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In Memoriam to our group host pinboy3niner. 48 denbot Apr 2017 Sep 2024 57 72880
WW2 Soldier from Tenn in Prison Camp Defied Nazis, Saved 200 Jewish US Troops Captured in The Bulge: Medal of Honor 4 appalachiablue Saturday Saturday 5 340
VA influenced by right wingers in new Email 0 Wonder Why Saturday Saturday 6 305
Experience disobeying direct order 3 struggle4progress Friday Saturday 10 407
Army vet deported to Jamaica after 50 years in U.S. 8 douglas9 Wednesday Friday 53 1581
A odd memory of B rations and C.L.P. 2 Dunc Wednesday Wednesday 9 362
VA Is Rewriting Big Pieces of the Disability Rating Playbook 2 GP6971 Feb 24 Feb 24 6 291
CarMax to Pay Nearly $500,000 to Remedy Illegal Repossessions of U.S. Servicemembers' Vehicles 1 douglas9 Feb 24 Feb 24 6 436
VA pauses new disability rule 2 days after announcing it 2 douglas9 Feb 20 Feb 23 14 483
Now that Malanoma has her own movie, the Thing in the White House wants one. It's to be called 1 Wonder Why Feb 19 Feb 19 4 503
VA protects Veterans' Second Amendment rights, streamlines survivors' benefits, and more 1 Wonder Why Feb 19 Feb 19 3 249
American MIA Group and Filipino Muslim Government Unite to Bring Home World War II Servicemen 0 douglas9 Feb 19 Feb 19 2 274
Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings 1 Jacson6 Feb 17 Feb 19 11 522
California Passes Law Severely Limiting Veteran 'Claim Shark' Companies 0 GP6971 Feb 17 Feb 17 1 312
VA Launches Plan to Expand Dental Care Access for Veterans 0 GP6971 Feb 17 Feb 17 5 269
'Double-dipping' controversy bars injured and ill vets from getting full benefits 1 douglas9 Feb 17 Feb 17 8 442
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 16 Feb 17 20 758
Governor Newsome helps veterans by closing a loophole created by Congress. 1 70sEraVet Feb 16 Feb 16 7 380
They were losers - just like we are losers - to Private Bonespurs. But what a story! 3 Wonder Why Feb 12 Feb 13 12 578
Senator grills senior enlisted leaders about privatized housing NDAs 0 douglas9 Feb 13 Feb 13 7 477
VA sets new record for customer satisfaction in memorial services 4 Wonder Why Feb 11 Feb 12 4 348
'I Felt Like a Factory Worker.' Why VA Psychologists Are Burning Out 0 douglas9 Feb 12 Feb 12 14 454
National Guardsman who left M4 at New Orleans hotel to undergo 'retraining' 2 douglas9 Feb 11 Feb 11 7 509
Food insecurity among military families up 12 percentage points in nonprofit's 2025 survey 1 douglas9 Feb 11 Feb 11 7 387
Navy pilot to receive Medal of Honor nearly 75 years after shooting down 4 MiGs 2 douglas9 Feb 5 Feb 5 9 501
Murdered Alex Pretti 3 Wonder Why Jan 29 Jan 29 9 676
Finding Solace In Chickens: One Veteran's Fight To Save His Flock and Mental Health 3 douglas9 Jan 29 Jan 29 4 468
Will the VA announce the Alex Pretti Humanitarian Award to be given to any employee who speaks out 2 Wonder Why Jan 27 Jan 27 5 505
Did A Mysterious "Sonic Weapon" Really Aid Delta Force In Capturing Maduro? 3 douglas9 Jan 13 Jan 27 2 777
Pentagon 'temporarily' removes loot box vending machine from food court 2 douglas9 Jan 24 Jan 27 2 772

Veterans Continued...

