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Article Excerpt: "...November 2024, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, were served a single slice of toast and a scoop of lima beans for dinner. Of the $22 million available to buy food at Fort Carson, only $5 million was used for that purpose. At Fort Hood, Texas, only two of ten dining facilities were open for service. ..."
Reference Source: redstate.com
Article Excerpt: "With each passing day, lame-duck President Joe Biden seems to debase himself and his "legacy" even further as he takes juvenile measures to kneecap the incoming Trump administration and flip off the American public. ...All of the men were captured in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and were held for more than two decades without being charged or put on trial, the New York Times reported. ..."
Reference Source: redstate.com
Article Excerpt: "...David Dutch, 57, was one of three rallygoers shot Saturday when a gunman, identified by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired rounds at the former president during a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania. Dutch's sister told Military.com on Monday that the Marine veteran will have a second surgery following the shooting.
Dutch, of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, is a Marine Corps veteran who served during the Gulf War...The other victims include Corey Comperatore, a fireman who was killed while protecting his family from the gunfire, President Joe Biden said following the incident. The third victim, who state police said was in stable condition, was 74-year-old James Copenhaver."
Reference Source: www.military.com
Article Excerpt: "...The United States military commander for forces in Europe raised the protection level for U.S. military bases and forces after President Joe Biden’s weak debate performance against former President Donald Trump. ... the commander, Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli felt additional steps were needed to “increase vigilance for our service members, for their families.” Trump Campaign Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday linked Biden’s doddering debate performance to an increased risk to the U.S. ..."
Reference Source: www.breitbart.com
Article Excerpt: THE LIE: "The truth is, I’m the only president this century that doesn’t have any this – this decade, that doesn’t have any troops dying anywhere in the world. ... falsely claiming at Thursday’s debate that no service members died overseas under his watch...Biden seemingly forgot about the 16 troops who have died in overseas attacks over his tenure in the White House, including the 13 in Kabul on Aug. 26, 2021, and another three in Jordan just five months ..."
Reference Source: nypost.com
Article Excerpt: "...Beyond the unprecedented turmoil Biden's fatigued performance stirred among Democrats, the American leadership crisis is expected to generate secondary earthquakes around the world – especially in the Middle East..."
Reference Source: www.haaretz.com
Article Excerpt: "Republicans advanced a bill Thursday to repeal a Washington, D.C. law that allows noncitizens to vote in local elections. ...with 143 Democrats voting against it...The D.C. law was passed by the progressive city council in 2022 and recently survived a court challenge earlier this year. Republicans who opposed the bill warned that allowing non-Americans to help decide what local officials run the nation's capital could have negative effects on national security. Democrats trying to tip the scales at the ballot box by encouraging illegal immigrants to sign up to vote"...
Reference Source: www.foxnews.com
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
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
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
Article Excerpt: "...Hundreds of anti-Israeli protesters wreaked havoc in Lower Manhattan on Monday, storming the Brooklyn Bridge and grinding traffic to a halt on its Manhattan-bound side as cops in riot gear fought to contain the unrest.
The marchers — including some who burned American flags while one yelled “Death to America,” according to social media posts — converged on the historic span around 3:45 p.m., immediately disrupting cars and prompting NYPD cops to swarm the area..."
Reference Source: nypost.com
Article Excerpt: "...“These people were willing to assault military,” the source told The Post at the time. “They were willing to assault law enforcement. They have complete disregard for our laws.”..."
Reference Source: nypost.com
Article Excerpt: "... they were asked to change out of their American flag-themed shirts because some people “felt unsafe and bothered” by them at an event where they were scheduled to perform.
Borderline Dance Team has come to be known for their patriotic costumes since they first started performing line dancing as volunteers seven years ago. But before last weekend’s scheduled performance at Emerald City Hoedown, an LGBTQ-friendly event in Seattle, the dancers say event organizers told them their costumes offended some people. ..."
Reference Source: www.wlbt.com
Article Excerpt: "...A member of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah was caught entering the country illegally at the Texas border, where he told agents he was plotting to make a bomb once settled in the country, according to a March 19 federal court document. ..."
Reference Source: www.zerohedge.com
Article Excerpt: "...Milley said the withdrawal was a “strategic failure” and that he has “lots of regrets.” “It didn’t end the way I wanted it. That didn’t end the way any of us wanted it,” he told ABC News. “In the broader sense, the war was lost.” McKenzie told NPR in 2022 he has regrets about the withdrawal and was upset that the U.S. was not able to get everyone out from the country. “That’s something that haunts me to this day,” he said. ..."
Reference Source: thehill.com
Article Excerpt: "...policy allowing soldiers to move up in rank without attending leadership academies, data provided by the service shows. The Army data obtained by Military.com also shows 20% of those soldiers -- 10,588 -- had not yet attended those schools, highlighting a concern service leadership has quietly raised behind the scenes. NCOs are supposed to lose their new rank if they don't attend the proper schooling within a year of their promotion, but Army planners don't want to demote front-line enlisted leaders en masse. The one-year deadline may cause a challenge for many NCOs..."
Reference Source: www.military.com
Article Excerpt: "Poland has approval from the United States to purchase about 1,800 missiles in a deal worth nearly $3.7 billion. The NATO ally will be able to buy missiles of three variants, according to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency..."
Reference Source: www.stripes.com
Article Excerpt: "...The US has deployed Marines to evacuate its embassy in Haiti as local gangs continue to attack state institutions.
The operation, which occurred early Sunday, serves as the latest sign of Haiti's societal troubles, as locals in its capital continue to report the overwhelming stench of the dead.
Violence in the Caribbean country broke out out this past week, and has since threatened to bring down the local government. ..."
Reference Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Article Excerpt: "...Elon Musk has once again spoken out on the Biden Administration’s complete neglect to secure the Southern border, and facilitation of mass illegal immigration, warning that with the amount of unvetted foreigners being freely allowed into the country, there is sure to be some major catastrophic event being planned. ...“Just a matter of time,” Musk concluded. "
Reference Source: freerepublic.com
Article Title: DAV condemns congressional proposal to cut disability benefits for 1.5 million veterans Article Excerpt: " Congressma...
