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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Seven U.S. troops and four Afghans were killed when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed this morning in Afghanistan. The Taliban is claiming responsibility for shooting down the aircraft. -
Smoke the donkey, a creature so beloved by Camp Pendleton Marines that they brought him home from Iraq, died last night of natural causes. Smoke was living at Take Flight Farms in Omaha and served as a therapy animal with the Wounded Warriors Family Support organization. -
A new study finds couples therapy helps treat the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. That's hopeful news for the estimated 20 percent of veterans who suffer from PTSD. -
The U.S. Air Force will release the results today of its hypersonic Waverider aircraft test flight, conducted Tuesday. The Waverider is a hybrid of an airplane and a rocket, and is designed to fly six times the speed of sound. -
All three Marines killed Friday by an Afghan police officer were assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion at Camp Pendleton, according to the Department of Defense. The Afghan police officer who shot the three Marines had invited the men to a pre-dawn meal. -
A new YouTube series called "Lauren" is a fictionalized account of a female soldier who has been sexually assaulted by three fellow soldiers, only to find reporting the crime prompts abuse of a different kind by her superior. The first episode of the series airs today.
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