DoD Will Pay $1.8 Million for Legal Fees of Troops in COVID Vaccine Mandate Cases
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has settled two lawsuits with military service members who challenged the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.1 Pursuant to Settlement Agreement signed in the middle district of Florida, DoD will pay Liberty Counsel $1.8 million to cover attorney’s fees, costs and other litigation expenses that accumulated when the military service […]
Myocarditis Cases in U.S. Military Spiked by 130 Percent
Data presented to Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin by a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) whistleblower highlights reports that American servicemen and servicewomen have suffered serious injuries related to COVID-19 shots, including a 130 percent increase in myocarditis cases.1 Sen. Johnson said: Based on data from the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMED), Thomas Renz, an attorney […]
Compulsory Vaccination of U.S. Armed Forces Remains Controversial
In 1777, George Washington led the first mandatory military vaccination program when he directed soldiers of the Continental Army to be inoculated against smallpox. Soldiers had the option of voluntarily exposing themselves to the smallpox pustules either by scratching their arms or inhaling it through their noses.1 The story of George Washington being the first […]
COVID Vaccine Mandates Could Cripple National Guard
The National Guard is a unique branch of the U.S. military that holds both state and national responsibilities ranging from responding to domestic natural disasters to supporting overseas operations. But tens of thousands of National Guard troops are at risk of being discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, worrying lawmakers on Capitol Hill that the […]
Air Force Cadet’s COVID Vaccine Religious Exemption Denied
Opinion | Last month, a United States Air Force Academy cadet was informed by a superior officer that upon returning from the Cadet Wing’s spring break, he would receive an ultimatum: Receive the Department of Defense (DoD) mandatory COVID vaccine or be expelled from the academy upon return. Shortly thereafter, the order became official, giving […]
Federal Court Blocks Pentagon from Punishing Navy Seals Seeking Religious Exemptions to COVID Vaccine Mandate
On Jan. 3, 2022, a group of Navy Seals declining to take the COVID-19 vaccine due to religious reasons, received protection in the form of a preliminary injunction from a federal court in the Northern District of Texas Fort Worth.1 2 The COVID vaccine mandate instituted by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) requires that […]
