Tag: Soldier

‘No justice’ as soldier who beat woman avoids jail

A woman beaten in the street by a serving soldier who later boasted about it on social media has criticised the Irish justice system after he avoided prison. Cathal Crotty, 22, attacked 24-year-old Natasha O’Brien, punching her six times, after she asked him to stop shouting homophobic abuse. Ms O’Brien’s injuries included a broken nose […]

Suicide of IDF soldier leaves Israel on the brink

The first time Eliran Mizrahi was injured in Gaza, he refused to leave the battlefield. The reservist wanted to continue defending his country and the search for the missing hostages. When he was wounded a second time during his seven-month stint in heavy urban warfare, he was told by a doctor that he could not […]

US soldier jailed in Russia over theft and threats to kill

A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok has convicted a visiting American soldier of stealing and making threats of murder, sentencing him to three years and nine months in prison. Staff Sgt Gordon Black, 34, flew to the Pacific port city to see his girlfriend and was arrested last month after she accused […]

Ukraine finds decapitated soldier

The beheaded body of a Ukrainian soldier was discovered by an aerial reconnaissance team on top of a damaged military vehicle on Monday. It came as Ukraine’s prosecutor general said he had “‘horrifying evidence” of a new Russian policy of beheading captive soldiers instead of detaining them. “We have received information that Russian commanders have […]

Russian court begins trial of US soldier arrested on theft charges

A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok has started the trial of a US soldier arrested in the city earlier this year on charges of stealing. Staff Sergeant Gordon Black, 34, flew to the Pacific port city to see his girlfriend and was arrested after she accused him of stealing from her, according […]

Soldier is first to get approval for traditional Samoan hand tattoos

Small arrows, birds and stars adorn the tops of the soldier’s hands and fingers. Etched into her skin from the wrists up to her nail beds, the markings are no ordinary tattoos, but symbols of traditional “tatau” found among the people of the Polynesian island country Samoa. Looking down at the body art, Army Capt. […]

Soldier honors Native American heritage after religious accommodation

An Army major is celebrating one year of having earned approval to wear his hair and tribe-specific regalia items in a way that honors his Native American heritage during appropriate service ceremonies. Maj. Patrick Sorensen, a marketing and operations officer in the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, shared photos online displaying his longer hair adorned […]