Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Adenovirus: Looks like flu. Feels like flu. Puts patients into the hospital like flu can. U.S. military vaccinates recruits against it


Article Title: There's another bad virus going around that is not the flu

Photo is not necessarily the same strain.
Photo: CDC.gov
Snippet of Article: "...The virus is called adenovirus, and it can cause very severe flu-like symptoms. It's so risky that the U.S. military vaccinates recruits against two major strains...But this vaccine is not licensed to be used in civilians...so many outbreaks among new military recruits that the Department of Defense vaccinates personnel against two of the more serious strains with an oral vaccine..."
Article Source: www.msn.com

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Remembering 1968: The Tet Offensive

Article Title: Remembering 1968: The Tet Offensive

Snippet of Article: "...The night before, he had joined his Marines in prayer. "Everybody held hands," he recalled. "This was our prayer: 'God, we know we are about to see you in person. If we got to die on this tower let us die like men and Marines and don't embarrass ourselves, our families or the Marine Corps. Amen.'" John Olson, then a 20-year-old Army photographer, described one of the images in this exhibit, of the first 12 men that went up the tower: "And within 30 seconds, five of them were critically injured ..."

Article Source: www.ktvq.com

California teacher slams military members as 'lowest of the low' in classroom rant caught on video

Article Title: California teacher slams military members as 'lowest of the low' in classroom rant caught on video

Snippet of Article: "El Rancho High history teacher Gregory Salcido...teacher is heard slamming members of the military as “the frickin’ lowest of the low”...They're dumb s - - - s. They're not high-level bankers. They're not academic people. They're not intellectual people..."

Article Source: www.foxnews.com

More Reading: What does El Rancho High School have to say about Gregory Salcido on their web page after his anti-America anti-Military rant, or are they doing nothing to publicly address this?

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

NFL Rejected a 'Please Stand' Ad for Super Bowl, Veterans Group Says

Article Title: NFL Rejected a 'Please Stand' Ad for Super Bowl, Veterans Group Says

#PleaseStand
Snippet of Article: "...A veterans group is criticizing the National Football League for refusing to allow its advertisement encouraging players and fans to stand during the national anthem to air as part of the Super Bowl broadcast. '@AMVETSHQ will NOT tolerate the @NFL refusing #Veteran right to free speech. We fought for it!' Polk tweeted on Monday ..."
Article Source: www.newsweek.com

Military, veterans issues in spotlight with State of the Union looming

Article Title: Military, veterans issues in spotlight with State of the Union looming

Snippet of Article: "...Veteran Carlos Fuentes says he is pleased with Shulkin's efforts but thinks veterans still encounter long wait times and unqualified VA personnel. "Nothing will change in terms of perception until veterans on the ground feel it," said Fuentes. Trump is expected to highlight his priorities on military and veterans issues during his State of the Union address on Jan. 30 ..."

Article Source: www.newsplex.com

We drop to our knees for no man. We stand for America

Article Title: We drop to our knees for no man we stand for America

Snippet of Article: Please stand for America and boycott the NFL. We have no problem with protest, but not on the clock while you are being compensated. We don't want politics in our sports. If you want to protest something, at least make a reasonable correlation to the protest and the venue. Please stand for the National Anthem, our Military Veterans and the United States of America.

Article Source: Military Veteran News

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Pilots of ex-military planes honor veterans through flight

Article Title: Pilots of ex-military planes honor veterans through flight

Snippet of Article: "...These warbirds in Mesa consist of a retired Air Force General who was a fighter pilot, a retired General Motors engineer, an airline pilot, a doctor, six others, and their 10 military trainee planes. All with one goal—to take care of veterans. They do so by taking flight ..."

Article Source: www.foxnews.com

It's not the same military you served under: Army is accepting more low-quality recruits

Article Title: Army is accepting more low-quality recruits

Snippet of Article: "...Army has reached deeper into the pool of marginally qualified recruits, offered hundreds of millions in bonuses ..."

Article Source: www.usatoday.com

Transgender U.S. military recruits enlist amid uncertainty

Article Title: Transgender U.S. military recruits enlist amid uncertainty

Snippet of Article: "...Transgender Americans are openly enlisting in the U.S. military for the first time, saying they feel confident that court rulings blocking Republican President Donald Trump’s ban on their service will stand ..."

Article Source: www.reuters.com

Anti-American Domestic Terrorist Attack Statue Honoring National Anthem

Article Title: Patterson Park statue honoring national anthem is defaced, found sprayed with red paint

Snippet of Article: "... statue paid for with pennies contributed by Baltimore school children more than a century ago was found sprayed with red paint Monday morning..."

Article Source: www.baltimoresun.com

Thursday, January 11, 2018

New research shows Army recruits from the South are less fit than recruits from other states

Article Title: New research shows Army recruits from the South are less fit than recruits from other states

The 10 states identified in the study that present the "disproportionate public health burden" include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas

Article Source: www.postandcourier.com

Monday, January 8, 2018

Warning: Do you hug at work or call people 'Honey' or 'Sweetheart' just like your mom did? Beware!

Article Title: General Loses Three-Star Promotion for Calling Dem Congressional Staffer ‘Sweetheart’

Snippet of Article: "...Gonsalves reportedly denied calling her “sweetheart,” but all in all, the IG reached a conclusion against him based on the preponderance of the evidence. The Army accordingly withdrew his nomination Nov. 27 ..."

Article Source: www.msn.com

More Reading: Dignity and Respect Policy in the Workplace (Army)