Veterans Discussion Forum - Democratic Underground Forums

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The War on America's Military Veterans, Waged with SWAT Teams, Surveillance and Neglect 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 1682

Memorial Day: For Vets, Too Many Delays and Not Enough Parades 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 2 1623

What Do You Think About Secretary Eric K. Shinseki? (Poll) 4 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 3400

Memorial Day: Despair and Resilience 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1520

My Ongoing VA Journey 19 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 11 5522

Notes From The Boonies 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1819

LAPD sued for $20M in live-on-TV shooting 4 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 2018

Fraggin' 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 1704

Remember the Children 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1612

Eric Shinseki, "mad as hell" over VA scandal, is grilled by senators 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 1953

Report on VA due within 3 weeks, Shinseki says 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 1551

New Names Etched on Vietnam Wall 2 jakeXT May 2014 May 2014 2 2283

Have any of you Vietnam era guys been back to Vietnam since the war? 5 Victor_c3 Apr 2014 May 2014 0 1994

question about the VN war and its veterans 45 steve2470 Mar 2014 May 2014 0 9879

For some vets, the war will never end 2 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1901

Pulitzer-winning series used as tool to lobby for change 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1688

Volunteer docs, dentists fill holes in vet coverage 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1630

Veterans bike through Vietnam to help heal wounds of war 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 1629

U.S. special forces struggle with record suicides: admiral 1 jakeXT Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 1726

SC man hit with $525 federal fine for failing to pay for 89-cent drink refill at VA hospital 6 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 2352

An Int’l Trail of Death and Heartbreak: How the Bush Wars came home with the Vets 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1633

Veterans and White Supremacy 2 douglas9 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 1900

Military sexual assault victims face agonizing choice 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 1592

Military caregivers getting assistance as awareness of their struggle grows 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 1516

The Gazette and reporter Dave Philipps win Pulitzer Prize 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1629

Soldiers stuck in backlogged disability system can't go forward, can't go back 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1750

LaRue: Afghan vet loses a leg, finds his purpose 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1528

Battle over Tomball veteran's home could be headed to a jury trial 2 douglas9 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1868

Large numbers of vets with PTSD live near military bases 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1528

Retiring the A-10 Early Puts Troops' Lives at Risk 6 douglas9 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 2037

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Veterans Affairs grilled by House over avoidable deaths 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1525

Gary Sinise is coming to my community to support a local disabled vet 10 pinboy3niner Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 3039

MI men arrested for viciously beating Army veteran they considered a ‘n*gger lover’ 9 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 8 2716

Veterans push to smoke pot to ease PTSD, other ailments 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 5 1531

Vietnam POW Jeremiah Denton Jr. dies in Va. Beach 4 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Apr 2014 9 10948

CIR: VA paid out $200 million in wrongful death settlements since 2001 6 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 2220

Gov. Scott Walker's actions are a disservice to veterans 0 white cloud Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1661

Mental health experts dispute linking PTSD to violence after Fort Hood shooting 2 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 1712

Poll: Most recent vets battle physical, mental issues 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 8 1586

'Out of Options': Veterans With PTSD Hit Pot Underground 5 jakeXT Apr 2014 Apr 2014 8 9691

After the Wars: A Legacy of Pain and Pride 1 n2doc Mar 2014 Mar 2014 5 2205

Flags on National Mall represent veteran suicides 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 9 2107

Remembered: the heroes of "The Great Escape" 1 theHandpuppet Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1802

Colleges struggle with turning veterans into graduates 2 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 1844

Mandatory mail order begins for Tricare seniors 3 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 2035

New York City inmate, a retired Marine, 'baked to death' in cell 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1703

Veterans charity charged with deceiving the public 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2014 Mar 2014 5 1628

What’s in Veterans Affairs’ $164 Billion Budget? 0 white cloud Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1730

Mentally ill homeless vet ‘essentially baked to death’ in New York City jail cell 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 1911

Medals of Honor Go to 24 Army Veterans Who Had Been Denied 0 white cloud Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1529

Obama's day: Medal of Honor 1 white cloud Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 1663

Veterans call for end to asbestos lawsuit bill 0 white cloud Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1609

Multiple employees at Milwaukee's VA Center under investigation 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1940

Federal Investigative Agency Allegedly Snubbed Audio Tape of Scheme to Destroy VA's Healthcare Recor 2 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 7 2098

‘We have to learn how to come home,’ says veteran at conference 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1632

From War In The Desert To 'Murder Ball On Ice' 0 jakeXT Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1622

My recent VA experience 20 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 34 4112

(WA) Lakewood nonprofit a one-stop shop for those leaving military (xpost from NSD) 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1678

Vietnam veterans sue U.S. military for discharge upgrades over PTSD 2 douglas9 Mar 2014 Mar 2014 5 1940

#Helpvets a good video about Veteran Bill block 0 white cloud Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 2254

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Dozens of veterans’ priorities rolled into one bill 5 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 5 2044

Olympia man suing Veterans Administration after he contracted MRSA 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1650

Air Force Aircraft Returned from Vietnam Identified as Postwar Source of Agent Orange Contamination 0 douglas9 Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1815

President Obama to Award Medal of Honor (24 medals) 0 Tx4obama Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1608

Veterans often find jobs serving the community 3 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2275

Congress OKs full pension boost for working-age vets 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1633

VA urged to form registry of roadside bomb victims 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1574

VA inspection reveals patient develops ulcer, loses wheelchair during Augusta stay 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1545

Pentagon Proposes Plan to Gut Commissary's Budget 5 nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2083

(Tricare) Defense official vows some relief from surprise lab fees 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1734

Post-9/11 GI Bill focus of new online system 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1675

Report: VA needs better strategy to handle disability backlog 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1643

Female veterans salute their sisters-in-arms 4 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2052

Feds establish complaint system for student vets 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1687

Va. bills that offer job help for vets, spouses advance 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1825

For injured veteran, war continues even at home 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1711

Former Oklahoma American Legion official is charged 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1963

Army wants to delay giving certain notice to the veterans on whom it tested drugs during the ColdWar 0 jakeXT Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1623

“Combat” deaths at home 4 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2145

Veterans upset over proposed disability filing changes 3 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1940

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