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In Memoriam to our group host pinboy3niner. 48 denbot Apr 2017 Sep 2024 58 81028
VA email translated from duckspeak to plain English. 0 usonian Jul 1 Jul 1 6 409
Veterans With Gulf War Illness Were Finally Seeing Progress. Then Congress Cut Funding 2 GP6971 Jun 30 Jun 30 3 347
47 Senate Lawmakers Oppose VA Disability Rule on Sleep Apnea, Tinnitus 0 GP6971 Jun 29 Jun 29 6 505
VA Audit Reveals Taxpayers on Hook For Up to $1.7B in Errors: Watchdog (Community Care) 2 GP6971 Jun 23 Jun 23 2 539
An Education Benefit for Veterans' Families Is Ending. Here's What to Know (Chapter 35) 0 GP6971 Jun 23 Jun 23 1 417
Supreme Court to Rule Whether Veterans Can Bypass VA to Secure Benefits 0 GP6971 Jun 23 Jun 23 2 471
Veterans Package Rolls 60 Bills Into One Military Congressional Push 3 GP6971 Jun 16 Jun 17 5 740
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 5 428
Trump rendered a military salute during the National Anthem at yesterday's game. It pisses me off. 4 TomSlick Jun 9 Jun 9 16 739
HUD Moves to Limit Assistance Animals for Disabled Tenants 2 irisblue May 23 May 23 7 743
WWII Veteran Turns 105 As Nation Celebrates 250th Anniv: Ella Darby, WAVES, US Naval Women's Reserve 3 appalachiablue May 19 May 20 8 822
Another lying email from the VA! 4 Wonder Why Mar 2026 Apr 18 20 1348
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. 12 GP6971 Mar 2026 Apr 17 32 2588
VA Claims Are Moving Faster, But Some Veterans Still Wait Months for Decisions. Here's Why. 0 GP6971 Apr 2026 Apr 2026 2 914
Gary Sinise to headline National Vietnam Veteran Day "Welcome Home" event in DC 4 nitpicked Mar 2026 Mar 2026 5 1201
Rulings Over Veterans' Education Benefits Allow for 'Double-Dipping' 0 GP6971 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 849
How Your DD214 Decides What Veterans Benefits You Get 0 GP6971 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 8 972
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 1197
Florida Marine Veteran to Leave US After Long Citizenship Battle 8 Wonder Why Mar 2026 Mar 2026 22 2045
They were losers - just like we are losers - to Private Bonespurs. But what a story! 4 Wonder Why Feb 2026 Mar 2026 12 1610
7 Ways Veterans Can Protect Themselves From Scams (From Social Security Administration) Most apply to everyone. 0 usonian Mar 2026 Mar 2026 4 1015
VA plans to scan a million veterans claims for signs of fraud 1 nitpicked Mar 2026 Mar 2026 6 1372
VA Is Rewriting Big Pieces of the Disability Rating Playbook 3 GP6971 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 1340
Now we're just noise - along with bein losers 1 Wonder Why Mar 2026 Mar 2026 11 1087
Juan Jose Valdez, Last Marine Out of Saigon, Dies at 88 2 douglas9 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 7 1244
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 1488
VA influenced by right wingers in new Email 0 Wonder Why Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 1030
Experience disobeying direct order 3 struggle4progress Feb 2026 Feb 2026 11 1385
Army vet deported to Jamaica after 50 years in U.S. 8 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 54 2890

Veterans Continued...

