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Paul LeBlanc

Stars should be earned, not granted.

A 30-year Army chaplain exposes the SecDef’s Christian nationalism.

A Fort Bragg soldier was killed during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone Sunday, according to the U.S. Department of War.

This Fourth of July, we must stand up for the warriors this administration is trying to erase.

Retired 82nd Airborne Captain and member of Veterans for Responsible Leadership, Scott Peoples, joins the Holler for a Memorial Day conversation about service, democracy, political division, and what it means to defend the Constitution after taking off the uniform.

Will we ever learn the lessons of prior generations?

As NC prepares to send soldiers to the Middle East, Veterans for Responsible Leadership purchases billboards in communities with large military populations ahead of “No Kings” protests.

As the U.S. rapidly moves toward the one-month mark in President Trump’s highly controversial war with Iran, the costs – both in human lives and dollars and cents — continue to mount rapidly. And these costs are impacting virtually all Americans. Not only are direct expenditures on the war impacting the U.S. Treasury and the government’s ability to fund core public services, the economic impacts – most notably in the form of soaring fuel prices – are taking a toll on millions of average consumers.

And it’s in light of these developments that the group Veterans for Responsible Leadership has launched a new billboard campaign in North Carolina critiquing the war and calling for Congress to exercise its authority to control the president’s thus far unilateral actions. And recently, Newsline caught up with the group’s North Carolina-based executive director, former U.S. 82nd Airborne Division captain, Scott Peoples.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth isn’t just cutting ties with Harvard University. He’s signaling something much bigger: that exposure to elite civilian education is now suspect if it doesn’t align ideologically with the Pentagon’s leadership.

Ten military veterans of different service and rank have made their own video in support of U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly and his congressional colleagues who are caught in a back-and-forth with the Pentagon after urging active-duty members to ignore illegal orders.

On Saturday, Oct. 18, a large demonstration in the nation's capital opposed the expansion of executive power by President Donald Trump. Military veterans gathered with local activists for a smaller event hosted by Indivisible, a civic group formed in response to President Donald Trump’s re-election.

Military veterans will be among the millions slated to attend protest rallies this weekend, in the United States and beyond.

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U.S. military academies are reportedly looking at accepting scores from the Classic Learning Test (CLT), an alternative to the SAT and ACT that has been propped up in conservative circles, starting with the 2027 admissions cycle.

Army vet Scott Peoples blasts Senator Thom Tillis for confirming Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, despite warnings about his qualifications. Peoples argues Tillis’s failure contributed to a security scandal that endangered troops and undermined leadership.

US Navy veteran Bobby Jones comes from a family of military service members, including his grandfather, who served in the Korean War.

Scott Peoples, a North Carolina Army veteran and veteran rights advocate, has tried to contact his congressman to express his concerns about the mass firings by the Trump Administration and their effects on the VA. He has not gotten an answer.

Bobby Jones, a Black Navy veteran who is president of the nonpartisan group Veterans for Responsible Leadership, says the Trump administration's actions send a clear message to anyone who might be interested in military service — but isn't white and male.

‘We’re not going anywhere’: This group of veterans warned about a second Trump term. Now they vow to hold him accountable

The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”

The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”

The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”

The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”

The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”

The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”

Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.

Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.

Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.

Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.

Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.

Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.

Organizations representing thousands of veterans asked Republicans to pledge to stop the violent rhetoric and voter intimidation.

To commemorate Memorial Day, veterans demand Trump and NC Republicans stop threatening violence

In North Carolina, where the largest U.S. Army base stands tall in Fayetteville, military families laugh, cry and sacrifice together.

Trumps desire to divide us at odds with veteran community.

The Veterans Organizing to Stop Trumpism
A former Navy SEAL oversaw the creation of a new code of conduct that puts loyalty to democracy above politics.