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Research links PTSD, veterans’ concussions 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1560
The war next door | Can a vet with PTSD come home? 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 1834
The Cavalry at Home: A soldier’s wounds and a will to live 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1912
So this is how we support our troops 5 tazkcmo Dec 2013 Dec 2013 11 2227
The 6,000-Page Report on CIA Torture Has Now Been Suppressed for 1 Year 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1599
PTSD Is Not New 6 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2410
Judge: Mt. Soledad cross must come down (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1639
Programs at UNO, Bellevue University provide VA assistance to vets on campus 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1569
Budget cuts might slow improvements in veterans’ homelessness 1 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1768
NY Times Editorial Board Offers Their Very Serious People Bona Fides 4 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2066
VA doctors renewed prescriptions without seeing patients 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1766
Sen. Murray seeks expansion of behavorial therapy for military families 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1549
NEW: VA Offers Dental Insurance Program 2 pinboy3niner Nov 2013 Dec 2013 12 1993
So my mom gave me her brother's paperwork 6 nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2368
Report on Legionnaires' disease outbreak at VA due soon 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1626
Wounded Veterans' Groups Wage War 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2055
Following complaints, Army medical records board honoring latest Madigan PTSD diagnoses 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2074
Chelsea Manning: Giving Thanks 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1559
Only the Dead Stop Fighting 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1829
Terry Sanford High students embark on military mission through Rapid Strike flight simulator 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1770
Feds Owe Ongoing Notice to Drug Test Subjects 1 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1698
What is a veterans treatment court? 2 rdharma Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1743
Panel: Arlington cemetery should tighten grave rules 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2049
Study: Military teens more sad, hopeless 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1873
A Nam Vet post in GD gets no respect 8 Omaha Steve Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2887
How Military Spouses With Secondary Trauma Are Left Out in the Cold 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1652
Marine Corps fight escalates over handling of case involving troops urinating on corpses 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1860
As US struggles with deficits, veterans’ programs considered 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 1951
Suicide among military-connected youth a growing concern 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1698
Congress Must Scrap Generous DoD Benefits For Future Forces: Rep. Hunter 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1955

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Malpractice claims against veterans hospitals on the rise 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1649
“They Were Soldiers” Author Discusses High Cost of War for America’s Veterans 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1573
Beck ‘historian’ David Barton: Bible will ‘get rid of’ PTSD if soldiers are God’s warriors 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2068
Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1760
APNewsBreak: Military suicides drop; unclear why 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1693
Concerns growing as Navy increases presence on high school campuses 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2546
Air charter provider Global Aviation files for bankruptcy again 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1943
Trial to start for Air Force officer accused of groping 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1569
Combat Veterans May Have the Antidote to What Ails Us 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 7 1836
FBI Investigating Possible Child Sex Abuse At Fort Meade 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1694
Mexico accuses ex-U.S. soldier of leading kidnapping gang 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1861
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 1619
What ails veterans (not what you think). 2 silverweb Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1767
Study examines treatment for PTSD 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1941
SOng for Veteran's Day, by one of my favorite Artists 'round these parts.... 0 concreteblue Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1761
WAR IS A RACKET 5 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 8 2265
Top 10 Ways to Really Honor our Veterans 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1638
Homeward Bound Telethon with Allen Alda LIVE STREAM on NOW!!! 1 rdharma Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1610
Specialty care denied in several cases at Fort Hood 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2203
Keep America at Peace: Keep the Pentagon Sequester 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1582
Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan Battle Lung Trouble 1 jakeXT Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1858
Service Chiefs Critique Hagel’s SCMR: ‘Rosy’ & ‘Dangerous’ Assumptions 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1689
US Navy Suspends Two Top Admirals In Connection With Bribery Scheme Involving Prostitutes 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1867
Secret Brief On DoD Readiness Woes Set For House Members; HASC Hopes To Sway GOP Leaders 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1762
VA secretary touts recent progress to reduce veteran waiting times 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1559
Impatient Congress presses ahead on military sexual-assault law 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1572
Pressure Snowballs To Fix Pentagon Buys; Kendall Outlines Scrub Of All Acquistion Laws 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1737
Pentagon arms buyer stresses accountability on weapons programs 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1518
Military chiefs warn budget cuts could raise casualties 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1680
Bales prosecutor says quick resolution made sense in massacre case 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1575

Veterans Continued...

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Pentagon: Reports of sexual assaults up 46 percent 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1475
FAA: Drone access to U.S. skies will take longer 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1537
BOOK REVIEW: Hell on the home front 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1591
Microsoft giving away free IT training -- and a job -- to soldiers 1 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1691
First of its kind JBLM center consolidates services for sex assault victims 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1607
'Howard Zinn Read-In' Celebrates Power of 'Dangerous' Education 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1751
San Diego getting futuristic ($5~7 billion dollar) destroyer 3 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2382
'Big, striking horror:' US military doctors allowed torture of detainees, new study claims 11 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 29 4258
Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz, Navy Commander, Accused Of Selling Secrets For Prostitutes, Lady Gaga 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1927
US threatens Turkish F-35 jet deal 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1778
N.C. Army medical center to cut more than 500 jobs 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1819
70,000 disabled vets still have chance to gain ‘retiree’ status (please pass along) 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1578
Guard ordered to ensure gay spouses’ benefits 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1669
Scrooge Republicans prefer Pentagon White Elephants to Food Stamps for Poor Children 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1704
Capt. Kirk Takes Command Of Hot New Ship – Really! USS Zumwalt Sails 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2055
medically discharged with disability ratings of 20 percent or less? 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1815
CNO to Hill: Reprogram By January Or Programs ‘Paralyzed’ (or Still Bitching About 5% Budget Cut) 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1592
Top Ten Reasons the US should Stay out of Iraq and put Conditions on Arms Sales 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1548
‘SkyNet’ Automated Systems Could Save Lots of Lives 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1894
Marines, Navy Reach Out To Army, Air Force For Expeditionary Warfare 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1657
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