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Have any of you used USFHP for your health insurance? 6 RGinNJ May 2015 May 2015 0 1991

Homeless Veteran Commits Suicide in VA Regional Office Parking Lot. 1 lonestarnot May 2015 May 2015 3 1955

Veterans and Public Lands 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 4 1626

Military Allotment Processor Must Refund Servicemembers $3.1M For Charging Hidden Fees 4 douglas9 Apr 2015 May 2015 7 2198

VFW, DAV, state respond to tax law fight 1 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 1703

Bill could provide relief for cities from disabled veteran property tax exemption 0 white cloud May 2015 May 2015 0 1801

One day, two congressional subpoenas for VA 0 nitpicker May 2015 May 2015 0 1736

I thought some of you might be intrigued to see 6 Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 May 2015 2 4263

“There is no cure for trauma. Once it enters the body, it stays there forever” 35 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Apr 2015 54 7967

Texas Senate Panel OKs Benefit Cuts for Veterans' Children 0 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1782

Jeb Bush is wrong on veterans' health care 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1719

Tennessee House Republicans reject Commitment to Property Tax Relief for Veterans, Seniors and Disab 1 white cloud Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1626

Army to review decision to have male cadets wear high heels 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1980

Cross post about police reform 0 marym625 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1728

can anyone tell me if there is a repository for photos of civil war soldiers? 3 grasswire Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2326

Service Members Are Left in Dark on Health Errors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1744

My family needs advice re: our schizophrenic/manic/depressive brother 17 chknltl Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 5672

VA to change 40-mile rule for Veterans Choice program 2 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 3 2208

PTSD 4 Turbineguy Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1923

The Vietnam War, Part I: Early Years and Escalation 3 douglas9 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 4 2076

Vindication After a Battlefield Error and Purple Hearts Long Denied 0 douglas9 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1784

organizers of military funerals may find it easier to honor veterans' unclaimed remain 1 Omaha Steve Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1984

Air Force veteran’s suicide sheds light on female soldiers and PTSD 0 jakeXT Mar 2015 Mar 2015 14 2061

USS Northampton 2 randys1 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2006

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 1886

VA offers millions in grants to help homeless veterans 1 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2080

69-year-old Vietnam vet with throat cancer freezes to death after company shuts off his gas 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1613

Veterans for Peace Sues City of Boston for St. Patrick's Peace Parade Permit 0 unhappycamper Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1599

President Obama will sign Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act Thursday, 2/12 5 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2127

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Texas Has Appealed Federal Ruling on Free College Tuition for Veterans. 1 DhhD Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 2084

Senate unanimously passes Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act 1 pinboy3niner Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1858

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 2277

Senate to pass first vets bill of 2015 honoring Texas sniper Clay Hunt 0 white cloud Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1780

L.A. leaders vow to end homelessness among veterans this year 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 4 1755

On my uncle and the liberation of Dachau 0 marym625 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 1839

Two Young Officers on How the Country Let the Military Down, and Vice Versa 0 jakeXT Jan 2015 Jan 2015 12 2021

The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Agent Orange 0 unhappycamper Jan 2015 Jan 2015 6 3692

Mayor Landrieu declares New Orleans first U.S. city to end veteran homelessness 0 Autumn Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 1894

Delbert F Juenemann 2 Kaleva Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2108

How Hard Will New Home-Loan Limits Hit Veterans? 1 white cloud Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2230

An Oklahoma Veteran's Open Letter to Senator Coburn 3 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 10 2462

Thanks guys* 1 mahina Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 1990

Veterans deserve better 1 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1918

Quit playing politics with veterans’ lives 0 white cloud Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1721

The Kid in Upper 4 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2014 Dec 2014 3 2250

GOP senator (Coburn) blocks veterans' suicide prevention bill 0 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 1926

MSNBC: House approves Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act 4 pinboy3niner Dec 2014 Dec 2014 8 2310

Senate introduces bill re mental health access and suicide prevention 4 nitpicker Nov 2014 Dec 2014 4 2287

The Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall Museum Foundation 4 Kaleva Oct 2014 Dec 2014 5 2855

Senate VA committee to hold hearing Dec 3 on hepatitis C 0 nitpicker Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1821

McDonald: 'VA can't do this job by itself' 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1924

Union Pacific tops transportation firms ranked on G.I. Jobs' military-friendly employers list 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1714

Senate VA committee hearing today on mental health and suicide 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1842

Disability system for veterans strays far from its official purpose 2 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2082

New data show long wait times remain at many VA hospitals 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1693

Frustrated lawmakers blast VA for too few dismissals 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1831

VA on the Hill grill today 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1783

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 2363

VA moves to overhaul customer service 2 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1814

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Veterans get hiring boost with online courses, networking 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2073

My continued struggle with PTSD, depression, and suicide 8 Victor_c3 Nov 2014 Nov 2014 6 3187

Five myths about military suicides 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2041

VA chief: 1,000 workers face disciplinary action 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1835

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 1619

USS Liberty attack featured in a new documentary on the Al Jazeera news channel 5 JohnyCanuck Oct 2014 Nov 2014 6 2931

Sad news, the info desk lady at the West L.A. VA has passed 1 denbot Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2003

IG report criticizes former Wounded Warrior Care director 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1779

New prosthetic limb may prevent chafing, swelling 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1862

Bill to shield veterans services from government shutdown advances 2 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 1888

Report: Familiar, ‘enduring’ problems plague VA health system 1 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1748

Event in DC @ Navy memorial Nov 6 on Wounded Warriors 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1732

Veterans group highlights issues for November midterms 1 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1765

McCain, other lawmakers blast new VA director for reform delays 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1734

These federal contractors are hiring vets now 4 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 6 2436

VA secretary: I'm 'aggressively' firing problem employees 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 1925

Veterans Affairs secretary wooing medical students 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1646

Scrutiny over latest VA firings likely just the start 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1643

FYI: Veteran Tickets Foundation***" Tickets for Troops Program" is dedicated to giving back.. 1 misterhighwasted Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2246

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