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Body Of Davie Soldier Flown Home For Services
FT. LAUDERDALE (CBS4) – Family and friends will gather Monday to mourn the loss of a Davie man who died while serving his country in Afghanistan. The body of Army Staff Sgt. Juan Rivadeneira, 27,...
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Local Soldier Home For The Holidays–Finally
MIAMI (CBS4) – There’s no place like home for the holidays. Just ask Oscar Ramos, a local soldier who’s spending Christmas with his South Florida family. Ramos has been serving in the Army National...
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Freshman Congressman West To Tour Guantanamo
MIAMI (CBS4) – South Florida Congressman Allen West, R-Plantation, will travel to Cuba Monday to tour the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay. CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald reports that West, a Tea...
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Good 4 You: Giving Back To Service Members
HOLLYWOOD (CBS4) – This week’s Good 4 You goes to people volunteering their time to help others in honor of the victims of 9/11. President Barack Obama recently spoke about the importance of giving of...
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Miami Man Arrested For Deserting U.S. Army
MIAMI – (CBSMiami.com) – A Miami man was arrested earlier this week after the U.S. Army accused him of deserting. Palma Walter, 34, appeared before a bond court judge Wednesday and said through his...
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Miami Soldier Killed During Attack In Afghanistan
MIAMI (CBS4) – Family and friends are mourning the loss of a South Florida soldier who died after his unit was attacked with small arms fire in Afghanistan. Spc. Gerardo Campos, 23, died Saturday in...
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Body Of Miami Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Returned To S. Fla.
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — The body of a Miami soldier who died in combat in Afghanistan was returned to South Florida on Tuesday. Army Specialist Gerardo Campos, 23, died Saturday June 2nd after his unit was...
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Nearly 100 Soldiers Heading Home From Afghan Combat
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Following 225 long, brutal days of combat duty in Afghanistan, nearly 100 Army soldiers are coming home Tuesday, possibly sooner. CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald reports the...
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Opinion: Obama’s Afghan Surge Failed
Now that President Barack Obama has ended the military surge in Afghanistan, the analysts are taking a hard look at what was accomplished since Obama made his surprising move in 2009 when he decided...
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South Florida Soldier Returns Home For 2013
WEST PALM BEACH (CBS4) – A South Florida family brought in the New Year with a special surprise, when a soldier was finally reunited with his loved ones. Sergeant David Palma had been serving a tour of...
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Sequester Cuts Set To Impose Austerity On Florida & U.S.
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It’s an arcane budget term, but the sequester, is set to fundamentally reshape federal spending in ways that could set the economy on a path back to recession. The sequester is the...
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National Guard Facing Furloughs And Other Cuts
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — Across the nation, thanks to Congressional gridlock, the National Guard is preparing for major cuts and furloughs due to the automatic budget cuts contained in the federal...
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Dept. Of Defense Cancels All Athletic Events Due To Shutdown
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The government shutdowns’ unintended consequences is reaching into the sports world. The Department of Defense suspended all intercollegiate athletic events for all of the service...
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Army Surgical Team Learning At Ryder Trauma Center
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – An Army surgical team that needed to hone its trauma skills came to Ryder Trauma Center to learn from some of the best. The 909th Army Forward Surgical Team from Fort Sheridan, Ill.,...
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College Football Spotlight: Texas And Army Coaching Searches On Different...
By Kevin McGuire (Credit, Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but that is rarely the case for a college football head coach. While the final shopping days before...
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Florida Man To Receive Prestigious Medal Of Honor
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — A Florida man will receive the prestigious Medal of Honor, but he said that he is “shocked” to hear the news that he will receive the award. Melvin Morris was commanding a strike...
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Painful Reminder For Mother Of Slain Miami Officer
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — A South Florida mother is coping with the painful reminder that she will have to bury her son, an officer who was found dead in his Pembroke Pines home. For Lucille Patrick, Mother’s...
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Divers Deploy 9/11 Memorial Flag on Key West Shipwreck
KEY WEST (CBSMiami/FKNB) — Divers in the Florida Keys decided to honor their country on July 4th by attaching a 9/11 memorial flag to a historic shipwreck. The historic wreck is located at Florida...
