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Most Americans Do Not Know About The Last 41 Names On The Vietnam Memorial… 2 Omaha Steve Jul 2015 Jul 2015 13 2134

Veteran’s ID card measure advances 1 nitpicker Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1954

Sen. Murray aims to block VA policy that would cut off benefits to some former troops 5 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 2348

10 Things We Learned About The University Of Phoenix’s Alleged Military Marketing Strategy 0 douglas9 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 4 1821

Funds for veterans’ day care dry up 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1683

VA facing $2.5 billion shortfall 2 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 2066

Millions for veterans sat unspent for 3 years and now it may be too late 2 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1854

Koterba toon: The VA! 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1806

Liberal Veteran tees, all five US service branches 11 qnr May 2015 Jun 2015 1 2825

CFPB Sues Auto Lender For Aggressive Debt Collection Tactics Against Servicemembers 0 douglas9 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1684

Inspired by paralyzed Army vet, Lancaster (CA) students build him a new home 4 pinboy3niner Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 4358

The mysterious case of $54 million VA spent on prosthetics in $24,999 payments 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jun 2015 9 1909

Soldier Missing From Vietnam War Accounted For 4 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 2066

Omaha sisters' lemonade stand helps raise $3,500 for veterans 2 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1979

ALERT: Raymond Devere Johnson was a Signalman on LST - 218 in World War Two 1 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 2124

VA Medical Center, Metro bus system near deal on returning veterans to hospital entrance 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1577

Suicide rate of female military veterans "staggering," researchers say 1 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1747

VA Health care slipping back into its old habits. 8 DhhD May 2015 Jun 2015 4 2375

Rep. Brad Ashford fights proposed funding shift from Omaha VA to overbudget Denver project 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1659

Suicide rate of female military veterans is called 'staggering' 1 jakeXT Jun 2015 Jun 2015 23 2136

Hampton VA did surgery on wrong bone in foot 0 nitpicker Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1740

Bank Of America Must Pay $30M For Military Relief Law Violations 6 douglas9 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2433

Senate Supports The Use Of Medical Marijuana By VA 1 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 2 1795

Jon Stewart reveals his television ‘boot camp’ program helping veterans enter the industry 1 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 10 1836

went to visit my uncle's grave today. 4 grasswire May 2015 May 2015 1 2078

New Memorial Day for Veterans Dying From Lack of Health Care 1 Nasty Jack May 2015 May 2015 2 1996

U.S. military and civilians are increasingly divided 3 douglas9 May 2015 May 2015 1 2201

Fraggin' 3 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 8 2192

#GOSILENT on Memorial Day at 12:01 PM EDT 8 pinboy3niner May 2015 May 2015 11 3335

PTSD Pot Study Could Force Uncle Sam to Eat Crow 3 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 25 2432

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My life is about to majorly change (for the better, I think) 12 Victor_c3 Mar 2015 May 2015 0 3232

Senate Panel OKs Letting VA Docs Give Advice on Medical Pot 0 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 0 1701

VVAW - From the National Office 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 3 1727

Oxy, The Wise Bomb (cartoon) 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 4 2188

Somewhere in this country at a VAMC, 3 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 0 1973

Military woman designs artificial limbs for fellow soldiers 0 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 4 1747

Have any of you used USFHP for your health insurance? 6 RGinNJ May 2015 May 2015 0 2143

Homeless Veteran Commits Suicide in VA Regional Office Parking Lot. 1 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 3 2055

Veterans and Public Lands 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 4 1692

Military Allotment Processor Must Refund Servicemembers $3.1M For Charging Hidden Fees 4 douglas9 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2312

VFW, DAV, state respond to tax law fight 1 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 1791

Bill could provide relief for cities from disabled veteran property tax exemption 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 1875

One day, two congressional subpoenas for VA 0 nitpicker May 2015 May 2015 0 1803

I thought some of you might be intrigued to see 6 Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 May 2015 2 4394

“There is no cure for trauma. Once it enters the body, it stays there forever” 35 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Apr 2015 54 8355

Texas Senate Panel OKs Benefit Cuts for Veterans' Children 0 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1858

Jeb Bush is wrong on veterans' health care 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1796

Tennessee House Republicans reject Commitment to Property Tax Relief for Veterans, Seniors and Disab 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1714

Army to review decision to have male cadets wear high heels 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2068

Cross post about police reform 0 marym625 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1837

can anyone tell me if there is a repository for photos of civil war soldiers? 3 grasswire Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2441

Service Members Are Left in Dark on Health Errors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1811

My family needs advice re: our schizophrenic/manic/depressive brother 17 chknltl Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 6084

VA to change 40-mile rule for Veterans Choice program 2 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 3 2310

PTSD 4 Turbineguy Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2025

The Vietnam War, Part I: Early Years and Escalation 3 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 4 2167

Vindication After a Battlefield Error and Purple Hearts Long Denied 0 douglas9 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1849

organizers of military funerals may find it easier to honor veterans' unclaimed remain 1 Omaha Steve Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2063

Air Force veteran’s suicide sheds light on female soldiers and PTSD 0 jakeXT Mar 2015 Mar 2015 14 2133

USS Northampton 2 randys1 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2105

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Whistleblowers: Veterans cheated out of benefits 1 jakeXT Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1945

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 appalachiablue Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1981

VA offers millions in grants to help homeless veterans 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2174

69-year-old Vietnam vet with throat cancer freezes to death after company shuts off his gas 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1675

Veterans for Peace Sues City of Boston for St. Patrick's Peace Parade Permit 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1680

President Obama will sign Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act Thursday, 2/12 5 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2250

Texas Has Appealed Federal Ruling on Free College Tuition for Veterans. 1 DhhD Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 2188

Senate unanimously passes Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act 1 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1937

I am new to this group. I have heard that some returning VETs have enjoyed having a good dog. 0 Vincardog Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2354

Senate to pass first vets bill of 2015 honoring Texas sniper Clay Hunt 0 white cloud Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1859

L.A. leaders vow to end homelessness among veterans this year 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 4 1834

On my uncle and the liberation of Dachau 0 marym625 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 1944

Two Young Officers on How the Country Let the Military Down, and Vice Versa 0 jakeXT Jan 2015 Jan 2015 12 2095

The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Agent Orange 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 6 3756

Mayor Landrieu declares New Orleans first U.S. city to end veteran homelessness 0 Autumn Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2010

Delbert F Juenemann 2 Kaleva Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2214

How Hard Will New Home-Loan Limits Hit Veterans? 1 white cloud Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2317

An Oklahoma Veteran's Open Letter to Senator Coburn 3 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 10 2587

Thanks guys* 1 mahina Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 2103

Veterans deserve better 1 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2067

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