By Debbie Gregory. On November 15, 2004, 23-year-old Cpl. Eubaldo Lovato led a courageous firefight with the enemy in Iraq to recover the body of a fallen Marine, for which he has been awarded a Silver Star. Lance Cpl. Travis Desiato had been shot and killed, his body taken by enemy fighters. Alive, wounded or […]
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. 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 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. 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 […]
By Debbie Gregory. Attitudes towards the use of medical marijuana have been undergoing rapid changes. For many people who are in pain, medical marijuana is the only medicine that relieves pain and suffering, or treats symptoms of their medical condition, without debilitating side effects. There is a plethora of scientific research establishing medical marijuana as […]
By Debbie Gregory. Former Marine Jason Simcakoski was 35 when he died in 2014 at the Tomah VA facility. His death uncovered a reality of overprescribed opioid painkillers at the facility. From 2006 to 2014, Simcakoski had been treated for a variety of conditions. He was admitted to the Tomah VA’s psychiatric unit on Aug. […]
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