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In Memoriam to our group host pinboy3niner. 48 denbot Apr 2017 Sep 2024 57 71916
American MIA Group and Filipino Muslim Government Unite to Bring Home World War II Servicemen 0 douglas9 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 2 110
Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings 1 Jacson6 Tuesday 9 hrs ago 11 397
California Passes Law Severely Limiting Veteran 'Claim Shark' Companies 0 GP6971 Tuesday Tuesday 1 232
VA Launches Plan to Expand Dental Care Access for Veterans 0 GP6971 Tuesday Tuesday 5 183
'Double-dipping' controversy bars injured and ill vets from getting full benefits 1 douglas9 Tuesday Tuesday 8 340
This clip from The Outlaw Josy Wales says exactly how I felt after I got home from my second tour in Vietnam: 6 MarineCombatEngineer Monday Tuesday 20 614
Governor Newsome helps veterans by closing a loophole created by Congress. 1 70sEraVet Monday Monday 7 304
They were losers - just like we are losers - to Private Bonespurs. But what a story! 3 Wonder Why Thursday Friday 12 477
Senator grills senior enlisted leaders about privatized housing NDAs 0 douglas9 Friday Friday 7 413
VA sets new record for customer satisfaction in memorial services 4 Wonder Why Feb 11 Thursday 4 249
'I Felt Like a Factory Worker.' Why VA Psychologists Are Burning Out 0 douglas9 Thursday Thursday 14 392
National Guardsman who left M4 at New Orleans hotel to undergo 'retraining' 2 douglas9 Feb 11 Feb 11 7 431
Food insecurity among military families up 12 percentage points in nonprofit's 2025 survey 1 douglas9 Feb 11 Feb 11 7 307
Navy pilot to receive Medal of Honor nearly 75 years after shooting down 4 MiGs 2 douglas9 Feb 5 Feb 5 9 445
Murdered Alex Pretti 3 Wonder Why Jan 29 Jan 29 8 596
Finding Solace In Chickens: One Veteran's Fight To Save His Flock and Mental Health 3 douglas9 Jan 29 Jan 29 4 395
Will the VA announce the Alex Pretti Humanitarian Award to be given to any employee who speaks out 2 Wonder Why Jan 27 Jan 27 5 445
Did A Mysterious "Sonic Weapon" Really Aid Delta Force In Capturing Maduro? 3 douglas9 Jan 13 Jan 27 2 712
Pentagon 'temporarily' removes loot box vending machine from food court 2 douglas9 Jan 24 Jan 27 2 708
When VA Benefits Do and Don't Count as Income 0 GP6971 Jan 26 Jan 26 1 373
Defense Department to overhaul military newspaper Stars and Stripes 7 douglas9 Jan 15 Jan 20 2 710
What is a Lucky Box and why is there one at the Pentagon? 6 douglas9 Jan 15 Jan 19 0 1019
Veteran says he was seized by immigration agents on cruise in case of mistaken identity 2 douglas9 Jan 10 Jan 10 16 657
PTSD Study Up And Running Cannabis For Veterans 2 GP6971 Jan 4 Jan 4 2 471
Congress Redrew Military, VA Benefits in 2025. The Changes Are Massive. 0 GP6971 Dec 29 Dec 29 13 777
Trump Administration Bans Abortion Care for Veterans 2 douglas9 Dec 23 Dec 23 4 608
Once Again, Health Care Proves to Be a Bitter Political Pill for G.O.P. (New V.A. info included, a.k.a. privatization) 1 usonian Dec 18 Dec 18 5 516
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as 'warrior dividend' bonus 2 douglas9 Dec 18 Dec 18 8 546
What Every Veteran Needs to Know About Medicare by Age 65 1 GP6971 Dec 15 Dec 15 3 631

Veterans Continued...

