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Photo: Virginia AG Sues Town Where Police Threatened Black Army Lieutenant During Stop Virginia AG Sues Town Where Police Threatened Black Army Lieutenant During Stop
NBC News - Fri Dec 31, 2021
WINDSOR, Virginia - Virginia’s attorney general sued the town where a police officer appeared to threaten the execution of a black Army lieutenant during a traffic stop, alleging Thursday that the city's police department engages in a broader pattern of discriminatory policing. More»

Photo: Colin Powell, first Black secretary of state, dies at 84 from COVID-19 amid cancer battle Colin Powell, first Black secretary of state, dies at 84 from COVID-19 amid cancer battle
CBS News - Mon Oct 18, 2021
Washington — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died Monday morning due to complications from COVID-19, his family announced, amid an ongoing battle with cancer. More»

Photo: U.S. Navy engineer, wife charged with selling submarine secrets U.S. Navy engineer, wife charged with selling submarine secrets
Reuters - Sun Oct 10, 2021
WASHINGTON - A US Navy nuclear engineer and his wife have been charged with selling secret information about nuclear submarines to an undercover FBI agent who posed as an operative for a foreign country, the Justice Department said on Sunday. More»

Photo: Atlanta VA Begins Processing Mail That Sat for Ten Months Following Investigation Atlanta VA Begins Processing Mail That Sat for Ten Months Following Investigation
WSB-TV - Tue Sep 21, 2021
ATLANTA, Georgia — Thousands of pieces of mail were moved to a basement at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center and left there for months. More»

Photo: Texas Veteran Dies of Treatable Pancreatitis While Waiting for Hospital Bed Texas Veteran Dies of Treatable Pancreatitis While Waiting for Hospital Bed
Daily Mail - Fri Aug 27, 2021
A US Army veteran died of a treatable illness while waiting for a hospital bed as doctors struggled to find a facility that would accept him. More»

Photo: U.S. soldier arrested in plot to blow up New York City 9/11 Memorial U.S. soldier arrested in plot to blow up New York City 9/11 Memorial
PBS - Tue Jan 19, 2021
HINESVILLE, Georgia - A US Army soldier was arrested Tuesday in Georgia on terrorism charges after he spoke online about plots to blow up New York City's 9/11 Memorial and other landmarks and attack US soldiers in the Middle East, authorities said Tuesday. More»

Photo: Trump vetoes $740 billion defense bill, breaking with Republican-led Senate Trump vetoes $740 billion defense bill, breaking with Republican-led Senate
CNN - Wed Dec 23, 2020
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the sweeping defense bill that both chambers of Congress recently passed by veto-proof majorities, setting up a possible veto override that would pit members of his own party against him. More»

Photo: Trump: Americans Who Died In War Are ‘Losers’ And ‘Suckers’ Trump: Americans Who Died In War Are ‘Losers’ And ‘Suckers’
The Atlantic - Thu Sep 3, 2020
The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic. More»

Photo: FEMA Diverted Masks From Veterans Hospitals, VA Official Says FEMA Diverted Masks From Veterans Hospitals, VA Official Says
TPM - Thu Apr 30, 2020
The Federal Emergency Management Agency diverted masks from veterans hospitals and into the government's emergency stockpile, the executive in charge of the Department of Veterans Affairs claimed Saturday. More»

Photo: Army Veteran Has Prosthetic Legs Repossessed After VA Refuses to Pay for Them Army Veteran Has Prosthetic Legs Repossessed After VA Refuses to Pay for Them
Clarion Ledger - Fri Jan 10, 2020
COLLINS, Mississippi - A man walked into a nursing home for military veterans two days before Christmas, picked up Jerry Holliman's legs and left. More»

Photo: Pentagon chief fires top Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over SEAL controversy Pentagon chief fires top Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over SEAL controversy
Associated Press - Mon Nov 25, 2019
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Mark Esper has fired the Navy’s top official, ending a stunning clash between President Donald Trump and top military leadership over the fate of a SEAL accused of war crimes in Iraq. More»

Photo: Three Suicides in One Week by Sailors from Aircraft Carrier USS George H.W. Bush Three Suicides in One Week by Sailors from Aircraft Carrier USS George H.W. Bush
ABC News - Wed Sep 25, 2019
The deaths by suicide of three sailors serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush last week have led the ship's commanding officer to urge his crew to come together and help shipmates in need. More»

Photo: Woman says father was bitten 100+ times by ants before death at VA Medical Center Woman says father was bitten 100+ times by ants before death at VA Medical Center
WSB-TV - Wed Sep 11, 2019
ATLANTA, Georgia - "Overwhelmed, overwhelmed," That's how Laquna Ross told Channel 2 Action News she felt after she found her dad with swollen, red bumps all over his body and his hands swollen when she visited him last week before his death at the Eagle's Nest Community Living Center, a nursing home for veterans on the Atlanta VA Medical Center campus. More»

Photo: Hundreds witness veteran shoot and kill himself in VA waiting room Hundreds witness veteran shoot and kill himself in VA waiting room
Military Times - Fri Apr 12, 2019
A horrific scene unfolded Tuesday in the waiting room of an Austin, Texas, Veterans Affairs clinic when a veteran reportedly shot himself to death in front of hundreds of witnesses. More»

