Here Are the Details About a Possible Terrorist Attack on a Military Base

Article Title: Here Are the Details About a Possible Terrorist Attack on a Military Base

Article Excerpt: "Something happened at Quantico Marine Corps Base which should get more media attention but isn’t. Two men tried to breach the facility on May 3. ... vehicle barriers prevented further chaos. Sienkowski also had another disturbing detail: based on her sources, one man was a Jordanian national who might have been on the terror watch list...Multiple sources report one of the individuals inside the truck is a Jordanian foreign national who recently crossed the southern border into the U.S., and that one of the occupants is on the U.S. terrorist watch list. Quantico did not confirm this information. "

Reference Source: townhall.com

DEI Hits the VA: Biden's Veterans Affairs Department Offers Race-Based Training Programs That Exclude White Vets

Article Title: DEI Hits the VA: Biden's Veterans Affairs Department Offers Race-Based Training Programs That Exclude White Vets

Article Excerpt: "...President Joe Biden's Department of Veterans Affairs is offering race-based training programs and workshops that exclude white veterans, programs that one legal expert says are "of dubious constitutionality and legality."...In other settings, however, race-based offerings have landed private entities in hot water. Last year, amid legal scrutiny, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer quietly amended a fellowship program to remove a provision that barred whites and Asians from applying. Now, University of San Diego law professor and U.S. Commission on Civil Rights member Gail Heriot is expressing similar concern over the VA's programs. "It seems like every time you turn around there's another race-exclusive government program of dubious constitutionality and legality ..."

Reference Source: freebeacon.com

Will the Supreme Court’s GI Bill ruling mean more money for vets?

Article Title: Will the Supreme Court’s GI Bill ruling mean more money for vets?

Article Excerpt: "...Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling on veterans education benefits could provide an extra year of federal tuition payments to millions of student veterans, but when officials might start doling out the payouts — if at all — remains unclear.

In the 7-2 ruling, justices said that veterans can use both the Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits and Montgomery GI Bill benefits to pay for college classes if they meet eligibility for both programs. “That ruling is pretty clear — you can use both... Veterans Affairs officials said they are still reviewing the decision. ...fear that VA will try to take a very narrow view in interpreting this..."

Reference Source: www.militarytimes.com

'Thank You for Your Service' Virginia School Board | In Reversal, Virginia School Board Votes to Restore Confederate Generals’ Names to 2 Schools

Article Title: In Reversal, Virginia School Board Votes to Restore Confederate Generals’ Names to 2 Schools

Article Excerpt: "...A Virginia school board voted Friday to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high school and an elementary school, four years after the names had been removed, a reversal that some experts believe may be the first of its kind.

Shenandoah County's school board voted 5-1 to rename Mountain View High School as Stonewall Jackson High School and Honey Run Elementary as Ashby Lee Elementary. ..."

Reference Source: www.military.com

Scumbag Watch | VA Executives Received $10.8 Million in Improper Bonuses Under PACT Act, Watchdog Finds

Article Title: VA Executives Received $10.8 Million in Improper Bonuses Under PACT Act, Watchdog Finds

Article Excerpt: "...The amount is $1 million more than the department acknowledged last September when Secretary Denis McDonough said 170 senior executives at the VA's Central Office in Washington, D.C., erroneously received $9.7 million in bonuses under a retention bonus program authorized by the PACT Act.

The department inspector general's report found that 182 senior executives at VA headquarters received the nearly $11 million in bonuses, ranging in size from about $39,000 to more than $100,000 for each of seven executives in the Veterans Health Administration, or VHA. ..."

Reference Source: www.military.com

USPS | May is National Military Appreciation Month | The Postal Service will honor all veterans in its workforce

Article Title: USPS | May is National Military Appreciation Month | The Postal Service will honor all veterans in its workforce

Article Excerpt: "...May is National Military Appreciation Month, a time to honor those who are serving or have served in the U.S. military. ...As a sign of appreciation for their service, a special commemorative certificate signed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will be sent to the home of every known USPS veteran.

In addition, veterans marking a five-year USPS service anniversary during the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, 2023, will receive a challenge coin and thank-you card signed by Deputy Postmaster General and Chief Human Resources Officer Doug Tulino.

Employees who are veterans are encouraged to update their mailing addresses via MyHR."

Reference Source: USPS

Biden accused of helping Hamas as Israel outraged by threatened weapons freeze

Article Title: Biden accused of helping Hamas as Israel outraged by threatened weapons freeze

Article Excerpt: "Trump: ‘Crooked Joe’ siding with the terrorists;...accused Biden of siding with terrorists. In an apparent initial reaction from the Israeli government, Foreign Minister Israel Katz wrote on social media platform X that “Israel will continue to fight Hamas until its destruction.” “There is no war more just than this,” he added, without directly referencing Biden’s remarks. ..."

