Marines give highest noncombat medal to family of Osprey crew chief who died trying to save pilots
Read full article: Marines give highest noncombat medal to family of Osprey crew chief who died trying to save pilotsThe Marine Corps in a ceremony at the commandant’s headquarters has presented their highest noncombat medal to the parents of Cpl. Spencer Collart, who died last year after his V-22 Osprey crashed in Australia.
Fewer college courses for adult learners who get credit from work, life experience
Read full article: Fewer college courses for adult learners who get credit from work, life experienceCredit for Prior Learning focuses on what on-the-job skills people learned and how that translates to college classes.
Bodies of Marines killed in NATO exercise returned to US
Read full article: Bodies of Marines killed in NATO exercise returned to USThe bodies of four Marines who died in a military aircraft crash during a NATO exercise have been transferred back to the U.S. The U.S. Marine Corps said an Osprey aircraft crashed on March 18 in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle, killing the four Marines.
‘Welcome home’: First US evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to new home
Read full article: ‘Welcome home’: First US evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to new homeThe first flight evacuating Afghan interpreters and others who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan landed early Friday at Washington Dulles International Airport, according to an internal U.S. government document and a commercial flight tracking service.
Bidens pay tribute at Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Read full article: Bidens pay tribute at Vietnam Veterans MemorialPresident Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden make a tracing of Cpl. Dennis F. Shine's name at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in honor of Vietnam War Veterans Day on Monday, March 29, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden paid tribute Monday at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to mark the 48th anniversary of the departure of the last U.S. combat troops from the war zone. March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, which commemorates the date in 1973 when the U.S. Military Assistance Command in Vietnam was disestablished. It was not immediately clear why the president chose Shine, a 21-year-old Massachusetts man who was killed in Vietnam in 1969.
Former Bedford County SRO pleads guilty to having inappropriate relationship with teen
Read full article: Former Bedford County SRO pleads guilty to having inappropriate relationship with teenBEDFORD COUNTY, Va. - A Bedford County school resource officer pleaded guilty to having an inappropriate relationship with a teenager in Juvenile and Domestic court Friday. Clark resigned shortly after the complaint, according to the special prosecutor, Andrew Nester from Henry County. The arrest and his fingerprint will stay on record for the rest of his life, according to the special prosecutor. Because Clark pleaded guilty, if he breaks this agreement, the special prosecutor says he will be sentenced. We reached out to the Bedford County Sheriff's Office for comment at the time this article was posted we had not heard back.
Warrants reveal Former Bedford County SRO was in a relationship with a teenage girl
Read full article: Warrants reveal Former Bedford County SRO was in a relationship with a teenage girlBEDFORD COUNTY, Va. - A former Bedford County school resource officer is facing charges for having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Daniel Clark last October and determined he contributed to the delinquency of a minor who attended Liberty High School, where he was the school's resource officer. Text messages from Clark to the teenage girl in October say that he'll be home for the weekend and that he wants to "snuggle all day and just chill," according to search warrants. In addition to sending texts and Snapchats, Clark allegedly spent time with the girl at school in his office, the lunchroom, hallways, the gym and parking lot. Clark was placed on administrative leave when the investigation started and is now no longer working for the Sheriff's Office.