Idahoans in the Military

Meridian soldier's remains arrive in Boise [w/video]

The remains of Army Spc. Thomas Murach arrive at Gowen Field Wednesday, May 15, for an honorable transfer ceremony to Murach's family.

The remains of Army Spc. Thomas Murach were returned to his family Wednesday afternoon in an honorable transfer ceremony at Gowen Field.

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IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY - PHOTOS

Photos: Transfer ceremony for Spc. Thomas Murach

A coffin containing the body of Spc. Thomas P. Murach of Meridian, who was killed in Afghanistan on May 4 in an IED attack, was transferred to his family during a transfer ceremony at Gowen Field in Boise on Wednesday May 15, 2013.
IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY

Injured Boise Marine prepares to compete in Warrior Games

Marine Cpl. Travis Greene is honing his wheelchair basketball skills as he prepares to compete in the fourth-annual Warrior Games.
IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY

Fallen Meridian soldier's remains return to U.S.

A U.S. Army carry team transferred a flag-draped case containing the remains of Spc. Thomas P. Murach at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Tuesday.
IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY

Meridian soldier killed in Afghanistan

Spc. Thomas Paige Murach, 22, was one of five soldiers killed Saturday in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan. He was from Meridian.
IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY

'I'm proud of what we did': Three Idaho servicemen reflect on their roles in the Iraq War

During 2004-05, about 2,000 Idaho soldiers took part in the largest deployment in the Idaho National Guard's history, which culminated in a year-long deployment to Iraq.
IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY - PHOTOS

Photo gallery: Idaho National Guard returns

The first group of about 60 Idaho Army National Guard Citizen Soldiers of Company A, 1-168 General Support Aviation Battalion returned to Boise on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, after a 9-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, where they operated eight UH-60 Black Hawk...
IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY

Air Force dog in Mountain Home gets new digs, gigs

Military cainine who sniffed out explosives - and saved lives - will get a pampered retirement
IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY

Idaho woman named Marine spouse of the year at Camp Pendleton

An Idaho native and graduate of Boise State University has been named Camp Pendleton's spouse of the year by the Marine Corps.
IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY

Boise man helps bury the father he never knew, a pilot who died in Vietnam in 1966

A credit card provided the first major clue. Investigators obtained the American Express card from a villager in Laos in 2007. It belonged to Boise resident Kevin Hocevar’s father, James “Monty” Johnstone, who disappeared in a plane crash there in 1966.
NATIONAL ECONOMY

National Guard wages fight for work as members’ jobless rate soars

Training and deployment take workers away, but some Treasure Valley employers prove that can be handled