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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Suicide rate of female military veterans "staggering," researchers say 1 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1568
VA Health care slipping back into its old habits. 8 DhhD May 2015 Jun 2015 4 2037
Rep. Brad Ashford fights proposed funding shift from Omaha VA to overbudget Denver project 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1480
Suicide rate of female military veterans is called 'staggering' 1 jakeXT Jun 2015 Jun 2015 23 1964
Hampton VA did surgery on wrong bone in foot 0 nitpicker Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1591
Bank Of America Must Pay $30M For Military Relief Law Violations 6 douglas9 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2097
Senate Supports The Use Of Medical Marijuana By VA 1 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 2 1594
Jon Stewart reveals his television ‘boot camp’ program helping veterans enter the industry 1 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 10 1659
went to visit my uncle's grave today. 4 grasswire May 2015 May 2015 1 1860
New Memorial Day for Veterans Dying From Lack of Health Care 1 Nasty Jack May 2015 May 2015 2 1751
U.S. military and civilians are increasingly divided 3 douglas9 May 2015 May 2015 1 1955
Fraggin' 3 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 8 1966
#GOSILENT on Memorial Day at 12:01 PM EDT 8 pinboy3niner May 2015 May 2015 11 2803
PTSD Pot Study Could Force Uncle Sam to Eat Crow 3 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 25 2203
My life is about to majorly change (for the better, I think) 12 Victor_c3 Mar 2015 May 2015 0 2740
Senate Panel OKs Letting VA Docs Give Advice on Medical Pot 0 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 0 1534
VVAW - From the National Office 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 3 1535
Oxy, The Wise Bomb (cartoon) 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 4 1994
Somewhere in this country at a VAMC, 3 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 0 1749
Military woman designs artificial limbs for fellow soldiers 0 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 4 1607
Have any of you used USFHP for your health insurance? 6 RGinNJ May 2015 May 2015 0 1837
Homeless Veteran Commits Suicide in VA Regional Office Parking Lot. 1 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 3 1850
Veterans and Public Lands 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 4 1545
Military Allotment Processor Must Refund Servicemembers $3.1M For Charging Hidden Fees 4 douglas9 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2038
VFW, DAV, state respond to tax law fight 1 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 1589
Bill could provide relief for cities from disabled veteran property tax exemption 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 1694
One day, two congressional subpoenas for VA 0 nitpicker May 2015 May 2015 0 1658
I thought some of you might be intrigued to see 6 Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 May 2015 2 4078
“There is no cure for trauma. Once it enters the body, it stays there forever” 35 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Apr 2015 54 7127
Texas Senate Panel OKs Benefit Cuts for Veterans' Children 0 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1701

Veterans Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Jeb Bush is wrong on veterans' health care 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1631
Tennessee House Republicans reject Commitment to Property Tax Relief for Veterans, Seniors and Disab 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1530
Army to review decision to have male cadets wear high heels 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1886
Cross post about police reform 0 marym625 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1625
can anyone tell me if there is a repository for photos of civil war soldiers? 3 grasswire Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2193
Service Members Are Left in Dark on Health Errors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1671
My family needs advice re: our schizophrenic/manic/depressive brother 17 chknltl Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 4805
VA to change 40-mile rule for Veterans Choice program 2 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 3 2109
PTSD 4 Turbineguy Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1821
The Vietnam War, Part I: Early Years and Escalation 3 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 4 1957
Vindication After a Battlefield Error and Purple Hearts Long Denied 0 douglas9 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1703
organizers of military funerals may find it easier to honor veterans' unclaimed remain 1 Omaha Steve Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1897
Air Force veteran’s suicide sheds light on female soldiers and PTSD 0 jakeXT Mar 2015 Mar 2015 14 1981
USS Northampton 2 randys1 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1915
Whistleblowers: Veterans cheated out of benefits 1 jakeXT Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1769
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 appalachiablue Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1801
VA offers millions in grants to help homeless veterans 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2007
69-year-old Vietnam vet with throat cancer freezes to death after company shuts off his gas 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1547
Veterans for Peace Sues City of Boston for St. Patrick's Peace Parade Permit 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1518
President Obama will sign Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act Thursday, 2/12 5 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 1957
Texas Has Appealed Federal Ruling on Free College Tuition for Veterans. 1 DhhD Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1994
Senate unanimously passes Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act 1 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1760
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 2165
Senate to pass first vets bill of 2015 honoring Texas sniper Clay Hunt 0 white cloud Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1697
L.A. leaders vow to end homelessness among veterans this year 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 4 1683
On my uncle and the liberation of Dachau 0 marym625 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 1761
Two Young Officers on How the Country Let the Military Down, and Vice Versa 0 jakeXT Jan 2015 Jan 2015 12 1947
The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Agent Orange 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 6 3616
Mayor Landrieu declares New Orleans first U.S. city to end veteran homelessness 0 Autumn Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 1759
Delbert F Juenemann 2 Kaleva Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 1968

Veterans Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
How Hard Will New Home-Loan Limits Hit Veterans? 1 white cloud Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2119
An Oklahoma Veteran's Open Letter to Senator Coburn 3 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 10 2316
Thanks guys* 1 mahina Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 1900
Veterans deserve better 1 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1805
Quit playing politics with veterans’ lives 0 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1638
The Kid in Upper 4 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2014 Dec 2014 3 2168
GOP senator (Coburn) blocks veterans' suicide prevention bill 0 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 1835
MSNBC: House approves Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act 4 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 8 2184
Senate introduces bill re mental health access and suicide prevention 4 nitpicker Nov 2014 Dec 2014 4 2141
The Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall Museum Foundation 4 Kaleva Oct 2014 Dec 2014 5 2736
Senate VA committee to hold hearing Dec 3 on hepatitis C 0 nitpicker Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1731
McDonald: 'VA can't do this job by itself' 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1857
Union Pacific tops transportation firms ranked on G.I. Jobs' military-friendly employers list 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1638
Senate VA committee hearing today on mental health and suicide 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1777
Disability system for veterans strays far from its official purpose 2 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1901
New data show long wait times remain at many VA hospitals 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1615
Frustrated lawmakers blast VA for too few dismissals 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1760
VA on the Hill grill today 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1713
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 2186
VA moves to overhaul customer service 2 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1696
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