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GMA Network
08-07-2025
- GMA Network
Suspected rebel killed, guns seized in Butuan clashes
A suspected rebel was killed while two high-powered firearms were seized during a series of armed encounters in the hinterlands of Barangay Pianing, Butuan City on Monday, July 7, 2025. According to the 4th Infantry Division (4ID), troops of the 29th Infantry Battalion responded to a report about the presence of armed men allegedly recruiting and extorting from residents in the area. The operating team engaged the armed men in a firefight that lasted for about two minutes, which resulted in the confiscation of an M16 rifle. After a few hours, another encounter erupted while the troops were pursuing the fleeing armed group. The encounter lasted for about five minutes, which resulted in the death of an alleged member of the New People's Army (NPA) who is yet to be identified. A R4 rifle was also confiscated. 'This encounter is a direct result of our continued collaboration with local communities and former rebels who have chosen the path of peace. We remain committed to safeguarding our peace-loving people and putting an end to the threats posed by the NPA,' 29IB Commander, Lt. Col. Mark Tabon, said. 4ID Commander, Major General Michele Anayron, Jr., lauded the troops for the successful operation. 'This latest success highlights our relentless pursuit of peace and security in Caraga. Every neutralized enemy and captured firearm diminishes the NPA's capacity to conduct armed violence. We call on the remaining members of the NPA to lay down their arms and return to the folds of the law, while they still have the chance. Otherwise, our troops will relentlessly hunt them down to prevent them from further endangering the lives of innocent civilians and disrupting peace and development in the region,' Anayron said.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Fort Carson commemorates D-Day's 81st anniversary
(FORT CARSON, Colo.) — Soldiers from Fort Carson and the 4th Infantry Division marked the 81st anniversary of D-Day on Thursday, June 5, at the Mountain Post. On June 6, 1944, approximately 130,000 American and Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, ultimately turning the tide for Allied troops in World War II. Thursday's ceremony honored the service and sacrifice of 4th Infantry Division soldiers who fought during both D-Day and WWII. A few soldiers also choose to re-enlist ahead of the solemn milestone. 'I am honored to serve in such a great military force,' said SPC Evan French. 'It also allows me to honor those who have fallen in combat, no matter what date, or year, or time.' In total, 197 4th Infantry Division soldiers lost their lives during that fateful battle. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Chicago Tribune
02-06-2025
- General
- Chicago Tribune
Column: Tom McDade, a Park Forest developer, landed on Utah Beach on D-Day
For those of us of a certain generation, June 6 has a special meaning. It is and will always be D-Day, the day American and British forces stormed the beaches of France during World War II. As in past years, there will be few if any public memorials commemorating the events that took place that day 81 years ago. It was only one of numerous historic events that took place in four-plus years of worldwide conflict Casualties were high. Some 2,501 Americans were killed and allied forces suffered about 10,000 casualties. Estimates show some 5,000 Allied troops were wounded with German casualties to have been between 4,000 and 9,000. There are, however, strong links between the fighting on the beaches that day in June and the development of Park Forest, a 'G.I. Town' built to house returning veterans from the war. One is the story of Tom McDade. The other two are the vial of sand I see every day and the flag honoring the man. No one knows how many D-Day veterans lived in Park Forest, but one who did, Tom McDade helped forge an unbreakable connection between those two points on the map. McDade was born in Scotland, and along with his family emigrated to Hillsboro, Illinois when he was 5 years old. He was 29 when Pearl Harbor was bombed Dec. 7, 1941. He was part of the 4th Infantry Division which landed on Utah Beach in Normandy on D-Day. After the war he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina, did graduate work at the University of Chicago and worked for the Chicago Housing Authority before joining Urban Investments and Development. The company was headed by Philip Klutznick, the man who helped reshape an old golf course and vacant farmland into a new kind of community called Park Forest. McDade was a jack-of-all-trades, including taking charge of all the rental units. Trying to keep tenants happy was never an easy task. Klutznick wrote in his book, 'Angles of Vision,' that Tom invested himself in the village, living in the young community while at the same time in charge of planning and development both as a trouble shooter for the company and as a social conscience. He often directed funds from the company to worthy organizations and corporations. He may not have been the only D-Day veteran who came to Park Forest, but once said that no matter where he lived, his heart never left the community. Later in life, Tom and his second wife, Mignon, lived in a Lake Shore Drive apartment overlooking Lake Michigan. But when he retired in 1985, he moved back to a more modest abode in Park Forest, moving into a house on Lakewood Boulevard when its former owner, Mayor Mayer Singerman, left town. He was never a company man. He was always a local in his heart. Never one to test the water temperature with his toes, McDade jumped headfirst into the pool of community life. It was as if he never left town as he renewed his interest in all phases of village life, including a stint on the board of the Park Forest Historical Society. When he was inducted into the Park Forest Hall of Fame three years after his death in 1992, his widow said, 'you could take him out of Park Forest, but not Park Forest out of him.' We made the trip to the Normandy beaches nearly 30 years ago and came home with a lasting memory. This was a time before our cameras were part of our cellphones, and when people needed to load film in their cameras in order to snap a photograph. On my desk, there sits a plastic container which once stored such a film roll. Inside there are a few thousand grains of sand from Omaha Beach. I see it every day. It sits in front of a folded flag given to his wife, my wife's mother. I see both and I remember.