Photo: Federal judge rules male-only draft is unconstitutional Federal judge rules male-only draft is unconstitutional
CNN - Mon Feb 25, 2019
Washington - A federal judge who ruled the Selective Service System's men-only registration unconstitutional late Friday rejected the reasoning of a 1981 Supreme Court decision, opting for the recent women's rights rationale of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the contemporary court. More»

Photo: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis resigns US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis resigns
BBC - Wed Dec 19, 2018
"Because you have the right to have a secretary of defence whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects, I believe it is right for me to step down," Gen Mattis wrote. More»

Photo: Veterans Affairs Dept. tells Capitol Hill it won't repay underpaid GI Bill benefits recipients Veterans Affairs Dept. tells Capitol Hill it won't repay underpaid GI Bill benefits recipients
NBC News - Thu Nov 29, 2018
For weeks, student veterans across the country have raised an alarm about delayed or incorrect GI Bill benefit payments, which the Department of Veterans Affairs has blamed on computer issues. More»

Photo: Veterans aren't getting their GI Bill payments - because VA's 50-year-old computer system broke Veterans aren't getting their GI Bill payments - because VA's 50-year-old computer system broke
Washington Post - Wed Nov 14, 2018
Daniel Gorman knows what it's like to return from war, and he wants to help fellow veterans come home, too: The former sailor turned New York National Guardsman is finishing a graduate degree in social work at Fordham University. More»

Photo: Atlanta VA quality drops to one of the worst in the nation Atlanta VA quality drops to one of the worst in the nation
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Fri Sep 28, 2018
Atlanta’s VA Medical Center now ranks as one of the worst in the nation after the US Department of Veterans Affairs latest national assessment of hospital quality, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Channel 2 Action News have learned. More»

Photo: Chronic pain drives millions of Americans to suicide Chronic pain drives millions of Americans to suicide
Daily Mail - Mon Sep 10, 2018
Chronic pain from cancer, arthritis, and other conditions drives millions of people to suicide every year, a new report warns. More»

Photo: Air Force Veteran, 58, Protesting Against the VA, Sets Himself on Fire in Atlanta Air Force Veteran, 58, Protesting Against the VA, Sets Himself on Fire in Atlanta
Daily Mail - Tue Jun 26, 2018
A 58-year-old Air Force veteran from Georgia set off a homemade explosive device strapped to his chest outside Georgia Capitol. More»

Photo: DoD admits water at U.S. military bases contains cancer causing chemicals DoD admits water at U.S. military bases contains cancer causing chemicals
Popular Military - Mon May 21, 2018
If you live on a military base and only drink bottled water, you’ve probably made a good call. More»

Photo: Fox News' Pro-Trump 'War Hero' Admits He Completely Fabricated His Service - Purple Hearts and All Fox News' Pro-Trump 'War Hero' Admits He Completely Fabricated His Service - Purple Hearts and All
Raw Story - Fri Oct 20, 2017
A pro-Trump Navy veteran who appeared on Fox News earlier this month has admitted that he lied about his service - including a completely false claim that he received two Purple Hearts. More»

New report finds sweeping mismanagement at Atlanta VA hospital
WSB-TV - Sat Jun 17, 2017
DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia - A new inspector general report shows sweeping mismanagement at Atlanta's VA hospital. More»

Photo: I feel totally betrayed": Pentagon orders soldiers to repay bonuses a decade after going to war I feel totally betrayed": Pentagon orders soldiers to repay bonuses a decade after going to war
US Uncut - Sat Oct 22, 2016
The Pentagon is forcing veterans to repay thousands of dollars in enlistment bonuses ten years after their service, according to the Los Angeles Times. More»

House committee votes to require women to register for draft
PBS - Thu Apr 28, 2016
WASHINGTON - Women would be required to register for the military draft under a House committee's bill that comes just months after the Defense Department lifted all gender-based restrictions on front-line combat units. More»

Photo: John Kerry expresses 'deep reservations' about all-volunteer military at Vietnam forum John Kerry expresses 'deep reservations' about all-volunteer military at Vietnam forum
Raw Story - Wed Apr 27, 2016
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday he feels all Americans should find a way to serve their country, suggesting the need for a renewal in public service that could also affect the military. More»

Photo: Veteran Dies After Setting Himself On Fire Outside VA Health Clinic Veteran Dies After Setting Himself On Fire Outside VA Health Clinic
Think Progress - Fri Mar 25, 2016
A New Jersey veteran has died after setting himself on fire in front of a state Department of Veterans Affairs clinic. More»

Photo: VA to Iraq war vet: 'We're not accepting any new patients' VA to Iraq war vet: 'We're not accepting any new patients'
USA Today - Wed Jul 1, 2015
Iraq war veteran Chris Dorsey figured that no one would believe he had been turned away from a US Department of Veteran's Affairs clinic when he sought an appointment for post-traumatic stress disorder. More»

Photo: Study: Agent Orange may have affected Air Force workers after Vietnam Study: Agent Orange may have affected Air Force workers after Vietnam
Los Angeles Times - Thu Jan 8, 2015
Two dozen US Air Force planes used to spray Agent Orange during the Vietnam War remained contaminated with the herbicide at levels that likely posed a health risk to some personnel who flew on them in the decade after the conflict, according to a new report. More»

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