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Senate passes bipartisan bill offering veterans more medical care options 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1778

Perry, Texas hospitals propose plan for VA backlog 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1744

Veterans in Fayetteville, region say they can attest to VA health care delays 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1625

Washington's Cold Shoulder for Defrauded Students and Soldiers 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 1769

From War to Sleeping on the Street 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1871

Patients at Fayetteville VA Medical Center have longest wait times in the country, audit says 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1754

VA orders probe of Colorado Springs veterans clinics 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1743

VA audit of veterans' health care wait times finds Anchorage satisfactory 3 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 2053

VA audit: Escondido clinic flagged 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1842

(WA) 59-day wait for new local VA patients, audit shows 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1830

Data sought on how veterans fare as civilians 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1658

Exchange chief: Let 22 million vets shop exchanges online 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1702

Are there any Gulf War I vets' advocacy and support organizations? 14 politicat Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 3365

Aurora police: Suicidal veteran diagnosed wtih PTSD killed by officer 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1811

Agency checking if VA retaliated against workers 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1678

New VA secretary plans to allow veterans to seek ‘purchased care’ at other hospitals 7 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 2475

Senators Reach Accord Easing Worries Over Veterans’ Health Measure 0 white cloud Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2065

On D-Day: Remembering the Muslim Troops who Fought the Axis 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 1901

Senators reach bipartisan deal on veterans health scandal as 18 deaths are confirmed 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1785

Here's The Simple Reason Congress Hasn't Fixed The VA 4 white cloud Jun 2014 Jun 2014 25 2855

Veterans Group Targets Mitch McConnell, Richard Burr In New Ad Campaign 2 white cloud Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 2051

"Don't Call This Veteran a Hero" 5 silverweb Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2861

Who Really Broke Veterans Affairs? 5 white cloud May 2014 Jun 2014 2 2435

Jon Stewart rips Oliver North: Are you mad that prisoner-trading has ‘gone mainstream’? 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 2062

Last of Navajo World War II ‘code talkers’ dies in New Mexico 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1772

California voters support plan to spend $600 million for homeless veterans 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 1781

Study links Iraq veterans’ respiratory problems to metallic dust from ‘burn pits’ at U.S. base 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1988

Tinnitus 18 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Jun 2014 13 5271

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1730

VA Scapegoat Sacrificed, So Now Can We Fix The VA? 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 4 2115

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Former Air Force toilet-unplugger wraps self in flag, clutches guns, tells you to ‘Google’ history 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 6 1861

Congress puts Veterans in eight different priority groups to receive V.A. health care. 8 pwb May 2014 May 2014 1 3150

IG: Phoenix VA hospital missed care for 1,700 vets 1 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 1748

Veterans Lash Out At GOP Senator’s Attempt To Politicize VA Scandal 1 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 3 1821

A MESSAGE TO VETERANS FROM THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 4 1863

VoteVets Chair Jon Soltz: Critics Demanding Shinseki Resignation Are ‘Hypocrites’ 4 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 4 2172

The Real Veterans Scandal: 258,000 Have No Healthcare Thanks to GOP Governors 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 4 2225

De Blasio, at Memorial Day Events, Pays Tribute to Veterans 0 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 0 1661

Veterans Groups Lash Out at Republican Senator 3 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 6 2183

Dozens Of Hearings Later, Lawmakers Pressed On Where They've Been On VA Dysfunction 1 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 2 1747

Take Care Of Your Veterans 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1562

The War on America's Military Veterans, Waged with SWAT Teams, Surveillance and Neglect 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 1765

Memorial Day: For Vets, Too Many Delays and Not Enough Parades 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 2 1733

What Do You Think About Secretary Eric K. Shinseki? (Poll) 4 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 3591

Memorial Day: Despair and Resilience 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1619

My Ongoing VA Journey 19 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 11 5944

Notes From The Boonies 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1922

LAPD sued for $20M in live-on-TV shooting 4 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 2167

Fraggin' 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 1830

Remember the Children 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1705

Eric Shinseki, "mad as hell" over VA scandal, is grilled by senators 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 2073

Report on VA due within 3 weeks, Shinseki says 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 1647

New Names Etched on Vietnam Wall 2 jakeXT May 2014 May 2014 2 2401

Have any of you Vietnam era guys been back to Vietnam since the war? 5 Victor_c3 Apr 2014 May 2014 0 2162

question about the VN war and its veterans 45 steve2470 Mar 2014 May 2014 0 10740

For some vets, the war will never end 2 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 2044

Pulitzer-winning series used as tool to lobby for change 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1810

Volunteer docs, dentists fill holes in vet coverage 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1735

Veterans bike through Vietnam to help heal wounds of war 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 1739

U.S. special forces struggle with record suicides: admiral 1 jakeXT Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 1850

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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 2498

An Int’l Trail of Death and Heartbreak: How the Bush Wars came home with the Vets 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1755

Veterans and White Supremacy 2 douglas9 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 2005

Military sexual assault victims face agonizing choice 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 1701

Military caregivers getting assistance as awareness of their struggle grows 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 1627

The Gazette and reporter Dave Philipps win Pulitzer Prize 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1732

Soldiers stuck in backlogged disability system can't go forward, can't go back 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1862

LaRue: Afghan vet loses a leg, finds his purpose 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1638

Battle over Tomball veteran's home could be headed to a jury trial 2 douglas9 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1981

Large numbers of vets with PTSD live near military bases 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1621

Retiring the A-10 Early Puts Troops' Lives at Risk 6 douglas9 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 2202

Veterans Affairs grilled by House over avoidable deaths 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1612

Gary Sinise is coming to my community to support a local disabled vet 10 pinboy3niner Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 3235

MI men arrested for viciously beating Army veteran they considered a ‘n*gger lover’ 9 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 8 2912

Veterans push to smoke pot to ease PTSD, other ailments 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 5 1608

Vietnam POW Jeremiah Denton Jr. dies in Va. Beach 4 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Apr 2014 9 11066

CIR: VA paid out $200 million in wrongful death settlements since 2001 6 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 2391

Gov. Scott Walker's actions are a disservice to veterans 0 white cloud Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1754

Mental health experts dispute linking PTSD to violence after Fort Hood shooting 2 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 1838

Poll: Most recent vets battle physical, mental issues 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 8 1664

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