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CFPB Sues Auto Lender For Aggressive Debt Collection Tactics Against Servicemembers 0 douglas9 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1656

Inspired by paralyzed Army vet, Lancaster (CA) students build him a new home 4 pinboy3niner Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 4332

The mysterious case of $54 million VA spent on prosthetics in $24,999 payments 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jun 2015 9 1880

Soldier Missing From Vietnam War Accounted For 4 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 2025

Omaha sisters' lemonade stand helps raise $3,500 for veterans 2 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1945

ALERT: Raymond Devere Johnson was a Signalman on LST - 218 in World War Two 1 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 2089

VA Medical Center, Metro bus system near deal on returning veterans to hospital entrance 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1541

Suicide rate of female military veterans "staggering," researchers say 1 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1705

VA Health care slipping back into its old habits. 8 DhhD May 2015 Jun 2015 4 2328

Rep. Brad Ashford fights proposed funding shift from Omaha VA to overbudget Denver project 0 Omaha Steve Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1623

Suicide rate of female military veterans is called 'staggering' 1 jakeXT Jun 2015 Jun 2015 23 2098

Hampton VA did surgery on wrong bone in foot 0 nitpicker Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1716

Bank Of America Must Pay $30M For Military Relief Law Violations 6 douglas9 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2409

Senate Supports The Use Of Medical Marijuana By VA 1 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 2 1739

Jon Stewart reveals his television ‘boot camp’ program helping veterans enter the industry 1 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 10 1798

went to visit my uncle's grave today. 4 grasswire May 2015 May 2015 1 2050

New Memorial Day for Veterans Dying From Lack of Health Care 1 Nasty Jack May 2015 May 2015 2 1962

U.S. military and civilians are increasingly divided 3 douglas9 May 2015 May 2015 1 2168

Fraggin' 3 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 8 2165

#GOSILENT on Memorial Day at 12:01 PM EDT 8 pinboy3niner May 2015 May 2015 11 3279

PTSD Pot Study Could Force Uncle Sam to Eat Crow 3 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 25 2409

My life is about to majorly change (for the better, I think) 12 Victor_c3 Mar 2015 May 2015 0 3186

Senate Panel OKs Letting VA Docs Give Advice on Medical Pot 0 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 0 1677

VVAW - From the National Office 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 3 1702

Oxy, The Wise Bomb (cartoon) 2 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 4 2155

Somewhere in this country at a VAMC, 3 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 0 1934

Military woman designs artificial limbs for fellow soldiers 0 unhappycamper May 2015 May 2015 4 1721

Have any of you used USFHP for your health insurance? 6 RGinNJ May 2015 May 2015 0 2100

Homeless Veteran Commits Suicide in VA Regional Office Parking Lot. 1 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 3 2022

Veterans and Public Lands 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 4 1670

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Military Allotment Processor Must Refund Servicemembers $3.1M For Charging Hidden Fees 4 douglas9 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2279

VFW, DAV, state respond to tax law fight 1 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 1758

Bill could provide relief for cities from disabled veteran property tax exemption 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 1846

One day, two congressional subpoenas for VA 0 nitpicker May 2015 May 2015 0 1779

I thought some of you might be intrigued to see 6 Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 May 2015 2 4361

“There is no cure for trauma. Once it enters the body, it stays there forever” 35 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Apr 2015 54 8268

Texas Senate Panel OKs Benefit Cuts for Veterans' Children 0 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1832

Jeb Bush is wrong on veterans' health care 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1773

Tennessee House Republicans reject Commitment to Property Tax Relief for Veterans, Seniors and Disab 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1685

Army to review decision to have male cadets wear high heels 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2041

Cross post about police reform 0 marym625 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1797

can anyone tell me if there is a repository for photos of civil war soldiers? 3 grasswire Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2403

Service Members Are Left in Dark on Health Errors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1783

My family needs advice re: our schizophrenic/manic/depressive brother 17 chknltl Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 6029

VA to change 40-mile rule for Veterans Choice program 2 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 3 2283

PTSD 4 Turbineguy Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2000

The Vietnam War, Part I: Early Years and Escalation 3 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 4 2139

Vindication After a Battlefield Error and Purple Hearts Long Denied 0 douglas9 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1824

organizers of military funerals may find it easier to honor veterans' unclaimed remain 1 Omaha Steve Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2031

Air Force veteran’s suicide sheds light on female soldiers and PTSD 0 jakeXT Mar 2015 Mar 2015 14 2107

USS Northampton 2 randys1 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2078

Whistleblowers: Veterans cheated out of benefits 1 jakeXT Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1919

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 appalachiablue Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1953

VA offers millions in grants to help homeless veterans 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2148

69-year-old Vietnam vet with throat cancer freezes to death after company shuts off his gas 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1650

Veterans for Peace Sues City of Boston for St. Patrick's Peace Parade Permit 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1654

President Obama will sign Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act Thursday, 2/12 5 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2211

Texas Has Appealed Federal Ruling on Free College Tuition for Veterans. 1 DhhD Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 2152

Senate unanimously passes Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act 1 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1916

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 2332

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Senate to pass first vets bill of 2015 honoring Texas sniper Clay Hunt 0 white cloud Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1834

L.A. leaders vow to end homelessness among veterans this year 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 4 1801

On my uncle and the liberation of Dachau 0 marym625 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 1902

Two Young Officers on How the Country Let the Military Down, and Vice Versa 0 jakeXT Jan 2015 Jan 2015 12 2070

The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Agent Orange 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 6 3731

Mayor Landrieu declares New Orleans first U.S. city to end veteran homelessness 0 Autumn Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 1975

Delbert F Juenemann 2 Kaleva Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2183

How Hard Will New Home-Loan Limits Hit Veterans? 1 white cloud Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2287

An Oklahoma Veteran's Open Letter to Senator Coburn 3 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 10 2549

Thanks guys* 1 mahina Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 2063

Veterans deserve better 1 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2026

Quit playing politics with veterans’ lives 0 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1783

The Kid in Upper 4 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2014 Dec 2014 3 2311

GOP senator (Coburn) blocks veterans' suicide prevention bill 0 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 1989

MSNBC: House approves Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act 4 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 8 2402

Senate introduces bill re mental health access and suicide prevention 4 nitpicker Nov 2014 Dec 2014 4 2366

The Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall Museum Foundation 4 Kaleva Oct 2014 Dec 2014 5 2956

Senate VA committee to hold hearing Dec 3 on hepatitis C 0 nitpicker Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1871

McDonald: 'VA can't do this job by itself' 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1961

Union Pacific tops transportation firms ranked on G.I. Jobs' military-friendly employers list 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1773

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