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Subscribers can view The Salty Soldier articles without advertising at TheSaltySoldierUncensored.com The 82nd Airborne soldier who recently crossed the border from Canada and surrendered to U.S. Border Patrol agents for desertion has been identified as U.S. Army Sergeant Christopher Vassey, 38. Vassey fled to Canada 16 years ago to avoid deploying to Afghanistan for a…
By US Army Maj. Jonathon Daniell FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – When Pfc. Suraj Tilija Pun watched his company commander graduate the 25th Infantry Division’s Jungle Operation Training Course this past summer, it was all he needed to see to know he wanted to attend. Tilija Pun, a finance support clerk, arrived at Bravo Company, 125th…
The Ross family has turned to the community for financial support in the wake of a devastating loss. Cpl. Perrin Ross, 24, an infantryman with the 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, and his wife, Estephany Kin Ross, 25, were found deceased in their home at Fort Johnson (formerly known as Fort Polk). The Army has…
A U.S. Army soldier and his wife were tragically found dead on Monday at their residence on Fort Johnson, officials reported. Cpl. Perrin Ross, 24, an infantryman with the 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, and his wife, Estephany Ross, 25, were discovered in their on-post home, according to Shelby Waryas, Public Information Officer for the…
A former soldier has been arrested in connection to a sexual assault of a six-year-old girl that happened while he was on active duty. In 2013, a man entered a Dollar Tree store in Kent, Washington approached a child, and committed a sexual assault while the child’s mother was at a register. The suspect was…
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas Three Fort Cavazos soldiers were arrested on criminal charges related to their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to smuggle undocumented noncitizens. According to court documents, a U.S. Border Patrol Agent initiated a vehicle stop in Presidio on Nov. 27. The vehicle fled as the agent approached the passenger…
Daniel “Dan” Driscoll has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as the next Secretary of the Army, marking a significant milestone in his career as a former Army officer and political advisor. A native of Boone, North Carolina, Driscoll graduated early from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to join the…
By Greg Wilson, Army News Service Army Prepositioned Stocks is a game changer in terms of maintaining Army readiness, projecting resolve, and deterrence to adversaries. “It really reduces that closure time where the Army can project its force into an area during a time of need,” said Christine McCann, APS division chief, “and to satisfy…
Subscribers can view this article without advertisements at TheSaltySoldierUncensored.com Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, a key figure in the U.S. Army, was recently promoted to the rank of general and appointed as the Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, as well as the commander of NATO’s Allied Land Command. This elevation to a four-star…
Subscribers can view this article without advertisements at TheSaltySoldierUncensored.com A Fort Liberty soldier was among eight individuals arrested earlier this month during a law enforcement sting operation targeting child predators and human traffickers, according to the Wake Forest Police Department. According to the release, North Carolina’s Wake County Sheriff’s Office and Wake Forest Police Department…
