Pressure on a Veteran and Senator Shows What's Next for Those who Oppose Trump
WASHINGTON — She’s an Iraq War combat veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the military handles claims of sexual misconduct. But when Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, appeared initially cool to the nomination of President-elect Donald Trump ’s choice of Pete Hegseth to serve as defense secretary — a […]
Army Veteran from Humble Beginnings Wins $44 Million Powerball Jackpot in California
Despite winning a massive Powerball jackpot in California, Jerry Heath said he won’t forget his humble beginnings. Heath, an Army veteran and former Long Beach police detective, won a $44.3 million Powerball jackpot, California Lottery officials said in a Dec. 3 news release. “I’m a very fortunate human being,” Heath said in the news release. […]
Family Grieving 98-Year-Old Veteran Sues After Learning Other Remains Buried in His Plot
The wife of a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II believes he is buried in a cemetery plot they purchased decades ago in the Massachusetts city they grew up in — as he wished, according to her family’s attorney. But he’s not, a lawsuit filed by the family says. Before William Z. […]
Sig Sauer Ordered to Pay $11 Million to Army Veteran Wounded by Pistol that Went Off By Itself
A Philadelphia jury awarded $11 million on Wednesday to a man whose holstered Sig Sauer pistol went off by itself while he was going down the stairs, causing a serious leg injury — the second major verdict this year against the embattled gun manufacturer over its P320 model. After a three-week trial, the jury concluded […]
Court-Martialed Military Veteran Sentenced to over 4 Years in Prison for Capitol Riot Attack
WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Army soldier who was court-martialed for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq two decades ago was sentenced on Monday to more than four years in prison for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Edward Richmond Jr. attacked police officers with a metal […]
‘I Wasn’t Afraid to Die. I Was a Soldier’: Veteran Asks Heart Surgeon to Save Sentimental Tattoo During Transplant
Before his heart transplant, Louis Smith was prepared for death. In Saudi Arabia right after the Gulf War, the 66-year-old veteran helped lead a missile platoon that guarded aircraft. He served his country for more than two decades in the Middle East, South Korea and Europe. “I wasn’t afraid to die. I was a soldier,” […]
Trump Impeachment Whistleblower Vindman Wins House Seat in Veteran vs. Veteran Race
A Democratic Army veteran who rose to national prominence for his role in former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial will be joining Congress at the same time Trump is set to return to the White House. Retired Army Lt. Col. Eugene Vindman, the twin brother of one of the main witnesses in Trump’s first […]
UK D-Day Veteran George Chandler, Who Escorted American Troops to Normandy Beaches, Dies at 99
LONDON — D-Day veteran George Chandler, who sought to counter sometimes glamorous depictions of the landings by recalling the horrors he witnessed escorting U.S. troops to the beaches of northern France as a young Royal Navy gunner, has died, his family said. He was 99. Chandler, who served aboard a British motor torpedo boat during […]
Army Veteran Found Guilty in Wife's 2021 Strangulation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jurors deliberated less than three hours Thursday morning before finding Lee Cuellar guilty of first-degree murder for strangling his wife in 2021. The 2nd Judicial District Court jury reached the verdict following eight days of trail before Judge Britt Baca. A first-degree murder conviction requires Cuellar, 45, to serve at least 30 […]
Bush Fellow Aims to Challenge Ideas About What It Means to Be a Veteran
Amber Zora is a United States Army veteran advocating for peace. The interdisciplinary artist based in Rapid City received a Bush Fellowship she’ll use to challenge some dominant, widespread narratives about militarism and war. “How did the military get so overgrown? How did it become the thing it is today? At what point is war […]