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...]
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