Support the troops
Amazon founder donates $10 million to get more veterans elected to Congress
Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., walks to a meeting with fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill on July 14, 2017. Mast, a combat veteran and bomb disposal technician, lost both legs in an IED explosion in Afghanistan in 2010. Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos is donating $10 million into a political action committee (PAC) […]
Braveheart Beer announces POW/MIA beer coming
We just got word that Braveheart Brewing, LLC has announced that their POW/MIA beer is coming soon. They’ve promised that a percentage of their profits will be donated to the National League of POW/MIA Families.
Almost home; a short film
Our buddy, Doc Simpson, asked us to share this short film with you; ALMOST HOME – Short Film from BJ Golnick on Vimeo.
Selfless Arlington employee helps veteran visit his wife’s grave
According to Fox5, 96-year-old George Boone, a B-24 pilot who became a POW when he was shot down over Romania in 1943 wanted to visit his wife grave during an Honor Flight trip to Arlington. Somehow his wheel chair didn’t make the trip. A selfless employee at the National Cemetery offered to carry the frail […]
February Updates from the South Pacific
From USPACOM.mil, some current updates: http://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/Year/2018/ USS Rushmore recently concluded its participation in Operation Iron Fist, a cooperative exercise between US and Japanese military forces off the coast of southern California. http://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1436114/uss-rushmore-concludes-exercise-iron-fist-2018/ VP Pence spent some time at Yokota Air Base, Japan, addressing the troops, highlighting the range of US military capabilities in regard to […]
Goodell: NFL has already done enough to honor veterans
The Daily Wire reports that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell explained that the reason the NFL rejected the AMVET ad entitled #Please Stand that we talked about last week, because they’ve done enough to honor vets. “It’s not an indication of any lack of support,” Goodell told media after being questioned about the AMVETS ad. “We […]
AFN viewers victims of Schumer shutdown
Stars & Stripes reports that troops overseas have lost some of their programming on the Armed Forces Radio and TV networks. Classical music was playing on its radio and television stations and the network posted a message online that said AFN services were not available due to the government shutdown. The loss of AFN programming […]
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