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In Memoriam to our group host pinboy3niner. 48 denbot Apr 2017 Sep 2024 58 79899

VA Audit Reveals Taxpayers on Hook For Up to $1.7B in Errors: Watchdog (Community Care) 2 GP6971 2 hrs ago 1 hr ago 2 164

An Education Benefit for Veterans' Families Is Ending. Here's What to Know (Chapter 35) 0 GP6971 3 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 1 188

Supreme Court to Rule Whether Veterans Can Bypass VA to Secure Benefits 0 GP6971 3 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 2 231

Veterans Package Rolls 60 Bills Into One Military Congressional Push 3 GP6971 Tuesday Wednesday 5 583

Email: This is a reminder that VA clinics and admin offices are closed Friday, 06, 19, 2026, in observance of Juneteenth 0 Shellback Squid Tuesday Tuesday 5 304

Trump rendered a military salute during the National Anthem at yesterday's game. It pisses me off. 4 TomSlick Jun 9 Jun 9 16 552

HUD Moves to Limit Assistance Animals for Disabled Tenants 2 irisblue May 23 May 23 7 627

WWII Veteran Turns 105 As Nation Celebrates 250th Anniv: Ella Darby, WAVES, US Naval Women's Reserve 3 appalachiablue May 19 May 20 8 674

Another lying email from the VA! 4 Wonder Why Mar 26 Apr 18 20 1203

You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. 12 GP6971 Mar 30 Apr 17 32 2345

VA Claims Are Moving Faster, But Some Veterans Still Wait Months for Decisions. Here's Why. 0 GP6971 Apr 6 Apr 6 2 796

Gary Sinise to headline National Vietnam Veteran Day "Welcome Home" event in DC 4 nitpicked Mar 26 Mar 26 5 1040

Rulings Over Veterans' Education Benefits Allow for 'Double-Dipping' 0 GP6971 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 730

How Your DD214 Decides What Veterans Benefits You Get 0 GP6971 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 8 856

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 1070

Florida Marine Veteran to Leave US After Long Citizenship Battle 8 Wonder Why Mar 2026 Mar 2026 22 1804

They were losers - just like we are losers - to Private Bonespurs. But what a story! 4 Wonder Why Feb 2026 Mar 2026 12 1444

7 Ways Veterans Can Protect Themselves From Scams (From Social Security Administration) Most apply to everyone. 0 usonian Mar 2026 Mar 2026 4 894

VA plans to scan a million veterans claims for signs of fraud 1 nitpicked Mar 2026 Mar 2026 6 1251

VA Is Rewriting Big Pieces of the Disability Rating Playbook 3 GP6971 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 1197

Now we're just noise - along with bein losers 1 Wonder Why Mar 2026 Mar 2026 11 964

Juan Jose Valdez, Last Marine Out of Saigon, Dies at 88 2 douglas9 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 7 1104

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 1319

VA influenced by right wingers in new Email 0 Wonder Why Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 929

Experience disobeying direct order 3 struggle4progress Feb 2026 Feb 2026 11 1234

Army vet deported to Jamaica after 50 years in U.S. 8 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 54 2671

A odd memory of B rations and C.L.P. 2 Dunc Feb 2026 Feb 2026 10 1127

VA Is Rewriting Big Pieces of the Disability Rating Playbook 2 GP6971 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 6 991

CarMax to Pay Nearly $500,000 to Remedy Illegal Repossessions of U.S. Servicemembers' Vehicles 1 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 6 1046

Veterans Continued...

