Category: veterans

Welcome This Teacher Got Returning from Afghanistan Will Help Restore Your Faith

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Students at a Layton, Utah, high school were expecting a special speaker on Monday. And they got one, all right: a beloved teacher returning from a deployment to Afghanistan. According to ABC News’ “Good Morning America,” Andrew Olson is a captain in the Army National Guard who also teaches and coaches at Northridge High in the Utah town. “With…

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Fox: 86-Year-Old Korean War Vet on a Mission To Find Purple Heart Lost 6 Decades Ago

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Donald Herman Voigt is 86. He earned a Purple Heart for his service in the Korean War. Not long after he received it, however, it was either lost or stolen. Now, he’s asking for help to find it before he goes fully blind. According to Fox News, Voigt was serving in South Korea when he…

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Gary Sinise Breaks Down in Tears After Receiving Star-Studded Thanks for His Work with Veterans

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Though Hollywood actor Gary Sinise has appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows over the years, he is arguably best known for his portrayal of “Lt. Dan” in the hit film “Forrest Gump,” a down-on-his-luck Vietnam veteran who turns his life around and achieves success after teaming up with the title character, played by…

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Fla. School Adopts Advanced Rifles as Principal Says ‘We’re Not Looking for a Fair Fight’

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In the wake of the February 2018 massacre at a high school in Parkland, Florida, President Donald Trump had suggested that school districts might be wise to hire well-trained military veterans to serve as armed guards on school campuses to help keep students safe from potential mass shootings in the future. At least one school…

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Watch: Country Superstar Rolls Out Incredible Pro-America, Pro-First Responders Music Video

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The Grammys are coming up this weekend, which means we can steel ourselves for another round of award-show political stump speeches. If you’re betting on this sort of thing, I wouldn’t exactly put any money on these statements being explicitly pro-American in nature. If you’re looking for an antidote to this sort of thing, you…

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