Today (July 30), on National Whistleblower Appreciation Day, I reflect on the heavy price of truth-telling and my role in taking a stand for #ethics. Being a whistleblower isn’t a title anyone seeks—it’s a path thrust upon those who can no longer stay silent in the face of injustice. Speaking up often comes with profound […]
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As we continue focusing on the importance of military core values, we will turn to two institutions called to serve during wartime. The Merchant Marine transports domestic and international cargo and passengers during peacetime. It operates and maintains deep-sea merchant ships, tugboats, towboats, ferries, dredges, excursion vessels, charter boats, and other waterborne craft on the
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As we continue focusing on the importance of military core values, this week, we will turn to the youngest service, the U.S. Space Force (USSF). Established on December 10, 2019, the USSF resulted from widespread recognition that space is a national security imperative. When combined with the growing threat posed by strategic competitors in space,
In writing my column on military values, I suggested the Army was the oldest branch. However, I received a correction from Chief Warrant Officer 5 (retired) John Vitt, the President of the Arizona National Guard Foundation, Inc. He pointed out the Army National Guard is the oldest component of the U.S. Armed Forces and serves
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As we begin the new year, I thought reflecting on some of the values our military service members and veterans hold dear to their hearts might be helpful. These values are engrained in us as we begin our military duties as either officers or enlisted. Values are the common thread that binds military and veterans
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By Paula L. Pedene, APR, Fellow PRSA I’m in good company as we commemorate National Whistleblower Day on July 30. After all, two Navy Sailors, Samuel Shaw, a Revolutionary War naval officer, and Richard Marven, a midshipman, were the first whistleblowers in 1776. Shaw, a midshipman, and Marven, a third lieutenant in the Continental Navy,
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I’m not sure how much you know about my story, but I can tell you this, it took an army of angels to help us stop them. As a Phoenix VA Whistleblower, one of our most triumphant yet saddest days was April 9, 2014. The House Veterans Affairs Oversight & Investigations Chairman posed a question
I often tell people I didn’t set out to be a high-profile Whistleblower. Instead, it found me. And in doing so, my life changed completely. I’m not sure how much you know about my story, but if you heard about the waits and delays in VA health care that hurt our nation’s veterans the past
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