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Have any of you used USFHP for your health insurance? 6 RGinNJ May 2015 May 2015 0 1977

Homeless Veteran Commits Suicide in VA Regional Office Parking Lot. 1 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 3 1952

Veterans and Public Lands 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 4 1625

Military Allotment Processor Must Refund Servicemembers $3.1M For Charging Hidden Fees 4 douglas9 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2196

VFW, DAV, state respond to tax law fight 1 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 1702

Bill could provide relief for cities from disabled veteran property tax exemption 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 1798

One day, two congressional subpoenas for VA 0 nitpicker May 2015 May 2015 0 1734

I thought some of you might be intrigued to see 6 Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 May 2015 2 4240

“There is no cure for trauma. Once it enters the body, it stays there forever” 35 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Apr 2015 54 7953

Texas Senate Panel OKs Benefit Cuts for Veterans' Children 0 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1780

Jeb Bush is wrong on veterans' health care 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1715

Tennessee House Republicans reject Commitment to Property Tax Relief for Veterans, Seniors and Disab 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1620

Army to review decision to have male cadets wear high heels 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1977

Cross post about police reform 0 marym625 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1724

can anyone tell me if there is a repository for photos of civil war soldiers? 3 grasswire Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2325

Service Members Are Left in Dark on Health Errors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1743

My family needs advice re: our schizophrenic/manic/depressive brother 17 chknltl Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 5599

VA to change 40-mile rule for Veterans Choice program 2 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 3 2206

PTSD 4 Turbineguy Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1922

The Vietnam War, Part I: Early Years and Escalation 3 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 4 2075

Vindication After a Battlefield Error and Purple Hearts Long Denied 0 douglas9 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1782

organizers of military funerals may find it easier to honor veterans' unclaimed remain 1 Omaha Steve Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1979

Air Force veteran’s suicide sheds light on female soldiers and PTSD 0 jakeXT Mar 2015 Mar 2015 14 2060

USS Northampton 2 randys1 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2003

Whistleblowers: Veterans cheated out of benefits 1 jakeXT Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1864

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 appalachiablue Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1881

VA offers millions in grants to help homeless veterans 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2079

69-year-old Vietnam vet with throat cancer freezes to death after company shuts off his gas 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1612

Veterans for Peace Sues City of Boston for St. Patrick's Peace Parade Permit 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1596

President Obama will sign Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act Thursday, 2/12 5 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2119

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Texas Has Appealed Federal Ruling on Free College Tuition for Veterans. 1 DhhD Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 2079

Senate unanimously passes Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act 1 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1856

I am new to this group. I have heard that some returning VETs have enjoyed having a good dog. 0 Vincardog Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2271

Senate to pass first vets bill of 2015 honoring Texas sniper Clay Hunt 0 white cloud Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1778

L.A. leaders vow to end homelessness among veterans this year 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 4 1754

On my uncle and the liberation of Dachau 0 marym625 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 1838

Two Young Officers on How the Country Let the Military Down, and Vice Versa 0 jakeXT Jan 2015 Jan 2015 12 2020

The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Agent Orange 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 6 3691

Mayor Landrieu declares New Orleans first U.S. city to end veteran homelessness 0 Autumn Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 1890

Delbert F Juenemann 2 Kaleva Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2106

How Hard Will New Home-Loan Limits Hit Veterans? 1 white cloud Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2227

An Oklahoma Veteran's Open Letter to Senator Coburn 3 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 10 2457

Thanks guys* 1 mahina Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 1986

Veterans deserve better 1 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1914

Quit playing politics with veterans’ lives 0 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1719

The Kid in Upper 4 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2014 Dec 2014 3 2248

GOP senator (Coburn) blocks veterans' suicide prevention bill 0 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 1925

MSNBC: House approves Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act 4 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 8 2308

Senate introduces bill re mental health access and suicide prevention 4 nitpicker Nov 2014 Dec 2014 4 2283

The Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall Museum Foundation 4 Kaleva Oct 2014 Dec 2014 5 2853

Senate VA committee to hold hearing Dec 3 on hepatitis C 0 nitpicker Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1818

McDonald: 'VA can't do this job by itself' 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1923

Union Pacific tops transportation firms ranked on G.I. Jobs' military-friendly employers list 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1712

Senate VA committee hearing today on mental health and suicide 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1841

Disability system for veterans strays far from its official purpose 2 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2079

New data show long wait times remain at many VA hospitals 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1690

Frustrated lawmakers blast VA for too few dismissals 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1830

VA on the Hill grill today 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1781

My son-in-law is fighting with the VA regarding disability. They have been at this for years. He has 6 jwirr Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2356

VA moves to overhaul customer service 2 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1806

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Veterans get hiring boost with online courses, networking 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2072

My continued struggle with PTSD, depression, and suicide 8 Victor_c3 Nov 2014 Nov 2014 6 3180

Five myths about military suicides 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2040

VA chief: 1,000 workers face disciplinary action 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1834

Report: 600-plus U.S. troops say they were exposed to chemical weapons 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1852

Quality of vet education, for-profit college controversy could be clarified by new data 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1617

USS Liberty attack featured in a new documentary on the Al Jazeera news channel 5 JohnyCanuck Oct 2014 Nov 2014 6 2929

Sad news, the info desk lady at the West L.A. VA has passed 1 denbot Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2002

IG report criticizes former Wounded Warrior Care director 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1778

New prosthetic limb may prevent chafing, swelling 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1860

Bill to shield veterans services from government shutdown advances 2 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 1887

Report: Familiar, ‘enduring’ problems plague VA health system 1 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1745

Event in DC @ Navy memorial Nov 6 on Wounded Warriors 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1730

Veterans group highlights issues for November midterms 1 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1763

McCain, other lawmakers blast new VA director for reform delays 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1732

These federal contractors are hiring vets now 4 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 6 2434

VA secretary: I'm 'aggressively' firing problem employees 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 1922

Veterans Affairs secretary wooing medical students 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1645

Scrutiny over latest VA firings likely just the start 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1642

FYI: Veteran Tickets Foundation***" Tickets for Troops Program" is dedicated to giving back.. 1 misterhighwasted Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2244

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