“I would have been dead, or I would have been in jail:” Navy veteran reflects on how the military saved his life, twice
In our Veterans Voices segment, we meet a Wheeling man who says military service literally saved his life–not once, but twice. Tom Abell served for 20 years. He did two tours on ships during Desert ...
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Ex-military defense contractor behind Navy bribery scandal sentenced to 15 years
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison ...
'Fat Leonard,' Navy contractor behind one of the military's biggest scandals, sentenced to 15 years
Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for masterminding a ...
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Florida Navy Reserve Commander sentenced for Afghan visa bribery scheme
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A U.S. Navy Reserve Commander from Florida will spend a little over two years in jail after ...
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Navalny's memoir details isolation and suffering in a Russian prison — and how he never lost hope
NEW YORK (AP) — In a memoir released eight months after he died in prison, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny never loses faith that his cause is worth suffering for while also ...