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Gov. Scott Walker's actions are a disservice to veterans 0 white cloud Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1767
Mental health experts dispute linking PTSD to violence after Fort Hood shooting 2 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 1856
Poll: Most recent vets battle physical, mental issues 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 8 1675
'Out of Options': Veterans With PTSD Hit Pot Underground 5 jakeXT Apr 2014 Apr 2014 8 9895
After the Wars: A Legacy of Pain and Pride 1 n2doc Mar 2014 Mar 2014 5 2353
Flags on National Mall represent veteran suicides 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 9 2208
Remembered: the heroes of "The Great Escape" 1 theHandpuppet Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1925
Colleges struggle with turning veterans into graduates 2 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 1958
Mandatory mail order begins for Tricare seniors 3 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 2160
New York City inmate, a retired Marine, 'baked to death' in cell 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1810
Veterans charity charged with deceiving the public 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2014 Mar 2014 5 1737
What’s in Veterans Affairs’ $164 Billion Budget? 0 white cloud Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1828
Mentally ill homeless vet ‘essentially baked to death’ in New York City jail cell 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 2023
Medals of Honor Go to 24 Army Veterans Who Had Been Denied 0 white cloud Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1631
Obama's day: Medal of Honor 1 white cloud Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 1796
Veterans call for end to asbestos lawsuit bill 0 white cloud Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1728
Multiple employees at Milwaukee's VA Center under investigation 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 2051
Federal Investigative Agency Allegedly Snubbed Audio Tape of Scheme to Destroy VA's Healthcare Recor 2 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 7 2224
‘We have to learn how to come home,’ says veteran at conference 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1732
From War In The Desert To 'Murder Ball On Ice' 0 jakeXT Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1738
My recent VA experience 20 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 34 4569
(WA) Lakewood nonprofit a one-stop shop for those leaving military (xpost from NSD) 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1839
Vietnam veterans sue U.S. military for discharge upgrades over PTSD 2 douglas9 Mar 2014 Mar 2014 5 2078
#Helpvets a good video about Veteran Bill block 0 white cloud Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 2413
Dozens of veterans’ priorities rolled into one bill 5 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 5 2203
Olympia man suing Veterans Administration after he contracted MRSA 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1774
Air Force Aircraft Returned from Vietnam Identified as Postwar Source of Agent Orange Contamination 0 douglas9 Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1917
President Obama to Award Medal of Honor (24 medals) 0 Tx4obama Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1701
Veterans often find jobs serving the community 3 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2414
Congress OKs full pension boost for working-age vets 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1743

Veterans Continued...

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VA urged to form registry of roadside bomb victims 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1668
VA inspection reveals patient develops ulcer, loses wheelchair during Augusta stay 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1634
Pentagon Proposes Plan to Gut Commissary's Budget 5 nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2291
(Tricare) Defense official vows some relief from surprise lab fees 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1874
Post-9/11 GI Bill focus of new online system 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1793
Report: VA needs better strategy to handle disability backlog 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1739
Female veterans salute their sisters-in-arms 4 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2224
Feds establish complaint system for student vets 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1786
Va. bills that offer job help for vets, spouses advance 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1926
For injured veteran, war continues even at home 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1818
Former Oklahoma American Legion official is charged 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2056
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 1718
“Combat” deaths at home 4 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2310
Veterans upset over proposed disability filing changes 3 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2057
Seeking vet friend from long ago 7 uppityperson Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2644
New ‘COLA fix’ creates have, have-not retiree protection 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1818
A Wearable Landmine Detector That Slips Inside A Shoe 2 douglas9 Jan 2014 Jan 2014 9 2103
Fort Hood Tricare center to close 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2053
Survivors of traumatic brain injuries more likely to die young 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1852
Pentagon: Budget cuts affect veteran survivor benefits 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1771
Navy, Army, Air Force link resources with Puget Sound health care network 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1713
Some lab fees soon will be billed to Tricare patients 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2069
VA reports spike in suicides among youngest vets 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1571
DoD seeks plan to shut all U.S. commissaries 5 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Jan 2014 5 2739
Lawyer for Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair argues for fair trial 3 unhappycamper Jun 2013 Jan 2014 0 3231
Veterans May Receive Contamination Benefits (Camp Lejeune) 2 douglas9 Sep 2013 Jan 2014 2 2371
Iraq War vet denied medical marijuana for PTSD first to buy legal pot in Colorado 6 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 13 3033
New legs, new goals for Olympia soldier 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1720
Veterans benefits to rise 1.5 percent on Jan. 1 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2211
Retirement pay cuts upset Fayetteville veterans 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 1897

Veterans Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
I need every resource you have 10 w8liftinglady Dec 2013 Dec 2013 6 3333
VA Simplifies Brain Injury Claims Process 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1691
Research links PTSD, veterans’ concussions 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1692
The war next door | Can a vet with PTSD come home? 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 1965
The Cavalry at Home: A soldier’s wounds and a will to live 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2042
So this is how we support our troops 5 tazkcmo Dec 2013 Dec 2013 11 2463
The 6,000-Page Report on CIA Torture Has Now Been Suppressed for 1 Year 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1731
PTSD Is Not New 6 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2689
Judge: Mt. Soledad cross must come down (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1758
Programs at UNO, Bellevue University provide VA assistance to vets on campus 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1715
Budget cuts might slow improvements in veterans’ homelessness 1 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1912
NY Times Editorial Board Offers Their Very Serious People Bona Fides 4 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2246
VA doctors renewed prescriptions without seeing patients 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1924
Sen. Murray seeks expansion of behavorial therapy for military families 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1681
NEW: VA Offers Dental Insurance Program 2 pinboy3niner Nov 2013 Dec 2013 12 2137
So my mom gave me her brother's paperwork 6 nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2621
Report on Legionnaires' disease outbreak at VA due soon 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1745
Wounded Veterans' Groups Wage War 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2206
Following complaints, Army medical records board honoring latest Madigan PTSD diagnoses 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2244
Chelsea Manning: Giving Thanks 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1672
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