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INFO FOR SINGLE MALE VETS

Posted on January 20, 2012 by asknod

Things have been piling up on my desk and I haven’t been keeping up. My wife handed me this and told me to post it weeks ago because she felt it was hugely important for older Vets who are thinking … Continue reading →

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DOGS V. PARROTS

Posted on January 20, 2012 by asknod

In 1979, when my first wife decided my brain was hopelessly bent from too much fun in the sun in Southeast Asia, I decided to get a parrot. She had taken the dogs and wasn’t giving mine back. I reasoned … Continue reading →

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PEG INTRON– ITS WHAT’S FOR DINNER

Posted on January 19, 2012 by asknod

I opened the refer in the garage to get some stuff out to bring in to the house. Imagine finding this. On April 12th, 2007, I did my first shot of this in what I thought was going to be … Continue reading →

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FALLEN ANGELS

Posted on January 17, 2012 by asknod

Two prostitutes were riding around town with a sign on top of their car which said:  Two Prostitutes – $50.00. A policeman, seeing the sign, stopped them, and told them they’d either have to remove the sign or go to … Continue reading →

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More Footlocker Stuff

Posted on January 16, 2012 by asknod

A member asked me if I still had my shot records from service. I said I didn’t. I lied. They were in between my helmet and my liner and they fell out when I felt compelled to separate them recently … Continue reading →

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CUE–FAILURE IN DUTY TO ASSIST

Posted on January 15, 2012 by asknod

In 1994, the Court came to a very tortured decision that has disenfranchised Vets ever since. I refer to the holding in Caffrey v. Derwinski. This was hard on the heels of the Russell decision of 1992 that brought us … Continue reading →

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Green vs. Black Berets

Posted on January 12, 2012 by asknod

I have two rules. Rule #1- I am here to win my claim Rule #2- If denied, refer back to Rule #1 7/28/89 I was at the VAMC in American Lake last week and saw a young Army soldier with … Continue reading →

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RECESSION and VAMCs

Posted on January 9, 2012 by asknod

Something seems amiss in the new “non-economy”. Since the beginning of the recession, many have lost employment and, by extension, their health care. Those of us who are Veterans have always had one constant we could fall back on in … Continue reading →

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Agent B Update

Posted on January 7, 2012 by asknod

Well, to no one’s surprise the VA opted to adopt the first rules promulgated in the Federal Register on January 13, 2011 on Agent B. AB will be service connected for Vietnam Vets with documented proof of “boots on the … Continue reading →

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Footlocker Redux

Posted on January 5, 2012 by asknod

I guess it’s never too late to burn your draft card-assuming you still have one. I found this at the bottom of the box under the General Discharge (under honorable conditions). My guess is they don’t issue these anymore. I … Continue reading →

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