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The war next door | Can a vet with PTSD come home? 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 1833
The Cavalry at Home: A soldier’s wounds and a will to live 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1910
So this is how we support our troops 5 tazkcmo Dec 2013 Dec 2013 11 2224
The 6,000-Page Report on CIA Torture Has Now Been Suppressed for 1 Year 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1596
PTSD Is Not New 6 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2407
Judge: Mt. Soledad cross must come down (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1636
Programs at UNO, Bellevue University provide VA assistance to vets on campus 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1568
Budget cuts might slow improvements in veterans’ homelessness 1 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1767
NY Times Editorial Board Offers Their Very Serious People Bona Fides 4 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2057
VA doctors renewed prescriptions without seeing patients 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1764
Sen. Murray seeks expansion of behavorial therapy for military families 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1546
NEW: VA Offers Dental Insurance Program 2 pinboy3niner Nov 2013 Dec 2013 12 1990
So my mom gave me her brother's paperwork 6 nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2363
Report on Legionnaires' disease outbreak at VA due soon 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1625
Wounded Veterans' Groups Wage War 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2052
Following complaints, Army medical records board honoring latest Madigan PTSD diagnoses 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2071
Chelsea Manning: Giving Thanks 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1554
Only the Dead Stop Fighting 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1825
Terry Sanford High students embark on military mission through Rapid Strike flight simulator 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1767
Feds Owe Ongoing Notice to Drug Test Subjects 1 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1694
What is a veterans treatment court? 2 rdharma Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1741
Panel: Arlington cemetery should tighten grave rules 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2044
Study: Military teens more sad, hopeless 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1871
A Nam Vet post in GD gets no respect 8 Omaha Steve Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2879
How Military Spouses With Secondary Trauma Are Left Out in the Cold 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1648
Marine Corps fight escalates over handling of case involving troops urinating on corpses 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1857
As US struggles with deficits, veterans’ programs considered 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 1945
Suicide among military-connected youth a growing concern 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1695
Congress Must Scrap Generous DoD Benefits For Future Forces: Rep. Hunter 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1952
Malpractice claims against veterans hospitals on the rise 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1647

Veterans Continued...

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“They Were Soldiers” Author Discusses High Cost of War for America’s Veterans 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1570
Beck ‘historian’ David Barton: Bible will ‘get rid of’ PTSD if soldiers are God’s warriors 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2065
Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1756
APNewsBreak: Military suicides drop; unclear why 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1689
Concerns growing as Navy increases presence on high school campuses 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2543
Air charter provider Global Aviation files for bankruptcy again 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1932
Trial to start for Air Force officer accused of groping 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1567
Combat Veterans May Have the Antidote to What Ails Us 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 7 1834
FBI Investigating Possible Child Sex Abuse At Fort Meade 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1687
Mexico accuses ex-U.S. soldier of leading kidnapping gang 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1855
Op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden: 'Joining Forces' with you on Veterans Day 0 Tx4obama Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1613
What ails veterans (not what you think). 2 silverweb Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1765
Study examines treatment for PTSD 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1938
SOng for Veteran's Day, by one of my favorite Artists 'round these parts.... 0 concreteblue Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1758
WAR IS A RACKET 5 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 8 2262
Top 10 Ways to Really Honor our Veterans 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1629
Homeward Bound Telethon with Allen Alda LIVE STREAM on NOW!!! 1 rdharma Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1605
Specialty care denied in several cases at Fort Hood 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2200
Keep America at Peace: Keep the Pentagon Sequester 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1579
Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan Battle Lung Trouble 1 jakeXT Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1855
Service Chiefs Critique Hagel’s SCMR: ‘Rosy’ & ‘Dangerous’ Assumptions 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1686
US Navy Suspends Two Top Admirals In Connection With Bribery Scheme Involving Prostitutes 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1862
Secret Brief On DoD Readiness Woes Set For House Members; HASC Hopes To Sway GOP Leaders 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1760
VA secretary touts recent progress to reduce veteran waiting times 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1552
Impatient Congress presses ahead on military sexual-assault law 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1566
Pressure Snowballs To Fix Pentagon Buys; Kendall Outlines Scrub Of All Acquistion Laws 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1735
Pentagon arms buyer stresses accountability on weapons programs 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1515
Military chiefs warn budget cuts could raise casualties 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1669
Bales prosecutor says quick resolution made sense in massacre case 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1571
Pentagon: Reports of sexual assaults up 46 percent 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1472

Veterans Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
FAA: Drone access to U.S. skies will take longer 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1532
BOOK REVIEW: Hell on the home front 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1586
Microsoft giving away free IT training -- and a job -- to soldiers 1 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1688
First of its kind JBLM center consolidates services for sex assault victims 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1601
'Howard Zinn Read-In' Celebrates Power of 'Dangerous' Education 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1746
San Diego getting futuristic ($5~7 billion dollar) destroyer 3 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2378
'Big, striking horror:' US military doctors allowed torture of detainees, new study claims 11 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 29 4249
Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz, Navy Commander, Accused Of Selling Secrets For Prostitutes, Lady Gaga 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1922
US threatens Turkish F-35 jet deal 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1773
N.C. Army medical center to cut more than 500 jobs 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1814
70,000 disabled vets still have chance to gain ‘retiree’ status (please pass along) 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1573
Guard ordered to ensure gay spouses’ benefits 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1667
Scrooge Republicans prefer Pentagon White Elephants to Food Stamps for Poor Children 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1700
Capt. Kirk Takes Command Of Hot New Ship – Really! USS Zumwalt Sails 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2047
medically discharged with disability ratings of 20 percent or less? 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1805
CNO to Hill: Reprogram By January Or Programs ‘Paralyzed’ (or Still Bitching About 5% Budget Cut) 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1588
Top Ten Reasons the US should Stay out of Iraq and put Conditions on Arms Sales 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1545
‘SkyNet’ Automated Systems Could Save Lots of Lives 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1891
Marines, Navy Reach Out To Army, Air Force For Expeditionary Warfare 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1653
Navy: We Never Said We Were Buying More Super Hornets 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1787
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