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Iraq War vet denied medical marijuana for PTSD first to buy legal pot in Colorado 6 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 13 2783

New legs, new goals for Olympia soldier 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1574

Veterans benefits to rise 1.5 percent on Jan. 1 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2053

Retirement pay cuts upset Fayetteville veterans 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 1775

I need every resource you have 10 w8liftinglady Dec 2013 Dec 2013 6 2975

VA Simplifies Brain Injury Claims Process 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1567

Research links PTSD, veterans’ concussions 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1569

The war next door | Can a vet with PTSD come home? 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 1845

The Cavalry at Home: A soldier’s wounds and a will to live 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1923

So this is how we support our troops 5 tazkcmo Dec 2013 Dec 2013 11 2242

The 6,000-Page Report on CIA Torture Has Now Been Suppressed for 1 Year 0 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1610

PTSD Is Not New 6 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2434

Judge: Mt. Soledad cross must come down (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1652

Programs at UNO, Bellevue University provide VA assistance to vets on campus 0 Omaha Steve Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1577

Budget cuts might slow improvements in veterans’ homelessness 1 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1777

NY Times Editorial Board Offers Their Very Serious People Bona Fides 4 douglas9 Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2081

VA doctors renewed prescriptions without seeing patients 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1775

Sen. Murray seeks expansion of behavorial therapy for military families 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1558

NEW: VA Offers Dental Insurance Program 2 pinboy3niner Nov 2013 Dec 2013 12 2003

So my mom gave me her brother's paperwork 6 nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2380

Report on Legionnaires' disease outbreak at VA due soon 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1637

Wounded Veterans' Groups Wage War 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2064

Following complaints, Army medical records board honoring latest Madigan PTSD diagnoses 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2083

Chelsea Manning: Giving Thanks 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1568

Only the Dead Stop Fighting 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1837

Terry Sanford High students embark on military mission through Rapid Strike flight simulator 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1778

Feds Owe Ongoing Notice to Drug Test Subjects 1 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1709

What is a veterans treatment court? 2 rdharma Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1756

Panel: Arlington cemetery should tighten grave rules 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2058

Study: Military teens more sad, hopeless 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1883

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A Nam Vet post in GD gets no respect 8 Omaha Steve Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2904

How Military Spouses With Secondary Trauma Are Left Out in the Cold 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1665

Marine Corps fight escalates over handling of case involving troops urinating on corpses 2 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1869

As US struggles with deficits, veterans’ programs considered 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 1962

Suicide among military-connected youth a growing concern 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1711

Congress Must Scrap Generous DoD Benefits For Future Forces: Rep. Hunter 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1964

Malpractice claims against veterans hospitals on the rise 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1658

“They Were Soldiers” Author Discusses High Cost of War for America’s Veterans 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1583

Beck ‘historian’ David Barton: Bible will ‘get rid of’ PTSD if soldiers are God’s warriors 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2080

Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1773

APNewsBreak: Military suicides drop; unclear why 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1702

Concerns growing as Navy increases presence on high school campuses 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2560

Air charter provider Global Aviation files for bankruptcy again 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1998

Trial to start for Air Force officer accused of groping 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1583

Combat Veterans May Have the Antidote to What Ails Us 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 7 1844

FBI Investigating Possible Child Sex Abuse At Fort Meade 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1708

Mexico accuses ex-U.S. soldier of leading kidnapping gang 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1883

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 1640

What ails veterans (not what you think). 2 silverweb Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1775

Study examines treatment for PTSD 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1961

SOng for Veteran's Day, by one of my favorite Artists 'round these parts.... 0 concreteblue Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1770

WAR IS A RACKET 5 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 8 2279

Top 10 Ways to Really Honor our Veterans 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1669

Homeward Bound Telethon with Allen Alda LIVE STREAM on NOW!!! 1 rdharma Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1625

Specialty care denied in several cases at Fort Hood 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2212

Keep America at Peace: Keep the Pentagon Sequester 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1593

Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan Battle Lung Trouble 1 jakeXT Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1882

Service Chiefs Critique Hagel’s SCMR: ‘Rosy’ & ‘Dangerous’ Assumptions 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1702

US Navy Suspends Two Top Admirals In Connection With Bribery Scheme Involving Prostitutes 2 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1885

Secret Brief On DoD Readiness Woes Set For House Members; HASC Hopes To Sway GOP Leaders 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1771

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VA secretary touts recent progress to reduce veteran waiting times 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1582

Impatient Congress presses ahead on military sexual-assault law 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1585

Pressure Snowballs To Fix Pentagon Buys; Kendall Outlines Scrub Of All Acquistion Laws 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1743

Pentagon arms buyer stresses accountability on weapons programs 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1532

Military chiefs warn budget cuts could raise casualties 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1708

Bales prosecutor says quick resolution made sense in massacre case 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1584

Pentagon: Reports of sexual assaults up 46 percent 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1486

FAA: Drone access to U.S. skies will take longer 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1553

BOOK REVIEW: Hell on the home front 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1608

Microsoft giving away free IT training -- and a job -- to soldiers 1 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1699

First of its kind JBLM center consolidates services for sex assault victims 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1619

'Howard Zinn Read-In' Celebrates Power of 'Dangerous' Education 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1778

San Diego getting futuristic ($5~7 billion dollar) destroyer 3 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2393

'Big, striking horror:' US military doctors allowed torture of detainees, new study claims 11 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 29 4294

Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz, Navy Commander, Accused Of Selling Secrets For Prostitutes, Lady Gaga 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1938

US threatens Turkish F-35 jet deal 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1802

N.C. Army medical center to cut more than 500 jobs 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1831

70,000 disabled vets still have chance to gain ‘retiree’ status (please pass along) 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1589

Guard ordered to ensure gay spouses’ benefits 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1681

Scrooge Republicans prefer Pentagon White Elephants to Food Stamps for Poor Children 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1716

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