Fort Bragg

Missing Soldier's Husband Denies Couple Was Estranged

Posted 04.27.2012

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The husband of missing Fort Bragg solider Kelli Bordeuax says that "there was no trouble" between the couple at the time of his wife's disappearance a...

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Sex Offender Who Last Saw Missing Soldier Arrested

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Kelli Bordeaux Missing, Kelli-Bordeaux-Search, Video, Nicholas Holbert Arrested, Nicholas Holbert, Fort Bragg Soldier, Kelli Bordeaux, Fort Bragg, Missing Persons, Slidepollajax, Crime News

The 25-year-old bar hand -- and convicted sex offender -- who gave missing Fort Bragg soldier Kelli Bordeaux a ride home the last night she was seen w...

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How a Christian Fighter Pilot and FOX News Tried to Stop Fort Bragg Atheist Festival (And Failed)

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Religion, Rock Beyond Belief, Atheism, Fox News, Christianity, Fort Bragg, Rock Beyond Belief Concert, Religion in the Military, Video, Media News

While the upcoming Rock Beyond Belief festival at Fort Bragg is starting to get more media attention as its March 31 date approaches, the event has also been the subject of increased attacks by those who are attempting to stop it from taking place.

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Soldier Dad Dies Trying To Save Daughters From Burning Home

AP | MICHAEL BIESECKER and EMERY P. DALESIO | Posted 05.06.2012

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HOPE MILLS, N.C. — A decorated Green Beret leapt from the second-story of his burning home early Tuesday, wrapped himself in a blanket and ran b...

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Obama Marks End Of Iraq War With Speech To Troops

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 02.13.2012

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FORT BRAGG, N.C. — President Barack Obama on Wednesday saluted troops returning from Iraq, asserting that the nearly nine-year conflict was endi...

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Soldiers 'Jump' At Chance To Donate Toys

Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Holidays, Video, Charity, Gift Donations, Holiday Donations, Operation Toy Drop, Fort Bragg, Donations, Jonathan Maten, Toy Drive, Impact News

Donating a toy action figure and mimicking one is a long-standing tradition for soldiers in North Carolina. Fourteen years ago, Ft. Bragg began its...

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High-Profile Murder Suspect Killed By Police

AP | By BETH DUFF-BROWN | Posted 12.01.2011

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FORT BRAGG, Calif. -- A man suspected in the fatal shootings of a Fort Bragg city councilman and a county land trust official was shot and killed Satu...

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New Photo Shows California Murder Suspect At Large

AP | Posted 11.27.2011

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FORT BRAGG, Calif. (Associated Press) -- Authorities say surveillance cameras have captured an image of the fugitive suspected of killing a Northern C...

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Former Mayor Killed, Suspect On The Loose

Robin Wilkey | Posted 10.29.2011

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On Saturday morning, longtime forester and former mayor Jere Melo was shot and killed in Fort Bragg when he stumbled upon a poppy farm while investiga...

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2 Fort Bragg Soldiers Charged In Teenager's Death

AP | Posted 10.19.2011

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SPRING LAKE, N.C. -- Two Fort Bragg soldiers were charged with first-degree murder after a teenager's body was found dumped in woods near his hometown...

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Army Agrees To Host Concert For Atheists

Posted 10.05.2011

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By Kimberly Winston c. 2011 Religion News Service (RNS) A group of military atheists have won the backing of U.S. Army officials to hold a "Rock B...

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Dreading Peacetime 'Garrison' Life, Some Combat Troops Want One More Deployment

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 09.10.2011

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FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Among the paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne's 1st Brigade Combat Team, there's a sinking feeling the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

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Church-State Groups Seek Equal Play For Atheist Concert At Fort Bragg

Posted 09.06.2011

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By Jack Jenkins Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Three church-state activist groups criticized the Army for allowing an evangelical concert ...

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WATCH: As Violence In Iraq Rises, Paratroopers Practice a New Iraq Mission

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 09.04.2011

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FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- The assault began late on a moonless night with the muted drone of heavy, low-flying aircraft and the silent blossoming of a thous...

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Mandatory U.S. Army Survey Says Non-Believers Unfit to Serve

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christianity is being pushed on our service men and women under the guise of "Spiritual Fitness," a clever term concocted by the military to flagrantly violate the Constitution.

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Why All Media Soon Must Be Social

Kirk Cheyfitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Join me in chanting three basic truths about the new media landscape: Communities are the villages, towns and cities of the web. Communities need n...

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Three 'Skinhead' Soldiers, Another Man Held In Attack On Cincinnati Homeless Man

AP | By LISA CORNWELL | Posted 05.25.2011

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CINCINNATI (AP)-- A soldier and another man have been arrested in the beating of a homeless man, and two other soldiers are suspects, police said Tues...

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University of Alabama Shooting: A Lesson in Red Flags

Det. Christine Mannina | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bishop's behavior the day of the shootings doesn't interest me as much as her violent past. Given her history of violence, why was this woman permitted to work with students?

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Military Sexual Trauma - Seeking Justice

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

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While embedded with Marines during the invasion of Iraq, journalist Mercedes Gallego was cautioned that it was not safe to be alone. The reason, the servicewomen explained, was fear of being raped.

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Army Now Allowing Media To Cover Palin Event At Fort Bragg

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week whe...

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Army Keeping Media From Palin Event

AP | MIKE BAKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Army will allow the media limited coverage of Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, but will bar reporters from inter...

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Warehousing Soldiers in the Homeland

Dahr Jamail | Posted 05.25.2011

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For soldiers who have gone AWOL and then voluntarily turned themselves in or were forcibly returned, detention conditions here in Echo Platoon serve to reinforce the inescapability of their situation.

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Gen. Petraeus: Do Not Deploy 82nd Airborne Brigade Again

Bobby Muller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq, Fort Bragg, Army, 82nd Airborne, Deployments, Iraq War, Home News

The members of the 3rd BCT deserve more time at home to reconnect with family and friends, prepare for other contingencies and, most importantly, they deserve time to heal.

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Army widens probe after finding bad conditions at Fort Bragg

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Army officials said Tuesday they are inspecting every barracks building worldwide to see whether plumbing and other problems reveal...

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