Fort Leavenworth
LEAVENWORTH, KS - MARCH 22: A vehicle leaves from the main entrance to the U.S. Army's Fort Leavenworth March 22, 2012 in Leavenworth, Kansas. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, accused of a shooting rampage that killed 16 people in Afghanistan, is being held at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth.
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Lawyer arrives to meet Afghan killings suspect
-- A Seattle defense attorney has arrived at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas and is meeting with an Army staff sergeant who is suspected of carrying out a deadly nighttime attack on two Afghan villages.Post spokeswoman Rebecca Steed says lawyer John Henry Browne Read more »
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Afghan shooting suspect to be brought back to US
the U.S. soldier accused in the killings of 16 Afghan civilians is expected to be flown to the U.S. military prison at Fort Leavenworth , Kan., as early as Friday.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of security surrounding the move, says Read more »
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Lawsuit over redistricting maps begins in KCK
KANSAS CITY, Kan. Testimony in a suit over the Legislatures failure to draw new redistricting maps got under way this morning with testimony on how maps are made and a look at congressional redistricting.Most of the controversy so far has focused on whet 5/29/12 from KansasCity.com Read more »
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Government adds, expands veterans cemeteries
Those who knew Jim Dodson recall an auto mechanic and avid bowler, not so much a soldier. But when the Korean War veteran died in April at age 79, his family learned about benefits of his military service that he never mentioned: Dodson could be buried f from Kansas.com Read more »
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BSC President Gen. Charles Krulak becomes first Marine inducted into Army hall of fame
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Retired Gen. Charles C. Krulak, president of Birmingham-Southern, has become the first Marine to be inducted into the Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame. Krulak, the former commandant of the Marine Corps, said today he was inducted duri from Everything Alabama Read more »
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Fort Leavenworth adds 2 generals to hall of fame
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — The Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame has its first Marine inductee. Both men were graduates of the Army's Command and General Staff College during their careers. Krulak became the 31st commandant of the Marine Corps in 1995. He from San Antonio Express Read more »
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On a bus headed to Fort Leavenworth to meet some of America's finest. Thankful for these men and...
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