Reference Source: Amazon.com
Article Excerpt: "...“We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs, stop the Left’s pro-criminal agenda, and take back the streets for law abiding citizens,” DeSantis declared in a fiery tweet late Friday.
“We stand with Good Samaritans like Daniel Penny,” he added — linking his message to a crowdfunding effort raising money for Penny’s defense. “Let’s show this Marine … America’s got his back.”
By Saturday afternoon, the governor’s post had been viewed by more than 5 million Twitter users...
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Reference Source: nypost.com
Article Excerpt: "...15 of the veterans got the heave-ho from the Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh about 60 miles north of New York City in Orange County — a new epicenter of Big Apple’s migrant crisis since Mayor Eric Adams began bussing Gotham’s overflow there against local officials’ wishes. The other five displaced veterans were split between two other local facilities — the Super 8 and Hampton Inn & Suites in Middletown..."
Reference Source: Federal Retiree
Article Excerpt: "The state of Alabama provides several veteran benefits. This page offers a brief description of each of those benefits. ...Alabama State Veterans Homes, Property Tax for Homes of Totally Disabled Persons Over Age 65, All U.S. active combat pay, military retirement pay and Survivor Benefit Program payments are exempt from any Alabama state, county or municipal income tax. Motor Vehicle Paid for by VA Grant, Alabama Veteran Employment Benefits, Tuition Waiver for Purple Heart Medal Recipients, Alabama GI Dependent Scholarship Program, Alabama National Guard Education Assistance Program (ANGEAP), Active duty and honorably discharged veterans who are residents of Alabama are granted free admission to state parks. Alabama resident veterans who are at least 20% disabled can get a discounted freshwater fishing license. A special hunting license is available to 50% service-connected veterans at half of the usual cost plus the applicable issuance fee. A pistol permit is available for free to individuals who are otherwise eligible for a pistol permit and who retired from active duty, the Reserves, or the National Guard. The Alabama State Veterans Cemetery is located in Spanish Fort. Eligibility for interment in the State Veterans Cemetery follows National Cemetery Administration eligibility requirements. In general, veterans discharged under conditions other than dishonorable and their spouses and dependent children are eligible. Residency requirements exist. For spouses or dependent children, a fee will be charged on the day of interment. For veterans, there is no cost. Spouses remain eligible even if they remarry. Visit the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs website for more information on any of these programs. ..."
Reference Source: www.military.com
Article Excerpt: "...A more than year-long investigation by Minneapolis-based TV station KARE 11 found that veterans with traumatic brain injuries or other neurological conditions were misdiagnosed by the same Tomah VA physician and as a result were denied disability benefits and, in some cases, medical care. KARE 11 and the veterans with whom the station spoke identified the physician as Dr. Mary Jo Lanska. Some of the veterans KARE 11 spoke with said they were misdiagnosed following brief screenings that did not sufficiently assess brain injuries. ..."
Reference Source: yahoo.com
Article Excerpt: "...A Department of Veterans Affairs doctor in Georgia has been indicted over allegations that he sexually assaulted at least four female patients, prosecutors announced this week. Rajesh Motibhai Patel, a primary care physician at the Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, was charged with multiple counts of violating his patients' constitutional right to bodily integrity while acting under color of law and for engaging in unwanted sexual contact, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia said in a news release Thursday. "Our veterans have made incredible sacrifices for our country and deserve the best medical treatment and highest quality of care..."
Reference Source: www.military.com
Article Excerpt: "...this employee is making a mockery of all the veterans. I can sit here in my tub and relax, and you just have to wait,” the VA employee said. Just last week, Channel 2 introduced you to 74-year-old Dewey Kinsey, who temporarily lost his eyesight while waiting for a doctor’s appointment at VA. The man in the tub leads a team that schedules those kinds of appointments. “It took over six months, and I went blind. There are big problems at the VA,” Kinsey said. ...confirmed through three sources that the person in a photo posted to Instagram stories is a team leader in scheduling for the Atlanta VA Medical Center’s community care office. The Instagram story shows him in a bathtub, legs kicked up with a federal government-issue laptop propped on the ledge. The computer is open to a March 17 staff meeting and the post’s caption reads, “My office for the next hour.”"
Reference Source: www.wsbtv.com
Article Excerpt: "...video recently emerged on social media capturing the moment a Vietnam veteran is violently beaten by an employee at a Veterans Affairs clinic. ...the attacker, an employee at the Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic at Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Lawrence F. Gaillard Jr. was arrested and charged for the incident." ...The attacker, Lawrence Gaillard is still employed by VA. @wsbtv at 6https://t.co/oLCyCNa8ea pic.twitter.com/A87YTvSK2q
Reference Source: www.newsweek.com
Article Excerpt: "On May 1, at the Broadway-Lafayette station, witnesses reported that Jordan Neely was acting aggressively toward other passengers on a train. Neely is a career criminal with over 40 prior arrests for various offenses, including drug-related charges, disorderly conduct, and fare evasion. At the time of his death, Neely had an outstanding warrant for assaulting a 67-year-old woman. Multiple witnesses came forward to state that Neely had made repeated attempts to push people onto subway tracks. ..."
