Veteran Struggles During the Holidays – Check with Your Buddies This Season CPT (r) Tyler Merritt December 10, 2016 Veteran Inspired 20 It's one of the most terrible aspects of those who have worn a uniform and walked the line for their country. Suicide has always disproportionately affected veterans, but never before have we had such clarity a...
Making Justice a Little More Blind for Veterans CPT (r) Tyler Merritt December 8, 2016 Veteran Inspired 108 There's an issue that's affected untold thousands of veterans in our community, and a group of volunteers in Philadelphia is trying to do something about it. These volunteers aren't just anyone, either — they a...
Dental Aches Got You Down? You Have No Idea… CPT (r) Tyler Merritt December 5, 2016 Veteran Inspired 12 And here it is, yet again — the VA giving veterans another chance to die for their country. This time, however, it isn't coming from the usual place. Now, it's coming from their dental facility in Wisconsin. ...
Caring for Four Legged Veterans CPT (r) Tyler Merritt December 3, 2016 Veteran Inspired 4,217 From the beginning of human history, there has always been a furry companion by our side, helping us to secure the perimeter at night, to hunt for essential food and to generally just be our friends from time t...
Silence is GOLDEN — Especially in Combat CPT (r) Tyler Merritt November 30, 2016 2nd Amendment, Veteran Inspired 3,209 One of the greatest innovations in firearms history is the suppressor/silencer (I'm not getting into THAT argument...) at the end of a weapon. It's been a long time coming to conventional forces, as the technol...
A National Loss on Thanksgiving CPT (r) Tyler Merritt November 26, 2016 Veteran Inspired 203 It’s with a heavy heart that we at Nine Line News have to report the death of yet another comrade in arms. Whereas it’s never a pleasant thing to do, we all know that one of the best ways that our community – a...
WWII Veteran Marries Karaoke Sweetheart CPT (r) Tyler Merritt November 23, 2016 Veteran Inspired 32 Many of us who have served this country in uniform know what it's like to wait for things. Anything, really. From long lines for the DFAC to Range Control and everything in between, veterans have a crazy aptitu...
Airstrikes Continue Taking Fight to ISIS CPT (r) Tyler Merritt November 21, 2016 Veteran Inspired 1,043 Any chance to write about dead terrorists is a good one. And that’s the word we’re getting from the DOD. For those of you who aren’t following, the Iraqi military along with members of US special forces have...
The Savior We’ve Been Waiting For CPT (r) Tyler Merritt November 19, 2016 Veteran Inspired 542 So it’s finally happened. Military circles the world over have whispered his name from one to another as his larger-than-life personality is always infectious. Retired General James "Mad Dog" Mattis has been c...
They Feared He Might Not Walk Again CPT (r) Tyler Merritt November 16, 2016 Veteran Inspired 17 It’s not all that long ago that losing a limb meant that a service member had to go into a more restrictive duty, if that individual got to stay in at all. Movies such as Men of Honor — which showcased the life...
