SSG Daniel D. Busch—known as “Rambusch” to his high school buddies from Portage Senior High School—took leave to visit his mother in Barabou, Wisconsin. He had a heart-to-heart talk with her to explain that his unit, Army Special Forces Command Continue reading →

SPC Jeremy B. Bird ‘s Biography

19 year old Ranger Specialist Jeremy Bird was one of the 12 SPECOPS Warriors that did not survive an aviation crash during training.
May we remind each other that these men who died doing Continue reading →

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris of Milwaukee was the kind of guy who made everyone laugh and smile, said his instructor, Sgt. Calvin Freeman. But he was also a quick study, who was always one step ahead in Continue reading →

Sgt. Carson Holmquist, one of four Marines killed in last week’s attack on the Navy and Marine operations center, was remembered in his hometown as a man who loved his family and friends.
His obituary was released Tuesday  Continue reading →

KIEL (WITI) — A funeral with full military honors will be held in Kiel, Wisconsin on Monday evening, May 19th for U.S. Army Sergeant Heidi Ruh.

Ruh, 32, volunteered to go to Kosovo in February. She was fatally shot on Continue reading →

SSG Amy S. Krueger, 29, died on November 5, 2009 at Ft. Hood, TX, doing what she loved, proudly serving her country. She was born on August 7, 1980 in Sheboygan, daughter of Jeri (Rief) Krueger and David Diem. Amy Continue reading →

The family of an Army paratrooper who was killed in action in Afghanistan last week has released a statement.

The Department of Defense said Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Leggett died during combat in Kabul on Aug. 20. The Continue reading →

MILWAUKEE (WITI) The Department of Defense has listed the death of 19-year-old Lance Corporal Jeremiah Collins, Jr. of Milwaukee as non-hostile on the Operation Enduring Freedom casualties website.

Collins died on Friday, October 4 while supporting combat operations in Continue reading →

Wisconsin military police officer Staff Sgt. Jesse Grindey of Hazel Green dies in Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. Jesse Grindey, 30, of Hazel Green died Monday in Kandahar province, according to the DOD.

Grindey, who joined the Army 10 years ago, was Continue reading →