Reference Source: pjmedia.com
Article Excerpt: "...when you consider this astounding data point from a New York Times/Siena College poll conducted last month: 71% of registered voters said that democracy was at risk. ... “I hope there’s some people at the White House watching,” Shakir said on MSNBC Wednesday afternoon. “I’d hope that they’re re-writing [the speech] and focusing on cost of living.” Why, given the obvious economic concerns in the electorate, would Biden choose to close the campaign with a democracy-in-peril message? Honestly, because I think that’s what animates him..."
Reference Source: www.cnn.com
Article Excerpt: "Marine who put Jordan Neely into deadly chokehold on subway intended no harm, lawyers say. ..."When Mr. Neely began aggressively threatening Daniel Penny and the other passengers, Daniel, with the help of others, acted to protect themselves, until help arrived," lawyers for Penny said in a statement Friday evening. "Daniel never intended to harm Mr. Neely and could not have foreseen his untimely death." ..."
Reference Source: www.nbcnews.com
Article Excerpt: "“Alright. The US Navy is now using an enlisted sailor Drag Queen as a recruiter. I’m done. China is going to destroy us. YOU GOT THIS NAVY. I can’t believe I fought for this bulls-t,” O’Neill wrote to his 590,500 followers. O’Neill’s comments were targeted at Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley, the first of five new “Digital Ambassadors” for a new program the Navy piloted from October to March. ..."
Reference Source: nypost.com
Article Excerpt: "...According to court documents, Scott A. Bethel, 59, of Spring Branch began working as a government contractor and advisor to the Air Force upon his active duty retirement in 2012. During that time, he launched his own business, working directly with government staffing contracts, which he tended to simultaneously with the work he conducted for his contract employer. Bethel would seek hotel reimbursement from both his employer and the government. Bethel also submitted false hotel invoices for instances when he stayed with personal acquaintances rather than at hotels. In total, Bethel received approximately $15,140.50 from the Air Force to which he was not entitled. An examination of Bethel’s work laptop revealed that he had also falsified charitable deductions and business expenses from 2015 to 2019, resulting in a government tax loss of approximately $139,687.00...."
Reference Source: www.justice.gov
Article Excerpt: "...The veteran - who currently has to feel his way around his home as he has lost most of his vision - said his youngest daughter moved in to help them. Once inside, the woman took control of her elderly parents' finances and stole thousands, including Fulcher's social security income and military retirement pay. Fulcher and his other children claim they later discovered a massive pile of unpaid bills and a bank letter threatening foreclosure. ...According to a GoFundMe set up by the family, police said they will not be taking action against the daughter or her boyfriend as it is a 'civil matter.' San Diego Police are investigating the incident as a possible case of elder abuse."
Reference Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Article Excerpt: "...They were last heard from on April 4 when they departed Mazatlán, Mexico -- a resort town in Sinaloa. The trio of Americans were sailing to San Diego with a planned stop in Cabo San Lucas..."
Reference Source: thehill.com
Article Excerpt: "...Gov. Brian Kemp signed three bills into law Tuesday aimed at helping military veterans in Georgia. ..."
Reference Source: www.fox5atlanta.com
Reference Source: www.foxnews.com
Article Excerpt: "...Mar. 29—Dozens of military veterans, along with friends, family and veteran advocates, joined together on a rainy Wednesday morning at the Portrait of a Warrior Gallery in downtown Bakersfield to pay tribute to those who served during the Vietnam War. March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, a day set aside once a year to recognize all Vietnam veterans, and to tell them, "Welcome home." "As I look out at the audience today, I'm overwhelmed and humbled by the turnout by my brothers and sisters..."
Reference Source: www.yahoo.com
Article Excerpt: "I didn't realize was just how many veterans become incarcerated. One in three of our 19 million veterans report having been arrested and booked at least once, and roughly 181,500 are behind bars. Many land there because of struggles with PTSD, traumatic brain injuries or substance use disorders, risk factors that make the jarring transition from military service to civilian life all the more challenging...."
Reference Source: www.military.com
Article Excerpt: "Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bart Womack discussed Hasan Akbar's attack on American soldiers in Kuwait..."
Reference Source: www.foxnews.com
Article Excerpt: "...on surveillance footage, he was in "close proximity" to the harbor in Waukegan along Lake Michigan. However, exhaustive searches on land and water, including with the help of 100 fellow Navy personnel, have come up empty. "If he is in the water and that is what happened, it may be days or weeks before the body would come back up," Chastain said. Police said "Gray has not been seen or spoken to since leaving the bar" and that Gray, "a member of the United States Navy assigned to Naval Station Great Lakes..."
