Roy Knight Jr. of Texas left the United States to serve in the Vietnam War as a pilot in 1967.
His remains finally came back to Texas yesterday on a plane flown by his son. The arrival brought the entire airport to a halt.
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Dallas Airport Comes to Silent Standstill as Remains of Vietnam War Veteran Come Home 52 Years Later
U. Southern Mississippi to Offer Free Tuition to Members of Mississippi National Guard
This is a free college program people can get behind. People who are willing to serve should go to the front of the line.
The Hattiesburg American reports:
USM offers free tuition to Mississippi National Guard
The University of Southern Mississippi has entered into an agreement to provide free undergraduate tuition to the men...
UMass Students Demanding Free College Disrupt Gold Star Family Event
Students from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, backed by an organization called PHENOM (Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts), recently ended an occupation of the Massachusetts Statehouse, where they demanded free college.
The demonstration ended when officials informed them that their yelling was disrupting a ceremony for Gold Star Families who were...
Pentagon Still Investigates Claims and Reports of UFOs
Our tax dollars at work! The Department of Defense admitted to The New York Post that officials still investigate any reports on UFOs:
In a statement provided exclusively to The Post, a Department of Defense spokesman said a secret government initiative called the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program [AATIP] “did pursue research...
Pentagon Halts War Remains Recovery Effort with North Korea
After the Singapore Summit, a joint North Korea-America effort began to recover, return, and identify the remains of U.S. service personnel remaining behind at the end of the Korean War.
Trump Security Adviser John Bolton to Give Coast Guard Commencement Address
It’s probably a pretty safe bet that there won’t be any protests here. Military grads know how to show respect.
Military.com reports:
Germany to Renege on NATO Spending Pledge
Germany won’t be meeting its NATO spending target this year, the country’s finance ministry disclosed. “Defense spending is projected to fall well short of NATO’s 2 percent target,” German state broadcaster DW News reported Wednesday.
U.S. Officials: Chinese Hackers Attacked American Universities to Steal Maritime Technology
There is growing concern among experts in the U.S. that China is targeting American universities for hacking, specifically for maritime technology.
Federal Judge Rules Male-Only Military Draft Unconstitutional
Back in 2016, the U. S. Senate considered a military spending bill that would require women to register for the draft when they turn 18. The measure was ultimately removed from the bill, but a Texas federal judge ruled Friday that the male-only military draft is unconstitutional.
Coast Guard Lt. Charged with Planning Terror Attack Targeting Dems, Journalists, Others
Authorities arrested US Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson “last week on weapons and drugs charges.” The motion for pretrial detention revealed horrific details like how intended “to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country.”
The federal prosecutors described him as a “domestic terrorist” and “white nationalist” who...
Trump’s Space Force to be piloted by US Air Force
It appears that the US Air Force has been tasked to help launch the Space Force proposed by President Donald Trump.
Detailed planning for the proposed Space Force is expected to be handed over soon to the U.S. Air Force, a sign that Pentagon leaders — many...
German Army Lacks Basic Equipment and Recruits, Official Report Says
While German Chancellor Angela Merkel has clamored for an EU army, the country’s military continues to deteriorate as a fighting force. The German armed forces, or the Bundeswehr, are underequipped, demoralized and running out of recruits,” an official report reveals.
Thousands Show Up to Properly Send Off Texas Air Force Veteran
On Saturday, Fuzzy blogged that a Texas cemetery asked the public to attend the funeral of Air Force veteran Joseph Walker out of concerns that no one will be there.
This shows the power of social media. It caught the attention of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and CNN’s Jake Tapper, who pleaded...
Texas Cemetery Calling On Public To Attend USAF Vet’s Funeral Monday
United States Air Force veteran Joseph Walker will be laid to rest in Killeen, Texas on Monday, January 28, 2019, and the cemetery was concerned that no one will attend.
The Central Texas State Veteran’s Cemetery is calling for the public’s attendance at an unaccompanied Texas veteran’s funeral.
Air Force Veteran Joseph...
Supreme Court allows transgender military ban to go into effect
The Supreme Court issued Orders in two cases involving the Trump administration decision not to permit transgender persons to serve in the military.
The Orders stayed District Court preliminary injunctions that had prevented the ban from going into effect. The votes split along ideological lines, with the four liberal Justices voting to...
Air Force shoots down CNN claim troops violated regs by having Trump sign MAGA hats
On Thursday, CNN analysts lost their minds because troops in Iraq and Germany asked President Donald Trump to sign MAGA hats. They claimed the troops broke Department of Defense rules.
The Air Force stated that the airmen at Ramstein Air Base in Germany did nothing wrong and broke no rules.
CNN rats out troops in Iraq for having Trump sign MAGA hats
I know the news tends to be slow at the end of the year, but this is ridiculous. CNN reported that troops may have violated Department of Defense guidelines when they asked President Donald Trump to sign their Make America Great Again hats.
Or maybe the troops just wanted to get their...
