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In Memoriam to our group host pinboy3niner. 48 denbot Apr 2017 Sep 2024 57 72846
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 5 336
VA influenced by right wingers in new Email 0 Wonder Why Saturday Saturday 6 301
Experience disobeying direct order 3 struggle4progress Friday Saturday 10 403
Army vet deported to Jamaica after 50 years in U.S. 8 douglas9 Wednesday Friday 53 1578
A odd memory of B rations and C.L.P. 2 Dunc Wednesday Wednesday 9 360
VA Is Rewriting Big Pieces of the Disability Rating Playbook 2 GP6971 Tuesday Tuesday 6 287
CarMax to Pay Nearly $500,000 to Remedy Illegal Repossessions of U.S. Servicemembers' Vehicles 1 douglas9 Tuesday Tuesday 6 434
VA pauses new disability rule 2 days after announcing it 2 douglas9 Feb 20 Feb 23 14 481
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 4 500
VA protects Veterans' Second Amendment rights, streamlines survivors' benefits, and more 1 Wonder Why Feb 19 Feb 19 3 248
American MIA Group and Filipino Muslim Government Unite to Bring Home World War II Servicemen 0 douglas9 Feb 19 Feb 19 2 270
Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings 1 Jacson6 Feb 17 Feb 19 11 518
California Passes Law Severely Limiting Veteran 'Claim Shark' Companies 0 GP6971 Feb 17 Feb 17 1 308
VA Launches Plan to Expand Dental Care Access for Veterans 0 GP6971 Feb 17 Feb 17 5 265
'Double-dipping' controversy bars injured and ill vets from getting full benefits 1 douglas9 Feb 17 Feb 17 8 437
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 20 755
Governor Newsome helps veterans by closing a loophole created by Congress. 1 70sEraVet Feb 16 Feb 16 7 379
They were losers - just like we are losers - to Private Bonespurs. But what a story! 3 Wonder Why Feb 12 Feb 13 12 575
Senator grills senior enlisted leaders about privatized housing NDAs 0 douglas9 Feb 13 Feb 13 7 475
VA sets new record for customer satisfaction in memorial services 4 Wonder Why Feb 11 Feb 12 4 344
'I Felt Like a Factory Worker.' Why VA Psychologists Are Burning Out 0 douglas9 Feb 12 Feb 12 14 452
National Guardsman who left M4 at New Orleans hotel to undergo 'retraining' 2 douglas9 Feb 11 Feb 11 7 507
Food insecurity among military families up 12 percentage points in nonprofit's 2025 survey 1 douglas9 Feb 11 Feb 11 7 385
Navy pilot to receive Medal of Honor nearly 75 years after shooting down 4 MiGs 2 douglas9 Feb 5 Feb 5 9 498
Murdered Alex Pretti 3 Wonder Why Jan 29 Jan 29 9 673
Finding Solace In Chickens: One Veteran's Fight To Save His Flock and Mental Health 3 douglas9 Jan 29 Jan 29 4 463
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 5 503
Did A Mysterious "Sonic Weapon" Really Aid Delta Force In Capturing Maduro? 3 douglas9 Jan 13 Jan 27 2 773
Pentagon 'temporarily' removes loot box vending machine from food court 2 douglas9 Jan 24 Jan 27 2 770

Veterans Continued...

