Beth Ford Roth
Home Post BloggerBlogger Beth Ford Roth was born into a military family and has covered issues important to service members and their loved ones for many years. She has worked as a broadcast journalist in both commercial television and public radio.
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Army Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis, 24, died August 28, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The young soldier was killed when insurgents attacked his unit with what the Department of Defense reports as "an improvised explosive device, small arms and indirect fire." -
Army Sgt. 1st Class Ricardo D. Young, 34, died August 28 in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Young was killed when insurgents attacked his unit with gunfire. -
The commanding officer of the hospital ship USNS Comfort, Capt. Kevin J. Knoop, was relieved of his duties this week. The commander of Military Sealift Command, Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon, sacked Knoop because of a "loss of confidence in (his) ability to command." -
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jason Togi, 24, of American Samoa, was killed August 26 in Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a homemade bomb. -
The F-16C crash that killed pilot Capt. James Michael Steel on April 3, 2013 in Afghanistan was caused by his failure to "perceive mountainous terrain in his flight path," according to a new report by the U.S. Air Force. -
Camp Pendleton was the scene of an infamous act of road rage that was captured on video and made national news. Now, Marine Corps Installations West is providing some advice on how troops can avoid road rage.
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