Congress moves to protect pay for troops as government shutdown nears.

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Military news…

US-made Abrams tanks arrive in Ukraine sooner than expected
The first shipment of the U.S. military’s most sophisticated battle tanks has arrived in Ukraine — eight months after the Pentagon ordered them and much sooner than officials expected they would be delivered.

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Congress moves to protect pay for troops as government shutdown nears

Lawmakers are scrambling to ensure troops will be paid in case of a looming government shutdown, including Coast Guard members who typically go without paychecks during the closing of federal agencies.

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America’s War in Afghanistan Devastated the Country’s Environment in Ways That May Never Be Cleaned Up

Afghans who lived near America’s vast bases say the U.S. military’s lack of even minimal environmental protections polluted their land, poisoned their water, and sickened their children. The consequences of the contamination may last for generations.

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More Military Personnel Head to the US-Mexico Border as Officials Describe an Increase in Migrant Crossings

Some 800 new active-duty personnel are being sent to the border, where 2,500 National Guard members already are serving, Department of Homeland Security officials announced. The move comes as migrant crossings along that border are rising.

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‘Nothing good about it’: DOD official says shutdown ‘horrible’ for US, good for Russia and China
A government shutdown would harm U.S. defenses, hurt troops and be welcomed by Russia and China, said William LaPlante, the Pentagon’s undersecretary of defense for acquisitions and sustainment.

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The possible government shutdown, will hurt many area including our own military. They may stop paying the service members if it shuts down. What a horrible mistake that would be.

Got to figure out congress needs to do to not let that happen.

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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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A Korean slicky boy (thief) Was stealing gas. Gas brought in big bucks on the black market.

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Military news…

Military Dad Surprises Daughter Who Thinks She’s Picking Up Family Friend

Carlin Ensman, who lives in Anchorage, Alaska, hadn’t seen her father, Chris, a master sergeant with the Air National Guard, since September 2022 when he deployed to South-West Asia. Chris was expected to return home in mid-January 2023, but when he got news he would be home earlier, he and his wife started working on a surprise. 

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US Military is Tracking Another Mysterious Balloon

The military has determined that it poses no threat to aerial traffic or national security, but it’s not clear what it is or whom it belongs to, officials said.

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Jill Biden Uses Workout to Honor Military Kids’ Sacrifices

First lady Jill Biden has welcomed military families to the White House lawn for a workout complete with jumping jacks and push-ups. 

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Refreshed US-Philippine relations revive fighter jet training paused 3 decades ago

For the first time in more than 30 years, American and Filipino fighter pilots are flying together again in airpower drills that were among the largest in the Indo-Pacific during the Cold War.

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US says 20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war since December

The White House said Monday it now estimates that just since December Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties, including 20,000 killed, as Ukraine has rebuffed a heavy-assault by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.

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Pentagon sending 1,500 active-duty troops to US-Mexico border
Once more unto the border, dear friends.

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I had a bad hair while working at hill 468 in South Korea. (All the hills were numbered in Korea.)

It was very foggy. I couldn’t even see the gate. I stayed inside the hut.

Then I started hearing something where the equipment was kept. I opened the door to look, but the fog was too thick to see anything. Even with me opening the door the noises continued.

Then it sounded like a gas container had been opened. I then knew what going on.

A slicky boy (thief) Was stealing gas. Gas brought in big bucks on the black market.

I couldn’t take it anymore. I picked up my M-1 rifle and shot twice in the air. The noises stopped immediately. I could hear someone running.

The next day after the fog went away, I walked out to the gate area. In the rolling barbed wire I found a shoe with blood on it. Nothing else was there.

How that guy got through that wire I do not know even today.

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I have an interview coming up in the book that will knock your socks off. He is a Vietnam veteran and opened fully to his time in Vietnam. This one interview should be enough for you to buy the book.

He was wounded three times, and still went back to more times to Vietnam. You only had to go one time, and he went three.

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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!!

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1-800-273-8255…texting 838255.

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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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