Tag: US Marines

Kheydon Gracie joined the Army at a Sept. 22 ceremony in front of his family, including his father, Royce Gracie.

The Silver Stars were presented in a ceremony at Fort Benning, Ga.

The incident comes more than a year after the DoD banned Confederate flags and other symbols deemed divisive from display on bases.

Defense attorney Ned Smock said Lemley, who served in Iraq during his time in the Army, “lost his way during a difficult time in his life.”

The news report came amid a record-setting number of Chinese military flights around the island.

Scheller still hopes to cut a deal for an honorable discharge, according to a source with knowledge of the discussions.

The injured Marines were among the survivors of an ISIS-K attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport during the final days of the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.

A source with knowledge of the situation said that Scheller remains bound by a gag order that bars him from social media.

First Lt. Sukhbir Toor applied in March for a religious accommodation to wear a beard and turban and to not cut his hair.

The now-jailed Lt. Col. Stu Scheller is hoping to strike a legal deal to avoid trial and leave the service with an honorable discharge.