Veterans in the news
From Black Hawk to bombshell
KoB sends in the latest from a fan favorite, the Pin-ups for Vets Calendar. Among this year’s twelve lovely ladies is retired Army Black Hawk pilot Jana Tobias. Fox News has a bit about her; Jana Tobias was eager to suit up in a completely different way. The veteran, who served in the Army as […]
Richard Marcinko passes away at 81
The Facebook page, for the Navy Seal Museum, announced the passing of Richard “Dick” Marcinko, at 81. His service included actions against the enemy in Vietnam, as well as standing up and leading “SEAL Team Six.” He retired from the Navy and continued contributing to society through his books and security firm. From the military […]
Politician accused of stolen valor wins mayoral seat
Gene James, a Republican in San Clemente, California, attracted our attention back in 2020. Steve posted about accusations of stolen valor levied against James, then a candidate for the city’s council. In that advert, which you can see below, it shows prominently the Legion of Merit and lists that award as part of his accomplishments. […]
Reality Winner, convicted of espionage, says she’s “not a traitor”
Reality Winner (that’s her real birth name) did not live up to her father’s hope to be “a real winner” when she leaked top secret documents from her position as a NSA intel specialist. The Air Force linguist veteran recently gave an interview to 60 Minutes where she professed that she only violated the sacred […]
Last “Easy” Company (Band of Brothers) officer passes away
KoB sends in the sad word that the last officer of Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division, World War II has passed away at age 99. Shames was portrayed by actor Joseph May in the Band of Brothers mini-series in 2001. He appeared in the seventh episode “The Breaking Point”. That episode dealt with the 101st’s […]
Army officer who reported prisoner abuses dies at age 42
Former US Army Major Ian Fishback, who was one of the people that sounded the alarm on prisoner abuses in Iraq and Afghanistan has died. There’s a lot in the story that is unusual, not the least of which is he was only 42 years old. Jeff LPH 3 sends in this Army Times article; […]
Vietnam Veteran brothers facing deportation
Last night PBS aired a film title “American Exile” about the two men pictured above. They are the Valenzuela brothers, Manuel and Valente, who claim to be Vietnam Veterans and who were/are facing deportation. Valente has self-exiled (i.e. self-deported) to Mexico while Manuel is still here and working the activist angle. NBC News refers to their […]
Being a veteran is now worthy of enhanced sentences?
Apparently now US federal prosecutors are seeking enhanced sentences for those involved in the 6 January riot. These enhanced sentences are…wait for it…because they are veterans. That’s right, the government/prosecution’s position is that because these people are US military veterans, they deserve harsher sentences. Jeff LPH 3 sends in this Military Times article; During his […]
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