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Navy pilot who took out 4 Soviet jets in covered-up mission may get Medal of Honor 2 douglas9 Dec 9 Dec 9 15 970
VA Warned These Companies They May Be Breaking the Law. Most Are Still in Business 3 douglas9 Dec 2 Dec 8 13 962
The Orders Project 1 mysteryowl Dec 8 Dec 8 4 657
Inside the Million Veteran Program's Growth and What It Means for VA Healthcare 0 GP6971 Dec 8 Dec 8 3 541
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts - The Soldier's Lens Digital Exhibition 0 HAB911 Dec 8 Dec 8 4 657
More than $1.7 million raised for 88-year-old Army veteran working at grocery store 1 douglas9 Dec 6 Dec 6 7 762
MALS-36 Commander Relieved of Command Duties 5 Wonder Why Dec 2 Dec 6 14 1083
Bill Would Force VA to Reveal Secret List of Toxic Exposure Illnesses 0 GP6971 Nov 24 Nov 24 9 626
Veterans' Private Residential Treatment Must Match VA's Quality and Cost 0 GP6971 Nov 24 Nov 24 6 574
Military Veterans Who Refused COVID Vaccine Now Eligible for GI Bill Benefits 0 GP6971 Nov 24 Nov 24 0 616
Robert L. Stirm, Returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-Winning Photo, Dies at 92 0 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 12 721
Vietnam War pilot and longest-held Marine POW laid to rest at Arlington 5 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 24 1041
Yearly list of Veteran's Day freebies 1 usonian Nov 2025 Nov 2025 3 1624
US troops given German food bank advice amid shutdown 1 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 5 776
Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law' in Caribbean strikes 0 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 18 1006
They've Never Been Arrested. Why Does the FBI List Thousands of Service Members as Potential Criminals? 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 12 1054
A pilot went down in Vietnam to protect secrets. Will he get the Medal of Honor? 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 7 875
Long-dismissed 'Gulf War Illness' finally recognized with international medical code 0 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 8 841
VA statement on the shutdown. Services affected and unaffected. 6 usonian Oct 2025 Oct 2025 7 1154
This Air Force program forged ties with foreign militaries. Now it's on the chopping block 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 927
The Navy commissioned $400K worth of safety videos. Then, it tried to make them disappear. 1 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 13 2499
If your uniform was the issue B.D.U. Battle dress uniform. 3 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 2190
Veterans who lack citizenship fear being swept up in Trump's deportations 2 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 2856
Military commissaries could be privatized under Pentagon plan 4 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 4 1122
Restaurant Fined $25K for Kicking Out Disabled Veteran, Service Dog 2 Wonder Why Sep 2025 Sep 2025 16 2888
Medal of Honor recipient's remains identified after 80 years 2 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 2311
Cross posting from the photography group 0 HAB911 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 3 1115
People who never served will not understand life in military. 20 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 15 3539
Mass Deportations Ensnare Immigrant Service Members and Veterans 0 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 5 2933
POW Witness: He Was Forced to Watch an Execution of U.S. Soldiers/80 Years After WWII, His Story Sparks a Search 0 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 11 3254

Veterans Continued...

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This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 0 933
The Dark Truth About Life on a US Aircraft Carrier (Sailors Never Sleep) 5 YoshidaYui Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 1978
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 8 1033
Trump's SHOCKING Offer to J6 Rioter SPARKS OUTRAGE 1 YoshidaYui Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 1159
'We Need to Terminate Treatment': VA Mental Health Providers Say They Are Under Pressure to Limit Care 3 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 11 2078
Troops deployed to US-Mexico border will get a new medal 6 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 5 1409
Bipartisan House Bill Would Restore Relocation Efforts for Afghan War Allies 0 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 940
Senate vote could lead to rapist's removal from San Antonio cemetery 7 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 2 1471
Laura Loomer unites vets from both sides of aisle after Medal of Honor rant 5 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 12 1538
Trump Tells Purple Heart Recipients: 'It Wasn't That Easy for Me Either' 7 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 13 1732
My Job Was Army Cook. But Ranger School Didn't Care, and I Wasn't Going Home Without a Tab 2 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 14 1520
New Login System Coming for Defense Department and Some VA Websites 0 GP6971 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 0 969
VA to Give Veterans One-Year Authorizations to Seek Care from Private Providers in 30 Specialties 0 GP6971 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 2 1004
The Big Money and High Cost of the US Military's On-Base Slot Machines 2 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 8 1196
Navy Scraps P-8 Poseidon That Ran Off The Runway In Hawaii Two Years Ago 0 douglas9 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 1185
Police HANDCUFFED Me for Mowing Veteran's Lawn for FREE! 8 Jacson6 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 19 2275
Pentagon shifts $200 million from barracks, schools, facilities to border wall 1 douglas9 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 1055
'Nobody to Watch My Twins.' Military Spouses Quit Jobs, Families Bust Budgets in Scramble for Child Care 2 douglas9 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 1292
Am I the first Legionaire to notice political bias coming from leadership? 19 70sEraVet Jul 2025 Jul 2025 8 2594
ICE agents will patrol gates of Oahu's Marine Corps Base in pilot program 11 douglas9 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 1970
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