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When VA Benefits Do and Don't Count as Income 0 GP6971 Jan 26 Jan 26 1 425
Defense Department to overhaul military newspaper Stars and Stripes 7 douglas9 Jan 15 Jan 20 2 778
What is a Lucky Box and why is there one at the Pentagon? 6 douglas9 Jan 15 Jan 19 0 1098
Veteran says he was seized by immigration agents on cruise in case of mistaken identity 2 douglas9 Jan 10 Jan 10 16 718
PTSD Study Up And Running Cannabis For Veterans 2 GP6971 Jan 4 Jan 4 2 526
Congress Redrew Military, VA Benefits in 2025. The Changes Are Massive. 0 GP6971 Dec 29 Dec 29 13 830
Trump Administration Bans Abortion Care for Veterans 2 douglas9 Dec 23 Dec 23 4 667
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 5 572
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as 'warrior dividend' bonus 2 douglas9 Dec 18 Dec 18 8 599
What Every Veteran Needs to Know About Medicare by Age 65 1 GP6971 Dec 15 Dec 15 3 680
Navy pilot who took out 4 Soviet jets in covered-up mission may get Medal of Honor 2 douglas9 Dec 9 Dec 9 15 1027
VA Warned These Companies They May Be Breaking the Law. Most Are Still in Business 3 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 8 13 1044
The Orders Project 1 mysteryowl Dec 8 Dec 8 4 705
Inside the Million Veteran Program's Growth and What It Means for VA Healthcare 0 GP6971 Dec 8 Dec 8 3 598
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts - The Soldier's Lens Digital Exhibition 0 HAB911 Dec 8 Dec 8 4 705
More than $1.7 million raised for 88-year-old Army veteran working at grocery store 1 douglas9 Dec 6 Dec 6 7 820
MALS-36 Commander Relieved of Command Duties 5 Wonder Why Dec 2025 Dec 6 14 1158
Bill Would Force VA to Reveal Secret List of Toxic Exposure Illnesses 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 9 673
Veterans' Private Residential Treatment Must Match VA's Quality and Cost 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 6 629
Military Veterans Who Refused COVID Vaccine Now Eligible for GI Bill Benefits 0 GP6971 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 0 670
Robert L. Stirm, Returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-Winning Photo, Dies at 92 0 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 12 773
Vietnam War pilot and longest-held Marine POW laid to rest at Arlington 5 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 24 1113
Yearly list of Veteran's Day freebies 1 usonian Nov 2025 Nov 2025 3 1678
US troops given German food bank advice amid shutdown 1 douglas9 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 5 827
Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law' in Caribbean strikes 0 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 18 1069
They've Never Been Arrested. Why Does the FBI List Thousands of Service Members as Potential Criminals? 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 12 1104
A pilot went down in Vietnam to protect secrets. Will he get the Medal of Honor? 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 7 929
Long-dismissed 'Gulf War Illness' finally recognized with international medical code 0 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 8 886
VA statement on the shutdown. Services affected and unaffected. 6 usonian Oct 2025 Oct 2025 7 1217
This Air Force program forged ties with foreign militaries. Now it's on the chopping block 1 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 973

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 2549
If your uniform was the issue B.D.U. Battle dress uniform. 3 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 2242
Veterans who lack citizenship fear being swept up in Trump's deportations 2 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 2910
Military commissaries could be privatized under Pentagon plan 4 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 4 1190
Restaurant Fined $25K for Kicking Out Disabled Veteran, Service Dog 2 Wonder Why Sep 2025 Sep 2025 16 2939
Medal of Honor recipient's remains identified after 80 years 2 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 2379
Cross posting from the photography group 0 HAB911 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 3 1168
People who never served will not understand life in military. 20 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 15 3673
Mass Deportations Ensnare Immigrant Service Members and Veterans 0 douglas9 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 5 2982
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 3301
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 0 982
The Dark Truth About Life on a US Aircraft Carrier (Sailors Never Sleep) 5 YoshidaYui Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 2046
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 Duncanpup Sep 2025 Sep 2025 8 1087
Trump's SHOCKING Offer to J6 Rioter SPARKS OUTRAGE 1 YoshidaYui Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 1214
'We Need to Terminate Treatment': VA Mental Health Providers Say They Are Under Pressure to Limit Care 3 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 11 2141
Troops deployed to US-Mexico border will get a new medal 6 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 5 1483
Bipartisan House Bill Would Restore Relocation Efforts for Afghan War Allies 0 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 993
Senate vote could lead to rapist's removal from San Antonio cemetery 7 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 2 1552
Laura Loomer unites vets from both sides of aisle after Medal of Honor rant 5 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 12 1609
Trump Tells Purple Heart Recipients: 'It Wasn't That Easy for Me Either' 7 douglas9 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 13 1800
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