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VA pauses new disability rule 2 days after announcing it 2 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 14 1256

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 1131

VA protects Veterans' Second Amendment rights, streamlines survivors' benefits, and more 1 Wonder Why Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 905

American MIA Group and Filipino Muslim Government Unite to Bring Home World War II Servicemen 0 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 2 897

Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings 1 Jacson6 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 11 1218

California Passes Law Severely Limiting Veteran 'Claim Shark' Companies 0 GP6971 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 849

VA Launches Plan to Expand Dental Care Access for Veterans 0 GP6971 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 5 804

'Double-dipping' controversy bars injured and ill vets from getting full benefits 1 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 8 1103

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 1802

Governor Newsome helps veterans by closing a loophole created by Congress. 1 70sEraVet Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 1088

Senator grills senior enlisted leaders about privatized housing NDAs 0 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 1055

VA sets new record for customer satisfaction in memorial services 4 Wonder Why Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 1132

'I Felt Like a Factory Worker.' Why VA Psychologists Are Burning Out 0 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 14 1060

National Guardsman who left M4 at New Orleans hotel to undergo 'retraining' 2 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 1209

Food insecurity among military families up 12 percentage points in nonprofit's 2025 survey 1 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 1037

Navy pilot to receive Medal of Honor nearly 75 years after shooting down 4 MiGs 2 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 9 1177

Murdered Alex Pretti 3 Wonder Why Jan 2026 Jan 2026 9 1425

Finding Solace In Chickens: One Veteran's Fight To Save His Flock and Mental Health 3 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 1150

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 1154

Did A Mysterious "Sonic Weapon" Really Aid Delta Force In Capturing Maduro? 3 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1485

Pentagon 'temporarily' removes loot box vending machine from food court 2 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1416

When VA Benefits Do and Don't Count as Income 0 GP6971 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 973

Defense Department to overhaul military newspaper Stars and Stripes 7 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1731

What is a Lucky Box and why is there one at the Pentagon? 6 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 1943

Veteran says he was seized by immigration agents on cruise in case of mistaken identity 2 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 16 1377

PTSD Study Up And Running Cannabis For Veterans 2 GP6971 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1183

Congress Redrew Military, VA Benefits in 2025. The Changes Are Massive. 0 GP6971 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 13 1399

Trump Administration Bans Abortion Care for Veterans 2 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1305

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 1177

Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as 'warrior dividend' bonus 2 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 1252

Veterans Continued...

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What Every Veteran Needs to Know About Medicare by Age 65 1 GP6971 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1296

Navy pilot who took out 4 Soviet jets in covered-up mission may get Medal of Honor 2 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 15 1663

VA Warned These Companies They May Be Breaking the Law. Most Are Still in Business 3 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 13 1828

The Orders Project 1 mysteryowl Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1306

Inside the Million Veteran Program's Growth and What It Means for VA Healthcare 0 GP6971 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1149

Florida Museum of Photographic Arts - The Soldier's Lens Digital Exhibition 0 HAB911 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1250

More than $1.7 million raised for 88-year-old Army veteran working at grocery store 1 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 7 1435

MALS-36 Commander Relieved of Command Duties 5 Wonder Why Dec 2025 Dec 2025 14 2020

Bill Would Force VA to Reveal Secret List of Toxic Exposure Illnesses 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 9 1225

Veterans' Private Residential Treatment Must Match VA's Quality and Cost 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 6 1190

Military Veterans Who Refused COVID Vaccine Now Eligible for GI Bill Benefits 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 0 1237

Robert L. Stirm, Returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-Winning Photo, Dies at 92 0 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 12 1324

Vietnam War pilot and longest-held Marine POW laid to rest at Arlington 5 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 24 1934

Yearly list of Veteran's Day freebies 1 usonian Nov 2025 Nov 2025 3 2301

US troops given German food bank advice amid shutdown 1 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 5 1424

Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law' in Caribbean strikes 0 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 18 1628

They've Never Been Arrested. Why Does the FBI List Thousands of Service Members as Potential Criminals? 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 12 1698

A pilot went down in Vietnam to protect secrets. Will he get the Medal of Honor? 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 7 1554

Long-dismissed 'Gulf War Illness' finally recognized with international medical code 0 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 8 1423

VA statement on the shutdown. Services affected and unaffected. 6 usonian Oct 2025 Oct 2025 7 2100

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