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When VA Benefits Do and Don't Count as Income 0 GP6971 Jan 26 Jan 26 1 429
Defense Department to overhaul military newspaper Stars and Stripes 7 douglas9 Jan 15 Jan 20 2 782
What is a Lucky Box and why is there one at the Pentagon? 6 douglas9 Jan 15 Jan 19 0 1101
Veteran says he was seized by immigration agents on cruise in case of mistaken identity 2 douglas9 Jan 10 Jan 10 16 724
PTSD Study Up And Running Cannabis For Veterans 2 GP6971 Jan 4 Jan 4 2 532
Congress Redrew Military, VA Benefits in 2025. The Changes Are Massive. 0 GP6971 Dec 29 Dec 29 13 834
Trump Administration Bans Abortion Care for Veterans 2 douglas9 Dec 23 Dec 23 4 673
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 18 Dec 18 5 578
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as 'warrior dividend' bonus 2 douglas9 Dec 18 Dec 18 8 604
What Every Veteran Needs to Know About Medicare by Age 65 1 GP6971 Dec 15 Dec 15 3 685
Navy pilot who took out 4 Soviet jets in covered-up mission may get Medal of Honor 2 douglas9 Dec 9 Dec 9 15 1030
VA Warned These Companies They May Be Breaking the Law. Most Are Still in Business 3 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 8 13 1049
The Orders Project 1 mysteryowl Dec 8 Dec 8 4 712
Inside the Million Veteran Program's Growth and What It Means for VA Healthcare 0 GP6971 Dec 8 Dec 8 3 601
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts - The Soldier's Lens Digital Exhibition 0 HAB911 Dec 8 Dec 8 4 708
More than $1.7 million raised for 88-year-old Army veteran working at grocery store 1 douglas9 Dec 6 Dec 6 7 825
MALS-36 Commander Relieved of Command Duties 5 Wonder Why Dec 2025 Dec 6 14 1164
Bill Would Force VA to Reveal Secret List of Toxic Exposure Illnesses 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 9 677
Veterans' Private Residential Treatment Must Match VA's Quality and Cost 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 6 631
Military Veterans Who Refused COVID Vaccine Now Eligible for GI Bill Benefits 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 0 675
Robert L. Stirm, Returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-Winning Photo, Dies at 92 0 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 12 778
Vietnam War pilot and longest-held Marine POW laid to rest at Arlington 5 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 24 1117
Yearly list of Veteran's Day freebies 1 usonian Nov 2025 Nov 2025 3 1682
US troops given German food bank advice amid shutdown 1 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 5 833
Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law' in Caribbean strikes 0 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 18 1073
They've Never Been Arrested. Why Does the FBI List Thousands of Service Members as Potential Criminals? 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 12 1110
A pilot went down in Vietnam to protect secrets. Will he get the Medal of Honor? 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 7 934
Long-dismissed 'Gulf War Illness' finally recognized with international medical code 0 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 8 890
VA statement on the shutdown. Services affected and unaffected. 6 usonian Oct 2025 Oct 2025 7 1222
This Air Force program forged ties with foreign militaries. Now it's on the chopping block 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 978

Veterans Continued...

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The Navy commissioned $400K worth of safety videos. Then, it tried to make them disappear. 1 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 13 2553
If your uniform was the issue B.D.U. Battle dress uniform. 3 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 2248
Veterans who lack citizenship fear being swept up in Trump's deportations 2 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 2915
Military commissaries could be privatized under Pentagon plan 4 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 4 1195
Restaurant Fined $25K for Kicking Out Disabled Veteran, Service Dog 2 Wonder Why Sep 2025 Sep 2025 16 2942
Medal of Honor recipient's remains identified after 80 years 2 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 2384
Cross posting from the photography group 0 HAB911 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 3 1174
People who never served will not understand life in military. 20 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 15 3678
Mass Deportations Ensnare Immigrant Service Members and Veterans 0 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 5 2986
POW Witness: He Was Forced to Watch an Execution of U.S. Soldiers/80 Years After WWII, His Story Sparks a Search 0 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 11 3306
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 0 987
The Dark Truth About Life on a US Aircraft Carrier (Sailors Never Sleep) 5 YoshidaYui Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 2051
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 8 1093
Trump's SHOCKING Offer to J6 Rioter SPARKS OUTRAGE 1 YoshidaYui Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 1221
'We Need to Terminate Treatment': VA Mental Health Providers Say They Are Under Pressure to Limit Care 3 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 11 2147
Troops deployed to US-Mexico border will get a new medal 6 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 5 1489
Bipartisan House Bill Would Restore Relocation Efforts for Afghan War Allies 0 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 997
Senate vote could lead to rapist's removal from San Antonio cemetery 7 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 2 1558
Laura Loomer unites vets from both sides of aisle after Medal of Honor rant 5 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 12 1615
Trump Tells Purple Heart Recipients: 'It Wasn't That Easy for Me Either' 7 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 13 1805
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