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The Military Battle for Okinawa Was very Bloody and Dangerous.

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Military news…

Special Forces colonel arrested in 2020 for domestic violence could have his tab revoked

“They’re using tab revocation as a tool to police the profession within the 

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Russian tanks get stuck in mud during training exercise near Ukraine border

It’s a sticky situation.

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There’s an M1 Abrams named ‘Obi-Wan’ Kenobi in Poland keeping an eye on Europe right now

Trust your feelings (and the several tons of kick-ass you’re riding around in.

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A Air Force spy plane pilot saved a civilian aviator in distress from 70,000 feet

“As a U-2 pilot, I was flying twice as high than most airliners, so I had a very good line of sight with my radios.”

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Air Force officer gets temporary COVID vaccine reprieve after court upholds religious exemption

The ruling is the first for a member of the Air Force.

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Soldiers are lighting themselves on fire for official training purposes

“The most challenging aspect of the training was overcoming the initial fear.”

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Military service academies received more reports of sexual assault last year than ever recorded

“[W]e recognize this is a troubling problem.”

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‘We’re not doing an Iwo Jima again’ — Marine general describes what ground combat with China would be like

“I’m tired of analyzing,”

(We eventually won the battle, but had very heavy losses of life.)

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In one of my interviews in my upcoming book, Signs of hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of life, Captain Bob Coury had a company of men stationed in Okinawa. Their only job was to unload the ships as they came into the Okinawa harbor. Sounds easy, except for the fact that Japanese pilots were bombing them, and even flying their planes into the ships.

Read the whole story when you get the book.

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Veterans Say no to Dismantling the VA

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One legally blind WWII veteran fought off assailants attempting to vandalize his American flag after destroying his “God Bless All Police” sign.

Howard Banks, a proud Texas veteran at 92 years old, reportedly heard noises outside his home and went to investigate after a string of vandalism previously resulted in the destruction of his American flag and Marine Corps colors.

Legally blind, Banks says he could not fully make out what the vandals were doing, but he quickly realized they could see him. Moments after he went outside, the vandals knocked him down.

“I turned and looked in the other direction, and about then – ‘wham!’ They knocked me down.”

Bank, a WWII veteran of the Pacific front survived Iwo Jima, is not deterred by the injuries, defending the flag is “the one thing I can cling to. Yet at my capacity, there’s not much I can do. But I can honor our flag.”

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There seems to be an increase in this happening. A sad day in our country when we disgrace humanity by terrorizing these heroes.

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Veterans: Fix – Don’t dismantle –  VA System

A survey of 11,000 veterans shows that an overwhelming majority want to see the VA repaired, but not junked,  or switch to private care.

92% wanted the deficiencies corrected.

5% wanted the VA dismantled.

2%were not able to categorize.

1% wanted Universal Health care.

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This same group were asked if they noticed any improvement at their local VA.

41% said yes they noticed improvements.

38% said improvements still needed.

17 % said no improvements needed.

4% N/A

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