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In Memoriam to our group host pinboy3niner. 48 denbot Apr 2017 Sep 2024 56 70201
Defense Department to overhaul military newspaper Stars and Stripes 7 douglas9 Thursday 16 hrs ago 2 433
What is a Lucky Box and why is there one at the Pentagon? 6 douglas9 Thursday Monday 0 548
Did A Mysterious "Sonic Weapon" Really Aid Delta Force In Capturing Maduro? 2 douglas9 Jan 13 Jan 13 2 507
Veteran says he was seized by immigration agents on cruise in case of mistaken identity 2 douglas9 Jan 10 Jan 10 16 488
PTSD Study Up And Running Cannabis For Veterans 2 GP6971 Jan 4 Jan 4 2 334
Congress Redrew Military, VA Benefits in 2025. The Changes Are Massive. 0 GP6971 Dec 29 Dec 29 13 614
Trump Administration Bans Abortion Care for Veterans 2 douglas9 Dec 23 Dec 23 4 451
Once Again, Health Care Proves to Be a Bitter Political Pill for G.O.P. (New V.A. info included, a.k.a. privatization) 1 usonian Dec 18 Dec 18 5 383
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as 'warrior dividend' bonus 2 douglas9 Dec 18 Dec 18 8 407
What Every Veteran Needs to Know About Medicare by Age 65 1 GP6971 Dec 15 Dec 15 3 494
Navy pilot who took out 4 Soviet jets in covered-up mission may get Medal of Honor 2 douglas9 Dec 9 Dec 9 15 801
VA Warned These Companies They May Be Breaking the Law. Most Are Still in Business 3 douglas9 Dec 2 Dec 8 13 789
The Orders Project 1 mysteryowl Dec 8 Dec 8 4 524
Inside the Million Veteran Program's Growth and What It Means for VA Healthcare 0 GP6971 Dec 8 Dec 8 3 406
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts - The Soldier's Lens Digital Exhibition 0 HAB911 Dec 8 Dec 8 2 443
More than $1.7 million raised for 88-year-old Army veteran working at grocery store 1 douglas9 Dec 6 Dec 6 7 613
MALS-36 Commander Relieved of Command Duties 5 Wonder Why Dec 2 Dec 6 14 900
Bill Would Force VA to Reveal Secret List of Toxic Exposure Illnesses 0 GP6971 Nov 24 Nov 24 9 488
Veterans' Private Residential Treatment Must Match VA's Quality and Cost 0 GP6971 Nov 24 Nov 24 6 447
Military Veterans Who Refused COVID Vaccine Now Eligible for GI Bill Benefits 0 GP6971 Nov 24 Nov 24 0 476
Robert L. Stirm, Returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-Winning Photo, Dies at 92 0 douglas9 Nov 20 Nov 20 12 591
Vietnam War pilot and longest-held Marine POW laid to rest at Arlington 5 douglas9 Nov 10 Nov 10 24 885
Yearly list of Veteran's Day freebies 1 usonian Nov 6 Nov 6 3 1477
US troops given German food bank advice amid shutdown 1 douglas9 Nov 6 Nov 6 5 642
Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law' in Caribbean strikes 0 douglas9 Oct 29 Oct 29 18 887
They've Never Been Arrested. Why Does the FBI List Thousands of Service Members as Potential Criminals? 1 douglas9 Oct 23 Oct 23 12 927
A pilot went down in Vietnam to protect secrets. Will he get the Medal of Honor? 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 7 729
Long-dismissed 'Gulf War Illness' finally recognized with international medical code 0 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 8 717
VA statement on the shutdown. Services affected and unaffected. 6 usonian Oct 2025 Oct 2025 7 965

Veterans Continued...

