Veterans Discussion Forum - Democratic Underground Forums

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Dozens of veterans� priorities rolled into one bill 5 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 5 2479

Olympia man suing Veterans Administration after he contracted MRSA 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1946

Air Force Aircraft Returned from Vietnam Identified as Postwar Source of Agent Orange Contamination 0 douglas9 Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 2063

President Obama to Award Medal of Honor (24 medals) 0 Tx4obama Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1835

Veterans often find jobs serving the community 3 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2607

Congress OKs full pension boost for working-age vets 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1903

VA urged to form registry of roadside bomb victims 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1800

VA inspection reveals patient develops ulcer, loses wheelchair during Augusta stay 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1761

Pentagon Proposes Plan to Gut Commissary's Budget 5 nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2521

(Tricare) Defense official vows some relief from surprise lab fees 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 2035

Post-9/11 GI Bill focus of new online system 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1948

Report: VA needs better strategy to handle disability backlog 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1880

Female veterans salute their sisters-in-arms 4 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2459

Feds establish complaint system for student vets 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1916

Va. bills that offer job help for vets, spouses advance 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 2074

For injured veteran, war continues even at home 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1968

Former Oklahoma American Legion official is charged 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2187

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 1851

�Combat� deaths at home 4 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2527

Veterans upset over proposed disability filing changes 3 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2251

Seeking vet friend from long ago 7 uppityperson Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2976

New �COLA fix� creates have, have-not retiree protection 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1968

A Wearable Landmine Detector That Slips Inside A Shoe 2 douglas9 Jan 2014 Jan 2014 9 2293

Fort Hood Tricare center to close 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2215

Survivors of traumatic brain injuries more likely to die young 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1978

Pentagon: Budget cuts affect veteran survivor benefits 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1890

Navy, Army, Air Force link resources with Puget Sound health care network 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1834

Some lab fees soon will be billed to Tricare patients 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2194

VA reports spike in suicides among youngest vets 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1691

DoD seeks plan to shut all U.S. commissaries 5 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Jan 2014 5 3023

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Lawyer for Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair argues for fair trial 3 unhappycamper Jun 2013 Jan 2014 0 3434

Veterans May Receive Contamination Benefits (Camp Lejeune) 2 douglas9 Sep 2013 Jan 2014 2 2561

Iraq War vet denied medical marijuana for PTSD first to buy legal pot in Colorado 6 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 13 3306

New legs, new goals for Olympia soldier 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1883

Veterans benefits to rise 1.5 percent on Jan. 1 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2375

Retirement pay cuts upset Fayetteville veterans 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 2016

I need every resource you have 10 w8liftinglady Dec 2013 Dec 2013 6 3790

VA Simplifies Brain Injury Claims Process 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1829

Research links PTSD, veterans� concussions 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1820

The war next door | Can a vet with PTSD come home? 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2090

The Cavalry at Home: A soldier�s wounds and a will to live 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2177

So this is how we support our troops 5 tazkcmo Dec 2013 Dec 2013 11 2768

The 6,000-Page Report on CIA Torture Has Now Been Suppressed for 1 Year 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1857

PTSD Is Not New 6 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2974

Judge: Mt. Soledad cross must come down (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1878

Programs at UNO, Bellevue University provide VA assistance to vets on campus 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1869

Budget cuts might slow improvements in veterans� homelessness 1 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2058

NY Times Editorial Board Offers Their Very Serious People Bona Fides 4 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2487

VA doctors renewed prescriptions without seeing patients 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2091

Sen. Murray seeks expansion of behavorial therapy for military families 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1792

NEW: VA Offers Dental Insurance Program 2 pinboy3niner Nov 2013 Dec 2013 12 2313

So my mom gave me her brother's paperwork 6 nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2920

Report on Legionnaires' disease outbreak at VA due soon 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1861

Wounded Veterans' Groups Wage War 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2406

Following complaints, Army medical records board honoring latest Madigan PTSD diagnoses 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2431

Chelsea Manning: Giving Thanks 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1796

Only the Dead Stop Fighting 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2061

Terry Sanford High students embark on military mission through Rapid Strike flight simulator 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2060

Feds Owe Ongoing Notice to Drug Test Subjects 1 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1995

What is a veterans treatment court? 2 rdharma Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2100

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Panel: Arlington cemetery should tighten grave rules 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2438

Study: Military teens more sad, hopeless 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2164

A Nam Vet post in GD gets no respect 8 Omaha Steve Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 3551

How Military Spouses With Secondary Trauma Are Left Out in the Cold 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1876

Marine Corps fight escalates over handling of case involving troops urinating on corpses 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2205

As US struggles with deficits, veterans� programs considered 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 2243

Suicide among military-connected youth a growing concern 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1951

Congress Must Scrap Generous DoD Benefits For Future Forces: Rep. Hunter 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2287

Malpractice claims against veterans hospitals on the rise 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1878

�They Were Soldiers� Author Discusses High Cost of War for America�s Veterans 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1828

Beck �historian� David Barton: Bible will �get rid of� PTSD if soldiers are God�s warriors 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2422

Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2076

APNewsBreak: Military suicides drop; unclear why 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2050

Concerns growing as Navy increases presence on high school campuses 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2975

Air charter provider Global Aviation files for bankruptcy again 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2344

Trial to start for Air Force officer accused of groping 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1800

Combat Veterans May Have the Antidote to What Ails Us 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 7 2104

FBI Investigating Possible Child Sex Abuse At Fort Meade 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1970

Mexico accuses ex-U.S. soldier of leading kidnapping gang 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2148

Op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden: 'Joining Forces' with you on Veterans Day 0 Tx4obama Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1929

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