Hundreds of people marched in the Latvian capital Riga on Wednesday to honor their compatriots who fought alongside the Nazis during World War II. Around 200 demonstrators carried the national flags of Latvia and Ukraine, as well as flowers that were laid at the foot of the Freedom Monument in …
Read More »Veterans Affairs becomes first US government agency to MANDATE Covid-19 vaccinations for some staff
“Whenever a Veteran or VA employee sets foot in a VA facility, they deserve to know that we have done everything in our power to protect them from [Covid-19],″ VA Secretary Denis McDonough announced on Monday afternoon. The order applies to healthcare workers under Title 38, meaning physicians, dentists, podiatrists, …
Read More »‘Enjoy the long weekend’: Kamala Harris honors veterans after taking heat for ‘disrespectful’ Memorial Day tweet
“Enjoy the long weekend,” Harris tweeted on Saturday. The four words and accompanying smiling photo were enough to propel the vice president to the trending charts on social media, as critics blasted her for not acknowledging the true meaning of the holiday. “Is this intended to insult the memory of …
Read More »Johnson urged by veterans of Northern Ireland politics to address unrest there before situation ‘falls over’
An open letter signed by four former Northern secretaries, the North’s ex-police chief and also a former archbishop, called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “step up” and “take an interest” in the region before unrest among loyalists, those in the province that align with Britain, spirals out of control. …
Read More »200,000+ US military personnel & veterans claim defective 3M earplugs led to hearing problems as first lawsuit goes to court
The case involves the Minnesota-based company’s Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2, which were widely used by troops deployed to both Afghanistan and Iraq between 2001 and 2015. The plaintiffs blame 3M for hearing loss and related issues, alleging that the firm was aware that the gear had problems, coming loose …
Read More »Germany discloses names of Dutch SS veterans still receiving pensions for serving Hitler in WWII
Berlin has forwarded a list with the names of recipients of German pensions between 2015 and 2019 and the exact sums they were paid, the Dutch State Secretary for Finance Hans Vijlbrief said in a letter to parliament, which was cited by local media. It turned out that 34 people …
Read More »Burning issue: If US veterans poisoned by military toxins deserve compensation then so do millions of innocent foreign victims
“Burn pits” are giant areas adjacent to US bases where all sorts of garbage is disposed of by incineration in open air conditions. Some of these pits can cover an area of 10 acres in which all sorts of waste is burnt with jet fuel oil, including plastics, computers and …
Read More »In the house of veterans of Novosibirsk were tied to their beds
Veterans in the Russian house were tied to their beds and robbed. The Ministry of labour and social development of the Novosibirsk region, as well as Rospotrebnadzor and Roszdravnadzor check the information about the abuse of guests of the House of veterans in Novosibirsk, which were tied to their beds …
Read More »In Dagestan without the authorities ‘ attention the seventh day of the fast veterans of the Afghan war
In Dagestan there passes termless hunger-strike of veterans of war in Afghanistan, which require the state housing promised to them 30 years ago. For a week none of the authorities with them is not met, reports REGNUM with reference to the Draft. The hunger strike began on 17 September. It …
Read More »The veterans vowed to make the return of the winning symbols
Today in Ukraine, the activists of the party “Opposition platform For life” held a series of events in honor of Victory Day. The most important task the party sets itself the victorious return of the symbols. The politician Viktor Medvedchuk said that they will do everything to ensure that his …
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