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A cartoon by Jeff Danziger.
by Jeff Danziger
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on Wed May 01, 2024 at 10:25 AM PDT
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TL;DR This article/story is in two parts. The first part, immediately below, is an article I wrote and published about my dog Ezri in the context of Stoic philosophy. I had no idea when I was writing it how prescient it was. At the end of the article,...
by nevdull
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on Mon Apr 15, 2024 at 10:30 AM PDT
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is delivering disability compensation benefits to a record 702,557* women Veterans, an increase of 180,959 over the past five years. This is largely due to the PACT Act, which expanded health care and benefits to...
by C0RI0LANUS
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on Wed Mar 27, 2024 at 03:17 AM PDT
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SB 442 is still great policy for vets The Montana legislature is finally getting their shot to save one of the most popular and bipartisan bills of the 2023 legislative session. Senate Bill 442 would direct a portion of the state’s marijuana tax...
by mtskywtchr
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on Fri Mar 22, 2024 at 12:09 PM PDT
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On 16 April, Caz Craffy, a US Army civilian employee (DAC) and Major in the US Army Reserve, pleaded guilty to bilking millions of dollars from Gold Star families. From May 2018 to Nov 2022, he obtained over $9.9 million from victims who received a...
by C0RI0LANUS
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on Wed Apr 17, 2024 at 10:00 PM PDT
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Donald Trump continues to go low in his attacks against primary opponent Nikki Haley. During a rally in Conway, South Carolina, over the weekend, Trump mocked Haley’s husband’s absence from her campaign appearances. On the one hand, these attacks are...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Feb 12, 2024 at 09:49 AM PST
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— I suspect you don’t need 3 guesses as to which presidential candidate that is. Afterall "appalling and unhinged" is his brand. It is his MO. And perhaps even more to the point, "appalling and unhinged" more and more describes Donald Trump’s desperate...
by jamess
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on Sun Feb 11, 2024 at 11:32 AM PST
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Christopher Betterley arrived at the Altamont Veterans Facility in Buffalo, N.Y., a few years ago needing a home, a haircut and a fresh start after treatment for alcohol use. He saw a sign tacked to the shelter’s dining room wall advertising jobs at...
by David McCall
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on Thu Feb 01, 2024 at 06:14 AM PST
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I must start off by saying that the Alaska VA Healthcare System itself is extremely supportive and affirming of the LGBTQ+ veteran community, with its facilities displaying pride flags and prominently placed pride posters and very positive posts on its...
by ChrisRodda
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on Fri Jan 26, 2024 at 09:00 AM PST
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UPDATE: FTW!!! Bible so big that if a missing man returned they wouldn’t have room to eat is GONE!!! UPDATE: Email just received from Russell E. Lloyd, Medical Center Director, Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center: On the advice of VA’s Office of General Counsel, the Bible has been removed and will not be replaced. Russell E. Lloyd Medical Center Director...
by ChrisRodda
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on Wed Jan 17, 2024 at 09:00 AM PST
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by Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi
ProPublica
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by ProPublica
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on Mon Jan 15, 2024 at 12:59 PM PST
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International: Most outstanding float from outside the United States, CODING FOR VETERANS SOUNDS OF SUCCESS PHOENIX This story from CTV News is good news for U.S. veterans. Please share and get the news out. This is a proven program that has helped...
by mocking PutZin
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on Mon Jan 01, 2024 at 12:43 PM PST
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This story from CTV News is good news for U.S. veterans. Please share and get the news out. This is a proven program that has helped Canadian veterans find a new direction on their return. One of America's biggest New Year's Day spectacles will have a...
by mocking PutZin
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on Thu Dec 28, 2023 at 11:19 PM PST
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By Matthew Choi �
The Texas Tribune
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by Texas Tribune
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on Sun Dec 17, 2023 at 02:00 PM PST
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As I wrote last week, in a post titled “VA medical center petulantly removes ENTIRE ‘missing man’ table rather than remove Bible from it!,” a VA medical center in Kentucky had removed its entire POW/MIA, or “missing man,” table display from its lobby...
by ChrisRodda
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on Tue Nov 28, 2023 at 01:24 PM PST
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In what can best be described as an “I’m gonna take my marbles and go home” move, a VA medical center in Kentucky has removed the entire POW/MIA table display from its lobby rather than simply removing the Gideons “New Testament — Psalms and Proverbs”...
by ChrisRodda
222 comments
on Fri Nov 24, 2023 at 11:21 AM PST
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Do you hold an honorable (or general under honorable conditions) discharge, but DON’T have any sort of identification that proves your veteran status? If so, you’ve probably been frustrated by the various businesses that offer discounts or other...
by wesmorgan1
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on Sat Nov 11, 2023 at 05:12 PM PST
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"When the war was done, it was not over”-(By Bill Berkowitz and Lee Domann) When the war was done, it was not over. For anyone who lived there. For anyone who fought there. For those who came back home, it was not over When the war was done there still...
by Bill Berkowitz
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on Sat Nov 11, 2023 at 09:38 AM PST
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Today is the one day each year America nominally gives thanks to military veterans, past and present. On this day lots of important people make a point of taking a few minutes out of their self-professed busy schedules to say something nice about...
by redtravelmaster
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on Sat Nov 11, 2023 at 09:28 AM PST
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“Momma Momma Can’t you See? What the Army’s done to me?’ “Used to Date the Beauty Queen. Now I date my M-16” Those are Army cadences that I remember around Veteran’s Day. I offer this posting only as a thought on military service past, present and...
by jakedi
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on Fri Nov 10, 2023 at 10:30 AM PST
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