Veterans in the news
Judge hammers US Department of Veterans Affairs in ruling
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs campus in West Lost Angeles came under hot water as a result of a lawsuit filed by homeless veterans. The VA illegally leased a portion of their West L.A. campus to a baseball team, an oil company, and other groups who did not qualify for the leases. The judge […]
Army Veteran’s Capitol Riot related sentence reduced
Thomas Robertson was sentenced to seven years in prison for his actions at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Robertson was seen with a large wooden stick, was photographed near a statue of John Stark while making obscene gestures, and he also generated Facebook posts that didn’t help his case. Robertson became the first rioter […]
Navy Sailor detained in Venezuela
Venezuelan law enforcement detained a U.S. Navy Sailor. According to the Pentagon, the Sailor was not authorized to be in Venezuela, neither through leave nor through official travel. This Sailor apparently traveled to Venezuela for personal purposes. From Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy sailor has been detained in Venezuela after traveling there […]
Donald Trump joins family members of 13 US service members in wreath laying ceremony
Donald Trump, and family members of the 13 U.S. service members killed at Abbey Gate during the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, participated in a wreath laying ceremony. The 13 service members were killed as a result of an ISIS attack against those evacuating Afghanistan. Physically absent from the ceremony were Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Both […]
Air Force Veteran and his brother sentenced to 4 months in Dubai prison
Joseph and Joshua Lopez received a four-month prison sentence in Dubai. They were sentenced for a drinking related incident. However, Radha Stirling claimed that they were drugged and robbed during the night of drinking. Stirling is the CEO of “Detained in Dubai”, a human rights organization. The office of Senator JD Vance has been contacted […]
Appeals judge opens the door for Army officer to sue a police officer.
Caron Nazario had an encounter with the police that did not work out his way. This incident began a chain reaction that would lead to Nazario’s suing two police officers. He sued for a million dollars. A jury in Richmond awarded Nazario four thousand dollars. His attorneys filed an appeal. From 13 News Now: The […]
Army Veteran smashes tattoo and body modification records
Esperance Lumineska Fuerzina is a very decorated Army veteran, in the form of tattoos and body modifications. Fuerzina, 36, is decorated from head to toe with both tattoos and body modifications. One of her body modifications is a split tongue. Fuerzina recognizes that she is not adhering to traditional beauty standards; however, she feels that […]
Military veteran Republican lawmakers post open letter slamming Tim Walz
Fifty Republican lawmakers in Congress signed an open letter to Tim Walz. They blasted him for “stolen valor” as well as for the circumstances surrounding the timing of his military retirement. The lawmakers pointed to their veteran status as a motivation to address the inconsistencies between Walz’s statements and his actual experience. They called on […]
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