By Debbie Gregory. An attack of appendicitis while serving in the military doesn’t earn you any benefits or accolades. So, in a case of stolen valor, former Marine Brandon Blackstone used another Marine’s combat story to get years of disability benefits and a free house. In 2004, Blackstone served with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment […]
By Debbie Gregory. Defense Secretary James Mattis now has more flexibility in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State after President Trump granted the Pentagon new authorities to determine the number of U.S. troops deployed to Iraq and Syria. Known as the force management level, or “FML,” the number of troops deployed to either country […]
By Debbie Gregory. Ever an advocate for our nation’s veterans, U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley (CA-26) has issued a statement about a provision of the House Republican’s healthcare bill that could hurt veterans and their families: “We have known for months that the GOP healthcare bill could strip roughly 7 million veterans of eligibility for healthcare […]
By Debbie Gregory. Suicide prevention is one of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) highest priorities. To that end, the VA has launched a new program that uses analytics to identify veterans who might be at an increased risk of attempting suicide. The program is called Recovery Engagement and Coordination for Health- Veterans Enhanced Treatment, […]
By Debbie Gregory. A senior Air Force cadet, Hayley Weir, has come up with a special recipe. Cadet Weir has invented a very special gravy. This gravy would stop Dirty Harry’s .44 caliber magnum. It is also flexible and can be used to bullet proof critical areas of the body. The chemistry department drop-out will […]
By Debbie Gregory. Gender equality has become a hot issue in the military. Women have demonstrated that their gender does not affect their ability to perform. And for more than 35 years, Army Maj. Gen. Heidi V. Brown has served as a role model throughout her history-making military career. A major influence throughout Brown’s life […]
By Debbie Gregory. Because the military has confirmed water contamination at or near more than three dozen bases, testing has been expanded to nearly 400 bases. With a price tag of more than $150 million so far, the progress has been inconsistent. For example, the Air Force has completed sampling at nearly all of its […]
By Ryan Sears, The Gertsburg Law Firm Buying a home is the most expensive purchase most of us will ever make. For many veterans, the VA Home Loan remains a tremendous benefit of their service that allows them to buy a home with little or even no money down. Those same veterans, however, are sometimes […]
By Debbie Gregory. In what can only be called a great step forward in making sure that veterans are assisted in securing great jobs, California Republican Rep. Paul Cook’s “HIRE Vets Act” was signed into law. The bill passed the House of Representatives overwhelmingly in February and passed the Senate on unanimous consent in March. […]
By Debbie Gregory. We consider Navy SEALs to be honorable and to be among our heroes. They perform super missions for American putting themselves at extreme risk. However, we live in a less than perfect world, and there are some very disturbed people in it. It is with a heavy heart that Military Connection reports […]
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