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ROCKWALL, Texas – A 20-year-old North Texan was one of two soldiers killed this week during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Spc. Jerod H. Osborne of Royce City died July 5 in an IED attack in Yakuta, Afghanistan. He was serving as a medic with the 4th Squadron, 73rd Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, [...]
By J.J. Smith. After hearing President Obama’s prime-time speech at West Point Military Academy last night, U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Rockwall) announced this morning he is pleased that President Obama seems to have listened to General Stanley McCrystal’s recommendations and ordered an increase of 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. “I am pleased that the President seems [...]
By Jerry Hogan, US Army Lt. Colonel (retired). And the argument goes on! Sitting on one side of the table are the President and his civilian advisors trying to understand military operations so they can make a decision on what the US should do about Afghanistan going forward. On the other side sit the military Generals [...]
The Military View Column, By Heath resident Jerry Hogan, US Army Lt. Col (ret.) Michael Shupak, formerly of Forney and now living in Rockwall, graduated from South Garland High School in 2000. In 2002 he went to work for the State of Texas and became a correctional officer in the Texas prison system. In 2004 he [...]
