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Best friends invite their community to chat over a beer

“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” – Thomas Jefferson From News 8 WROC NY, “PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Best friends Benjamin Smith and Marcus Ellis wanted to do something small but powerful to help, following the death of George Floyd and the protests…

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Marine Corps Veteran Wounded By IED Reveals VA Choice Program Problems In New Video

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett Marine Corps veteran Ben Rangel was forced to undergo unnecessary surgeries at a VA hospital and wait long periods of time for care, according to a newly released video aiming to show the problems plaguing the VA Choice Program. In the wake of a failed congressional effort…

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Vet Nearly Operates on Himself After VA Refuses to Pay Medical Bill

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield A New Hampshire veteran was nearly forced to operate on himself after he says the Department Veterans Affairs refused to pay his medical bill, reports Fox25. A deep cut from a power tool landed John Irish, a former Army National Guard solider and longtime EMT, at Lahey Medical Center. Shockingly…

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Trump: Veterans Who Commit Suicide Not “Strong,” and “Can’t Handle It”

by Josh Guckert In a speech Monday in Herndon, Virginia, Donald Trump discussed the epidemic of military veteran suicides.  His audience was “Retired American Warriors,” a military PAC. When asked about the issue, Trump stated: When people come back from war and combat and they see maybe what the people in this room have seen…

Former Marine Fired For Lowering Flag On Memorial Day

Former Marine Fired For Lowering Flag On Memorial Day

By Saagar Enjeti Charlotte Marine veteran Allen Thornwell, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, was fired by Time Warner Cable for lowering the company’s flag to half-staff on Memorial Day. Thornwell was employed in technical support after serving as a radio operator in the Marine Corps from 2005-2014. A manager at the veterans placement…

US Combat Veteran Killed By Palestinian Terrorist In Israel

Russ Read Taylor Force, a veteran of both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, was stabbed to death Tuesday in Israel by a Palestinian terrorist during a slew of terrorist attacks that occurred just as Vice President Joe Biden began his visit to the country. Force was a graduate of the U.S. military academy at West Point…

Navy Veteran Sues State Deptartment For Denying Him ‘ Intersex ’ Passport

Jacob Bojesson A Colorado man is suing the Department of State for denying him a passport after he refused to choose a gender on his application. Dana Zzyym claims in a federal discrimination lawsuit that his constitutional rights are being violated because an “intersex” person is forced to choose a gender that isn’t his. “I am not male,…