Officer A.J. Castaneda was running radar outside of his police vehicle when he was struck and killed by a young driver who lost control of his vehicle. Castaneda is best described as a “loving father of two children, a friend, a trusted colleague and an outstanding officer whose passion was providing service to the public.” …
SAC DeSarno, @USAttyNealyCox and local law enforcement agencies held a press conference earlier; identifying the shooter as 22-year-old Brian Isaack Clyde. Clyde was killed after opening fire at the Earle Cabell Federal Bldg. A press conference is scheduled for later. FBI DallasVerified account @FBIDallas 11:38 AM – 17 Jun 2019 Gunman Opens Fire At Federal Courthouse in …
Atom Spy Case/Rosenbergs FBI The government of the Soviet Union, as it was then known, publicly announced the detonation of an atomic bomb. Past experience taught Americans to treat Moscow pronouncements lightly. However, the White House, in a solemn statement in September 1949, related the disheartening news which startled and shocked the nation. The Kremlin …
Fat Man, Little Boy, A Packet of Jell-O In June 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for conspiracy to commit espionage under the U.S. Espionage Act of 1917. Members of the communist party, the Rosenbergs were convicted of passing secret information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union in 1945. Their case remains …
Defining a Spy: the Espionage Act On June 15, 1917, just two months after the United States entered World War I, Congress adopted the Espionage Act. The act, which was meant to define the act of espionage during wartime, put new limits to Americans’ First Amendment rights. The Espionage Act gave the federal government increased …
Since the Five Sullivan Brothers served together and died together in 1942, the military has been hesitant to deploy siblings together. As you recall, the five Sullivan brothers (Albert, Francis, George, Joseph, and Madison) served together as shipmates aboard the cruiser USS Juneau after requesting special permission from the Secretary of the Navy. The Juneau …
Army Veteran John Frey’s family reached out and requested 101 birthday cards in recognition his 101st birthday 8 June. The message went out nationwide, with letters streaming in from 50 states and world wide, with letters pouring in from 12 countries according to AP. Even the Japan times ran the AP article that featured Frey …
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Active-duty members of the military deployed near the U.S.-Mexico border have been assigned to spend a month painting a mile-long stretch of barriers to improve their “aesthetic appearance.”Lawmakers were notified of the action on Wednesday in an email message from the DHS, CBS reported. “While the primary purpose is to improve the aesthetic appearance of …
