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My Uncle (deceased) was awarded 3 Silver Stars in WW2. Question. 6 Captain Zero Jul 2022 Aug 2022 3 3304
102-year-old WWII veteran from segregated mail unit honored 0 Omaha Steve Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1900
Aimo_Koivunen, first documented soldier meth overdose: 0 sl8 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 1543
Congress honors WWII hero of Iwo Jima with ultimate salute 2 Omaha Steve Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 2759
Remember the oath we took upon enlistment 6 Duncanpup Jul 2022 Jul 2022 15 2152
Did You ever notice being infantry you're special matter of fact being combat arms it's special MOS. 8 Duncanpup Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 3269
Chuck Grassley is attacking me for being a veteran 3 Omaha Steve Jul 2022 Jul 2022 14 2185
I'd like to see Flynn try to take the fifth with ucmj court martial 17 Duncanpup Jun 2022 Jul 2022 70 5420
Camp Lejeune Justice Act Passes, Enabling Reparations for Military, Families and Civilian Who Lived 7 douglas9 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 3788
High Court backs Texas state trooper disabled by military service 2 douglas9 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 2129
The American military graveyard in France that the Pentagon doesn't want you to see 5 douglas9 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 12 3159
Tinnitus, anyone have any good ways to deal with it? 25 DetroitLegalBeagle May 2022 Jun 2022 11 5259
D-Day Normandy 7 DashOneBravo Jun 2022 Jun 2022 10 2353
Anyone do the Korean DMZ? 13 HAB911 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 3226
Groundbreaking for national Desert Storm memorial set for July 14 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1851
I hope it's appropriate to use this forum to salute CSM R. A. Dondero on this day 5 JustABozoOnThisBus May 2022 May 2022 10 2497
VFW Posts Are Dying. They Need Hesitant 9/11 Vets to Fill the Void. 9 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 May 2022 7 2862
*Parts 1,2,3 : Stars In US Military Service- A. Murphy, M. Gaye, B. Arthur, W. Studi, W. Nelson MORE 22 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 10 3902
A friend of our sons wants to enlist he asked me what do infantry do when there is no war 16 Duncanpup Apr 2022 May 2022 4 3440
I love the I almost served crowd as a vet 18 Duncanpup May 2022 May 2022 20 3729
Anyone else being bothered by the war in Ukraine? 10 Victor_c3 Feb 2022 May 2022 24 2828
Inside the Pentagon's shameful effort to draft mentally disabled men to fight in Vietnam 11 douglas9 May 2022 May 2022 5 2980
Update on the USS The Sullivans DD-537 0 denbot Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1739
VA Unveils New Plan to House LA's Homeless Veterans, Falls Flat with Advocacy Groups 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 1990
Just read Ukraine will be receiving counter battery equipment 2 Duncanpup Mar 2022 Apr 2022 8 2133
Panic attacks? What drugs will VA give me? 11 Yanicosco Feb 2022 Apr 2022 5 2907
TAKE ACTION: PETITION TO #SAVEMYVA FROM AIR COMMISSION CLOSURES 1 white cloud Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 1511
A Brief History Of The Military's Unsightly 'Birth Control Glasses' 4 sl8 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 2145
VA Wants to Give More Vets Access to Infertility Treatments, Drop Copays for Contraception 3 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1669
'Magic mushrooms' for therapy? Vets help sway conservatives 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 9 1569

