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43 results in articles and videos for “Veterans”
- ArticleEast Texas
Thank a Veteran. Then Check on One.
Marine veteran Ryan Nichols on Veterans Day 2026: how East Texans can check on a veteran, plus free help at the Gregg and Harrison County veterans offices.
- ArticleEast Texas
Veterans Day Week in East Texas: A Hiring Event, a County Office and a Number to Save
Ryan Nichols on Veterans Day week in East Texas: Tuesday's hiring event in Tyler, the Harrison County veterans office in Marshall, and the Veterans Crisis Line.
- ArticleEast Texas
A Free Ride to the VA for East Texas Veterans
Ryan Nichols on free GoVET rides for East Texas veterans in Gregg, Harrison and Marion counties to the Shreveport VA, plus Marion County VSO hours.
- ArticleNews
Day One Bill for Disabled Veterans. Read It First.
HB 106, filed on day one of Texas bill filing, would let disabled veterans who hold property in a qualifying trust keep their tax exemption. Read it.
- ArticleNews
End the Texas Lottery? SB 188 Owes Schools and Veterans an Answer
SB 188 by Sens. Hall and Hagenbuch would end the Texas Lottery and strike lottery money from the veterans' fund. Who covers $1.82 billion for schools?
- ArticleHistory & Service
I Got a VA Denial Letter Last Week. Here Is What I Am Doing About It.
Three VA decision review lanes, the one year clock, and free accredited help. A Marine veteran on what the denial letter does not tell you in plain English.
- ArticleEast Texas
Where to Find Mental Health Help in East Texas, Day or Night
Ryan Nichols lists mental health help for Longview, Marshall and East Texas: the 24/7 crisis line, mobile crisis team, local clinics, veterans help and 988.
- ArticleReflection
How to talk to a veteran about hard days
Five things to say and five things to skip, from a Marine who needed both. Presence over advice, questions over assumptions. Screenshot the card and keep it.
- ArticleLegal Spotlight
"Hope You Don't Die": The D.C. Jail Officers Who Should Be Investigated
A first-person account of the corruption, abuse, and torture I witnessed inside the D.C. Department of Corrections, and the officers who need to answer for it.
- ArticleFaith & Family
That Version of Ryan Had to Die
Ryan Nichols on leaving the old Ryan behind, veterans and trauma, coming home from prison, and why a support system decides who makes it.
- ArticleRebuild
I Stopped Cussing. People Started Listening.
A man challenged me about my language. I got prideful, then I took an honest look. When I stopped cussing, people started listening. Here's what changed.
- ArticleEast Texas
Kenneth Travis Held On for 50 Minutes and 4 Seconds. East Texas Should Know His Name.
A Longview Marine, mortgage CEO and coworking owner set the Guinness World Record for the longest straight arm plank. Here is who he is and how to reach him.
- ArticleRyan Outdoors
First Light on Lake of the Pines
A kayak, a rod and one quiet hour on Lake of the Pines. Ryan Nichols on fishing as part of a veteran's recovery, and why East Texas outdoors still matter.
- ArticleLegal Filings
Motion 9: Legal Medicine Is Not a Crime (My Texas Compassionate Use Status)
Marine veteran Ryan Nichols, pro se, moves to clarify that a THC-positive test under his lawful Texas Compassionate Use Program status is not a bond violation without verification and a hearing. PTSD, Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 487, Sale
- ArticleEast Texas
Protect Your Pipes Before the First Freeze in East Texas
Ryan Nichols on getting ready for the first East Texas freeze: the NWS forecast for Gladewater, pipe steps from TDI and the Red Cross, and checking on a neighbor.
- ArticleRebuild
Two Out of Eight Weeks Gone. I Had Two Options.
I was in jail for two weeks of an eight-week semester. I could quit and pay it back, or do the work. Here is what I did.
- ArticleJanuary 6
Thomas Webster J6 Case Record: Trial, 10-Year Sentence, Full Pardon and Denied Vacatur
Thomas Webster’s verified January 6 case record: six-count jury verdict, 10-year sentence, 2024 appeal, full 2025 pardon and denied 2026 vacatur request.
- ArticleLegal Filings
I Called Harrison County to Report the Harassment. Then I Waited.
I reported ongoing online harassment to the Harrison County Sheriff's Office on the evening of May 12, 2026, handed over the receipts, asked for equal justice under the law, and offered to cooperate fully. Three weeks later: silence. Here's
- PhotoRebuild
A verified X parody account literally said "I'm just casually getting your account banned." Then X banned me for 6 days, 23 hours. Here's the pattern.
**May 22, 2026. The pattern of events, exactly as it happened. Every screenshot is below in order.** --- **Step 1 — The unprovoked attack.** A verified X account called **Liam Nissan™** (@theliamnissan, **460,200 followers**) opens at me, c
- ArticleRyan's Take
Status Is How I Treat People
Ryan Nichols on real status: not a Ford Raptor or a million dollar home, but how he treats people and shows up every single day.
- ArticleRebuild
I Emailed My Professors From a Jail Phone
I thought I would get kicked out of school and owe the VA thousands. From a jail phone, my AI agents emailed my professors. Panola College gave me grace.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Highly Loyal Until I'm Not
If you tell a man you'll pay him for a job, you pay him. I'm highly loyal until I'm not. Kindness is not weakness. Break the trust and I burn the bridge.
- ArticleRebuild
Knocked Down Nine Times. Get Up Ten.
How does a man get knocked down nine times and get back up ten? That's my pedigree. God doesn't call the equipped. He equips the chosen.
- ArticleReflection
Three Generations. One Coffee Cup.
