Disposable Warriors
Old Guard’s horses living (and dying) in their own filth
The beautiful horses of the 3rd Infantry Regiment’s (Old Guard) Caisson Platoon serve at Arlington National Cemetery. Their duties there largely involve escorting the remains of American heroes and high ranking military officers and politicians to their eternal rest. Recently two of the horses died within days of each other, causing the Army’s Public Health […]
Texas hotel to pay damages for refusing service to disabled veteran w/ service dog
Poetrooper sends in word on this DOJ settlement with a Killeen, Texas hotel that refuse to allow a disabled veteran and his service dog to stay at the establishment, called the cops when he refused to leave, and then refused to refund his deposit. DOJ press release; U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western […]
DoD incompetence or hiding data?
Poe brings our attention to something that’s been playing out over the last couple weeks. Either the government is attempting to coverup complications from the COVID vaccine or they are stunningly incompetent at keeping track of servicemember’s health data. You decide. Whistleblowers share DOD medical data that blows vaccine safety debate wide open Data, transparency, […]
USS Kitty Hawk
USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Several of our usual suspects send us the news that the former USS Kitty Hawk is scheduled for the breaker’s yard. She had departed the mothballs of Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton for a dry dock to remove marine growth, and is now on the way to Texas to be reduced to scrap. […]
Ft Carson soldier who missed Iraq deployment for Miss America contest didn’t win
Spec Maura Spencer-Carroll was selected as Miss Colorado several months back. This meant she was to represent the state in the Miss America competition. The Daily Mail had the story (and several pictures) at the time. Unfortunately, there was a planned deployment for the young lady. However, her superiors allowed her out of the deployment […]
82nd ABN Lieutenant Grinches out on his platoon
Christmas Eve saw one platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army recalled his whole platoon, including those on leave, for a morning formation after one of them got pinched for DWI. From Stars and Stripes; The Army had a Grinch in its ranks this year, a platoon leader who recalled a […]
Troops deployed to southern border do deployed troop shenanigans
Jeff LPH 3 sends in a Army Times article about all the crap soldiers are getting in to that are deployed on the southern border. This does not include the Texas National Guard soldiers there on that state’s mission. This is about the troops the federal government have deployed down there (with no equipment, no […]
Being a veteran is now worthy of enhanced sentences?
Apparently now US federal prosecutors are seeking enhanced sentences for those involved in the 6 January riot. These enhanced sentences are…wait for it…because they are veterans. That’s right, the government/prosecution’s position is that because these people are US military veterans, they deserve harsher sentences. Jeff LPH 3 sends in this Military Times article; During his […]
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