Veterans in the news
Valor Friday
Most of us can remember what it was like to be a young adult and in service to our country. For Jeff Brereton, he served in the RAF during WWII. As an aircraft mechanic, he worked on Hawker Hurricanes. One of the aircraft he worked on during the Blitz was a Mk I Hurricane. On […]
Veteran charged for strangling his roommate to death at a VA medical center
Christopher Schweikart murdered another veteran at the acute mental health unit at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. This medical center is located at Riviera Beach, Florida. Schweikart admitted, to a nurse, to killing the other veteran including how he did it. He also informed the nurse that he wanted to die. Federal VA agents arrived […]
Delta Force veteran faces additional federal criminal charges
Parker Allen Gibson was a retired intelligence NCO with Delta Force. In a previous charge, he was alleged to have stolen live grenades. In the latter charges, Gibson is charged with felony counts related to the grenades as well as for unlawfully holding classified material. Gibson was medically retired and has two Bronze Star Medals […]
Navy Veteran charged with grand theft and misrepresenting military service and uniforms to deceive to obtain money
Bernard Curtis, 72, wore an erroneous uniform combination, consisting of Army and Navy uniform items. Curtis used this uniform combination, and an old photo of his disabled son, to deceive people into giving him money. He is also accused of stealing $5,000 in jewelry. The officers that responded to the scene, and stopped him, happened […]
An older eagle soars
Interesting read about a fella named Jack Hemmings. He recently decided to enjoy a bit of flying in a WWII-era Spitfire (the plane, not the car) . It was a bit smaller than what he used to fly – A Lockheed Hudson, similar to the tail dragging twin engine Electra.) Now for the kicker […]
Man charged for his role in Capitol riot was previously court-martialed for manslaughter
Edward Richmond Jr., 40, was charged for assaulting a Capitol police officer repeatedly during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. This was not his first rodeo with the law. Richmond was deployed to Iraq in 2004 when he shot and killed a handcuffed Iraqi civilian. He was tried and convicted for this killing. Richmond subsequently […]
Judge denies motion to dismiss charges, Daniel Penny to stand trial
As you guys remember, Daniel Penny is a Marine veteran who had Jordan Neely in a choke-hold. Jordan Neely subsequently died. Police said that Neely was not threatening anyone “in particular”. However, Penny argued that Neely made statements regarding the willingness to kill, to serve a life sentence, and to die. Many on that train […]
Marine Veteran, Ray Epps, gets one year of probation for his role in the Capitol riot
Ray Epps was on video interacting with protesters in Washington DC on January 6, 2021. As many protesters and rioters were brought in to face their charges, Ray Epps was not among them. Conservatives asked why others were held accountable and Epps appeared to keep getting away from accountability. However, Epps recently faced charges. He […]
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