Democrat Shutdown Will Not Stop Trump From Paying Military Every Penny and an Across the Board Raise

Article Title: Trump tells troops 'every last penny' coming despite ongoing government shutdown affecting military pay

Article Excerpt: "...President Donald Trump sought to reassure service members affected by the ongoing government shutdown, pledging they would receive "every last penny" of their pay and promising an "across-the-board" raise once the impasse ends.

"I want you to know that despite the current Democrat-induced shutdown, we will get our servicemembers every last penny," Trump said. "Don't worry about it, it's all coming," he added. ..."

Reference Source: www.foxnews.com

Guiness World Record | Hegseth leads record-breaking pushup event at Navy’s win over Air Force

Article Title: Hegseth leads record-breaking pushup event at Navy’s win over Air Force

Article Excerpt: "...Hegseth led a pushup brigade with cadets, officers and fans at the game that broke a Guiness World Record. Hegseth's charge of 3,068 broke the record for most people doing pushups simultaneously for one minute.

Navy not only beat Air Force's football team, but it also took the pushup record from the Air Force Academy. ..."

Reference Source: www.foxnews.com

Navy chief of staff out at Pentagon in Hegseth’s latest shakeup

Article Title: Navy chief of staff out at Pentagon in Hegseth’s latest shakeup

Article Excerpt: "“Jon Harrison will no longer serve as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Navy,” a War Department spokesperson told The Post. “We are grateful for his service to the Department.”...“As you have seen and the media has obsessed over, I have fired a number of senior officers since taking over,” Hegseth told a gathering of military leaders earlier this week. “The previous chairman, other members of the Joint Chiefs [of Staff], combatant commanders and other commanders.”

“The rationale for me has been straightforward: It’s nearly impossible to change a culture with the same people who helped create or even benefited from that culture, even if that culture was created by a previous president and previous secretary.”..."

Reference Source: nypost.com

Navy hits historic recruiting numbers

Article Title: Navy hits historic recruiting numbers

Article Excerpt: "...the U.S. Navy is celebrating the largest group of new accessions in nearly a quarter-century.

In a roundtable discussion with reporters Monday prior to the end of the fiscal year, Rear Adm. James Waters, head of Navy recruiting command, revealed that the service had achieved surpluses in every recruiting category, including officers, enlisted and Reserve — with enough in the Delayed Entry Program to make up about one-fourth of the recruiting mission for fiscal 2026. ..."

Reference Source: www.militarytimes.com

Fourth deadly US strike in Trump’s war on cartels

Article Title: Fourth deadly US strike in Trump’s war on cartels

Article Excerpt: "...Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean on Friday, killing four people.

“Our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel was trafficking narcotics, the people onboard were narco-terrorists, and they were operating on a known narco-trafficking transit route. These strikes will continue until the attacks on the American people are over!!!!”..."

Reference Source: www.airforcetimes.com

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Orates One of the Greatest Speeches in Military History | Returning to a 'Warrior Ethos'

Article Title: Hegseth blasts ‘fat troops’ in rare gathering with military brass

Article Excerpt: "...Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lamented against “fat troops” and “woke” policies Tuesday, pledging to create higher physical fitness and grooming standards with gender neutral, age-normed criteria that match the current male fitness standards. ...Hegseth said he was in the process of ordering 10 department directives, the first of which would ensure that all requirements for every combat Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) “returns to the highest male standard, only because this job is life or death.” ...“When it comes to any job that requires physical power to perform in combat, those physical standards must be high and gender neutral. If women can make it, excellent. If not, it is what it is,” he added. ..."

Reference Source: www.militarytimes.com

VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claims

Article Title: VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claims

Article Excerpt: "...Veterans’ disability benefits claims were blindly rubber-stamped by a senior veterans service representative (VSR) at the Philadelphia VA Regional Benefit Office for years, resulting in an estimated $2.2 million in improper payments, a government watchdog report has found. ...While it was known that the employee was firing off approvals at slapdash speed, the individual was backed strongly by supervisors in the regional office, who shielded them from being held accountable. ..."

Reference Source: www.militarytimes.com

Veterans benefits and burials would continue in government shutdown, but other services could be affected

Article Title: Veterans benefits and burials would continue in government shutdown, but other services could be affected

Article Excerpt: "If the federal government shuts down after midnight Sept. 30 over a funding impasse in Congress, the Department of Veterans Affairs would keep sending veterans their monthly pensions and disability payments on time.

Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2025-09-22/veterans-benefits-services-government-shutdown-19185364.html Source - Stars and Stripes...The VA sought to reassure veterans and their families this week that core services and benefits for veterans would be protected in a government shutdown.

