By Luke Burdsall| May 27, 2019 at 5:48 PM CDT - Updated May 27 at 5:59 PM MOSS BLUFF, La. (KPLC) - According the U.S. census, right now there are over 18 million veterans in the united states. While Memorial Day is one to reflect and remember those who have fallen for our freedom, a … [Read more...]
Veterans in Burn Pit Registry helping fellow Vets
Helping researchers understand the effects of exposure to burn pits An overall goal of scientific research on groups such as Veterans is generalizability—the measure of how well the research findings and conclusions from a sample population can be extended to the larger population. It is … [Read more...]
Scientists study how service dogs help veterans cope with PTSD
Orlando — To say retired Army Sgt. Carlos Cruz depends heavily on his service dog, Hannah, is an understatement. Cruz was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after returning from service in northern Afghanistan where he hunted for enemy explosive devices. He acquired … [Read more...]
A U.S. Army Tweet Asking ‘How Has Serving Impacted You?’ Got An Agonizing Response
A soldier walks with his family following a 2011 ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, for soldiers from the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry 3rd Brigade, who returned home from deployment in Iraq.Erich Schlegel/AP Updated at 7:13 p.m. The U.S. Army issued a tweet ahead of Memorial Day weekend with a … [Read more...]
Trump Takes Credit for Veterans Healthcare Program That Started Under Obama
The president and his secretary of veterans affairs are “distorting the facts” ByPETER WADE According to a fact check by the Associated Press, President Trump and his Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie are purposely taking credit for improvements made to a … [Read more...]
On North Korea, Trump seems to undermine a senior adviser
TOKYO — Seemingly contradicting his national security adviser , President Donald Trump on Sunday played down North Korea’s recent missile tests and said they were not a concern for him. The comments tweeted during his trip to Japan were sure to unnerve leaders of the U.S. ally that is … [Read more...]
WWII Code Talker and longtime NM lawmaker dies at 94
SANTA FE, N.M. — John Pinto, a Navajo Code Talker in World War II who became one of the nation’s longest serving Native American elected officials as a New Mexico state senator, has died. He was 94. Senate colleague Michael Padilla confirmed Pinto's death in Gallup on Friday after years of … [Read more...]
NASCAR honors fallen service members at Coca-Cola 600, where top Marine will grand marshal
The Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller will be the grand marshal for Sunday’s NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 at the Charlotte, North Carolina, race track where he will give the command to start engines, according to Marine officials. The 600-mile race will also honor fallen service … [Read more...]
Trial of Navy SEAL accused of killing prisoner set for June
SAN DIEGO — The court martial of a SEAL accused of killing an Islamic State prisoner under his care in Iraq in 2017 is scheduled to start June 10. Navy spokesman Brian O'Rourke says the trial should last about two weeks. It had been scheduled to start Tuesday, but that date was pushed back … [Read more...]
Navy: Sailor contacted Russians, pleads guilty to espionage
SAN DIEGO — A U.S. sailor has pleaded guilty to two counts of espionage and was sentenced to three years after admitting he took classified information about the Navy’s nuclear-powered warships and planned to give it to a journalist and then defect to Russia, officials said Friday. U.S. Navy … [Read more...]
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