Together With Tri-State Veterans Support - TSVS

03/15/2026

03/15/2026

VA is hiring qualified, compassionate social workers to serve our Veterans across the VA continuum of care.

03/14/2026

With great respect and sadness we share the passing of Veteran Carol Jean (King) Bryant, age 81, of Mount Vernon. SrA Bryant served honorably in the United States Air Force from 1962 to 1966, stationed in Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts where she served as a Personnel Officer. She received a Good Conduct Medal and Vietnam Service Medal during her time in the Air Force. Carol worked at Purdue University in the Chemistry Business Office and the Administrative Office before retiring in 1998. Carol was devoted to her daughter and was involved in all aspects of Amy’s growing up years. Carol was a Girl Scout Leader, softball coach and worked with the Parent Teacher Association and always supported Amy’s school and athletic activities, yet still found time to complete an Associate Degree in Business from Purdue University. Although Carol enjoyed coin collecting and computer games, she mostly loved spending time with family, especially her grandchildren, Jonathan Caleb and Emily Grace Hueftle. Carol participated in the Lafayette Great Banquet Christian retreat. She and Amy served with a mission team to Juarez, Mexico in1997, aiding the severely depressed area there with small home construction. Carol also attended First United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon. We had the privilege of providing Carol her Honor Flight in 2023, EVV14 gold bus. Our condolences and prayers go to her husband Daniel, daughter Amy, family, and friends. Thank you Carol for your service and commitment to this great country and your community. Your dedication is appreciated and will not be forgotten. Rest In Peace and know you made a great difference. 🇺🇸✈️🙏🏼⭐️

03/12/2026

One of the most authentic details on the set of MASH came from Jamie Farr himself. The dog tags his character wore were not just props created by the costume department. They were the real dog tags Farr received during his own time serving in the military before he became an actor. Those tags carried his real personal information, including his name, serial number, and religion, making them far more than just part of a costume.

For Farr, wearing those tags was a quiet way of honoring his own experience as a soldier. Long before audiences knew him as the unforgettable Corporal Klinger, he had served in the armed forces and understood the realities behind the stories being told on the show. That personal connection gave extra meaning to the role and helped him bring authenticity to scenes set inside the 4077th.

Years later, when he spoke about it in archival interviews, Farr explained that those dog tags were the very same ones from his service. It was a small detail many viewers never noticed, yet it added a deeply personal touch to his performance. Every time they appeared on screen, they carried not only the character’s story but also a piece of Jamie Farr’s real life history.

03/12/2026

It’s Ok, not to be OK!! #8 of 10
The members of “Together With Tri-State Veterans” have been working very hard to bring awareness about the plight of veteran su***de.

03/11/2026

The crew of one F-15E pilot Maj. Benjamin Coffey and weapon systems officer Capt. Lacie Hester, were awarded the nation’s third-highest valor award, the Silver Star.

Hester is the 1st woman in the Air Force to receive the Silver Star and the 10th woman in the Department of Defense’s history. Together, the Air Force said Coffey and Hester’s squadron shot down 70 drones and three ballistic missiles.

The missions came during a massive aerial attack of missiles and unmanned drones fired from Iran from the morning of April 13 into the early hours of April 14, 2024 In total 66 airmen from the 494th Fighter Squadron and 494th Fighter Generation Squadron worked together to repel the massive aerial attacks in the region.

During the fight Coffey and Hester depleted their air-to-air missiles and rockets. Instead of returning to their base they engaged targets with the F-15’s Gatling gun, shooting down several one-way attack drones at extremely low altitudes.

Coffey and Hester also overcame a serious malfunction of one of their missiles. While engaging a drone, the crew launched an air-to-air missile but the missile failed to detach from the wing of their F-15, a ‘hung missile.’ That forced the team to land with a potentially armed missile attached to their wing.

As they approached the landing strip the base entered alarm red status meaning the base was locking down due to an incoming attack and debris falling around it from destroyed drones and missiles. Despite being told to seek shelter in bunkers support crews remained exposed to keep all the jets in the fight, refueling and rearming the jets.

The Air Force estimates that Iran’s attack included over 300 one-way attack drones and missiles. Between allied aircraft and base defenses, 99% of the attack was prevented from reaching Israel.

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03/11/2026

The Defense Department has identified Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, of Glendale, Kentucky, as the American soldier who died after being wounded in a March 1 attack by Iran on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.

Pennington, 26, died of his wound on March 8, according to the Defense Department. He is the seventh U.S. service member to die during Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military’s name for combat operations against Iran. At the time of the attack, he was assigned to the 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, based out of Fort Carson, Colorado.

“The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command is deeply saddened by the loss of Sgt. Pennington,” Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, head of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, said in a statement. “He gave the ultimate sacrifice for the country he loved. That makes him nothing less than a hero, and he will always be remembered that way. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.”