Category Archives: Humor

New Presumptive AO Diseases.

 In an exciting development for Vietnam Veterans, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gen.Eric K. Shinseki announced today that the National Institute of Health has identified 3 new diseases with presumptive ties to the defoliant know as Agent Orange. Exposure to Agent … Continue reading

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New Libyan Theatre Medal

We called our inside guys at Fort Fumble to get the skinny on the Libya thing. They always have the latest news from that fishing shack down in Georgia where all the vast right wing conspiracies are hatched.  This is … Continue reading

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Male Vets Only

 This post is for gentlemen Vets only. I know a lot of women will be drawn to this, but it really has no bearing on them. It isn’t a sexist woman-bashing post either, so calm down.      Men have a … Continue reading

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RVN Vets and Agent B(Presumptive)

The Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA) has just announced a new presumptive exposure entitlement due to Agent B for Vietnam Veterans. As usual, this one will only apply to Vets with “boots on the ground” in country from January 9th, 1961 … Continue reading

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One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest

     Did you know that the Ken Kesey’s seminal 1962 book “One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was based on material he collected while working at the Palo Alto VAMC Psychiatric ward? I’m sure Nurse Rached must have been … Continue reading

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Reenacters Needed

I was reading about all the War of Northern Aggression reenactments scheduled for this year as it is the  sesquicentennial of the War. For those of you from St. Petersburg, that’s one hundred fifty years. Thinking about this sent me … Continue reading

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