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Exchange chief: Let 22 million vets shop exchanges online 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1519
Are there any Gulf War I vets' advocacy and support organizations? 14 politicat Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 2784
Aurora police: Suicidal veteran diagnosed wtih PTSD killed by officer 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1644
Agency checking if VA retaliated against workers 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1492
New VA secretary plans to allow veterans to seek ‘purchased care’ at other hospitals 7 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 2151
Senators Reach Accord Easing Worries Over Veterans’ Health Measure 0 white cloud Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1896
On D-Day: Remembering the Muslim Troops who Fought the Axis 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 1683
Senators reach bipartisan deal on veterans health scandal as 18 deaths are confirmed 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1593
Here's The Simple Reason Congress Hasn't Fixed The VA 4 white cloud Jun 2014 Jun 2014 25 2601
Veterans Group Targets Mitch McConnell, Richard Burr In New Ad Campaign 2 white cloud Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 1858
"Don't Call This Veteran a Hero" 5 silverweb Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2380
Who Really Broke Veterans Affairs? 5 white cloud May 2014 Jun 2014 2 2126
Jon Stewart rips Oliver North: Are you mad that prisoner-trading has ‘gone mainstream’? 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1848
Last of Navajo World War II ‘code talkers’ dies in New Mexico 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1577
California voters support plan to spend $600 million for homeless veterans 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 1558
Study links Iraq veterans’ respiratory problems to metallic dust from ‘burn pits’ at U.S. base 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1826
Tinnitus 18 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Jun 2014 13 4547
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1526
VA Scapegoat Sacrificed, So Now Can We Fix The VA? 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 4 1890
Former Air Force toilet-unplugger wraps self in flag, clutches guns, tells you to ‘Google’ history 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 6 1696
Congress puts Veterans in eight different priority groups to receive V.A. health care. 8 pwb May 2014 May 2014 1 2783
IG: Phoenix VA hospital missed care for 1,700 vets 1 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 1579
Veterans Lash Out At GOP Senator’s Attempt To Politicize VA Scandal 1 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 3 1602
A MESSAGE TO VETERANS FROM THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 4 1650
VoteVets Chair Jon Soltz: Critics Demanding Shinseki Resignation Are ‘Hypocrites’ 4 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 4 1912
The Real Veterans Scandal: 258,000 Have No Healthcare Thanks to GOP Governors 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 4 2019
De Blasio, at Memorial Day Events, Pays Tribute to Veterans 0 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 0 1515
Veterans Groups Lash Out at Republican Senator 3 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 6 1950
Dozens Of Hearings Later, Lawmakers Pressed On Where They've Been On VA Dysfunction 1 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 2 1562
Take Care Of Your Veterans 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1450

Veterans Continued...

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The War on America's Military Veterans, Waged with SWAT Teams, Surveillance and Neglect 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 1623
Memorial Day: For Vets, Too Many Delays and Not Enough Parades 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 2 1550
What Do You Think About Secretary Eric K. Shinseki? (Poll) 4 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 2947
Memorial Day: Despair and Resilience 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1459
My Ongoing VA Journey 19 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 11 4965
Notes From The Boonies 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1728
LAPD sued for $20M in live-on-TV shooting 4 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 1923
Fraggin' 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 1631
Remember the Children 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1559
Eric Shinseki, "mad as hell" over VA scandal, is grilled by senators 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 1858
Report on VA due within 3 weeks, Shinseki says 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 1489
New Names Etched on Vietnam Wall 2 jakeXT May 2014 May 2014 2 2204
Have any of you Vietnam era guys been back to Vietnam since the war? 5 Victor_c3 Apr 2014 May 2014 0 1872
question about the VN war and its veterans 45 steve2470 Mar 2014 May 2014 0 8207
For some vets, the war will never end 2 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1791
Pulitzer-winning series used as tool to lobby for change 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1613
Volunteer docs, dentists fill holes in vet coverage 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1577
Veterans bike through Vietnam to help heal wounds of war 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 1585
U.S. special forces struggle with record suicides: admiral 1 jakeXT Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 1647
SC man hit with $525 federal fine for failing to pay for 89-cent drink refill at VA hospital 6 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 2209
An Int’l Trail of Death and Heartbreak: How the Bush Wars came home with the Vets 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1529
Veterans and White Supremacy 2 douglas9 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 1820
Military sexual assault victims face agonizing choice 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 1517
Military caregivers getting assistance as awareness of their struggle grows 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 1469
The Gazette and reporter Dave Philipps win Pulitzer Prize 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1585
Soldiers stuck in backlogged disability system can't go forward, can't go back 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1678
LaRue: Afghan vet loses a leg, finds his purpose 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1472
Battle over Tomball veteran's home could be headed to a jury trial 2 douglas9 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1745
Large numbers of vets with PTSD live near military bases 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1479
Retiring the A-10 Early Puts Troops' Lives at Risk 6 douglas9 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 1904

Veterans Continued...

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Veterans Affairs grilled by House over avoidable deaths 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1474
Gary Sinise is coming to my community to support a local disabled vet 10 pinboy3niner Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 2863
MI men arrested for viciously beating Army veteran they considered a ‘n*gger lover’ 9 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 8 2542
Veterans push to smoke pot to ease PTSD, other ailments 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 5 1486
Vietnam POW Jeremiah Denton Jr. dies in Va. Beach 4 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Apr 2014 9 10750
CIR: VA paid out $200 million in wrongful death settlements since 2001 6 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 2053
Gov. Scott Walker's actions are a disservice to veterans 0 white cloud Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1613
Mental health experts dispute linking PTSD to violence after Fort Hood shooting 2 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 1616
Poll: Most recent vets battle physical, mental issues 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 8 1521
'Out of Options': Veterans With PTSD Hit Pot Underground 5 jakeXT Apr 2014 Apr 2014 8 9500
After the Wars: A Legacy of Pain and Pride 1 n2doc Mar 2014 Mar 2014 5 2120
Flags on National Mall represent veteran suicides 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 9 2021
Remembered: the heroes of "The Great Escape" 1 theHandpuppet Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1689
Colleges struggle with turning veterans into graduates 2 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 1741
Mandatory mail order begins for Tricare seniors 3 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1961
New York City inmate, a retired Marine, 'baked to death' in cell 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1641
Veterans charity charged with deceiving the public 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2014 Mar 2014 5 1581
What’s in Veterans Affairs’ $164 Billion Budget? 0 white cloud Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1627
Mentally ill homeless vet ‘essentially baked to death’ in New York City jail cell 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 1842
Medals of Honor Go to 24 Army Veterans Who Had Been Denied 0 white cloud Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1475
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