Reference Source: www.foxnews.com
Article Excerpt: "...The Department of Defense said Thursday that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps had crashed a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) into a building near Hasakah in northeast Syria at approximately 1:38 p.m. local time, leaving one U.S. contractor dead. The attack also wounded five U.S. service members and another U.S. contractor...."
Reference Source: www.foxnews.com
Article Excerpt: "...are now in danger of losing those meritocratic principles to the politicization of our armed forces. … Thanks first and foremost to the ever-expanding bureaucracy of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, regulations, and trainings." One main topic that Republicans focused on was the tweets of Kelisa Wing, the former diversity, equity, and inclusion chief of the department’s Education Activity, who was moved out of that position following an investigation into her social media posts that denigrated white people. ..."
Reference Source: www.washingtonexaminer.com
Article Excerpt: "The nonprofit Disabled American Veterans and RecruitMilitary will host the Pittsburgh Veterans Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Acrisure Stadium, 100 Art Rooney Ave., on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Veterans can meet more than 40 area employers such as Altec, Liberty Mutual, PNC Bank, ABC Supply and others. ..."
Reference Source: triblive.com
Article Excerpt: "...As aging World War II veteran Johnnie Ray Toland started showing signs of Alzheimer’s, his family began searching for an assisted living home to care for him. Staff members at one home introduced the family to Tammi Palasini. Palasini, who would later be sentenced to 20 years behind bars for various crimes, including fraud, convinced the Toland family to give her control of $340,000 of their funds. ...No matter their age, men and women who have served this country deserve to retire secure in the knowledge that their life savings are safe. ..."
Reference Source: www.marketwatch.com
Article Excerpt: "Military veterans and law enforcement officials braved heavy rains on Tuesday to escort a traveling Vietnam War memorial to San Luis Obispo — the next stop on its tour across the United States. Around 30 to 40 vehicles participated in a motorcade that began at Mission San Miguel, traveling down Highway 101 to the Madonna Inn, where the memorial will be displayed. The Wall That Heals is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. ..."
Reference Source: www.yahoo.com
"...The Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) is a United States Department of Defense security, medical and psychological evaluation program, designed to permit only the most trustworthy individuals to have access to nuclear weapons (NPRP), chemical weapons (CPRP), and biological weapons (BPRP). The program was first instituted for nuclear weapons during the Cold War; it was later extended to the realm of chemical and biological workers. Among its goals are, (Quoting from DOD Directive 5210.42) ...Only those personnel who have demonstrated the highest degree of individual reliability for allegiance, trustworthiness, conduct, behavior, and responsibility shall be allowed to perform duties associated with nuclear weapons, and they shall be continuously evaluated for adherence to PRP standards. ..."
Reference: wikipedia.orgArticle Excerpt: "The U.S. military on Thursday morning released dramatic video that it said showed a Russian fighter jet intercepting and then colliding with the American MQ-9 “Reaper” drone that crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday. The U.S. has accused Russia of operating its warplane in an “unsafe and unprofessional” manner during the encounter near Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula. On Wednesday, a senior Russian official said Moscow would try to recover the wreckage of the drone. ...U.S. had taken mitigating measures to prevent the loss of any sensitive intelligence."
Reference Source: dnyuz.com
Snippet of Article: "... Military members and their families have access to special benefits, and new rules make these programs even more valuable..."
Article Source: usnews.com
Reference Source: www.archives.gov
Article Excerpt: "Veterans can sometimes run into issues with law enforcement and the criminal justice system resulting in incarceration. It is important justice-involved Veterans are familiar with VA benefits including what VA benefits they may still eligible to receive, what happens to the VA benefits they are already receiving if they become incarcerated, and what programs are available to assist them with reintegrating back into the community once released from incarceration. ...How Incarceration Affects Eligibility for VA Benefits..."
Reference Source: www.benefits.va.gov
Article Excerpt: "While most veterans transition into civilian life without incident, the commission found that as many as 1 in 3 of the nation's 19 million military veterans have reported being arrested at least once in their lifetime, and that about 181,500 veterans are incarcerated and make up about 8% of the state prison population and 5% of the federal prison population. For comparison, under 1% of all U.S. adults volunteer to serve, according to the Pew Research Center. Those risks for veterans are elevated by..."
Reference Source: www.cbsnews.com
Article Excerpt: "...Military veterans from Texas and Wisconsin are suing the Biden administration over a new rule from the Biden Administration which recategorizes up to 40 million pistols with stabilizing braces as "short-barreled rifles." The rule, implemented by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), would reclassify many pistols used with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles, which require a federal license to own under the National Firearms Act. Americans who fail to do so could face fines and jail time, according to the lawsuit. ..."
Reference Source: www.foxnews.com
Article Excerpt: "...veterans met with representatives of the VA and other organizations to learn the PACT Act. The new law extends coverage for certain groups of veterans and adds to a list of health conditions presumed to be caused by military service, from exposure to such things as burn pits and oil well fires. ..."
Reference Source: www.iolaregister.com