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This Air Force program forged ties with foreign militaries. Now it's on the chopping block 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 790
The Navy commissioned $400K worth of safety videos. Then, it tried to make them disappear. 1 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 13 2351
If your uniform was the issue B.D.U. Battle dress uniform. 3 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 2030
Veterans who lack citizenship fear being swept up in Trump's deportations 2 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 2706
Military commissaries could be privatized under Pentagon plan 4 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 4 963
Restaurant Fined $25K for Kicking Out Disabled Veteran, Service Dog 2 Wonder Why Sep 2025 Sep 2025 16 2741
Medal of Honor recipient's remains identified after 80 years 2 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 2176
Cross posting from the photography group 0 HAB911 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 3 996
People who never served will not understand life in military. 20 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 15 3249
Mass Deportations Ensnare Immigrant Service Members and Veterans 0 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 5 2808
POW Witness: He Was Forced to Watch an Execution of U.S. Soldiers/80 Years After WWII, His Story Sparks a Search 0 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 11 3131
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 0 815
The Dark Truth About Life on a US Aircraft Carrier (Sailors Never Sleep) 5 YoshidaYui Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 1820
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 8 912
Trump's SHOCKING Offer to J6 Rioter SPARKS OUTRAGE 1 YoshidaYui Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 1029
'We Need to Terminate Treatment': VA Mental Health Providers Say They Are Under Pressure to Limit Care 3 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 11 1918
Troops deployed to US-Mexico border will get a new medal 6 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 5 1222
Bipartisan House Bill Would Restore Relocation Efforts for Afghan War Allies 0 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 816
Senate vote could lead to rapist's removal from San Antonio cemetery 7 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 2 1275
Laura Loomer unites vets from both sides of aisle after Medal of Honor rant 5 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 12 1361
Trump Tells Purple Heart Recipients: 'It Wasn't That Easy for Me Either' 7 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 13 1540
My Job Was Army Cook. But Ranger School Didn't Care, and I Wasn't Going Home Without a Tab 2 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 14 1376
New Login System Coming for Defense Department and Some VA Websites 0 GP6971 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 0 847
VA to Give Veterans One-Year Authorizations to Seek Care from Private Providers in 30 Specialties 0 GP6971 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 2 884
The Big Money and High Cost of the US Military's On-Base Slot Machines 2 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 8 1053
Navy Scraps P-8 Poseidon That Ran Off The Runway In Hawaii Two Years Ago 0 douglas9 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 1059
Police HANDCUFFED Me for Mowing Veteran's Lawn for FREE! 8 Jacson6 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 19 2071
Pentagon shifts $200 million from barracks, schools, facilities to border wall 1 douglas9 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 920
'Nobody to Watch My Twins.' Military Spouses Quit Jobs, Families Bust Budgets in Scramble for Child Care 2 douglas9 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 1143
Am I the first Legionaire to notice political bias coming from leadership? 19 70sEraVet Jul 2025 Jul 2025 8 2250

Veterans Continued...

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ICE agents will patrol gates of Oahu's Marine Corps Base in pilot program 11 douglas9 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 1738
For veterans sensitive to sound or light this July 4 0 usonian Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 1271
Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S. 1 AZProgressive Jun 2025 Jun 2025 14 1584
Breakfast yesterday with wounded warriors. 2 Duncanpup Jun 2025 Jun 2025 20 1488
Trump's VA cut a program that's saving vets' homes. Republicans have questions 2 littlemissmartypants Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 1263
We Asked An Expert Why Soldiers Were Marching So Badly In Trump's Military Parade, And Her Reasoning Makes Sense 7 douglas9 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 21 2959
Tricking Veterans: Using Suicide and Mental Health Struggles as a Guise for Privatizing the VA 3 GP6971 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1332
Who's Winning the Multibillion Dollar Battle Over Veterans Benefits? 0 douglas9 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 6 1246
Any military person ordered to violate our Constitution can call 877-447-4487 0 Granny Blue Jun 2025 Jun 2025 8 1253
My Dad's photo of the crew on his submarine, the Blackfish 7 Beringia Jun 2025 Jun 2025 45 2593
Bill would cover 'Forever Chemical' exposure at bases under VA benefits 0 douglas9 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 1222
Your "new" VA. 2 usonian Mar 2025 Jun 2025 6 1893
@SenatorBaldwin Today, I was in Madison hearing from Wisconsin veterans about what's at stake if the Trump administrati 2 riversedge May 2025 May 2025 8 1500
Why aren't the names of these 74 sailors on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall? 0 douglas9 May 2025 May 2025 5 1408
The moment you as a private standing in line at the range OSUT infantry training realize you should have not enlisted. 10 Duncanpup May 2025 May 2025 5 2648
On Sale for $2: A Soldier's Act of Heroism, Right Next to Used Books and an Old Toaster 5 douglas9 Feb 2025 May 2025 9 2241
VetsinTech Launches Fed Vets-to-Tech to Connect Displaced Veterans with Cybersecurity and Tech Roles 0 usonian May 2025 May 2025 4 1267
Trump's Assault on Veterans Is Already Taking a Toll 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 12 1838
Their Bombs Destroyed-and Still Threaten-Villages. Vietnam-Era Veterans Are Going Back to Help and Heal 0 douglas9 May 2025 May 2025 6 1399
I Left My Platoon a Day Early. I Listened as the Viet Cong Killed My Replacement 12 douglas9 Apr 2025 Apr 2025 54 3953
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