Veterans in the news
Ukraine secures release of US military veteran in prisoner swap with Russia
Suedi Murekezi immigrated to the United States, from Rwanda, then subsequently spent eight years in the U.S. Air Force. When Russia invaded Ukraine, Murekezi continued his line of work involving the technology industry. He lived in Ukraine since 2018, was captured in Kherson and detained under false allegations. He described detention conditions that included getting […]
Indictment unsealed on Marine veteran accused of training Chinese military pilots
The Marine veteran, a former Marine pilot, is being held in Australia pending extradition to the US. His 2017 indictment was unsealed this past Friday. The indictment alleges that he provided military aviation training to Chinese nationals. A Chinese business firm compensated him for his services. According to the article, this action violates a federal […]
Army officer couple taking “woke” to new level
A retired Army National Guard colonel saw no need to keep his “dog pretending” between his lover and him. He had his picture taken, in uniform, with the US flag in the background. There was a “twist” though, he had a leather “dog mask” on. The story goes deeper than just taking a photo with […]
Vietnam Veteran tries to get Veterans Wall away from Walmart restrooms
The Grants Pass Walmart stood up a Veterans Wall in the store. A Vietnam Veteran, Bruce Jones, noticed that a part of the wall was moved near the restrooms. He tried to get this resolved by speaking to staff at Walmart. They told him to speak with a manager. He returned on December 7 to […]
A ‘Preacher’ is accused of taking a Vietnam Veteran’s life savings
Darris Beach, 78, discovered that something was not right with his bank account. Turning to his neighbor, Bill Price, Beach asked for help. They both went to the bank, where Price discovered that $60,000 was missing from the veteran’s account. This amount appeared to be Beach’s life savings. The suspect, John Stephenson, was later charged […]
Prisoner exchange, WNBA star returns to US, Marine veteran remains in Russia
Team Biden offered to give the Russians Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer, in exchange for both Britney Griner (WNBA star) and Paul Whelan (Marine veteran). When the actual deal was reached, Griner was swapped for Bout. As a refresher, Griner was accused of having cannabis in her bag, and Whelan was accused of espionage. […]
Transgender Navy SEAL veteran announces detransition
Chris Beck was a media favorite since he became a transgender. He spent 20 years as a Navy SEAL before the transgender experience. During his time in the Navy, he did 13 deployments and earned 50 awards/medals. After announcing his becoming a transgender woman named Kristin Beck, he rose to media prominence. However, he has […]
Canadian VA official offers assisted suicide to Canadian veteran
Christine Gauthier, 52, served in the Canadian Military, and also competed for Canada at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. She put in a request to have a wheelchair lift installed in her home. She subsequently received a response from a VA (Canada) official who offered her a medically-assisted suicide kit. This was not […]
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