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Iraq War vet denied medical marijuana for PTSD first to buy legal pot in Colorado 6 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 13 2786

New legs, new goals for Olympia soldier 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1576

Veterans benefits to rise 1.5 percent on Jan. 1 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2056

Retirement pay cuts upset Fayetteville veterans 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 1777

I need every resource you have 10 w8liftinglady Dec 2013 Dec 2013 6 2985

VA Simplifies Brain Injury Claims Process 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1569

Research links PTSD, veterans’ concussions 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1572

The war next door | Can a vet with PTSD come home? 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 1848

The Cavalry at Home: A soldier’s wounds and a will to live 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1925

So this is how we support our troops 5 tazkcmo Dec 2013 Dec 2013 11 2244

The 6,000-Page Report on CIA Torture Has Now Been Suppressed for 1 Year 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1612

PTSD Is Not New 6 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2436

Judge: Mt. Soledad cross must come down (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1654

Programs at UNO, Bellevue University provide VA assistance to vets on campus 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1579

Budget cuts might slow improvements in veterans’ homelessness 1 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1780

NY Times Editorial Board Offers Their Very Serious People Bona Fides 4 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2084

VA doctors renewed prescriptions without seeing patients 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1778

Sen. Murray seeks expansion of behavorial therapy for military families 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1561

NEW: VA Offers Dental Insurance Program 2 pinboy3niner Nov 2013 Dec 2013 12 2005

So my mom gave me her brother's paperwork 6 nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2382

Report on Legionnaires' disease outbreak at VA due soon 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1638

Wounded Veterans' Groups Wage War 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2068

Following complaints, Army medical records board honoring latest Madigan PTSD diagnoses 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2106

Chelsea Manning: Giving Thanks 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1569

Only the Dead Stop Fighting 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1839

Terry Sanford High students embark on military mission through Rapid Strike flight simulator 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1779

Feds Owe Ongoing Notice to Drug Test Subjects 1 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1712

What is a veterans treatment court? 2 rdharma Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1758

Panel: Arlington cemetery should tighten grave rules 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2060

Study: Military teens more sad, hopeless 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1886

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A Nam Vet post in GD gets no respect 8 Omaha Steve Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2911

How Military Spouses With Secondary Trauma Are Left Out in the Cold 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1667

Marine Corps fight escalates over handling of case involving troops urinating on corpses 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1871

As US struggles with deficits, veterans’ programs considered 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 1964

Suicide among military-connected youth a growing concern 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1716

Congress Must Scrap Generous DoD Benefits For Future Forces: Rep. Hunter 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1967

Malpractice claims against veterans hospitals on the rise 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1661

“They Were Soldiers” Author Discusses High Cost of War for America’s Veterans 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1587

Beck ‘historian’ David Barton: Bible will ‘get rid of’ PTSD if soldiers are God’s warriors 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2083

Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1781

APNewsBreak: Military suicides drop; unclear why 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1705

Concerns growing as Navy increases presence on high school campuses 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2569

Air charter provider Global Aviation files for bankruptcy again 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2003

Trial to start for Air Force officer accused of groping 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1585

Combat Veterans May Have the Antidote to What Ails Us 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 7 1846

FBI Investigating Possible Child Sex Abuse At Fort Meade 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1711

Mexico accuses ex-U.S. soldier of leading kidnapping gang 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1886

Op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden: 'Joining Forces' with you on Veterans Day 0 Tx4obama Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1644

What ails veterans (not what you think). 2 silverweb Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1777

Study examines treatment for PTSD 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1963

SOng for Veteran's Day, by one of my favorite Artists 'round these parts.... 0 concreteblue Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1773

WAR IS A RACKET 5 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 8 2281

Top 10 Ways to Really Honor our Veterans 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1672

Homeward Bound Telethon with Allen Alda LIVE STREAM on NOW!!! 1 rdharma Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1628

Specialty care denied in several cases at Fort Hood 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2214

Keep America at Peace: Keep the Pentagon Sequester 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1595

Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan Battle Lung Trouble 1 jakeXT Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1884

Service Chiefs Critique Hagel’s SCMR: ‘Rosy’ & ‘Dangerous’ Assumptions 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1705

US Navy Suspends Two Top Admirals In Connection With Bribery Scheme Involving Prostitutes 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1888

Secret Brief On DoD Readiness Woes Set For House Members; HASC Hopes To Sway GOP Leaders 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1775

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VA secretary touts recent progress to reduce veteran waiting times 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1584

Impatient Congress presses ahead on military sexual-assault law 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1588

Pressure Snowballs To Fix Pentagon Buys; Kendall Outlines Scrub Of All Acquistion Laws 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1748

Pentagon arms buyer stresses accountability on weapons programs 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1535

Military chiefs warn budget cuts could raise casualties 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1710

Bales prosecutor says quick resolution made sense in massacre case 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1587

Pentagon: Reports of sexual assaults up 46 percent 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1489

FAA: Drone access to U.S. skies will take longer 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1556

BOOK REVIEW: Hell on the home front 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1610

Microsoft giving away free IT training -- and a job -- to soldiers 1 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1703

First of its kind JBLM center consolidates services for sex assault victims 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1621

'Howard Zinn Read-In' Celebrates Power of 'Dangerous' Education 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1780

San Diego getting futuristic ($5~7 billion dollar) destroyer 3 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2399

'Big, striking horror:' US military doctors allowed torture of detainees, new study claims 11 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 29 4306

Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz, Navy Commander, Accused Of Selling Secrets For Prostitutes, Lady Gaga 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1940

US threatens Turkish F-35 jet deal 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1804

N.C. Army medical center to cut more than 500 jobs 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1834

70,000 disabled vets still have chance to gain ‘retiree’ status (please pass along) 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1592

Guard ordered to ensure gay spouses’ benefits 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1684

Scrooge Republicans prefer Pentagon White Elephants to Food Stamps for Poor Children 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1719

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