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Quality of vet education, for-profit college controversy could be clarified by new data 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1836
USS Liberty attack featured in a new documentary on the Al Jazeera news channel 5 JohnyCanuck Oct 2014 Nov 2014 6 3361
Sad news, the info desk lady at the West L.A. VA has passed 1 denbot Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2259
IG report criticizes former Wounded Warrior Care director 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1972
New prosthetic limb may prevent chafing, swelling 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2077
Bill to shield veterans services from government shutdown advances 2 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 2174
Report: Familiar, ‘enduring’ problems plague VA health system 1 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1975
Event in DC @ Navy memorial Nov 6 on Wounded Warriors 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1924
Veterans group highlights issues for November midterms 1 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1989
McCain, other lawmakers blast new VA director for reform delays 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1972
These federal contractors are hiring vets now 4 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 6 2770
VA secretary: I'm 'aggressively' firing problem employees 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 2241
Veterans Affairs secretary wooing medical students 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1917
Scrutiny over latest VA firings likely just the start 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1936
FYI: Veteran Tickets Foundation***" Tickets for Troops Program" is dedicated to giving back.. 1 misterhighwasted Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2485
Four-time stroke-surviving veteran making strides to overcome hardships 1 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2103
VA to fire 4 senior executives in response to wait-time scandal 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1906
(Iowa City) VA hospital finds bacteria but doesn't disclose it 2 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Oct 2014 1 2669
VA under scrutiny even when Congress is out 3 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2380
American Veterans Disabled For Life Memorial Dedication in DC Oct 5 link 2 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 2186
80,000 vets with PTSD could gain discharge upgrades 0 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 5 2044
Judge: VA botched handling of suicidal Marine 0 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1862
Burger King, ex-soldier at odds over needle claim 1 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2032
VA steers $3 million to Tacoma nonprofits helping homeless veterans 0 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1891
Madigan shortcomings cited in Pentagon review of patient safety 0 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1787
VA to Pay Medical Care for Lejeune Families 0 douglas9 Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 2202
Newman’s Own Recognizes Charities for Supporting Troops, Vets 2 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 2157
Vets share VA troubles at Hampton town hall meeting 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1835
Minnesota senators want answers about Marine's death 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1941
Financial relief finally coming for Camp Lejeune toxic water victims 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1807

Veterans Continued...

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VA to investigate whether Marine's data was falsified 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1784
Former senator Jim Webb: 'Taking a hard look' at Democratic presidential bid 4 James48 Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 2810
VA Chief: ‘Tens of thousands’ more staff 4 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 4 2350
Military Update: 80,000 vets with PTSD could gain discharge upgrades 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 5 1890
VA mismanaged West L.A. campus, GAO says 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1844
White House intruder was an Army vet with PTSD, family says 7 jakeXT Sep 2014 Sep 2014 6 2909
Fayetteville VA Medical Center emergency department to convert to urgent care clinic 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1885
US to train veterans to install solar panels 6 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 37 2771
(Phoenx) Auditor ties VA waits to deaths 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1862
VA secretary vows more changes, including higher pay for doctors, nurses 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 3 1915
Decades Later, Vietnam Soldiers Get Medal of Honor (today) 0 pinboy3niner Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1893
Smoked by VA 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 3 1854
VA: ‘Tens of thousands’ more medical staff needed 2 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 6 2047
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 1857
U.S. asks that new trial be denied for Jeffrey McDonald 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 3 1984
Vets air out frustrations at Hampton VA forum 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1953
Veterans Watchdog: VA managers lied about delays 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1903
Veterams Affairs secretary says agency too complicated 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1706
PTSD continues to afflict Vietnam veterans 40 years after the war 2 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 3149
Investigations still open at 93 VA facilities 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1730
McDonald launches 100-day VA reform plan 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1802
CBS News - On the Road: Ohio boy pays it forward with found fortune 5 pinboy3niner Sep 2014 Sep 2014 6 3132
CBO: Why VA claims exploded, ways to slow trend 1 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Sep 2014 2 1914
DoD willing to reconsider discharges of Vietnam vets with PTSD 2 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 2072
Hagel: Suicide Prevention Means Watching Out for Each Other 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1755
We're in this Together: One Suicide is One Too Many 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1869
'Walking Dead' Marine battalion to be deactivated 3 pinboy3niner Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 3956
Denver VA resuming surgeries 0 nitpicker Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1735
VA training guide likens veterans to Oscar the Grouch 0 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 3 1771
Text of President Obama's speech at the American Legion convention, August 26, 2014 1 nitpicker Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 2616

Veterans Continued...

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Obama announces veterans mental health efforts, but most aren't new 1 nitpicker Aug 2014 Aug 2014 3 1956
VA touts progress on suicides; data tell another story 0 nitpicker Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1759
Chelsea Manning Still Being Denied Gender Reassignment Treatment 0 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 1824
Another Tuskegee Airman is gone but not forgotten: Lt. Col. Edward P. Drummond of Lakewood Read mor 3 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 6 3524
My Ongoing VA Journey (part Duex) 5 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Aug 2014 1 2523
Columbia VA town hall meeting turns into claims gripe session 3 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 2320
Military veterans see deeply flawed police response in Ferguson 0 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 6 2552
Attorney: Manning not receiving hormone therapy 3 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 2031
For US Veterans 2 yuiyoshida Aug 2014 Aug 2014 5 2442
Man's suicide note leads his mother on a mission 2 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 17 2488
Back From Nam (poem) 2 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 4 2070
(CA) Veterans in line for lower tuition 0 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 2055
New director at Chula Vista vets home 0 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 2041
Cataracts 19 unhappycamper May 2014 Aug 2014 19 5765
Bond denied for vet accused of trying to abduct baby 0 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1781
VA Secretary Robert McDonald coming to Phoenix on Friday (and DAV on Saturday) 0 nitpicker Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1783
VA secretary calls for town hall meetings 0 nitpicker Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 1830
VA deputy chief: More employees face punishment 0 nitpicker Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1690
Are Puget Sound VA hospitals concealing delays in treating veterans? 0 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1774
Please sign this pettion to stop this poacher, racist, bigot, draft dodger , pedophile 10 white cloud Jul 2014 Aug 2014 3 3664
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