@NBCNewYork / Twitter screen shot; @TMZ_Sports / Twitter screen shot 'Talladega Nights' Star Tragically Dead at 28 In the Army, Tumlin earned his Air Assault wings, his mother said, but 'Houston received a different set of wings' this week. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal March 28, 2021
Waterford Union High School / Facebook screen shot WWII Vet Who Never Got to Graduate HS Receives Surprise Diploma Nearly 80 Years Later Plans were made. A diploma was printed. A cap and gown were readied - but not a word of it was spoken to Schaefer. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 24, 2021
@WPXI / Twitter screen shot 96-Year-Old WWII Veteran Knits Hundreds of Hats for the Salvation Army The veteran wants to eventually make baby hats too and has taken on many apprentices at his apartment complex. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 18, 2021
WACH-TV screen shot 'That Guy Picked the Wrong House': Age 82 Vet Takes on Armed Intruder, Beats Him to Death A home invasion suspect 'picked the wrong house,’ a neighbor said, after the man was beaten to death by an 82-year-old Vietnam veteran. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal February 20, 2021
KPNX-TV / screen shot Two Police Officers Help Turn Marine Vet's Home from Uninhabitable to Livable Again Last weekend, a group of people made a concerted effort to let 67-year-old disabled Marine veteran Katheryn Baarson know she was seen. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal February 15, 2021
Robert F. Sargent / Wikimedia Commons Self-Congratulatory Journalist Goes Too Far, Says Covering Trump Was Similar to Storming Omaha Beach An establishment media reporter compared his four-year experience covering Trump to storming Omaha Beach on D-Day. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal February 12, 2021
Ståle Grut/NRKbeta/Flickr Disabled Vet Rep. Mast Responds to CNN Anchor's Questioning of Patriotism Rep. Brian Mast, a congressman from Florida, became the target of Jake Tapper's ire, with the CNN host saying he 'voted to commit sedition.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal January 15, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr 'WJ Live': What Would a Biden Impeachment Accomplish? Freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday she will be filing articles of impeachment against President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 21. By Kayla Kunkel, The Western Journal January 14, 2021
Ståle Grut / NRKbeta / Flickr CNN's Tapper Questions Whether Rep Who Lost Legs Fighting in Afghanistan Is Committed to Democracy U.S. Rep. Brian Mast doesn't have anything to prove about his love of the country - to Jake Tapper or anyone else. By Joe Saunders, The Western Journal January 14, 2021
@LindsayAWatts / Twitter Woman Shot at Capitol Was 14-Year USAF Vet, Huge Trump Supporter Ashli Babbit was reportedly unarmed when she was shot by Capitol Police during the incursion Wednesday. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal January 7, 2021
Jen Cantwell Weiss / Facebook screen shot Woman Steps In To Help After Elderly Veteran Takes Job Delivering Groceries To Pay for Roof Repairs Jen shared his Venmo information and soon people were donating to the man, who Jen also discovered was a veteran. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 2, 2021
InsideFWPD / YouTube screen shot Double Amputee Marine Becomes a Sworn Police Officer 13 Years After IED Took His Legs Not even losing his legs to an IED could stop this Marine from living his dream of becoming a police officer. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 27, 2020
WCCO-TV / Facebook WWII Vet Takes Japanese Sword as War Trophy, Returns It to Ancestral Owners 68 Years Later A 94-year-old World War II veteran decided to return his war trophy to its original owner. What happened next was very powerful. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal December 25, 2020
Wreaths By Nicole / Facebook Staff Sergeant Creates Patriotic Wreaths Using Military Uniforms: 'Each Wreath Tells a Story' 'I feel so honored that I can memorialize and honor their service. I have such respect for anybody who has served in the military.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal December 19, 2020
Daily Mail via British Armed Forces News / Facebook D-Day Vet Recreates 1944 Photo with Belgian Boy He Befriended During WWII In 1944, he spent time in Peer, Belgium, and was in a photo taken outside a bakery with several others, including a young Belgian boy. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 30, 2020
@USAToday / Twitter screen shot 81-Year-Old Marine Vet Successfully Confronts Burglars with Antique Walking Stick Three burglars attempted to rob an 81-year-old ex-Marine's home and were chased off when the vet armed himself with a walking stick. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal November 29, 2020
Kentucky Habitat for Humanity / Facebook screen shot Home Depot Foundation Helps Once-Homeless Army Veteran Pay Off Mortgage Kara was concerned they'd made the wrong choice somewhere along the way, but sensed God telling them to just wait. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 25, 2020
Matt Johnson / Flickr Franklin Graham Sends Veterans Day Warning: US Is Under Attack 'From Within' 'And it seems like our country is out of control, and I feel that the only hope for our country is God,' Graham told The Western Journal. By Jennifer Jean Miller, The Western Journal November 12, 2020
@realdonaldtrump / Instagram screen shot Trump Posts Veterans Day Message on Instagram, Big Tech Adds Disclaimer Reminding You About Biden Instagram saw fit to comment on President Trump's Veterans Day message, which included a picture of him at Arlington National Cemetery. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal November 12, 2020
@WLWT / Twitter screen shot WWII Veteran Surprised by Community for 96th Birthday He was just 16 on Dec. 7, 1941, and from that day forward he was adamant that he would join up as soon as he was able. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 11, 2020
ABC4 / Video screen shot Car Dealership Employees Band Together To Prep 500 Turkey Dinners for Veterans Teaming up with Salt Lake City VA Hospital, the dealerships were able to help provide around 500 meals available for pick-up by veterans. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 11, 2020