Bobby Jones

The most anti-veteran administration in US History. They think we’re fraudsters. They are doing everything they can to reduce benefits and disability compensation. But somehow there is endless money for reckless foreign wars. Absolutely shameful.

This is an appreciation post for the US Women’s Hockey Team. You do not deserve to be ridiculed by our misogynistic asshole President and his pathetic drunk FBI Director. You are true champions and America is so proud of you! 🇺🇸

🚨 “The judge called the defense secretary’s actions a threat to “the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees.” 🚨

It won’t be long until piece of shit @PeteHegseth tries to erase this fact from all DOD websites.

An Ode to NATO: For most US veterans, the NATO alliance is something we hold dearly and cherish with everything we have. The last 80 years for the western world has been the safest and most prosperous in human history and a big part of that is thanks to the NATO alliance.   For anyone that has ever served with our brothers and sisters from our NATO allied countries, we know that they are some of the most professional and dedicated warriors in the entire world. The only time Article 5 (an attack on one is an attack on all) in the NATO treaty has ever been invoked was after the 9/11 attacks on America. After the attacks, there were soldiers deployed from every one of our allied countries to fight and die with the US in Afghanistan and then Iraq. They fought in defense of American values and the American way of life and for that we will never be able to say thank you enough.   For most veterans, we each have a unique story about how the NATO alliance has impacted our service and our lives. For me, as an 82nd Airborne veteran that served in the Global Response Force Brigade, I remember doing countless training missions with paratrooper units from our NATO allied countries. We would have a moving ceremony when the training was complete where we would exchange jump wings with the country that we did a jump with. I still hold the German jump wings that I have near and dear to my heart.   VFRL has already heard from numerous other members about how much the NATO alliance meant to them and why what President Trump has been doing to destroy the greatest alliance the world has ever known is angering them so much. Please keep sending us your stories because we love reading them and we want you to know that we feel your outrage too.   Being in the military we know how important taking care of your friends and allies is to strategic success. But other than that, it is just the right and moral thing to do. Honor, integrity, and selfless service is what is supposed to make this country great and President Trump is spitting in the face of all of that. He is a draft dodger and the entire Trump family has never served a day in uniform in their entire lives and it shows.   In these troubled times, it is important to reach out to any NATO ally you may still keep in contact with or put on your social media about how grateful we are to them because we want them to know that there are still millions of Americans that are disgusted by the way that President Trump is treating them. It is only going to make America weaker and more isolated from the rest of the world.    We can no longer claim in this moment to be the leader of the free world, but that is why it is so crucial to keep fighting and keep trying to elect principled leaders in the midterms that will respect and strengthen our alliances and prove to the rest of the world that America is better than this.  As the NATO motto goes, "We are NATO and we are stronger together."

Statement from Veterans For Responsible Leadership January 24, 2026: Today, Veterans For Responsible Leadership mourns the killing of Alex Pretti, a Minnesota resident, U.S. citizen, and healthcare professional who served veterans through his work as a nurse with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Mr. Pretti dedicated his life to caring for others — including those who once wore this nation’s uniform — and his death at the hands of federal immigration agents is a tragedy that should never have occurred. This incident highlights a deeply disturbing trend: the misuse of ICE agents as a de-facto paramilitary or secret police force operating inside American communities. These agents are being deployed without sufficient training, transparency, or coordination with local authorities, creating fear rather than safety. It is a betrayal of American values and constitutional norms. We understand the anger and grief this has sparked in Minnesota and beyond. Those emotions are real and justified. But we urge calm. Violence and chaos only deepen the harm. The path forward is peaceful protest, civic action, and sustained public pressure — the very tools that have strengthened this democracy for generations. We call on Americans to contact their Members of Congress and demand accountability, oversight, and immediate reform of federal enforcement practices that endanger civilian lives. Federal power must never be used to terrorize the people it exists to serve. As veterans, we swore an oath to defend the Constitution — not a political agenda, not fear, and not unchecked authority. We honor Alex Pretti’s service by demanding a country worthy of it.

"Democracy is not a spectator sport." Army veteran and VFRL Chairman Scott Peoples at #NoKings in NC. 🇺🇸 #ncpol