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Posted on Wednesday September 3rd, 2008 at 20:47 in iraq, iraq war, armor, marine, improvised explosive device, vest, ballistic, kevlar, active duty, united states marine corps, 22nd marine expeditionary unit
The days of the traditional Marine Corps Kevlar Vest are gone. According to Military.com the Marine Corps has begun to issue a new protective vest that is lighter, more comfortable and which allows more movement that the current Modular tactical Ves...
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Posted on Thursday August 28th, 2008 at 19:00 in health care, major league baseball, veterans administration, veterans health administration, veterans affairs department, united states department of veterans affairs, pentagon channel, united states secretary of veterans affairs
WASHINGTON – Using the latest high tech devices as well as the energy of wind and waves, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is helping veterans make health care and health maintenance parts of their everyday routine — a story which is a ...
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Posted on Wednesday August 27th, 2008 at 22:34 in medicine, veteran, veterans administration, veterans health administration, department of veterans affairs, united states department of veterans affairs
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will open three Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers on Oct. 1 to better understand rural health issues for veterans and develop special practices and products to implement across the country....
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Posted on Tuesday August 26th, 2008 at 22:32 in veteran, home loan, benefits, veterans administration, iwo jima, veterans affairs department, united states department of veterans affairs
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will use a locality-based approach in raising ceilings on its no-downpayment home loans from the current $417,000 to as much as $729,000. The increases are effective immediately under legislatio...
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Posted on Tuesday August 12th, 2008 at 20:00 in disability, assisted living, benefits, veterans administration
There are struggles at every level of being a Veteran these days. These struggles are compounded when faced with Mental or Physical disabilities as a result of service to this country. In the worst cases, families may find that going it alone is im...
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Posted on Monday August 11th, 2008 at 20:22 in work, careers, jobs
In a continuing discovery of resources to assist Veterans with finding employment, I ran across a site today called HireVeterans.com. In all appearances it looks to be a solid centralized Job Board for companies looking to hire Veterans returning to...
Jocelyn Elder
Hello fellow American Veterans, My name is John Mello and I am a Vietnam vet, and spent four years in the USCG, as well. I love my country and that is why I gave up eight years of my life for our government to help keep the piece. I am 59 years old and suffering from degenerative disc disease or triple D. I is a painful and common disease that a lot of folks get when they reach there 50s or so.I was living and going to the Tampa Fl. Va and was set up and put on a waiting list for some facet block injections to help kill the pain. Unfortunately the wife and I had to move to Las Vegas Nv. and I was unable to get the needed injections in Fl. When I came to Nv. My new Va Dr., sent me to the pain clinic and they put me through all the X rays again and said that I will not be getting the injections the all the doctors requested in Tampa Fl. So here I sit in a lot of pain every day 24-7 and all they want to do is keep me drugged up on morphine and hydra codone. IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAN HELP ME ! with this serious problem ? PLEASE !I don't want to die this young ! I cannot afford to see an outside doctor because these injections are to expensive for me. Thankyou America John Mello I can be reached at abys@cox.net
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