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Senators plead for improved response to veterans suicides after report reveals hotline failure.

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Military news…

MDMA-Assisted Therapy Reduced PTSD Symptoms in Diverse Patient Population

These results supported earlier findings that MDMA-assisted therapy was effective in improving PTSD symptoms, although its diverse patient population set this trial that set it apart from earlier research.

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Sewage, rats and crime: GAO finds military barracks in deplorable shape

U.S. service members also could be at increased risk of sexual assault and other crimes because of chronically broken windows and locks, the Government Accountability Office said in a report.

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Senate bypasses Tuberville on Joint Chief nominations for Brown, George
The Senate confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown’s nomination after months of delay. A vote on Gen. Randy George as Army Chief of Staff was expected.

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‘We’ve got to do better:’ Senators plead for improved response to veterans suicides after report reveals hotline failure

The Department of Veterans Affairs must improve mental health care access for veterans with suicide risks, senators told VA officials on Wednesday in the wake of an inspector general report that found problems with the agency’s crisis hotline for suicide prevention.

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Japan with favorable ruling orders Okinawa to resume work on Marine airfield

A Japanese Cabinet minister this week gave Okinawa’s governor until Wednesday to approve design changes for a coastal airfield planned to replace Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.

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Suicide prevention is number one on my list. I worry about the high suicide rates for the military. If you are struggling, check the phone numbers below to get help. It is not a weakness to seek help.

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The are many stories about the military that have been forgotten, but I interviewed four WWII veterans for my new book, and they are amazing. Each one had a near death experience. They didn’t do anything heroic, but put their lives on the line.

The book is called, Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life.

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Checking in on you. How are you doing? Is everything going OK, or are you fighting back memories?

FEAR NOT!

There are over 15,219 Veterans on this site who have your back.

If you are battling mentally, but you are losing, GET HELP!!

Here is a toll free number that you can call 24/7. There are highly qualified counselors there to help you, and they will not hang up until they know you are OK.
1-800-273-8255…texting 838255. Call 988.

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Remember:

You are never alone.

You are never forsaken.

You are never unloved.

And above all…never, ever, give up.

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Remains are being Found From Pearl Harbor and WWII

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Military news…

US troops conducted 313 missions and killed 686 ISIS fighters in 2022
The war against ISIS continues.

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It’s a miracle’: TikToker raises thousands to help Navy veteran retire

Navy veteran Walter S. “Butch” Marion, 82, had no idea his life was going to change forever after a chance meeting with Rory McCarty. It did, thanks to a viral video and a GoFundMe account with donations exceeding $100,000 in just a few days.

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South Korea to maintain troop size against North threat

The South Korean military will maintain its current troop levels despite ongoing threats from North Korea’s military, according to a Ministry of National Defense prospectus.

Japan plans surface-to-air missiles on island east of Taiwan

Japan plans to put surface-to-air missiles on Taiwan’s doorstep in a move to shore up defenses in the Nansei Island chain, a defense official said.

‘Nothing left to destroy’: Russia is fighting for land already in ruins

Lyman and cities across the Donbas have been invaded and liberated multiple times since 2014. The few residents left fear Russia will invade again, continuing the cycle.

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It is many years later, but they are finding the remains of veterans lost at Pearl Harbor, and even before that. It means so much to those loved ones who will now have closure.

We must never forget those who gave their all to defend freedom.

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I’m in the last few weeks in getting my upcoming book, Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life. I am still aiming to have it published in January. That us just a month away. Keep coming back to see the progress. Better yet…go to the top of this page and click on subscribe. When you do all future posts will directly to you inbox.

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Putin, unaccustomed to losing, is increasingly isolated as war faltersWith the Russian president refusing to back down in Ukraine, Russia’s elite is split between those who want the war to end and those supporting further escalation.

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Remember:

You are never alone.

You are never forsaken.

You are never unloved.

And above all…never, ever, give up.

+Now there is an easier way to get help. Just dial 988, and you will have help ready for you.

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This is An Official “Thank you,” to You For Your Military Service.

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Military news…

Thousands of Teens Are Being Pushed Into Military’s Junior ROTC

A review of J.R.O.T.C. enrollment data collected from more than 200 public records requests showed that dozens of schools have made the program mandatory or steered more than 75 percent of students in a single grade into the classes, including schools in Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Oklahoma City, and Mobile, Ala.

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Afghan Interpreter Rescued by Marine Officer Denied Visa to Stay in US

Maj. Tom Schueman co-authored the book Always Faithful along with his former interpreter Zainullah “Zak” Zaki about how the two men formed a friendship in Afghanistan that culminated with Schueman working feverishly in August 2021 to make sure that Zak and his family would be among the 124,000 people rescued by the U.S. military after the Taliban captured Kabul.

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BRRRTs end: Air Force to start retiring A-10 Warthogs after a decade of legislative wrangling
Is this the beginning of the end for BRRRT?

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State Department urges China, Russia to rebuke North Korea for weapons tests

China and Russia are failing to uphold their duties as regional powers to keep North Korea accountable for its unprecedented provocations, a State Department spokesman said.

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‘Chaos. Noise. Chaos. Explosions’: Witnesses gather in Hawaii on Pearl Harbor attack’s 81st anniversary

For almost all of the roughly 2,500 people attending the ceremony to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, the sights, sounds and terrors of the surprise attack can only be imagined.

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Have you ever been given a “thank you” for your service in the military? I have, and the feeling I had was being proud that I served. It makes your time in the service worth it.

If you haven’t I am telling you now. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. You deserve this greeting, and I thank you for your sacrifice.

Not enough people in the private sector are grateful for the military people who serve. I also have been told that they are spending too much on the military. I do not get angry, I just wonder what it would be like if there wasn’t any military to protect them.

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Just found another veteran to interview. He is a submariner. Not just any submariner, a nuclear submariner. Should be a fantastic interview. Keep coming back to read more about this, and the progress of my upcoming book, Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the trenches of Life. Better yet…go to the top of this page and click on subscribe. When you do all future posts will go directly to your inbox.

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Checking in on you. How are you doing? Is everything going OK, or are you fighting back memories?
FEAR NOT!
There are over 15,219 Veterans on this site who have your back.
If you are battling mentally, but you are losing, GET HELP!!
Here is a toll free number that you can call 24/7. There are highly qualified counselors there to help you, and they will not hang up until they know you are OK.
1-800-273-8255…texting 838255.

_______________________________________________________________

Remember:

You are never alone.

You are never forsaken.

You are never unloved.

And above all…never, ever, give up.

+Now there is an easier way to get help. Just dial 988, and you will have help ready for you.

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