Included in the awards and decorations the now-sergeant deceptively wore were the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon and Joint Meritorious Unit Award.
The veteran, who was headed to the Kansas City VA Medical Center because he contracted an infection following hernia surgery, died in May 2018 after an altercation with VA police, who told him he was headed the wrong way in the parking lot.
Ret. Lt. Col. Amy McGrath said Sen. Mitch McConnell never responded to a letter she wrote him as a child urging for women to fly in combat. Now, she’s running against him in the 2020 election.
The blunder prompted #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories and #TrumpSpeechFail to trend on Twitter as users pointed out the Wright Brothers’ first successful flight was in 1903.
The Department of Veterans Affairs unveiled new policies surrounding religious and spiritual symbols in VA facilities, following several incidents where prior policies were “interpreted inconsistently.”
The so-called Gunfighters are the first Air Force squadron to utilize a Type 1 hydrant system from the 1950s and hose carts from the 1970s that hook up to 500,000 gallon tanks during hot-pit refueling of the F-35s.
Ernie Andrus started his second coast to coast run from Saint Simons Island, Georgia on March 16, 2019 and will be running 13 miles each week as he raises money for the LST 325 Ship Memorial.
On July 2, 1937, approval was granted for 24-hour guarding of the tomb — even in situations of hazardous weather conditions. The change came following efforts from the American Legion for nonstop oversight.
