Report Details Army Failures on Hasan
A Pentagon review panel urged the military to consider penalizing several officers for failing to adequately supervise Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, last fall.
The review also concluded that the military didn’t devote sufficient attention to the problem [...]
Army working to prevent sexual assault
The Army has improved its response to the needs of sexual assault victims, a recent task force study shows, but recommends more can be done to address sexual assault prevention and response.
Members of Winn Army Community Hospital’s Sexual Assault Response Team, Fort Stewart’s Criminal Investigation Department agents, victim advocates and [...]
At Fort Hood, Reaching Out to Soldiers at Risk
FORT HOOD, Tex. — The day after a gunman killed 13 people here last month, Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone, the post’s commander, fired off an e-mail message to an unusual audience: local advocates for disaffected soldiers, deserters and war resisters. “I am told you may be able to help me understand where some of [...]
Chaplains, Soldiers Don’t Find Paradox With War During Christmas
Capt. Nicholas Green worked a night shift Christmas Eve. He had managed to talk briefly to his wife by phone, never a sure thing from a U.S. Army base eight time zones away. At home, it was his first child’s first Christmas, and it was hard not being there. Although he attended Mass faithfully, on [...]
Army suicides up; local chaplain says there are programs to help
FORT GORDON,Ga.—While the Army is fighting two wars overseas, they’re also fighting a rising number of suicides. This year is the highest number of reported cases since 1980, when the Army began keeping statistics.
// Through the right training at all levels of command the Army is hoping to prevent soldiers from dying at their own [...]
Buddy Count
In Sgt. John M. Russell’s chaotic Army world the morning of May 11, the enemy was closing in. For the previous several days at sprawling Camp Liberty outside Baghdad, the big Texan had talked of conspiracies, woken up from constant nightmares, and broken down in tears, wishing someone would put a bullet in his head.
“The [...]
Fort Campbell teams bring mental health to Army brigades, look for high-risk soldiers
FORT CAMPBELL, KY. — Army brigade leaders at Fort Campbell have begun monthly meetings of officers, doctors and counselors to catch early signs of emotional or mental stress among their troops and intervene before soldiers hurt themselves or others.
It’s a unique effort at this sprawling base on the Tennessee-Kentucky line that fits with [...]
Woman leads effort to provide care packages
When LaRue Holsopple of Vinco learned that many troops serving in remote areas of Afghanistan were not receiving care packages, she sprang into action.
Holsopple has rallied the Vinco area and points beyond to help the troops. During the past several months, Holsopple and her supporters have sent nearly 400 care packages.
And they are not slowing [...]
