Area veteran to join fallen Marine’s escort
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A Fort Wayne veteran will be among those participating in an escort for an Indiana Marine who lost his life to...
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Camp Atterbury to begin housing Afghan refugees
EDINBURGH, Ind. (Network Indiana): Camp Atterbury will temporarily house Afghan evacuees in support of Operation Allies Refuge. The Defense Department agreed to provide the Department...
New Haven names part of State Road 930 as veteran tribute
NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WOWO) – The City of New Haven has named part of State Road 930 as Operation Enduring Freedom Highway. New Haven Mayor...
Angola American Legion post named after fallen Marine
ANGOLA, Ind. (AP) — An American Legion hall in northeastern Indiana has been renamed in honor of a Marine who died in a 2010 bomb...
Area soldier killed in line of duty
AFGHANISTAN (WOWO): An area man was killed in action this week while serving the US Army in Afghanistan. 20-year-old Private First Class Brandon Kreischer of...
‘American Taliban’ Lindh to be released from prison
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP): The California man who became known as the “American Taliban” after his capture on an Afghanistan battlefield in late 2001 is...
Trump addresses nation, vows to continue fight in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reversing his past calls for a speedy exit, President Donald Trump recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan, declaring...