Tag Archives: Gulf War Claims Help

Massive domestic spying

On December 12, 2012, The Wall Street Journal published an article by Julia Angwin entitled U.S. Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens.  A short video interview with the author is accessible.   (Linking directly to the text brings up … Continue reading

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THE LATEST HICKEYGRAM

In what appears to be a humorous stab at Christmas cheer, Under Secretary for Veterans Benefits Alison A. Hickey prematurely announced that in addition to ratings (and denials) handed out this December, all mailings of the “Big Brown Envelope” will … Continue reading

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NCPA REPORT

This analysis, spotted by Joe Average Vet and sent to me, is an in-depth, cogent assessment of what is wrong. As a noted carpenter once observed “To a hammer, everything looks like a nail”. To the VA, every claim is … Continue reading

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NO GOATS OR DONKEYS HARMED IN THIS ENCOUNTER

Member Jim sends us this latest in the War on Terror. Brings back memories of FAC missions over the fence. We engaged vehicles for the most part but troops were fair game too. Sometimes we forget how these experiences can … Continue reading

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CAVC KNOWLEDGE 6–THEORY OF RELATIVITY

When you get to the CAVC and you are preparing your defense, the proper thing do is to express every theory of service connection-anything- no matter how far-fetched. It should only be theories advanced in your BVA appeal which behooves … Continue reading

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WHO IS THAT?

Okay. Who is it coming in on the search engines with “Alien abduction of hepatitis children”? Or “eating feces”? There are several other bizarre things that search engines bring here. I posted several about alien abduction being a leading risk factor … Continue reading

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T-DAY FACEBOOK

Rebeccamarie Beque MignoneSalaiz put this up on my facesite. Beautiful. Now there’s a name that won’t fit on a check.

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NEW ARMY MEDAL

In what was widely hailed as a foregone conclusion, Secretary of Defense Leon “the pants” Panetta announced the Army will be creating a new medal to honor those who refrain from shooting back at Afghan soldiers engaged in “blue on … Continue reading

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DR. PHIL–SOMEWHERE A VILLAGE IS MISSING ITS IDIOT

Okay. the burning question sits on our collective lips. Did aspiring singer Tim Poe, recently of America’s Got Talent, lie to the nation about his alleged “injuries” in Afstan and Iraqistan? Was it the RPG that broke his back in … Continue reading

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US ARMY–LOST RECORDS AGAIN

Gee. And here we thought they might have learned something after the wonderful record-keeping we had in Vietnam. Well, actually they did. They learned it’s far better to lose them or just not even bother to create them in the first place. … Continue reading

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