Marine Corps Capt. Henry T. Elrod posed for a photo in Quantico, Va., Jan. 7, 1938. 1941: December 11: Attack on Wake Island The Japanese attacked Wake Island on December 11, 1941. The Wake Island Garrison, under Commander Winfield Cunningham, USN, replused the Japanese invasion with shore battery fire, which sank …
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The high toll of war: 7,057 Servicemembers dead as result of combat, 30,177 Suicides
Suicide rates among active-duty military members are currently at an all-time highsince record-keeping began after 9/11 and have been increasing over the past five years at an alarmingly steady pace. In 2021, study found that 30,177 active duty personnel and veterans who served in the military after 9/11 have died by suicide – compared to …
Read More »Ilhan Omar: dismantle criminal justice system…. the whole system of oppression, political economic
“As long as our economy and political systems prioritize profit without considering who is profiting, who is being shut out we will perpetuate this inequality. We cannot stop at the criminal justice system, we must begin the work of dismantling the whole system of oppression wherever we find it,” Omar …
Read More »Afghan Interpreter in United States as refugee shot and killed
While working in San Francisco, Ahmad was shot and killed during a botched armed robbery, his GoFundme Page wrote. Ahmad’s family has been deeply affected by this incident. Ahmad was the father of 3 children, the youngest is 7th months old and the eldest is 10 years. Please help this …
Read More »Pilot Honors Lt Cmd Daniel Min as he flies his remains for his final journey
Lieutenant Commander Daniel Min of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment was on the flight in the video below. The pilot asked the passengers to take a moment to honor Daniel Min and informed them that he had died while in active duty. He continued to say that Daniel …
Read More »SOF Helped Mad Mike Hoare and his Mercs Raise Funds for a Legal Defense After a Failed Attempt to take the Seychelles
SOF: Mad Mike Hoare, with a bunch of his mercs, dubbed the 50 ‘Frothblowers’ invaded the Seychelles in an attempt to take over the government in 1981. The mission was aborted. Needing to get the hell out of town, the mercs hijacked an aircraft and flew back to South Africa where they …
Read More »Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, 43, commanding officer of SEAL Team 8 killed in training accident
Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, 43, commanding officer of SEAL Team 8, SEAL Team 8 Tragically Loses CO in Training Incident 08 December 2021SAN DIEGO – Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, 43, commanding officer of SEAL Team 8, died on Dec. 7 at Norfolk Sentara General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, after sustaining injuries during training on Dec. 4 in Virginia …
Read More »The Legacy of Pat Tillman; shot and killed in Afghanistan 2004
The day after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Pat told a reporter, “At times like this you stop and think about just how good we have it, what kind of system we live in, and the freedoms we are allowed. A lot of my family has gone and fought …
Read More »A Hurricane of lies ‘Steele Dossier and Crossfire Hurricane
Intro Russian National Indicted for Making False Statements to the FBI DOJ Defendant Allegedly Lied About the Source of Information Provided to the FBI During the 2016 Presidential Campaign Special Counsel John Durham today announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment in the U.S. District Court for the …
Read More »India’s Top Military Official Killed in Helicopter Crash
1. General Bipin Rawat is an alumnus of St Edward’s School, Shimla and the National Defence Academy. He was commissioned on 16 Dec 1978 into the Fifth Battalion of the Eleventh Gorkha Rifles of the Infantry, the Battalion which was Commanded by his father. While graduating from the Indian Military …
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