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PTSD Pot Study Could Force Uncle Sam to Eat Crow 3 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 25 2584
My life is about to majorly change (for the better, I think) 12 Victor_c3 Mar 2015 May 2015 0 3543
Senate Panel OKs Letting VA Docs Give Advice on Medical Pot 0 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 0 1814
VVAW - From the National Office 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 3 1843
Oxy, The Wise Bomb (cartoon) 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 4 2308
Somewhere in this country at a VAMC, 3 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 0 2121
Military woman designs artificial limbs for fellow soldiers 0 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 4 1849
Have any of you used USFHP for your health insurance? 6 RGinNJ May 2015 May 2015 0 2303
Homeless Veteran Commits Suicide in VA Regional Office Parking Lot. 1 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 3 2209
Veterans and Public Lands 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 4 1795
Military Allotment Processor Must Refund Servicemembers $3.1M For Charging Hidden Fees 4 douglas9 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2471
VFW, DAV, state respond to tax law fight 1 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 1950
Bill could provide relief for cities from disabled veteran property tax exemption 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 1988
One day, two congressional subpoenas for VA 0 nitpicker May 2015 May 2015 0 1920
I thought some of you might be intrigued to see 6 Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 May 2015 2 4583
“There is no cure for trauma. Once it enters the body, it stays there forever” 35 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Apr 2015 54 9147
Texas Senate Panel OKs Benefit Cuts for Veterans' Children 0 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1964
Jeb Bush is wrong on veterans' health care 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1893
Tennessee House Republicans reject Commitment to Property Tax Relief for Veterans, Seniors and Disab 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1831
Army to review decision to have male cadets wear high heels 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2195
Cross post about police reform 0 marym625 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1970
can anyone tell me if there is a repository for photos of civil war soldiers? 3 grasswire Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2570
Service Members Are Left in Dark on Health Errors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1911
My family needs advice re: our schizophrenic/manic/depressive brother 17 chknltl Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 6467
VA to change 40-mile rule for Veterans Choice program 2 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 3 2430
PTSD 4 Turbineguy Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2150
The Vietnam War, Part I: Early Years and Escalation 3 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 4 2297
Vindication After a Battlefield Error and Purple Hearts Long Denied 0 douglas9 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1951
organizers of military funerals may find it easier to honor veterans' unclaimed remain 1 Omaha Steve Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2190
Air Force veteran’s suicide sheds light on female soldiers and PTSD 0 jakeXT Mar 2015 Mar 2015 14 2236

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USS Northampton 2 randys1 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2220
Whistleblowers: Veterans cheated out of benefits 1 jakeXT Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2078
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 appalachiablue Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2084
VA offers millions in grants to help homeless veterans 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2306
69-year-old Vietnam vet with throat cancer freezes to death after company shuts off his gas 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1785
Veterans for Peace Sues City of Boston for St. Patrick's Peace Parade Permit 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1795
President Obama will sign Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act Thursday, 2/12 5 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2412
Texas Has Appealed Federal Ruling on Free College Tuition for Veterans. 1 DhhD Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 2335
Senate unanimously passes Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act 1 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2051
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 2441
Senate to pass first vets bill of 2015 honoring Texas sniper Clay Hunt 0 white cloud Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1984
L.A. leaders vow to end homelessness among veterans this year 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 4 1977
On my uncle and the liberation of Dachau 0 marym625 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 2116
Two Young Officers on How the Country Let the Military Down, and Vice Versa 0 jakeXT Jan 2015 Jan 2015 12 2196
The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Agent Orange 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 6 3857
Mayor Landrieu declares New Orleans first U.S. city to end veteran homelessness 0 Autumn Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2159
Delbert F Juenemann 2 Kaleva Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2383
How Hard Will New Home-Loan Limits Hit Veterans? 1 white cloud Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2460
An Oklahoma Veteran's Open Letter to Senator Coburn 3 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 10 2759
Thanks guys* 1 mahina Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 2248
Veterans deserve better 1 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2274
Quit playing politics with veterans’ lives 0 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1982
The Kid in Upper 4 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2014 Dec 2014 3 2484
GOP senator (Coburn) blocks veterans' suicide prevention bill 0 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 2197
MSNBC: House approves Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act 4 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 8 2626
Senate introduces bill re mental health access and suicide prevention 4 nitpicker Nov 2014 Dec 2014 4 2555
The Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall Museum Foundation 4 Kaleva Oct 2014 Dec 2014 5 3140
Senate VA committee to hold hearing Dec 3 on hepatitis C 0 nitpicker Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 2061
McDonald: 'VA can't do this job by itself' 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2089
Union Pacific tops transportation firms ranked on G.I. Jobs' military-friendly employers list 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1934

Veterans Continued...

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Senate VA committee hearing today on mental health and suicide 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2034
Disability system for veterans strays far from its official purpose 2 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2326
New data show long wait times remain at many VA hospitals 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1871
Frustrated lawmakers blast VA for too few dismissals 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2053
VA on the Hill grill today 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1949
My son-in-law is fighting with the VA regarding disability. They have been at this for years. He has 6 jwirr Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2725
VA moves to overhaul customer service 2 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2043
Veterans get hiring boost with online courses, networking 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2262
My continued struggle with PTSD, depression, and suicide 8 Victor_c3 Nov 2014 Nov 2014 6 3606
Five myths about military suicides 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2229
VA chief: 1,000 workers face disciplinary action 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2034
Report: 600-plus U.S. troops say they were exposed to chemical weapons 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2067
Quality of vet education, for-profit college controversy could be clarified by new data 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1822
USS Liberty attack featured in a new documentary on the Al Jazeera news channel 5 JohnyCanuck Oct 2014 Nov 2014 6 3328
Sad news, the info desk lady at the West L.A. VA has passed 1 denbot Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2241
IG report criticizes former Wounded Warrior Care director 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1959
New prosthetic limb may prevent chafing, swelling 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2064
Bill to shield veterans services from government shutdown advances 2 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 2156
Report: Familiar, ‘enduring’ problems plague VA health system 1 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1955
Event in DC @ Navy memorial Nov 6 on Wounded Warriors 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1909
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