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Eligible Veterans can shop at Defense commissaries 13 GP6971 Mar 2022 Apr 2022 5 3155
Decorated Combat Marine Veteran Sheds Pain with Horse Power 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1508
'We Fought For Liberty:' Mich. WWII Vets Welcome Memorial: Art Fishman, 95 YO Navy Vet, Ethel Poland 0 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 7 1687
VA secretary promises improvements in medical wait time data 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1283
Veterans are at higher risk of eating disorders. The pressure of military life may be one cause. 2 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1718
Waddy's Wagon (B-29 and crew) 3 sl8 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1635
Any WWII history buffs here? Can someone tell what was involved in applying to OCS during that time? 8 bucolic_frolic Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 2441
Advocates Worry About Uncommon, But Growing Radicalization Among Veterans 3 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 1722
The Tabasco Bullet is back! 7 The Polack MSgt Mar 2022 Mar 2022 8 2252
"Borderline" - by Chris de Burgh: 0 Aristus Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 1547
VA to Propose Closing Some Medical Centers and Outpatient Facilities 2 douglas9 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1872
Congress takes step towards granting free health care to millions of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans 1 douglas9 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 9 1958
Black female WWII unit recognized with congressional honor 1 Omaha Steve Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1744
Ukraine /Russia 4 James48 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 1921
The true story behind one of the Vietnam War's most famous photographs 1 douglas9 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 22 2115
I just sent away for my classified military records even the redacted ones. 10 marie999 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 3774
Was my dad wrong? 27 Lydiarose Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 4407
Empty beds and waiting lists. Missouri's veterans homes suffer from staffing shortages 1 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1420
Papillion veteran who crawled through wall of fire in WWII celebrates 100th birthday 0 Omaha Steve Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 1627
"something outta nothing" 0 markie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1545
any veterans here in agriculture? 1 Kali Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1385
Ghost Army, a World War II Master of Deception, Finally Wins Recognition 14 douglas9 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 39 3983
World War II Vet's Ballot Application Denied Twice Due To New Texas Voter Suppression Law; Age 95 5 appalachiablue Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 2440
Missouri veterans are lobbying for more money from gaming 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1402
WWII Vet (93) Recalls Boyhood Meeting with Union Civil War Uncle, Survived Gettysburg, PA 11 appalachiablue Jan 2022 Jan 2022 13 2808
Opinion: 77 years later, still seeking appropriate honor for a heroic Black medic on D-Day 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 15 1865
Top military housing executives responsible for massive fraud scheme walk away unscathed 0 douglas9 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 1629
As a airborne infantry vet I just witnessed our one grandson 11 Duncanpup Jan 2022 Jan 2022 16 2517
After World War I, U.S. families were asked if they wanted their dead brought home. 40,000 said yes. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 16 2233
"Distinctly Commercial" Wreaths Across America to Return to Arlington National Cemetery 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 2647

Veterans Continued...

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SCOTUS to hear local veteran's case (Burn Pits) 1 douglas9 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1668
A war story on this Veterans Day told to me by a Vietnam marine who was at con thien. 8 Duncanpup Nov 2021 Dec 2021 10 2825
3 US Army receive MOH next week. 3 DashOneBravo Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1961
Gander Crash 16Dec83 2 DashOneBravo Dec 2021 Dec 2021 8 2049
Army Navy Game 2021 (Poll) 12 DashOneBravo Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 4437
Air Force pilot awarded for saving Green Berets surrounded by Taliban fighters in 2018 1 douglas9 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 12 1767
Ft Benning thread 16 DashOneBravo Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 3534
New interpretation could mean some students can't use GI Bill for education 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1715
Upstate NY WWII soldier killed in France IDed after 77 years 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1565
Happy thanksgiving vets now we start the war on Christmas 11 Duncanpup Nov 2021 Nov 2021 7 2361
They were painted as rogue Green Berets. This is the truth the Pentagon doesn't want you to hea 0 douglas9 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 7 2244
Please do not thank me for my service. 24 bluescribbler Nov 2021 Nov 2021 46 7797
In 1921, the first soldier of the Tomb of the Unknowns was laid to rest. The memorial was filmed 6 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 2186
Armistice/Veterans Day bells 11 11 11 0 UTUSN Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1247
11/11/21 To my brothers and sisters in arms. 14 denbot Nov 2021 Nov 2021 31 3145
The Pentagon quietly removed more than 130,000 Afghanistan War photos and videos from public view 1 douglas9 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 5 1749
Why won't the Marine Corps release public records from Lt. Col. Scheller's court-martial? 3 douglas9 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 2087
The inside story behind the photo of the last soldier to leave Afghanistan 2 douglas9 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 8 2067
Damning investigation into USS Bonhomme Richard fire reveals sailors were totally unprepared 2 douglas9 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1905
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