The Combined Department of the Army (DA) and General Officer (GO) Retirement Ceremony for April 2025. This ceremony takes place each month at Conmy Hall on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia.
A convicted rapist and kidnapper was sentenced to life in prison for a series of crimes against fellow soldiers. Sgt. Greville Clarke, 31, received his life sentence April 24 at the conclusion of his court-martial at the Lawrence Williams Judicial Center, Fort Cavazos, Texas.
A soldier pleaded guilty to the murder of Nicholas F. Hokema during his court-martial April 23 at the Cascade Court Complex, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Pvt. Jonathan K. Lee, 26, a signal intelligence analyst, also pleaded guilty to desertion, resisting arrest, and two specifications of failure to obey a lawful order.
A military judge sentenced a soldier to five years in prison for sexually assaulting and abusing a minor. Staff Sgt. Ramon Rojas Martinez, 31, pleaded guilty during his court-martial April 8 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Courtroom.
A military jury convicted Staff Sgt. Joshua Jordan, 32, of multiple offenses to include domestic violence and assault consummated by a battery during his court-martial on April 4 at the Rose Barracks Courtroom.
Pvt. Sean Bryce, 25, was convicted, pursuant to his plea of guilty, of abusive sexual contact and aggravated assault by strangulation of a local civilian woman during his court-martial April 3 at the Fort Sill Court Room. The military judge sentenced Bryce to 18 months in prison and a bad conduct discharge from the Army.
