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My recent VA experience 20 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 34 4275

(WA) Lakewood nonprofit a one-stop shop for those leaving military (xpost from NSD) 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1732

Vietnam veterans sue U.S. military for discharge upgrades over PTSD 2 douglas9 Mar 2014 Mar 2014 5 1992

#Helpvets a good video about Veteran Bill block 0 white cloud Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 2315

Dozens of veterans’ priorities rolled into one bill 5 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 5 2104

Olympia man suing Veterans Administration after he contracted MRSA 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1691

Air Force Aircraft Returned from Vietnam Identified as Postwar Source of Agent Orange Contamination 0 douglas9 Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1858

President Obama to Award Medal of Honor (24 medals) 0 Tx4obama Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1639

Veterans often find jobs serving the community 3 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2328

Congress OKs full pension boost for working-age vets 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1677

VA urged to form registry of roadside bomb victims 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1610

VA inspection reveals patient develops ulcer, loses wheelchair during Augusta stay 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1575

Pentagon Proposes Plan to Gut Commissary's Budget 5 nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2173

(Tricare) Defense official vows some relief from surprise lab fees 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1784

Post-9/11 GI Bill focus of new online system 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1714

Report: VA needs better strategy to handle disability backlog 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1675

Female veterans salute their sisters-in-arms 4 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2111

Feds establish complaint system for student vets 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1720

Va. bills that offer job help for vets, spouses advance 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1864

For injured veteran, war continues even at home 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1746

Former Oklahoma American Legion official is charged 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1994

Army wants to delay giving certain notice to the veterans on whom it tested drugs during the ColdWar 0 jakeXT Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1655

“Combat” deaths at home 4 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2207

Veterans upset over proposed disability filing changes 3 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1975

Seeking vet friend from long ago 7 uppityperson Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2493

New ‘COLA fix’ creates have, have-not retiree protection 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1749

A Wearable Landmine Detector That Slips Inside A Shoe 2 douglas9 Jan 2014 Jan 2014 9 2031

Fort Hood Tricare center to close 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1986

Survivors of traumatic brain injuries more likely to die young 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1787

Pentagon: Budget cuts affect veteran survivor benefits 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1697

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Navy, Army, Air Force link resources with Puget Sound health care network 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1650

Some lab fees soon will be billed to Tricare patients 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2009

VA reports spike in suicides among youngest vets 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1507

DoD seeks plan to shut all U.S. commissaries 5 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Jan 2014 5 2633

Lawyer for Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair argues for fair trial 3 unhappycamper Jun 2013 Jan 2014 0 3123

Veterans May Receive Contamination Benefits (Camp Lejeune) 2 douglas9 Sep 2013 Jan 2014 2 2284

Iraq War vet denied medical marijuana for PTSD first to buy legal pot in Colorado 6 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 13 2922

New legs, new goals for Olympia soldier 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1639

Veterans benefits to rise 1.5 percent on Jan. 1 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2131

Retirement pay cuts upset Fayetteville veterans 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 1833

I need every resource you have 10 w8liftinglady Dec 2013 Dec 2013 6 3172

VA Simplifies Brain Injury Claims Process 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1622

Research links PTSD, veterans’ concussions 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1620

The war next door | Can a vet with PTSD come home? 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 1898

The Cavalry at Home: A soldier’s wounds and a will to live 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1977

So this is how we support our troops 5 tazkcmo Dec 2013 Dec 2013 11 2363

The 6,000-Page Report on CIA Torture Has Now Been Suppressed for 1 Year 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1672

PTSD Is Not New 6 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2565

Judge: Mt. Soledad cross must come down (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1702

Programs at UNO, Bellevue University provide VA assistance to vets on campus 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1641

Budget cuts might slow improvements in veterans’ homelessness 1 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1845

NY Times Editorial Board Offers Their Very Serious People Bona Fides 4 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2174

VA doctors renewed prescriptions without seeing patients 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1844

Sen. Murray seeks expansion of behavorial therapy for military families 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1627

NEW: VA Offers Dental Insurance Program 2 pinboy3niner Nov 2013 Dec 2013 12 2071

So my mom gave me her brother's paperwork 6 nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2516

Report on Legionnaires' disease outbreak at VA due soon 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1686

Wounded Veterans' Groups Wage War 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2139

Following complaints, Army medical records board honoring latest Madigan PTSD diagnoses 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2171

Chelsea Manning: Giving Thanks 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1615

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Only the Dead Stop Fighting 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1882

Terry Sanford High students embark on military mission through Rapid Strike flight simulator 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1837

Feds Owe Ongoing Notice to Drug Test Subjects 1 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1773

What is a veterans treatment court? 2 rdharma Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1818

Panel: Arlington cemetery should tighten grave rules 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2145

Study: Military teens more sad, hopeless 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1944

A Nam Vet post in GD gets no respect 8 Omaha Steve Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 3059

How Military Spouses With Secondary Trauma Are Left Out in the Cold 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1708

Marine Corps fight escalates over handling of case involving troops urinating on corpses 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1950

As US struggles with deficits, veterans’ programs considered 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 2024

Suicide among military-connected youth a growing concern 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1760

Congress Must Scrap Generous DoD Benefits For Future Forces: Rep. Hunter 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2050

Malpractice claims against veterans hospitals on the rise 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1707

“They Were Soldiers” Author Discusses High Cost of War for America’s Veterans 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1636

Beck ‘historian’ David Barton: Bible will ‘get rid of’ PTSD if soldiers are God’s warriors 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2161

Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1872

APNewsBreak: Military suicides drop; unclear why 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1774

Concerns growing as Navy increases presence on high school campuses 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2657

Air charter provider Global Aviation files for bankruptcy again 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2078

Trial to start for Air Force officer accused of groping 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1629

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