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In Memoriam to our group host pinboy3niner. 48 denbot Apr 2017 Sep 14 55 60535

" Former Afghan interpreter graduates from boot camp to become a Marine" 2 DashOneBravo Apr 2023 Apr 2023 10 2588

"AAFES and Military Exchanges to Allow Veterans to Shop Online - Registration Now Open" 6 Kaleva Nov 2019 Nov 2019 3 1890

"Borderline" - by Chris de Burgh: 0 Aristus Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 1149

"Distinctly Commercial" Wreaths Across America to Return to Arlington National Cemetery 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1832

"Hiring our Heroes" events: D.C., Ft. Campbell, Cleveland, Ft. Stewart, Austin 1 Tanuki Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2011

"It should not be this hard to serve your country." 1 Ohiogal Mar 2018 Apr 2018 7 1864

"I’ve Been Put in Prison for Opposing the War in Afghanistan" 4 unhappycamper Jun 2013 Jun 2013 6 2675

"something outta nothing" 0 markie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1163

"The Report" movie, USMC vet actor 0 DashOneBravo Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 2373

"VA Surpasses Goal for Housing Homeless Vets in 2022" 1 DashOneBravo Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 2076

"We will stand with you just as you stood with us" 3 denbot Jul 2021 Jul 2021 9 1798

#1MillionVeteransMarch Share please, it's worthy 6 syringis Jun 2018 Jun 2018 10 2306

#GOSILENT on Memorial Day at 12:01 PM EDT 8 pinboy3niner May 2015 May 2015 11 2830

#Helpvets a good video about Veteran Bill block 0 white cloud Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 2119

$10.5B of Canadian work on F-35 fighter jets at risk without order: Lockheed Martin 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1969

$2M bail set in death of WWII veteran 2 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2209

$5.4 M (more) RELIEF TO COMPENSATE SERVICEMEMBERS FOR UNLAWFUL (vehicle)REPOSSESSIONS BY WELLS FARGO 1 nitpicker Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1510

$875M computer center coming to Fort Meade 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 3134

❤ WW2 Vet, Richard A. Overton, 109. His Secrets To Life; Lived to 112 (1906- 2018): Video, Bio 0 appalachiablue May 2024 May 2024 8 777

"Don't Call This Veteran a Hero" 5 silverweb Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2339

'Army Has It Worst' In Budget Crunch: DoD Comptroller Robert Hale 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2014

'Big, striking horror:' US military doctors allowed torture of detainees, new study claims 11 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 29 4057

'Black Hawk Down' veteran from Durand dies at age 64 4 douglas9 Nov 2019 Nov 2019 6 1700

'Blue Water' Navy Vietnam Veterans Closer to Receiving Agent Orange Benefits 3 nitpicker Jul 2018 Oct 2019 3 2164

'Blue water' veterans bill clears Senate, heads to White House for final signature 1 nitpicker Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1403

'Howard Zinn Read-In' Celebrates Power of 'Dangerous' Education 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1694

'I've never seen these positions politicized': White House rejection of veterans judges raises conce 2 douglas9 Oct 2018 Oct 2018 5 1662

'Leading the Targeted Killing Revolution': Weapons Maker General Atomics Gets Punk'd 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2187

'Magic mushrooms' for therapy? Vets help sway conservatives 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 9 1124

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'Nobody told us anything': Agency fails to notify family of missing WWII soldier from Nebraska that 2 Omaha Steve Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3944

'Out of Options': Veterans With PTSD Hit Pot Underground 5 jakeXT Apr 2014 Apr 2014 8 9457

'Terrorism' and the Perpetual Emotion War Machine 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1682

'The Point of No Return': Should Robots Be Able to Decide to Kill You On Their Own? 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2295

'This really helps': More than 40 years after the war ended, Vietnam-era veterans are welcomed home 0 Omaha Steve Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 1885

'Torture Reinforcements' Not 'Medical Personnel' Arrive to Combat Gitmo Hunger Strike 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2086

'Walking Dead' Marine battalion to be deactivated 3 pinboy3niner Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 3392

'We Fought For Liberty:' Mich. WWII Vets Welcome Memorial: Art Fishman, 95 YO Navy Vet, Ethel Poland 0 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 7 1307