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Georgia Girl Struck By Plane On Florida Beach Dies
SARASOTA, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) —A plane that crash-landed on a beach off the western coast of Florida has claimed a second life. Nine year old Ocrana Irizzary was struck by the plane as it attempted to...
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WWII Soldier’s Remains Linked To His Delray Beach Nephew
DELRAY BEACH (CBSMiami) – The remains of an American soldier, who fought in World War II, have been identified and brought back for a proper burial. On June 15, 1944, Army Pfc. Bernard Gavrin was...
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Gold Star Mother’s Day Sunset Sail
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A group of Army moms will gather Sunday to celebrate the lives of their loved ones and reassure each other that although they are gone, they will never be forgotten. The U.S. Army...
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Former U.S. Rep. From S. Fla To Take Over TX Think Tank
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter WEST PALM BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) — Former Representative Allen West said he is leaving Florida to take over a Texas think tank. The one-term congressman announced...
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Soldier Surprises Daughter At Fake Pep Rally In Pembroke Pines
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Friday morning pep rallies are a time honored tradition in high school. The band plays. The dancers perform. The football team usually tears...
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Horses Who Served In Army Free To Adopt
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A number of horses retiring from service in the Army are up for adoption and free to a good home. Kennedy, a 15-year-old Standardbred, and...
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Soldier From Hollywood Collapses, Dies After Training
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Investigators are trying to find out what caused a soldier to collapse and die after a routine training run – leaving his family devastated....
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Body Of Local Soldier Returns To South Florida
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The body of a local soldier who collapsed and died after a routine training run has returned to South Florida. Matthew Hester died on Monday,...
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Sex Assault Reports Up At Navy, Army Academies
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter WASHINGTON (CBSMiami/AP) — Reports of sexual assaults rose in two of three military academies last year and an anonymous survey suggests sexual misconduct rose...
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Bergdahl Back In Court As Trump Talk Looms Over Case
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter RALEIGH, N.C. (CBSMiami/AP) — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will return to a courtroom where prosecutors plan to present evidence that his fellow service members were...
View ArticleHomestead Army Veteran Desperately Searching For Lost Service Dog
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter HOMESTEAD (CBSMiami) – An army veteran is desperate to find his service dog and best friend, missing in Homestead since Tuesday night. That’s when Max...
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‘We Found Max’: Army Veteran’s Missing Service Dog Found
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter HOMESTEAD (CBSMiami) – A heartbroken Army veteran is now celebrating after his beloved service dog, missing for nearly a week, is found safe. Jonathan Arencibia...
View ArticleFirst Female African-American Army Combat Intelligence Pilot Instills...
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – February marks Black History Month and CBS4 News is honoring African American firsts in South Florida. This week we are putting the spotlight...
View ArticleArmy Awards Medals To Three Students Killed In Stoneman Douglas Shooting
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter WASHINGTON (CNN) — Three Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students who died last are being awarded medals for heroism by the U.S. Army. Alaina Petty, Peter...
View ArticleU.S. Army Sergeant Comes Home To Miami-Dade After 24 Years Of Service
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – An emotional homecoming Monday for a U.S. Army Sergeant and his family as he comes home for good after 24 years of service. U.S. Army...
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Heroes Among Us: Army Veteran Recalls Vietnam Service &“Being In The Gay...
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter SUNRISE (CBSMiami) — Now to a weekly segment you will only see right here on CBS4. Every Friday, in partnership with the Florida Panthers, we put the spotlight...
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Goodwill’s Manufacturing Team Working To Make Army’s New Dress Uniform
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Something about the work done by Goodwill South Florida might surprise you. The organization is taking on another project for the U.S. Army. Goodwill’s manufacturing team will make...
View Article‘Auburn-Texas A&M Really Going To Decide Potential Fates For Both These...
(CBS DFW) — The college football regular season is nearing the home stretch. CBS and CBS Sports Network will be airing lots of action as conference races start to sort themselves out. The SEC West is...
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