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In Memoriam to our group host pinboy3niner. 48 denbot Apr 2017 Sep 2024 58 80516
VA email translated from duckspeak to plain English. 0 usonian Wednesday Wednesday 6 367
Veterans With Gulf War Illness Were Finally Seeing Progress. Then Congress Cut Funding 2 GP6971 Tuesday Tuesday 3 303
47 Senate Lawmakers Oppose VA Disability Rule on Sleep Apnea, Tinnitus 0 GP6971 Jun 29 Jun 29 6 447
VA Audit Reveals Taxpayers on Hook For Up to $1.7B in Errors: Watchdog (Community Care) 2 GP6971 Jun 23 Jun 23 2 498
An Education Benefit for Veterans' Families Is Ending. Here's What to Know (Chapter 35) 0 GP6971 Jun 23 Jun 23 1 383
Supreme Court to Rule Whether Veterans Can Bypass VA to Secure Benefits 0 GP6971 Jun 23 Jun 23 2 443
Veterans Package Rolls 60 Bills Into One Military Congressional Push 3 GP6971 Jun 16 Jun 17 5 708
Email: This is a reminder that VA clinics and admin offices are closed Friday, 06, 19, 2026, in observance of Juneteenth 0 Shellback Squid Jun 16 Jun 16 5 402
Trump rendered a military salute during the National Anthem at yesterday's game. It pisses me off. 4 TomSlick Jun 9 Jun 9 16 682
HUD Moves to Limit Assistance Animals for Disabled Tenants 2 irisblue May 23 May 23 7 709
WWII Veteran Turns 105 As Nation Celebrates 250th Anniv: Ella Darby, WAVES, US Naval Women's Reserve 3 appalachiablue May 19 May 20 8 781
Another lying email from the VA! 4 Wonder Why Mar 2026 Apr 18 20 1299
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. 12 GP6971 Mar 2026 Apr 17 32 2487
VA Claims Are Moving Faster, But Some Veterans Still Wait Months for Decisions. Here's Why. 0 GP6971 Apr 2026 Apr 2026 2 884
Gary Sinise to headline National Vietnam Veteran Day "Welcome Home" event in DC 4 nitpicked Mar 2026 Mar 2026 5 1141
Rulings Over Veterans' Education Benefits Allow for 'Double-Dipping' 0 GP6971 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 820
How Your DD214 Decides What Veterans Benefits You Get 0 GP6971 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 8 941
Requesting permission to share our story from the daughter of a 2nd Lieutenant who volunteered for duty in Vietnam in 68 2 mahina Mar 2026 Mar 2026 10 1161
Florida Marine Veteran to Leave US After Long Citizenship Battle 8 Wonder Why Mar 2026 Mar 2026 22 1952
They were losers - just like we are losers - to Private Bonespurs. But what a story! 4 Wonder Why Feb 2026 Mar 2026 12 1557
7 Ways Veterans Can Protect Themselves From Scams (From Social Security Administration) Most apply to everyone. 0 usonian Mar 2026 Mar 2026 4 980
VA plans to scan a million veterans claims for signs of fraud 1 nitpicked Mar 2026 Mar 2026 6 1334
VA Is Rewriting Big Pieces of the Disability Rating Playbook 3 GP6971 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 1291
Now we're just noise - along with bein losers 1 Wonder Why Mar 2026 Mar 2026 11 1047
Juan Jose Valdez, Last Marine Out of Saigon, Dies at 88 2 douglas9 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 7 1201
WW2 Soldier from Tenn in Prison Camp Defied Nazis, Saved 200 Jewish US Troops Captured in The Bulge: Medal of Honor 4 appalachiablue Feb 2026 Feb 2026 6 1442
VA influenced by right wingers in new Email 0 Wonder Why Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 1007
Experience disobeying direct order 3 struggle4progress Feb 2026 Feb 2026 11 1334
Army vet deported to Jamaica after 50 years in U.S. 8 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 54 2812

Veterans Continued...

