Military Veteran & Retirees Discussion Forum
Discussion forum for Navy veterans and retirees. This area can include veterans home loans, medical benefits, Montgomery G.I. Bill, and state and Government VA benefits.
For additional information, enlisted Sailors can also go to the following NavyAdvancement.com web pages: Navy Enlisted Veterans & Retirees
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American Bald EagleĀ - Symbol of Our Nation
The American Bald Eagle symbolizes the strength and freedom of our nation for ALL Americans. Picture taken while on a safari in my backyard. I startled the bird when I went to see what was hiding in the tree and was lucky enough to take my camera with me. To download, right click on mouse. You can also click on the file to see the larger size. File size is 1758 x 1278 pixels. -
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Retired captain killed in Seattle child sex sting had 40-year career in U.S. Navy
SEATTLE - FOX 13 News uncovered new documents surrounding the man police killed during a child sex sting operation in South Seattle. Seattle Police say Bruce Meneley thought he was meeting an 11-year-old and a 7-year-old at the DoubleTree on Southcenter Parkway. Body camera footage shows the person identified as Meneley by the King County Medical Examiner pulling a gun out as soon as officers open the door to contact him. -
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āInvisibleāāMore Women Veterans Are Dying of Suicide and VA Still Lacks Resources, Advocates Say
When she joined the Navy in 2001, Jennifer Alvarado wanted to excel, to be, in her words, a āstellar sailor.ā After boot camp, she worked as a hospital corpsman and pursued extra medical and weapons certification courses to prove her work ethic. Her home life on the military base was a different story: She hid the stress and increasing danger of her relationship with her husband from everyone. One evening in 2005, with her two small boys in the apartment, Alvarado argued with her husband and the altercation turned violent. He beat her, she said in a recent phone interview, and then stormed out and took her car. She called the police on the military base. āMy secret was out in the open,ā she said. āThe shame just came out of my pores.ā
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