For the dysfunctional, disgruntled, and salty soldiers
The loss of a service member is always a tragic moment but many times, the stories from the people left behind are even more tragic. In 2013, Kevin (last name withheld) says he lost his father, an Army combat veteran when he was still very young. He says he still has some memories of him…
During the more than two decades of “terrorism” wars in the Middle East, there have been numerous stories of bravery but some are lesser known and often forgotten. One of those is the story of a 19-year-old Army combat medic from Utah. Specialist Jordan Matthew Byrd was born in the small town of Cody, Wyoming,…
A man who has been on the run from murder charges for two years was finally caught after posing as a homeless veteran in Iowa. Kyle Andrew Coolack, 39, was wanted for allegedly shooting and killing his brother, Brad Henry Coolack at an apartment in Houston in 2022. After two years on the run, Kyle…
The wife of a military veteran is speaking out after her husband was arrested for shooting a man who groomed and raped their daughter in Arkansas. Heather Spencer, 37, said, on an online support campaign, her husband killed a 67-year-old family friend in self-defense after he kidnapped their 13-year-old daughter. The Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office…
A Coast Guard veteran with years of experience conducting Search and Rescue/Law Enforcement missions says she witnessed what appeared to be an attempt to disrupt civilian hurricane relief operations in North Carolina. Megan, a certified Kennel Master, Trainer, and K9 Handler was in Burnsville, NC, on Sunday night, when she recorded an unmarked helicopter attempting…
The former Army first sergeant who threatened Army leaders in videos he posted to social media has been sentenced to prison. Christian Ernest Beyer, 42, was sentenced by a federal judge for posting videos of himself threatening to kill multiple military personnel at the Fort Irwin Army installation in San Bernardino County. In one of…
A soldier with the 3rd Infantry Division says he was able to use Army regulations to benefit him when his commander pursued having him removed from the Army. Then-Private First Class Delijah Porter says his commander was in the process of chaptering him out of the Army through a court-martial in 2019. “So I’ve been…
Photo credits: @Savannahhnoelle Editor’s note: To avoid any possible retribution for using specific terms deemed to be controversial, this article uses “procedure” to address the topic. A military police officer has come forward to expose something she says the Army made her do and it resulted in the end of her military career. Sergeant Kyle…
Editor’s note: this story may use vague or suggestive terms to avoid using direct terminology that would result in this story being penalized by social media or advertisers. A retired U.S. Army colonel was not expecting what was going to happen to him when he went to purchase a dump trailer listed on FB marketplace…
The Airman, who fled the US after being charged with possession of child pornography, is now serving in another country’s armed forces and serving overseas. Wilmer Puello-Mota, an Air Force veteran and former elected city council member in Massachusetts, was expected to enter a guilty plea in Rhode Island but never showed up to court….