By Debbie Gregory. One path to U.S. citizenship is through military service. In fact, joining the U.S. military has always been one of the fastest ways to become a U.S. citizen. The American Civil Liberties Union reported last year that many servicemembers don’t realize their naturalization is not automatic. And unfortunately, veterans who get in […]
By Debbie Gregory. Before “celebrity chef,” “TV personality,” “philanthropist,” “restaurateur” or “author” appeared before his name, Louisiana native John Besh served his nation as a United States Marine. The son of a fighter pilot, Besh enlisted in the Marine Corps after graduating from high school, serving with the 1st Marine Division, the 4th Marine Division, […]
By Debbie Gregory. Born in the Netherlands under Nazi rule, 84-year-old twins Clifford and Gary Koekoek came to the U.S. as they have done most all things in life: together. The twins served their adoptive country during the Vietnam War. They eventually bought a home that had belonged to their mother. The brothers took out […]
By Debbie Gregory. A former Jamestown, NY police officer has been awarded a settlement of $170,000 in damages from the city after a judge found he was discriminated against by the police department because of spending time away from the force due to his service in the Army Reserve. Timothy Wright was deployed to Iraq […]
By Debbie Gregory. Veterans who have transitioned out of the military do so with rich veteran education benefits, especially those who have the Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits. In addition to tuition, the benefit covers housing, books and supplies. It’s no wonder that schools want to recruit these potential students. But because veterans can only […]
By Debbie Gregory. You would think that $5-million would go a long way to end veteran homelessness in Los Angeles. But despite the funding, a program to get homeless veterans off the streets has only helped 268 veterans over an 18 month period, according to a recent Los Angeles County grand jury report. In Los […]
By Debbie Gregory. An Army veteran with a terminal illness has a final wish that we can all help with. Lee Hernandez suffers from a debilitating condition that was deemed terminal after three brain surgeries failed to identify the cause. One day, Lee asked his wife and caregiver, Ernestine Hernandez, to hold onto his phone […]
By Debbie Gregory. The wife of State Senator John Braun has probably pulled a lot of double duty as a military spouse during the course of her marriage. But now, Marlo Braun has taken this to a whole new level: she was sworn in as a temporary senator in order to fill in for the […]
By Debbie Gregory. The 15:17 to Paris, a new film directed by Clint Eastwood, will have three unlikely stars: the three California men who famously thwarted the terror attack on the Paris-bound train. Anthony Sadler, Alex Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone, who were vacationing in Europe at the time of the attack on August 21, 2015, […]
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (R-FL) has seen, first-hand, the impact that war can have on soldiers returning home. The military veteran served as an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the elite 28th Ordnance Company in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. On September 19, 2010, while clearing a path for United States Army Rangers […]
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