Veterans in politics
They didn’t sow dissension in the ranks?
The Hill make the case for Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), part of the “Seditious Six”, disrupting good order and discipline. Almost like this was the plan all along… So after telling American service men and women that they didn’t have to follow illegal orders, Mark Kelly and the others were accused of seditious behavior. Was […]
Marine vet running for Senate has Nazi tattoo on chest
A Marine veteran of the Afghanistan War is running for the US Senate from Maine. Around these parts we tend to respect vets that run for office, even if they are doing so as Democrats. Well this fella, Graham Platner, took to a podcast to admit that he’s got a great big Nazi tattoo on […]
Valor Friday
Today’s article is a little different. Paul Douglas was a 50 year old man when he enlisted into the Corps to fight in World War II. The he begged for a combat role. Talk about hardcore. Military.com has the story; At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When […]
Ronny Jackson gets his stars back
We talked about Congressman Ronny Jackson’s 2022 demotion when the news broke of it last year. He was demoted on the retired list to captain in light of a several years old investigation into a hostile work environment he was said to have fostered while serving as the White House Physician. With the change in […]
Veterans Beg Ron DeSantis to Stop Killing Them
You guys are gonna love this. The Daily Beast would have you believe that DeSantis is walking around murdering veterans, which they take particular issue with because he is a vet himself! The Daily Beast, or what passes for journalism these days; Ron DeSantis is under fire for turning against his fellow service members and […]
Minnesota Democratic state senator convicted of burglary
Nicole Mitchel, a Minnesota Democratic state senator, was convicted of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools. We talked about her here, she was a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard. She was arrested in April 2024 after police found her dressed up as burglar, wearing black clothing and latex gloves. But wait! There’s […]
VA POW claims questioned
Stars and Stripes has a story about a legitimate former POW who once more has pointed out how the VA is paying POW benefits to more men than were ever actually held by the North Vietnamese. From Stars and Stripes; When the number of former prisoners of war receiving benefits from the Department of Veterans […]
Hegseth’s body man’s qualifications questioned
SECDEF Hegseth’s office is in the midst of a couple of scandals. We talked recently about his troubles with using the app Signal for potentially sensitive information, but there’s also an IG investigation in leaks to the media. This has led to a few people in Hegseth’s inner circle being fired or reassigned. Of those […]
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