Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
A nonprofit claims it can prevent veterans from committing suicide with one simple trick: a bus. In the first three months of 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense reported 139 military deaths by suicide, according to WRAL, a local news outlet that reported on the non-profit’s bus this week. HBOT 4 Heroes is a nonprofit…
The Air Force has released the police report associated with a fatal crash that occurred at Offutt Air Force Base. The incident occurred on November 13th of last year, but The Salty Soldier was not able to find any public information or news related to the incident at the time. According to the Air Force…
The question of whether wearing a military uniform makes ordinary people more interesting has long been debated. Seemingly ordinary people, without special hobbies, talents, or extraordinary looks are finding fame on Instagram and TikTok just for their military service. One of those people is Sergeant Lia Kieck, who goes by “Lia White” on social media….
The news of North Korean troops serving alongside Russian troops in Ukraine quickly took a turn when a video of one N. Korean soldier surfaced. News publications, such as Newsweek ran headlines such as “Video Seems to Show North Korean Soldier Watching Raunchy Videos in Russia,” and other news outlets were quick to cite “sources”…
A North Dakota high school student is going viral for getting a perfect score on the ASVAB test. Jonas Braun, an 11th-grade student at Beulah High School, in Beulah, North Dakota, is only one of 200 students at his small-town school but has been clearly studying more than most other students across the country. The…
The Air Force confirms they are investigating the comments made by a young man who claims to be in the Air Force. Chris Wicklud posted a hate-filled video about the US presidential election results to his TikTok account before making his account private. Seemingly upset with former president Donald Trump winning the election, he went…
By David Vergun, DOD News Actor Silas “Si” Robertson, who played Uncle Si on TV Arts and Entertainment Network’s series “Duck Dynasty” (2012-2017), also made a career in the Army. Two weeks after he dropped out of Louisiana Tech in 1968, 20-year-old Robertson was drafted into the Army and after boot camp, deployed to South Vietnam. …
A married woman, who recently left the Army -allegedly as a corporal- has made numerous relationships with other soldiers and her husband does not seem to mind. She even claims she had relationships with 12 servicemembers during a deployment in 2018. But this was long before she thought about creating online content. She says she…
Photo: Troopers from 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division carry the casket of a retired soldier during his funeral at the Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, Texas, Oct. 2, 2024. The former 1-1 CAV soldier served with the unit during the Vietnam War and his dying…
The loss of a service member is always a tragic moment but many times, the stories from the people left behind are even more tragic. In 2013, Kevin (last name withheld) says he lost his father, an Army combat veteran when he was still very young. He says he still has some memories of him…
