By Debbie Gregory. Those who serve in the U.S. military often have a story to tell when they come home. But John Bennett’s story may be one of the oddest stories with a happy ending that you’ve ever heard. The young Army medic, just 20-years-old, was serving in Vietnam when he was struck by lightening […]
By Debbie Gregory. Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, the president’s appointed White House physician who drew national attention when he complimented President Trump on his “incredibly good genes,” has been tapped to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs — pending approval by the Senate. This leadership post has been described as one of the most difficult […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Bruce W. Carter Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center gave at least eight military veterans who were tested for HIV at the facility different results than tests from an outside lab, according to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal investigative agency. The discrepancy was only discovered after Roman Miguel, […]
By Debbie Gregory. Former Marine Sgt. Erin Kirk-Cuomo is a woman on a mission. One of the co-founders of Not In My Marine Corps, a support group for women who’ve been harassed while serving their country, Kirk-Cuomo is waging war against military revenge porn sites. First in her crosshairs was “Blame Marines United (Non-Butthurt Edition)” […]
By Debbie Gregory. U.S. District Judge Judith C. Herrera has ordered a former U.S. Forest Service ranger to pay nearly $600,000 to a disabled Army veteran and another camper for violating their civil rights by using excessive force during their 2014 arrests at the Juan Tomas campground in the mountains east of Albuquerque. Former U.S. […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Inspector General’s office has determined that the Army failed their canine soldiers once their work in Afghanistan ended. The tactical explosive detection dogs (TEDDs) were also let down by the Air Force, as the agent for the Defense Department’s Military Working Dog Program. Lacking proper oversight of the placements and adoptions […]
By Debbie Gregory. Before accepting a defense contract job in Kuwait, Barbara Jennings had served in the region as part of Operation Desert Storm. After two decades, she retired from the Army in 2003. But now she finds herself tied to the region once again. In March, 2016, Jennings’ son, Gabriel Walker, also a contractor, […]
By Debbie Gregory. Former Camp Pendleton Marine Christopher Lawrence is working the beat as a rookie Chula Vista police officer, defying the odds that many military amputees who want to continue to serve face. In 2007, Lawrence served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. As he crossed a bridge to the mainland, insurgents watched from a distance […]
By Debbie Gregory. Albert Wong was a veteran with demons. And last week, those demons surfaced as Wong gunned down three mental health clinicians at a residential program for traumatized veterans at the Yountville VA before taking his own life. Wong shot and killed Pathway Home executive director Christine Loeber, staff therapist Jen Golick and […]
By Debbie Gregory. The landing on June 6, 1944, of Allied forces on the beaches of Normandy has been powerfully re-created in films over the ensuing decades. The massive assault that helped end the Nazi domination of Europe inspired a host of directors, screenwriters and actors. Having previously covered the boots-on-the-ground perspective of the landing, […]
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