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Korean War Veteran’s Body Returns To Texas

The body of a soldier from Burleson arrived at DFW Airport on Wednesday morning for a full military service on Friday. Bobby Ray King left Texas for the Korean War in 1948.

2012/12/06

U.S. Army doctor Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is the lone suspect in the shooting death of 13 people and wounding of 31 others at Fort Hood in 2009. (credit: Bell Co. Sheriff's Dept.)

New Judge Named In Fort Hood Shooting Case

The Army’s highest legal branch appointed a new judge to preside over the case of the Fort Hood shooting suspect, indicating the court-martial is on track to move forward after lengthy delays.

2012/12/05

Judge & Shave Order Ousted In Fort Hood Case

The judge who ordered the Fort Hood shooting suspect’s beard to be shaved has been thrown off the case, upending the trial of the Army officer charged with the 2009 rampage.

2012/12/04

Midland Parade Crash Victim To Be Laid To Rest

More than two weeks after a horrific Veterans Day parade crash in Midland left four veterans dead, one of the victims will be laid to rest after passing through North Texas.

2012/11/28

A man waves an American flag. (credit: Getty Images/Hector Mata/AFP)

Funeral Held For Veteran Who Saved Wife In Parade

A funeral will be held in Amarillo for an Army sergeant who saved his wife from a West Texas train crash, but was killed in the collision.

2012/11/19

A fallen soldiers memorial is seen in front of a podium at a November 10, 2009 service for the 13 victims of the Fort Hood shooting rampage. (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Fort Hood Shooting Victims Sue Government

On the third anniversary of the Fort Hood shooting rampage, victims and family members are suing the government and seeking compensation over the attack.

2012/11/06

Victims Call Fort Hood Shooting “Terrorism”

Three years after the shooting at Fort Hood, victims urged the government to declare it terrorism. “It was an act of terrorism,” said Kimberly Munley, who was shot three times.

2012/10/19

Court Hears Fort Hood Suspect’s Beard Case

An appeals court will hear arguments Thursday about an issue that has postponed the murder trial for the suspect in the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military installation: his beard.

2012/10/11

Actress Michelle Monaghan attends the Cinema Society & Coach screening of "Source Code" at the Crosby Street Hotel on March 31, 2011 in New York City. (credit: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Michelle Monaghan Filming Movie At Fort Bliss

Actress Michelle Monaghan of “Source Code” and “Gone Baby Gone” fame is at Fort Bliss filming a movie about a U.S. Army medic who returns from the war in Afghanistan.

2012/10/08

Local Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

TOLAR (CBSDFW.COM) – A soldier from the small town of Tolar, has been confirmed dead in Afghanistan. Unconfirmed reports say that Riley Stephens, 39, a 1991 Tolar High graduate, was killed in action on Thursday. […]

2012/09/29

U.S. Army mortar men from the 2-27th Infantry Regiment fire mortars at a Taliban position (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Opinion: Obama’s Afghan Surge Failed

With the situation getting worse on the ground Obama has ended the surge just in time for the election in November. Taliban and related attacks against NATO powers were approximately 2,700 in August of 2009 when Obama made his contrary-to-campaign promised-move to step up the nation’s military assistance in Afghanistan. Three years later, in August of 2012, there were more attacks – nearly 3,000.

2012/09/29

Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Out Of Hospital

The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood was released Wednesday after a four-day hospital stay. Authorities have not said why he was hospitalized.

2012/09/26