Posts Tagged ‘driver’
Hearing could result in end of Hadithah case
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The news came at a low point in the war in Iraq and seemed to reflect much of what was going wrong: A Marine squad killed 24 people in the town of Hadithah in November 2005, including unarmed women and children in their homes. The killings dealt another blow to America’s reputation following the release of [...]
1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting at Luke AFB
GLENDALE, Arizona — Authorities say two men were shot by security officers after they drove a stolen car through a gate at an Air Force base during a police chase. Officials say one of the men died and the other was wounded. The crash occurred at the entrance to Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, outside Phoenix. The base trains pilots to fly [...]
Marjah shows war rarely fought to plan
BADULA QULP, Afghanistan — The intelligence said a Taliban commander planned to dispatch a suicide bomber against an American patrol base. But where? Would more than one attacker strike? What day and time? On foot, or in a vehicle that would pack more explosives? The attack didn’t happen as predicted last week in a farming area where [...]
2nd lt. overcomes severe combat wounds
One of 2nd Lt. Peter Sprenger’s goals in life is to lead soldiers in the 75th Ranger Regiment. He eventually wants to command a battalion and even a brigade.His goals are not unusual for a young officer candidate who has already led men in combat, but Sprenger, 26, was not supposed to make it this far. On Nov. 19, when he was commissioned as [...]
