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Hamm Sentenced to 11 Years for Stolen Valor and Fraud
We wrote about Derek Hamm in the following two blogs Texas Man Indicted on Stolen Valor Derek Hamm – The Rest of the Story As a quick reminder, Hamm claimed that he had been awarded a Purple Heart, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star. He scammed a lot of people. Well, they finally got […]
Former Navy SEAL Howard Wasdin killed in Georgia plane crash.
JESUP, Ga. — A Georgia chiropractor who served in the military as a Navy SEAL died Thursday when the small plane he was piloting crashed as he tried to land at a rural airport, the local sheriff said. The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating to determine what caused the single-engine Cirrus […]
Military Times Foundation’s Soldier of the Year is a Stud
Maj. Nicholas Dockery is one of only two U.S. officers to receive two Silver Star’s post in the 9/11 era (the other is SEAL CDR Stone, since deceased). His resume is equally as distinguishe: two Purple Hearts, two other awards with ‘C’ devices indicating they were received for combat action, he’s led an Operational Detachment […]
Texas Man Indicted on Stolen Valor
Several news outlets are reporting that Tyler Texas resident Derek Hamm is being indicted on fraud schemes that involve stolen valor – specifically Hamm claimed that he had been awarded a Purple Heart, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star for his service. Several articles are listed below: Tyler Man Indicted for Stolen Valor act […]
Valor Friday
A former United States Senator from the great State of Georgia passed away this week. Joseph “Max” Cleland was, before his life of civilian government service, a US Army soldier. After graduating college in 1964 from Florida’s Stetson University the native son of Georgia joined the US Army after participating in ROTC, just as the […]
LTC Mansir Relieved of Command
According to a few articles – Lt. Colonel Richard Kane Mansir was relieved of duty after the U.S. Army concluded its investigation of him. Lt. Col. Kane Mansir had been the commander of Army Support Activity for Joint Base Langley-Eustis. Mansir was “lit up” on Social Media by several women claiming to have a relationship […]
Valor Friday
Some people are just obscenely good at being over-achievers. They don’t just follow a dream to be a firefighter, a lawyer, or a dentist. They go be all of them. My wife’s obstetrician was one such person. He’d attended college, went to law school, passed the bar and found it wasn’t for him. Off he […]
Valor Friday
The photo is famous the world over. You’ve probably seen it more than once. The scene is 1933 and German Jewish shopkeeper stands smirking while a Nazi Brownshirt stands nearby to intimidate him. The day was 1 April and marked the start of a Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses. The young Nazi looks a little […]
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