Tag: Army
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Army defeats Air Force in rivalry game at Empower Field at Mile High
The Army Black Knights handed Air Force their first defeat of the 2023 season in a convincing 23-3, run-heavy competition.
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‘We’re not left behind. We are standing behind him’: Denver dad leaves wife, baby to fight for Israel
Denver native, Elazar Fleischmann, joins war in Israel
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American defector to North Korea had loose ties to Fort Carson, Colorado Springs
The U.S. soldier who fled into North Korea on Tuesday had loose ties to the 4th Infantry Division based in Colorado Springs. Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King, a cavalry scout, traveled to South Korea with the 1st Brigade Combat Team within the 1st Armored Division based in Fort Bliss, Texas. He was then administratively attached…
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Families of fallen Colorado heroes receive mortgage payoffs from nonprofit
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is helping the families of fallen Fountain police officer Julian Becerra and Green Beret Micah Walker
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Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose honored with monument at Colorado Capitol
The rumble of decades old radial engines, followed by the crack of rifles rendering a military salute and the ever mournful “Taps” set the stage for the dedication of a monument to Colorado’s own Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose. Rose was noted for his bravery, leading troops from the front during World War II and being,…
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WWII veteran, First Sgt. Harold Nelson, is awarded Silver Star in Fort Carson ceremony
First Sargeant Harold Nelson, 107, of Aurora is awarded the Silver Star by Maj. Gen. Charles D. Costanza. Nelson is believed to be Colorado’s oldest World War II veteran and was given the award for “gallantry in action.”
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In major step, Space Force takes over all military satellite communications
The Space Force has taken over all of the Department of Defense’s military satellite communication functions, a major step in building the new service. The Navy and the Army have transferred major satellite communication operations to the Space Force in an effort to consolidate training, operations, acquisition and other activities, according to a news release.…
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For veterans in Colorado Springs, fly fishing leads to healing waters
TELLER COUNTY • After 20 years in the Army, Chuck Myers retired in 2014. “They don’t really prepare you,” he says. “They just hand you a bunch of materials and basically say, ‘All right, you’re good to go.’” Myers was not good to go. His life was organized by assignments, by precise instructions and goals…
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Where chemical weapons once grew, now animals rule preserve near Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Where chemical weapons were once made on the plains east of Denver, bison and other wildlife now thrive. The Rocky Mountain Arsenal is a “flagship urban refuge,” a title that comes with a $1 million funding boost to expand programs committed to education and improved…
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Colorado centenarian who served as British Army officer in WWII shares her slice of history
Nine months to the day before guns fell silent on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, effectively ending World War I, Monica Agnew-Kinnaman was born in Britain. She grew up in the north-central county of Yorkshire and heard stories of uncles who served in World War I — one…