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Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,

Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.

~ All of Us

This is perfect. Absolutely perfect.

Leaders listen and don't demean. Veteran leaders show accountability and integrity. Doug Doesn't. Don't be surprised when you don't see pearly gates, Doug. Johnny Cash done told ya. TikTok video by Alt VA

We're extremely disappointed in Secretary of VA Doug Collins.

Veterans Will Die If Trump and Musk Get Their Way I'm a suicide attempt survivor. I know what happens when the government abandons veterans—and it's happening again.

I’m a suicide attempt survivor. I’ve spent the last 15 years fighting to protect veterans.

Trump and Musk are pushing policies that will kill veterans—by design.

This is personal. And it's a warning.

🔗 open.substack.com/pub/onoffens...

#Veterans #SuicidePrevention #OnOffense #Resist

News — A veteran died by suicide yesterday outside Seattle Veterans Affairs Medical Center, a rep from VA Puget Sound Health Care System confirmed to me.

Employees received an email alerting them earlier today. The veteran was not being treated at the facility. Police are investigating.

We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.

And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.

The time to organize is now.

OcasioCortez.com

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I worked for DOD/10 yrs. I was in contact w/Navy sailors daily
My co-workers were mostly vets
Conversations going on at their homes must be quite something.Even Magats, think twice when their lives are hanging in balance. They might not admit how freaked out/angry they are, but they are & should be

🚨CALLING ALL D.C. AREA VETERANS!!🚨

We can't be there for obvious reasons, but found this and wanted to share—we'll be there in spirit. If you're not in D.C. and want to take a stand, use the hashtag #visibleveterans and post on socials.

we're tired. #Veterans #military #departmentofveteransaffairs TikTok video by Alt VA

They are forcing clinicians to return to work in non-dedicated spaces to conduct veteran mental health appointments via telehealth in open workspaces.
Clinicians asked about HIPAA.
VA leadership solution?
Noise-canceling headsets.
They are dismantling VA.

Happening now outside John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis! We aren’t letting them quietly destroy the VA! @votevets.org

We need @aoc.bsky.social to take down @schumer.senate.gov

We knew it was coming, but it doesn't make it hurt any less. We're heartbroken for those the VA serves affected by this directive being rescinded. #breakingnews #veterans TikTok video by Alt VA

www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2qu4Rhs/

I'll be supporting a primary challenge against Chuck Schumer.

Time for him to go.

PSA to all VA employees:

Your Teams chats are being monitored.
Anything that could be construed as questioning what's happening is being flagged.

Stay safe.

Good morning!

We're back in the trenches today. We'll be sharing more about why mRNA vaccines are important, employment updates, and covering whatever else comes our way.

Tuskegee was, however, the single school for instruction of black pilots until it closed in 1946. Its graduates, along with the other air and ground personnel trained there for the 477th Bombardment and 332nd Fighter Groups, are the Tuskegee Airmen.

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..for their advanced instruction. Faced with discrimination and often treated with less respect than white officers, their training suffered. As a result of these mounting delays and difficulties, the group was not operational until after the war.

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Since Tuskegee was not able to provide North American B-25 medium bomber pilot transition or training for bombardiers and navigators, eventually the AAF made an exception to its segregation policy and sent black officers to what had been all-white training establishments…

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Rather than sending black student pilots to white-only schools or creating a new segregated base for them, the AAF delayed crews for the 477th Group until the backlog at Tuskegee could be cleared out.

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Activated on 1 June 1943, its pilots were to be trained at Tuskegee, but that airfield, already overburdened with training requirements, was unable to handle the new trainees.

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The group earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for an escort mission to Berlin on 24 March 1945. In mid-1943, the AAF decided to organize a black bomber unit, the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium). The group earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for an escort mission to Berlin on 24 March 1945.

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The group converted to Republic P-47s in April-May 1944 and to North American P-51s in June. Until the end of the war in Europe, it escorted Fifteenth Air Force bombers and made attacks on ground targets from its bases in Italy.

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In February 1944, the 99th Squadron was joined by three other fighter squadrons, the 100th, the 301st, and the 302nd, and all four squadrons constituted the 332nd Fighter Group, commanded by Colonel (later Lieutenant General) Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.

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The 99th Squadron, equipped with Curtiss P-40s and later Bell P-39s, was sent to French Morocco in April 1943, and it continued combat service from bases in Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy.

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On 16 January 1941, Secretary of the Army Henry L. Stimson authorized the formation of a black pursuit squadron. The 99th Pursuit (later Fighter) Squadron was activated in March 1941 and began training in separate facilities at Tuskegee, Alabama, on 15 November.

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Since they don’t want the Air Force teaching this part of our history. Tuskegee Airmen. Those air crew and ground crew personnel associated with black flying units of the Army Air Forces (AAF) during World War II are known as the Tuskegee Airmen.

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Rolling back on DEI says Target. Go let them know how you feel about it and then take your money elsewhere. #target

Lining up in Paris 💪