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1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Retired 1st Sgt. Michael Jones leads a tour group through the grounds of the Old U.S. Disciplinary Barracks May 21, 2024, starting outside 12th Brick Grille ...
The military prisoners from the American Expeditionary Force from France were transferred to Fort Leavenworth Prison after World War I ended. They had learned of the success of the first strike while ...
The military has long used this fort as a prison, and now there is a new, maximum-security building on the property's northern edge. Set on about 50 acres of rolling hills near the Missouri River ...
Attempted Fort Leavenworth prison break leaves military inmate tangled on fence. Two inmates were injured in the April 29 escape attempt.
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A Memorial Day ceremony at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery recognized the sacrifices of military members and their families Monday. The Army post hosts the ceremony ...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.--The annual report of Capt. J.W. Pope, commandant of the United States military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for the year endod June 30 shows that a number of valuable ...
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — In the stratified world of the U.S. military, a measure of equality is found behind these century-old granite walls. Colonels and privates are addressed by the same title.
World War II veteran John McLauchlen was laid to rest at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery on Monday, more than 80 years after he was killed in action while serving as a bomber pilot in Burma.
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- Tom Schmitt displays photos from Abu Ghraib and winces. The former military police officer is mortified that detainees at the Iraq prison were dragged on leashes and ...
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FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) - Military officials say Bradley Manning has returned to a prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to serve his 35-year prison sentence ...
Fort Leavenworth Military Prison marks 150 years of service. By Peter Grande, U.S. Disciplinary Barracks Historian May 23, 2024. Retired 1st Sgt. Michael Jones leads a tour group through the ...