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Reference Source: www.stripes.com

Democrats Put Veterans, Seniors, Public Safety at Risk with Shutdown Push

Article Title: Democrats Put Veterans, Seniors, Public Safety at Risk with Shutdown Push

Article Excerpt: "...As Democrats bring the nation to the brink of a government shutdown, they jeopardize critical funding for veterans, seniors, law enforcement, and many others. As Democrats threaten to disrupt the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans, organizations across the country are urging them to follow through on their word, join with President Donald J. Trump and Republicans, and keep government functioning for the people it serves. ..."

Reference Source: www.whitehouse.gov

America Trained Them To Be Soldiers, Then Ignored Their Pain: The Predictable Result

Article Title: America Made Them Into Killers, Then Ignored Their Pain: The Predictable Result

Article Excerpt: "...Both men were 40 years old. Both were Marines who served in Iraq during the mid-2000s surge and sectarian violence. This should not be treated as a coincidence, given a thirteen-year pattern anyone can plainly see. A Pattern Demanding Somebody Care...Benjamin Barnes (2012): Sent “I want to die” texts before killing a park ranger. Ex-girlfriend had documented his PTSD, weapons arsenal, and suicide threats in custody court papers. No intervention came."

Reference Source: https://www.flyingpenguin.com/?p=72582

Marine Combat Veteran With PTSD is Suspect in American Fish Company restaurant mass shooting suspect

Article Title: Southport mass shooting suspect identified as Nigel Edge after ‘targeted’ and ‘highly premeditated’ deadly attack on restaurant

Article Excerpt: "...mass shooting in North Carolina is a Purple Heart recipient and heavily decorated Marine who served in Iraq before changing his name and filing a slew of conspiracy-laden lawsuits, according to authorities and records.

Nigel Edge — who changed his name from Sean DeBevoise in 2023 — was arrested Saturday night for launching his deadly assault on the American Fish Company restaurant in Southport Yacht Basin...The Marine said he was wounded in two separate IED attacks during a 2006 tour in Iraq, along with a bullet wound that left shrapnel lodged in his head.

A US military spokesperson confirmed that Edge served in the Marines from 2003 to 2009 and deployed to Iraq in 2005 and again in 2006.

He received a number of prestigious awards during his service"

Reference Source: nypost.com

Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford ID’d as gunman who attacked Grand Blanc LDS church, killing 4 and setting it ablaze

Article Title: Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford ID’d as gunman who attacked Grand Blanc LDS church, killing 4 and setting it ablaze

Article Excerpt: "... a 40-year-old Iraq War veteran who served in the US Marines...Thomas Jacob Sanford rammed his Chevy Silverado truck into the building before opening fire on worshipers at a Sunday service...He also set the church ablaze, causing the entire structure to burn down. ...— served in Iraq from 2004 to 2008. ..."

Reference Source: nypost.com

Huntsville, Alabama | City approves $9.98 million expansion of military museum at John Hunt Park

Article Title: Huntsville, Alabama | City approves $9.98 million expansion of military museum at John Hunt Park

Article Excerpt: "...expansion of the Military Museum at John Hunt Park. The $9.98 million project, located at 2065 Steve Hettinger Drive SW, will include the construction of a new pre-engineered metal building with insulated panels, modern storefront glazing, offices, a conference room and restrooms. Limited renovations and repairs will also be made to the existing facility to support the overall expansion..."

Reference Source: www.huntsvilleal.gov

Fairhaven man recounts Honor Flight experience. It 'rekindled my flame,' says Vietnam vet

Article Title: Fairhaven man recounts Honor Flight experience. It 'rekindled my flame,' says Vietnam vet

Article Excerpt: "...Vietnam War veteran David Brown, 81, of Fairhaven wants to return the honor given to him on his recent Honor Flight New England trip to Washington, D.C.

Members of the Troop F Massachusetts State Police Barracks led the way for his Honor Flight to leave Logan International Airport in Boston at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, with a plane full of U.S. veterans embarking on a meaningful trip to the nation's war memorials built in their honor. ..."

Reference Source: www.southcoasttoday.com

US revokes visa for Colombia’s president after he urges American soldiers to disobey Trump

Article Title: US revokes visa for Colombia’s president after he urges American soldiers to disobey Trump

Article Excerpt: "...the State Department announcing it was revoking a visa for Gustavo Petro, president of the Latin American country, after he participated in a New York protest where he called on American soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump’s orders.

The department said on social media that “we will revoke Petro’s visa due to his reckless and incendiary actions.”

Petro [Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego (Petro)] was visiting for the annual U.N. Nations General Assembly. ..."

Reference Source: wtop.com

Arrest made in 1994 murder of Navy sailor’s pregnant wife. DNA evidence helped free her brother-in-law 18 years ago

Article Title: Arrest made in 1994 murder of Navy sailor’s pregnant wife. DNA evidence helped free her brother-in-law 18 years ago

Article Excerpt: "...JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The murder of Tina Heins has been solved after more than three decades, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced Thursday. Michael Shane Ziegler, a close friend of Heins’ Navy sailor husband, is now charged with the sexual assault and murder of the 20-year-old, who was four months pregnant when she was stabbed 27 times in her Mayport apartment in 1994...."