This little green coffee cup was my grandfather's, Lee Nichols. He took it everywhere. My dad used it. Now I do. One day it goes to my son.
- ArticleNews
Unofficial Is Not Official. Watch the Canvass.
Texas results are not official until the canvass. Here are the state deadlines for counting the last ballots and asking for a recount.
- ArticleEast Texas
Marshall Wonderland of Lights 2026: Dates, Hours and Special Events
Ryan Nichols shares the official 2026 Wonderland of Lights dates, hours and special events in downtown Marshall, plus tips for East Texas families.
- ArticleEast Texas
Kilgore Christmas Under the Stars: 2026 Dates for East Texas Families
Ryan Nichols lists Kilgore's 2026 Christmas Under the Stars dates: derrick lighting Nov 12, parade Dec 1, a free drive-through nativity and more.
- ArticleEast Texas
Marshall Public Library's Last Book Sale of the Year Runs November 6 to 14
Marshall Public Library's last book sale of 2026 runs Nov. 6 to 14. Hours, the Friends of a Public Library, and free November events. Shared by Ryan Nichols.
- PhotoLegal Spotlight
Help Bring Ryan Home: His Family Is Asking You to Speak Up
Ryan’s family is asking for help bringing him home and helping him address the case against him. Ryan has been a voice for people who felt they could not speak for themselves. Now his family is asking the people he has stood beside to stand
- ArticleTexas & Community
Hurricane Season Peaks September 10. Here Is What I Actually Keep Packed.
The Atlantic season peaks September 10 and runs through November. A search and rescue veteran on what stays packed, when to leave, and rescue's limits.
- ArticleReflection
I Still Count the Exits
Hypervigilance did not end when the place did. Why I quit trying to kill the instinct that maps every room, and the one sentence that gives the alarm an off ramp.
- ArticleReflection
The Men Who Checked On Me
The men who got through to me were not good with words. They were stubborn. Here is the two text method word for word, plus what to do if he does not answer.
- ArticleFaith & Service
Four Life Jackets, Four Faiths, and a Choice Made in the Dark
When USAT Dorchester sank in 1943, four Army chaplains gave away their life jackets. Their final act still defines service across differences today.
- ArticleEast Texas
Should Longview Allow More Duplexes, ADUs, and Smaller Homes?
Longview's housing plan recommends duplexes, ADUs, smaller lots, and zoning reform. Here are the local facts and the strongest arguments on both sides.
- ArticleReflection
Nothing Out On That Water Knows My Name
For years, sitting still was not rest. It was a cell. Fishing was the bridge from braced to steady, and why I am learning stillness before my son gets here.
- ArticleJanuary 6
Daniel Ray Caldwell J6 Case Record: Detention, One-Count Plea, 68-Month Sentence and Full Pardon
Daniel Ray Caldwell’s verified J6 record: arrest, detention ruling, seven charged counts, one felony plea, 68-month sentence, and full pardon.
- ArticleReflection
I Thought Quiet Meant I Lost. It Took Me Years To Learn Different.
For a long time, quiet felt like losing. If I was not swinging, I thought I was surrendering. That is what years of noise will do to a man. You get so used to the fight that silence starts to feel like defeat. The lawyers. The headlines. Th
- ArticleReflection
I Go To The Water When The Noise Gets Loud
Some mornings the quiet is louder than any cell I ever sat in. So I go to the water. I load the truck before the sun is up. Rod. Tackle. A thermos of coffee that is already too strong. I drive out to where the pines lean over the bank and t
- ArticleReflection
You Can Come Out the Other Side
Some nights the past doesn't knock. It just walks right in. If you know, you know. I want you to know something else too. It gets better. I'm living it. Let me be straight with you. I carry things. A Marine carries things. A man who's been
- ArticleCommentary
A Fan Screamed at Jalen Brunson. The NBA Launched an Investigation. That's How Accountability Is Supposed to Work.
NBA is investigating courtside fans who hurled profane remarks at Jalen Brunson in Game 1 of the 2026 Finals. Ryan Nichols on what accountability for harassment actually looks like.
- ArticleCommentary
AJ Brown Just Got Traded and Half the NFL Is in Shock. Here's the Real Lesson
When a star receiver forces his way to the Patriots, his old teammates say 'it's a business.' They're right. And that cuts both ways.
- PhotoLocal investigations
Sheriff BJ Fletcher allows dangerous illegals to operate freely in Harrison County. He must be removed and replaced.
**Tonight, May 22, 2026.** An Obama-appointed federal judge in the Middle District of Tennessee — **U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.** — **DISMISSED** the federal human-trafficking case against **Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia** (
- PhotoJ6
Judge Hogan, on the record: "I accept your argument that his due process rights were violated."
A senior federal judge looked at how I was being held before any trial, called it "terrible," and said — out loud, on the record — that my due process rights had been violated. Then I went back to my cell and stayed there. That is not my ch
In the case files
5 matches in the record for “Veterans”
Documents (5)
All 5Habeas Corpus petition — page 17 (CTF custody transfer, Corp Allen, Lt Lancaster, Lt Moore)
…on); Lieutenant Moore (responsible for gassing prisoners on Veterans Day Nov 11).
Habeas Corpus petition — page 7 (Ellen DeGeneres / PTSD diagnosis section)
…ell-documented diagnosis pre-Jan 2021, NIH stats (10-20% of veterans), federal courts recognize combat PTSD as grave affliction.
James McGrew veteran witness statement re DC DOC (p.2, signed 4-6-22)
…e; moods up and down; chronic pain worse; has watched other veterans' mental health decline across the board; spends most time i…