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Omaha sisters' lemonade stand helps raise $3,500 for veterans 2 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2221
ALERT: Raymond Devere Johnson was a Signalman on LST - 218 in World War Two 1 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 2335
VA Medical Center, Metro bus system near deal on returning veterans to hospital entrance 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1815
Suicide rate of female military veterans "staggering," researchers say 1 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2049
VA Health care slipping back into its old habits. 8 DhhD May 2015 Jun 2015 4 2809
Rep. Brad Ashford fights proposed funding shift from Omaha VA to overbudget Denver project 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1902
Suicide rate of female military veterans is called 'staggering' 1 jakeXT Jun 2015 Jun 2015 23 2360
Hampton VA did surgery on wrong bone in foot 0 nitpicker Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1923
Bank Of America Must Pay $30M For Military Relief Law Violations 6 douglas9 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2810
Senate Supports The Use Of Medical Marijuana By VA 1 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 2 2117
Jon Stewart reveals his television ‘boot camp’ program helping veterans enter the industry 1 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 10 2108
went to visit my uncle's grave today. 4 grasswire May 2015 May 2015 1 2349
New Memorial Day for Veterans Dying From Lack of Health Care 1 Nasty Jack May 2015 May 2015 2 2241
U.S. military and civilians are increasingly divided 3 douglas9 May 2015 May 2015 1 2473
Fraggin' 3 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 8 2428
#GOSILENT on Memorial Day at 12:01 PM EDT 8 pinboy3niner May 2015 May 2015 11 3869
PTSD Pot Study Could Force Uncle Sam to Eat Crow 3 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 25 2686
My life is about to majorly change (for the better, I think) 12 Victor_c3 Mar 2015 May 2015 0 3821
Senate Panel OKs Letting VA Docs Give Advice on Medical Pot 0 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 0 1887
VVAW - From the National Office 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 3 1930
Oxy, The Wise Bomb (cartoon) 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 4 2414
Somewhere in this country at a VAMC, 3 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 0 2230
Military woman designs artificial limbs for fellow soldiers 0 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 4 1915
Have any of you used USFHP for your health insurance? 6 RGinNJ May 2015 May 2015 0 2477
Homeless Veteran Commits Suicide in VA Regional Office Parking Lot. 1 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 3 2299
Veterans and Public Lands 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 4 1863
Military Allotment Processor Must Refund Servicemembers $3.1M For Charging Hidden Fees 4 douglas9 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2596
VFW, DAV, state respond to tax law fight 1 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 2060
Bill could provide relief for cities from disabled veteran property tax exemption 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 2074
One day, two congressional subpoenas for VA 0 nitpicker May 2015 May 2015 0 1992

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I thought some of you might be intrigued to see 6 Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 May 2015 2 4748
“There is no cure for trauma. Once it enters the body, it stays there forever” 35 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Apr 2015 54 10323
Texas Senate Panel OKs Benefit Cuts for Veterans' Children 0 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2030
Jeb Bush is wrong on veterans' health care 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1960
Tennessee House Republicans reject Commitment to Property Tax Relief for Veterans, Seniors and Disab 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1910
Army to review decision to have male cadets wear high heels 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2278
Cross post about police reform 0 marym625 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 2049
can anyone tell me if there is a repository for photos of civil war soldiers? 3 grasswire Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2694
Service Members Are Left in Dark on Health Errors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1985
My family needs advice re: our schizophrenic/manic/depressive brother 17 chknltl Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 7012
VA to change 40-mile rule for Veterans Choice program 2 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 3 2533
PTSD 4 Turbineguy Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2242
The Vietnam War, Part I: Early Years and Escalation 3 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 4 2410
Vindication After a Battlefield Error and Purple Hearts Long Denied 0 douglas9 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2037
organizers of military funerals may find it easier to honor veterans' unclaimed remain 1 Omaha Steve Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2272
Air Force veteran’s suicide sheds light on female soldiers and PTSD 0 jakeXT Mar 2015 Mar 2015 14 2304
USS Northampton 2 randys1 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2310
Whistleblowers: Veterans cheated out of benefits 1 jakeXT Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2175
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 appalachiablue Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2146
VA offers millions in grants to help homeless veterans 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2408
69-year-old Vietnam vet with throat cancer freezes to death after company shuts off his gas 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1867
Veterans for Peace Sues City of Boston for St. Patrick's Peace Parade Permit 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1862
President Obama will sign Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act Thursday, 2/12 5 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2562
Texas Has Appealed Federal Ruling on Free College Tuition for Veterans. 1 DhhD Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 2427
Senate unanimously passes Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act 1 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2128
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 2506
Senate to pass first vets bill of 2015 honoring Texas sniper Clay Hunt 0 white cloud Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2067
L.A. leaders vow to end homelessness among veterans this year 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 4 2058
On my uncle and the liberation of Dachau 0 marym625 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 2208
Two Young Officers on How the Country Let the Military Down, and Vice Versa 0 jakeXT Jan 2015 Jan 2015 12 2266

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The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Agent Orange 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 6 3918
Mayor Landrieu declares New Orleans first U.S. city to end veteran homelessness 0 Autumn Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2259
Delbert F Juenemann 2 Kaleva Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2485
How Hard Will New Home-Loan Limits Hit Veterans? 1 white cloud Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2544
An Oklahoma Veteran's Open Letter to Senator Coburn 3 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 10 2922
Thanks guys* 1 mahina Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 2340
Veterans deserve better 1 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2423
Quit playing politics with veterans’ lives 0 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2089
The Kid in Upper 4 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2014 Dec 2014 3 2572
GOP senator (Coburn) blocks veterans' suicide prevention bill 0 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 2304
MSNBC: House approves Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act 4 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 8 2765
Senate introduces bill re mental health access and suicide prevention 4 nitpicker Nov 2014 Dec 2014 4 2675
The Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall Museum Foundation 4 Kaleva Oct 2014 Dec 2014 5 3246
Senate VA committee to hold hearing Dec 3 on hepatitis C 0 nitpicker Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 2148
McDonald: 'VA can't do this job by itself' 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2168
Union Pacific tops transportation firms ranked on G.I. Jobs' military-friendly employers list 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2011
Senate VA committee hearing today on mental health and suicide 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2109
Disability system for veterans strays far from its official purpose 2 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2419
New data show long wait times remain at many VA hospitals 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1940
Frustrated lawmakers blast VA for too few dismissals 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2143
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