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A Nam Vet post in GD gets no respect 8 Omaha Steve Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 3164
How Military Spouses With Secondary Trauma Are Left Out in the Cold 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1764
Marine Corps fight escalates over handling of case involving troops urinating on corpses 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2009
As US struggles with deficits, veterans’ programs considered 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 2080
Suicide among military-connected youth a growing concern 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1809
Congress Must Scrap Generous DoD Benefits For Future Forces: Rep. Hunter 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2113
Malpractice claims against veterans hospitals on the rise 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1751
“They Were Soldiers” Author Discusses High Cost of War for America’s Veterans 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1688
Beck ‘historian’ David Barton: Bible will ‘get rid of’ PTSD if soldiers are God’s warriors 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2225
Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1932
APNewsBreak: Military suicides drop; unclear why 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1855
Concerns growing as Navy increases presence on high school campuses 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2755
Air charter provider Global Aviation files for bankruptcy again 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2156
Trial to start for Air Force officer accused of groping 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1676
Combat Veterans May Have the Antidote to What Ails Us 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 7 1955
FBI Investigating Possible Child Sex Abuse At Fort Meade 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1813
Mexico accuses ex-U.S. soldier of leading kidnapping gang 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1994
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 1757
What ails veterans (not what you think). 2 silverweb Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1914
Study examines treatment for PTSD 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 2255
SOng for Veteran's Day, by one of my favorite Artists 'round these parts.... 0 concreteblue Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1882
WAR IS A RACKET 5 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 8 2454
Top 10 Ways to Really Honor our Veterans 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1767
Homeward Bound Telethon with Allen Alda LIVE STREAM on NOW!!! 1 rdharma Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1760
Specialty care denied in several cases at Fort Hood 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2302
Keep America at Peace: Keep the Pentagon Sequester 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1696
Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan Battle Lung Trouble 1 jakeXT Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2024
Service Chiefs Critique Hagel’s SCMR: ‘Rosy’ & ‘Dangerous’ Assumptions 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1812
US Navy Suspends Two Top Admirals In Connection With Bribery Scheme Involving Prostitutes 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2006
Secret Brief On DoD Readiness Woes Set For House Members; HASC Hopes To Sway GOP Leaders 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1873

Veterans Continued...

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VA secretary touts recent progress to reduce veteran waiting times 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1682
Impatient Congress presses ahead on military sexual-assault law 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1677
Pressure Snowballs To Fix Pentagon Buys; Kendall Outlines Scrub Of All Acquistion Laws 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1862
Pentagon arms buyer stresses accountability on weapons programs 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1621
Military chiefs warn budget cuts could raise casualties 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1837
Bales prosecutor says quick resolution made sense in massacre case 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1686
Pentagon: Reports of sexual assaults up 46 percent 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1580
FAA: Drone access to U.S. skies will take longer 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1653
BOOK REVIEW: Hell on the home front 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1715
Microsoft giving away free IT training -- and a job -- to soldiers 1 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1815
First of its kind JBLM center consolidates services for sex assault victims 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1729
'Howard Zinn Read-In' Celebrates Power of 'Dangerous' Education 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1945
San Diego getting futuristic ($5~7 billion dollar) destroyer 3 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2551
'Big, striking horror:' US military doctors allowed torture of detainees, new study claims 11 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 29 4636
Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz, Navy Commander, Accused Of Selling Secrets For Prostitutes, Lady Gaga 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2027
US threatens Turkish F-35 jet deal 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1892
N.C. Army medical center to cut more than 500 jobs 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1963
70,000 disabled vets still have chance to gain ‘retiree’ status (please pass along) 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1693
Guard ordered to ensure gay spouses’ benefits 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1786
Scrooge Republicans prefer Pentagon White Elephants to Food Stamps for Poor Children 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1822
Capt. Kirk Takes Command Of Hot New Ship – Really! USS Zumwalt Sails 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2221
medically discharged with disability ratings of 20 percent or less? 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1955
CNO to Hill: Reprogram By January Or Programs ‘Paralyzed’ (or Still Bitching About 5% Budget Cut) 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1710
Top Ten Reasons the US should Stay out of Iraq and put Conditions on Arms Sales 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1651
‘SkyNet’ Automated Systems Could Save Lots of Lives 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 2037
Marines, Navy Reach Out To Army, Air Force For Expeditionary Warfare 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1778
Navy: We Never Said We Were Buying More Super Hornets 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1943
Dick Cheney Calls for War on Iran 5 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2594
($40 billion dollar) Aircraft carrier Ford to be christened in Newport News 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 2006
Translator at drone strike hearing moved nearly to tears by survivor testimony 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1778

Veterans Continued...

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Afghanistan 'zero option' takes shape 3 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2070
Pakistani family testifies to empty room on Hill about US Drone that killed Granny 2 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 1982
Deckhouse of new ($5 BILLION) destroyer ZUMWALT (DDG 1000) makes unplanned stop at Norfolk 1 unhappycamper Nov 2012 Oct 2013 1 2579
Marines Brush Off DoD IG Criticisms Of V-22 Readiness Reporting 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1803
Here’s what HealthCare.gov and the F-35 have in common 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1844
Veterans Duckworth and Soltz: Food stamp cuts for veterans ‘unacceptable’ and ‘revolting’ 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1664
Marine could be booted from Corps for warning troops about rapist Afghanistan cop 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1932
Defense Department seeks to implant devices capable of stimulating depressed soldiers’ brains in rea 2 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 2771
Navy's giant, stealthy new destroyer gets hull wet 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2255
Pope shutdown recovery slow 2 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 1864
Congress ended the government shutdown, but ... 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1658
The American Quagmire in Afghanistan by the Numbers (21,565 US Troops Dead or Wounded) 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1666
After troops leave, U.S. to lose access to Afghan reconstruction projects worth billions 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1892
Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, Bashing "Isolationists" While at War in the World 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1637
Consensus Grows Among UN States for Greater Transparency on Drone Civilian Deaths 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1578
Dumping of military equipment at Tacoma landfill spurs inquiry 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 2106
Alaska National Guard unit being investigated for allegations of sexual misconduct 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1990
2 shot at Guard armory in Tenn.; man in custody 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1940
Ft. Hood: Local, Army leaders want another BRAC 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1786
8 Shaw Air Force officers reprimanded in sexual misconduct investigation 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1970
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