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…
This article can be viewed free of advertising at TheSaltySoldierUncensored.com In the sweltering summer heat, 31 Defenders trekked up the rigorous route for their graduation ruck. Sixty-five-year-old Jiffy Helton-Sarver marches near the front, carrying a guidon commemorating her fallen son, Security Forces Officer 1st Lt. Joseph Helton. Helton-Sarver comes to JBSA-Camp Bullis three times a year…
During the more than two decades of “terrorism” wars in the Middle East, there have been numerous stories of bravery but some are lesser known and often forgotten. One of those is the story of a 19-year-old Army combat medic from Utah. Specialist Jordan Matthew Byrd was born in the small town of Cody, Wyoming,…
A man who has been on the run from murder charges for two years was finally caught after posing as a homeless veteran in Iowa. Kyle Andrew Coolack, 39, was wanted for allegedly shooting and killing his brother, Brad Henry Coolack at an apartment in Houston in 2022. After two years on the run, Kyle…
Construction crews are working to remove debris in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, a river community along the Broad River, which was devastated by Hurricane Helene and is still recovering. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has been coordinating with a contractor to deliver generators provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency at critical facilities,…
