The Gold Star son of a fallen US Army Soldier has been accepted into the United States Military Academy- and the individual presenting the acceptance award was no stranger. Rance Lee, Deputy Director of Admissions at the United States Military…
West Point director personally delivers admission letter to the son of Army officer killed in Iraq
Bill backed by Veterans groups will make “magic mushrooms” legal in California
Hannah Wiley Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — The possession and personal use of certain psychedelic drugs such as “magic mushrooms” and ayahuasca would be decriminalized in California under a bill introduced Monday backed by mental health professionals and…
Commander of SEAL Team 1 found dead in his off base home
The commander of SEAL Team 1 was found dead earlier this week, the US Navy reports. The body of Cmdr. Robert Ramirez III was located in his San Diego County residence on Monday by members of the San Diego Sheriff’s…
VA medical center renamed after Army nurse who was killed while trying to save a Ranger injured by a suicide bomber
Greg Moran The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS) The San Diego Veterans Affairs medical center was renamed this week in honor of Capt. Jennifer Moreno, a San Diego native who was killed in 2013 in Afghanistan. Moreno was an Army nurse who died while rushing…
400 National Guard troops head to border for ‘massive influx’ of immigrants as Title 42 ends
Sig Christenson San Antonio Express-News (TNS) Dec. 19—The Texas National Guard said Monday it would send more than 400 troops and equipment to El Paso aboard four C-130J cargo planes as part of what it described as an “enhanced border security effort.”…
“Inability to acclimate:” Navy report says suicides among USS George Washington sailors not connected
Caitlyn Burchett The Virginian-Pilot (TNS) Marital turmoil, mental health struggles and an “inability to acclimate” to military life — “life stressors” contributed to the life-ending decisions of three sailors assigned to the USS George Washington in April, a Navy investigation…
