“And when he gets to heaven, to St. Peter he will tell…” CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 15, 2016 Veteran Inspired 1,640 We spend a lot of time at Nine Line News looking around us and to the future — whether it's providing information about politics, the current state of the military, veterans issues and much more. But we want...
Veterans Care Again in Crisis CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 10, 2016 Veteran Inspired The most upsetting thing about this is that it isn't even surprising anymore. A report filed almost two years following the revelation of deep and serious backlogs in the US Veterans Affairs healthcare system h...
How Long Before We’re Back In?… CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 5, 2016 Veteran Inspired 680 We've been hearing it from all over the place for quite a while and there are indeed concerns worthy of diving into. Have we as a nation become too timid to involve our military due to fears of getting bogged d...
Savannah Veteran Knighted by France for Service in WWII admin October 5, 2016 Veteran Inspired 19 A recent Savannah resident received a long overdue award from the French government for his service in the Air Force in World War II. Retired Staff Sgt. James Livingston, who served with the Mighty Eighth Air F...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place with Saudis CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 3, 2016 Veteran Inspired 16 Whether it's the US Congress, the White House or any other institution in the land, it's pretty obvious that something's not going over right. And this is an issue that, one way or another, will likely affect v...
When Legislative Amendments Go AWOL CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 1, 2016 Veteran Inspired 8 We've written extensively at Nine Line News about the tragic numbers of losses that Veterans have taken after separation. Almost 22 veterans a day commit suicide on average, something that has begun to chill Am...
Progress Made in Fight to End Veteran Suicide CPT (r) Tyler Merritt September 28, 2016 Veteran Inspired 304 There’s been a lot of activity centered around veteran suicide lately. Many people are trying to attack the issue of long wait times at the VA and the ungodly high number of suicides that affect the veteran com...
September Gun of the Month – GAU-8 Avenger admin September 27, 2016 2nd Amendment, Veteran Inspired 217 This is what happens when someone builds a massively awesome gun, and decides that it needs to be airborne. Nothing puts fear into the heart of the enemy like 30 mm rounds at 3,900 rounds per minute. Developed ...
ITT Bankruptcy Screws Veterans CPT (r) Tyler Merritt September 26, 2016 Veteran Inspired 375 There's a special circle of hell reserved for those who screw over veterans. I've known many people throughout my life, and no one group has been more supportive, caring, diligent and honorable as my fellow ...
The Chemical Threat is Real CPT (r) Tyler Merritt September 24, 2016 Veteran Inspired 1,809 The Pentagon is indicating that a chemical weapon has been used in an attack using indirect fire on a US airbase in Northern Iraq on Tuesday. Fortunately, no one was harmed. What Happened? On Tuesda...
