FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Oct. 13, 2015) -- An 18-year-old son of Keene Valley, New York, upon being drafted into World War II service in 1943, Charles W. Smith decided to do something different - something new for that time. His decision to apply to be an Army ski trooper and his service in Italy would change his life and forever change the Army. Smith, who was a private first … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Oct. 9, 2015) -- Participants in the 31st anniversary running of the Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C, or on a run anywhere in the world during Columbus Day weekend, are encouraged to honor fallen service members and their Families through the U.S. Army Installation Management Command's, or IMCOM's, social media campaign called "Run to Honor." Army-Ten Miler … [Read more...]

FORT BENNING, Ga., (Oct. 8, 2015) -- Speaking to a room full of infantry lieutenants at the 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment Headquarters, Oct. 2, 2nd Lt. Michael Janowski hoped to motivate the recent Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course graduates with his story of resiliency as they prepared to begin the Ranger course, Oct. 4. Janowski, who earned his Ranger Tab with the … [Read more...]

NATICK, Mass. (Oct. 8, 2015) -- A retired Army major, who had devoted the final months of his life to raise awareness of veteran suicides, died of colon cancer after a long, courageous fight. Retired Maj. Justin Fitch, 33, the former Headquarters Research and Development Detachment, or HRDD, commander at Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, died in his … [Read more...]