Defense Secretary Mattis Against Afghan War Privatization Contributed by Debbie Gregory Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spoken out against using private contractors in Afghanistan. “When Americans put their nation’s credibility on the line, privatizing it is probably not a wise idea,” Mattis told reporters during a rare appearance in the Pentagon Briefing Room. Mattis was joined […]

Ketamine Being Considered By VA a Emergency Treatment for Patients At High Suicide Risk Contributed by Debbie Gregory. An anesthetic that is also used as a ‘club drug’ may be able to reduce suicidal thoughts and be a useful treatment for depression. The Veterans Affairs medical center in Cleveland, Ohio, led by Dr. Punit Vaidya, is […]

I was not in the military on 9/11.  I had ETS’d out of the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Fighter Wing and I was working as a refueler at Lambert Airport in St. Louis.  On the night before the attack, I worked late into the night and awoke only after the planes hit the towers. When […]

09.11.2001: We Will Never Forget Contributed by Kris Baydalla-Galasso We will never forget. For most Americans, we have a strong recollection of where we were and what we were doing on September 11, 2001 when the first plane flew into the Twin Towers in NYC. As the horrific events of the day unfolded, we knew […]

Honoring John McCain Contributed by Debbie Gregory John Sidney McCain III was an American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from January 1987 until his recent death on August 25, 2018. McCain followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, who both attended the Naval Academy and […]