Veterans in the news
Longtime sports announcer, Navy vet Vin Scully passes
Longtime sportscaster Vin Scully passed away yesterday at age 94. Most notable for a more than 60 year association with the Dodgers, he was also known for calling the World Series for many years in the early 80s and again in the 90s. As with most men of his generation, he served. He was in […]
‘Jarheads’ killer’s trial finally starting
The long-delayed trial of Volodymr Zhukovskyy, 26, the truck driver who allegedly crossed the center line on Rte. 2 in New Hampshire and killed 7 members of the Jarheads motorcycle club, is finally starting. Jury selection has been completed and the trial should start Tuesday. Zhukovskyy (see, it wasn’t a typo) has been in jail […]
100-Year-Old World War II veteran breaks down over what America has become
Fox 13 did an interview with Carl Spurlin Dekel, a Marine veteran who served during World War II. During the interview, he talked about the beauty of things in the surroundings, usually what people would take for granted. However, he talked about what the US has become, and how this was not what they fought […]
VA suspends Lawrence Gaillard without pay
As you guys remember, Lawrence Gaillard was a VA patient advocate who assaulted an elderly veteran. As of the time of the posting, there was a question about what action would the VA take against him regarding his VA employment. Thanks to “Channel 2 Investigates” presenting the video of the assault, events got underway that […]
Four Vietnam Veterans to receive Medals of Honor
News broke yesterday that four men are set to receive the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Vietnam War. Of the four, one award will be posthumous. The other three are set to attend a White House ceremony on 5 July to get their medals from President Biden. From Army Times; President Joe Biden […]
VA “patient advocate” attacks Vietnam Veteran patient
A VA employee, who was a patient advocate ironically enough, has been arrested for assaulting an elderly Vietnam Veteran patient. Naturally he still has his job while the legal proceedings play out. Only in government, folks! Local news has FOIA’d for the surveillance video and it’s pretty shocking. Of course there’s no audio and it […]
Veterans who verify their service can get Fox Nation Free for 1 year.
There are a growing number of places that have begun to use a Verification Process before they give special offers to Veterans. It seems they are using access to SCARA in order to do this. I have to say that every time I stand in line at the Navy Federal Credit Union I can […]
Lawrence Brooks, oldest living WWII veteran in U.S., dies at 112 in New Orleans
We talked about Lawrence Brooks a couple times over the last two years (here and here), as he celebrated his birthdays as the oldest living WWII veteran. He served during the war in a non-combat role in the mostly black 91st Engineer General Service Regiment stationed in Australia. He was drafted in 1940, which would […]
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