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• Fallen Kentucky Soldier Coming Home

  July 25, 2011 7:12 AM

  The body of a Bracken County soldier killed in Afghanistan will arrive home Monday. According to the Ledger Independent, a plane carrying the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremy R. Summers will arrive at Blue Grass Airport at 9:25 a.m. The Patriot Guard will escort the body as it... more »

• Fort Campbell Soldier Charged With Murder In Wife's Death

  December 9, 2010 3:44 PM

  FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - A Fort Campbell soldier has been charged in the stabbing and choking death of his wife at their home at the Army installation. According to a statement from the Fort Campbell public affairs office, 25-year-old Spc. Robert Jenks has been charged with the slaying... more »

• Jury Begins Deliberations In Soldier's Double Murder Trial Play Video

  September 14, 2010 3:04 PM

  ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) - A jury has begun deliberations in the trial of a Fort Campbell soldier charged in the shooting deaths of his estranged wife and another woman. Attorneys finished giving closing arguments early Tuesday afternoon in the case against Brent Burke, The News-Enterprise reported. Burke faces murder charges... more »

• Teen Who Said 'He' Was Shooter Takes Stand In Soldier's Double Murder Trial

  August 30, 2010 9:38 PM

  Monday marked the tenth day in the latest double murder trial of a former Fort Campbell soldier. Brent Burke is accused of shooting and killing his estranged wife Tracy Burke, and her former mother-in-law Karen comer. Monday... a teenager who police say told at least two friends "he" was the... more »

• Fort Knox Soldier Charged In Wreck

  August 12, 2010 9:32 PM

  A Fort Knox soldier faces charges because police say he was drunk when he crashed into a police cruiser. Vine Grove Police say Specialist Jarrell Erskine crashed head-on into the cruiser on July 30th. Just before the wreck, officers tried to pull the 30-year-old over for driving erratically, but say... more »

• Judge Says Boy Can Testify at Father's Murder Trial

  July 28, 2010 11:41 AM

  ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) - A judge has ruled to allow the testimony of a young boy whose father is charged with killing the boy's mother and grandmother in 2007. U.S. Army Sgt. Brent Burke is charged with killing his estranged wife, 31-year-old Tracy Burke, and her former mother-in-law, 53-year-old Karen... more »

• Lexington Native Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Laid To Rest Play Video

  June 29, 2010 10:48 AM

  A Lexington native soldier killed in Afghanistan earlier this month was laid to rest Tuesday. Staff Sergeant James Hunter was killed June 18 when his unit was hit by an explosive. Hunter was born in Lexington, but grew up in northern Ohio. Hunter, 25, had been in Afghanistan for about... more »

• Soldier Indicted On Weapons, Explosives Charges

  June 23, 2010 9:29 PM

  LOUISVILLE. (AP) - A Fort Campbell soldier has been indicted on charges he sold a machine gun and a land mine to an undercover federal agent. A grand jury handed up the indictment Wednesday of 22-year-old Eric David Waldman of Clarksville, Tenn., on two counts of transfer of a machine... more »

• Calipari Calls Father Of Lexington Native Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Play Video

  June 21, 2010 5:17 PM

  The father of a native Lexington soldier killed in Afghanistan Friday along with another soldier when they were were hit by a roadside bomb says he's honored that strangers, friends, and even UK basketball coach John Calipari have recognized his son's sacrifice. Army Staff Sergeant James Hunter, 25, a member... more »

• Fort Campbell Soldier Dies In Afghanistan

  June 8, 2010 5:29 PM

  FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - The military says a Fort Campbell soldier was killed when his patrol came under fire in eastern Afghanistan. The Defense Department said Tuesday that 23-year-old 2nd Lt. Michael E. McGahan, of Orlando, Fla., died Sunday in the Khogyani district, Nangarhar province. He was a combat... more »

• Belgian Woman Solves Mystery Of Kentucky Soldier's Grave

  May 31, 2010 9:37 PM

  HARLAN, Ky. (AP) - A Belgian woman caring for the grave of an American World War II serviceman has helped a Harlan County family solve the mystery of where their relative was buried. Dominique Van de Straete grew up listening to her grandfather's stories of the German occupation, the Belgian... more »

• Fort Campbell Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

  May 26, 2010 12:27 PM

  FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - The military says a Fort Campbell soldier was killed in Afghanistan when his unit was attacked. The Department of Defense announced Wednesday that 22-year-old Pfc. Christopher R. Barton, of Concord, N.C., died on Monday in Khowst province. Barton was an infantryman to the C Troop,... more »

• Fort Campbell Soldier To Get Silver Star

  April 22, 2010 9:18 AM

  FORT CAMPBELL (AP) - A Fort Campbell soldier will receive a Silver Star for helping to save the life of a wounded soldier in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class John I. Smith Jr. will be presented with the award during a ceremony Thursday. The Silver Star is the third highest award... more »

