Jim LaPorta
@jimlaporta
Newsman at @CBSNews | U.S. Marine infantryman + Afghanistan veteran | Past: @AP investigative reporter, advisor/contributing writer to @NBCThisisUs and others.
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.Steve Beynon continues to be a scoop machine for military news at Military.com - this tweet may seem like praise but he’s making life harder for us journalists trying to keep up. Thanks for ruining my afternoon, STEVE. I’m kidding, he’s good people, read this story.
Updating the Jeff Schogol Task & Purpose sizzle reel to include his question at today's Pentagon briefing citing Kevin Costner ("No Way Out") ... Now as a YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=uiqgR5…
SCOOP: NPR has ID'd the two Trump campaign staffers involved in an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery last week that Trump insists did not happen. One of them is a deputy campaign manager. More with Quil Lawrence+Tom Bowman: npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-…
Players are moving away from HELLDIVERS™ 2 because the major orders are becoming redundant and there’s no clear path to victory. I say welcome to a modern day conflict. Taking over planets just to lose them later—SEE: Helmand Province in Afghanistan or the hilltops in Vietnam.
On the topic of military recruiting commercials, my favorite is this 1989 Navy commercial. I love the late 1980s Foreigner + Journey-esque power ballad attached to quick cuts of Navy sailors. Wonder if Chowdah Hill remembers this one.
An encounter with an Alabama State Trooper became a life-changing moment for 20-year-old Abbie Rutledge when she was let off with just a warning. Steve Hartman is On the Road with a powerful story about leaving the past in the rearview mirror.