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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Quit playing politics with veterans’ lives 0 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1819
The Kid in Upper 4 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2014 Dec 2014 3 2346
GOP senator (Coburn) blocks veterans' suicide prevention bill 0 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 2031
MSNBC: House approves Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act 4 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 8 2438
Senate introduces bill re mental health access and suicide prevention 4 nitpicker Nov 2014 Dec 2014 4 2401
The Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall Museum Foundation 4 Kaleva Oct 2014 Dec 2014 5 2995
Senate VA committee to hold hearing Dec 3 on hepatitis C 0 nitpicker Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1909
McDonald: 'VA can't do this job by itself' 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1993
Union Pacific tops transportation firms ranked on G.I. Jobs' military-friendly employers list 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1809
Senate VA committee hearing today on mental health and suicide 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1915
Disability system for veterans strays far from its official purpose 2 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2195
New data show long wait times remain at many VA hospitals 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1762
Frustrated lawmakers blast VA for too few dismissals 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1925
VA on the Hill grill today 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1849
My son-in-law is fighting with the VA regarding disability. They have been at this for years. He has 6 jwirr Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2496
VA moves to overhaul customer service 2 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1921
Veterans get hiring boost with online courses, networking 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2148
My continued struggle with PTSD, depression, and suicide 8 Victor_c3 Nov 2014 Nov 2014 6 3380
Five myths about military suicides 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2121
VA chief: 1,000 workers face disciplinary action 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1919
Report: 600-plus U.S. troops say they were exposed to chemical weapons 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1952
Quality of vet education, for-profit college controversy could be clarified by new data 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1698
USS Liberty attack featured in a new documentary on the Al Jazeera news channel 5 JohnyCanuck Oct 2014 Nov 2014 6 3100
Sad news, the info desk lady at the West L.A. VA has passed 1 denbot Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2096
IG report criticizes former Wounded Warrior Care director 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1858
New prosthetic limb may prevent chafing, swelling 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1942
Bill to shield veterans services from government shutdown advances 2 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 2008
Report: Familiar, ‘enduring’ problems plague VA health system 1 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1840
Event in DC @ Navy memorial Nov 6 on Wounded Warriors 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1806
Veterans group highlights issues for November midterms 1 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1856

Veterans Continued...

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McCain, other lawmakers blast new VA director for reform delays 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1824
These federal contractors are hiring vets now 4 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 6 2564
VA secretary: I'm 'aggressively' firing problem employees 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 2035
Veterans Affairs secretary wooing medical students 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1749
Scrutiny over latest VA firings likely just the start 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1747
FYI: Veteran Tickets Foundation***" Tickets for Troops Program" is dedicated to giving back.. 1 misterhighwasted Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2347
Four-time stroke-surviving veteran making strides to overcome hardships 1 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1941
VA to fire 4 senior executives in response to wait-time scandal 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1791
(Iowa City) VA hospital finds bacteria but doesn't disclose it 2 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Oct 2014 1 2486
VA under scrutiny even when Congress is out 3 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2220
American Veterans Disabled For Life Memorial Dedication in DC Oct 5 link 2 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 2002
80,000 vets with PTSD could gain discharge upgrades 0 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 5 1892
Judge: VA botched handling of suicidal Marine 0 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1748
Burger King, ex-soldier at odds over needle claim 1 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1894
VA steers $3 million to Tacoma nonprofits helping homeless veterans 0 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1755
Madigan shortcomings cited in Pentagon review of patient safety 0 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1665
VA to Pay Medical Care for Lejeune Families 0 douglas9 Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 2085
Newman’s Own Recognizes Charities for Supporting Troops, Vets 2 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1977
Vets share VA troubles at Hampton town hall meeting 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1725
Minnesota senators want answers about Marine's death 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1801
Financial relief finally coming for Camp Lejeune toxic water victims 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1679
VA to investigate whether Marine's data was falsified 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1675
Former senator Jim Webb: 'Taking a hard look' at Democratic presidential bid 4 James48 Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 2595
VA Chief: ‘Tens of thousands’ more staff 4 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 4 2164
Military Update: 80,000 vets with PTSD could gain discharge upgrades 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 5 1780
VA mismanaged West L.A. campus, GAO says 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1724
White House intruder was an Army vet with PTSD, family says 7 jakeXT Sep 2014 Sep 2014 6 2641
Fayetteville VA Medical Center emergency department to convert to urgent care clinic 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1748
US to train veterans to install solar panels 6 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 37 2573
(Phoenx) Auditor ties VA waits to deaths 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1715

Veterans Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
VA secretary vows more changes, including higher pay for doctors, nurses 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 3 1793
Decades Later, Vietnam Soldiers Get Medal of Honor (today) 0 pinboy3niner Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1760
Smoked by VA 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 3 1727
VA: ‘Tens of thousands’ more medical staff needed 2 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 6 1898
Kilmer’s VA reform bill aims for changes in troubled agency’s top ranks Read more here: http://www. 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1726
U.S. asks that new trial be denied for Jeffrey McDonald 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 3 1860
Vets air out frustrations at Hampton VA forum 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1822
Veterans Watchdog: VA managers lied about delays 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1784
Veterams Affairs secretary says agency too complicated 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1599
PTSD continues to afflict Vietnam veterans 40 years after the war 2 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 2987
Investigations still open at 93 VA facilities 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1597
McDonald launches 100-day VA reform plan 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1699
CBS News - On the Road: Ohio boy pays it forward with found fortune 5 pinboy3niner Sep 2014 Sep 2014 6 2944
CBO: Why VA claims exploded, ways to slow trend 1 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Sep 2014 2 1788
DoD willing to reconsider discharges of Vietnam vets with PTSD 2 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1947
Hagel: Suicide Prevention Means Watching Out for Each Other 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1651
We're in this Together: One Suicide is One Too Many 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1756
'Walking Dead' Marine battalion to be deactivated 3 pinboy3niner Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 3729
Denver VA resuming surgeries 0 nitpicker Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1634
VA training guide likens veterans to Oscar the Grouch 0 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 3 1646
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