Army vet predicts first red flip of North Carolina district since 1883, citing Biden-era malaise
An Army veteran backed by House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik’s Women’s Candidate Recruiting PAC told Fox News Digital this week that he believes he can make history in North Carolina. Retired Colonel Laurie Buckhout said her district is the poorest in North Carolina, and while the economy and jobs are top priorities for her […]
Afghanistan war vet Sam Brown secures Republican nomination in Nevada Senate primary
Decorated retired Army Capt. Sam Brown defeated a Republican opponent in the Nevada Senate primary on Tuesday and will face off against incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) in November. Brown, a veteran of the Afghanistan war and recipient of a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star medal, won 56.8% of the vote in the Republican […]
WWII vet Robert Persichitti dies traveling to France for D-Day commemoration
A 102-year-old American World War II veteran who witnessed the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima has tragically died while en route to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Robert Persichitti, of Fairport, New York, died last Friday after undergoing emergency medical treatment at a hospital in Germany, a […]
Vietnam War Hero Meets Fellow Vet He Saved 54 Years Ago
Fifty-four years after being saved by a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, Michigan veteran Dave Berlinhoff finally met the man who saved him on Saturday, FOX 2 reported. Pilot Dave Lutkenhaus, recognized as a hero for saving 1,000 lives, led the paramedic team that rescued Berlinghof after he was severely wounded in the lower body by […]
Journalist Karen Swensen helps raise $200K for 90-year-old vet
A former Louisiana news anchor helped raise more than $220,000 on Memorial Day for a 90-year-old military veteran who makes a living pushing a shopping cart in sweltering heat at a local supermarket. When journalist Karen Swensen saw Dillon McCormick working in 90-degree heat at a Winn-Dixie store in New Orleans, she couldn’t believe her […]
NYC’s ‘Hot Dog King’ and Vietnam vet gets shut down again, claims city out to get him
The city’s “hot dog king” has been banned from selling hot dogs from a sidewalk cart because he doesn’t have the proper license, but he claims it’s simply part of a nonsensical campaign to harass him and put him out of business. Dan Rossi, 73, a beloved Manhattan street vendor, was ordered to close his […]
Korean War vet skydives to celebrate 95th birthday: ‘I can do that’
close video Korean War veteran celebrates 95th birthday by skydiving Ivan Smith said he plans to skydive again on his 100th birthday. (Photo courtesy of FOX 7) After years of impressive service, the Korean War veteran says he wants to do something a little more practical for his 95th birthday. Ivan Smith, a former US […]
Retired South Carolina Army vet whose geologist son vanished without a trace running for Congress
David Robinson turned his life around after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, selling his trucking business to join the Army and serving two tours of duty in Afghanistan before being injured in an IED blast. “I joined the military because I felt a duty to fight for our country, to […]
NFL vet Billy Price, 29, announces abrupt retirement following emergency surgery
Veteran Billy Price NFL Center The 2018 first-round draft pick announced his retirement on social media this weekend after revealing he underwent emergency surgery last month to remove a blood clot. The 29-year-old professional athlete made the announcement on his Instagram account, saying he had suffered an “unexplained pulmonary embolism” and had decided to retire […]
Marine Corps vet pledged to gun down white people in chilling threats promising to ‘OD on adrenaline’: feds
Federal prosecutors say a black Marine Corps veteran threatened to “cause mayhem” by shooting white victims and went on a hateful rant for months, aspiring to “go on to become a serial killer.” He announced that he would continue. Joshua Cobb, 23, of Trenton, New Jersey, wrote a series of online posts and text messages […]