Shannon Corbeil

3 days ago | wearethemighty.com | Shannon Corbeil

Since 2006, the non-profit organization Pin-Ups for Vets has been visiting veterans at their bedsides in military and VA hospitals. This month, they went to their 50th state! But the journey doesn’t end here. When Gina Elise saw injured vets coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan in 2006, she decided to take action to help. She decided to create a fundraising calendar with images inspired by the pin-up nose art on World War II aircraft and donate the proceeds to a local VA hospital.

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Shannon Corbeil

Since 2006, the non-profit organization Pin-Ups for Vets has been visiting veterans at their bedsides in military and VA hospitals. This month, they went to their 50th state! But the journey doesn’t end here. How it all beganWhen Gina Elise saw injured vets coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan in 2006, she decided to take action to help. She decided to create a fundraising calendar with images inspired by the pin-up nose art on World War II aircraft and donate the proceeds to a local VA hospital.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Shannon Corbeil

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysIn 2015, intense method actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto became the proud new owner of Lookout Mountain Air Force Station, a 100,000 square foot installation built in 1941 as a World War II air defense center intended to coordinate radar installations in the Los Angeles area.

1 month ago | taskandpurpose.com | Shannon Corbeil

In November 2006, thirteen Navy SEALs were on an overwatch mission inside an Iraqi apartment building when an insurgent attack thrust them into a harrowing firefight that none of them would ever forget — except the one guy who can’t remember a thing.

1 month ago | taskandpurpose.com | Shannon Corbeil

“Warfare” is an upcoming film that embeds audiences with a platoon of Navy SEALs in the home of an Iraqi family, as they provide overwatch for U.S. forces through insurgent territory. A visceral story of modern warfare, the film aims to portray combat as it is remembered by those who survived it. Written and directed by Navy SEAL veteran Ray Mendoza and “Civil War” director Alex Garland, the film was personal for Mendoza, who based it on a mission he participated in during the Iraq War.