A hero’s return home to the United States on Thursday for a World War II prisoner of war who died in captivity more than eight decades ago. Private First Class Bernard Folteen Sweet’s remains were set to return to the U.S. on a flight at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut. According to the Army, Sweet was a native of Bennington, Vermont, who served with the Army’s Headquarters Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group in the Philippines during WWII, 84 years ago. Newspaper clipping from 1942 details Army Ffc. Bernard Sweet’s death as a WWII POW in Japan. His remains were returned to…
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This article was originally published by Conner McEleney at The Mises Institute. Many progressives, such as Robert Reich and Kyle Kulinski, argue that the economy needs a universal basic income (UBI) to fix it. Their argument stems from the idea that UBI has no serious flaws, that many studies show success, and that it’s the moral thing to do. An example that these progressives would cite would be the Denver UBI experiment. The study had three groups of people. Group A had $1,000 per month, and Group B had $6,500 for the first month; the other months were $500. Group C had…
New Jersey got slapped down by the Third Circuit, and the majority opinion was written by a Biden-nominated judge. They can’t even blame Trump or the NRA for that one. The thing is, I think anti-gun lawmakers secretly enjoyed it. I think they liked being smacked down to some degree, like they’re really into humiliation or something.Why? Because they seemed to respond to it by dusting off a previous mandatory storage bill that would be smacked down just as hard.New Jersey lawmakers, having just lost badly at the United States Court of Appeals for the…
While you are on active duty, you and your family’s life insurance needs are met by Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI), one of your many veteran’s benefits. But once you separate or retire, you have the option to convert that policy to Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI). Learn how to manage this financial safety net while you serve, and whether you should convert SGLI to VGLI after you separate or retire from the military. Key Takeaways SGLI is automatic on active duty; after separation you have 485 days to convert to VGLI, with 120‑day free coverage. VGLI covers $10K–$500K but…
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The North Carolina National Guard has settled a First Amendment lawsuit with a veteran over his right to criticize his military leaders online. Lawyers for Timothy Stanhope, a retired guardsman who spent roughly 20 years in the military, successfully argued he was pressured to retire over his online social media posts. While Stanhope did not get any monetary relief from the suit, his access to the Guard’s official Facebook page was restored. “The government should not be able to just silence their critics with the click of a button,” Michelle Scott, associate counsel with the Center for Individual Rights, told…
The desire to serve starts early, and for the Girl Scouts organization supporting military families, it is a perfect match. The Girl Scout Promise and Law that upholds integrity, respect, character, and service to both community and country align with military core values. The Girl Scouts organization does quite a lot with the military community. They support military families both stateside and overseas and partner with other military-connected organizations such as the USO and VFW, which offer exclusive scholarships to Girl Scouts.Girl Scouts also engage in National Service Projects and have the opportunity to achieve the Gold Award, where they…
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The strongest connection we make with our cars often stems from spending hours with them, whether behind the wheel, washing them, or wrenching on them. A project car often requires lots of time from its owner, but some enthusiasts like to make it a little harder on themselves, and to that we say, right on. If you’re looking for a different type of project car, building a vehicle from a kit could be an option. There are dozens of companies offering iconic cars available as complete vehicles, or as “rolling chassis,” which require a little more effort than just plucking…
Military food may not be the first issue people think about when they talk about readiness. Robert Irvine thinks that’s a mistake. The celebrity chef says how America feeds its troops affects far more than morale, touching readiness, retention, military families and even long-term health. This is my fight, and it’s the most important thing I do in my life. In an exclusive interview with Military.com, Irvine spoke passionately about what he sees as one of the military’s most overlooked quality-of-life challenges: how America fuels the men and women it asks to serve. And for soldiers at installations like Fort…
While electric vehicles are getting more versatile and more realistic daily driver propositions by the year as manufacturers continually develop them, used examples that have seen their value drop considerably are generally still best suited for the city. Their limited ranges aren’t such a handicap when you’re spending most of your time threading between traffic and through tight city streets, while trips tend to last only ten or twenty miles as opposed to north of 200. Their instant torque and lack of a conventional gearbox also make driving in cities more straightforward and less frustrating than a normal car most…
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge. Asian and European equities climbed on Monday, while U.S. equity futures jumped and Brent crude fell, as signs of a possible U.S.-Iran deal boosted risk appetite. To note, the U.S. is on holiday. Both sides appear to be moving closer to ending the three-month conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. However, overnight comments from senior Iranian officials suggest gaps remain, particularly over the future of Iran’s nuclear program and uranium enrichment. “It is true that a consensus was reached on many of the topics discussed, but no one can…
A deadly shooting involving military police officers at Fort Hood over Memorial Day weekend has triggered a major Army criminal investigation and renewed scrutiny over security, use of force, and violence at one of the military’s most historically troubled installations. The shooting occurred on the night of Saturday, May 23, at the Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area (BLORA) near Fort Hood in Texas. According to the Army, two military police officers responded around 9 p.m. after reports of a large fight broke out at the recreation area during a crowded gathering. Officials said multiple gunshots were fired during the confrontation.…
A LEGO fan took to social media to show off an impressive build of a Big Daddy from the BioShock series, which they made following a MOC from another builder. The LEGO BioShock creator also made a mini-figure of Jack, the main protagonist from the first game, to go alongside the Big Daddy figure they created. In short, a MOC build stands for “My Own Creation,” a term for LEGO builds made without following a specific blueprint or plan. MOC builds allow LEGO fans to craft some builds using pieces from multiple sets and putting them together to create a…
Of all the iconic IPs out there, it’s surprising how up and down the popularity of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings has been. There is the incomparable movie trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, the decent but overstuffed Hobbit movie trilogy, and The Rings of Power TV show, which gets more hate than it deserves. Then there are the video games based on The Lord of the Rings, which are also a mixed bag. While The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is the most recent disaster, there are still plenty of great Lord of the Rings games to play…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that any agreement with Iran should include a requirement for several additional countries, including Saudi Arabia and Turkey, to join the Abraham Accords, the U.S.-brokered agreements from Trump’s first term aimed at normalizing relations with Israel. In a social media post, Trump said negotiations are “proceeding nicely” but tied any eventual agreement to expanded participation in the 2020 accords. He pointed to Saudi Arabia and Qatar as countries that should “immediately” sign on, quickly followed by Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan. Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates became the first countries to…
JERUSALEM (AP) — The deal being discussed between the U.S. and Iran fails to achieve any of Israel’s goals for the war, Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Monday, as he accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to influence a better agreement. Lapid, who is part of an alliance attempting to unseat Netanyahu in elections this year, said details of the emerging deal are “disturbing.” “The deal is bad for Israel, bad for the region, bad for the citizens of Iran,” Lapid told reporters in Jerusalem. Israel and the U.S. launched the war on Feb. 28 vowing to…
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) is expanding rapidly. There are now over 900 suspected cases, as violence and displacement make it more difficult for health care officials to contain the outbreak. Out of the 900 suspected cases, 101 infections have been confirmed so far, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Kinshasa declared the epidemic on May 15, marking the country’s 17th recorded Ebola crisis since the virus was first identified there in 1976. Two days later, the WHO classified the Bundibugyo strain detected in the DR Congo and neighboring Uganda as a public…
