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The strange history of opiates in America: from morphine for kids to heroin for soldiers 1 unhappycamper Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 3120
Wounded Warrior Project Fires Top Two Executives 1 The River Mar 2016 Mar 2016 8 1581
Nearly deaf dog overwhelmed by sight of her soldier owner 2 unhappycamper Mar 2016 Mar 2016 16 2307
Military Veteran Turns Tables on Would-Be Robber 1 Omaha Steve Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1975
New law will cut off unemployment pay for most GI Bill users, but when? 1 nitpicker Mar 2016 Mar 2016 4 2045
VA expands hepatitis C treatment to all patients with the virus 0 nitpicker Mar 2016 Mar 2016 6 1728
Question for US veterans: does the ROTC hand out meaningless 'medals'? 12 muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 Mar 2016 0 3676
Former Director of Phoenix VA Hospital Pleads Guilty 0 nitpicker Mar 2016 Mar 2016 6 1616
Agent Orange catching up to Vietnam veterans decades later 8 unhappycamper Feb 2016 Mar 2016 15 3136
Why privatizing the VA health care system is a bad idea 5 unhappycamper Feb 2016 Feb 2016 6 2352
Service Dog Fundraiser Update 2 Quackers Feb 2016 Feb 2016 6 1979
Trump must honor the Immigrant & Undocumented Veterans of American Foreign Wars 1 unhappycamper Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 1679
Vietnam vet loses suit against VA to get benefits in Cuba 3 unhappycamper Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 1935
US Army reservist sues 'Muslim-free' gun range for asking him to leave 1 unhappycamper Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 1691
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 The Polack MSgt Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1620
Wisconsin Republicans Just Snuck Through Legislation That Guts Veterans Benefits (xpost from GD) 4 KamaAina Feb 2016 Feb 2016 9 2477
Hey did you guys/ladies get any of the 6 mil mudflap collected for vets? 3 lonestarnot Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2050
72-year-old honorably discharged veteran deported after 50 years in America 3 unhappycamper Feb 2016 Feb 2016 13 2616
WASPS (women pilots in ww2) denied burial in arlington (but, there is NO war on women!!) 6 niyad Jan 2016 Feb 2016 8 3613
Vet With PTSD Petitions For Early Release Of His Military Dog To Help Him Cope 2 Omaha Steve Jan 2016 Jan 2016 6 1807
Ill-prepared response failed family of Lincoln man killed at Pearl Harbor 0 Omaha Steve Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 1584
After slow start, $5M Offutt lab is now bustling in effort to ID remains of Pearl Harbor victims 0 Omaha Steve Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 1535
VA failed to spend $1.9 billion designated for health care, report finds 3 nitpicker Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 1918
When He Had A Heart Attack This Vet Had To Give Up His Dogs. Watch What Happens When He Visits Them! 2 Omaha Steve Jan 2016 Jan 2016 6 2109
"Hiring our Heroes" events: D.C., Ft. Campbell, Cleveland, Ft. Stewart, Austin 1 Tanuki Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2110
You Have Mobility Challenges? There is Help 2 nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 1791
Records of War Vietnam 2 douglas9 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 1934
Report: Kansas VA medical center used unauthorized wait lists 0 nitpicker Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 1645
Stakeholders deserve to be fully informed. 2 proverbialwisdom Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 1845
Tibor Rubin Is Dead at 86; Medal of Honor Was Delayed by Anti-Semitism 3 douglas9 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 7 2223

Veterans Continued...

