Hey, Soldier. Your Fly Is Down.
Please turn your attention to the gentleman on the right, in the slightly less unfortunate of the two ensembles before us. He is Marine Corps veteran Mark Geist, and if you’ll look carefully, his fly is down.
Much Like the Cincinnati Zoo Had to Kill the Gorilla, Donald Trump Had "No Choice" But to Hold a Press Conference
Taking a break from calling reporters sleazy and dishonest—prompted by last week’s Washington Post investigation into funds he claimed to have raised for veterans’ groups—Donald Trump was asked Tuesday to address the weekend’s biggest story: The summary execution of Harambe, a gorilla, in Cincinnati.
Veterans Refuse To Appear on Stage as Puppets for Donald Trump
Donald Trump is as hungry for the approval of America’s veterans as he is for a big, juicy Trump Steak. But for some veterans, at least, the feeling is not mutual.
Kansas to Colorado Medical Marijuana Patient: Give Up Pot and We'll Give Back Your Kids
A Gulf War veteran who legally uses medical marijuana to treat his post-traumatic stress disorder is fighting with Kansas child welfare officials for custody of five of his children, who were taken from him after a dispute in April, the Denver Post reports. According to their story, Raymond Schwab was told that a…
Veterans and the Death Penalty
Tomorrow is Veterans Day. Spare a thought for the hundreds of veterans currently sitting on death row somewhere in America.
Remember When Lindsey Graham Lied About Being a Veteran?
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-John McCain’s sad shadow), a man loathed by conservatives for supporting immigration reform and loathed by non-conservatives for supporting all wars everywhere forever, is running for president. CNN reports that Graham “hopes that his track record on foreign affairs will give him the…
Hearse Drivers Fired For Bringing Deceased Veteran on Donut Run
Two hearse drivers, assigned to transporting the body of a Korean and Vietnam War veteran to his funeral in Lecanto, Fla., Tuesday morning, have been fired after they were witnessed stopping at a Dunkin’ Donuts mid-trip.
Gawker Readers Share Friends and Families’ Cute Veteran Photos
Yesterday, Gawker asked readers about any attractive veterans they knew—either public figures or their own families. This post is dedicated to submissions we received for family members and friends—boyfriends and girlfriends, fathers and mothers, husbands and wives, and anyone else in-between. (You can read our…
Celebrate Veterans Day With These 25 Very Hot Veterans
Yesterday, we asked our readers about any hot military veterans they knew or were aware of. You submitted the names—and photos!—of politicians, actors, friends, mothers, and fathers. This is an alphabetized list of hot veterans who are public figures; we’ll be running a separate post with reader submissions…
Hundreds of Colorado Vets Got Free Weed This Weekend
Over the weekend, hundreds of Denver-area veterans received a total of $60,000 worth of free marijuana and marijuana-infused products at a giveaway hosted a group called Operation Grow4Vets, whose mission, according to their website, is to offer vets an alternative method for managing their PTSD and other ailments.
Lowe's Employees Stayed After Work to Fix a Vietnam Vet's Wheelchair
Michael Sulsona, a Vietnam War veteran who lost both legs to a land mine 40 years ago, has been struggling with the Department of Veterans Affairs for the last two years in an attempt to get his worn-out wheelchair replaced. Last week, during a trip to a Staten Island Lowe's, his chair broke down again.
Watch A 93-Year-Old WWII Vet Recreate His D-Day Parachute Jump
Jim "Pee Wee" Martin parachuted down to Nazis-controlled Utah Beach the night before the Allied troops' invasion of Normandy, or D-Day, which was 70 years ago today. Now 93, Martin suited up and took the jump again. "It didn't [compare]," Martin told CNN, "because there wasn't anybody shooting at me today."
Veteran: "The VA Doctor Caused a Miscarriage and Hysterectomy"
The old VA secretary is gone and the hospital scandal has fallen from the headlines, but veterans and their advocates continue to share their stories with Gawker. Today's story is from a Persian Gulf vet who says she lost a pregnancy—and years of her life—to VA incompetence.
Shinseki Wasn't the Problem: "Taxpayers Get What They Fucking Pay For"
Now that Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has fallen on his sword, the agency can finally give our growing population of ill and aging vets the care they deserve, right? Not according to the many frazzled VA employees who have sent Gawker their stories. Here's one.
Texas Gun Nuts Go After a Marine Vet on the Street on Memorial Day
Not content to have scared wheelchair-bound moms, gotten kicked out of Chipotle, Chili's and Sonic, and set the gun-rights cause back a century, the supreme gentlemen of the open-carry movement struck on another dumb tactic: Intimidate a veteran and chase him through the streets.
Working at VA Is "the Epitome of Bureaucratic Bullshit"
Yesterday, we asked you to share your experiences dealing with the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs—the good and the bad. The response was overwhelming. Today, we focus on two accounts that defend the VA, while laying much of the blame for its problems on Congress.
An Insider Reveals How Problem-Plagued the VA Really Is
Now that the nation's attention is finally focused on the Department of Veterans Affairs' most recent struggles with administrative corruption and incompetence, a worker with inside knowledge of some of the VA's problems has reached out to Gawker.
Why won't the U.S. government let veterans smoke weed? Shit, VICE, that's a damn good question.
40 Sick Vets Died While Languishing on a "Secret" V.A. Waiting List
Administrators at the Department of Veterans Affairs' hospital in Phoenix used an off-the-books paper system to hide a backlog of thousands of sick veterans who needed health care, and at least 40 vets died while waiting for the facility to take them.
Huffington Post has pulled an infographic and article suggesting a link between U.S. killings by vets and their war service, after Gawker and Business Insider debunked them. "We regret that the data as presented in our graphic was incomplete and misleading," a HuffPo editors' note read.
