Posts Tagged ‘ranger’
2010 Best Ranger Competition
http://www.youtube.com/v/ml_BfWfpp0M?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Video: Forty two-man teams competed in the 2010 Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Ga. Master Sgt. John Cronin reports. www.army.mil Source
Ex-Ranger pleads guilty to prosecutor hit plan
SEATTLE — A former Army Ranger convicted of leading a 2006 Tacoma bank robbery in a terrifying military-style heist has pleaded guilty to attempting to hire a hit man to kill a federal prosecutor.Luke E. Sommer also pleaded guilty Monday to attacking a robbery co-defendant behind bars because he thought the man had ratted him out.Sommer, 22, [...]
Military moms in Virginia bake sweet treats
RICHMOND, Va. — Open the door to Fisher House on any Wednesday morning and prepare to have your willpower brought to its knees.The sweet aromas of chocolate, cinnamon and who-knows-what-else grab your senses and drag you down the hall, around the corner and straight into the spacious kitchen. There, you will find several moms making all [...]
Ambush Response Earns GI Silver Star
Staff Sgt. Michael E. Norton of the 75th Ranger Regiment was awarded a Silver Star Tuesday during a ceremony at the Ranger Memorial on Fort Benning. Continue reading here: Ambush Response Earns GI Silver Star
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 [...]