Reference Source: www.news4jax.com

Like Father, Like Daughter Aboard USS Shiloh

Article Title: Like Father, Like Daughter Aboard USS Shiloh

Article Excerpt: "A special bond forms between a daughter and her father when they hold the same Navy job on the same ship. ...For Navy Lt. Caitlin Dailey, that is exactly what happened when she took on the role of USS Shiloh's navigation officer at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii. Her father, retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Donald Dailey, served in the same role as the ship's navigator more than two decades ago. Today he lives in Gainesville, Florida. ..."

Reference Source: www.war.gov

Trump Proclamation | Gold Star Mother's and Family Day, 2025

Article Title: Gold Star Mother's and Family Day, 2025

Article Excerpt: "BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | A PROCLAMATION

Since the dawn of our Republic, millions of brave men and women have answered the call of liberty to preserve peace, uphold our sovereignty, and defend the sacred ideals that have defined our Nation for nearly 250 years. Countless souls have perished in this noble pursuit — their supreme sacrifice borne by surviving families with profound sorrow, remarkable strength, and inspiring dignity. This Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, we remember and honor the loved ones of those patriots who paid the highest price for our birthright of freedom. ..."

Reference Source: www.whitehouse.gov

Air Force veteran say K-9s had his back in Vietnam

Article Title: Air Force veteran say K-9s had his back in Vietnam

Article Excerpt: "...Brooklyn native Mike Callanan spent half a decade in the Air Force, working with nearly a dozen dogs during that time.

“The way we trained the dogs in the military was very unique. It’s..."

Reference Source: www.ksn.com

Navy issues instructions for reporting improper social media use

Article Title: Navy issues instructions for reporting improper social media use

Article Excerpt: "...The Chief of Naval Operations released a Sept. 15 memo that provides guidance on how to report unprofessional social media use.

The memo, which began circulating online and was confirmed as real by a spokesperson for the CNO..."

Reference Source: www.navytimes.com

Trump Saw the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon on the South Lawn. Here's What Happened Next.

Article Title: Trump Saw the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon on the South Lawn. Here's What Happened Next.

Article Excerpt: "...President Trump saw the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon performing on the South Lawn of the White House. It's amazing to watch, something that wasn't lost on the president, who decided to invite them..."

Reference Source: townhall.com

Charter Supports Veterans by Matching Government Investment in Trump Accounts for Employees’ Children

Article Title: Charter Supports Veterans by Matching Government Investment in Trump Accounts for Employees’ Children

Article Excerpt: "...Children of Charter Communications employees could see their “Invest America” accounts grow to nearly $1.2 million by retirement age.

As a Military Friendly Employer Gold Award recipient and a VETS Index 5 Star Employer, Charter Communications offers unique career advancement opportunities and benefits for the military community.

This includes the recent announcement that Charter is the first major employer to commit to the federal “Invest America” Trump Accounts initiative ..."

Reference Source: www.breitbart.com

I Was Wrong, There IS an Extremism Epidemic in the U.S. Military

Article Title: I Was Wrong, There IS an Extremism Epidemic in the U.S. Military

Article Excerpt: ... Having served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, I found former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s partisan assertion that there was an infestation of extremism loose in the U.S. military fictional and insulting. But I have now seen it with my own eyes. ... "He shared a screen capture of Army Col. Junel Jeffrey’s take on Charlie Kirk’s assassination: “Sometimes we reap what we sow. ...we allowed the American left wing to import that foreign terrorist association’s agenda, tactics, and desired end state: violent destruction of those marked as ‘infidels.’ Then we gave these neo-Qaeda agents safe harbor in the ranks of our military. Perhaps it’s time to reflect on the reality that a force that welcomed anti-American extremists in its ranks was ineffective at defeating extremists abroad. ..."

Reference Source: redstate.com

Civil War veteran’s long-lost monument to finally be placed after nearly 140 years

Snippet of Article: "...After nearly 140 years, a Civil War veteran’s monument will finally rest beside his wife in the Old Panther Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

On September 27, the Whitesville Historical Society will host a dedication ceremony for the gravestone of Charles M. Ragsdale, a Union soldier who served in the 17th Kentucky Infantry and died in 1875. His headstone, ordered through the Veterans Administration in 1886, was never set. Instead, it was lost for more than a century. ..."

Source: www.owensborotimes.com

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Biased AI Dangers | That’s Not a Real Soldier: AI Scams Targeting Veterans and Families

Article Title: That’s Not a Real Soldier: AI Scams Targeting Veterans and Families

Article Excerpt: "...A new awareness campaign is raising alarms about how easily criminals can fabricate faces and voices to pose as military personnel — targeting veterans and their families. Using AI-powered deepfakes, scammers impersonate soldiers or loved ones to manipulate victims into giving up money, sensitive information, or access to accounts. ..."

Reference Source: www.disabledveterans.org