Veterans in the news
Marine veteran gets 5 years in prison for injuring Capitol police officer
John George Todd III, Marine veteran, was at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. During the riot, he struggled with a police officer. He pushed against officers inside the Rotunda, ignored police orders, and screamed profanities at them. A police officer attempted to take his flag away from him by reaching for the pole. […]
Semi Bird, gubernatorial candidate, previously reprimanded for false military claims
Semi Bird, Republican candidate for the Washington gubernatorial race, was reprimanded while he was in the Army. The reprimand accused Bird of perpetuating fraud against the U.S. government. The U.S. Special Forces accused Bird of stolen valor. They accused him of misrepresenting his actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Bird was also accused of wearing awards […]
Disabled veteran’s quick thinking saved his life during a bear attack
Shayne Patrick Burke, disabled veteran, Army Reservist, stumbled across a bear cub. It wasn’t intentional on his part; he previously did the things he felt would avert a bear encounter. However, when he saw the bear cub, he knew that the mother wasn’t far away. The mother bear charged him, he deployed the bear spray, […]
Governor Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry
When Daniel Perry got convicted for Garrett Foster’s killing, he was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison. A few days letter, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, requested that the state parole board review Perry’s case for a possible pardon. The board ultimately voted unanimously in favor of the pardon. Abbott approved the pardon. One […]
Air Force Vet Cyril Wecht, 91, dies
I know…who the heck is Cyril Wecht? Well, the AF vet part is legit (albeit in a non-distinguished sort of way – he’s a doc who made Captain O-3 on this first hitch and got out in 1962). Well, you have heard of his ‘work’. This is the fella who was asked to review the […]
Dick Rutan into the skies one last time
You should remember Dick Rutan, the Air Force Vietnam vet who set a world record by flying around the world non-refueled and non-stop in 1985. He died May 3rd at the age of 85. Originally a RIO in the F-101 Voodoo, he earned his pilot’s wings in 1966. Rutan served during the Vietnam War as […]
American Soldier arrested in Russia
Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was stationed in South Korea. During his transit from South Korea to Fort Cavazos, Texas, he made a stop in Vladivostok, Russia. He wanted to meet up with his girlfriend, who lived in South Korea but returned to Russia. Black was subsequently arrested under accusations of stealing things from his Russian […]
Jack Teixeira to face military justice proceeding
Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty to federal charges related to leaking highly classified documents. He pleaded guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act. Jack Teixeira is now going to face two charges with the military for failing to obey a lawful order and for obstructing justice. […]
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