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twice is a coincidence...three times is a conspiracy theory... 2 HereSince1628 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1983
Iowa Daily Democrat: Democrats fight back against Rubio’s plans to cut veterans’ benefits 1 Omaha Steve Dec 2015 Dec 2015 6 1558
Sanders is the toast of new coffee roast proceeds donated to the Vermont Veterans Fund 4 Omaha Steve Dec 2015 Dec 2015 22 2285
Wheelchair-accessible SUV, one of the first in U.S., ensures mobility for injured vet 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 1457
VA may Expand Disability Benefits Eligibility for Veterans Exposed to Camp Lejeune water 1 nitpicker Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 1663
ReWalk issues PR release on VA's agreement to evaluate exoskeletons for vets with spinal cord injury 0 nitpicker Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 1436
Seeking a Belated Agent Orange Cleanup 0 douglas9 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 6 1443
Veterans have 9/11-linked diseases, advocacy groups say 1 nitpicker Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 2002
VA's accountability problems to be focus of hearing 0 nitpicker Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 1406
George Sakato, 94, Dies; Awarded Medal of Honor 4 douglas9 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 4 2278
VA expands private care eligibility 2 nitpicker Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 1718
2 high-ranking VA officials demoted 0 nitpicker Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 1601
Happy Birthday Joe 8 discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 3439
VA officials got $142M in bonuses amid scandal 2 nitpicker Nov 2015 Nov 2015 3 1738
Thanks 11 The Polack MSgt Nov 2015 Nov 2015 7 2722
Organizations, businesses team up to build home for veteran 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 1683
The Vets group that fights against Veterans (thanks to the Koch brothers) 2 Omaha Steve Nov 2015 Nov 2015 4 1901
Koterba toon: Veterans Day 1 Omaha Steve Nov 2015 Nov 2015 7 1819
World War II veteran from Louisiana turning 110 years old 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 1526
Happy Birthday to the Marines on their 240th! 3 pinboy3niner Nov 2015 Nov 2015 4 3431
New law gives federal workers who are veterans medical leave 0 nitpicker Nov 2015 Nov 2015 3 1663
Omahan's memories of World War II service call for no apologies, embellishments 2 Omaha Steve Nov 2015 Nov 2015 1 2038
Chickenhawk Nation 2 douglas9 Nov 2015 Nov 2015 4 2027
40 Years After the End of the Vietnam War 1 unhappycamper Nov 2015 Nov 2015 4 1683
Veterans bill breaks Senate logjam on spending bills 0 nitpicker Nov 2015 Nov 2015 3 1597
Veterans groups question McCain’s defense of University of Phoenix 2 white cloud Nov 2015 Nov 2015 3 2114
Support Veteran's 0 Omaha Steve Nov 2015 Nov 2015 4 1369
IG probes uncover more problems at VA hospitals 3 nitpicker Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1828
Looking for some feedback on something 0 qnr Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1493
Remains of US soldier returned from North Korea to family 0 Omaha Steve Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1474

Veterans Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Job fairs for service members, vets being held nationwide this fall (Oct-Dec) 0 nitpicker Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1570
A bit SPAMmy, but in case you're interested 0 qnr Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1537
At Eighth Air Force reunion in Omaha, fighters share their stories 1 Omaha Steve Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1698
Veterans Affairs official responsible for benefits resigns 1 unhappycamper Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1733
I knocked another item off my bucket list this morning and saw an angel with huge wings too 2 Omaha Steve Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 2712
WWII vet — presumed dead 72 years ago after crash landing — recounts tale of peril and extraordinary 1 Omaha Steve Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1887
Last Oliver Hazard Perry Frigate USS Simpson Leaves Service, Marked for Foreign Sale 0 Recursion Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1650
New York town's large collection of WWII vet photos endures 0 Omaha Steve Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1667
Motorcyclist killed, 3 injured while escorting veteran's remains to Nebraska 2 Omaha Steve Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1813
Test Pilot Admits the F-35 Can’t Dogfight 5 douglas9 Jul 2015 Sep 2015 4 2190
Man who died escorting veterans' remains will get escort of his own 2 Omaha Steve Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 2118
(cross-post) John Kerry's incredible gesture to the family of a fallen Afghanistan veteran 1 MBS Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 1892
14 Years ago 7 The Polack MSgt Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 2617
In Unit Stalked by Suicide, Veterans Try to Save One Another 4 n2doc Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 2272
He is in his 90's, has a slight limp, we bought his groceries as a thank you 1 Omaha Steve Sep 2015 Sep 2015 15
Support for Wesley Hilaire’s Family, 4 Year Old Who Drowned 0 nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 Sep 2015 2 1799
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1445
Donald Trump would have won the Vietnam War! 7 pinboy3niner Sep 2015 Sep 2015 4 2694
307,000 vets died awaiting VA care, report says 7 unhappycamper Sep 2015 Sep 2015 10 2196
He was 40 feet from Gen. Douglas MacArthur and the end of WWII 1 Omaha Steve Sep 2015 Sep 2015 4 1948
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