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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The latest statistics released by the Department of Defense show the number of military suicides declined in 2013. Preliminary numbers show 261 active duty service members took their own lives last year. In 2012, 319 active-duty troops died by suicide. -
With Clint Eastwood directing and Bradley Cooper playing the title role, casting directors of Chris Kyle biopic "American Sniper" were still looking for someone to play Kevin Lacz, a Navy SEAL teammate of Kyle's. So, they hired Lacz. -
Navy investigators are looking into allegations that Capt. Gregory McWherter, a former two-time commander of the Blue Angels, allowed a hostile work environment filled with lewd comments and pornographic images. On Friday, the Navy relieved McWherter of his post as executive officer of Naval Base Coronado. -
A new website created by the federal government aims to make it easier for veterans - and their spouses - to find jobs in the civilian world. -
A second member of the U.S. military is facing criminal charges in connection with the strangling death of Petty Officer 2nd Class Dmitry Chepusov. The Army has charged Spc. Cody A. Kramer with facilitating the strangling of Chepusov, who was found dead in a car in Germany in the early morning hours of Dec. 14, 2013. -
No need bid adieu to that Big Mac. The U.S. Department of Labor is temporarily exempting fast food restaurants on Navy and Marine Corps installations from new minimum wage rules that led to the closure of McDonald's restaurants on several bases.
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