By Debbie Gregory. A 75 year old Illinois Army veteran is recovering from stab wounds after saving the lives of 16 children when a knife-wielding teen stormed an Illinois public library. James Vernon, a retired Caterpillar technology worker and Army vet, has been released from the hospital following surgery to repair two slashed arteries in […]
By Debbie Gregory. Although Bowe Bergdahl’s fate lies in the hands of Gen. Robert Abrams, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said that Bergdahl should have been executed. Having previously called Bergdahl a “dirty, rotten traitor,” Trump has often railed against the prisoner swap that returned Bergdahl to U.S. custody. In March, Bergdahl was charged with […]
By Debbie Gregory. President Barack Obama vetoed a $612 billion defense policy bill, insisting congressional Republicans send him a better version, one that doesn’t tie his hands on some of his top priorities. Obama praised the bill for ensuring the military stays funded and making improvements on armed forces retirement and cybersecurity. Yet, at the […]
By Debbie Gregory. A bomb-sniffing combat dog who earned two Bronze Stars during two tours in Iraq in a Special Operations Forces unit was shot to death by a bicyclist who felt the hero canine was a threat. Now his owner, Army veteran Matthew Bessler, is asking for a burial with military honors for his […]
By Debbie Gregory. Spencer Stone, the U.S. Air Force Airman who thwarted a terrorist attack on a French train in August, was released from the hospital following a violent stabbing attack in Sacramento CA. The 23 year old Stone suffered multiple stab wounds, including one to his heart, during an early morning fight. He was […]
By Debbie Gregory. Rep. Duncan Hunter, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and Marine Corps veteran, is demanding the resignation of the Navy’s secretary for his plans to open Marine Corps infantry positions to women. A lengthy Marine Corps experiment involving about 300 men and 100 women who volunteered as research subjects found […]
By Debbie Gregory. Marine aviator Capt. Katie Higgins has earned the honor of donning the famous blue and gold flight suit of the Blue Angels. Higgins has the groundbreaking distinction of being the first woman to perform as a pilot in the 69 year history of the Blue Angels. “I wouldn’t say I’m a celebrity. […]
By Debbie Gregory. The U.S. Navy has announced a series of initiatives aimed to retain its best of its brightest young sailors. In an effort to avoid a recruiting problem similar to the one the Army is facing, Navy brass has concentrated on improving benefits, including programs for maternity leave, child care and education and […]
By Debbie Gregory. JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi, GMAC Mortgage and Bank of America will be paying out more than $311 million to over 2,400 servicemembers as compensation for wrongful foreclosures on those servicemembers’ homes. The payments are a result of the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act portion of the 2012 settlement known as the National […]
By Debbie Gregory. In a stark reversal from earlier pledges to end the war on his watch, President Obama halted the withdrawal of American military forces from Afghanistan. The announcement that the United States will keep thousands of troops in the country indefinitely will prolong the American role in the 14-year war. While Mr. Obama […]
