Sep 21 Local News WKU Service Set For Slain Army Soldier A memorial service will be held Thursday on the campus of Western Kentucky University for Army 1st Lieutenant Eric Yates. The 26 year old Yates, a native of Rineyville, Kentucky, died Saturday when his unit was attacked by insurgents in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Yates was a 2008 graduate of Western’s ROTC program. He was a […] By Rick Howlett Sep 21 Local News WKU Service Set For Slain Army Soldier Rick Howlett
Jul 14 Local News Kentucky Soldier Killed In Afghanistan The Department of Defense says an Army soldier from Hardin County, Kentucky has been killed in Afghanistan. Twenty year old Pfc. Nathaniel Garvin of Radcliff died Monday at a base in Kandahar in a non-combat related incident. By Rick Howlett Jul 14 Local News Kentucky Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Rick Howlett
Jul 6 Local News Soldier From Oldham County Killed In Afghanistan By Rick Howlett Officials say a 33 year old Army soldier from LaGrange has been killed in a non-combat related incident in Afghanistan. Funeral arrangements are pending for Sgt. 1st Class Kristopher D. Chapleau, who died June 30. He was a member of the 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Here’s a press […] By Rick Howlett Jul 6 Local News Soldier From Oldham County Killed In Afghanistan Rick Howlett