Veterans in the news
Actions against Mark Milley ‘negatively impact’ national security
Former service secretaries, a general, and admirals penned an opinion article addressing Trump administration actions against military officers. They mentioned Retired General Mark Milley and former Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Fagan to showcase their argument. The authors claimed that these actions risk sending a message to the ranks that the Trump administration will not […]
Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as national intelligence director
By a vote of 52-48, the Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard to be President Donald Trump’s national intelligence director. Senator Mitch McConnell voted alongside the Democrats against Gabbard’s confirmation. The Republicans had to invoke cloture to make this vote possible. The Republicans may possibly invoke cloture on behalf of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary. […]
Joy Reid and her guest: DEI is about accommodating disabled veterans
Joy Reid had Everett Kelley on her show, The ReidOut. Kelley is the national president for the American Federation of Government Employees. Both Reid and Kelley argued that DEI was about helping disabled veterans work for the government. Kelley insisted that DEI wasn’t about “affirmative action”. He claimed that DEI made it possible for a […]
Another Valor Friday
We have an EOW notice of an Army veteran police officer. Sergeant Mark Butler of the Navasota, Texas Police Department was killed in the line of duty stopping a fleeing felon. His watch ended on Wednesday shortly after 1500 hours. The incident started in nearby College Station (with Navasota lying about halfway between College Station […]
“Harry Doyle”, Army vet, passes age 90.
Perhaps the funniest ex Army corporal ever passed on at the tender age of 90. Dubbed “Mr. Baseball” by no less than Johnny Carson, Bob Uecker epitomized baseball’s humor like few have done before or since, and was a touchstone of the Milwaukee Brewers almost from their start through two league championships (both American […]
An MSNBC host claims that US military personnel are bigger threats than illegal aliens
Lawrence O’Donnell leveraged the attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas to push the idea that Americans, specifically military personnel, are more dangerous than illegal aliens. O’Donnell dismisses, as Donald Trump’s “imagination”, the criminals illegally crossing into the United States. O’Donnell pointed to the casualties that resulted from Timothy McVeigh’s attack to help forward his […]
Matthew Livelsberger’s uncle suggests nephews’ actions were ‘peaceful’
Dean Livelsberger, Matthew Livelsberger’s uncle, claimed that the nephew’s actions were actually “peaceful”. The uncle said that the nephew could have created a bomb capable of taking out half of the hotel building. The uncle referred to Timothy McVeigh, Oklahoma City bomber, as being a regular soldier. From Daily Mail: His uncle Dean Livelsberger told […]
Las Vegas and New Orleans attackers identified as Army veterans
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, the man involved with the New Orleans attack, served in the U.S. Army from 2007 through 2020. Prior to 2007, Jabbar enlisted in the Navy but did not make it beyond the delayed entry program. Jabbar served on active duty from 2007 through 2015. He spent the balance of the time in […]
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