FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 30 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By David Dumas Although the Vietnam War ended 49 years ago, the heroic sacrifice of the troopers who fought made a lasting impact on the modern world. It was on April 25, 2024, during a ceremony to case the colors of the 1st Cavalry Division, that a distinguished Vietnam War veteran was honored with the presentation of the Distinguished Flying Cross, which he earned for his outstanding service and v  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A federal jury convicted a United States Army Major, currently assigned to Fort Liberty, on charges of dealing in firearms without a license, delivering firearms without notice to the carrier, smuggling goods from the United States, illegally exporting firearms without a license, making false statements made to an agency of the United States, maki  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Lawrence Levon Jones, age 45, of Raleigh, was sentenced to 480 months in prison for his role as a leader of a Raleigh-based drug organization that sourced drugs from Los Angeles, California, and Newark, New Jersey. Jones was convicted by a federal jury of drug trafficking and firearms offenses in December 2023. He has eight prior fe  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- President Biden issued the following statement on April 29, 2024, on the shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina: * * * Earlier today, four brave law enforcement officers - including a Deputy U.S. Marshal - were killed in the line of duty. They are heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice, rushing into harm's way to protect us. We mourn for them and their loved ones. And we pray for the recoveries of the courageous officers who were wounded. When a law enforcement officer   more