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An 82nd Airborne Division soldier whose patrol came under fire in Syria last August will face court-martial for a series of charges that include violating orders and reckless endangerment, the military said.

By CHAD GARLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 3, 2021 An 82nd Airborne Division soldier is facing charges stemming from a deadly firefight in Syria between U.S. forces and those backing the regime of President Bashar Assad. Sgt. 1st Class Robert Nicoson, the platoon sergeant on a patrol that came under fire in August near the northeastern Syrian town of Qamishli, faces an Article 32 hearing later this month, similar to a civilian grand jury proceeding, to review evidence against him on s...

May 3, 2021 A US Army soldier previously under consideration for military honors for his actions during a lethal skirmish with a Syrian pro-regime militia last year is now facing criminal charges over the incident. The US militarys allegations against Sgt. 1st Class Robert Nicoson of the 82nd Airborne Division include two counts of failure to obey a lawful order, two counts of reckless endangerment, one count of communicating threats and three counts of obstructing justice. The case was first ...

Gunfight at Syrian checkpoint leads to charges against sergeant first class Sgt. 1st Class Robert Nicoson pictured during a patrol in Syria. (Courtesy of the Nicoson family) A rare gunfight between U.S. paratroopers and pro-Syrian regime forces last summer has led to charges against a senior enlisted soldier assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The clash occurred near Tal al-Zahab, in Syria’s northeast, where a tenuous U.S. military presence has guarded lu...

Army denies medals, Special Forces insignia to soldier Trump pardoned for alleged murder Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY Trump: I am backing ‘war fighters’ in SEAL case Replay Video UP NEXT WASHINGTON – The Army has rejected an appeal to return medals for valor to retired Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, a Special Forces soldier former President Donald Trump pardoned for alleged murder in Afghanistan. It was one of three high-profile cases in which Trump interceded on behalf of troop...

USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The Army has rejected an appeal to return medals for valor to retired Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, a Special Forces soldier former President Donald Trump pardoned for alleged murder in Afghanistan. It was one of three high-profile cases in which Trump interceded on behalf of troops accused of war crimes. The decision regarding Golsteyn, reached last June, was not announced by the Army in Trumps final months as president but is revealed in documents released to USA TODAY. ...

Major plea deal debate in Navy medic death probe case ABC 10News and last updated 2021-03-09 21:31:09-05 TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KGTV) - In a move that the prosecutors said they had never seen before, a plea agreement was halted this week inside a courthouse on the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps base, located northeast of San Diego. “We were just disgusted with a plea agreement that we did not agree upon,” said Jose De Leon, the father of fallen corpsman HM3 Michael Vincent De Leon....

Ben Finley Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. — A U.S. Navy SEAL has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the hazing death of a U.S. Army Green Beret while the men served together in Africa. The SEALs attorney said he plans to appeal the punishment. Tony DeDolph received the sentence Saturday from a jury of fellow service members at a Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia, the Navy said in a statement Monday. He had pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and related counts Jan. 14. D...

Navy SEAL gets 10 years in strangulation death of Army Green Beret staff sergeant January 25 Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar was found dead of strangulation on June 4, 2017, in housing he shared with other special operations forces personnel in Bamako, Mali. (Army) A Navy SEAL who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the hazing death of a Green Beret staff sergeant while deployed to Africa has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, forfeiture of pay, reduction to E-1 and a dishonorable disc...

U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 member Tony DeDolph was sentenced over the weekend to 10 years in prison for the June 2017 hazing death of U.S. Army Green Beret Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar. The Virginian Pilot reported DeDolph was also demoted from the rank of chief petty officer to seaman, and will be dishonorably discharged and will have to forfeit pay. DeDolph’s sentence comes more than a week after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Melgar’s death. DeDolph, Chief SWO Adam C. Matthews, U.S. Marine R...