Veterans in the news
Washington nonprofit leader paid rent with veterans’ money, documents show
One of our ninjas came up with this infuriating saga of how a charity that provided veteran’s work and housing for 30 years is now in financial straights. The manager, Rosemary Hibbler, used the Veterans Independent Enterprises of Washington (VIEW) as her personal account, while bills and workers salaries were late, or not paid at […]
Navy dismisses more SEAL war crimes cases…
U.S. Navy Sea, Air, and Land team members conduct military field operations during exercise Trident 18-4 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, on July 11th, 2018. (Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg/Air Force) …removes controversial prosecutor. War crime charges are falling like Autumn leaves in Navy Region Southwest, as all charges are dismissed against SWO1 Daniel Dambrosio, SWOCs Xavier […]
Navy orders probe into actions of Judge Advocate General Corps leaders
Special Warfare Operator Chief Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, left, and his wife Andrea hug after leaving the Naval Base San Diego courthouse on July 2. (Gregory Bull/AP) The CNO, Adm. John Richardson, has dropped all charges against Navy SEAL Lt. Jacob X. Portier, who was to face a courts-martial in September on charges related to the […]
Army Gen. Stephen Townsend takes over command of AFRICOM
Gen. Stephen Townsend is pictured in Wyvern, Mosul, Iraq. (Photo/ETHAN HUTCHINSON/U.S. ARMY handout) Poetrooper sends us a couple articles on General Townsend as he takes the helm at AFRICOM, where he’ll oversee U.S. military relations with African nations and coordinate security missions with regional partners. “To say that we ask a lot of this team […]
Phony Marine Master Sergeant Sentenced for Charity Scam
John Shannon Simpson served under five years in the Marines, leaving as a private. He was a disbursing clerk. His military history also included a special court-martial. However, this wasn’t the story he was telling people when he asked for donations for this charity. Speaking on behalf of this charity, Marines & Mickey, Simpson claimed […]
Ninth Circuit Court
Joseph D. Robertson HMCS(FMF)ret send us a story about Mr. Joseph D. Robinson, over-reaching Big Government, and a surprise finding from an unexpected source. The story: Appeals Court Vindicates Veteran Jailed for Digging Ponds on His Property By Matthew Vadum Taking a cue from the Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated […]
Battle of Okinawa Veteran Receives Purple Heart
Anthony “Tony” Procassini, 98 years old, received a purple heart for being wounded in Combat during World War II. He’s a veteran of the Battle of Okinawa. He submitted paperwork to receive the Purple Heart after the war. He didn’t receive the Purple Heart from that effort. Instead, he moved on. A few years ago, […]
Marine testifies Navy SEAL did not stab detainee
Defense is at bat for SOC Gallagher now, calling witnesses to disprove the prosecutions case in the stabbing death of the ISIS Jihadi, and the sniping of two civilians. The prosecution has been rocked by violations of attorney/client privilege and Constitutional Rights of the accused, and the original prosecutors were relieved or replaced. The prosecution […]
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