May 11, 2021 Serial killer VA nursing assistant sentenced to life in prison for murders of seven veterans A former nursing assistant at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia was sentenced to seven life terms in prison Tuesday for giving deadly injections of insulin to seven elderly veterans.
May 11, 2021 New York City approves Memorial Day Parade permit after threat of legal action Forward march! The city has given the go-ahead for Staten Island’s 102nd annual Memorial Day Parade after initially nixing organizers’ request for a permit.
May 10, 2021 Veterans group slams NYC decision to deny permit for Memorial Day march while allowing Cannabis Parade James Haynes III, CEO of United Staten Island Veterans Organization Inc., and his attorney Brendan Lantry pointed to a “sickening” double standard on “Fox & Friends” on Monday, threatening legal action if the veteran march is not allowed to take place in New York City, while last week’s Cannabis Parade got the green light.
May 9, 2021 Edgar Harrell, last surviving Marine of USS Indianapolis sinking, dead at 96 Edgar Harrell, the last surviving Marine who endured the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945, died on Saturday at the age of 96.
May 7, 2021 Florida Army vet of Afghanistan gunned down on daughter's 4th birthday: reports A suspect was arrested in Florida this week in the alleged killing of a U.S. Army veteran of Afghanistan on his daughter’s fourth birthday, Orlando police reportedly said.
May 6, 2021 Veterans Affairs hiring racial diversity consultants to fight homelessness Amid a rise in the number of homeless veterans, the Veterans Health Administration is seeking to hire racial diversity consultants to help "transform" its homeless programs.
May 5, 2021 Rep. Mast asks Biden to intervene after veterans group denied use of Pentagon parking lot Rep. Brian Mast sent a letter to President Biden on Wednesday asking him to reverse the Pentagon's decision on a veterans event.
May 4, 2021 Surgeon, 48, pens incredible obituary to himself before his death Dr. Thomas Lee Flanigan, a surgeon and Army vet, wrote an obituary for himself before he died on April 27 at the age of 48.
May 3, 2021 Rep. Mast blasts Biden administration for ending vets' Memorial Day motorcycle tradition Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., blasted the Biden administration for rescinding a permit for a 30-plus years Memorial Day tradition for veterans that has always been staged in the Pentagon parking lot.
April 26, 2021 VA's implant tests could help paralyzed veterans to walk again Medical professionals at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Virginia are using the latest technology to try to turn paralyzed service members into “cyborgs” — an electrical implant in the spine is designed to stimulate the body's sensorimotor networks, allowing the vets to walk again.