for its deployment ... We trained so much back at Fort Campbell. (KWTX.com, TX)
Somerset welcomes veterans Mar 31, 2008
He said he is working to recover in Fort Campbell, Ky. Many Vietnam veterans said they will never let soldiers like Whipkey be forgotten when they come home. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Witnesses guilty of lying Mar 30, 2008
That acquaintance, former Fort Campbell dispatcher Michelle L. Lovelace, 36, was one of two women found guilty Thursday in Paducah s U.S. District Court of lying to federal investigators questioning people on Burke s whereabouts the night of Sept. 10 and early the morning of Sept. 11. According to their December indictments, Lovelace and another former dispatcher, 22-year-old Lindsey A. Brooks, told Defense Investigative Criminal Service agents that Burke was in their company at Fort Campbell... (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
