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CAVC- 17-1450–STOP DRAGGIN’ MY HEART AROUND.

Posted on July 17, 2017 by asknod

Hopefully, all you meatheads have survived Quatro de Julyo and still have all your digits attached-either by God or surgery. We fired off our share and I noticed you can actually get a crick in the neck from looking up … Continue reading →

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HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Posted on July 3, 2017 by asknod

I extend a warm and free 4th of July to you all. Someone on our Key Peninsula (we live on something that looks like Florida but is 28 miles long and 5 miles wide) suggested we, in what could generously … Continue reading →

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APO POSTAL CODES IN SEA 1961-1975

Posted on July 1, 2017 by asknod

I’m always running to the googler to find an APO for a bare spot on a mountain in Vietnam… or Laos or wherever. It’s nice to have an alphabetical order to the system as well. Here’s the First MOB’s-short for … Continue reading →

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PTSD–WHY WE LOSE OR GET LOWBALLED

Posted on July 1, 2017 by asknod

Here’s a great article that takes a critical look at you and your c&p examiner who makes that million dollar decision. What he doesn’t know about the military is what will sink your claim. This is a “Nexus Bible” for … Continue reading →

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USMC vs USN–MILITARY TACT

Posted on June 28, 2017 by asknod

From the humor mill in Battle Creek comes Law Bob ‘Squarepants’ Walsh’s inciteful insight. Why Bob focuses myopically on the Marine Corps and their roughshod military bearing when made the brunt of jokes escapes me but we all benefit from … Continue reading →

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW ON THURSDAY-6/22/17

Posted on June 20, 2017 by asknod

With all the fur flying over TDIU and possibly underutilized VA medical facilities closing, Jerrel called me today and asked me to inveigh on dem changes. So, once again Thursday afternoon at 1600 Local on the sunny Left Coast of … Continue reading →

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TDIU–SHULKIN’S NEW ALBATROSS

Posted on June 14, 2017 by asknod

President Trump is faced with a conundrum firmly ensconced in an enigma. This one is worse than Br’er Bear and Br’er Fox’ tar baby. To put it in its simplest terms, what do you do with a VA schedule for … Continue reading →

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LZ CORK–RUNNING ON EMPTY

Posted on June 6, 2017 by asknod

It’s a good thing President Trump instituted the new Vet hotline when he did. I got to use it this morning for the first time. I was on hold for all of 31 seconds. As most of you know who … Continue reading →

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NEW TRUMP VET HOTLINE

Posted on June 1, 2017 by asknod

Finally, a few months late but nothing like better than never, the President’s IT gurus have declared the Vets’ ” Call me Donald” phone line open for business. http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/white-house-veterans-complaint-line Here it is folks and guaranteed to be a busy tone … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day 2017

Posted on May 27, 2017 by asknod

When I think of Memorial Day as a holiday now, from the attenuated viewpoint of a Veterans Advocate, my memories drift back to my first few months in country in Thailand. Some one lied and said I spoke French and … Continue reading →