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From @nedhamson1 in 🦋 28 minutes ago:

Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the US | LAist laist.com/news/purple-heart-ar
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A green-card holder, Park self-deported to #SouthKorea. His removal order was the result of charges related to drug possession & failure to appear in court from over 15yrs ago — offenses, he said (tragically, like many thousands of combat #vets, esp Viet Nam era) stemmed from yrs of untreated #PTSD.

LAist · Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the USBy NPR

#Trump's VA cut a program that's saving vets' homes. Even #Republicans have questions

from #NPR #NationalPublicRadio [#USA]
June 19, 20255:00 AM ET
By Chris Arnold, Quil Lawrence

"Henry was hoping to get help from the VA Servicing Purchase program, or VASP. In just the past year, according to the #VA, it has helped more than 33,000 #veterans and servicemembers who got behind on their loans by giving them a new, low-interest-rate mortgage.

But last month, out of fear of the potential cost, the VA abruptly did away with this safety net. It was the latest development in a VA #mortgage saga that has whiplashed veterans between various enacted and cancelled programs and left thousands in fear of losing their homes. There are about 80,000 #vets in the U.S. behind on their mortgages and heading toward #foreclosure, according to data from ICE Mortgage Technology."

npr.org/2025/06/19/nx-s1-54009

#NoCutsToVeteransBenefits #US #USPolitics #politics
#news #press

From @jamescdownie on 🦋 June 11:

For Trump's parade, "The Army recently asked the Vietnam Veterans of America chapter in Northern Virginia if it would provide 25 veterans to sit in the official reviewing stand. The group said no." nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/poli
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Y'all rock, Viet Nam Vets of Northern Virginia!

#Virginia #NoVa
#NoKings #Vets #VietNamVets

The New York Times · Military Parade Marches Into Political Maelstrom as Trump Deploys Troops to LABy Helene Cooper

If you, or your relatives - especially older relatives, had to get a new phone with the discontinuation of 3G networks in Australia - please remember to update your number with your pet's registration info.

Vets are already finding increasing numbers of lost animals with out of service mobile numbers when they scan microchips.

The , serving some of America’s most vulnerable citizens, is set to lose 83K WKRs.

Morale is plummeting inside the VA as 10s of 1000s of WKRs prepare for deep staffing cuts, raising alarms among staffers, vets & advocates *fear the reductions would severely damage care & benefits for Ms of the US' former service members.

Trump doesn't respect , POC, , ppl, ...
Amplify: 's betrayal, & the carnage it's enacting.
washingtonpost.com/politics/20

The Washington Post · At Veterans Affairs, plan for sweeping cuts tanks moraleBy Meryl Kornfield