'We have no idea what is going on there': Pa. and local officials call for probe of veterans' nursin 1 douglas9 Apr 2020 Apr 2020 6 2682

($277 million dollar) U.S. Navy ship removed from Philippine reef (in pieces) 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 2655

($40 billion dollar) Aircraft carrier Ford to be christened in Newport News 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1728

(CA) Veterans in line for lower tuition 0 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1700

(cross-post) John Kerry's incredible gesture to the family of a fallen Afghanistan veteran 1 MBS Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 1825

(Dutch) Afghan police training mission to stop on July 1, cabinet agrees 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1551

(Humor) Final Deployment 4 game walkthrough 1 Victor_c3 Jul 2018 Oct 2018 1 1511

(Iowa City) VA hospital finds bacteria but doesn't disclose it 2 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Oct 2014 1 2187

(Maj. Nidal) Hasan asks to represent himself at trial 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1627

(Military) Base vulnerable to more big cuts 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1718

(opinion) Give our veterans considering suicide help, not a gun 2 nitpicker Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 1518

(Pentagon) Tugboat sinks, spilling fuel in Guantanamo Bay 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1817

(Phoenx) Auditor ties VA waits to deaths 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1504

(Really) Young recruits graduate at Pendleton 3 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 4647

(Tacoma) Local military spending would go down under new budget 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1681

(Tricare) Defense official vows some relief from surprise lab fees 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1612

(TX) Sales tax exemption for disabled vets would impact cities 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2430

(UK) Activists launch campaign against ‘autonomous weapons’: Killer robots must be stopped 1 unhappycamper Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1951

(USS Guardian) End of an Illegal Maneuver 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 2318

(V) PBS: Natl Memorial Day Concert, Sun. May 26, 8pm: Honor US Military Personell Died in Service 0 appalachiablue May 2024 May 2024 3 398

(V) Veterans Abandoning Trump's GOP In Record Numbers ('Suckers & Losers') 0 appalachiablue Sep 15 Sep 15 9 725

(VA) Whistleblower Accuses Government Of Neglecting Suicidal Veterans And Suppressing Science 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 1793

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(VIETNAM) Fallen Marine Miguel Keith honored as his Medal of Honor returns to Omaha 0 Omaha Steve Jul 2015 Jul 2015 7 2009

(WA) 59-day wait for new local VA patients, audit shows 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1558

(WA) Lakewood nonprofit a one-stop shop for those leaving military (xpost from NSD) 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1559

*Parts 1,2,3 : Stars In US Military Service- A. Murphy, M. Gaye, B. Arthur, W. Studi, W. Nelson MORE 22 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 10 2530

1 SEAL killed, 7 sailors injured in Fort Knox accident 0 tinymontgomery May 2013 May 2013 0 1870

1,000 foreign-born military recruits facing deportation under proposed Pentagon plan 0 HAB911 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 4 2484

10 Companies Profiting Most From War: 24/7 Wall St. 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1787

10 Things We Learned About The University Of Phoenix’s Alleged Military Marketing Strategy 0 douglas9 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 4 1602

102-year-old WWII veteran from segregated mail unit honored 0 Omaha Steve Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1559

107 Yr Old WW2 Vet, Merch Mariner Headed to D-Day 80th Anniv, France 🇫🇷 June 6, 2024; Longevity 3 appalachiablue May 2024 May 2024 12 863

11/11/21 To my brothers and sisters in arms. 14 denbot Nov 2021 Nov 2021 31 2081

14 Years ago 7 The Polack MSgt Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 2472

187th Rakkasan we met at the ymca yesterday 0 TEB Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1323

2 Fort Bragg generals to testify at Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair case hearing 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1942

2 high-ranking VA officials demoted 0 nitpicker Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 1544

2 shot at Guard armory in Tenn.; man in custody 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1602

2 U.S. Army vets accused of plot to kill DEA agent 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1699

2023 Veterans Day retail discounts, free meals and other offers (va.gov) 2 usonian Nov 2023 Nov 2023 8 2615

216 months in fed prison Stewart Rhodes a domestic terrorist and a fellow vet. 19 Duncanpup May 2023 May 2023 33 4081

277 Million Boston Bombings 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1798

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