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(VIETNAM) Fallen Marine Miguel Keith honored as his Medal of Honor returns to Omaha 0 Omaha Steve Jul 2015 Jul 2015 7 2277

VA official weighs benefits of South Hampton Roads facility 0 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1626

Injured vet says landlord is kicking out his family over service dog 0 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1821

Cyber-Breach at the Office of Personnel Management Edit 15 nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 Jul 2015 1 3455

Oklahoma Veteran Faces Life In Prison For Treating PTSD With Marijuana 3 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 7 2107

Most Americans Do Not Know About The Last 41 Names On The Vietnam Memorial… 2 Omaha Steve Jul 2015 Jul 2015 13 2152

Veteran’s ID card measure advances 1 nitpicker Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1972

Sen. Murray aims to block VA policy that would cut off benefits to some former troops 5 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 2391

10 Things We Learned About The University Of Phoenix’s Alleged Military Marketing Strategy 0 douglas9 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 4 1852

Funds for veterans’ day care dry up 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1711

VA facing $2.5 billion shortfall 2 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 2101

Millions for veterans sat unspent for 3 years and now it may be too late 2 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1895

Koterba toon: The VA! 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1834

Liberal Veteran tees, all five US service branches 11 qnr May 2015 Jun 2015 1 2864

CFPB Sues Auto Lender For Aggressive Debt Collection Tactics Against Servicemembers 0 douglas9 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1706

Inspired by paralyzed Army vet, Lancaster (CA) students build him a new home 4 pinboy3niner Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 4385

The mysterious case of $54 million VA spent on prosthetics in $24,999 payments 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jun 2015 9 1933

Soldier Missing From Vietnam War Accounted For 4 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 2094

Omaha sisters' lemonade stand helps raise $3,500 for veterans 2 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2006

ALERT: Raymond Devere Johnson was a Signalman on LST - 218 in World War Two 1 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 2146

VA Medical Center, Metro bus system near deal on returning veterans to hospital entrance 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1606

Suicide rate of female military veterans "staggering," researchers say 1 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1786

VA Health care slipping back into its old habits. 8 DhhD May 2015 Jun 2015 4 2407

Rep. Brad Ashford fights proposed funding shift from Omaha VA to overbudget Denver project 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1692

Suicide rate of female military veterans is called 'staggering' 1 jakeXT Jun 2015 Jun 2015 23 2166

Hampton VA did surgery on wrong bone in foot 0 nitpicker Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1763

Bank Of America Must Pay $30M For Military Relief Law Violations 6 douglas9 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2467

Senate Supports The Use Of Medical Marijuana By VA 1 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 2 1842

Jon Stewart reveals his television ‘boot camp’ program helping veterans enter the industry 1 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 10 1876

went to visit my uncle's grave today. 4 grasswire May 2015 May 2015 1 2105

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New Memorial Day for Veterans Dying From Lack of Health Care 1 Nasty Jack May 2015 May 2015 2 2029

U.S. military and civilians are increasingly divided 3 douglas9 May 2015 May 2015 1 2233

Fraggin' 3 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 8 2218

#GOSILENT on Memorial Day at 12:01 PM EDT 8 pinboy3niner May 2015 May 2015 11 3382

PTSD Pot Study Could Force Uncle Sam to Eat Crow 3 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 25 2462

My life is about to majorly change (for the better, I think) 12 Victor_c3 Mar 2015 May 2015 0 3260

Senate Panel OKs Letting VA Docs Give Advice on Medical Pot 0 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 0 1725

VVAW - From the National Office 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 3 1753

Oxy, The Wise Bomb (cartoon) 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 4 2215

Somewhere in this country at a VAMC, 3 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 0 2000

Military woman designs artificial limbs for fellow soldiers 0 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 4 1770

Have any of you used USFHP for your health insurance? 6 RGinNJ May 2015 May 2015 0 2165

Homeless Veteran Commits Suicide in VA Regional Office Parking Lot. 1 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 3 2087

Veterans and Public Lands 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 4 1718

Military Allotment Processor Must Refund Servicemembers $3.1M For Charging Hidden Fees 4 douglas9 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2336

VFW, DAV, state respond to tax law fight 1 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 1821

Bill could provide relief for cities from disabled veteran property tax exemption 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 1900

One day, two congressional subpoenas for VA 0 nitpicker May 2015 May 2015 0 1828

I thought some of you might be intrigued to see 6 Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 May 2015 2 4435

“There is no cure for trauma. Once it enters the body, it stays there forever” 35 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Apr 2015 54 8403

Texas Senate Panel OKs Benefit Cuts for Veterans' Children 0 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1883

Jeb Bush is wrong on veterans' health care 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1814

Tennessee House Republicans reject Commitment to Property Tax Relief for Veterans, Seniors and Disab 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1742

Army to review decision to have male cadets wear high heels 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2092

Cross post about police reform 0 marym625 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1869

can anyone tell me if there is a repository for photos of civil war soldiers? 3 grasswire Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2466

Service Members Are Left in Dark on Health Errors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1835

My family needs advice re: our schizophrenic/manic/depressive brother 17 chknltl Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 6134

VA to change 40-mile rule for Veterans Choice program 2 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 3 2331

PTSD 4 Turbineguy Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2045

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The Vietnam War, Part I: Early Years and Escalation 3 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 4 2188

Vindication After a Battlefield Error and Purple Hearts Long Denied 0 douglas9 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1871

organizers of military funerals may find it easier to honor veterans' unclaimed remain 1 Omaha Steve Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2088

Air Force veteran’s suicide sheds light on female soldiers and PTSD 0 jakeXT Mar 2015 Mar 2015 14 2159

USS Northampton 2 randys1 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2130

Whistleblowers: Veterans cheated out of benefits 1 jakeXT Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1968

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 appalachiablue Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2003

VA offers millions in grants to help homeless veterans 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2202

69-year-old Vietnam vet with throat cancer freezes to death after company shuts off his gas 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1695

Veterans for Peace Sues City of Boston for St. Patrick's Peace Parade Permit 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1706

President Obama will sign Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act Thursday, 2/12 5 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2270

Texas Has Appealed Federal Ruling on Free College Tuition for Veterans. 1 DhhD Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 2214

Senate unanimously passes Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act 1 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1956

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 2377

Senate to pass first vets bill of 2015 honoring Texas sniper Clay Hunt 0 white cloud Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1890

L.A. leaders vow to end homelessness among veterans this year 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 4 1868

On my uncle and the liberation of Dachau 0 marym625 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 1985

Two Young Officers on How the Country Let the Military Down, and Vice Versa 0 jakeXT Jan 2015 Jan 2015 12 2118

The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Agent Orange 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 6 3780

Mayor Landrieu declares New Orleans first U.S. city to end veteran homelessness 0 Autumn Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2051

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