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The mysterious case of $54 million VA spent on prosthetics in $24,999 payments 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jun 2015 9 2108
Soldier Missing From Vietnam War Accounted For 4 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 2394
Omaha sisters' lemonade stand helps raise $3,500 for veterans 2 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2245
ALERT: Raymond Devere Johnson was a Signalman on LST - 218 in World War Two 1 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 2348
VA Medical Center, Metro bus system near deal on returning veterans to hospital entrance 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1828
Suicide rate of female military veterans "staggering," researchers say 1 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2069
VA Health care slipping back into its old habits. 8 DhhD May 2015 Jun 2015 4 2865
Rep. Brad Ashford fights proposed funding shift from Omaha VA to overbudget Denver project 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1917
Suicide rate of female military veterans is called 'staggering' 1 jakeXT Jun 2015 Jun 2015 23 2379
Hampton VA did surgery on wrong bone in foot 0 nitpicker Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1941
Bank Of America Must Pay $30M For Military Relief Law Violations 6 douglas9 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2858
Senate Supports The Use Of Medical Marijuana By VA 1 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 2 2141
Jon Stewart reveals his television ‘boot camp’ program helping veterans enter the industry 1 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 10 2130
went to visit my uncle's grave today. 4 grasswire May 2015 May 2015 1 2373
New Memorial Day for Veterans Dying From Lack of Health Care 1 Nasty Jack May 2015 May 2015 2 2271
U.S. military and civilians are increasingly divided 3 douglas9 May 2015 May 2015 1 2508
Fraggin' 3 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 8 2458
#GOSILENT on Memorial Day at 12:01 PM EDT 8 pinboy3niner May 2015 May 2015 11 3927
PTSD Pot Study Could Force Uncle Sam to Eat Crow 3 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 25 2719
My life is about to majorly change (for the better, I think) 12 Victor_c3 Mar 2015 May 2015 0 3891
Senate Panel OKs Letting VA Docs Give Advice on Medical Pot 0 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 0 1905
VVAW - From the National Office 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 3 1954
Oxy, The Wise Bomb (cartoon) 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 4 2438
Somewhere in this country at a VAMC, 3 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 0 2254
Military woman designs artificial limbs for fellow soldiers 0 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 4 1931
Have any of you used USFHP for your health insurance? 6 RGinNJ May 2015 May 2015 0 2508
Homeless Veteran Commits Suicide in VA Regional Office Parking Lot. 1 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 3 2319
Veterans and Public Lands 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 4 1884
Military Allotment Processor Must Refund Servicemembers $3.1M For Charging Hidden Fees 4 douglas9 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2628
VFW, DAV, state respond to tax law fight 1 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 2083

Veterans Continued...

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Bill could provide relief for cities from disabled veteran property tax exemption 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 2094
One day, two congressional subpoenas for VA 0 nitpicker May 2015 May 2015 0 2011
I thought some of you might be intrigued to see 6 Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 May 2015 2 4796
“There is no cure for trauma. Once it enters the body, it stays there forever” 35 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Apr 2015 54 10604
Texas Senate Panel OKs Benefit Cuts for Veterans' Children 0 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2049
Jeb Bush is wrong on veterans' health care 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1978
Tennessee House Republicans reject Commitment to Property Tax Relief for Veterans, Seniors and Disab 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1935
Army to review decision to have male cadets wear high heels 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2301
Cross post about police reform 0 marym625 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 2071
can anyone tell me if there is a repository for photos of civil war soldiers? 3 grasswire Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2728
Service Members Are Left in Dark on Health Errors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 2003
My family needs advice re: our schizophrenic/manic/depressive brother 17 chknltl Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 7177
VA to change 40-mile rule for Veterans Choice program 2 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 3 2560
PTSD 4 Turbineguy Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2268
The Vietnam War, Part I: Early Years and Escalation 3 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 4 2445
Vindication After a Battlefield Error and Purple Hearts Long Denied 0 douglas9 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2057
organizers of military funerals may find it easier to honor veterans' unclaimed remain 1 Omaha Steve Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2297
Air Force veteran’s suicide sheds light on female soldiers and PTSD 0 jakeXT Mar 2015 Mar 2015 14 2325
USS Northampton 2 randys1 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2337
Whistleblowers: Veterans cheated out of benefits 1 jakeXT Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2195
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 appalachiablue Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2167
VA offers millions in grants to help homeless veterans 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2432
69-year-old Vietnam vet with throat cancer freezes to death after company shuts off his gas 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1892
Veterans for Peace Sues City of Boston for St. Patrick's Peace Parade Permit 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1883
President Obama will sign Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act Thursday, 2/12 5 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2600
Texas Has Appealed Federal Ruling on Free College Tuition for Veterans. 1 DhhD Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 2450
Senate unanimously passes Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act 1 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2153
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 2526
Senate to pass first vets bill of 2015 honoring Texas sniper Clay Hunt 0 white cloud Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2086
L.A. leaders vow to end homelessness among veterans this year 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 4 2079

Veterans Continued...

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On my uncle and the liberation of Dachau 0 marym625 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 2228
Two Young Officers on How the Country Let the Military Down, and Vice Versa 0 jakeXT Jan 2015 Jan 2015 12 2280
The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Agent Orange 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 6 3935
Mayor Landrieu declares New Orleans first U.S. city to end veteran homelessness 0 Autumn Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2292
Delbert F Juenemann 2 Kaleva Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2518
How Hard Will New Home-Loan Limits Hit Veterans? 1 white cloud Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2573
An Oklahoma Veteran's Open Letter to Senator Coburn 3 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 10 2957
Thanks guys* 1 mahina Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 2352
Veterans deserve better 1 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2456
Quit playing politics with veterans’ lives 0 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2110
The Kid in Upper 4 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2014 Dec 2014 3 2592
GOP senator (Coburn) blocks veterans' suicide prevention bill 0 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 2319
MSNBC: House approves Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act 4 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 8 2794
Senate introduces bill re mental health access and suicide prevention 4 nitpicker Nov 2014 Dec 2014 4 2700
The Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall Museum Foundation 4 Kaleva Oct 2014 Dec 2014 5 3281
Senate VA committee to hold hearing Dec 3 on hepatitis C 0 nitpicker Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 2171
McDonald: 'VA can't do this job by itself' 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2188
Union Pacific tops transportation firms ranked on G.I. Jobs' military-friendly employers list 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2026
Senate VA committee hearing today on mental health and suicide 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2125
Disability system for veterans strays far from its official purpose 2 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2450
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