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THE SWEET SMELL OF VENISON

Member and no doubt former hunter Randy sends me this. I love it. REDNECK LENT Each Friday night after work, old  Korean “Misunderstanding” Vet Bubba would fire up his outdoor grill and cook a venison steak. But, all of Bubba’s neighbors … Continue reading

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MAPLE SYRUP FRANK SEZ…

Member and loyal American Vet Frank from the luckiest Vet state (now) in the Union sends us this little bedtime story about the land of the 125-days and nights. Okay, all together. Click your heels together thrice and say “I … Continue reading

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STARDUST KISS AND TELL

So, for all you lucky listeners, you now know who’s behind the curtain. Please, I beg of you, do not use my name here. There will be a time and a place for my coming out party but now is … Continue reading

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HAL–OPEN THE POD BAY DOOR

Of course, when you ask HAL, You have to more specific about which pod bay- especially if you’re talking 296 pod bays. Space, as usual. is at a premium due to VA’s recalcitrance on the ILP front. And yes, there is still … Continue reading

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BVA–ANOTHER TIM POE COMES TO LIGHT

FROM THE JOHN WAYNE  MEMORIAL VARO IN LA This is becoming distressingly familiar as Vets grow old and die. The spouse, based on what the Vet has told her, decides to file for the panoply of Agent Orange presumptives and … Continue reading

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BVA– NO HCV IN SERVICE/ GONORRHEA? YOU DIDN’T ASK US TO LOOK AT IT

Brilliant work on the AMLeg’s part. Here  Johnny Rebel files for hep and claims he had it in service. The records are blank. He also filed for “infertility”  due to a case of the clap in Korea. AMLEG fails to … Continue reading

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NEW VETERANS POLL ON VBMS

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FED. CIR– NOVA v. SHINSEKI–THE FEDS ARE FED UP

Remember the good old days when there was no review  The BVA could simply speak and you would listen. That was the end of it and your options as well. After creation of the COVA, VASECs pretended nothing had changed and … Continue reading

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FACEPAGE MUST HAVE

Diane Cauchi and Greg Wigren shared Riding With Empathy’s photo. From my facepage, one of my heroes.   The original, quintessential British Veteran.

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BVA–VA “INSERTS” NEXUS INTO DBQ

From the David Koresh Memorial VARO in Whacko Yessirree, Bob. You heard it here. When the very first DBQ was put out for use in late 2011, I warned that it had no signature block for a nexus. In no … Continue reading

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