• Louisville Soldier Laid To Rest

  February 20, 2010 4:41 PM

  LOUISVILLE (AP) - A U.S. Army soldier from Louisville who was killed this month in Afghanistan was remembered as a caring son, brother and friend. Sgt. Adam J. Ray was buried Saturday afternoon in Evergreen Cemetery after a two-hour funeral held at Okolona Christian Church. He died Feb. 9 from... more »

• Services Set For KY Soldier Killed In Pakistan Blast

  February 9, 2010 11:49 AM

  Funeral services will be held this weekend for a soldier who grew up in eastern Kentucky. Matthew Sluss-Tiller and two other soldiers were killed Wednesday in a bomb blast outside a school in Pakistan. According to NBC News, the three soliders killed were part of a small unit who's main... more »

• Funeral For Soldier From Eastern Kentucky Is Saturday

  February 8, 2010 10:01 PM

  LOUISA, Ky. (AP) - Funeral services for a soldier who grew up in eastern Kentucky will be this weekend . Young Funeral Home in Louisa says visitation for 35-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Sluss-Tiller will be from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST Friday at Burnaugh Baptist Church. The funeral... more »

• Kentucky Soldier Among Six Killed In Pakistan Suicide Bomb Blast Play Video

  February 4, 2010 10:53 AM

  A soldier from Lawrence County was among six people killed in a suicide bomb blast Wednesday in Pakistan that also wounded at least 70. WSAZ.com is reporting that the mother of Matthew Sluss-Tiller, 35, says he is one of three U.S. soldiers killed in that blast, which went off near... more »

• Soldier Makes Plans for 2010

  December 31, 2009 4:02 PM

  New Year's Eve at the Miller's home in Georgetown won't get much more exciting than sitting around the living room watching TV and Private First Class Trampus Miller and his wife Brenda would have it no other way. Between serving overseas and spending time in the hospital, Trampus has only... more »

• Soldier Dad Delivers Baby Girl Before Shipping Out

  December 30, 2009 2:36 PM

  PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - Spc. Mark May sat on the Motel 6 bathroom floor, crying and kissing his newborn daughter as he rubbed her frantically with a towel. "Breathe, baby, breathe!" he told her. When Amby Lynn May cried Tuesday morning, it was one of the most beautiful sounds he... more »

• Fort Knox-Based Soldier To Receive Silver Star

  December 4, 2009 8:17 AM

  FORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) - A Fort Knox-based soldier is set to receive a Silver Star for his actions in combat while stationed in Afghanistan. A ceremony to honor Sgt. Zachary Swelfer, a 27-year-old from Merrillville, Ind., is scheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Sadowski Field House at Fort... more »

• Former Soldier Challenges Convictions In Iraq Rape, Murders

  November 30, 2009 3:50 PM

  A former U.S. Army soldier is challenging his convictions in civilian court of a rape and murders in Iraq saying the law used to prosecute him is unconstitutional. Attorneys for Steven Dale Green filed an appeal on Monday with the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to have the... more »

• Fort Campbell Soldier Killed By Husband In Apparent Murder/Suicide

  November 6, 2009 5:57 PM

  Police say a Fort Campbell soldier was killed by her husband in an apparent murder-suicide Friday afternoon. The incident happened at about 2 p.m. At a home in Oak Grove. So far, police have not released the names of the victims or any other details about the incident. LEX 18... more »

• Ft. Campbell Soldier Who Stockpiled Explosives Released From Jail

  November 5, 2009 2:48 PM

  An Army Special Forces soldier who admitted to stockpiling military-grade explosives outside his home near Fort Campbell was released from jail into the custody of his wife. U.S. Magistrate Judge Cliff Knowles gave the order releasing 25-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Ryan Richards during a detention hearing Thurday in federal... more »

• Soldier On Leave From Iraq Indicted In DUI Death Play Video

  October 30, 2009 12:08 PM

  A U.S. Army soldier from Kentucky on leave from Iraq has been indicted on charges he killed a friend in an a alleged DUI car wreck. Riley Ealy, 26, of Kenton County was charged Thursday with second-degree manslaughter, first-degree wanton endangerment and drunk driving. Investigators say Ealy was drunk when... more »

• Kentucky Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

  September 28, 2009 2:52 PM

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Pentagon says a western Kentucky soldier was killed in Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. The Defense Department said in a statement on Monday that 27-year-old Spc. Kevin J. Graham of Benton died Saturday in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered... more »

• Mistrial In Ft. Campbell Soldier's Double Murder Trial

  September 14, 2009 3:33 PM

  ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) - A judge in central Kentucky has declared a mistrial in the case of a former Fort Campbell soldier accused of killing his estranged wife and her former mother-in-law two years ago. The News-Enterprise of Elizabethtown reports that a new trial date of Jan. 11, 2010, has... more »