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AIR CAPITOL HAS 51% ERROR RATE

Posted on September 5, 2012 by asknod

Wichita Falls, also known as Cowtown, also known as the Air Capitol of the world, has a vA problem. According to Asst. Inspector General Linda A. Halladay, the RO is sorely in need of training. Personnel are also not hitting their mark … Continue reading →

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HARVEST TIME IS COMING

Posted on September 5, 2012 by asknod

Wouldn’t it be nice if vA’s adjudicatory system were as predictable as the seasons? Plant your claims in early March and see them reach fruition by mid-September. Unfortunately that isn’t the case unless you use elephant gestation as the yardstick. Even then, … Continue reading →

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BLIND MAN’S BLUFF

Posted on September 5, 2012 by asknod

This just in from member Jimbo. Jim was one of the  brownwater Navy gentlemen who harassed innocent fishermen in the Mekong Delta. He tells me he did not have the pleasure of serving on Senator John Kerry’s swift boat, much to … Continue reading →

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Vietnam War books

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Laura

I came across a blog, Books in Brief, that publicizes books that deal with the Vietnam War and Vietnam veterans only.  If you like memoirs, this is a good place to get suggestions.  Most library systems can get you these … Continue reading →

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Tropical foot rot

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Laura

It’s funny what one remembers.  My DH developed a painful infection on his right foot in Vietnam.  He said it was from wet feet.  He remembers that a corpsman cleaned it with soap and water, then used a “peanut-shaped” bristle … Continue reading →

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MORE REAL MAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS 68 YEARS LATER

Posted on September 4, 2012 by asknod

Mouthpiece Bobster forwards me these intriguing vignettes of Real Men. A Marine he represents from the 1st Marine Ret., 1st Marine Division, who survived the Battle of Okinawa as a BAR man in 1945 just got his TDIU. (sixtyeight years later) A … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER–CLEANING DEPT.

Posted on September 3, 2012 by asknod

Remember having to clean the Model 12? Or using a slug of these to get the scrud out of the thumper? I packed a gazillion of them around all my treasures I sent home at one time or another. I … Continue reading →

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ABOUT FACE

Posted on September 3, 2012 by asknod

I’m certainly glad humorous people post on my facebook site.

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Conspiracy Theories

Posted on September 3, 2012 by joeaveragevet

Yes.  I know.  Ask Nod does not like them.  I really don’t either.  However, just because multiple people are involved in committing crimes, does not necessarily mean that it is just a rumor. When its in our own government, conspiracy … Continue reading →

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CUE–AND MORE CUE

Posted on September 3, 2012 by asknod

As I’m in the middle of a CUE decision that will be argued at the Court, I have been studying the concept of what is, what isn’t, whether it can be argued, whether I’m precluded by Caffrey, Fugo, and Russell … Continue reading →

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