A New York woman who claimed to be a decorated combat veteran was sentenced Tuesday to over a year in federal prison for defrauding veteran-focused charities and falsely claiming to be a Purple Heart recipient — all while building a house of lies on the backs of real homeless veterans. Sharon Toney-Finch, a 43-year-old Army…
QUANTICO, VA — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of the nation’s top generals and admirals at the Marine Corps Museum last week, delivering a blunt and sweeping directive: the U.S. military will abandon policies associated with diversity, inclusion, and progressive cultural norms in favor of a renewed focus on discipline, warfighting, and traditional…
TACOMA, WA – A former U.S. Army soldier stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 25 years in federal prison for the sexual abuse of multiple young children—some as young as three years old. The abuse, which spanned from 2010 to 2014, only came to light years later after several victims found the…
FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS — A senior Army noncommissioned officer—once recognized for his leadership and dedication to mentoring youth—has now been dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army following a general court-martial conviction for producing CSAM. SFC Namon L. Bledsoe Convicted On August 27, 2025, Sergeant First Class Namon L. Bledsoe was convicted at a general court-martial…
It sounds like a fantasy: anonymous, no-strings-attached sex offered freely to American service members, often with promises of secrecy and zero expectation of reciprocation. But what if it’s not a fantasy at all? What if it’s a trap? In an age where smartphones and social media dominate daily life, U.S. military personnel have become increasingly…
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, MI — A Sunday morning worship service at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, turned into a scene of chaos and tragedy when a former U.S. Marine drove his vehicle into the chapel, opened fire with an assault rifle, and set the building on fire—killing…
Authorities have identified the man accused of opening fire at a crowded waterfront restaurant in Southport, North Carolina, as a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who legally changed his name several years ago. The Shooting On Saturday night, diners at the American Fish Company restaurant in the Southport Yacht Basin were met with sudden gunfire. Police…
A former Army sergeant convicted in one of the most disturbing sexual assault cases in recent military history has been found dead in his prison cell at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Sgt. Greville Clarke, 32, was discovered unresponsive on September 19, 2025. Emergency personnel attempted resuscitation but were unsuccessful. Clarke was…
The U.S. Army’s elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment—better known as the “Night Stalkers”—lost four of its own during a nighttime training flight last week. Among the fallen: Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Kraus, a decorated pilot, Marine veteran, husband, father of two, and the son of Mission BBQ co-founder Bill Kraus. The MH-60 Black…
A U.S. Army military police officer stationed at Fort Stewart has been arrested and charged with murdering his own infant son. Private First Class Zachary Kyle Cunning, who served as a military police officer, was taken into custody by the Hinesville Police Department on September 18 and is currently being held without bond in Liberty…
