Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
An updated version of this article has been published here: FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Sergeant Major Daniel Paul Deen, 41, is set to face a General Court-Martial at Fort Bragg on November 13, 2025, following a series of domestic violence convictions and prior criminal cases in North Carolina that span more than two decades. Deen’s…
A former U.S. Army intelligence sergeant from Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) was sentenced this week to four years in federal prison for attempting to deliver national defense information to the Chinese government, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, pleaded guilty in June to two felony counts — attempting to deliver…
In 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival released Fortunate Son, a song that captured the frustration of an entire generation sent to fight in Vietnam while the privileged stayed home. It was an anthem for the rank and file — the ones without a silver spoon, the ones whose last names didn’t open doors in Washington. “It…
