KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN, JUNE 19, 2012, BUT HOW? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 17, 2020) — Mrs. Pauline Boyle, widow of former Chicago police officer and civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, has launched a change.org petition asking President Trump to declassify her late husband’s government file so that she might finally learn the cause of his […]
“L-3 COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE” by Pauline Boyle (Feb. 25, 2017) — [Editor’s Note: The letter below was sent to Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA50), a cosponsor of a resolution to disapprove a $418 million proposed sale of specially-outfitted airplanes to the Kenyan government reported to have been approved by the Obama administration on his […]
COMPUTER ACTIVATED REMOTELY, FILES DELETED BEFORE HER EYES by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 2, 2017) — On Monday, Pauline Boyle, whose husband, Thomas J. Boyle, Jr. was killed in Afghanistan in 2012 by what she believes was friendly fire, told The Post & Email that she recently witnessed one of her computers, which had been shut […]
HOW DOES A “NO RECORDS” RESPONSE BECOME “CLASSIFIED IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL DEFENSE?” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 6, 2016) — On September 28, the widow of a civilian contractor stationed in Afghanistan at the time of his death on June 19, 2012 filed an appeal to a September 6 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) […]
WIDOW OF KIA CIVILIAN CONTRACTOR: “WHAT I UNCOVERED DURING MY QUEST FOR THE TRUTH ABOUT MY HUSBAND’S DEATH IS UNBELIEVABLE” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 3, 2017) — In an interview last month, the widow of the late civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr., Pauline Boyle, told The Post & Email that in what she has […]
“IN TRUTH THERE IS PEACE, AND I HAVE NONE” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 3, 2016) — Over the last six months, The Post & Email has reported on the story of the late Thomas J. Boyle, Jr., a decorated U.S. Marine, retired officer of the Chicago Police Department, and in his retirement, a civilian contractor […]
“SOME MIGHT CALL THAT NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 26, 2016) — In our last article about the death of civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr., The Post & Email reported that as a result of private conversations and other evidence she has acquired over the more than four years since her husband’s death, […]
“TO HIDE, TO COLLUDE…FOR PERSONAL GAIN” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 11, 2016) — Several months ago, through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Pauline Boyle requested copies of all the materials which were to be presented to her during a briefing by U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Services (CID) that the Army canceled. The FOIA request […]
“THE TRUTH ALWAYS COMES OUT; IT’S ONLY A MATTER OF WHEN” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 23, 2016) — Since the publication of our last article on July 12 on the death of civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr. in 2012 and the denial of insurance benefits to his family, his widow, Pauline, has recontacted the […]
“OH, WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE…WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO DECEIVE” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 5, 2016) — For the past four years, Pauline Boyle has been attempting to discover the truth behind her husband’s death in Afghanistan following an attack by Islamic insurgents on the provincial reserve (PR) where he was employed as a […]
“EVERYONE IS EXPENDABLE” by Sharon Rondeau (May 16, 2016) — In our continued reporting of the story of the death of civilian contractor Thomas J. Boyle, Jr., who was killed in Afghanistan on July 19, 2012, The Post & Email again spoke with his widow, Pauline, who on this occasion detailed her experiences dealing with […]
“THE COALITION OF CORRUPTION” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 12, 2016) — On March 20, The Post & Email published a report concerning the death of a civilian contractor in Afghanistan, Thomas J. Boyle, Jr., under unclear circumstances which his widow believes was caused by friendly fire. In the article which follows, Mrs. Boyle goes further […]