Veteran Health Care
President George H.W. Bush’s service dog ‘enlists’ at Walter Reed
Sully, President George H.W. Bush’s service dog. By: Terri Moon Cronk Sully, the celebrated yellow Lab retriever that was the service dog of former President George H.W. Bush, has joined the ranks of working dogs at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Inducted by way of a paw shake and through an oath of office […]
Dwayne Rodgers – Claims SgtMaj, BSM (2x), PH (3x), CAR
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Roosevelt Dwayne Rodgers, who claims he was recently released from the U.S. Marine Corps in November 2018 after a career spanning 34 years. In a four-page resume, one posted to one of several of his LinkedIn accounts, he claims that he was in the Marine Corps […]
Unclaimed Veterans Buried with Honor and Dignity, Thanks to Strangers
A national effort is underway to pay final respect to members of the military whose bodies were not claimed by relatives. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When the flags were removed from the caskets and folded with military precision, there were no family members there to receive them. So the banners were passed, hand-to-hand, through the crowd. […]
Thursdays are Cooking or something like that.
While whats her name is trying to fix a computer I thought we should do some kind of cookin thing. Thought about my pineapple upside down beans recipe but you people don’t know nuttin about fine food. So I figured this is more ya’lls speed.
Sully, President Bush’s service dog, trains for work at Walter Reed
George H.W. Bush’s service dog Sully recognized for his service. By Nicole Darrah | Fox News Sully, former President George H.W. Bush’s service dog, has temporarily moved back to his birthplace before he heads to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center next year. The 2-year-old service dog, who captured Americans’ hearts after the 41st president […]
Flu and You
This is the latest CDC report on influenza cases as of 12/21/2018: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/spotlights/flu-activity-elevated.htm From the article: “CDC monitors and analyzes key flu activity indicators every week. After sustained elevated activity is observed across key indicators for a number of weeks, flu season is said to have started. Flu activity met those criteria for the week […]
The Spanish Flu 100 Years and Counting
This link will take you to a full article (not pay-walled) on the Spanish flu pandemic, which may have originated in China as avian or swine flu, but erupted in a virulent way during and after World War I. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/1/05-0979_article From the article: “The impact of this pandemic was not limited to 1918–1919. All influenza […]
A Message From the DAV and DAV Auxiliary
The DAV and the DAV Auxiliary have sent this notice around regarding H.R. 6959 The Burn Pit Registry Enhance Act. I’m posting their message here, for your information. On September 27, 2018, Representative Raul Ruiz (CA) introduced H.R. 6959, the Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act. This bill would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to […]
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