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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-HI., nominates Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT., for President of the United States during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Tuesday, July 26, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard To Join Fellow Veterans At Standing Rock Protest

After Cancer Diagnosis, Vet Refutes Government’s Agent Orange Expert — And Wins

After the VA rejects his claim for benefits, an Air Force veteran challenges the findings of the government’s go-to Agent Orange consultant. Six years later he emerges the rare victor.

October 26th, 2016
Charles Ornstein
October 26th, 2016
By Charles Ornstein
U.S. Army spraying Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.

For years, the U.S. military and Department of Veterans Affairs have used the work of a Wyoming-based herbicide expert to flatly reject the claims of groups of veterans who believe Agent Orange made them sick. But occasionally, individual veterans have fought back — and even more rarely, they have won. One of them is Air Force veteran Phil

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Whistleblower: Veterans Corpses Rotting In Chicago VA’s Morgue

The level of decay was so pronounced that at least one of the bodies had liquefied. When the staff tried to remove it, the body-bag burst.

October 3rd, 2016
Tribunist
October 3rd, 2016
By Tribunist
An Army honor guard prepare a folded a flag at a memorial service for veterans whose remains went unclaimed at a Detroit morgue.

The Department of Veterans Affairs can’t seem to keep up with the burden of their heavy workload. They’ve taken flack for administrative corruption, long wait times, and even negligent responses to suicidal soldiers seeking assistance. The latest scandal to break paints another bleak picture. A whistle-blower at an Illinois VA hospital has

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Most Americans Would Rather See $38 Billion Invested In Vets & Education Than Israeli Military Aid

According to a recent poll, 81 percent of American internet users would rather see aid to Israel channeled toward efforts to address domestic issues, like caring for vets, improving education, paying down the national debt or rebuilding infrastructure.

September 21st, 2016
Kit O'Connell
September 21st, 2016
By Kit O'Connell
Homeless Korean War veteran Thomas Moore, 79, left, speaks with Boston Health Care for the Homeless street team outreach coordinator Romeena Lee on a sidewalk in Boston. M (AP/Steven Senne)

AUSTIN, Texas --- The announcement of a massive new aid package recently offered to Israel isn’t sitting well with many Americans, who would rather see the money used domestically, according to a new online poll. On Sept. 14, the White House announced a Memorandum of Understanding under which the United States will provide Israel with an

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Elderly Veteran Commits Suicide In VA Parking Lot After Being Denied Treatment

238,000 out of 847,000 veterans died after submitting requests for treatment they never received.

August 26th, 2016
Carey Wedler
August 26th, 2016
By Carey Wedler
Peter Kaisen, 76, served in the Navy and was later a police officer. (Kaisen family)

A 76-year-old military veteran killed himself outside a Long Island Veteran Affairs facility Sunday after being denied treatment. He was reportedly seeking help for mental health issues at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center but was turned away, an unfortunately common experience plaguing veterans seeking healthcare in recent

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Fallout Over Trump’s Attack On Muslim Vet’s Family Grows

Asked Monday on MSNBC if Trump should apologize, Ghazala Khan said, “I don’t want to hear anything from him and I don’t want to say anything to him.”​

August 2nd, 2016
Associated Press
August 2nd, 2016
By Associated Press
The tombstone of US Army Capt. Humayun S. M. Khan is seen in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. Fellow Republicans are joining the rising chorus of criticism of Donald Trump for his disparagement of the bereaved parents of U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, a Muslim who was awarded a Bronze Star after he was killed in 2004 in Iraq.

WASHINGTON — Angry and anxious, Republican lawmakers and veterans groups hastened to disavow Donald Trump's repeated criticism of a bereaved military family Monday, but the GOP presidential nominee refused to back down. He complained anew that he had been "viciously attacked" by the parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain who was killed in

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In Dallas & Baton Rouge, Media Ignores That Veterans Pulled The Trigger

‘[I]f not for racism, those black male shooters being vets would do something interesting to the media narratives around these killings,’ one media analyst tweeted.

July 19th, 2016
Kit O'Connell
July 19th, 2016
By Kit O'Connell
Micah Johnson, the honorably discharged U.S. Army veteran who killed five Dallas police officers.

BATON ROUGE --- In the wake of shocking, deadly acts of violence, many in the media have been quick to tie the recent slayings of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to the Black Lives Matter movement, which advocates for the civil rights of those disproportionately affected by police violence. Reporters even asked the family

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