On July 27, 2002, Tabitha Speer got the notification that every military wife dreads: her husband had been seriously injured in a combat operation in Afghanistan. While the global war …
Chris Erickson
Chris Erickson
Chris Erickson is a former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. He spent over 10 years in the Army and performed multiple combat deployments, as well as various global training missions throughout the world. He is still active in the veteran community and currently works in the communications industry. Follow him @EricksonPrime on Twitter.
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FeaturedMilitary and Police
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Last week, COL Jeffery Nance rejected a motion by the defense team of alleged deserter SGT Bowe Bergdahl to dismiss a charge of misbehavior before the enemy. Bergdahl’s general court-martial …
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Pentagon Confirms North Korean ICBM Test Launch; US and South Korea Respond with Joint Missile Exercise
North Korea conducted the test of a missile it claims can reach “anywhere in the world.” According to the state-run news network Korea Central Television, the missile reached a maximum …
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(Augusta, GA) Accused NSA leaker Reality Winner appeared in court again on Tuesday. Her attorneys filed a motion for a protection order to determine whether information that was leaked to …
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(Colorado Springs, CO) An Army Special Forces veteran that had been charged with negligent homicide for fatally shooting an intruder in his garage has been found not guilty by a …
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FeaturedMilitary and Police
Bergdahl Judge Gives Defense Permission to Question Jurors About President Trump
After making an attempt to eliminate jurors who voted for Trump in the upcoming court martial for Bowe Bergdahl, Judge COL Jeffrey Nance has officially denied the defense’s request. Potential …
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Republican Karen Handel has defeated Democratic nominee Jon Ossoff in a special election in Georgia’s 6th Congressional district. Despite being the most expensive United States House race in American history, …
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The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has released Otto Frederick Warmbier, an American college student who was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in January 2016 after he allegedly …
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Saturday was supposed to mark the beginning of Pride Month in the nation’s capital with the annual Capital Pride Parade. The parade route was marked by rainbow-colored crosswalks that had …
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FeaturedNational Security
Breaking: Reality Winner Denied Bail; Prosecution Reveals Disturbing Details
(Augusta, GA) Alleged NSA leaker Reality Winner has been denied bail by a U.S District Court. Winner has been charged with leaking classified government documents to media outlet The Intercept; …