Showing posts with label Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. Show all posts

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Sen. Gallego (D) fails to block Babbitt military funeral honors

Article Title: Sen. Gallego fails to block Babbitt military funeral honors

Article Excerpt: "Sen. Ruben Gallego tried but failed to block military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt...“This resolution is nothing more than a pathetic attempt to strip away the earned honors of a veteran who deployed seven times during her many years in the United States Air Force,” Tuberville said. ...President Donald Trump has depicted Babbitt as a “patriot,” denouncing her death as a murder and the officer who shot her as a “thug. ...Babbitt served in Iraq.

Babbitt, from California, spent 14 years on active duty or in the Air National Guard and also deployed to Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates."

Reference Source: tucson.com

Monday, January 14, 2019

Burn Pits: Corporate America Wins Again, Military Vets Pay The Price

Article Title: Supreme Court rejects appeal over military burn pits

Snippet of Article: "... The Supreme Court is rejecting appeals from military veterans who claim they suffer health problems because of open burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. The justices on Monday left in place a federal appeals court ruling that more than 60 lawsuits over the burn pits could not go forward..."

Article Source: abcnews.go.com

Monday, July 26, 2010

Disabled veterans can follow their dream of entrepreneurship

Article Title: Disabled veterans can follow their dream of entrepreneurship

Snippet of Article: "... With jobs hard to find, starting a business can be an attractive option for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with debilitating injuries. Hundreds apply every year for the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, which is offered at six universities nationwide...."

Article Source: www.latimes.com