Veterans in the news
Las Vegas and New Orleans attackers identified as Army veterans
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, the man involved with the New Orleans attack, served in the U.S. Army from 2007 through 2020. Prior to 2007, Jabbar enlisted in the Navy but did not make it beyond the delayed entry program. Jabbar served on active duty from 2007 through 2015. He spent the balance of the time in […]
Jimmy Carter passes away at 100
The Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States, passed away at the age of 100. James Earl Carter Jr. was born in 1924 into a farmer’s family. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy and then served onboard a submarine after World War II. After serving in the Navy, Carter returned […]
Joe Biden’s napping allegedly kept families of the fallen waiting 3 hours
One of the family members of the Marines killed during the Afghanistan withdrawal said that grieving families had to wait three hours before seeing their loved ones’ remains transported. Joe Biden reportedly was napping on Air Force One on the tarmac. Biden’s presence was required for the remains to be transferred to their next stop. […]
WWI official miracle
The Catholic Church in the person of Archbishop Malcom McMahon announced that it has declared the cure of a WWI vet in in 1923 an official miracle, the first one for an Englishman at Lourdes. (No, I will not take pot shots at the English despite being such low-hanging fruit.) Archbishop Malcolm McMahon, of Liverpool […]
Daniel Penny acquittal, the protest begins…
Folks were outside the court today waiting for the verdict. When they heard that Daniel Penny was acquitted, they started with their antics. The video starts with a scene involving police officers detaining individuals, then focuses on one of them being lead away. The video transitions to others in the crowd. From X (Nick Sortor […]
Tim Kennedy stolen valor accusations
If you don’t know who Tim Kennedy is, you’re not the only one, I’d never heard of him. He’s an Army veteran who fought MMA professionally for several years. He is noted as being one of the rare cases where someone did MMA at the pro level while in the Army on active duty. Tim’s bona fides […]
Taking Pete Hegseth’s book, An American Crusade, out of context
Jason Wilson, a journalist for The Guardian, penned an article taking Pete Hegseth’s “An American Crusade” out of context. In the book, Hegseth identifies strategies, protected by the First Amendment, to take on the left’s propaganda messaging and actions. He also highlighted some “worst-case scenarios” but otherwise advocated actions consistent with what many groups have […]
Veteran, previously court-martialed for killing Iraqi civilian, sentenced for his role in the J6 Capitol riot
Edward Richmond Jr, 41, was sentenced for his role in the Capitol riot of January 6, 2021. Richmond wore tactical gear that included a helmet and goggles. He was among those striking police officers at an entrance. In 2004, Richmond killed a handcuffed Iraqi civilian. He subsequently got court-martialed, got incarcerated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, […]
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