By Debbie Gregory. Veteran Dustin Allison was badly wounded when the armored vehicle he was riding in struck an improvised explosive device in Iraq. The driver of the armored vehicle was killed. Allison has suffered with the repercussions of the explosion ever since. He has struggled, along with thousands of others, to navigate the Veterans […]
By Debbie Gregory. Once again, our National Guard is hard at work supporting local agencies in the clean-up of the devastating tornado that rocked Moore, Oklahoma. Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen, as well as a group of military chaplains, are on scene to help the people of Moore deal with losses of life and […]
By Debbie Gregory. The knife carried on the raid to kill Osama Bin Laden has been sold to raise money for the family of a Navy SEAL killed this year in a training accident. Chief Special Warfare Operator and Navy SEAL Brett D. Shadle died March 28 during a training accident. Known to his friends […]
By Debbie Gregory. Republicans and Democrats have joined forces to change the military justice system and fight the prevalence of military sexual assault – an offense the military has repeatedly failed to address effectively for decades. Experts believe the cases of military sexual assault far exceed the 3,192 reported in 2011. Former Defense Secretary Leon […]
By Debbie Gregory. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is frustrated with the military’s inability to end sexual abuse within their ranks, and even more so with service members trusted with the task of preventing such abuses. Sexual assaults are a criminal offense. The fact that Military Training Instructors are accused of victimizing trainees makes it even […]
By Debbie Gregory. Sexual assaults have risen over 35 percent in the last two years, according to a Department of Defense report. The annual report states that an estimated 26,000 sexual assaults in the military in 2012 were unreported. In 2012, only 3,374 were actually reported. The report came just days after the arrest and […]
By Debbie Gregory. More than 200 years ago, when the American colonies declared independence from the British throne, women were on the front lines to defend the infant nation. Since then, women have served in every conflict the U.S. has been involved in around the world – as nurses, military police, aviators, generals and more. […]
By Debbie Gregory. Stacy L. Pearsall’s official job in the Air Force was photographer. On the frontlines in Iraq, Stacy fired on enemy combatants, dragged a wounded soldier to safety during a firefight, and suffered combat related injuries. During her three combat tours, she earned the Bronze Star Medal and Commendation with Valor for heroic […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Department of Veteran’s Affairs has opted to temporarily suspend the issuing of bonuses to high-level administrators who supervise disability claims. The withheld “gift for performance” creates an incentive for top executives to expedite the significant backlog of unprocessed claims. During 2011, pending disability claims in wait-mode escalated from 200,000 to almost […]
By Debbie Gregory. To celebrate the contributions made by those who aid the sick and wounded, May 6th through May 12th is National Nurses Week. The 2013 theme chosen by the American Nurses Association is “Delivering Quality and Innovation in Patient Care”. There are 80,000 diversified nurses working for the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs. […]
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