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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Congress has voted to restore $200 million in cuts to the taxpayer subsidies that help fund military commissaries. -
Marine veteran Angela Madsen, 54, became the first paraplegic to successfully row the epic 2,500 mile journey from California to Hawaii. Madsen and her rowing partner departed Long Beach on May 20 and arrived in Honolulu on July 19. -
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service has confirmed its investigators are involved in the search for Erin Corwin. The pregnant 20-year-old was last seen three weeks ago at her home on the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base. -
James Scott Bumgarner, a.k.a. James Garner, served in the Merchant Marines, the Oklahoma National Guard, and the U.S. Army. Garner was injured in the Korean War and twice awarded the Purple Heart before being discharged in 1952.
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Chelsea Manning, formerly known as Army Pvt. Bradley Manning, will begin treatment for gender identity disorder while in military custody at Fort Leavenworth's prison. The Army had requested Manning be sent to a civilian prison for more sophisticated treatment, but the Bureau of Prisons denied that request. -
The military will hold an Article 32 hearing Friday to determine if there is enough evidence to bring Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Oliver to trial in the strangulation killing of Navy Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Dmitry Chepusov.
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