Reference Source: www.timesofisrael.com

Veteran who admitted faking disability to obtain more than $660,000 in benefits gets prison time

Article Title: Veteran who admitted faking disability to obtain more than $660,000 in benefits gets prison time

Article Excerpt: "...he faked being unable to walk for more than 20 years...Christopher Stultz, 49, of Antrim, New Hampshire, was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison...Stultz claimed to the VA that he could no longer use both his feet. With that, the VA rated Stultz as 100% disabled and increased his monthly benefits. He was also given a total of nearly $190,000 in funding for special adapted cars to help mobility-impaired veterans, according to the US attorney’s office. Prosecutors say that Stultz never used the adapted cars and instead sold them for cash. "

Reference Source: www.cnn.com

Mayor Adams donates $5K of own money for info on anti-Israel ‘cowards’ who defaced WWI memorial: ‘I love America’

Article Title: Mayor Adams donates $5K of own money for info on anti-Israel ‘cowards’ who defaced WWI memorial: ‘I love America’

Article Excerpt: "...A furious Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday contributed $5,000 of his own money toward the reward being offered for information leading to the bust of the anti-Israel “cowards’’ who defaced a local war memorial.

“In spite of the unpopular notion, I’m going to say it, ‘I love America,'” Adams said at a press conference held in front of the historic Central Park World War I monument — which a mob spray-painted and plastered with anti-Israel stickers the night before.

“We cannot remain silent when our symbols of freedom are desecrated by individuals who clearly hate our country and way of life,” he said. “I am not going to remain silent because our silence gives the belief that everything is OK. ..."

Reference Source: nypost.com

The Democrat Plan to Destroy American Defense Continues | Mentally Ill Military Pilots Can Continue To Pilot Military Aircraft

Article Title: Air Force Pilots Now Can Start Mental Health Treatment and Won't Immediately Be Pulled from Flight Status

Article Excerpt: "...An Air Force policy change will allow pilots to receive 60 days of mental health treatment without being taken out of flight status, a notable policy update as the service works to destigmatize airmen seeking care.

Prior to the policy update, which was publicized in a May 1 press release, if an airman began seeking treatment for mental health-related illnesses or concerns, they would then need a return-to-duty waiver to fly, a requirement that often kept pilots grounded for extended periods...."

Reference Source: www.military.com

Postal worker drives nearly 400 miles on off day to deliver WWII letters to family, reports say

Article Title: Postal worker drives nearly 400 miles on off day to deliver WWII letters to family, reports say

Article Excerpt: "...Grand Prairie United States Postal Service carrier Alvin Gauthier helped a family reunite with World War II-era letters sent from their loved one who was serving in the Army.

Gauthier shared he knew the importance of the letters when he came across them in his work bag.

“I was getting ready for my route and found some letters that were dated back to 1942,” KXAS quoted Gauthier. “My main thought was I have to find this family.”

However, the letters offered few details other than being addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lamb who lived in Jacksonville, Arkansas. ..."

Reference Source: www.kptv.com

Slow mail causes hundreds veterans to have their colon cancer screening tests invalidated after the results took months to arrive by mail

Article Title: Hundreds veterans to have their colon cancer screening tests invalidated after the results took months to arrive by mail

Article Excerpt: "...In Virginia, hundreds of veterans had their colon cancer screening tests invalidated after the results took months to arrive by mail. An Atlanta college student missed an academic trip to Ghana when their passport with two-day shipping took a month to show up. A bride in Texas had to rent a dress for her wedding after hers spent weeks stuck in a Houston postal facility. Across the country, residents and businesses have been reporting widespread slowdowns in mail and package delivery by the U.S. Postal Service. ..."

Reference Source: www.nbcnews.com

Lawmakers want DOD to provide data on troops’ tuition assistance complaints

Article Title: Lawmakers want DOD to provide data on troops’ tuition assistance complaints

Article Excerpt: "Four members of Congress have asked the Pentagon to bring them up to date on the Postsecondary Education Complaint System — reports the Defense Department stopped providing nearly a decade ago. ...In fiscal 2014, the DOD received hundreds of complaints from students receiving assistance from My Career Advancement Account Scholarships and the Tuition Assistance Program, according to the letter. Most complaints focused on tuition and fees, refund or collections issues, quality of education and release of transcripts. Data from the following year “was similarly helpful in identifying and addressing institutions and behavior that put taxpayer dollars at risk..."

Reference Source: www.legion.org

North Carolina student said he would have protected American flag with his 'dead body' from 'Marxist horde'

Article Title: North Carolina student said he would have protected American flag with his 'dead body' from 'Marxist horde'

Article Excerpt: "...A student who defended the American flag at a North Carolina campus Tuesday from an anti-Israel mob, said the protesters would have had to yank the flag from him over his "dead body."

Anti-Israel protesters targeted the American flag on The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's quad — which had been flying at half-mast after four Charlotte officers were killed in the line of duty. At one point, they replaced it with a Palestinian flag – enraging students and inspiring members from the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity to take action.

"I don't understand how people can act like this," said Dan Stompel, a junior studying political science at the university. He was one of over a few dozen students who stood up to a mob of hundreds as they tried to desecrate the American flag. ..."

Reference Source: www.foxnews.com