Los Angeles Times
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Army to place large metal plates on D.C. streets to protect them from tanks during June parade
WASHINGTON — The Army will place large metal plates at key points on the streets of Washington to better protect the pavement from the movements of 25 M1 Abrams main battle tanks set to roll through the capital on June 14, a U.S. official told the Associated Press. The tanks are a key part of a parade that will honor the Army's 250th birthday and fall on President Trump's 79th birthday. Since it was announced, the parade has grown in scope and participation, and one of the highlights will be columns of tanks rolling in formation along Constitution Avenue. Each Abrams tank can weigh 60 tons or more and carry a crew of four. Concerns over the tanks' weight, and what that would do to D.C.'s streets, ultimately kept them from being used for a parade during Trump's first term. The metal plates are seen as the best way to protect the streets. Each plate weighs hundreds of pounds and will be placed at points along the parade route where the tanks will turn — and where their metal and rubber-shoed tracking that helps them move can do the most damage, the official said. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has said if tanks are used on the city's roads, funding to repair any damage they may do should also be part of the plans. Asked on Friday for a response to the Army's plan for metal plates, her office referred to her past comments. Movement of a single M1 Abrams tank is a loud affair — movement of 25 in unison is expected to be thunderous, the official said. The parade and celebration will likely cost between $25 million and $45 million, a White House official told the Associated Press. It will involve thousands of troops also marching in formation, in uniforms representing every U.S. conflict dating back to the Revolutionary War, which began in 1775. Each war will have 60 troops in period costume, followed by 400 troops from that same unit in their regular battle dress uniforms. For example, the Civil War will be represented by the Army's 4th Infantry Division, based in Fort Carson, Colo., with 60 soldiers wearing historical costumes and 400 in today's uniforms. Overall the parade plans call for about 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles and 50 helicopters to follow a route from the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., to the National Mall. The late-afternoon parade will be followed by a parachute jump by the Army's Golden Knights, a concert and fireworks. Copp and Price write for the Associated Press.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
4ID, Fort Carson hold transition of responsibility ceremony
(FORT CARSON, Colo.) — On Friday, May 9, the 4th Infantry Division (4ID) and Fort Carson hosted a Relinquishment of Responsibility Ceremony. The ceremony is a time-honored tradition in the military, symbolized by the passing of the battalion colors, or command responsibility, to the incoming Command Sergeant Major. In the case of a Relinquishment of Responsibility, the incoming Command Sergeant Major has yet to arrive, so responsibility is entrusted to the most senior noncommissioned officer in the formation in the interim. Division Command Sergeant Major Alexander Kupratty relinquished his responsibilities on Friday after 31 years of service and sacrifice. 'I would like to believe I put my heart and soul into this position and that is simply because our soldiers deserve nothing less,' said Sgt. Maj. Alexander Kupratty. 'There are not off days when you are a leader, and the profession of arms is one of the hardest.' Since attending Infantry One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Georgia, Kupratty has served at every leadership echelon in the Army, from team leader to Command Sgt. Maj. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
