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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 1625

“Combat” deaths at home 4 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2147

Veterans upset over proposed disability filing changes 3 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1941

Seeking vet friend from long ago 7 uppityperson Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2391

New ‘COLA fix’ creates have, have-not retiree protection 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1700

A Wearable Landmine Detector That Slips Inside A Shoe 2 douglas9 Jan 2014 Jan 2014 9 1989

Fort Hood Tricare center to close 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1945

Survivors of traumatic brain injuries more likely to die young 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1758

Pentagon: Budget cuts affect veteran survivor benefits 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1670

Navy, Army, Air Force link resources with Puget Sound health care network 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1622

Some lab fees soon will be billed to Tricare patients 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1975

VA reports spike in suicides among youngest vets 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1474

DoD seeks plan to shut all U.S. commissaries 5 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Jan 2014 5 2582

Lawyer for Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair argues for fair trial 3 unhappycamper Jun 2013 Jan 2014 0 3035

Veterans May Receive Contamination Benefits (Camp Lejeune) 2 douglas9 Sep 2013 Jan 2014 2 2247

Iraq War vet denied medical marijuana for PTSD first to buy legal pot in Colorado 6 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 13 2842

New legs, new goals for Olympia soldier 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1594

Veterans benefits to rise 1.5 percent on Jan. 1 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2080

Retirement pay cuts upset Fayetteville veterans 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 1798

I need every resource you have 10 w8liftinglady Dec 2013 Dec 2013 6 3062

VA Simplifies Brain Injury Claims Process 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1588

Research links PTSD, veterans’ concussions 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1590

The war next door | Can a vet with PTSD come home? 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 1866

The Cavalry at Home: A soldier’s wounds and a will to live 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1944

So this is how we support our troops 5 tazkcmo Dec 2013 Dec 2013 11 2296

The 6,000-Page Report on CIA Torture Has Now Been Suppressed for 1 Year 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1637

PTSD Is Not New 6 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2497

Judge: Mt. Soledad cross must come down (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1673

Programs at UNO, Bellevue University provide VA assistance to vets on campus 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1603

Budget cuts might slow improvements in veterans’ homelessness 1 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1800

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NY Times Editorial Board Offers Their Very Serious People Bona Fides 4 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2119

VA doctors renewed prescriptions without seeing patients 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1805

Sen. Murray seeks expansion of behavorial therapy for military families 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1579

NEW: VA Offers Dental Insurance Program 2 pinboy3niner Nov 2013 Dec 2013 12 2029

So my mom gave me her brother's paperwork 6 nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2444

Report on Legionnaires' disease outbreak at VA due soon 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1655

Wounded Veterans' Groups Wage War 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2088

Following complaints, Army medical records board honoring latest Madigan PTSD diagnoses 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2129

Chelsea Manning: Giving Thanks 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1583

Only the Dead Stop Fighting 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1853

Terry Sanford High students embark on military mission through Rapid Strike flight simulator 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1795

Feds Owe Ongoing Notice to Drug Test Subjects 1 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1737

What is a veterans treatment court? 2 rdharma Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1779

Panel: Arlington cemetery should tighten grave rules 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2082

Study: Military teens more sad, hopeless 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1907

A Nam Vet post in GD gets no respect 8 Omaha Steve Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2963

How Military Spouses With Secondary Trauma Are Left Out in the Cold 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1681

Marine Corps fight escalates over handling of case involving troops urinating on corpses 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1905

As US struggles with deficits, veterans’ programs considered 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 1981

Suicide among military-connected youth a growing concern 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1728

Congress Must Scrap Generous DoD Benefits For Future Forces: Rep. Hunter 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1987

Malpractice claims against veterans hospitals on the rise 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1678

“They Were Soldiers” Author Discusses High Cost of War for America’s Veterans 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1603

Beck ‘historian’ David Barton: Bible will ‘get rid of’ PTSD if soldiers are God’s warriors 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2111

Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1834

APNewsBreak: Military suicides drop; unclear why 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1724

Concerns growing as Navy increases presence on high school campuses 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2587

Air charter provider Global Aviation files for bankruptcy again 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2025

Trial to start for Air Force officer accused of groping 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1598

Combat Veterans May Have the Antidote to What Ails Us 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 7 1864

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FBI Investigating Possible Child Sex Abuse At Fort Meade 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1726

Mexico accuses ex-U.S. soldier of leading kidnapping gang 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1903

Op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden: 'Joining Forces' with you on Veterans Day 0 Tx4obama Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1661

What ails veterans (not what you think). 2 silverweb Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1794

Study examines treatment for PTSD 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 2022

SOng for Veteran's Day, by one of my favorite Artists 'round these parts.... 0 concreteblue Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1791

WAR IS A RACKET 5 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 8 2320

Top 10 Ways to Really Honor our Veterans 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1687

Homeward Bound Telethon with Allen Alda LIVE STREAM on NOW!!! 1 rdharma Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1643

Specialty care denied in several cases at Fort Hood 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2226

Keep America at Peace: Keep the Pentagon Sequester 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1612

Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan Battle Lung Trouble 1 jakeXT Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1904

Service Chiefs Critique Hagel’s SCMR: ‘Rosy’ & ‘Dangerous’ Assumptions 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1719

US Navy Suspends Two Top Admirals In Connection With Bribery Scheme Involving Prostitutes 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1906

Secret Brief On DoD Readiness Woes Set For House Members; HASC Hopes To Sway GOP Leaders 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1790

VA secretary touts recent progress to reduce veteran waiting times 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1603

Impatient Congress presses ahead on military sexual-assault law 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1599

Pressure Snowballs To Fix Pentagon Buys; Kendall Outlines Scrub Of All Acquistion Laws 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1764

Pentagon arms buyer stresses accountability on weapons programs 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1549

Military chiefs warn budget cuts could raise casualties 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1739

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