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A odd memory of B rations and C.L.P. 2 Dunc Feb 2026 Feb 2026 10 1253
VA Is Rewriting Big Pieces of the Disability Rating Playbook 2 GP6971 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 6 1123
CarMax to Pay Nearly $500,000 to Remedy Illegal Repossessions of U.S. Servicemembers' Vehicles 1 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 6 1173
VA pauses new disability rule 2 days after announcing it 2 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 14 1397
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 1238
VA protects Veterans' Second Amendment rights, streamlines survivors' benefits, and more 1 Wonder Why Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 1028
American MIA Group and Filipino Muslim Government Unite to Bring Home World War II Servicemen 0 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 2 1014
Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings 1 Jacson6 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 11 1343
California Passes Law Severely Limiting Veteran 'Claim Shark' Companies 0 GP6971 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 963
VA Launches Plan to Expand Dental Care Access for Veterans 0 GP6971 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 5 915
'Double-dipping' controversy bars injured and ill vets from getting full benefits 1 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 8 1221
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 1994
Governor Newsome helps veterans by closing a loophole created by Congress. 1 70sEraVet Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 1213
Senator grills senior enlisted leaders about privatized housing NDAs 0 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 1161
VA sets new record for customer satisfaction in memorial services 4 Wonder Why Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 1282
'I Felt Like a Factory Worker.' Why VA Psychologists Are Burning Out 0 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 14 1179
National Guardsman who left M4 at New Orleans hotel to undergo 'retraining' 2 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 1344
Food insecurity among military families up 12 percentage points in nonprofit's 2025 survey 1 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 1161
Navy pilot to receive Medal of Honor nearly 75 years after shooting down 4 MiGs 2 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 9 1314
Murdered Alex Pretti 3 Wonder Why Jan 2026 Jan 2026 9 1573
Finding Solace In Chickens: One Veteran's Fight To Save His Flock and Mental Health 3 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 1316
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 1283
Did A Mysterious "Sonic Weapon" Really Aid Delta Force In Capturing Maduro? 3 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1646
Pentagon 'temporarily' removes loot box vending machine from food court 2 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1557
When VA Benefits Do and Don't Count as Income 0 GP6971 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 1087
Defense Department to overhaul military newspaper Stars and Stripes 7 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1937
What is a Lucky Box and why is there one at the Pentagon? 6 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 2147
Veteran says he was seized by immigration agents on cruise in case of mistaken identity 2 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 16 1502
PTSD Study Up And Running Cannabis For Veterans 2 GP6971 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1318
Congress Redrew Military, VA Benefits in 2025. The Changes Are Massive. 0 GP6971 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 13 1510

Veterans Continued...

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Trump Administration Bans Abortion Care for Veterans 2 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1436
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 1293
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as 'warrior dividend' bonus 2 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 1381
What Every Veteran Needs to Know About Medicare by Age 65 1 GP6971 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1424
Navy pilot who took out 4 Soviet jets in covered-up mission may get Medal of Honor 2 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 15 1797
VA Warned These Companies They May Be Breaking the Law. Most Are Still in Business 3 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 13 1970
The Orders Project 1 mysteryowl Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1422
Inside the Million Veteran Program's Growth and What It Means for VA Healthcare 0 GP6971 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1254
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts - The Soldier's Lens Digital Exhibition 0 HAB911 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1359
More than $1.7 million raised for 88-year-old Army veteran working at grocery store 1 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 7 1549
MALS-36 Commander Relieved of Command Duties 5 Wonder Why Dec 2025 Dec 2025 14 2184
Bill Would Force VA to Reveal Secret List of Toxic Exposure Illnesses 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 9 1347
Veterans' Private Residential Treatment Must Match VA's Quality and Cost 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 6 1289
Military Veterans Who Refused COVID Vaccine Now Eligible for GI Bill Benefits 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 0 1345
Robert L. Stirm, Returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-Winning Photo, Dies at 92 0 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 12 1448
Vietnam War pilot and longest-held Marine POW laid to rest at Arlington 5 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 24 2118
Yearly list of Veteran's Day freebies 1 usonian Nov 2025 Nov 2025 3 2436
US troops given German food bank advice amid shutdown 1 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 5 1540
Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law' in Caribbean strikes 0 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 18 1741
They've Never Been Arrested. Why Does the FBI List Thousands of Service Members as Potential Criminals? 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 12 1829
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