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Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. on Houston Life, a soldier deployed overseas surprised his daughter at her Katy high school. Both daughter and father join us in the studio to chat about this experience. See the full interview in the video above.

The remains of an Indian army soldier have been found more than 38 years after he went missing on a glacier at the highest point along the heavily militarized contested border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir, officials said Wednesday. The soldier and 17 other colleagues were occupying a ridge on Siachen Glacier, high in the Karakoram range in disputed Kashmir's Ladakh region, in May 1984 when they were hit by an avalanche, officials said. A team of soldiers on Monday found human remains at the glacier with an identity disc saying they belonged to Chandra Shekhar, one of the missing men, the Indian army said.

Shallow graves are discovered on the outskirts of the capital, weeks after Russia's attempted advance.

The 21-year-old serviceman has pled guilty to killing her husband in a village in Ukraine's north-east.

The Russian soldier, identified only as Dmitri, told The Guardian he does "not want to go back" to Ukraine.

Officials say it happened during a training exercise. They're still looking for the bear.

Alyona Mazurenko - Saturday, 30 April 2022, 20:12 In a new intercepted call, a Russian soldier tells his wife about Russian plans to storm the Dnipropetrovsk Region and admits to looting. Source: Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine Details: Ukrainian intelligence reports that the name of the soldier whose call was intercepted is Ruslan and that he was mobilised from the territory of the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic"; his unit is currently stationed in Zel

A Texas National Guard soldier has gone missing along a river during a mission-related incident in Eagle Pass, according to the Texas Military Department.

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A veteran of the Soviet-Afghan war is among many older Ukrainians now seeking refuge abroad.

People in Burkina Faso awoke to a new military-led junta Tuesday morning, after mutinous soldiers ousted democratically elected President Roch Marc Christian Kabore and seized control of the West African country

Authorities in the Dominican Republic tell The Associated Press they have detained a key suspect in the killing of Haiti’s president with help from the U.S. An official not allowed to speak publicly about the case said Monday that Rodolphe Jaar is being handled as a U.S. prisoner and was arrested under instruction by U.S. authorities

Her husband of 50 years has had an "emotional affair" for a year with an old flame from college, and he won't apologize or confirm that it's over.

The soldier who went missing from Fort Hood on Thursday has now been found safe, officials confirmed Sunday.

The last soldier had left Afghanistan, and the president once again explained himself and explained the circumstances of his decision.

Fort Sill is receiving additional help from the Army Criminal Investigative Division to investigate the claims.

Soldiers suspended after a female soldier's allegations that she was sexually assaulted, the Army post's commanding general said.

Jackson was believed to be the last surviving widow of a Civil War soldier when she died Dec. 16, 2020 in Marshfield, Mo. Bolin was also a Civil War veteran who fought for the Union in the border state of Missouri. Jackson was almost certainly the last remaining widow of a Civil War soldier when she died Dec. 16 at a nursing home in Marshfield, Missouri. Bolin, a widower who had served as a private in the 14th Missouri Cavalry during the Civil War seven decades earlier, lived nearby. What do you mean he was in the Civil War?’” Inman said.

Elder Fernandes, 23, was found late Tuesday in Temple, according to local police. Fernandes is the third soldier from Fort Hood to go missing in the past year. Natalie Khawam, who is representing the Fernandes family, said Army police told family members about the discovery late Tuesday night. U.S. Army officials confirmed Wednesday that initial identification points to the body found being Fernandes and said they were grieving with the Fernandes family. According to Isabel Fernandes, the family was told by Army officials that a different superior signed her nephew's hospital release.

HOUSTON Murals featuring fallen Fort Hood soldier, Vanessa Guillen, are being painted across the state in the days since the U.S. Army confirmed that the human remains found near the Leon River in Bell County on June 30 were indeed hers. Many of the murals bear her image and are reminiscent of the hashtags #Justice4Vanessa, #justiceforvanessaguillen #iamvanessaguillen and #vanessaguillen -- trending since she went missing on April 22. HoustonGalvestonKilleenDonnaFort WorthSan JuanWeslacoFresno, TexasAustinCecily Aguilar, 22, is accused of tampering with evidence in connection with the 20-year-old soldiers disappearance. She told investigators her estranged husband, soldier Aaron Robinson killed Guillen with a hammer on April 22 and asked her to help him dispose of the body. Robinson died last week from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

FORT HOOD, Texas Vanessa Guillen, the Fort Hood soldier from Houston who has been missing since April, received a promotion due to her time in service, according to the U.S. Army. In a news release, the Army said that Guillen was promoted to specialist, effective Wednesday. The remains have yet to be identified, but Guillens family said they believe they belong to her. According to the Army, another suspect in the case is the estranged wife of a former Fort Hood soldier, who is in custody and awaiting charges. There will be a 2 p.m. news conference to address the current status of the investigation.

"48 Hours" Presents: Private Needham's War A young soldier suffering from PTSD is accused of killing his girlfriend -- was she another casualty of war?

CBS News has confirmed the name of one of the nine soldiers who died in what the Army is calling a tragic accident during a routine training exercise. Eddy Rae'Laurin Gates and eight other soldiers were killed in Texas floodwaters. Flash flooding reportedly washed away their two-and-a-half ton military vehicle. David Begnaud is learning more about the soldiers.

Everyone in John Colone's unit thought he was dead after he was shot four times in 1968 during the Vietnam War. They were so certain, they put him in a body bag and sent him to the morgue. Lucky for Colone, the morgue had a very thorough attendant. Steve Hartman had to hear this story for himself, "On the Road."

One U.S. service member was killed and two were wounded in fighting in southern Afghanistan. CBS News National Security and Foreign Affairs correspondent Cami McCormick joins CBSN with the latest details.

Sergeant Alexander Alexandrov says that he was sent into Ukraine with Russian troops on a secret mission. As CBS News correspondent Clarissa Ward reports, Alexandrov's claim is in stark contrast to Russia's denial of involvement.

Watch a staff sergeant surprise her mom during the mom's college graduation. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers and Elaine Quijano have the details.