Ex-CIA Official Charged with Stealing Millions of Dollars in Gold Bars from the Federal Government
A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million from the federal government and stashing them in his home. David Rush was arrested and charged with criminal theft of public money last week, according to federal court filings in Virginia, where he […]
Gold Star Father Reacts to Abbey Gate Award Upgrades
Mark Schmitz, Gold Star father of Marine Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz, said he was ecstatic over the Pentagon’s April 22 decision to upgrade valor awards for seven Marines at Abbey Gate, but acknowledged it is just a step in the right direction. The upgrades recognize the extreme risks taken by Marines from Company G, 2nd […]
Gold Star Family Takes NFL Draft Stage to Announce This Team's First Pick
What would the late Paul Voelke, a major in the U.S. Army, think if he saw his family announcing the No. 1 draft pick for his beloved New York Giants? He would be “absolutely stoked,” according to his oldest son, Andrew, who along with his younger brother, Ben, and their mother, Traci, will be announcing […]
Gold Star Family Receives Life-Changing Gift Through Service Dogs
Jillian Hinton’s face lights up with a wide smile as Kylo, a two-year-old black lab, playfully saunters over to her desk, resting his face on her lap as Hinton begins a recent Zoom call. Kylo is the first service dog to be placed with a Gold Star family through Dogs Inc., which trains highly skilled […]
Vietnam DUSTOFF Pilot Who Saved 3,000 Earned Gold Medal Honor for MEDEVAC Crews
Warrant Officer Stephen Peth was making his final turn at treetop level when he looked through the green Plexiglas above his head. In the landing zone below, South Vietnamese soldiers were standing upright — usually a good sign. Suddenly, enemy rounds punched through the helicopter. Peth felt the impact in his right arm and pulled […]
Gold Star Widow Fighting to Be Buried Next to Husband Has New Evidence
A Vietnam War veteran’s widow and her family have uncovered a letter they say provides irrefutable evidence that she had a separate reserved plot next to her husband’s grave at the Camp Lewis Post Cemetery. Mary Dowling, 86, discovered that another servicemember was buried in her plot on a visit to the cemetery at Joint […]
What to Know About Fort Knox's Gold Depository
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — President Donald Trump says Elon Musk will be looking at Fort Knox, the legendary depository in Kentucky for American gold reserves, to make sure the gold is still there. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says there is an audit every year and that “all the gold is present and accounted for.” The United […]
'No Hesitation': Vietnam's Lifesaving 'Dustoff' Medevac Crews to Get Congressional Gold Medal
“Dustoff inbound” was the message crackling over the radio that troops wounded in Vietnam most wanted to hear. The message using the “Dustoff” call sign meant that an unarmed UH-1 “Huey” helicopter air ambulance with a red cross painted on the nose was coming for them no matter the weather, no matter whether the landing […]
Trump Issues Statement From Gold Star Families Defending Arlington Cemetery Visit and Ripping Harris
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign issued a statement Sunday from the Gold Star military families who invited him to Arlington National Cemetery as they defended the Republican presidential nominee and insisted that Vice President Kamala Harris is the candidate politicizing fallen U.S. service members. It’s the latest volley in an extended back and forth […]
Former US Army Counselor Who Stole Millions from Gold Star Families Sentenced to Prison
A New Jersey financial counselor and U.S. Army reservist who admitted to defrauding Gold Star families that received death benefits after their family members died serving in the military has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison. Caz Craffy also will be subject to three years of supervised release and was ordered […]