By Debbie Gregory. To demonstrate their commitment to veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America (BPO Elks) announced that it has committed $4 million, over a 4-year period, to help end Veteran homelessness. While the organization is committed to the mission, “So long as there are veterans, the […]
By Debbie Gregory. The four star general who serves as the head of the U.S. military’s most elite forces doesn’t just talk the talk. When it comes to ending the stigma of seeking mental health help, Army Gen. Joe Votel, commander of U.S. Special Forces Command, openly admits to using the support programs offered by […]
By Debbie Gregory. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., the chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee, has called into question a pattern of “wanton and abusive spending practices” by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Reminiscent of the government waste that resulted in $640 toilet seats, Miller went to the House floor with poster displays of a […]
By Debbie Gregory. Army Captain Florent Groberg, formerly of the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division, left Afghanistan in 2012 with a mangled left leg that required more than 30 surgeries, and confined him to a hospital bed for three months. Groberg had been charged with protecting a formation of senior leaders. […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) has been empowering Veterans to realize their full potential as students. WSP is now accepting applications for its 2016 academic boot camps. These programs are held during the summer at top universities nationwide and aim to facilitate enlisted veterans’ transition from the military to college. The Warrior-Scholar Project […]
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. 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. There’s a reason why military law treats adultery as a criminal offense in cases where it brings discredit to the armed forces or undermines military order and discipline. Brigadier General Anthony J. Tata, also known as Tony Tata served in the United States Army for twenty-eight years before retiring in 2009. Army […]
By Debbie Gregory. The gunman who killed nine people and injured several others at a community college in Oregon was discharged from the Army for “failing to meet the minimum administrative standards.” But according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, in 2008 the shooter had been discharged from Army basic training at […]
By Debbie Gregory. In an attempt to get veterans the treatment they have earned, a September 1st report calls for a complete overhaul of the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system. The report, led by Mitre Corporation, included analysts from the Rand Corporation, McKinsey and Company, the Institute of Medicine, and Grant Thorton, Analysts concluded that the system […]
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