{"id":73297,"date":"2017-07-10T18:23:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T22:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=73297"},"modified":"2017-07-10T21:24:22","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T01:24:22","slug":"ikaika-erik-kang-soldier-arrested-in-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=73297","title":{"rendered":"Ikaika Erik Kang; soldier arrested in Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hawaii Now<\/a> reports that Ikaika Erik Kang, 34 a soldier stationed in Hawaii has been arrested by the FBI;<\/p>\n

FBI special agents and SWAT arrested Ikaika Erik Kang, 34, on Saturday evening at his Waipahu apartment.<\/p>\n

FBI spokesman Arnold Laanui said Kang is with the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fox News<\/a> reports that Kang was arrested for his connections to ISIS and the arrest was the culmination of a year-long investigation. (Not a “year-long infestation” like the article says)<\/p>\n

Added from<\/strong> NBC News<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Kang’s service record shows that he was an air traffic control operator with the 25th Infantry Division at U.S. Army Pacific Command.<\/p>\n

He was deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and South Korea and has been awarded the Army Commendation Medal, the Achievement Medal, the Humanitarian Service medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, among others. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From<\/strong> the Associated Press<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Kang enlisted in the Army in December 2001 just months after the Sept. 11 attacks. He served in Iraq from March 2010 to February 2011 and Afghanistan from July 2013 to April 2014.<\/p>\n

Kang was assigned to the headquarters of the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They say he was a Sergeant First Class.<\/p>\n

…And it’s PTSD<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Kang’s father, Clifford, said that his son may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from his tours overseas.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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