Veterans in the news
US Gov finding new ways to f-ck veterans
Something I’ve been following in civil aviation news circles is that the FAA and VA have gotten together. As with the Wonder Twins, when they combine their powers they become unstoppable. At least if you’re a veteran receiving VA compensation. AVWeb has the latest update; The FAA says it’s revoked the pilot certificates of 60 […]
SEAL that claimed Bin Laden kill back in trouble with the law
You’ll be forgiven for not remembering the name Robert O’Neill, I certainly had. Those in the special operations community probably never will, because he broke the code of silence among Quiet Professionals to cash in on his participation in the Osama bin Laden raid. O’Neill wrote a book on his exploits, after he publicly took […]
WWII vet, TV game show legend Bob Barker dies, aged 99
Sad news today that we’ve lost another of the Greatest Generation. Bob Barker, beloved host of The Price is Right for 35 years, has died at age 99. Before his illustrious career in television (that also led to a hilarious self-deprecating cameo in Happy Gilmore), Barker was a US Naval Aviator. As with most men […]
Father of veteran killed by police believed that the killing could have been avoided
Police officers in Duluth, MN, approached Zachary Shogren, 34, to arrest him for allegedly making terroristic threats. However, when they came to detain him, he did not cooperate with their orders. Shogren had a knife in his hand, ignored commands to drop the knife, then ran in a way that made the police officers feel […]
Polling places looking for a few good men
Military Times writes about the push to fill the ranks of poll workers this voting season with veterans. I guess with the hyperpolarization of our times, it seems the usual suspects of poll volunteers (elderly pensioners looking to do something other than play bridge) have resigned en masse. Those volunteers need to be replaced, said […]
Community of tiny homes available for homeless veterans
A village consisting of tiny homes emerged in Longmont, Colorado. The organization, Veterans Community Project, made this community possible. A group of combat veterans got together and founded this organization to help fellow veterans mitigate the challenges they face. What started off in Kansas City ended up being replicated in other cities. From KDVR Fox […]
Treamon Lacy is indicted for crashing Humvee at Fort Stewart headquarters
Treamon Dominic Lacy is an Army Veteran who had access to Fort Stewart, Georgia. Military Times described him as retired, thus having access to the base. Lacy proceeded to a motor pool, stole a Humvee, then drove to the headquarters building. He didn’t stop when he arrived. Instead, he drove the vehicle right through the […]
“Oh, My Stars, My Linda’s Gone to Mars” – David Grusch again
We talked ad nauseum about that ‘whistleblower’ who accused the US government of hiding concrete evidence of UFOs and alien artifacts recently. Air Force veteran and former member of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency David Grusch testified as such to the House Oversight Committee. “It has come to my attention that The Intercept intends to publish […]
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