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A odd memory of B rations and C.L.P. 2 Dunc Feb 2026 Feb 2026 10 1214
VA Is Rewriting Big Pieces of the Disability Rating Playbook 2 GP6971 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 6 1085
CarMax to Pay Nearly $500,000 to Remedy Illegal Repossessions of U.S. Servicemembers' Vehicles 1 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 6 1132
VA pauses new disability rule 2 days after announcing it 2 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 14 1354
Now that Malanoma has her own movie, the Thing in the White House wants one. It's to be called 1 Wonder Why Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 1211
VA protects Veterans' Second Amendment rights, streamlines survivors' benefits, and more 1 Wonder Why Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 988
American MIA Group and Filipino Muslim Government Unite to Bring Home World War II Servicemen 0 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 2 978
Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings 1 Jacson6 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 11 1311
California Passes Law Severely Limiting Veteran 'Claim Shark' Companies 0 GP6971 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 929
VA Launches Plan to Expand Dental Care Access for Veterans 0 GP6971 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 5 884
'Double-dipping' controversy bars injured and ill vets from getting full benefits 1 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 8 1191
This clip from The Outlaw Josy Wales says exactly how I felt after I got home from my second tour in Vietnam: 6 MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2026 Feb 2026 20 1926
Governor Newsome helps veterans by closing a loophole created by Congress. 1 70sEraVet Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 1173
Senator grills senior enlisted leaders about privatized housing NDAs 0 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 1136
VA sets new record for customer satisfaction in memorial services 4 Wonder Why Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 1235
'I Felt Like a Factory Worker.' Why VA Psychologists Are Burning Out 0 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 14 1144
National Guardsman who left M4 at New Orleans hotel to undergo 'retraining' 2 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 1301
Food insecurity among military families up 12 percentage points in nonprofit's 2025 survey 1 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 1132
Navy pilot to receive Medal of Honor nearly 75 years after shooting down 4 MiGs 2 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 9 1278
Murdered Alex Pretti 3 Wonder Why Jan 2026 Jan 2026 9 1534
Finding Solace In Chickens: One Veteran's Fight To Save His Flock and Mental Health 3 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 1264
Will the VA announce the Alex Pretti Humanitarian Award to be given to any employee who speaks out 2 Wonder Why Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 1242
Did A Mysterious "Sonic Weapon" Really Aid Delta Force In Capturing Maduro? 3 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1599
Pentagon 'temporarily' removes loot box vending machine from food court 2 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1522
When VA Benefits Do and Don't Count as Income 0 GP6971 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 1056
Defense Department to overhaul military newspaper Stars and Stripes 7 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1867
What is a Lucky Box and why is there one at the Pentagon? 6 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 2081
Veteran says he was seized by immigration agents on cruise in case of mistaken identity 2 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 16 1470
PTSD Study Up And Running Cannabis For Veterans 2 GP6971 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1288
Congress Redrew Military, VA Benefits in 2025. The Changes Are Massive. 0 GP6971 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 13 1485

Veterans Continued...

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Trump Administration Bans Abortion Care for Veterans 2 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1400
Once Again, Health Care Proves to Be a Bitter Political Pill for G.O.P. (New V.A. info included, a.k.a. privatization) 1 usonian Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 1266
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as 'warrior dividend' bonus 2 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 1349
What Every Veteran Needs to Know About Medicare by Age 65 1 GP6971 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1390
Navy pilot who took out 4 Soviet jets in covered-up mission may get Medal of Honor 2 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 15 1753
VA Warned These Companies They May Be Breaking the Law. Most Are Still in Business 3 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 13 1930
The Orders Project 1 mysteryowl Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1388
Inside the Million Veteran Program's Growth and What It Means for VA Healthcare 0 GP6971 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1232
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts - The Soldier's Lens Digital Exhibition 0 HAB911 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1332
More than $1.7 million raised for 88-year-old Army veteran working at grocery store 1 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 7 1519
MALS-36 Commander Relieved of Command Duties 5 Wonder Why Dec 2025 Dec 2025 14 2130
Bill Would Force VA to Reveal Secret List of Toxic Exposure Illnesses 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 9 1321
Veterans' Private Residential Treatment Must Match VA's Quality and Cost 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 6 1267
Military Veterans Who Refused COVID Vaccine Now Eligible for GI Bill Benefits 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 0 1320
Robert L. Stirm, Returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-Winning Photo, Dies at 92 0 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 12 1412
Vietnam War pilot and longest-held Marine POW laid to rest at Arlington 5 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 24 2057
Yearly list of Veteran's Day freebies 1 usonian Nov 2025 Nov 2025 3 2401
US troops given German food bank advice amid shutdown 1 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 5 1510
Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law' in Caribbean strikes 0 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 18 1712
They've Never Been Arrested. Why Does the FBI List Thousands of Service Members as Potential Criminals? 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 12 1804
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