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MI men arrested for viciously beating Army veteran they considered a ‘n*gger lover’ 9 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 8 2957

Veterans push to smoke pot to ease PTSD, other ailments 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 5 1621

Vietnam POW Jeremiah Denton Jr. dies in Va. Beach 4 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Apr 2014 9 11092

CIR: VA paid out $200 million in wrongful death settlements since 2001 6 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 2429

Gov. Scott Walker's actions are a disservice to veterans 0 white cloud Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1774

Mental health experts dispute linking PTSD to violence after Fort Hood shooting 2 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 1862

Poll: Most recent vets battle physical, mental issues 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 8 1681

'Out of Options': Veterans With PTSD Hit Pot Underground 5 jakeXT Apr 2014 Apr 2014 8 9912

After the Wars: A Legacy of Pain and Pride 1 n2doc Mar 2014 Mar 2014 5 2359

Flags on National Mall represent veteran suicides 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 9 2212

Remembered: the heroes of "The Great Escape" 1 theHandpuppet Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1932

Colleges struggle with turning veterans into graduates 2 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 1966

Mandatory mail order begins for Tricare seniors 3 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 2168

New York City inmate, a retired Marine, 'baked to death' in cell 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1816

Veterans charity charged with deceiving the public 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2014 Mar 2014 5 1745

What’s in Veterans Affairs’ $164 Billion Budget? 0 white cloud Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1837

Mentally ill homeless vet ‘essentially baked to death’ in New York City jail cell 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 2030

Medals of Honor Go to 24 Army Veterans Who Had Been Denied 0 white cloud Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1635

Obama's day: Medal of Honor 1 white cloud Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 1803

Veterans call for end to asbestos lawsuit bill 0 white cloud Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1736

Multiple employees at Milwaukee's VA Center under investigation 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 2058

Federal Investigative Agency Allegedly Snubbed Audio Tape of Scheme to Destroy VA's Healthcare Recor 2 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 7 2228

‘We have to learn how to come home,’ says veteran at conference 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1738

From War In The Desert To 'Murder Ball On Ice' 0 jakeXT Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1746

My recent VA experience 20 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 34 4579

(WA) Lakewood nonprofit a one-stop shop for those leaving military (xpost from NSD) 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1841

Vietnam veterans sue U.S. military for discharge upgrades over PTSD 2 douglas9 Mar 2014 Mar 2014 5 2085

#Helpvets a good video about Veteran Bill block 0 white cloud Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 2416

Dozens of veterans’ priorities rolled into one bill 5 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 5 2221

Olympia man suing Veterans Administration after he contracted MRSA 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1781

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Air Force Aircraft Returned from Vietnam Identified as Postwar Source of Agent Orange Contamination 0 douglas9 Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1923

President Obama to Award Medal of Honor (24 medals) 0 Tx4obama Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1705

Veterans often find jobs serving the community 3 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2422

Congress OKs full pension boost for working-age vets 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1747

VA urged to form registry of roadside bomb victims 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1675

VA inspection reveals patient develops ulcer, loses wheelchair during Augusta stay 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1639

Pentagon Proposes Plan to Gut Commissary's Budget 5 nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2303

(Tricare) Defense official vows some relief from surprise lab fees 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1878

Post-9/11 GI Bill focus of new online system 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1797

Report: VA needs better strategy to handle disability backlog 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1744

Female veterans salute their sisters-in-arms 4 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2228

Feds establish complaint system for student vets 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1793

Va. bills that offer job help for vets, spouses advance 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1944

For injured veteran, war continues even at home 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1824

Former Oklahoma American Legion official is charged 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2060

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 1724

“Combat” deaths at home 4 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2316

Veterans upset over proposed disability filing changes 3 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2067

Seeking vet friend from long ago 7 uppityperson Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2656

New ‘COLA fix’ creates have, have-not retiree protection 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1823

A Wearable Landmine Detector That Slips Inside A Shoe 2 douglas9 Jan 2014 Jan 2014 9 2110

Fort Hood Tricare center to close 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2063

Survivors of traumatic brain injuries more likely to die young 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1857

Pentagon: Budget cuts affect veteran survivor benefits 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1775

Navy, Army, Air Force link resources with Puget Sound health care network 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1717

Some lab fees soon will be billed to Tricare patients 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2076

VA reports spike in suicides among youngest vets 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1575

DoD seeks plan to shut all U.S. commissaries 5 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Jan 2014 5 2752

Lawyer for Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair argues for fair trial 3 unhappycamper Jun 2013 Jan 2014 0 3242

Veterans May Receive Contamination Benefits (Camp Lejeune) 2 douglas9 Sep 2013 Jan 2014 2 2379

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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 3048

New legs, new goals for Olympia soldier 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1726

Veterans benefits to rise 1.5 percent on Jan. 1 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2218

Retirement pay cuts upset Fayetteville veterans 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 1902

I need every resource you have 10 w8liftinglady Dec 2013 Dec 2013 6 3355

VA Simplifies Brain Injury Claims Process 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1699

Research links PTSD, veterans’ concussions 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1698

The war next door | Can a vet with PTSD come home? 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 1970

The Cavalry at Home: A soldier’s wounds and a will to live 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2046

So this is how we support our troops 5 tazkcmo Dec 2013 Dec 2013 11 2474

The 6,000-Page Report on CIA Torture Has Now Been Suppressed for 1 Year 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1736

PTSD Is Not New 6 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2701

Judge: Mt. Soledad cross must come down (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1764

Programs at UNO, Bellevue University provide VA assistance to vets on campus 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1721

Budget cuts might slow improvements in veterans’ homelessness 1 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1920

NY Times Editorial Board Offers Their Very Serious People Bona Fides 4 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2255

VA doctors renewed prescriptions without seeing patients 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1933

Sen. Murray seeks expansion of behavorial therapy for military families 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1688

NEW: VA Offers Dental Insurance Program 2 pinboy3niner Nov 2013 Dec 2013 12 2142

So my mom gave me her brother's paperwork 6 nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2630

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