Category: Veterans

In a tragic and disturbing trend, veterans are resorting to suicide on the grounds of VA facilities, VA Secretary Dr. David Shulkin said last week. Military reports “As some of you may know, veterans tend to come to a VA — either drive a car or come to the VA — and actually suicide on […]

This is CIRCA 2004 Funker reports Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4 assault the insurgent held Sadr School in Najaf, Iraq on 12 August 2004 to evacuate wounded Marines. In a video that was just recently published to Facebook, Sergeant Major Justin Lehew recounts the day that his rifle company had to evacuate wounded Marines […]

Military Daily reports An MQ-9 Reaper pilot of the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron controls a drone from his work station at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (US Air Force photo/Vernon Young, Jr.) Military.com | 24 Jun 2017 | by Oriana Pawlyk The Air Force announced the career specialties eligible to receive the “R device” for […]

Military daily reports WASHINGTON — Military chiefs will seek a six-month delay before letting transgender people enlist in their services, officials said Friday. After meetings this week, the service leaders hammered out an agreement that rejected Army and Air Force requests for a two-year wait and reflected broader concerns that a longer delay would trigger […]

Today marks the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, one of the most historic battles of World War II. On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops – about half of them Americans – landed on a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified coastline in Normandy, France as part of an assault on Nazi forces. At the time, […]

Military.com reports The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former Marinewho was court-martialed in part for expressing her Christian faith in the workplace. Lower courts had concluded orders from her military superiors did not constitute a “substantial burden” on her First Amendment rights. The justices on Monday upheld her court-martial without comment. […]

Hot Veteran Topics writes UPDATE: According to Army Times, a federal arrest warrant has been issued for Pvt. Erika Lopez. She is now officially a deserter. In July of last year, we were excited to bring you the story of Erika Lopez, the first woman to enlist to be a combat engineer in the U.S. […]

from 2011 Fort Campbell, KY – The Department of Defense announced today the death of six Soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died May 26th of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. They were assigned to Fox Company, (Pathfinder), 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation […]

Looking Back at America’s Entry into the ‘Great War’ Military.com writes One hundred years ago, President Woodrow Wilson went to Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day to explain to a still unsure nation why he had signed a declaration of war against Germany weeks before. Wilson’s backers in his successful 1916 re-election campaign used the […]

By offering complimentary travel to veterans on Honor Flights, priority boarding for active duty military and donations to numerous non-profit military organizations, Alaska Airlines has long been a proud supporter of the United States military. But today, Alaska unveiled its largest (and heaviest) honor to date – a Boeing 737-900ER with a customized paint job […]