Veterans in the news
Illinois law maker wants to criminalize flying the American flag upside down
State Representative Harry Benton introduced legislation that would penalize flying the U.S. flag upside down on government property. A township supervisor ordered the U.S. flag to be flown upside down after Donald Trump’s conviction in New York. However, David Friess, a state representative who is also a veteran of the Air Force, feels that people […]
Army Vet Willy Mays dead at 93
Willie Howard Mays, one of the greatest baseball players in history and a pioneering early black black player died yesterday, June 18, at the age of 93. Mays played several sports at Fairfield Industrial High School. On the basketball team, he led players at all-black high schools in Jefferson County in scoring. Mays played quarterback, […]
Retired soldier sentenced to 36 months in prison for defrauding the Army
Kevin Romulus Pelayo, together with his wife Cristine Furio Fredericks, illegally obtained over 800 Soldier Social Security numbers. From 2014 through 2020, these Social Security numbers were provided to the Army’s Mass Transportation Benefit Program. The Soldiers were not aware that they had been listed as using this program. The couple provided an illusion that […]
Congressional stolen valor?
United States Representative Troy Nehls (R-TX) is being accused of stolen valor, or rather, continuing stolen valor. We briefly discussed the kerfuffle a while back. Since we didn’t have records in hand, it was just reporting on the goings on. Our excellent community here posted a bunch more in the comments there as the incident […]
World War II veteran feels like a foreigner
Ronald ‘Rondo’ Scharfe is 96 years old and served during World War II. After being turned down for enlistment due to his age, he later stole baptismal certificates and changed his age. Months later, he was fighting in the battle of Iwo Jima. When asked what he thought of the U.S. today, he said that […]
Bill Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut dies
Bill Anders, a retired USAF major general, retired NASA Astronaut, and the taker of one of the most famous photographs of all time has sadly died. Not exactly in the way usually reserved for men who are 90. Anders went out in a plane crash while flying a T-34 Mentor warbird over the San Juan […]
Bowe Bergdahl’s conviction dismissal to be considered by US Appeals Court
A U.S. District Court Judge dismissed the conviction of Bowe Bergdahl. The Justice Department appealed this dismissal at the U.S. Court of Appeals at the District of Columbia. The reason for the conviction dismissal involved an argument that the presiding judge for the original trial had a “conflict of interest”. Bergdahl’s lawyers also argued that […]
Russian trial begins for US Soldier arrested on theft charges in Vladivostok
As you guys remember reading, Staff Sergeant Gordon Black, 34, flew to Vladivostok, Russia, to see his girlfriend. He ended up being arrested after she accused him of theft. A Russian court began the trial process for Black. If he is convicted, he is looking to serve up to five years in prison. From the […]
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