US Army charges Private Travis King with desertion over dash into North Korea
Reuters The US Army has charged Private Travis King with crimes ranging from desertion for running into North Korea in July to assault against fellow soldiers and solicitation of child pornography, according to documents obtained by Reuters. The Army’s case against King, which has not been previously reported, includes eight distinct charges under the Uniform […]
North Korea says Travis King wants refuge from mistreatment, racism in US
Seoul, South KoreaReuters North Korea concluded that Travis King wants refuge there or in another country because of “inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination” in the US and the military, state media said on Wednesday, Pyongyang’s first public acknowledgement of King’s crossing from South Korea on 18th July. A private in the US Army, King dashed […]
US declines to invoke prisoner of war status for Travis King
Washington DC, US Reuters The United States has declined so far to classify Army Private Travis King as a prisoner of war, despite his being taken into North Korean custody after he crossed into the country last month, four US officials told Reuters. The decision, which could mean King is not covered by the protections […]
US scrambles to determine fate of soldier Travis King, who fled to North Korea
Paju, South Korea/Washington DC, USReuters US officials scrambled on Wednesday to determine the fate of an American soldier who made an unauthorised crossing into North Korea, handing Washington a new crisis in its dealings with the nuclear-armed state. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told a regular briefing the Pentagon had “reached out” to counterparts in […]
US Army makes history promoting Black woman chaplain to colonel
Last update: 10.20am, 9th September (AEST)RNS The US Army has promoted an active-duty African American woman chaplain to the rank of colonel for the first time. Chaplain (Colonel) Monica R Lawson was given the new status in a ceremony streamed live Wednesday on the Facebook page of the US Army Chaplain Center and School. The African Methodist […]
US watchdog seeks discipline for Army chaplain who shared John Piper coronavirus book
RNS A military religious liberty watchdog has asked Defense Secretary Mark Esper to discipline an Army chaplain for his recent distribution of a new book by Christian author John Piper titled Coronavirus and Christ. Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, is representing 22 active-duty Catholic and Protestant chaplains who he said objected […]
ON THE SCREEN: ‘INDIVISIBLE’ AN “UPLIFTING STORY” OF FAITH, LOVE AND WAR
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘Indivisible’, based on the true story of US Army Chaplain Darren Turner…
THE INTERVIEW: DARREN TURNER, THE REAL LIFE CHAPLAIN BEHIND ‘INDIVISIBLE’ MOVIE
New movie, ‘Indivisible’, tells the story of the struggles US Army Chaplain Darren Turner and his wife, Heather, faced after he was deployed to Iraq. ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks to Turner about the stresses on military families, the roles of chaplains and coping with faith and doubt…