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Editor’s note: Certain details from the court records are too explicit for publication here and have been omitted. The can only be read at TheSaltySoldierUncensored.com. Newly obtained court documents reveal disturbing details about the crimes a Fort Carson sergeant first class is accused of committing. Sergeant First Class Marquez Parker is facing multiple felony charges…
Retired Marine Corps Captain Kareem El, a decorated former officer and Washington, D.C.–based tech founder, is at the center of allegations that he was forcefully detained by U.S. military police while visiting Okinawa, Japan. The claims originate from video and statements posted online by his brother. The U.S. military has not yet issued a public…
Editors note: After this article was published, a soldier who served with Ruggiero since 2005 told The Salty Soldier that his retirement approval was later rescinded due to the criminal charges, preventing him from retiring in good standing as a sergeant first class. A federal jury in Newport News, Virginia, has convicted a recently retired…
