Veterans in the news
American veteran flees to Russia and joins their army
Wilmer Puello-Mota, A U.S. Air Force veteran and former elected official, was supposed to show up in court. He reached an agreement to plead guilty to charges related to having an image of a 17-year-old girl on his phone. In exchange, he would be sentenced to 18 months in prison. However, he did not show […]
Texas National Guard Soldier arrested for attempting to smuggle illegal alien
Savion Amari Donovan Johnson, 26, was deployed to Eagle Pass for Operation Lone Star. However, instead of strictly doing his part to assist with controlling illegal immigration across the border, he “went to the dark side.” He apparently was promised $5,000 or $6,000 for the smuggle operation. He used a government vehicle for the task. […]
Valor Friday
Most of us can remember what it was like to be a young adult and in service to our country. For Jeff Brereton, he served in the RAF during WWII. As an aircraft mechanic, he worked on Hawker Hurricanes. One of the aircraft he worked on during the Blitz was a Mk I Hurricane. On […]
Veteran charged for strangling his roommate to death at a VA medical center
Christopher Schweikart murdered another veteran at the acute mental health unit at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. This medical center is located at Riviera Beach, Florida. Schweikart admitted, to a nurse, to killing the other veteran including how he did it. He also informed the nurse that he wanted to die. Federal VA agents arrived […]
Delta Force veteran faces additional federal criminal charges
Parker Allen Gibson was a retired intelligence NCO with Delta Force. In a previous charge, he was alleged to have stolen live grenades. In the latter charges, Gibson is charged with felony counts related to the grenades as well as for unlawfully holding classified material. Gibson was medically retired and has two Bronze Star Medals […]
Navy Veteran charged with grand theft and misrepresenting military service and uniforms to deceive to obtain money
Bernard Curtis, 72, wore an erroneous uniform combination, consisting of Army and Navy uniform items. Curtis used this uniform combination, and an old photo of his disabled son, to deceive people into giving him money. He is also accused of stealing $5,000 in jewelry. The officers that responded to the scene, and stopped him, happened […]
An older eagle soars
Interesting read about a fella named Jack Hemmings. He recently decided to enjoy a bit of flying in a WWII-era Spitfire (the plane, not the car) . It was a bit smaller than what he used to fly – A Lockheed Hudson, similar to the tail dragging twin engine Electra.) Now for the kicker […]
Man charged for his role in Capitol riot was previously court-martialed for manslaughter
Edward Richmond Jr., 40, was charged for assaulting a Capitol police officer repeatedly during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. This was not his first rodeo with the law. Richmond was deployed to Iraq in 2004 when he shot and killed a handcuffed Iraqi civilian. He was tried and convicted for this killing. Richmond subsequently […]
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