Tag: soldier
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Trump’s reported racist insult about Mexican American soldier draws bitter backlash — and staunch denials
A racist comment former President Donald Trump is reported to have made about murdered soldier Vanessa Guillén is drawing backlash from some Hispanics, but it could be tempered by her sister’s support for Trump and the current political divide among Latinos. The Atlantic magazine reported that Trump, when he was president, complained about the cost…
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U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea sentenced to time served
Travis King, the U.S. soldier who ran across the Demilitarized Zone and into North Korea last year, was sentenced Friday to a prison term that amounts to the time he has already served. King pleaded guilty to five charges: One count of desertion, one count of assault on a non-commissioned officer, and three counts of…