By Debbie Gregory. Once a Marine, always a Marine. One veteran’s community manager, however, wants this former Marine to tone down his patriotic display. Former Marine Captain Jim Lowe has flown the U.S. flag and the Marine Corps colors in front of his Georgia home for the past two years. The pair are hung on […]
By Debbie Gregory. Marine Corps Sgt. Richard Skates is a soldier from O’Fallon, MO. He is stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. Skates is no stranger to heroism. The amphibious assault vehicle crewman, his wife Jacqueline, and their child were driving on July 9th, when they noticed an overturned vehicle in a ditch. It was standing […]
By Debbie Gregory. To cut or not to cut, that is the question. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned that if across-the-board budget cuts were not lifted, the United States would have to reduce its global security objectives by trading away the size of its armed forces, or its edge in technology, as the Pentagon seeks […]
By Debbie Gregory. The new Fully Developed Claims (FDC) program is an optional initiative that offers Veterans, Servicemembers and survivors faster decisions from the VA on compensation, pension, and survivor benefit claims. First-time claimants are being offered retroactive benefits by the U.S. Department of Veterans Administration. The VA is offering this carrot to soften the […]
By Debbie Gregory. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) continues to haunt returning veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq. Army Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter, a Medal of Honor recipient, wants to help others with PTSD. Carter is scheduled to receive the Medal of Honor for his heroism in Afghanistan on August 26, 2013 at the White […]
By Debbie Gregory. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel Guest refuses to be a casualty of war. He deployed four times, three times to combat zones, before he was wounded. After the USS Cole was attacked, Guest served in Yemen, Iraq, and in Afghanistan. Five months into his deployment, Guest, a native of Spokane, Wash., was on […]
By Debbie Gregory. Defense Subcommittee Chairman Bill Young honors his commitment to our soldiers and their families with the H.R. 2397 bill. There was strong bi-partisan support to approve the defense spending bill. The bill includes base funding of $512.5 billion for the Department of Defense, which is $3.4 billion below the CBO estimate of […]
By Debbie Gregory. On July 24th, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs approved a package of bills aimed at improving benefits and health care services for veterans and their families. However, following a tradition that dates back three decades, the text of the bills was not released and won’t be made available until the measures […]
By Debbie Gregory. The role of American women in war is evolving. In 2012, the Pentagon announced that women would be formally permitted in crucial and dangerous jobs, closer to the front lines. But the Pentagon stopped short of officially allowing women to serve in combat. Women already serve in many combat jobs, but as […]
By Debbie Gregory. Fifteen years ago, former Pfc. and military police officer Jerry Whiteside had two masks tattooed on his left bicep, one smiling, and the other frowning. Little did he know that more than a decade later, he would be symbolically reunited with the images imprinted on his skin. After serving in the Marine […]
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