Veterans in the news
The public has respect for military veterans, but slightly reluctant to recommend enlistment
A survey showed that most Americans have a positive view of veterans, describing them as disciplined, loyal, and responsible. However, there is a reluctance when it comes to recommending that people serve. However, this reluctance was not as strong when it came to recommending that people join the military via a commissioning program. From The […]
Bob Pardo, creator of the Pardo Push, dead at 89
LTC (ret., presumably) Bob Pardo, a Silver-star winning Phantom pilot who might be described at “unconventional”, died December 5. On March 10, 1967, Pardo and weapons officer 1st Lt. Steve Wayne were on a bombing run against an enemy steel mill north of Hanoi in North Vietnam territory in an F-4C Phantom. The pair were […]
Navy veteran topples and beheads a statue in a state capitol
Members of the Satanic Temple of Iowa received permission from the state capitol to display a statue of Baphomet. Michael Cassidy, Navy veteran, decided that he was going to act on his religious convictions. Cassidy said that he wanted to “take out the blasphemous” idol. He turned himself in after committing the act. The Satanic […]
Norfolk City Council ignores city planning commission, approves permits for Armed Forces Brewing Company
The Norfolk’s planning commission, working together with a local neighborhood association, attempted to derail efforts for a brewing company to obtain permits. The Armed Forces Brewing Company’s taproom and distribution facility received opposition due to remarks by one of its owners. The individual, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, is alleged to have made comments not […]
MLK home arson suspect is “decorated US Navy veteran”
So someone allegedly tried to torch the childhood home of The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. I don’t know why a person would be inclined to do such a thing, but thankfully some tourists stopped her. Then some off-duty NYPD cops held her until the Atlanta PoPos showed up. I guess Fox News got […]
Employees with the VA facing additional mandatory overtime
The passage of the PACT Act opened the door for veterans to file additional claims, or for veterans to file claims for the first time. The number of claims submitted to the VA exceeded what the VA normally receives. Over the past 13 months, the VA saw over 750,000 new claims. From the Military Times: […]
Marine veteran held at Russian labor camp experiences assault
Remember Paul Whelan, the Marine veteran that remained in Russia as team Biden helped secure the release of Brittney Griner? According to his brother, a fellow prisoner assaulted Paul Whelan. They were involved in a work operation when the assaulter was holding up the process. Whelan asked the other prisoner to move so that everybody […]
Marine officer thinks mustangs dirty up the “Aristocracy” of the officer corps
No, not that mustang. We’re talking about mustang officers, those officers who were formerly enlisted (usually NCOs). We have a lot of mustang officers here, so I’m looking forward to your opinions on this elitist asshole’s thoughts. What we have is a former Marine Corps officer who thinks that enlisted men becoming officers is “like merchants marrying […]
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