By Debbie Gregory. A slow-killing parasite may have been brought home from the jungles of Southeast Asia by many Vietnam veterans. The government posted a warning on its website this year saying veterans who ate raw or undercooked freshwater fish while serving in Vietnam might be at risk. Vietnam veterans have faced numerous health challenges, […]
Debbie Gregory. While the Post-9/11 GI Bill offers a very generous post-service education benefit, a special provision allows career service members the opportunity to share their education benefits with immediate family members. The Post 9/11 GI Bill is the only one which allows transferring education benefits. Transferring GI Bill benefits to a dependent can be […]
By Debbie Gregory. As the result of a plea deal, Defense Contractor Philip A. Mearing, the former president of Global Services Corporation, will serve prison time for bilking the government out of more than $15.4 million. In 2004, Mearing, along with his co-conspirators Kenneth Bricker and Ken Deines, made an agreement where fraudulent payments were […]
By Debbie Gregory. At 97, John Bergmann is the last surviving member of the 25-man codebreaking unit that was featured in 2014’s “The Imitation Game.” The Allied codebreaking operation helped turn the tide of World War II. Bergmann’s service put him in the room with President Franklin D. Roosevelt , Prime Minister Winston Churchill, General […]
By Debbie Gregory. TriWest Healthcare Alliance and Health Net Federal Services, the companies charged with administering private health care options for veterans, are both under investigation for over-billing the government by tens of millions of dollars. The Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act, expected to cost taxpayers $10 billion has come in closer to $12 […]
By Debbie Gregory. The M16 has been standard issue in the U.S. Army since the Vietnam War. Since then, the design has been updated and a shorter version, called the M4, entered Army service in 1997. The Army has been looking to swap out the M4/M16 rifle platform, especially given its sensitivity to dust and […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Maneuver Center of Excellence out of Fort Benning is focused on the development of the Army’s Next Generation of Combat Vehicles (NGCV) that will be the successors to the M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank and Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The NGCV is expected to increase overall lethality, tactical mobility, strategic deployability and […]
By Debbie Gregory. The night that Kate McClure ran out of gas could have been a really awful night. Instead, it became a lesson is generosity, kindness, and selflessness. “My heart was beating out of my chest. I didn’t know what the heck to do,” said McClure. She called her boyfriend, Mark D’Amico, who told […]
By Debbie Gregory. In his last moment, Navy Lt. Steven Combs was thinking of saving the lives of his fellow crew members. When his C-2A Greyhound failed only miles from the USS Ronald Reagan, the 28-year-old pilot decided to land on the water. Combs ultimately saved the lives of eight of the 11 people aboard […]
By Debbie Gregory. It was supposed to be a two-day retreat to Monterey, a chance for a small group of employees in UC Davis’ agriculture college to bond. Instead, it ended tragically for a decorated Air Force veteran. Now a lawsuit filed on behalf of the widow and two children of Col. Christopher de los […]
